Miss Malaysia
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Miss Malaysia represents Malaysia in two of the major international pageant - Miss Universe and Miss World. Both winners of the national pageant are selected at separate competitions as both pageants are owned by different organisations. Usually, the Miss Malaysia Universe pageant is held earlier to coincide with the Miss Universe pageant and the Miss Malaysia World pageant later on in the year.
The winner of these contests will hold the title of Miss Malaysia Universe or Miss Malaysia World for a one year term. The pageant does not emphasize merely on appearance but also beauty that radiates from within. Many viewed the winner of Miss Malaysia World as superior to the winner of Miss Malaysia Universe for the fact that many former Miss Malaysia World have went on to make a name for themselves as compared to former Miss Malaysia Universe. Cases in point - Michelle Yeoh , Fazira Wan Chek, Lina Teoh, Arianna Teoh, Jaclyn Lee, Tan Su Wei, Gloria Ting, Emmeline Ng and Deborah Priya Henry. Nevertheless, two former Miss Malaysia Universe stand above the rest, stamping their mark on the entertainment industry - Elaine Daly and Andrea Fonseka.
The first and only Malaysian semifinalist in the Miss Universe pageant is Josephine Lena Wong (now Fonseka) in 1970. She is the mother of Miss Malaysia Universe 2004, Andrea Fonseka.
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[edit] Miss Malaysia/Universe Titleholders
2008 - Levy Li Su Lin
2007 - Adelaine Chin Ai Nee
2006 - Melissa Ann Tan
2005 - Angela Gan
2004 - Andrea Fonseka
2003 - Elaine Daly
2002 - Karen Ang Lit Eit
2001 - Tung Mei Chin
2000 - Lynette Mei Ling Ludi
1999 - Jeanette Ooi
1998 - Sherine Wong Sook Ling
1997 - Trincy Low
1996 - Adeline Ong
1995 - Suziela Bt Azrai
1994 - Liza Koh
1993 - Lucy Narayanasamy
1992 - Crystal Yong
1991 - Elaine Chew
1990 - Anna Lin
1989 - Carmen Cheah Swee
1988 - Linda Lum Chee Ling
1987 - Christine Praglar
1986 - Batty Chee
1985 - Agnes Chin Lai Hong
1984 - Latifah Abdul Hamid
1983 - Puspa Mohamed
1982 - Siti Rohani Bt Wahid
1981 - Audrey Loh
1980 - Felicia Yong
1979 - Irene Wong
1978 - Yasmin Yussuf
1977 - Leong Li Ping
1976 - Teh Faridah Ahmad
1975 - Alice Cheong
1974 - Lily Chong
1973 - Maggie Loo
1972 - Helen Looi
1971 - Yvette Beterman
1970 - Josephine Lena
1969 - Rosemary Wan Chow Mui
1968 - Maznah Binte Mohammed Ali
1967 - Monkam Anne Lowe Siprasome
1966 - Helen Lee Siew Lien
1965 - Patricia Agustus
1964 - Angela Filmer
[edit] Miss Malaysia/World titleholders
2007 - Deborah Priya Henry
2006 - Adeline Choo Wan Ling
2005 - Emmeline Ng Wei-Shu
2004 - Gloria Ting Mei-Ru
2003 - Wong Sze-Zen
2002 - Mabel Ng Chin-Mei
2001 - Sasha Tan Hwee-Teng
2000 - Tan Su Wei
1999 - Jaclyn Lee Tze-Wey
1998 - Lina Teoh Pick Lim
1997 - Arianna Teoh Lai-Poh
1996 - Qu-An How Cheok-Kuan
1995 - Trincy Low Ee-Bing
1994 - Rahima Orchient Yayah
1993 - Jacqueline Ngu
1992 - Fazira Wan Chek
1991 - Samantha Schubert
1989 - Vivian Chen Shee Yee
1988 - Sue Wong Choy Fun
1987 - Sheela Shankar
1986 - Joan Cardoza
1985 - Rosalind Kong Siew-Kuen
1984 - Christine Teo Pick Yoon
1983 - Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng
1982 - Nellie Teoh Swee Yong
1981 - Cynthia Geraldine de Castro
1980 - Callie Liew Tan Chee
1979 - Shirley Chew
1978 - Kartina Osir
1977 - Christine Mary Lim Lim Boey
1976 - Che Puteh Naziadin
1975 - Fauziah Haron
1974 - Shirley Tan
1973 - Narimah Yusoff
1972 - Janet Mok
1971 - Daphne Munro
1969 - Pauline Chai
1966 - Merlyn McKelvie
1965 - Clara De Run
1963 - Catherine Loh
[edit] Fatwa
Muslims are currently banned from entering any beauty pageants following a fatwa issued in 1997. Rahima Orchient Yayah was the last Muslim Miss Malaysia World titleholder in 1994 and the first Malaysian semifinalist in the international pageant. To date, apart from Rahima Orchient Yayah, only three Miss Malaysia World have made the semifinals of the Miss World pageant - Lina Teoh, Arianna Teoh and Deborah Priya Henry. Lina Teoh holds the record for the highest placement when she finished as 2nd Runner-up to Miss World 1998, Israel's Linor Abargil. One prominent Muslim former Miss Malaysia World is the singer-actress Erra Fazira. The last Muslim Miss Malaysia Universe titleholder was Suziela Binte Azrai in 1995.
Currently, it is not possible for a Muslim girl to win Miss Malaysia because of the swimsuit category of the Miss Universe and Miss World competition which contradicts with Muslim law. The last Malay girl winning Miss Malaysia World was Rahima Orchient Yayah back in 1994 and the last Malay girl winning Miss Malaysia Universe was Suziela Azrai in 1995. This rule does not apply to all Muslim populated countries however because girls of the Muslim faith still do win beauty pageants in countries such as Indonesia and Singapore.
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