Miss Malaysia
Miss Malaysia represents Malaysia in two of the major international pageants.
Miss Universe is a beauty pageant run by the New York-based partnership between NBC and Donald Trump.
Miss World is a beauty pageant created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951 and since 2000, Morley's wife, Julia Morley, co-chairs the pageant.
The winners of the national pageants are selected at different competitions as each is owned by a different organization. Usually, the Miss Malaysia Universe pageant is held earlier to coincide with the Miss Universe pageant and the Miss Malaysia World pageant later on in the year. The winner of these contests holds the title of Miss Malaysia Universe or Miss Malaysia World for a one year term.
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[edit] Miss Universe Malaysia Titleholders
Miss Universe Malaysia, a national beauty pageant that began in 2010, replaced the Miss Malaysia Universe title after Andrea Fonseka took over the Miss Universe Malaysia Organization and became the National Director. The winner of the pageant represents Malaysia at the Miss Universe contest.
The pageant had undergone a 'revamp' in January 2010, launching into online reality shows, garnering much interest from international pageant fans. The reality show is entitle "BeautyCamp", and the Final Gala Night was held on November 10, 2011 at Sunway Convention Centre. Miss Universe Malaysia 2012 is Kimberley Leggett of Penang. She will represent the country in Miss Universe 2012.
| Year | Name | Age | Height | Hometown | Placement/Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Kimberley Ann Estrop-Leggett | 18 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | Penang | TBA |
| 2011 | Deborah Priya Henry | 26 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Kuala Lumpur | Unplaced (Top 17/89 Preliminary Competition) |
| 2010 | Nadine Ann Thomas | 23 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Subang Jaya | Unplaced (Top 23/83 Preliminary Competition) |
[edit] Miss Malaysia Universe Titleholders
Former titleholders of Miss Malaysia Universe includes Elaine Daly, Andrea Fonseka, Trincy Low, Dato' Anna Lin and the only Malaysian semi-finalist in the Miss Universe pageant Josephine Lena Wong in 1970.
Joannabelle Ng Li Vun was the last titleholder before the pageant being re-branding and take over by the new National Director, Andrea Fonseka who was Miss Malaysia Universe 2004.
| Year | Name | Placement/Award |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Joannabelle Ng Li Vun | Unplaced |
| 2008 | Levy Li Su Lin | Unplaced |
| 2007 | Adelaine Chin Ai Nee | Unplaced |
| 2006 | Melissa Ann Tan | Unplaced |
| 2005 | Angela Gan | Unplaced |
| 2004 | Andrea Fonseka | Unplaced |
| 2003 | Elaine Daly | Unplaced (Top 18/71 Preliminary Competition) |
| 2002 | Karen Ang Lit Eit | Unplaced |
| 2001 | Tung Mei Chin | Unplaced |
| 2000 | Lynette Mei Ling Ludi | Unplaced |
| 1999 | Jeanette Ooi | Unplaced |
| 1998 | Sherine Wong Sook Ling | Unplaced |
| 1997 | Trincy Low | Unplaced (Top 34/74 Preliminary Competition) |
| 1996 | Adeline Ong | Unplaced (Top 61/79 Preliminary Competition) |
| 1995 | Suziela Azrai | Unplaced (Top 74/82 Preliminary Competition) |
| 1994 | Liza Koh | Unplaced (Top 57/77 Preliminary Competition) |
| 1993 | Lucy Narayanasamy | Unplaced (Top 64/79 Preliminary Competition) and Top 10 Best National Costume |
| 1992 | Crystal Yong | Unplaced (Top 63/78 Preliminary Competition) |
| 1991 | Elaine Chew | Unplaced (Top 65/73 Preliminary Competition) |
| 1990 | Anna Lin | Unplaced (Top 50/71 Preliminary Competition) |
| 1989 | Carmen Cheah Swee | Unplaced |
| 1988 | Linda Lum Chee Ling | Unplaced |
| 1987 | Christine Praglar | Unplaced |
| 1986 | Batty Chee | Unplaced |
| 1985 | Agnes Chin Lai Hong | Unplaced |
| 1984 | Latifah Abdul Hamid | Unplaced |
| 1983 | Puspa Mohamed | Unplaced |
| 1982 | Siti Rohani Wahid | Unplaced |
| 1981 | Audrey Loh | Unplaced |
| 1980 | Felicia Yong | Unplaced |
| 1979 | Irene Wong | Unplaced |
| 1978 | Yasmin Yussuf | Unplaced and 2nd Runner-up Best National Costume |
| 1977 | Leong Li Ping | Unplaced |
| 1976 | Teh Faridah Ahmad | Unplaced |
| 1975 | Alice Cheong | Unplaced |
| 1974 | Lily Chong | Unplaced |
| 1973 | Maggie Loo | Unplaced |
| 1972 | Helen Looi | Unplaced |
| 1971 | Yvette Bateman | Unplaced |
| 1970 | Josephine Lena Wong Jaw Leng | Top 15, Expo Queen and Top 10 Best in Swimsuit |
| 1969 | Rosemary Wan Chow Mui | Unplaced |
| 1968 | Maznah Mohammed Ali | Unplaced |
| 1967 | Monkam Anne Lowe Siprasome | Unplaced |
| 1966 | Helen Lee Siew Lien | Unplaced |
| 1965 | Patricia Agustus | Unplaced |
| 1964 | Angela Filmer | Unplaced |
| 1963 | Nik Azizah Nik Yahya | Did Not Competed |
| 1962 | Sarah AlHabshee Abdullah | Unplaced |
[edit] Miss Malaysia World titleholders
Many Miss Malaysia World title holders have gone on to find success in other fields of the entertainment industry. These include Michelle Yeoh â one of the most extremely successful Asian actress worldwide, Erra Fazira â the current Queen of Malay Cinemas, Lina Teoh, Arianna Teoh, Jaclyn Lee, Tan Su Wei, Gloria Ting, Emmeline Ng, Deborah Priya Henry, Thanuja Ananthan and Soo Wincci.
The current title holder of Miss Malaysia World is Chloe Chen.
[edit] Fatwa ruling
In Malaysia, female Muslims were denied participation in beauty pageants following the issue of a fatwa in 1995 by the Mufti of Selangor.[1] The issue came to a nasty twist in JulyâSeptember 1997 when three 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.[2] 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 toâeven though such religious enactments also apply to male pageants.
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 aboutâMuslim women in the past had participated in beauty pageants without much protest amongst the religious authorities.[3] This invoked the concerns of Mahathir's who had raised objections to the way the religious authorities had implemented and enforced the lawâand questions including distinctions on religious laws and personal freedom were raised.[4] Nevertheless, the fatwa ruling has since been very effective; Muslim women have since then been deterred from joining any beauty pageants.[5] Malaysian beauty pageants, in compliance with the law, similarly denied Muslim individuals from participating.[6] However, Muslim women may still join smaller scale beauty pageant contests such as Dewi Remaja, Miss Intercontinental and Miss Tourism, provided that they don't display publicly wearing swimsuits.
[edit] References
- ^ Arskal Salim, Azyumardi Azra (2003). Shari'a and Politics in Modern Indonesia. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 178. ISBN 9812301879.
- ^ Ariel Heryanto, Sumit Kumar Mandal (2003). Challenging Authoritarianism in Southeast Asia: Comparing Indonesia and Malaysia. Routledge. p. 143. ISBN 0415309417.
- ^ Norani Othman. "Islam and the State in Malaysia: A Problem of Democratization and Pluralism". Institut Kajian Malaysia dan Antarabangsa, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. http://www.asef.org/go/subsite/ccd/documents/othman.pdf.
- ^ Zainah Anwar (September 16, 1997). "Modern, and Moderate, Islam". Newsweek. http://www-cgi.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/97/0919/nat6.html.
- ^ "Family sees yet another beauty queen; Muslim hopeful pulls out". Daily Express, Sabah. July 18, 2006. http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=43231.
- ^ "Better prizes offered in Miss Sabah pageant". The Star. March 13, 2007. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/3/13/southneast/16972208&sec=southneast.
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