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Miss Malaysia

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Notable winners of Miss Malaysia

  • Tengku Zanariah Tengku Ahmad (Miss International Malaya 1960) – Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia from 1984 to 1989.
  • Yasmin Yusoff (Miss Universe Malaysia 1978) – veteren actress, singer, radio presenter, former model
  • Michelle Yeoh (Miss World Malaysia 1983) – international actress
  • Fazira Wan Chek (Miss World Malaysia 1992) – actress, singer, TV host, businesswoman, model
  • Rahima Orchient Yayah (Miss World Malaysia 1994) – businesswoman, former model
  • Soo Wincci (Miss World Malaysia 2008) – actress, singer, model
  • Thanuja Ananthan (Miss World Malaysia 2009) – model, TV host, actress, humanitarian activist
  • Deborah Henry (Miss Universe Malaysia 2011) – motivational speaker, TV host, humanitarian activist, former model
  • Rubini Sambanthan (Miss International Malaysia 2014) – model, actress
  • Dewi Liana Seriestha (Miss World Malaysia 2014) – won Miss World Talent award in Miss World 2014 which then making her the first woman from Malaysia to receive the special award.
  • Alexis SueAnn Seow (Miss World Malaysia 2019) – model, emcee, fashion blogger
  • Francisca Luhong James (Miss Universe Malaysia 2020) – the first ever indigenous woman to win the title of Miss Universe Malaysia.
  • Nisha Thayananthan (Miss Earth Malaysia 2021) – full-time doctor, part time model

Miss Malaya

Before Malaysia was formed, Malaysian representatives represented the whole nation with a title of "Miss Malaya".

Color keys

  •   : Declared as Winner
  •   : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
  •   : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
  •   : Ended as special awards winner

Miss Malaya Universe

Year Titleholder State Placement Special Awards
1962 Sarah Al-Habshee Abdullah Kuala Lumpur Unplaced
1963 Nik Azizah Nik Yahya Kelantan Did not compete

Miss Malaya International

Year Titleholder State Placement Special Awards
1960 Tengku Zanariah Tengku Ahmad Kelantan Unplaced
1961 Helen Tan Hong Lean Kuala Lumpur Top 15
1962 Brenda Maureen Alvisse Penang Unplaced
1963 Jasmin Mariam Idris Kuala Lumpur Did not compete

Titleholders at Big Four pageants

Malaysia has been represented in the Big Four international beauty pageants since 1960.[1][2] These are Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth.[3][4][5]

Representative to Miss Universe

Representative to Miss World

Representative to Miss International

Representative to Miss Earth

Miss Grand Malaysia

Color keys

  •   : Declared as Winner
  •   : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
  •   : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
  •   : Ended as special awards winner
Year Representative Hometown Placement Special Awards
2021 Lishalliny Karanan Selangor Top 20
  • Best National Costume
  • Lottery Prizes Event
  • Top 6 - Miss Popular Vote
  • Top 20 - Best in Swimsuit
  • Top 20 - Pre-Arrival
2020 Jasebel Robert Kuala Lumpur Top 10
  • Miss Popular Vote
  • Top 10 - Best National Costume
  • Top 25 - How to get to know you in 1 minute
2019 Mel Dequanne Abar Sabah Unplaced
  • Top 10 - Best in Swimsuit
  • Top 10 - Best National Costume
2018 Debra Jeanne Poh Sarawak Unplaced
2017 Sanjeda John Sabah Unplaced
  • Top 20 - Best National Costume
2016 Ranmeet Jassal Selangor Top 20
  • Top 10 - Best National Costume
2015 Santhawan Boonratana Sarawak Unplaced
  • Top 20 - Best National Costume
2014 Jane Koo Penang Unplaced
  • Top 20 - Best National Costume
2013 Michelle Madeleine Moey Penang Unplaced
  • Top 20 - Best in Swimsuit

Miss Malaysia Tourism Pageant

Color keys

  •   : Declared as Winner
  •   : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
  •   : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
  •   : Ended as special awards winner

Representative to Miss Tourism International

Year Representative Hometown Placement Special Awards
2021 How Zo Ee Kuala Lumpur 4th Runner-up
(Miss Tourism Cosmopolitan International)
  • Top 5 - Best in Talent
2020 Lim Sue Anne Kuala Lumpur 6th Runner-up
(Miss South East Asia Ambassadress)
  • Miss Glamorous Carlo Rino
  • Miss Sheng Tai Lifestyle Award
2019 Cheryl Loo Kuala Lumpur Top 10
  • Miss GINTELL Wellness
  • Miss Glamorous Carlo Rino
2018 Caenne Ng Kuala Lumpur 5th Runner-up
(Miss South East Asia Ambassadress)
  • Miss Popularity (Online Voting)
  • Best National Costume
2017 Melissa Sook Huan Kuala Lumpur Top 10
2016 Shin Ying Kuala Lumpur Top 10
  • Miss Talent
2014 Ranjani Rajamanickam Kuala Lumpur Unplaced
  • Miss Friendship
2013 Thaarah Ganesan Kuala Lumpur 4th Runner-up
(Miss Tourism Cosmopolitan International)
2012 Jun Yong Wan Kuala Lumpur 4th Runner-up
(Dreamgirl of the Year International)
  • Miss Talent
2011 Aileen Gabriella Robinson[6] Kuala Lumpur Miss Tourism International 2011
2010 Gabrielle Ashley Boudville Kuala Lumpur Top 10
  • Best National Costume
2009 Edweena Marcus Kuala Lumpur 3rd Runner-up
(Miss Tourism Global)
  • Best National Costume
2008 Angela Ching Kuala Lumpur Top 15
  • Miss Friendship
2006 Brenda Chew Kuala Lumpur Unplaced
  • Miss Friendship
2005 Ivyln Chan Kuala Lumpur Top 10
2004 Melissa Theseira Kuala Lumpur Top 10
  • Miss Friendship
2003 Carrie Lee Kuala Lumpur Top 10
2002 Jacqlyne Chin Kuala Lumpur Top 10
2001 Lyndel Soon Kuala Lumpur 4th Runner-up
(Miss Tourism Cosmopolitan International)
2000 Mabel Kang Kuala Lumpur Top 10
1999 Michelle Tung Kuala Lumpur Top 10
  • Miss Friendship
1998 Ooi Bee Bee Kuala Lumpur 3rd Runner-up
1995 Lavinia Tan Kuala Lumpur 1st Runner-up
1994 Emelia Rosnaida Hamid Kuala Lumpur 1st Runner-up

Representative to Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International

Year Representative Hometown Placement Special Awards
2017 Lee Jia Ling Kuala Lumpur Top 29
  • Best in Talent
  • Best in Social Media
2016 Thalia Thin Kuala Lumpur Top 20
  • Best in Talent
2015 Xandria Ban Sabah Top 12
  • Miss Friendship
2011 Eugenee Ooi Lee Shen Kuala Lumpur 3rd Runner-up
2010 Marina Liaw Mei Ee Kuala Lumpur Top 10
  • Best National Costume
2006 Constance Lau Chia Li Kuala Lumpur Unplaced
  • Miss Photogenic
2005 Michelle Lim Bee Ying Kuala Lumpur Top 12
2004 Jacqueline How Kuala Lumpur Top 10
2000 Carla Soong Kuala Lumpur Top 10
  • Miss Personality
1997 Carmen Khor Kuala Lumpur Unplaced
1996 Kimberly Tan Kim Kim Kuala Lumpur 1st Runner-up
  • Miss Personality
1995 Previtha Thiyagarajah Kuala Lumpur 1st Runner-up
1994 Cherlyn Khoo Mei Eyin Kuala Lumpur Top 10
  • Best National Costume
1993 Susan Marguerite Manen Kuala Lumpur 4th Runner-up
  • Miss Photogenic

Representative to Miss Tourism Metropolitan International

Year Representative Hometown Placement Special Awards
2019 Tiong Li San Kuala Lumpur 1st Runner-up
  • Miss Agape Wellness Beauty
2016 Xandria Ban Kah Yee Kuala Lumpur Top 10
  • Miss Good Luck
2007 Joanne Chan Kuala Lumpur Top 10
  • Miss Friendship

Representative to Miss South East Asia Tourism Ambassadress

Year Representative Hometown Placement Special Awards
2015 Shirley Hew Kuala Lumpur Top 7
Joey Ong Ai Ee Kuala Lumpur Unplaced
  • Miss Friendship

Fatwa ruling in Malaysia

In Malaysia, female Muslims were denied participation in beauty pageants following the issue of a fatwa in 1996 by the Mufti of Selangor, Ishak Baharom.[7] The issue came to a nasty twist in July - September 1997 when four Malay participants joined the Miss Malaysian petite contest, only to be arrested by the authorities. In the ensuing public outcry and debate that followed, the effectiveness of the fatwa was shown given the influence of the Selangor's Mufti over the nation's sharia law.[8] The fatwa resonated with the ideology that Muslim women should cover up private parts of their body, or Aurat of which the beauty pageants' practices ran contrary to - even though such religious enactments also apply to male pageants.

In Kuala Lumpur on 21 July 2013, the organisers of Miss Malaysia World 2013 were forced to drop four of its Muslim finalists following a fatwa prohibiting Muslim women from joining beauty pageants. According to Wan Zahidi, the fatwa prohibiting Muslim women from joining beauty pageants was issued and gazetted under the Federal Territories Islamic Administration Act in February 1996.

In recent years, the National Fatwa Council, the country's highest Islamic body, had also issued rulings forbidding Muslims from using Botox and banned women from exhibiting tomboy behaviour, which it defined as behaving or dressing like men or taking part in lesbian sex.

The council came under heavy scrutiny for its proposal to ban yoga after a university lecturer advised people to stop practising it for fear that it could deviate from the teachings of Islam. The move was met with protests from progressive Muslim women's groups like Sisters in Islam who deemed the fatwas regressive while observers claimed it highlighted the worrying trend of overt Islamisation in Malaysia.[9]

The four contestants are:[10]

  1. Wafa Johanna de Korte, 19, Kuala Lumpur
  2. Sara Amellia Bernard, 20, Perak
  3. Miera Sheikh, 19, Malacca
  4. Kathrina Binti Ridzuan, 24, Kuala Lumpur

Nevertheless, a public outcry ensued, as members of the public questioned the way the religious authorities handled the matter as well as the abrupt ruling which came about – Muslim women in the past had participated in beauty pageants without much protest amongst the religious authorities.[11] This invoked the concerns of Mahathir's who had raised objections to the way the religious authorities had implemented and enforced the law – and questions including distinctions on religious laws and personal freedom were raised.[12] Nevertheless, the fatwa ruling has since been very effective; Muslim women have since then been deterred from joining any beauty pageants.[13] Malaysian beauty pageants, in compliance with the law, similarly denied Muslim individuals from participating.[14] However, Muslim women may still join smaller scale beauty pageant contests such as Dewi Remaja, Miss Intercontinental, and Miss Tourism International, provided that they don't display publicly wearing swimsuits.

See also

References

  1. ^ Jun, Kwanwoo (3 December 2003). "Lost in Storm's Debris: A Beauty Pageant". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  2. ^ Kenya, News (15 July 2011). "Beauty with scandals". Standard Digital News. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  3. ^ Vietnam, News (8 October 2008). "Những scandal của Miss World". Vietnam Express. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  4. ^ Ibrahim, Lynda (13 September 2013). "The misses and missuses of the world". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  5. ^ Lowe, Aya (25 January 2016). "Philippines' Miss Universe returns home, ignites dreams". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  6. ^ Patrick, Steven. "Malaysian beauty crowned Miss Tourism International 2011 - Nation | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  7. ^ Arskal Salim, Azyumardi Azra (2003). Shari'a and Politics in Modern Indonesia. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 178. ISBN 981-230-187-9.
  8. ^ Ariel Heryanto, Sumit Kumar Mandal (2003). Challenging Authoritarianism in Southeast Asia: Comparing Indonesia and Malaysia. Routledge. p. 143. ISBN 0-415-30941-7.
  9. ^ "Miss Malaysia World Muslim finalists dropped after beauty pageant fatwa". 21 July 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  10. ^ "The girls behind the Miss Malaysia World controversy – Nation | The Star Online". The Star. Malaysia. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  11. ^ Norani Othman. "Islam and the State in Malaysia: A Problem of Democratization and Pluralism" (PDF). Institut Kajian Malaysia dan Antarabangsa, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2006.
  12. ^ Zainah Anwar (16 September 1997). "Modern, and Moderate, Islam". Newsweek. Archived from the original on 10 March 2001.
  13. ^ "Family sees yet another beauty queen; Muslim hopeful pulls out". Daily Express, Sabah. 18 July 2006. Archived from the original on 5 February 2009.
  14. ^ "Better prizes offered in Miss Sabah pageant". The Star. 13 March 2007. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009.

31. ^ http://www.pageantopolis.com

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