Dewi Remaja

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Dewi Remaja
Formation1985;39 years ago (1985)
Type Beauty pageant
HeadquartersKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Location
Official language
Malay
OwnerNu Ideaktiv Sdn. Bhd.
Affiliations Remaja (magazine)
Website Official website

Dewi Remaja is a beauty pageant and reality television show in which a number of aspiring Malaysian women compete for the title of "Dewi Remaja" and the opportunity to start a career in the modelling or acting industry based in Malaysia. Created and organized by the Remaja magazine owned by the Kumpulan Media Karangkraf Sdn. Bhd (now known as Nu Ideaktif Sdn. Bhd) while Astro television is the main broadcaster of the contest. Since its establishment in 1985, the pageant have crowned 11 winners. The winner is crowned by the previous edition's titleholder. [1]

Contents

The reigning Dewi Remaja is Nurel Bahrin from Kuching, Sarawak. [2] She was crowned on 29 November 2023 at CIDB Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur by the outgoing titleholder, Tracie Sinidol of Sabah. [3] She is the first Sarawakian and the second woman from East Malaysia to ever win the title of Dewi Remaja. [4]

History

During the 2018 edition of Dewi Remaja, the winner Haneesya Hanee was stripped off her title due to a controversial video of her with other friends at a nightclub. [5] [6] However, she was not replaced by any of the runners-up. [7] For the first time in the history of Dewi Remaja, the Remaja magazine did not feature a winning image of the winner on the cover page. [8]

Format

Each edition of Dewi Remaja has eight episodes and starts with 10 to 12 contestants. Contestants are judged weekly based on their overall appearance and participation in challenges. In some editions, every contestants get the chance to be appear on the cover page of Remaja magazine; each episode, one contestant is eliminated, whereas in exceptional situations, the panel of judges did not comply on an elimination.

Selection of participants

Started from 2019, the talent search, which was jointly organized by Remaja magazine, one of the brands under Nu Ideaktiv (formerly known as Karangkraf Group), explicitly states that each participant need to go through the category of "General Knowledge" as one of the participants' scoring criteria in order to increase the variety of participants. Judging panelists Scha Al-Yahya (former Dewi Remaja) and Yusry Abdul Halim will be judging 30 percent of the marks for personality, 35 percent for talent, and 35 percent for overall performance which includes the general knowledge.

Following that, a total of top 20 quarter-finalists were chosen for the final screening, with only 12 being chosen as semi-finalists. [9]

Titleholders

EditionDewi RemajaAge [lower-alpha 1] Represented
2023Nurel Bahrin [10] 21Sarawak
2022Tracie Sinidol [11] 21Sabah
2019 Shaza Nuriman Mohamad Zamri [12] 24Kuala Lumpur
2018 Sharifah Haneesya Sayed Sahlan [lower-alpha 2] [13] 18Kuala Lumpur
2014–2015 Farza Naquraisha Mohd Fari [14] 18Selangor
2009–2010 Noor Neelofa Mohd Noor [15] 21Kelantan
2005–2006 Sharifah Nor Azean Syed Mahadzir Alyahya [16] 22Kedah
2002–2003 Annahita Bakavoli [17] 21Penang
1998–1999 Juliana Azman Banos [18] 20Pahang
1994–1995Wan Khatijah Wan Othman [19] 18Terengganu
1990–1991Jasmeen Dhillon KaurSelangor
1987–1988 Aleeza Kassim [20] 18Kuala Lumpur
1985–1986Tengku Anis Tengku IsmailPahang

List of Runners-up

Edition1st Runner-Up2nd Runner-Up3rd Runner-Up4th Runner-Up
2023Arabella EllenNot awarded in 2023
2022Bee AishahKimberly ChuahAlyssa AzmiNot awarded
2019Adriana GhaafarNynaa HarizalSyamira IzzatiShatirah Amanda
2018Tia SarahSherin AmiriAnna JoblingAffie Rania
2014–2015Syamim FaridBalqish MaarifNot awarded from 1985 – 2015
2009–2010Izara AishahShangkaree Nadarajan
2005–2006Ivy LeeHasaida Kamaruddin
Izreen Azmida
Nicolita Sanseh
2002–2003Pushpa NarayanUnknown
1998–1999UnknownUnknown
1994–1995UnknownUnknown
1990–1991Sofea JaneErmie Zura
1987–1988Nurul HudaMimi Waheeda
1985–1986Rehana YasinUnknown

Editions

Dewi Remaja 2019

For the 11th edition, 600 contestants from all across Malaysia were auditioned for the competition before top 20 quarter-finalists were selected. [21] [22] Top 12 semi-finalists were announced during the press conference on 15 October 2019 held at The Starling Mall, Damansara Utama. [23] They were quarantined for 54 days to minimize any social problems as seen during the previous edition. [24]

The competition was aired over the course of eight episodes on Astro Ria and Astro Ria HD, whereby contestants were eliminated. [24] The top five finalists then competed in a grand finale held on 14 December 2019 and was telecast live. At the end of the pageant, Shaza Nuriman Mohamad Zamri of Kuala Lumpur won the title of Dewi Remaja 2019. [25]

Final ResultsContestant
Dewi Remaja 2019
  • Shaza Nuriman
1st Runner-Up
  • Adriana Ghaafar
2nd Runner-Up
  • Nynaa Harizal
3rd Runner-Up
  • Syamira Izzati
4th Runner-Up
  • Shatirah Amanda
Top 12
  • Adrianna Fernandez
  • Aishah Azhan
  • Myra Natasha
  • Nina Amin
  • Saidah Syahirah
  • Sharlina Gilbert
  • Syaza Azra
Top 20
  • Aida Shuada Faizal
  • Aini Sophi
  • Clara James
  • Farha Nabila
  • Farzana Zainul Abidin
  • Hidatul Hikmah
  • Nina Ariff
  • Shahirah Sazali

Notable alumni

Among the names of celebrities who have been born through this competition is Mawar Rashid, Puteri Aishah, Neelofa, Izara Aishah, Anzalna Nasir, Scha Al-Yahya, Izreen Azminda, Annahita Bakavoli, Juliana Banos, Rita Rudaini, Wardina Safiyyah, Julia Hana, Pushpa Narayan, Rozita Che Wan, Aleeza Kassim, Jasmin Hamid, Umie Aida, singer Sheril Aida, Rehana Yasin and many others. [26]

Notes

  1. ↑ Ages at the time of the pageant
  2. ↑ Haneesya was dethroned shortly after she won the title, but was not replaced by any of the runners-up.

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