Daphne Iking

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Daphne Iking

Birth name	Daphne Eleanor Iking
Date of birth	July 6, 1979 (1979-07-06) (age 28)
Place of birth	Sabah Malaysia
Height	5 ft 4 in
Hair color	Dark Brown
Eye color	Dark Brown
Measurements	34 - 28 - 36
Weight	52 kg
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Daphne Eleanor Iking (born 1979 in Sabah) is a Malaysian model, television personality and actress. She currently hosts The Breakfast Show on ntv7.

1 Biography
2 Family
3 Notes and references
4 External links

[edit] Biography

[edit] Television

Iking once considered pursuing a career in medicine but her fear of blood warded her off to communications.^[1]

Holding a Master's Degree in Communications (2004) and a Bachelor's Degree in Broadcasting (Film, TV and Radio, 2001), both of which from Universiti Sains Malaysia in Penang, Iking entered the television scene, appearing in a Pond's advertisement in 2001. In 2003, she applied for a job as a journalist in TV3. She successfully landed the job to host Ringgit Sense in the channel soon after.

In 2004, she appeared as the host of Explorace for two years. After that, throughout 2005 she went on to host the PNB World Investment Challenge on TV3, Vector Challenge on 8TV, May/Antabax Health & Beauty Capsules (TV3) and Explorace Kids (TV3). She also became the reporter for the Brand and Majalah Tiga on TV3.

In 2006, she made her acting début in KL Lights. In the same year, she also co-hosted My Australian Adventure, serving as a travelogue in the show. Later that year, she moved to ntv7 and hosted its Breakfast Show. She also appeared as a guest judge on 8TV's What Women Want.

[edit] Events emceeing

Besides television, Iking also hosted about 30 televised and non-televised events since 2004, including the Explorace Street Party at Bangsar (2004), the USM Alumni meeting (2005) and Guess Model Search (2006). (See full list here.)

[edit] Modelling

Iking had appeared in various magazines, print and television commercials, among which included for Pond's in 2001, Kenny Rogers Roasters in 2005, and Volvo S80 in 2006.

Iking also appeared in various magazines, such as KLUE, Eve & Adam, Ezyhealth and FHM. In 2006 she was voted #14 in FHM Malaysia's Sexiest, her best achievement in the poll thus far after three consecutive appearances.

[edit] Family

Iking is the daughter of Mozes Michael Iking, a Parti Keadilan Rakyat member who contested in the 2008 Malaysian general election.^[2] In 2007, she married businessman Ryan Chong. Together they had one daughter, Isobel Daniella Iking-Chong, on 27 November that year.^[3]