Carey Ng, competed in the countrys national beauty pageant Miss Universe Malaysia 2013, held on December 10, 2012 at the Setia City Convention Centre, where she became the eventual winner of the Miss Universe Malaysia title, gaining the right to represent her nation as the official representative of Malaysia to the 2013 Miss Universe pageant.Ng clearly was a favourite throughout the duration of the pageant, winning four of the eight subsidiary titles of the pageant, including the ELV Boditude Award, A Cut Above’s Miss Crowning Glory Award, Advertlets’ Miss Social Media Savvy Award and the K-Swim Best Body Award, which she won at a preliminary swimsuit contest held on 30 November 2012.