Cheryl Marie Cordeiro
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Cheryl Marie Cordeiro was Singapore
's delegate to the international Miss Universe
pageant in 1999. In 1999 she held the title of Miss Singapore Universe
and also won the subsidiary title of "Body Beautiful" in the local contest. She played the role of "Stephanie" in the Singapore English
sit-com, "Brand New Towkay" which ran on Channel 5 in 2002.
Cheryl Marie became widely recognized in Singapore's national press as "The Beauty with Brains" since, in addition to winning the 1999 Miss Singapore Universe pageant, she successfully pursued two separate Masters Degrees at the time, whilst studying French as a third language. In 2000/2001, she graduated with two separate Masters Degrees. The first degree was a Master of Art in the English Language from the National University of Singapore
and the second was a Master of Science in Information Studies
from the Nanyang Technological University
of Singapore.
Cheryl Marie is a Eurasian Singaporean
. Her mother, Rita Yong Cordeiro is Chinese (Hakka
) and her father, Adrian Cordeiro, is of Portuguese
descent. As a little girl, Cheryl Marie was already modelling for Singapore Metro, McDonald's
and Nintendo
. She studied for her GCE 'O' Levels at CHIJ Katong Convent
, an all girls missionary school, which she attended from age 7 to when she became 16 years old. She then went to Victoria Junior College
in Singapore for her GCE 'A' Levels before starting her tertiary education
in Singapore.
While in Singapore, she participated in the Eurasian Association Mentorship Programme. She has been living in Sweden
since 2002, where she has pursued her academic interest in applied linguistics, critical linguistics
and visual semiotics in cross-cultural, international business contexts.
She received a Research Funding Scholarship from the Anna Ahrenbergs Foundation while pursuing her PhD at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Gothenburg. The title of her Doctoral thesis is: Swedish management in Singapore: a discourse analysis study http://www.cmariec.com/pdf/komplett_inlaga.pdf. The Public Defence of her thesis was held with success on the 9 May 2009 at 6 Olofwijksgatan, Gothenburg, Sweden and she has since graduated with a PhD
in the field of general linguistics from the University of Gothenburg.
Since obtaining her PhD, Cheryl Marie has been working with the School of Executive Education, School of Business, Economics and Law, at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Apart from her professional interests, she keeps a blog on general lifestyle, writing in range from academic topics to more light hearted topics in her blog. Professionally, she is known as Dr. Cheryl Marie CORDEIRO.
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
's delegate to the international Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....
pageant in 1999. In 1999 she held the title of Miss Singapore Universe
and also won the subsidiary title of "Body Beautiful" in the local contest. She played the role of "Stephanie" in the Singapore English
Singlish
Colloquial Singaporean English, also known as Singlish, is an English-based creole language spoken in Singapore.Singlish is commonly regarded with low prestige in Singapore. The Singaporean government and many Singaporeans alike heavily discourage the use of Singlish in favour of Standard English...
sit-com, "Brand New Towkay" which ran on Channel 5 in 2002.
Cheryl Marie became widely recognized in Singapore's national press as "The Beauty with Brains" since, in addition to winning the 1999 Miss Singapore Universe pageant, she successfully pursued two separate Masters Degrees at the time, whilst studying French as a third language. In 2000/2001, she graduated with two separate Masters Degrees. The first degree was a Master of Art in the English Language from the National University of Singapore
National University of Singapore
The National University of Singapore is Singapore's oldest university. It is the largest university in the country in terms of student enrollment and curriculum offered....
and the second was a Master of Science in Information Studies
from the Nanyang Technological University
Nanyang Technological University
Nanyang Technological University is one of the two largest public universities in Singapore with the biggest campus in Singapore and the world's largest engineering college. Its lush 200-hectare Yunnan Garden campus was the Youth Olympic Village of the world's first 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in...
of Singapore.
Cheryl Marie is a Eurasian Singaporean
Eurasian Singaporean
The community of Eurasians in Singapore is descended from Europeans who intermarried with local Asians. Their ancestry can be traced to emigrants of countries that span the length and breadth of Europe, although Eurasian migrants to Singapore in the 19th century came largely from other colonies in...
. Her mother, Rita Yong Cordeiro is Chinese (Hakka
Hakka people
The Hakka , sometimes Hakka Han, are Han Chinese who speak the Hakka language and have links to the provincial areas of Guangdong, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Sichuan, Hunan and Fujian in China....
) and her father, Adrian Cordeiro, is of Portuguese
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
descent. As a little girl, Cheryl Marie was already modelling for Singapore Metro, McDonald's
McDonald's
McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving around 64 million customers daily in 119 countries. Headquartered in the United States, the company began in 1940 as a barbecue restaurant operated by the eponymous Richard and Maurice McDonald; in 1948...
and Nintendo
Nintendo
is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....
. She studied for her GCE 'O' Levels at CHIJ Katong Convent
CHIJ Katong Convent
CHIJ Katong Convent is an autonomous all-girls Catholic secondary school in Singapore. The school is one of 11 Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus schools in Singapore. Katong Convent is known for its niche area, speech and drama...
, an all girls missionary school, which she attended from age 7 to when she became 16 years old. She then went to Victoria Junior College
Victoria Junior College
Victoria Junior College is a Pre-University co-educational institution in Singapore. It was established to replace the Pre-University classes of Victoria School in 1984. It stands on Marine Vista, about 5-minute walk to the East Coast Park. It in the East Region of Singapore...
in Singapore for her GCE 'A' Levels before starting her tertiary education
Tertiary education
Tertiary education, also referred to as third stage, third level, and post-secondary education, is the educational level following the completion of a school providing a secondary education, such as a high school, secondary school, university-preparatory school...
in Singapore.
While in Singapore, she participated in the Eurasian Association Mentorship Programme. She has been living in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
since 2002, where she has pursued her academic interest in applied linguistics, critical linguistics
Critical discourse analysis
Critical discourse analysis is an interdisciplinary approach to the study of discourse that views language as a form of social practice and focuses on the ways social and political domination are visible in text and talk....
and visual semiotics in cross-cultural, international business contexts.
She received a Research Funding Scholarship from the Anna Ahrenbergs Foundation while pursuing her PhD at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Gothenburg. The title of her Doctoral thesis is: Swedish management in Singapore: a discourse analysis study http://www.cmariec.com/pdf/komplett_inlaga.pdf. The Public Defence of her thesis was held with success on the 9 May 2009 at 6 Olofwijksgatan, Gothenburg, Sweden and she has since graduated with a PhD
PHD
PHD may refer to:*Ph.D., a doctorate of philosophy*Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*PHD finger, a protein sequence*PHD Mountain Software, an outdoor clothing and equipment company*PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
in the field of general linguistics from the University of Gothenburg.
Since obtaining her PhD, Cheryl Marie has been working with the School of Executive Education, School of Business, Economics and Law, at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Apart from her professional interests, she keeps a blog on general lifestyle, writing in range from academic topics to more light hearted topics in her blog. Professionally, she is known as Dr. Cheryl Marie CORDEIRO.