Miss International Malaysia

Miss International Malaysia
Formation	1960; 62 years ago
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Location	Malaysia;
Membership	Miss International
Official language	English
National Director	Severinus Nain

Miss International Malaysia is a beauty pageant in Malaysia that sends the winner to the annual Miss International pageant.

The reigning Miss International Malaysia is Charmaine Chew of Kedah who was handpicked by the national director.^[1]

The pageant was conceived in 1960 and also considered as the oldest international beauty pageant in Malaysia. The winner of Miss International Malaysia will represents her country at the Miss International pageant. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.

Requirements

Must be a Malaysian female citizen
Single, never been married or divorce or have had children
18 and under 28 years old
Able to communicate well in English and Bahasa Malaysia
Able to personify all the values and attributes of being a Miss International Malaysia

Titleholders

Year	Representative's Name	Hometown	Placement	Special Awards	Ref
1960	Zanariah Tengku Ahmad	Pasir Mas	Unplaced		^[2]
1961	Helen Tan Hong Lean	Kuala Lumpur	Top 15	Best National Costume	^[3]
1962	Brenda Maureen Alvisse	Penang	Unplaced		^[4]
1965	Linda Lim Hong Eng	Kulim	Top 15		^[5]
1967	Majorie Pamela Rongsank	Penang	Unplaced		^[6]
1968	Maznah Mohammed Ali	Johor Bahru	Unplaced		^[7]
1969	Pauline Chai Siew Phin	Ipoh	Unplaced		^[8]
1970	Lucy Lim Lee	Pahang	Unplaced
1972	Francesca Lee Mei Fung	Penang	Unplaced
1973	Nancy Thong Seow Mui	Kedah	Unplaced
1974	Amy Theresa Sibert	Sarawak	Unplaced		^[9]
1975	Jenny Liew Tan	Kota Bahru	Unplaced
1976	Siti Fauziah Haron	Penang	Unplaced
1977	Dorothea Chuah Poh Kooi	Bagan Datuk	Unplaced
1978	Farida Abdul Samad	Selangor	Unplaced
1979	Nancie Foo Chee Chuan	Selangor	Unplaced		^[10]
1980	Christina Michele Leong	Senai	Unplaced
1982	Karen Seet Yeng Chan	Terengganu	Unplaced
1983	Helen Ann Peters	Penang	Unplaced
1984	Jennifer Foong Sim Yong	Malacca	Unplaced	Miss Friendship
1986	Latonia Chang Pei-Pei	Kuala Lumpur	Unplaced
1999	Andrea Franklin Gomez	Sarawak	Unplaced
2000	Aida Stannis Kazum	Sarawak	Unplaced
2001	Felina Cheah Teck Yoong	Penang	Unplaced
2002	Krystal Pang Chia Boon	Kuala Lumpur	Unplaced
2003	Ester Tan	Selangor	Unplaced
2004	Lim Lee Ching	Kuala Lumpur	Unplaced
2005	Winnie Chan Wai Ling	Negeri Sembilan	Unplaced
2006	Iris Hong Choy Yin	Penang	Unplaced
2007	Yennie Yim Lim Nee	Penang	Unplaced
2008	Zi Wei Tham	Negeri Sembilan	Unplaced
2009	Tay Tze Juan	Selangor	Unplaced
2010	Chantelle Chuah	Ipoh	Unplaced
2011	Celine Phong Sze Ling	Perak	Unplaced		^[11]
2012	Olivia Teng Mei Xian	Perak	Unplaced		^[12]
2013	Charissa Chong Su Huey	Selangor	Unplaced		^[13]
2014	Rubini Sambanthan	Kajang	Unplaced		^[14]
2015	Immaculate Lojuki	Penampang	Unplaced		^[15]
2016	Olivia Constance Nicholas	Ipoh	Unplaced		^[16]
2017	Annie Wong Wei Wei	Sibu	Unplaced		^[17]
2018	Mandy Loo Poh Jern	Penang	Unplaced	Top 15 - Best Body	^[18]
2019	Charmaine Chew Qi En	Alor Setar	16th Placed	Top 7 - Best National Costume Top 10 - Miss Photogenic	^[19]

Winners by state

State	Title	Year
Penang	10	1962, 1967, 1972, 1976, 1983, 1988, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2018
Sarawak	8	1974, 1985, 1989, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2017
Selangor	7	1978, 1979, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014
Kuala Lumpur	6	1961, 1963, 1971, 1986, 1995, 2002
Perak	5	1969, 1977, 2011, 2012, 2016
Kedah	4	1965, 1973, 1994, 2019
Sabah		1990, 1996, 1998, 2015
Pahang		1964, 1970, 1981, 1992
Kelantan	3	1960, 1971, 1975
Negeri Sembilan	2	2005, 2008
Malacca		1984, 1991
Terengganu		1982, 1987
Johore		1968, 1980

Past Franchises

Miss Supranational

Year	Representative's Name	Hometown	Placement	Special Awards	Ref
2013	Nancy Markus	Kuala Lumpur	Unplaced	Miss Talent
2014	Audrey Loke Pui Yan	Selangor	21st Placed	Best Smile
2015	Tanisha Kaur Demour	Kuala Lumpur	Top 10	1st Runner-up Best National Costume Top 10 - Best Body
2016	Julylen Liew Ling	Kota Kinabalu	Unplaced		^[20]

Miss Intercontinental

Year	Representative's Name	Hometown	Placement	Special Awards
1977	Siti Fauziah Haron	Penang	Unplaced
1990	Sazila Isa	Kuala Lumpur	Top 12
1991	Sheela Abdul Haran	Kuala Lumpur	Top 12
1992	Rozita Abu Bakar	Alor Setar	Top 12
1993	Lavinia Tan Poh Ling	Kuala Lumpur	Did not compete
1994	Rachel Ng Lai Fong	Kuala Lumpur	Top 5	Best National Costume
1995	Frennie Hew Choi Wah	Kuala Lumpur	Top 12	Best National Costume
1996	Sasbatu Singh	Kuala Lumpur	Top 10
1997	Rosita Wahab	Kuala Lumpur	Did not compete
1998	Linda Liew	Kuala Lumpur	Top 10
2000	Surita Lim Mei Sinn	Kuala Lumpur	Unplaced
2002	Anya Lim Chai Ying	Kuala Lumpur	Unplaced
2003	Helena Wee	Kuala Lumpur	Unplaced
2004	Soo Wincci	Selangor	Unplaced
2005	Koay Lee Chuen	Kuala Lumpur	Unplaced
2013	Julies Lucas	Miri	Unplaced
2014	Nicole Bungan Langdon-Down	Miri	Unplaced
2016	Livonia Ricky Guing	Kuching	Did not compete

Miss Tourism Queen International

Year	Representative's Name	Hometown	Placement	Special Awards
2004	Ooi Seok Bee	Kuala Lumpur	Unplaced
2005	Loh Siew Leng	Kuala Lumpur	Unplaced	Miss Qipao
2006	Jolene Lim Wei Li	Kuala Lumpur	Unplaced
2007	Carace Kwang	Kuala Lumpur	Unplaced
2008	Hui May Suen	Kuala Lumpur	Unplaced	Miss Qipao
2009	Cassandra Athene Patrick	Kuala Lumpur	Top 20
2015	Amreet Kaur	Penang	Unplaced	Miss Elegance
2016	Cassandra Devi Jeremiah	Penampang	Unplaced	Best National Costume
2017	Jojo Ong	Kedah	Unplaced
2018	Joey Chun	Perak	Unplaced	Miss Tourism Queen of Asia

Miss Tourism Intercontinental

Year	Representative's Name	Hometown	Placement	Special Awards	Ref
2004	Sanny Lu Poh Yee	Kuala Lumpur	Unplaced	Miss Congeniality
2010	Darcia Marselynna	Kuala Lumpur	Top 10	Miss Congeniality

Miss Global Beauty Queen

Year	Representative's Name	Hometown	Placement	Special Awards
2005	Caroline Tan Pei Ling	Kuala Lumpur	Top 15
2006	Danielle Khor Hui Ching	Penang	Unplaced	2nd Runner-up Miss Charm
2007	Moo Yan Nee	Kuala Lumpur	Top 15
2008	Natalie Chiaw	Kuala Lumpur	Top 15	Miss Charm
2009	Siao Wei Soo	Penang	Unplaced
2011	Joelle Tan	Kuala Lumpur	Unplaced
2014	Rubini Sambanthan	Kajang	Top 15	Best National Costume
2016	Patricia Phang Guan Qun	Kuala Lumpur	Unplaced
2017	Mee Mee Yaw	Sabah	Unplaced
2018	Catherine Wong	Penang	Unplaced

The Miss Globe

Year	Representative's Name	Hometown	Placement	Special Awards
1990	Kelly Thean Mee Yen	Kuala Lumpur	Unplaced
1991	Angely Phua Siew Ean	Kuala Lumpur	Unplaced	Best National Costume
1992	Kelly Phua Siew Kee	Kuala Lumpur	Unplaced
1993	Evan Chin Soon Yee	Kuala Lumpur	Unplaced
1994	Anita Abdul Aziz	Kuala Lumpur	Unplaced
1997	Jennifer Anne Bwyer	Kuala Lumpur	Unplaced
2004	Mabel Kang Chor Peng	Kuala Lumpur	Unplaced
2006	Angie Goh	Kuala Lumpur	Unplaced
2007	Wan Xin On	Kuala Lumpur	Unplaced
2008	Kim Quah	Kuala Lumpur	Unplaced
2009	Seok Huan Chuah	Kuala Lumpur	Unplaced
2012	Kieren Laurent Simon	Sabah	Unplaced
2013	Charissa Chong Su Huey	Selangor	Unplaced
2014	Wendy Foo Pui Wen	Johor	Unplaced
2016	Nicole Ling	Kuala Lumpur	Unplaced	Best National Costume
2017	Hang Ching Yee	Kuala Lumpur	Unplaced
2018	Chan Lee Xuan	Kuala Lumpur	Unplaced

World Miss University

Year	Representative's Name	Hometown	Placement	Special Awards
1991	Stephanie Lim Mei Ling	Kuala Lumpur	Unplaced
1992	Jojo Tan Joo Beng	Kuala Lumpur	Unplaced
1993	Evan Chin Soon Yee	Kuala Lumpur	Unplaced
2005	Caster Chang	Kuala Lumpur	Unplaced
2006	Jolene Lim Wei Li	Kuala Lumpur	Unplaced
2007	Shuang Wah Kwan	Kuala Lumpur	Unplaced
2008	Soon Peng Hui	Kuala Lumpur	Unplaced
2009	Tze Huy Tay	Kuala Lumpur	Unplaced
2010	Mei Yen Chiaw	Kuala Lumpur	Unplaced
2011	Venice Tan Hoay Min	Kuala Lumpur	Unplaced
2012	Marveen Tan Hun Li	Kuala Lumpur	Unplaced
2013	Charissa Chong Su Huey	Selangor	Unplaced
2014	Naomi Sim En Yi	Kuching	Unplaced
2017	Loh Shi Min	Kuala Lumpur	Unplaced	Miss Model of Asia
2018	Catherine Wong	Kuala Lumpur	Unplaced
2019	Yuh Jen Tan	Kuala Lumpur	Unplaced

Miss Global International

Year	Representative's Name	Hometown	Placement	Special Awards	Ref
2011	Sheela Khaw Chwee Yin	Kuala Lumpur	Unplaced
2012	Sherine Tan	Penang	Unplaced

List of Runners-up

The fourth title of local pageant will be crowning as Miss Malaysia International Pageant since 2017. The winner represents her country at Miss International. On occasion, when the candidate does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, another girl is sent.

Year	Miss Malaysia International Pageant Elemental Court Titlists
Year	Miss International	Miss Tourism Queen International	Miss Global Beauty Queen	1st Runner Up	2nd Runner Up	Top 7
2018	Mandy Loo Poh Jern Penang	Joey Chun Perak	Catherine Wong Penang	Renu Sanderan Pahang	Jamie Chin Perak	Dior Lam Perak	Cheryl Tan Selangor
2017	Anny Wong Wei Wei Sarawak	Jojo Ong Kedah	Yaw Mee Mee Sabah	Lynn Hang Ching Yee Kedah	Audrey Lee Jamie Kedah	Amelyn Chew Penang	Loh Shi Min Kedah

Trivia

Franchise Holders

Shaw Organisation (1960–1970)
Exclusive Resources Marketing Malaysia Pte. Ltd. (2010–2016)

Name Changes

Miss Malaya International (1960–1962)
Miss Malaysia International (1963–2004, 2017)
Miss Global International Malaysia (2005–2015)
Miss Global Intercontinental Malaysia (2016)
Miss International Malaysia (2018–present)

References

^ Rozaidee, Arisha (2019-10-04). "The New Miss International Malaysia Is A Double Major Student With A 3.9 CGPA". SAYS. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
^ "Puteri Raja Kelantan Ratu Cantik Pertama Malaysia". Retrieved 2022-01-23.
^ Ismail, Yus. "MISS MALAYA/INTERNATIONAL 1961. OLD NEWSPAPER REPORT. | | Malaysia Pageant News". Retrieved 2022-01-23.
^ Ismail, Yus. "TRIBUTE TO THE LATE BRENDA ALVISSE-MISS PENANG/MALAYA 1962. | | Malaysia Pageant News". Retrieved 2020-10-04.
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[1] Rozaidee, Arisha (2019-10-04). "The New Miss International Malaysia Is A Double Major Student With A 3.9 CGPA". SAYS. Retrieved 2019-11-21.

[2] "Puteri Raja Kelantan Ratu Cantik Pertama Malaysia". Retrieved 2022-01-23.

[3] Ismail, Yus. "MISS MALAYA/INTERNATIONAL 1961. OLD NEWSPAPER REPORT. | | Malaysia Pageant News". Retrieved 2022-01-23.

[4] Ismail, Yus. "TRIBUTE TO THE LATE BRENDA ALVISSE-MISS PENANG/MALAYA 1962. | | Malaysia Pageant News". Retrieved 2020-10-04.

[5] "Linda among the top 15". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2019-11-27.

[6] "MISS MALAYSIA MAJORIE RONGSANK (LEFT), 20, AND MISS …". www.nas.gov.sg. Retrieved 2021-02-22.

[7] "M-queen: I hope it won't happen again..." eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2022-02-06.

[8] "I was a prisoner in my own home, says former beauty queen | The Star". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2021-02-22.

[9] "THERESA IN LINE-UP OF BEAUTIES". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2020-10-26.

[10] seanchia1970 (2009-12-08). "Miss Malaysia International 1979 withdraw from Final Pagaent". ERM Marketing Sdn. Bhd.(530975-W). Retrieved 2020-10-26.

[:02-11] seanchia1970 (2011-10-24). "MISS MALAYSIA INTERNATIONAL 2011 CELINE PHONG AT THE MISS INTERNATIONAL 2011 PAGEANT". ERM Marketing Sdn. Bhd.(530975-W). Retrieved 2020-10-26.

[:12-12] Ismail, Yus. "MISS INTERNATIONAL MALAYSIA 2012. PRESS CONFERENCE AND EVENT PHOTOS. | | Malaysia Pageant News". Retrieved 2020-10-26.

[13] "Charissa Chong is Miss Global International Malaysia 2013/2014". The Star. Retrieved 2022-01-27.

[:32-14] Mokhtazar, Syahirah (2018-08-17). "#Showbiz: Resilient Rubini triumphs as top model". NST Online. Retrieved 2019-11-27.

[15] "Immaculate crowned Miss Global International Malaysia 2015 | The Star". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2021-02-22.

[:42-16] "Miss International Malaysia 2016 is Olivia Nicholas". www.missosology.info. Retrieved 2019-11-27.

[:52-17] "PROFILE | Miss International2017 | Miss International Beauty Pageant 2020". www.miss-international.org. Retrieved 2020-10-26.

[:62-18] "Mandy Loo crowned Miss International Malaysia 2018 - Beauty Pageants - Indiatimes". Femina Miss India. Retrieved 2020-10-26.

[:72-19] Renushara (2019-10-04). "Meet Charmaine Chew, the Stunning Model Representing Malaysia in Miss International 2019". WORLD OF BUZZ. Retrieved 2021-02-01.

[20] Tan, Thomas. "Ipoh Lawyer Crowned Miss Global Intercontinental M'sia 2016". Citizens Journal Malaysia. Retrieved 2022-01-28.

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