Ris BOOMZ Low cannot find job for 3 years
Ex-Miss Singapore World Ris Low unable to find job due to credit card fraud
Former Miss Singapore World Ris Low regrets her past follies and admits to being foolish after she is unable to find a job for the past three years due to a credit card fraud.
The 22-year-old was crowned in 2009, but lost her title after she was convicted in May that year for credit card fraud that she committed in 2008.
She said that for the past three years, she has been doing some soul-searching and understands that she was foolish to commit those crimes.
She has been helping out with administrative work at her parents’ renovation company, and learning new skills by taking private courses in accounting, business management and hotel management. She would not mind venturing into the entertainment business, but would still treasure the opportunity of a job outside of showbiz, she said in a Lianhe Wanbao report.
Ms Low first made headlines in 2009 when she became an object of ridicule after a video interview that went viral online showed her speaking English poorly.
Asked how she would answer to her critics, she insisted that English is one of her strong points. When asked whether the criticisms have affected her confidence, she smiled and said that she feels just the same as before and prefer to use English in conversations. She added that her English grades have always been better than those for Chinese.
She believes there are people who would still talk about her past, and she was prepared that her credit card fraud would surface when she took part in the Miss Singapore World competition. That was why she was nonchalant when the news broke. She was also uncomfortable with stares from people on the street – something she claimed to have overcome now.
She said that when her criminal past came into light, her sisters also distanced themselves from her. Ms Low is the second child in her family. She has two sisters aged 24 and 19.
Ms Low recounted that once, she posted a picture of herself and her younger sister on Facebook, but that made her sister uncomfortable when her sister’s friend saw the photo. At that time, her sister asked her to remove the picture and not post similar photos anymore. She said that although her sister’s request was reasonable, she was hurt by the incident.
Their relationship has since improved, she said, when the three of them made a Mother’s Day card for their mother.
It remains to be seen if her work prospects will also improve soon.
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