Ris Low Yi Min (Chinese: 刘依敏) was crowned Miss Singapore World 2009 on 31 July 2009.
[4] Low was ranked as one of the 25 most influential people or groups in Asia in 2009 by a division of the United States news network CNN.
The representative also claimed that a one-off fashion interview had misled the public into believing she spoke English poorly.
She faced five charges of misappropriation, cheating using illegally obtained credit cards, and impersonating their users' identities prior to winning the title of Miss Singapore World 2009.
[9] In a subsequent interview published by The Sunday Times, she revealed that she got her bipolar disorder officially diagnosed after heeding a suggestion by her lawyer to get a medical check up in the hopes of distancing herself from her wrongdoings.
Her mother detected the problem when she noticed the growing collection of toys and taught her to count to ten and walk away when faced with the urge.
[16] Although she has since filed a police report, the incident was met with scepticism by netizens, and many believed it was a publicity stunt.