Miss World Malaysia 2018 | |
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Date | 8 September 2018 |
Entertainment |
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Venue | Borneo Convention Centre Kuching, Sarawak |
Director | Dr. Sean Wong |
Producer | Creative Teamlab Sdn. Bhd. |
Entrants | 12 |
Placements | 5 |
Winner | Larissa Ping Liew Sarawak |
Miss World Malaysia 2018, the 51st edition of the Miss World Malaysia pageant, was held at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching in Sarawak on 8 September 2018. [1]
Present were Sarawak Chief Minister, Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg and his wife Datin Patinggi Juma'ani Tuanku Bujang as well as Toh Puan Raghad Kurdi Taib, the wife of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak and Datuk Haji Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports. [2] The winner received a crown worth RM4 million, RM30,000 cash and RM30,000 worth of prizes. [3] The event itself was supported by the Ministry of Tourism Sarawak.
12 contestants competed in the grand finale. Sarawakian lass Larissa Ping was crowned Miss World Malaysia 2018. She was crowned by Malaysian actresses, Nabila Huda and Carmen Soo. She then represented Malaysia at Miss World 2018 in Sanya, China where she placed in the Top 30. [4] [5]
12 contestants competed for the crown and title. [6] [7]
No. | Contestant | Age | Height | Placement |
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01 | Larissa Ping Liew | 19 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Miss World Malaysia 2018 |
02 | Esther Chew Yen Qi | 24 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | |
03 | Noel Mun Yi | 22 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |
04 | Dhurghesswary Uthawaraj | 20 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | |
05 | Zane Wong | 22 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |
06 | Emily Ng Nee | 24 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |
07 | Shannen Jade Totten | 24 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | 1st Princess |
08 | Amanda Andrea Koh | 26 | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | |
09 | Kathleen Wong | 24 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Top 5 |
10 | Naomi Sim En Yi | 26 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 2nd Princess |
11 | Francisca Luhong James | 22 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Top 5 |
12 | Loh Shi Min | 22 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
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