Formation | 1948 |
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Type | Beauty pageant |
Headquarters | Singapore |
Location | |
Membership | Miss Universe |
Official language | English |
National Director | Elaine Daly |
Key people | Nandita Banna |
Website | missuniversesg |
Miss Universe Singapore is a beauty pageant and organization that selects the Singapore official representative to the Miss Universe pageant. The reigning Miss Universe Singapore is Priyanka Annuncia, who was crowned on 16 September 2023.
This article is missing information about Events after 2015.(March 2022) |
Singapore has been sending representatives to Miss Universe contest as early as 1954. The title of the first Miss Singapore ever was won by the Siti Mariam binti Ismail in 1951. The city-state republic has been represented at Miss Universe every year since 1966. The country had its first semi finalist when Kathie Lee Lee Beng secured the eighth position, the highest ever placement Singapore attained when the pageant was held in St. Louis in 1983. In 1987 when Singapore played host to the Miss Universe pageant, home favourite Marion Nicole Teo came in at the ninth place. After 34 years, Singapore secures a place again, with Nandita Banna being a semifinalist in the 70th edition of the Miss Universe pageant held in Port of Eilat, Israel. [1]
Between 2001 and 2007, the contest was telecast 'live' by the local television station Mediacorp's Channel 5. Miss Universe Singapore Organisation holds the license to oversee and produce the Miss Universe Singapore pageant (2015). Prior to 2015, the contest was organised by Derrol Stepenny Promotions. [2] Nuraliza Osman, the 2002 Miss Universe Singapore winner, took over the Miss Universe Singapore's licence and franchise in May 2015 from Derrol Stepenny Promotions. [2] In April 2023, the Miss Universe Australia franchisee Tony and Sophia Barbagallo; of PinkTank Events acquired the Miss Universe Singapore license.
The following is a list of all Miss Universe Singapore titleholders, and runners-up.
Year | Miss Universe Singapore | First Runner-up | Second Runner-up | |
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2012 | Lynn Tan | Nowreen Khan | Louissa Thomas | |
2013 | Shi Lim | Cheryl Desiree Chan | Cordelia Low | |
2014 | Rathi Menon | Arrian North | Ijechi Nazirah Nwaozuzu | |
2015 | Lisa Marie White [3] | No runners-up as she was appointed by the organization to compete at Miss Universe, no national pageant in 2015. | ||
2016 | Cheryl Chou [4] | Tanisha Lissa Khan | Sonya Elisabeth Branson | |
2017 | Manuela Bruntraeger | Rudihra Ramathas | Emilbiany Nenggal Intong | |
2018 | Zahra Khanum | Tiong Jiaen | Jaslyn Tan | |
2019 | Mohana Prabha | Laranya Kumar | Cheryl Yao | |
2020 | Bernadette Belle Ong | No runners-up as she was appointed by the organization to compete at Miss Universe due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no national pageant in 2020. | ||
2021 | Nandita Banna [5] | Kalynskye Adrian | Lila Tan | |
2022 | Carissa Yap [6] | Yvonne Sashirekha | Denissia Delangle | |
2023 | Priyanka Annuncia [7] | Nikita Carters | Radhika Chandhok |
Year | Miss Singapore | Placement at Miss Universe | Special awards | Notes |
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Elaine Daly directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe from 2024 | ||||
2025 | TBA | TBA | ||
2024 | Charlotte Chia | Unplaced | ||
Tony & Sophia Barbagallo (PinkTank Events) directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe in 2023 | ||||
2023 | Priyanka Annuncia | Unplaced |
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Valerie Lim directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 2019―2022 | ||||
2022 | Carissa Yap | Unplaced | ||
2021 | Nandita Banna | Top 16 | ||
2020 | Bernadette Ong | Unplaced | Appointed — Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no national pageant in 2020. Instead, a runner-up was appointed as the Miss Universe Singapore 2020 by the organization. | |
2019 | Mohana Prabha | Unplaced | ||
Nuraliza Osman directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 2016―2018 | ||||
2018 | Zahra Khanum | Unplaced | ||
2017 | Manuela Bruntraeger | Unplaced | ||
2016 | Cheryl Chou | Unplaced | ||
Inès Ligron directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe i 2015 | ||||
2015 | Lisa Marie White | Unplaced | ||
Errol Pang directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 2009―2014 | ||||
2014 | Rathi Menon | Unplaced | ||
2013 | Shi Lim | Unplaced | ||
2012 | Lynn Tan | Unplaced | ||
2011 | Valerie Lim | Unplaced | ||
2010 | Tania Lim Kim Suan | Unplaced | ||
2009 | Rachel Janice Kum | Unplaced | ||
Mediacorp directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 2004―2008 | ||||
2008 | Shenise Wong Yan Yi | Unplaced | ||
2007 | Jessica Tan Yue Chang | Unplaced | ||
2006 | Carol Cheong Yim Foon | Unplaced | ||
2005 | Cheryl Tay | Unplaced | ||
2004 | Sandy Chua Khang Ein | Unplaced | ||
Daryl Pang directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 2000―2003 | ||||
2003 | Bernice Wong Chea Mei | Unplaced | ||
2002 | Nuraliza Osman | Unplaced | ||
2001 | Jaime Teo | Unplaced | ||
2000 | Eunice Elizabeth Olsen | Unplaced | ||
Metromedia Promotions Pte Ltd. directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 1993―1999 | ||||
1999 | Cheryl Marie Cordeiro | Unplaced | ||
1998 | Alice Lim Poh Choo | Unplaced | ||
1997 | Tricia Tan Siew Siew | Unplaced | ||
1996 | Angeline Putt | Unplaced | ||
1995 | Tun Neesa Abdullah | Unplaced | ||
1994 | Paulyn Sun | Unplaced | ||
1993 | Rena Ramiah Devi | Unplaced | Rena won the Best Model of the Asia & Pacific 1994, fourth runner-up at Miss Tourism International 1994 (Sri-Lanka Edition) and Miss Tourism International (Turkey Edition). | |
Dr. Robert C K Loh directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 1970―1992 | ||||
1992 | Cori Teo | Unplaced | ||
1991 | Eileen Yeow Yin Yin | Unplaced |
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1990 | Ong Lay Ling | Unplaced | ||
1989 | Pauline Chong | Unplaced | ||
1988 | Audrey Ann Tay | Unplaced |
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1987 | Marion Nicole Teo | Top 10 | ||
1986 | Farah Lange | Unplaced | ||
1985 | Lyana Chiok | Unplaced | ||
1984 | Violet Lee Hui-Min | Unplaced | ||
1983 | Kathie Lee Lee Beng | Top 12 | ||
1982 | Telma Judicia Mary Nonis | Unplaced | ||
1981 | Florence Tan | Unplaced | ||
1980 | Ann Chua Ai Choo | Unplaced | Rebranding as Miss Singapore Universe Organization. | |
1979 | Elaine Tan Kim Lian | Unplaced | ||
1978 | Annie Lee Mei Ling | Unplaced | ||
1977 | Marilyn Sim Choon May | Unplaced | ||
1976 | Linda Tham | Unplaced | ||
1975 | Sally Tan | Unplaced | ||
1974 | Angela Teo Bee Luang | Unplaced | ||
1973 | Debra Josephine de Souza | Unplaced | ||
1972 | Jacqueline Han Ghim Hong | Unplaced | ||
1971 | Jenny Ser Wang Wong | Unplaced | ||
1970 | Cecilia Undasan | Unplaced | ||
Shaw Brothers directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 1958―1969 | ||||
1969 | Mavis Young Siew Kim | Unplaced | ||
1968 | Yasmin Saif | Unplaced | ||
1967 | Bridget Ong Mei-Lee | Unplaced | ||
1966 | Margaret van Meel | Unplaced | ||
1965 | Alice Woon Yoke Kwee | Did not compete | She competed in various pageants including national competition of Miss Malaysia for Miss World 1963 and Miss Malaysia for Miss Universe 1965. | |
1964 | Vera Wee | Did not compete | She competed in Miss Universe Malaysia 1964 for Miss Universe 1964. | |
1962 | Julie Koh | Unplaced | ||
Did not compete in 1961 | ||||
1960 | Christl d'Cruz | Did not compete | ||
Did not compete in 1959 | ||||
1958 | Marion Willis [8] | Unplaced | ||
1954 | Marjorie Wee [9] | Unplaced | She won Miss Malaya 1954 pageant but debuted at Miss Universe 1954 as Miss Singapore instead. | |
1953 | Fatimah Omar [10] | Did not compete | ||
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