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 |
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2020 | Jasebel Robert | Kuala Lumpur | Top 10 |
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2019 | Mel Dequanne Abar | Sabah | Unplaced |
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2018 | Debra Jeanne Poh | Sarawak | Unplaced | |
2017 | Sanjeda John | Sabah | Unplaced |
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2016 | Ranmeet Jassal | Selangor | Top 20 |
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2015 | Santhawan Boonratana | Sarawak | Unplaced |
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2014 | Jane Koo | Penang | Unplaced |
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2013 | Michelle Madeleine Moey | Penang | Unplaced |
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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) |
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2020 | Lim Sue Anne | Kuala Lumpur | 6th Runner-up (Miss South East Asia Ambassadress) |
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2019 | Cheryl Loo | Kuala Lumpur | Top 10 |
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2018 | Caenne Ng | Kuala Lumpur | 5th Runner-up (Miss South East Asia Ambassadress) |
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2017 | Melissa Sook Huan | Kuala Lumpur | Top 10 | |
2016 | Shin Ying | Kuala Lumpur | Top 10 |
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2014 | Ranjani Rajamanickam | Kuala Lumpur | Unplaced |
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2013 | Thaarah Ganesan | Kuala Lumpur | 4th Runner-up (Miss Tourism Cosmopolitan International) |
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2012 | Jun Yong Wan | Kuala Lumpur | 4th Runner-up (Dreamgirl of the Year International) |
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2011 | Aileen Gabriella Robinson[6] | Kuala Lumpur | Miss Tourism International 2011 | |
2010 | Gabrielle Ashley Boudville | Kuala Lumpur | Top 10 |
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2009 | Edweena Marcus | Kuala Lumpur | 3rd Runner-up (Miss Tourism Global) |
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2008 | Angela Ching | Kuala Lumpur | Top 15 |
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2006 | Brenda Chew | Kuala Lumpur | Unplaced |
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2005 | Ivyln Chan | Kuala Lumpur | Top 10 | |
2004 | Melissa Theseira | Kuala Lumpur | Top 10 |
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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) |
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2000 | Mabel Kang | Kuala Lumpur | Top 10 | |
1999 | Michelle Tung | Kuala Lumpur | Top 10 |
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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 |
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2016 | Thalia Thin | Kuala Lumpur | Top 20 |
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2015 | Xandria Ban | Sabah | Top 12 |
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2011 | Eugenee Ooi Lee Shen | Kuala Lumpur | 3rd Runner-up | |
2010 | Marina Liaw Mei Ee | Kuala Lumpur | Top 10 |
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2006 | Constance Lau Chia Li | Kuala Lumpur | Unplaced |
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2005 | Michelle Lim Bee Ying | Kuala Lumpur | Top 12 | |
2004 | Jacqueline How | Kuala Lumpur | Top 10 | |
2000 | Carla Soong | Kuala Lumpur | Top 10 |
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1997 | Carmen Khor | Kuala Lumpur | Unplaced | |
1996 | Kimberly Tan Kim Kim | Kuala Lumpur | 1st Runner-up |
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1995 | Previtha Thiyagarajah | Kuala Lumpur | 1st Runner-up | |
1994 | Cherlyn Khoo Mei Eyin | Kuala Lumpur | Top 10 |
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1993 | Susan Marguerite Manen | Kuala Lumpur | 4th Runner-up |
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Representative to Miss Tourism Metropolitan International
Year | Representative | Hometown | Placement | Special Awards |
2019 | Tiong Li San | Kuala Lumpur | 1st Runner-up |
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2016 | Xandria Ban Kah Yee | Kuala Lumpur | Top 10 |
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2007 | Joanne Chan | Kuala Lumpur | Top 10 |
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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 |
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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]
- Wafa Johanna de Korte, 19, Kuala Lumpur
- Sara Amellia Bernard, 20, Perak
- Miera Sheikh, 19, Malacca
- 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
- Miss Universe Malaysia
- Miss World Malaysia
- Miss International Malaysia
- Miss Earth Malaysia
- Mister Malaysia
- Unduk Ngadau
- Dewi Remaja
References
- ^ Jun, Kwanwoo (3 December 2003). "Lost in Storm's Debris: A Beauty Pageant". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ Kenya, News (15 July 2011). "Beauty with scandals". Standard Digital News. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ Vietnam, News (8 October 2008). "Những scandal của Miss World". Vietnam Express. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ Ibrahim, Lynda (13 September 2013). "The misses and missuses of the world". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ Lowe, Aya (25 January 2016). "Philippines' Miss Universe returns home, ignites dreams". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ Patrick, Steven. "Malaysian beauty crowned Miss Tourism International 2011 - Nation | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ Arskal Salim, Azyumardi Azra (2003). Shari'a and Politics in Modern Indonesia. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 178. ISBN 981-230-187-9.
- ^ Ariel Heryanto, Sumit Kumar Mandal (2003). Challenging Authoritarianism in Southeast Asia: Comparing Indonesia and Malaysia. Routledge. p. 143. ISBN 0-415-30941-7.
- ^ "Miss Malaysia World Muslim finalists dropped after beauty pageant fatwa". 21 July 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ "The girls behind the Miss Malaysia World controversy – Nation | The Star Online". The Star. Malaysia. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Zainah Anwar (16 September 1997). "Modern, and Moderate, Islam". Newsweek. Archived from the original on 10 March 2001.
- ^ "Family sees yet another beauty queen; Muslim hopeful pulls out". Daily Express, Sabah. 18 July 2006. Archived from the original on 5 February 2009.
- ^ "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
External links
- Malaysian awards
- Recurring events established in 1960
- 1960 establishments in Malaya
- Miss Universe Malaysia
- Beauty pageants in Malaysia