Miss Burma (1947–1962)

For other uses, see Miss Burma.

Miss Burma
မယ်ဗမာ

Formation	1947;78 years ago (1947)
Defunct	1961;64 years ago (1961)
Type	Beauty Pageant
Location	Union of Burma
Official language	Burmese, English

Miss Burma was the national beauty pageant in Burma (now Myanmar) from 1947 to 1962. ^[1] The winner of Miss Burma also represented her country at the Miss Universe.

In 1962, the pageant was banned by the Union Revolutionary Council government because it was considered against Burmese culture.

History

The term Miss Burma was introduced in Myanmar through the MISS ORGANIZATION and held the Miss Burma 1959 Local Beauty Pageant Competition. At the end of the event, Than Than Aye was competed in Miss Burma 1959. She was the Burma's first contestant in the Miss Universe pageant. ^[2]

In 1960, the Miss Burma Organization competed for Burma beauty pageants to Big Four international beauty pageants. That year, Myint Myint May ^[3] competed in Miss Universe 1960 and received the Miss Congeniality Award, a Special Award and Ma Sen Aye ^[4] competed in Miss World 1960. After that year, Khin Myint Myint won the Miss Burma beauty pageant and represented her country at the Miss Universe 1961 event held at Miami Beach, Florida ^[5] and Manie Pu also completed in Miss International 1961. In 1962, the Miss Burma was the golden era of the Myanmar. But, the Burmese government abolished the Miss Burma pageant because they thought it was against the Burmese culture.

Titleholders

The winner of Miss Burma also represented her country at the Miss Universe competition.

Year	Edition	Miss Burma	Runners up
			First	Second
1947	1st	Daw Li Cho (Dolly Cho) May Myo	Hteik Su Phaya Htwe   Rangoon	Unknown
1948	2nd	Khin San Kywe Pyapon	Yin Yin Mya Mandalay	Le Le Win Hinthada
1949	3rd	Phyu Phyu Shein   Rangoon	Unknown	Unknown
1950-1952	4th	Ma Sein Aye   Rangoon	Unknown	Unknown
1955	5th	Nu Nu Yi Taungoo	Khin Thein Thein   Rangoon	Ma Sein Aye   Rangoon
1956-1958	6th	Louisa Benson Craig [6] [7]   Rangoon	Unknown	Unknown
1959	7th	Than Than Aye   Rangoon	Unknown	Unknown
1960	8th	Myint Myint May   Rangoon	Unknown	Unknown
1961	9th	Khin Myint Myint [5] Daik-U	Unknown	Unknown

Miss Mandalay

Year	Edition	Miss Mandalay	Note
1948	1st	Yin Yin Mya	1st runner-up of Miss Burma 1948
1949	2nd	Khin Nyunt Yi
1952	3rd	Kyu Kyu Cho	Sister of Daw Li Cho, Miss Burma 1947
1954	4th	Kyi Kyi Mya
1961	5th	Khin Than Nu

Major International competitions

•   : 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 Universe

Year	Representative's Name	Division	Title	Placement	Special Awards
1958	Louisa Benson Craig	Rangoon	Miss Burma 1958	Did not compete
1959	Than Than Aye	Rangoon	Miss Burma 1959	Unplaced
1960	Myint Myint May	Rangoon	1st runner up of Miss Burma 1960	Unplaced	Miss Congeniality
1961	Khin Myint Myint	Daik-U	Miss Burma 1961	Unplaced

Miss World

Year	Representative's Name	Division	Title	Placement	Special Awards
1960	Ma Sein Aye	Rangoon	Miss Burma 1960	Unplaced

Miss International

Year	Representative's Name	Division	Title	Placement	Special Awards
1961	Minnie Pu	Mandalay	Top 5 at Miss Burma 1960	Unplace

See also

• List of beauty pageants

References

1. "မယ်ဗမာပြိုင်ပွဲ".
2. "မြန်မာ့ပထမဆုံး မယ်စကြဝဠာပြိုင်ပွဲဝင် ဒေါ်သန်းသန်းအေ" (in Burmese).
3. "Burma's return to Miss Universe contest after 50-year break sparks controversy" . Archived from the original on 2022-05-15.
4. "Miss Burma (Ma Sen Aye".
5. Nyein Ei Ei Htwe (28 September 2009). "Former 'Miss Burma' winner passes away". The Myanmar Times . Retrieved 11 November 2017.
6. Cernea, Ruth Fredman (2007). Almost Englishmen: Baghdadi Jews in British Burma. Lexington Books. pp. 117–118. ISBN   9780739116463.
7. "Benson, Naw Louisa". Museum of Karen History and Culture. Karen History and Culture Preservation Society. 2003. Archived from Naw Louisa the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2012.{{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)