List of Miss Universe Malaysia titleholders

This is a list of women who have won the Miss Malaya, Miss Malaysia and Miss Universe Malaysia beauty pageant.

Titleholders

1964 to present

From 1964 on, the winner of Miss Universe Malaysia represent the country at Miss Universe pageant.

  •   Declared as winner
  •   Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
  •   Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
  •   Ended as special awards winner
Year State Miss Universe Malaysia Placement at Miss Universe Special awards
2025 Kuala Lumpur Chloe Lim Unplaced
2024 Selangor Sandra Lim Shue Hui Top 30
2023 Kuala Lumpur Serena Siew Mun Lee[1] Unplaced
2022 Selangor Lesley Cheam Wei Yeng Unplaced
2021 Did not compete
2020 Sarawak Francisca Luhong James[2] Unplaced
2019 Kuala Lumpur Shwetajeet Kaur Sekhon[3] Unplaced
2018 Penang Jane Teoh Jun[4] Unplaced
2017 Kuala Lumpur Samantha Katie James[5] Unplaced
2016 Selangor Kiranmeet Kaur Jassal[6] Unplaced
2015 Negeri Sembilan Vanessa Tevi Kumares[7] Unplaced
2014 Perak Sabrina Beneett[8] Unplaced
2013 Putrajaya Carey Ng Sue Mun[9] Unplaced
2012 Penang Kimberley Ann Estrop-Leggett[10] Unplaced
2011 Kuala Lumpur Deborah Priya Henry[11] Unplaced
2010 Selangor Nadine Ann Thomas[12] Unplaced
2009 Sabah Joannabelle Ng Li Vun[13] Unplaced
2008 Terengganu Levi Li Su Lin[14] Unplaced
2007 Sarawak Adelaine Chin Ai Nee[15] Unplaced
2006 Malacca Melissa Ann Tan Swee Yen[16] Unplaced
2005 Sabah Angela Gan Hui Boon[17] Unplaced
2004 Penang Andrea Veronica Fonseka[18] Unplaced
2003 Kuala Lumpur Elaine Daly[19] Unplaced
2002 Sarawak Karen Lit Eit Ang[20] Unplaced
2001 Pahang Michelle Tung Mei Chin[21] Unplaced
2000 Sarawak Lynette Mei-Ling Ludi[22] Unplaced
1999 Sarawak Jeanette Ooi Phaik Kween Unplaced
1998 Kuala Lumpur Sherine Wong Sook Ling Unplaced
1997 Penang Trincy Low Ee Bing Unplaced
1996 Johor Adeline Ong Siew Fong[23] Unplaced
1995 Selangor Suziela Azrai Unplaced
1994 Sarawak Liza Koh[24][25] Unplaced
1993 Selangor Lucy Narayanasamy Unplaced
1992 Kuala Lumpur Crystal Yong Unplaced
1991 Perak Elaine Chew Unplaced
1990 Perak Anna Lin Mei Yoke Unplaced
1989 Selangor Carmen Cheah Swee Unplaced
1988 Johor Linda Lum Chee Ling Unplaced
1987 Sabah Christine Praglar Unplaced
1986 Sabah Betty Chee Nyuk Pit Unplaced
1985 Pahang Agnes Chin Lai Hong Unplaced
1984 Selangor Latifah Abdul Hamid Unplaced
1983 Kedah Puspa Mohamad Salleh[26] Unplaced
1982 Kuala Lumpur Siti Rohani Wahid Unplaced
1981 Kuala Lumpur Audrey Loh Yin Fong Unplaced
1980 Pahang Felicia Yong Lee Lin Unplaced
1979 Pahang Irene Wong Sun Ching[27][28] Unplaced
1978 Kuala Lumpur Yasmin Yusuff Unplaced Best National Costume (2nd runner-up)
1977 Pahang Leong Li Ping[29] Unplaced
1976 Perak Teh Faridah Ahmad Norizan[30] Unplaced
1975 Perak Alice Cheong Yee Leng[31] Unplaced
1974 Johor Lily Chong Swee Lian Unplaced
1973 Selangor Margaret Loo Tai-Tai Unplaced
1972 Johor Helen Looi[32] Unplaced
1971 Terengganu Yvette Maria Bateman[33] Unplaced
1970 Perak Josephine Lena Wong[34] Top 15
  • Queen of Expo
  • Best in Swimsuit (Top 10)
1969 Penang Sabrina Loo[35][note 1] Did not compete
Selangor Rosemary Wan Chow Mei Unplaced
1968 Johor Maznah Mohamed Ali Unplaced
1967 Kedah Monkam Siprasome[36][37][note 2] Unplaced
1966 Perak Helen Lee Siew Lien[38][39] Unplaced
1965 Penang Patricia Augustus Unplaced
1964 Selangor Angela Filmer[40] Unplaced

1949 to 1963

Miss Malaysia titleholders from 1949 to 1963 include:

Year State Miss Malaya Placement at Miss Universe Special awards
1963 Kelantan Nik Azizah Nik Yahya Did not compete
1962 Singapore Sarah Al Habshee Abdullah Unplaced
1955 Unknown Unknown[41] Did not compete
1954 Singapore Marjorie Wee[42][43] Debut as Miss Singapore
1953 Singapore Violet Maria Sleigh[44] Did not compete
1952 Selangor Zainon Mohammed Did not compete
1951 Kuala Lumpur Colleen Cooke[45][46] No pageant
1949 Kuala Lumpur Joan May Darby[47] No pageant

List of Runners-up and finalists

Edition Winner
(1st Place)
1st Runner–Up
(2nd Place)
2nd Runner–Up
(3rd Place)
3rd Runner–Up
(4th Place)
4th Runner–Up
(5th Place)
1949 Joan Darby
Kuala Lumpur
Babsy Nariman
Burma/ Singapore
Margaret Potter
Kuala Lumpur
Not awarded from 1949 until 1973
1951 Colleen Cooke
Kuala Lumpur
Queenie Hatelie
Penang
Maria
Singapore
1953 Violet Sleigh
Kuala Lumpur
Adeda Al-Johary
Singapore
Jill Wilkinson
Penang
1954 Marjorie Wee
Singapore
Violet Sleigh
Kuala Lumpur
Rugayah Ibrahim
Singapore
1964 Angela Filmer
Selangor
Vera Wee
Singapore
Leonie Foo
Perak
1965 Patricia Augustus
Penang
Alice Woon
Singapore
Clara de Run
Selangor
1966 Helen Lee
Perak
Betty Lim
Kuala Lumpur
Ho Lee
Kuala Lumpur
1967 Monkam Siprasome
Kedah
Maznah Mohamed Ali
Johor
Ramlah Alang
Terengganu
1969 Sabrina Loo
Penang
Rosemary Wan
Selangor
Sandra Van Geyzel
Negeri Sembilan
1970 Josephine Lena Wong
Perak
Linda Soo
Penang
Mary Ann Wong
Pahang
1971[33] Yvette Bateman
Terengganu
Zuraidah Ismail
Pahang
Jenny Ng
Johor
1973 Margaret Loo
Selangor
Evelyn Thum
Penang
Marleng Shawn
Sarawak
1974[48] Lily Chong
Johor
Linda Kaur
Selangor
Rosalinda Ahmad
Terengganu
Jan Khan
Perak
Susanna Jipanis
Sabah
1975[49] Alice Cheong
Perak
Sabrina Husseini
Penang
Janet Yee
Selangor
Gracie Veronica Giekie
Sarawak
Jamaliah Ahmad
Terengganu
1976 Faridah Norizan
Perak
Maria Low
Johor
Noraine Ahmad Not awarded
1978 Yasmin Yusoff
Kuala Lumpur
Nancie Foo
Selangor
Leona Anne Pinto
Sarawak
Ngafimah Osir
Sabah
Risia Ali Omar
Sabah
1979 Irene Wong
Pahang
Debbie Oh
Sarawak
Saharah Abu Bakar
Kelantan
Janet Poon
Kedah
Annie Chin
Selangor
1988 Linda Lum
Johor
Amy Quek
Sarawak
Jennifer Chong
Negeri Sembilan
Not awarded
1989 Carmen Cheah
Selangor
Christine Tan
Penang
Evrill June
Sabah
Bernaddine Ooi
Penang
Jean Chia
Sarawak
1997 Trincy Low
Penang
Ooi Bee Bee Kathleen Cyril Not awarded
2000 Lynette Ludi
Sarawak
Alda Stannis Kasun
Sabah
Surita Lim
Kuala Lumpur
Jcqlyne Chin[50] Unknown
2002 Karen Ang
Sarawak
Christina Chelliah
Kuala Lumpur
Unknown
2003 Elaine Daly
Kuala Lumpur
Andrea Ho
Penang
Rane Tey
Johor
A. Thanusia
Penang
Jacqueline How
Kuala Lumpur
2004 Andrea Fonseka
Penang
Pushpa Narayan
Pahang
Estelle Looi
Penang
Not awarded from 2004 until 2010
2005 Angela Gan
Sabah
Chloe Chan
Perak
Chermaine Poo
Kuala Lumpur
2006 Melissa Ann Tan
Malacca
Rehka Athmalingam
Perak
Daphne Chan
Johor
2007 Adelaine Chin
Sarawak
Goh Nai Hsing
Kuala Lumpur
Sue Ann Cheng
Sarawak
2008 Levy Li
Terengganu
Jean Thor Nee
Kuala Lumpur
Valerie Chan
Sarawak
2009 Joannabelle Ng
Sabah
Cassandra Patrick
Kuala Lumpur
Claudia Tania Sibert
Sarawak
2010 Nadine Ann Thomas
Selangor
Mourhna Reddy
Kuala Lumpur
Vera Hui
Johor
2012 Kimberley Leggett
Penang
Gabriella Robinson
Kuala Lumpur
Boon Lu Xanne
Selangor
Juanita Ramayah
Selangor
Not awarded from 2012 until 2013
2013 Carey Ng
Putrajaya
Natalia Ng
Selangor
May Salitah Naru Kiob
Sabah
Symren Kaur
Kuala Lumpur
2014 Sabrina Beneett
Perak
Lalitha Ramesh
Sabah
Kausalya Ida
Sarawak
Lyn Lim
Penang
Karina Grewal
Selangor
2015 Vanessa Tevi Kumares
Negeri Sembilan
Pauline Tan
Selangor
Kelly Jagan
Sabah
Sugeeta Chandran
Selangor
Not awarded
2016 Kiran Jassal
Selangor
Dhivya Dhyana Suppiah
Kuala Lumpur
Lina Soong
Negeri Sembilan
Swarna Naidu
Penang
Nisha Sema
Penang
2017 Samantha James
Kuala Lumpur
Dana Low
Selangor
Ollemadthee Kunasagaran
Penang
Laura Simon
Sabah
Not awarded from 2017 until 2020
2018 Jane Teoh
Penang
Alexis Sue-Ann Seow
Selangor
Liliana Fernandez
Kuala Lumpur
Jasebel Robert
Kuala Lumpur
2019 Shweta Sekhon
Kuala Lumpur
Frost Yaw
Johor
Tessmin Kaur
Selangor
Su Lee
Kuala Lumpur
2020 Francisca Luhong James
Sarawak
Charissa Chong
Selangor
Serene Chai
Johor
Neha Verma
Kuala Lumpur
2022 Cheam Wei Yeng
Selangor
Ajunee Kaur
Kuala Lumpur
Tee Wan Ying
Pahang
Not awarded
2023 Serena Lee
Kuala Lumpur
Caroline Green
Sarawak
Temara Nelia Inigo
Selangor
2024 Sandra Lim
Selangor
Gianna Tan
Selangor
Temara Nelia Inigo
Selangor
2025 Chloe Lim
Kuala Lumpur
Priyaa Simmi
Kuala Lumpur
Jenli Lee
Kuala Lumpur

Franchise

National Directors

  1. Jaycee Liu Chang Lan (1962–1980)
  2. Unknown (1981–2009)
  3. Andrea Fonseka (2010–2013)[51]
  4. Carey Ng (2014–2016)
  5. Elaine Daly (2013, 2016–2022)[52]
  6. Poppy Capella Swastika (2023)
  7. Eleen Yong (2024)
  8. Charissa Chong (2025)
  9. Ayu Omar (2026–present) as President & National Director

Franchise holders

  1. Rotary Club Kuala Lumpur (1952–1959)
  2. Junior Chamber of Malaya (1960–1963)
  3. PJ and Jaycees Kuala Lumpur (1964–1968)
  4. Far East Beauty Congress (1969–1974)
  5. Miss Orient Sdn. Bhd. (1975–1980)
  6. Pageant Promotions Pte. Ltd. (1981–2008)
  7. Beyond Entity Sdn. Bhd. (2009–2022; 2024)
  8. Just Capella Sdn. Bhd. (2023)
  9. Miss Grand International Public Company Limited (2026–present)

Name changes

  1. Miss Malaya (1962–1963)
  2. Miss Malaysia (1964–1969)
  3. Miss Malaysia Universe (1970–2009)
  4. Miss Universe Malaysia (2010–present)

Notes

  1. ↑ Dethroned due to unwilling to represent Malaysia at Miss Universe. Her first runner-up, Rosemary Wan of Selangor took over the crown and title.
  2. ↑ She was also known by her other name "Ann/Anne Low".

References

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