ST: Jail for ex-Miss Universe Singapore contestant who used friends’ card details to shop online

SINGAPORE – A former Miss Universe Singapore contestant who memorised her friends’ debit card details and used these to spend $2,000 online was on Thursday (Feb 11) sentenced to six weeks’ jail.

Ashley Rita Wong Kai Lin, 27, had pleaded guilty in December last year to four counts of accessing materials on a computer without authority. The charges involved about $1,000 in total.

During sentencing, the court also considered 27 other similar charges involving the remaining amount.