Miss World Malaysia

Miss World Malaysia
Formation	20 April 1963; 61 years ago
Founder	Paul Lee
Type	Beauty pageant; Organisation;
Headquarters	Kota Kinabalu, Sabah; Singapore;
Location	Malaysia;
Membership	Miss World
Official language	English
Owner	HyperLive Entertainment Pte. Ltd.
National Director	Dr. Sean Wong
Franchise Holder	Fantastic Golden Sdn. Bhd.
Current titleholder	Saroop Roshi
Key people	Julia Morley
Website	Official website

Miss World Malaysia is a national beauty pageant and an organisation based in Malaysia. The winner represents the country at Miss World. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age or any other reason), a runner-up is sent.

The reigning Miss World Malaysia is Saroop Roshi of Perak.^[1] It is Perak's first victory in 38 years, and the fifth victory of the state in the pageant's history. She will represent her country at Miss World 2024. Meanwhile, the representative for Malaysia in Miss World 2023 is Wenanita Angang of Sabah.^[2]

History

Eric Morley first invitation for Malaysia in Miss World was in 1959 when the country was known as Malaya.^[3] In 1963, the first edition of Miss World Malaysia was organised to select Malaysia's first representative at Miss World. The pageant was held on 20 April 1963, at the Stadium Negara in Kuala Lumpur. 19-year-old Catherine Loh, representing Brunei was being elected as the winner.^[4] Loh was crowned by the French actress Capucine in an event that was attended by 30 candidates from across the federation. Loh had been “Miss Brunei” for three consecutive years.^[5]

On 7 August 2018, the pageant moved to a new management under Fantastic Golden Sdn. Bhd. which has been the official licencee of Miss World Malaysia Organisation while Singaporean singer, songwriter and social entrepreneur Dr. Sean Wong, PBM, as appointed by Mrs. Julia Morley, chairwoman of Miss World Organisation, is the national director of the prestigious beauty contest.^[6]^[7]

On 31 January 2022, it was confirmed via Instagram of the national director of Miss World Malaysia, Dr. Sean Wong, had acquired the local franchises of Miss Supranational Malaysia and Miss Grand Malaysia pageants.^[8]^[9]^[10]

Notable winners

Catherine Loh (Miss World Malaysia 1963) – She was born in Beaufort, North Borneo and was raised in Brunei Town. She competed in Miss Malaysia 1963 as Miss Brunei. She was the first Bruneian woman to ever compete in an international pageant. She finished in the Top 14 at Miss World 1963.^[11]^[12]
Michelle Yeoh (Miss World Malaysia 1983) – She was known internationally for her roles in the 1997 James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies and the Chinese-language martial arts film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000).^[13]^[14] In 2023, she won her first Academy Awards making her the first Asian woman to win an Oscar for lead actress.^[15]
Erra Fazira (Miss World Malaysia 1992) – A successful celebrity, singer and actress.^[16]
Rahima Orchient Yayah (Miss World Malaysia 1994) – The first and only Muslim woman from Malaysia to ever qualify into the Top 10 in Miss World 1994.^[17] She is now a successful businesswoman in Malaysia.^[18]
Lina Teoh (Miss World Malaysia 1998) – She finished as second runner-up in Miss World 1998. The highest placement for Malaysia in Miss World.^[19]
Soo Wincci (Miss World Malaysia 2008) – The first titleholder to receive a PhD.^[20]
Dewi Liana Seriestha (Miss World Malaysia 2014) – The first titleholder to win the Miss World Talent award in Miss World 2014.^[21]
Larissa Ping (Miss World Malaysia 2018) – She won the Head to Head Challenge for Round 1 and 2 in Miss World 2018.^[22] She was being consistent throughout her journey in the contest and made it to almost all the fast track events.

Editions

Year	Date	Edition	Venue	Entrants
1963	21 April	1st	Stadium Negara, Jalan Hang Jebat, Kuala Lumpur	30
1964	9 October	2nd		14
1965	9 October	3rd		14
1966	10 October	4th		14
1971	30 August	6th		14
1973	27 October	8th		14
1974	27 October	9th	Nirwana Ballroom, Hilton Hotel, Kuala Lumpur	14
1975	28 October	10th		14
1977	7 October	12th		14
1982	25 September	17th	Rampaisari Ballroom, Merlin Subang, Petaling Jaya, Selangor	14
1983	1 October	18th	Ipoh City Hall, Ipoh, Perak	14
1986	27 September	21st	Putra World Trade Centre, Jalan Tun Ismail, Kuala Lumpur	18
1987	15 September	22nd	Rampaisari Ballroom, Merlin Subang, Petaling Jaya, Selangor	14
1988	14 September	23rd	Shangri-La Hotel, Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur	14
1989	19 September	24th	Shangri-La Hotel, Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur	14
1991	17 September	25th	Concorde Hotel, Wisma Concorde, Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur	13
1992	23 August	26th	Crown Princess Hotel, Kampung Datuk Keramat, Kuala Lumpur	14
1993	15 August	27th	Grand Mahkota Ballroom, Istana Hotel, Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur	15
1994	10 September	28th	Crown Princess Hotel, Kampung Datuk Keramat, Kuala Lumpur	16
1995	18 August	29th	The Legend Hotel, Jalan Putra, Putra Place, Kuala Lumpur	20
1996	15 September	30th		20
1997	13 September	31st		20
1998	25 September	32nd	Grand Hall, Renaissance Hotel, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur	20
1999	20 August	33rd		19
2000	23 August	34th		19
2001	10 August	35th		20
2002	23 August	36th		20
2003	5 September	37th		20
2004	21 August	38th		14
2005	8 September	39th	Shangri-La Hotel, Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur	18
2006	28 July	40th	Sime Darby Convention Centre, Bukit Kiara, Kuala Lumpur	19
2007	25 May	41st	Palace of the Golden Horses Hotel, Seri Kembangan, Kuala Lumpur	16
2008	9 August	42nd	Palace of the Golden Horses Hotel, Seri Kembangan, Kuala Lumpur	20
2011	20 August	45th	Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre, Bandar Sunway, Petaling Jaya, Selangor	26
2012	13 July	46th	Zouk Club, TREC Holdings, Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur	17
2013	1 August	47th	Corus Hotel, Hampshire Residence, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur	15
2014	30 August	48th		21
2015	29 August	49th		20
2016	28 August	50th		20
2018	8 September	51st	Borneo Convention Centre, Kuching, Sarawak	12
2019	6 October	52nd	Mega Star Arena, Viva Mall, Kuchai Lama, Kuala Lumpur	20
2021	16 October	53rd	Virtual Pageant	39
2022	27 August	54th	Sabah International Convention Centre, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah	14
2023	25 August^[23]	55th	Sabah International Convention Centre, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah	14

Requirements

Requirements for participants of the Miss World Malaysia election: (2018)^[24]

Malaysian citizen, ages 18 to 26.
Non-Muslim and not married or divorced or have had children.
Height must be at least 165 cm and above in order to participate.
Must be able to communicate well in English and Bahasa Melayu.
Preferably special expertise or achievements in various fields (music, dance, singing, leadership, etc.)

Titleholders

Edition	Miss World Malaysia	First Princess	Second Princess
2018	Larissa Ping Liew	Shannen Totten	Naomi Sim
2019/2020	Alexis SueAnn Seow	Juliana Sambai Sibat	Melissa Jespoh Raj
2021/2022	Lavanya Sivaji	Anya Kimberly Kow	Charissa Chong
2022/2023	Wenanita Angang	Evelyn Ting	Anya Kimberly Kow
2023/2024	Saroop Roshi	Natalie Ang	Shu Wen Chai

Representatives to Miss World

: Declared as Winner
: Ended as runner-up or finalist
: Ended as semifinalist
: Unplaced but winning subsidiary award
: Withdrew or did not attend the competition

Year	State	Miss World Malaysia	Placement at Miss World	Special Awards
2025	Perak	Saroopdeep Kaur Bhatt^[25]^{[note 1]}	To be determined
2024	No competition held
2023	Sabah	Wenanita Wences Angang^[26]	Top 40
2022	Pageant was cancelled
2021	Selangor	Lavanya Sivaji^[27]	Top 40
2020	Pageant was cancelled
2019	Selangor	Alexis SueAnn^[28]	Top 40
2018	Sarawak	Larissa Ping Liew^[29]	Top 30	Head to Head Challenge Winner
2017	No competition held due to internal problems within the organisation
2016	Kuala Lumpur	Tatiana Nandha Kumar^[30]^{[note 2]}	Unplaced
2015	Sabah	Brynn Zalina Lovett^[31]	Unplaced
2014	Sarawak	Dewi Liana Seriestha^[32]	Top 25	Miss World Talent
2013	Selangor	Melinder Kaur Bhullar	Unplaced
2012	Selangor	Lee Yvonne^[33]	Unplaced
2011	Kuala Lumpur	Chloe Chen Tien Nee^[34]	Unplaced
2010	Negeri Sembilan	Nadia Min Dern Heng	Unplaced
2009	Kuala Lumpur	Thanuja Ananthan^[35]	Unplaced
2008	Selangor	Soo Wincci^[36]	Unplaced
2007	Kuala Lumpur	Deborah Priya Henry^[37]	Top 16
2006	Johor	Adeline Choo Wan Ling^[38]	Unplaced
2005	Kuala Lumpur	Emmeline Ng Wei Shu^[39]	Unplaced	Miss World Sport
2004	Sarawak	Gloria Ting Mei Ru^[40]	Unplaced
2003	Pahang	Wong Sze Zen^[41]^[42]	Unplaced
2002	Penang	Mabel Ng Chin Mei^[43]	Unplaced
2001	Johor	Sasha Tan Hwee Teng^[44]	Unplaced
2000	Malacca	Tan Su Wei^[45]	Unplaced
1999	Kedah	Jaclyn Lee Tze Wey	Unplaced
1998	Malacca	Lina Teoh Pick Lim^[46]	2nd Runner-Up	Miss World Asia & Oceania
1997	Penang	Arianna Teoh Lai Poh	Top 10
1996	Selangor	Qu-An How Cheok Kuan	Unplaced
1995	Penang	Trincy Low Ee Bing	Unplaced
1994	Sabah	Rahima Orchient Yayah	Top 10
1993	Sarawak	Jacqueline Ngu^[47]	Unplaced
1992	Selangor	Fazira Wan Chek	Unplaced	Miss Talented
1991	Kuala Lumpur	Samantha Schubert^[48] †	Unplaced
1990	No competition held due to lack of sponsorships
1989	Sarawak	Vivien Chen Shee Yee	Unplaced
1988	Penang	Sue Wong Choy Fun	Unplaced
1987	Kuala Lumpur	Sheila Shankar	Unplaced
1986	Malacca	Joan Martha Cardoza	Unplaced
1985	Perak	Rosalind Kong Siew Yuen	Unplaced
1984	Selangor	Christina Teo Pick Yoon^[49]	Unplaced
1983	Perak	Michelle Yeoh Choo Kheng^[50]	Unplaced
1982	Kuala Lumpur	Nellie Teoh Swee Yong	Unplaced
1981	Selangor	Cynthia Geraldine de Castro	Unplaced
1980	Pahang	Callie Liew Tan Chee	Unplaced
1979	Kuala Lumpur	Shirley Bernaddine Chew	Top 15
1978	Sabah	Ngafimah Kartina Osir^[51]	Unplaced
1977	Penang	Christine Mary Lim Kim Boey^[52]	Withdrew before the finals as protest^[53]
1976	Terengganu	Che Puteh Che Naziadin	Withdrew before the finals as protest^[54]
1975	Johor	Siti Fauziah Haron^[55]	Unplaced
1974	Johor	Shirley Tan^[56]	Unplaced
1973	Perak	Narimah Mohamed Yusoff^[57]^{[note 3]}	Unplaced
1972	Johor	Janet Mok Swee Chin^[58]	Unplaced
1971	Selangor	Daphne Munro^[59]^[60]	Unplaced
1970	Pahang	Mary Ann Wong Keat Choon	Unplaced
1969	No competition held due to protest from the Malaysian Islamic Party
1968	Terengganu	Ramlah Alang^[61]	Did not compete
1967	Selangor	Rosenelly Abu Bakar^[62]	Did not compete
1966	Selangor	Merlyn McKelvie^[63]^[64]	Unplaced
1965	Selangor	Nona Clara de Run^[65]^[66]	Unplaced
1964	Perak	Leonie Foo Saw Pheng^[67]	Did not compete
1963	Brunei	Catherine Loh^[68]	Top 14

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