Eunice Elizabeth Olsen (born
24 October 1977) is a
former Nominated Member
of Parliament (NMP) from Singapore
. She is well known for having been the
winner of the
Miss Singapore
Universe contest in 2000, and for appearing on a number of
television shows in Singapore, including
being the co-host of
Wheel of
Fortune on
MediaCorp TV
Channel 5.
Olsen was educated at
St
Margaret's School and
Anglo-Chinese Junior College.
After winning Miss Singapore Universe and representing Singapore at
Miss Universe 2000, she was
selected by
MediaCorp to co-host the
Singapore version of
Wheel of Fortune in 2002, taking on
the role filled by
Vanna White in the US
version of the show, operating the puzzle board. Olsen also
co-hosted the Singapore television arts show
Front, and
served as a judge on Season 1 of the
International Emmy Award-nominated
show
The
Arena. She has also appeared in the MediaCorp TV dramas
A Child's Hope and
Red Thread, and hosted the
AXN show
The Duke.
Olsen is an active volunteer, providing counselling services at the
Toa Payoh Girls' Home and the Andrew and Grace Home for troubled
teens. She has also volunteered at the Eurasian Association of
Singapore.
In November 2004, Olsen was appointed as one of nine NMPs, becoming
the youngest Member of Parliament at the age of 27. She remained an
NMP until July 2009. She sought to raise awareness about youth
issues and to promote youth programmes and volunteerism. In the
parliamentary debate on
integrated
resorts in 2005, Olsen called for stronger measures to address
social problems of
compulsive
gambling, including mandating a loss limit for casino patrons
and to require the casino operator to provide responsible gambling
counseling services.
Olsen is a
Eurasian
Singaporean, and has called for more representation of Eurasian
community in parliament. She is of mixed
Norwegian and
Malaccan Portuguese ancestry.
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