Miss International Malaysia

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Miss International Malaysia
Formation1960;64 years ago (1960)
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Kota Kinabalu
Location
Membership
Miss International
Official language
English
Chairman
Jenny Ngu
President
Jawed Khan
CEO
Dr. Aly Alias Stephen Nah
Website Official website

Miss International Malaysia is the pageant that selects the representative for Malaysia in the Miss International pageant, and the name of the title held by its winner.

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The reigning Miss International Malaysia are Cassandra Yap of Johor and Ashylnn Ooi of Penang. They were crowned on 1 October 2023 at Sabah International Convention Centre, Kota Kinabalu. [1] Yap represented Malaysia at Miss International 2023 pageant where she was chosen to be in the top 15. [2] Meanwhile, Ooi will represent Malaysia at Miss International 2024 pageant.

History

Miss International Malaysia Organization
Board of Directors (2023)
PositionDirector
PresidentJawed Khan
ChairmanJenny Ngu
CEODr Aly Alias Stephen Nah
Project ManagerJason Jonathan
Event ManagerZaide Zambrie
Event CoordinatorIzam Ismail
State Director SemenanjungKimberly Lee
State Director SabahRichard Chok
State Director SarawakDato Raymond Jolly

The pageant was conceived by the Shaw Organisation in 1960 as a beauty pageant competition to find the representatives for Malaya and Borneo (North Borneo and Sarawak) for the Miss International pageant. Malaya first competed in Miss International was in 1960. The country was represented by Zanariah Ahmad (later Tunku Puan Zanariah) while Elizabeth Voon of North Borneo represented Borneo at the 1st edition of the pageant. From 1960 until mid 1970s, Shaw Organisation organised the pageant, then taken over by Far East Beauty Congress for a few years and Exclusive Resources Marketing Pte Ltd from 2010 until 2016. The pageant is considered as one of the oldest international beauty pageant in Malaysia.

In 2023, the national competition was supported by the government under the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture to improve the quality and excitement of beauty pageant competition in Malaysia. The pageant was also organised by Persatuan Pentas Anak Seni Malaysia (PPASM) and GRISM.

Malaysia has placed two times in the 1960s and had not been placed until 2023, where Cassandra Yap of Johor placed in the top 15. This is additionally Malaysia's most recent, and third placement.


Titleholders

YearRepresentative's NameHometownPlacementSpecial AwardsRef
1960 Tengku Zanariah binti Tengku Ahmad Kelantan Unplaced [3]
1961 Helen Tan Hong Lean Kuala Lumpur Top 15
  • Best National Costume
  • Speech Division
[4] [5]
1962 Brenda Alvisse Penang Unplaced [6] [7]
1965 Linda Lim Hong Eng Singapore Top 15 [8] [9]
1967 Marjorie Rongsank Penang Unplaced [10] [11]
1968 Maznah Mohammed Ali Johor Bahru Unplaced [12]
1969 Pauline Chai Siew Phin Ipoh Unplaced [13]
1970 Lucy Lim Lee Pahang Unplaced
1972 Francesca Lee Penang Unplaced
1973 Nancy Thong Kedah Unplaced
1974 Amy Theresa Sibert Sarawak Unplaced [14]
1975 Jenny Liew Tan Kota Bahru Unplaced
1976 Siti Fauziah Haron Penang Unplaced
1977 Dorothea Chuah Bagan Datuk Unplaced
1978 Farida Abdul Samad Selangor Unplaced
1979 Nancie Foo Sabak Bernam Unplaced [15]
1980 Christina Leong Senai Unplaced
1982 Karen Seet Yeng Chan Terengganu Unplaced
1983 Helen Ann Peters Penang Unplaced
1984 Jennifer Foong Sim Yong Malacca Unplaced
  • Miss Friendship
1986 Latonia Chang Pei-Pei Kuala Lumpur Unplaced [16]
1999 Andrea Franklin Gomez Sarawak Unplaced
2000 Aida Stannis Kazum Sarawak Unplaced
2001 Felina Cheah Teck Yoong Penang Unplaced
2002 Krystal Pang Chia Boon Kuala Lumpur Unplaced
2003 Ester Tan Selangor Unplaced
2004 Lim Lee Ching Kuala Lumpur Unplaced
2005 Winnie Chan Wai Ling Negeri Sembilan Unplaced
2006 Iris Hong Choy Yin Penang Unplaced
2007 Yennie Yim Lim Nee Penang Unplaced
2008 Zi Wei Tham Negeri Sembilan Unplaced
2009 Tay Tze Juan Selangor Unplaced
2010 Chantelle Chuah Ipoh Unplaced
2011 Celine Phong Sze Ling Perak Unplaced[ citation needed ]
2012 Olivia Teng Mei Xian Perak Unplaced [17]
2013 Charissa Chong Su Huey Selangor Unplaced [18]
2014 Rubini Sambanthan Muthaliyar Kajang Unplaced [19]
2015 Immaculate Lojuki Penampang Unplaced [20]
2016 Olivia Constance Nicholas Ipoh Unplaced
2017 Annie Wong Wei Wei Sibu Unplaced [21]
2018 Mandy Loo Poh Jern Penang Unplaced
  • Top 15 – Best Body
[22]
2019 Charmaine Chew Qi En Alor Setar Unplaced
  • Top 7 – Best National Costume
  • Top 10 – Miss Photogenic
[23]
2022 Giselle Tay Xin Heng Kuala Lumpur Unplaced [24]
2023 Cassandra Yap Jie Ying Johor Bahru Top 15
  • 4th Place – Best National Costume
[25]
2024 Ashlyn Ooi Tze Yin Penang TBATBA [26]

List of Runners-up

Miss International Malaysia

YearWinner
(1st Place)
1st Runner Up
(2nd Place)
2nd Runner Up
(3rd Place)
3rd Runner Up
(4th Place)
4th Runner Up
(5th Place)
1961Helen Tan [27]
Kuala Lumpur
Ann Woodford [28]
Malacca
Diana Kok
Perak
1962Brenda Alvisse
Penang
Maimunah Mustafa
Perak
1965Linda Lim [29]
Singapore
Betty Lim
Kuala Lumpur
Alice Woon
Singapore
1966Marjorie Rongsank [30]
Penang
Monkam Siprasome
Kedah
Habsah Hamdan
Sarawak
Shirley Palmer
Selangor
Maznah Ali
Johor
1968Maznah Ali [31]
Johor
Ramlah Alang
Terengganu
Doris Choong
Selangor
Edna Wanda Jacobs
Kelantan
1969Pauline Chai
Perak
Lucy Lim
Pahang
2017Annie Wong
Sarawak
Lynn Hang
Kedah
Audrey Lee
Kedah
2018Mandy Loo
Penang
Renu Sanderan
Pahang
Janie Chin
Perak
2022Giselle Tay
Kuala Lumpur
Kash Bhullar
Selangor
Jean Kueh
Selangor
2023Cassandra Yap
Johor
Kimberly Vung
Sabah
Christina Lee
Perak
Aaliyah Wunsch
Sarawak
2024Ashlyn Ooi
Penang

Miss International Borneo

YearWinner
(1st Place)
1st Runner Up
(2nd Place)
2nd Runner Up
(3rd Place)
3rd Runner Up
(4th Place)
4th Runner Up
(5th Place)
1960Elizabeth Voon
North Borneo
Mabel Ong
Kuching
Rachel Han
Seria
1962Jane Lim
North Borneo
Teresa Pang
Brunei
Cecelia Phung
Brunei

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