Miss Malaysia is a national beauty pageant in Malaysia.
27-457: Before Malaysia was formed, Malaysian representatives represented the whole nation with a title of "Miss Malaya". Color keys Malaysia has been represented in the Big Four international beauty pageants since 1960. These are Miss World , Miss Universe , Miss International and Miss Earth . Color keys In 2017, the first runner-up was sent to Miss Intercontinental pageant. In 2018 and 2019,
54-593: A nasty twist in July - September 1997 when four Malay participants joined the Miss Malaysian petite contest, only to be arrested by the authorities. In the ensuing public outcry and debate that followed, the effectiveness of the fatwa was shown given the influence of the Selangor's Mufti over the nation's sharia law. The fatwa resonated with the ideology that Muslim women should cover up private parts of their body, or Aurat of which
81-513: A position is indicated in bold The country/territory that was dethroned, resigned or originally held the position is indicated in striketrough The country/territory that was dethroned, resigned or originally held the position but was not replaced is indicated underlined Miss Tourism International Miss Tourism International is an annual international beauty pageant run and owned by Malaysia–based D’Touch International Sdn. Bhd. Foundation. The current Miss Tourism International
108-522: A streak of six successive years. After winning Miss Earth 2019 , Puerto Rico became the first territory and fourth country to win all titles of the Big Four pageants. Puerto Rico currently has ten Big Four crowns: five Miss Universe , two Miss World , two Miss International , and one Miss Earth . After winning Miss Earth 2020 , the United States became the fifth country to win in all titles of
135-517: A university lecturer advised people to stop practising it for fear that it could deviate from the teachings of Islam. The move was met with protests from progressive Muslim women's groups like Sisters in Islam who deemed the fatwas regressive while observers claimed it highlighted the worrying trend of overt Islamisation in Malaysia. The four contestants are: Nevertheless, a public outcry ensued, as members of
162-418: Is Tia Li Taveepanichpan from Thailand . She was crowned on November 25, 2023. The Miss Tourism International is a pageant that plays host to many internationalism beauty Queens from around the world. The pageant was first held in 1994 at Kuching , Sarawak , where 24 contestants completed. In 2011, the pageant was live telecast on RTM1 and witnessed by thousands of relievers at Dataran Merdeka prior to
189-527: Is a fully fledged event management and promotion company. It is helmed by Tan Sri Datuk Danny Ooi, the President & Franchise owner, a fellow Malaysian who dared to dream the great, and envisioned putting Malaysia on the world map. Color keys In Malaysia, female Muslims were denied participation in beauty pageants following the issue of a fatwa in 1996 by the Mufti of Selangor, Ishak Baharom. The issue came to
216-597: Is currently the only country to win back-to-back in Miss Universe 2008 and Miss Universe 2009 . Stefanía Fernandez won the Miss Universe 2009 title in which Venezuela earned a Guinness World Record to have the first Miss Universe winner succeeded by her compatriot, Miss Universe 2008 Dayana Mendoza . In Miss Earth, the victory of Angelia Ong in Miss Earth 2015 , succeeding Jamie Herrell , Miss Earth 2014 , made
243-607: Is the country with the most wins in the Big Four pageants - and the most wins in the latter two pageants' respective histories. By winning Miss Earth 2013 , Venezuela became the first and so far only country to win all four pageants multiple times. After winning Miss World 2013 , the Philippines was the third country and the first in Asia to win all titles of the Big Four pageants. The Philippines currently has six Miss International crowns, four Miss Universe crowns, four Miss Earth crowns -
270-417: The Big Four are considered the most prestigious, widely covered and broadcast by media. The Wall Street Journal , BBC News , CNN , Xinhua News Agency , and global news agencies such as Reuters , Associated Press and Agence France-Presse collectively refer to the four major pageants as the "Big Four". In October 2005, Cynthia Kanema of Zambia earned the distinction of becoming
297-577: The Big League Pageants refers to the four major international beauty pageants for women — Miss World , Miss Universe , Miss International and Miss Earth . The group was first described by the China Daily newspaper in 2004 as "the world's four major beauty contests". In April 2008, the South China Morning Post described them as "four of the world's top beauty pageants";
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#1732904944464324-743: The 2012 countdown. Also in 2002, the first live internet broadcast of the event occurred. In 2022, the pageant was hosted again in Kuching, Sarawak for the second time. The pageant was held for 18 days from 11 to 28 November. No contest Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International No contest Miss Tourism Metropolitan International No contest Miss Tourism Global No contest Miss Tourism Cosmopolitan International No contest Miss Dreamgirl of
351-589: The Big Four pageant titles in any of its titles streak. France became the first nation to win at least two of the Big 4 beauty pageant titles in the same year, winning in 1953 (Miss Universe and Miss World), followed by Brazil in 1968 (Miss Universe and Miss International), Australia in 1972 (Miss Universe and Miss World), Venezuela in 1981 (Miss Universe and Miss World) as well as in 2013 (Miss Universe and Miss Earth), India in 1994 and 2000 (Miss Universe and Miss World), Ecuador in 2011 (Miss International and Miss Earth), and
378-588: The Big Four pageants. It currently has nine Miss Universe crowns - the most in the pageant's history - alongside three crowns in Miss World and three crowns in Miss International . After winning Miss Earth 2024 , Australia became the sixth country and the first in the oceanic region to win in all titles of the Big Four pageants. The country has two Miss Universe crowns, two Miss World crowns and three crowns in Miss International . The Philippines holds
405-664: The Philippines in 2013 (Miss World and Miss International) and 2015 (Miss Universe and Miss Earth). In Miss World, three back-to-back victories have been recorded. In its first two editions, Sweden recorded back-to-back with Kiki Hakansson and May-Louise Flodin in Miss World 1951 and Miss World 1952 , respectively. United Kingdom contestants Ann Sidney and Lesley Langley duplicated this feat in Miss World 1964 and Miss World 1965 , respectively. The most recent back-to-back Miss World victories came from India, with Yukta Mookhey in Miss World 1999 and Priyanka Chopra in Miss World 2000 edition. In Miss Universe, Venezuela
432-560: The Philippines to date the only country to win back-to-back in the Miss Earth pageant. The Miss International competition, on the other hand, has yet to see a back-to-back win. As of the Miss Universe 2024 edition that took place on November 16, 2024, there have been 15,533 entrants and 3,378 placements in the Big Four international beauty pageants. Not replaced resigned or dethroned titles appear in bold and assumed titles appear in bold underlined. The country/territory that assumed
459-404: The beauty pageants' practices ran contrary to - even though such religious enactments also apply to male pageants. In Kuala Lumpur on 21 July 2013, the organisers of Miss Malaysia World 2013 were forced to drop four of its Muslim finalists following a fatwa prohibiting Muslim women from joining beauty pageants. According to Wan Zahidi, the fatwa prohibiting Muslim women from joining beauty pageants
486-674: The company’s inception in 1990, D’Touch International has crowned 118 Miss Malaysia Winners and 150 World title-holders. This record has propelled D’Touch International as the leading Pageant Producer in the world. D’Touch International is also the Franchisor of 6 International Pageant Titles such as Miss Tourism International, Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International, Miss Tourism Metropolitan International, Miss Tourism Global, Miss Tourism Cosmopolitan International and Miss Chinese World. These Pageant Titles are now franchised to more than 80 countries worldwide. D’Touch International Sdn. Bhd.
513-523: The fatwa ruling has since been very effective; Muslim women have since then been deterred from joining any beauty pageants. Malaysian beauty pageants, in compliance with the law, similarly denied Muslim individuals from participating. However, Muslim women may still join smaller scale beauty pageant contests such as Dewi Remaja , Miss Intercontinental, and Miss Tourism International , provided that they don't display publicly wearing swimsuits. Big Four international beauty pageants The Big Four or
540-589: The first woman to have participated in all four of the world's top beauty pageants: Miss World 2003 , Miss International 2004 , Miss Universe 2005 , and Miss Earth 2005 . In 2011, Miss South Africa Bokang Montjane became the first woman to both compete in all of the Big Four pageants and place in any of them: Miss Earth 2007 (Top 16), Miss International 2009 , Miss Universe 2011 , and Miss World 2011 (Top 7). The following countries and territories have won each Big Four pageant at least once: The first country to win all four major international pageant titles
567-410: The longest streak of winning at least one of the Big Four pageant titles in a single year with wins in six consecutive years from 2013 to 2018 ( Miss World 2013 and Miss International 2013 , Miss Earth 2014 , Miss Universe 2015 and Miss Earth 2015 , Miss International 2016 , Miss Earth 2017 , and Miss Universe 2018 ), and is currently the only country in the world to win at least once in all of
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#1732904944464594-462: The most wins in the pageant's history - and one Miss World crown. By winning Miss World 2013 , Miss International 2013 , Miss Earth 2014 , Miss Earth 2015 , and Miss Universe 2015 , the Philippines achieved the feat in a span of only three calendar years. After winning Miss International 2016 , Miss Earth 2017 , and Miss Universe 2018 , the Philippines currently holds the distinction of longest streak of wins in all four major beauty pageants with
621-494: The public questioned the way the religious authorities handled the matter as well as the abrupt ruling which came about – Muslim women in the past had participated in beauty pageants without much protest amongst the religious authorities. This invoked the concerns of Mahathir Mohamad 's who had raised objections to the way the religious authorities had implemented and enforced the law – and questions including distinctions on religious laws and personal freedom were raised. Nevertheless,
648-611: The runners-up were unable to compete at international level due to lack of sponsorship. Started from 2021, the first runner-up of Miss Grand Malaysia pageant will be sent to The Miss Globe pageant. Since 2018, the second runner-up of Miss Grand Malaysia pageant will compete Miss Intercontinental pageant. PAGEANT’S BACKGROUND D’Touch International Sdn. Bhd., a name synonymous in the beauty pageant industry both locally and internationally, started way back in 1989. To date, D’Touch has successfully organized more than 55 Miss Malaysia Finals and 47 International Beauty Pageant World Finals. Since
675-502: The same description was also used by South Korea's leading newspaper, Chosun Ilbo in 2010. In 2017, the Latin Times considered the group as the "most important pageants in the world". In 2018, NBC News referred to them as the "four biggest international pageants". Agencia EFE in 2019 classified them as the "four most influential beauty pageants in the world". Among the hundreds of thousands of beauty contests held annually,
702-408: Was Brazil, when it won Miss Earth 2004 . Brazil has won two Miss Universe crowns, two Miss Earth crowns, one Miss World crown, and one Miss International crown. In winning Miss Earth 2005 , Venezuela became the second country to win titles for each of the Big Four pageants. With two Miss Earth titles, seven Miss Universe titles, nine Miss International titles, and six Miss World titles, Venezuela
729-653: Was issued and gazetted under the Federal Territories Islamic Administration Act in February 1996. In recent years, the National Fatwa Council, the country's highest Islamic body, had also issued rulings forbidding Muslims from using Botox and banned women from exhibiting tomboy behaviour, which it defined as behaving or dressing like men or taking part in lesbian sex. The council came under heavy scrutiny for its proposal to ban yoga after
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