She told her school’s newsletter that one of her biggest challenges was ‘veering close to burnout’ due to school deadlines and long hours of photoshoots. Fortunately, her group mates agreed to adjust their project calls at night to accommodate her busy schedule.
Carissa represented Singapore at the 71st Miss Universe pageant in New Orleans, Louisiana. In an interview with Singapore National Co-operative Federation, she stated that her experience was ‘fun, stressful, and refreshing.’One IG user stated: “Congratulations queen, proud of you ❤️🎊” Another IG user remarked: “Congrats on your graduation from the 8th top university in the world, the National University of Singapore!!! 👏👏👏”
More IG users declared: “MY DEAREST CARISSA🌸🌸;) CONGRATS FOR YOUR GRADIATION this time 🎉🎉🎊🎊🌸🌸🌺🌺🌼🌼💎💎 So proud of you, my dear ❤️❤️💖💖Thursday is a great day to expect great things”, “Power your multitasking 😁queen of multitasking 👏”, “happy grad pretty girl!! ❤️”, and “so proud of you Carissaaaaaa! 😍”...