Miss Malaya 1954

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Miss Malaya 1954
Date28 June 1954
Venue Capitol Theatre, Singapore
Director Shaw Bros
Sponsor
Entrants24
Placements10
WinnerMarjorie Wee
Malayan Airways
1964  →

Miss Malaya 1954, was held on 28 June 1954 at the Capitol Theatre, Singapore. 21 candidates from across Malaya and Singapore and 3 candidates from Sarawak participated in this year's competition. [1] Most of the candidates were nominated by various organisations such as Qantas Boac, Fortune Advertising Ltd., Robinson and Co. Ltd., Malayan Airways, Shewan Tomes and more but individual entries were also welcomed to compete in the pageant. The prizes of the pageant were a free trip to America, a trip to Hong Kong, and a trip either to Penang or Singapore. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Marjorie Wee, a 21-year-old air hostess represented Malayan Airways won the title at the end of the event. [5] [6] Wee was supposed to debut in Miss Universe 1954 as Miss Malaya but due to several reasons she had to represent Singapore instead in the pageant held in Long Beach, California, United States. [7] [8] [9]

Requirements

In order to compete in Miss Malaya 1954 pageant, the candidates must: [10]

Result

Final ResultsContestants
Miss Malaya 1954
1st Runner-up
2nd Runner-up
3rd Runner-up
4th Runner-up
Top 10

Candidates

24 candidates competed for the crown and title.

  1. Marjorie Wee, 21, of Singapore [11] (nominated by Malayan Airways)
  2. Violet Sleigh, 19, of Kuala Lumpur (1st Runner-up of Miss Federation of Malaya 1954 - nominated by Robinson and Co. Ltd.) [12]
  3. Rugayah Ibrahim, 19, of Singapore [13]
  4. Vanaja Mandhavan, 18, of Telok Anson [14] (Winner of Miss Federation of Malaya 1954) [15] [16]
  5. Nora Chan, 18, of Sarawak (Miss Sarong and Kebaya Sarawak 1954) [17]
  6. Dorothy de Souza, 23 [18] (nominated by Fortune Advertising)
  7. Phyllis Westerhout,18, of Singapore [19]
  8. Jeannette McLachlan, of Singapore
  9. Violet Ooi (nominated by Qantas Boac Airways)
  10. Corrine Siddons (nominated by Far Eastern Music School)
  11. Jamiah Mohammed, of Sarawak
  12. Maria Menado, 20, of Singapore [20]
  13. Surina Marier, of Singapore [21]
  14. Joyce Sleigh, 18, of Kuala Lumpur [22] (3rd Runner-up of Miss Federation of Malaya 1954 - nominated by Robinson and Co. Ltd.)
  15. Doris Ware, 18, of Singapore [23]
  16. Elvyna Ollenbach, 20, of Raub [24]
  17. Linda Bodestyne, 18 [25]
  18. Julia Phua, 25, of Indonesia [26] (nominated by Messrs Shewan Tomes & Co. Ltd.)
  19. Vicky Elias, 23, of Singapore [27]
  20. Ivy Koh, 18, of Singapore [28]
  21. Pat Darby, 21 (2nd Runner-up of Miss Federation of Malaya 1954)
  22. S. Henderson, of Taiping (Top 6 finalist of Miss Federation of Malaya 1954)
  23. Sahriffah Syed Abdyllah Idin, of Alor Setar (Top 6 finalist of Miss Federation of Malaya 1954)
  24. Elsie Divinia Mowe, of Sarawak

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