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| Formation | 2016 |
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| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Valletta |
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Membership | Miss Universe |
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President / CEO | Alan J. Darmanin |
Miss Malta Universe is a beauty pageant competition. The contest selects the country representative for Miss Universe. [1] The Maltese titleholder for 2024 is Beatrice Njoya of St. Paul's Bay and will represent Malta at Miss Universe 2024, to be held in Mexico.
The Maltese beauty pageant held for the first time in 1963 called Miss Malta beauty pageant or Star of Malta. In the beginning the Miss Universe representatives from Malta selected by Miss Malta pageant until 2001. George & Deggie Gatt Mangion as the founder of Miss Malta took over the franchise so many years until 2016 Alan J. Darmanin looked forward to take the license of Miss Universe back in Malta. Began in 2016 the new creation of Miss Universe Malta Organization created. The winner is expected to be the representative of Malta at Miss Universe pageant.
At Miss Universe Malta, candidates traditionally wear sashes representing their local councils. A candidate may represent the same council more than once, depending on Miss Universe Malta’s requirements. Although Malta has 68 official councils, not all participate each year, as it depends on the number of qualified candidates. The final results include a Second Runner-up, a First Runner-up, and ultimately, the Miss Universe Malta winner.
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| Year | Miss Malta Universe | Local Council | First Runner-up | Local Council | Second Runner-up | Local Council |
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| 2016 | Martha Fenech | St. Julian's | Christine Mifsud | Fgura | Dajana Laketic | Swatar |
| 2017 | Tiffany Pisani | Attard | Caricia Sammut | Rabat | Alexia Pauline Tabone | Tarxien |
| 2018 | Francesca Mifsud | Żejtun | Lyann Llies | Qawra | Marilena Gauci | Mellieħa |
| 2019 | Teresa Ruglio | Sliema | Nicola Grixti | Gżira | Nicole Mallia | Naxxar |
| 2020 | Anthea Zammit | Żebbuġ | Madeline Baldacchino | Qrendi | Jasmine Camilleri | Mosta |
| 2021 | Jade Cini | Valletta | Michela Galea | Mġarr | Maxine Formosa | St. Julian's |
| 2022 | Maxine Formosa [4] | St. Julian's | Not awarded | |||
| 2023 | Ella Portelli [5] | St. Julian's | Julie Ann Cluett | Floriana | Ntombi Malinga | San Gwann |
| 2024 | Beatrice Njoya [6] | Saint Paul's Bay | Janei Desira | Zejtun | Julieth Vasco | Floriana |
| 2025 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Year | Local Council | Miss Universe Malta | Placement at Miss Universe | Special awards | Notes |
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| Alan J. Darmanin directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe from 2016 | |||||
| 2025 | TBA | TBA | TBA | First married woman to win the title of Miss Universe Malta. | |
| 2024 | Saint Paul's Bay | Beatrice Njoya | Unplaced | First married woman to win the title of Miss Universe Malta. | |
| 2023 | St. Julian's | Ella Portelli | Unplaced | ||
| 2022 | St. Julian's | Maxine Formosa | Unplaced |
| Appointed — The 2nd Runner-up of 2021 crowned as the Miss Universe Malta 2022. |
| 2021 | Valletta | Jade Cini | Unplaced | ||
| 2020 | Żebbuġ | Anthea Zammit | Unplaced | ||
| 2019 | Sliema | Teresa Ruglio | Unplaced | The 1st Venezuelan-Maltese in Miss Malta history. | |
| 2018 | Żejtun | Francesca Mifsud | Unplaced | ||
| 2017 | Attard | Tiffany Pisani | Unplaced | The winner of the cycle 6 of Britain's Next Top Model 2010. | |
| 2016 | St. Julian's | Martha Fenech | Unplaced | ||
| Did not compete between 2002-2015 | |||||
| Year | Local Council | Miss Malta | Placement at Miss Universe | Special awards | Notes |
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| George and Deggie Gatt Mangion directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 1968―2001 | |||||
| 2001 | Città Victoria | Rosalie Theuma | Unplaced | ||
| 2000 | St. Julian's | Jolene Arpa | Unplaced | ||
| 1999 | Qormi | Dorianne Muscat | Unplaced | ||
| 1998 | Valletta | Carol Cassar | Unplaced | ||
| 1997 | San Ġwann | Claire Grech | Unplaced | ||
| 1996 | Lija | Roseanne Farrugia | Unplaced | ||
| 1995 | Fleur-de-Lys | Sonia Massa | Unplaced | Miss Malta returned wearing the sash of Malta. | |
| George and Deggie Gatt Mangion directorship "Miss Republic of Malta" | |||||
| 1994 | Fleur-de-Lys | Paola Camilleri | Unplaced | ||
| 1993 | Qormi | Roberta Borg | Unplaced | ||
| 1992 | Città Victoria | Julienne Camilleri | Unplaced | ||
| 1991 | Qormi | Michelle Zarb | Unplaced | ||
| 1990 | Msida | Charmaine Farrugia | Unplaced | ||
| 1989 | Città Victoria | Sylvana Sammut Pandolfino | Unplaced | Miss Malta wore the Republic of Malta name on her sash. | |
| George and Deggie Gatt Mangion directorship "Star Malta/Miss Malta" | |||||
| 1988 | Santa Venera | Stephanie Spiteri | Unplaced | ||
| 1987 | Mdina | Kristina Apap Bologna | Unplaced | ||
| 1986 | Mosta | Antoinette Zerafa | Unplaced | ||
| 1985 | Pembroke | Fiona Micallef | Unplaced | ||
| 1984 | Sliema | Marisa Sammut | Unplaced | ||
| 1983 | Sliema | Christine Bonnici | Unplaced | ||
| 1982 | Gzira | Rita Falzon | Unplaced | ||
| 1981 | St Julian's | Susanne Galea | Unplaced | ||
| 1980 | Valletta | Isabelle Zammit | Unplaced | ||
| 1979 | Città Victoria | Dian Borg Bartolo | Unplaced | ||
| 1978 | Żebbuġ | Pauline Lewise Farrugia | Unplaced | ||
| 1977 | Żurrieq | Jane Benedicta Saliba | Unplaced | ||
| 1976 | Kalkara | Mary Grace Ciantar | Unplaced | ||
| 1975 | Valletta | Frances Pace Ciantar | Unplaced | ||
| 1974 | Valletta | Josette Pace | Unplaced | ||
| 1973 | Msida | Marthese Vigar | Unplaced | ||
| 1972 | Paola | Doris Abdilla | Unplaced | ||
| 1971 | Valletta | Felicity Celia Carbott | Unplaced | ||
| 1970 | Birkirkara | Tessie Pisani | Unplaced | ||
| 1969 | Gżira | Natalie Quintana | Unplaced | ||
| 1968 | Qormi | Kathlene Farrugia | Unplaced | ||
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