Sandra Lim

Miss Universe Malaysia 2024 & Miss Universe Top 30

Sandra Lim is a Malaysian actress, stunt performer and Miss Universe Malaysia 2024. She started martial arts at 10, competed in wushu internationally as a teenager, and later became one of the few female stunt performers in the local film industry. She was first runner-up at Miss Global 2022. At Miss Universe 2024 in Mexico City, she placed in the Top 30, ending Malaysia's 54-year wait for a placement. Today she is building her career as an action actress and does her own stunts. Her films include Money Games (2025), Gayong 2 (2026) and The Furious: Pertaruhan Maruah (2026).

In this episode, Sandra shares how she packed her bags at 14 to compete at nationals against her mother's wishes, and how she kept competing with a fractured spine without telling anyone. She talks about stepping in as the only girl in a stunt team where male stuntmen used to wear wigs to double for actresses. She also takes us behind the scenes of Miss Universe: swollen feet, extreme weather, and the advice to get plastic surgery that she chose to turn down. She explains how she turned online critics into a conversation by going live with them. She also tells the funny story of playing a ghost in a Chinese drama and accidentally causing a car crash. Finally, she opens up about rejection in acting and why she sees herself as someone who "rebels against life."