Miss Earth Malaysia Explained

Miss Earth Malaysia is an annual national beauty pageant that selects Malaysia's representative to the Miss Earth pageant. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.

The current titleholder is Nadira Isaac of Penang. She will represent Malaysia at Miss Earth 2023 at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. She is the second Malay woman to ever win the title after Nur Haziyah Fatin in 2019.

History

Miss Earth Malaysia is one of the beauty pageant in Malaysia that has the focus on educating and empowering others about the knowledge of natural beauty, sustainability and eco-tourism. The pageant serves as a platform to educate the contestants about the environmental issues, promote eco-tourism and create a healthy aspect of cordial relationship among its participants. The pageant's title was known as "Miss Earth Malaysia" from 2001 until 2018 and 2021, also Women of Malaysia in 2019.

In 2019, Miss Earth Malaysia organization decided to no longer conduct the bikini segment during the national competition as it could give equal chances and opportunities for Muslim women in Malaysia to participate in the pageant for the first time. Still there will be a swimsuit segment in Miss Earth pageant. In 2020, the previous national director, Mr. Abdul Nazri Abdullah dropped the franchise of Miss Earth Malaysia. Malaysia was also once withdraw in Miss Earth 2020 due to Covid-19 pandemic.

Competition

The winner of the pageant is bestowed the title Miss Earth Malaysia and get to represent Malaysia in the international stage. Runners-up are given the titles named after the other natural elements namely:

• Miss Malaysia Air (first runner-up),
• Miss Malaysia Water (second runner-up),
• Miss Malaysia Fire (equivalent to third runner-up), and
• Miss Eco-Tourism
• Miss Eco-Beauty

Titleholders

2005–2019

Year	Miss Earth Malaysia Elemental Court Titlists
	Earth	Air	Water	Fire	Eco-Tourism	Eco-Beauty
2019	Kajel Kaur	Normanja Eza	Jasmine Lai	Jeannifer Wong	—	—
2017	Cherish Ng	Janice Chai	Elena Laurell	Dior Lam	Ennette Solomon	Jean Seymour
2016	Venisa Judah	Alice Teh	Victoria Lee	Kueh Mei Fung	Hayley Yeap	Kueh Mei Fung
2015	Danielle Wong	Amreet Kaur	Emily Chung	Yoyo Bek	Felcy Francsie	Janice Tan
2014	Renee Tan	Coco Tan	Olivia Nicholas	Natasha Jalius	Adelina Chan	—
2013	Josephine Tan	Charmaine Loh	Menaga Dolmayan	Jolene Journe Tan	Stefanie Wong	—
2012	Deviyah Daranee	Deidre Ann Walker	Kylie Wong	Teoh Lee	Elaine Kho	—
2011	Joyce Tay	Crystel Eve	Teh Wei Ling	Ashley Chow	Yana Loh	—
2010	Appey Rowenna	Yuh Wen Foong	Maanprit Kaur	Nicole Khor	Nysheris Ngui	—
2008	Audrey Ng	Jean Wong	Jezamine Lim	Stefanie Chin	—	—
2005	Jamie Pang	Christine Lim	Agnes Tan	Choo Mei Sze	Chloe Lean	—

Placement

• : 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	Delegate	Age	State	Placement	Special Awards
2024	Geetha William	27	Kuala Lumpur	Unplaced
2023	Nurul Nadira Kamarul Nizam[1]	23	Penang	Unplaced
2022	Kajel Kaur Gill[2]	27	Perak	Unplaced
	Eissya Thong[3]	21	Perak	Did not compete
2021	Nisya Thayananthan[4]	28	Negeri Sembilan	Top 20	Long Gown Competition
2019	Nur Haziyah Fatin Ahmad Saibi	22	Sarawak	Unplaced
	Kajel Kaur Gill[5]	23	Perak	Did not compete
2018	Jasmine Yeo Suk Peng[6]	21	Sarawak	Unplaced
2017	Cherish Ng Syoo Nyee[7]	23	Penang	Unplaced
2016	Venisa Judah[8]	19	Sabah	Unplaced	Top 27 Miss Earth Barcelona
2015	Danielle Wong Kar Wai[9]	22	Melaka	Unplaced	Best National Costume - Asia Best Group Presentation - Asia Snowman Building
2014	Renee Tan Joo May	23	Melaka	Unplaced
2013	Josephine Tan Yee Mei[10]	23	Pahang	Unplaced	The X Factor Award
2012	Deviyah Daranee Radhakrishnan[11]	20	Kuala Lumpur	Unplaced	Miss Talent (Group 3) Best National Costume
2011	Joyce Tay Tze Hui[12]	24	Melaka	Unplaced
2010	Appey Rowenna Januin[13]	19	Sabah	Unplaced
2009	Madelyne Nandu[14]	24	Sabah	Unplaced	Top 15 Best in Swimsuit
2008	Audrey Ng Sook Ling[15]	22	Perak	Unplaced
2007	Dorcas Cheok Huai Yee[16]			Unplaced
2006	Alice Loh Siew Leng		Melaka	Unplaced
2005	Jaime Pang Hui Ting[17]	23	Johor	Unplaced	Miss Lactovital
2004	Eloise Law		Selangor	Unplaced
2003	Lee Ying Ying		Kuala Lumpur	Unplaced
2002	Pamela Ramachandran		Johor	Unplaced
2001	Joey Tan Eng Li		Penang	Unplaced

Winners by state

Country/Territory	Titles	Winning years
	4	2006, 2011, 2014, 2015
	3	2008, 2019, 2022
		2007, 2018, 2019
		2009, 2010, 2016
	2	2003, 2012
		2001, 2017
		2002, 2005
	1	2021
		2013
		2004

Locations

The pageant has been staged in numerous locations since 2001, with some location lasted four to six years.

The pageant has been held in the following states as of 2020:

• Perak
  • Ipoh (2001–2003, 2010–2017)
• Penang
  • Bayan Lepas (2004–2005)
  • George Town (2006)
• Selangor
  • Tanjung Sepat (2007)

• Malacca
  • Malacca City (2008–2009)
• Sarawak
  • Kuching (2018)
• Sabah
  • Kota Kinabalu (2019)
• Kuala Lumpur
  • Quill City (2021)
  • Campbell Complex (2022)

Trivia

National Directors

1. Leong Hoong Kit (2010–2017)
2. Star Avenue Production (2018)
3. Abdul Nazri Abdullah (2019)
4. Tiara Management (2020–2021)
5. Joshua Benedict (2022–present)

Franchise Holders

1. Exclusive Resources Marketing Malaysia Ltd. Ptd. (2010–2015)
2. Blue Planet International (2016–2017)
3. Manoy Handicraft (2018)
4. Double Event Management (2020–present)

Name Changes

1. Miss Malaysia Earth (2001–2017)
2. Miss Earth Malaysia (2018; 2021)
3. Women of Malaysia (2019)
4. Ratu Bumi Malaysia (2022)
5. Maharani Bumi Malaysia (2023–present)

Notes

1. Web site: Ranggong . Minda . 2023-10-04 . Nadira Isaac tak kisah berbikini . 2023-10-18 . Harian Metro . en.
2. Web site: Kajel Kaur is back as Miss Earth Malaysia 2022 . 2021-12-14 . Yamcha Time.
3. Web site: Tan . Thomas . 2021-11-30 . Ipoh lass crowned Ratu Bumi Malaysia 2021 . 2022-12-15 . Yamcha Time . en-US.
4. Web site: Miss Earth Msia expects to come up with own biodegradable sanitary pads by year-end . 2020-10-26 . www.thesundaily.my . en.
5. Web site: Samachar . Asia . 2019-09-11 . Medical student Kajel Kaur wins Miss Earth Malaysia . 2020-10-26 . Asia Samachar . en-GB.
6. Web site: Jasmine Yeo Suk Peng crowned Miss Earth Malaysia 2018 - Beauty Pageants - Indiatimes . 2020-10-07 . Femina Miss India.
7. Web site: Cherish NG crowned Miss Earth Malaysia 2017 - BeautyPageants . 2020-10-07 . Femina Miss India.
8. Web site: Simeon . 2016-08-07 . Venisa Judah is Miss Earth Malaysia 2016 . 2020-10-07 . Indian and World Pageant . en.
9. Web site: Business student is Miss Malaysia Earth 2015 The Star . 2020-10-26 . www.thestar.com.my.
10. Web site: A queen for earth The Star . 2020-10-07 . www.thestar.com.my.
11. Web site: A-level student is Miss Malaysia Earth KLiK . 2023-10-18 . www.klik.com.my.
12. Web site: Student crowned Miss Malaysia Earth 2011 The Star . 2020-10-07 . www.thestar.com.my.
13. Web site: Malaysian Beauty Pageant Fan Club - Tahukah anda,Unduk Ngadau 2009 Appey Rowena Januin dari Papar pernah mewakili Malaysia ke Miss Earth 2010. So untuk Edisi 2020, mbpfc nak tahu jugak siapa korang rasa layak mewakili kita. Mohon Support perjalanan Miss Earth Malaysia 2020 ya. Mbpfc memerlukan sokongan anda #mbpfc #info Facebook . 2023-10-18 . www.facebook.com . en.
14. Web site: Miss Earth 2009 Official Candidates (L-R) . 2023-10-18.
15. Web site: Audrey Ng is the Winner for Miss Malaysia Earth 2008 – My World of Tourism . 2020-10-30 . en-US.
16. Web site: 26 January 2011 . Miss Malaysia Earth 2007 .
17. Web site: Johor executive ‘rules the earth’ The Star . 2020-10-30 . www.thestar.com.my.

References

1. Web site: Ranggong . Minda . 2023-10-04 . Nadira Isaac tak kisah berbikini . 2023-10-18 . Harian Metro . en.
2. Web site: Kajel Kaur is back as Miss Earth Malaysia 2022 . 2021-12-14 . Yamcha Time.
3. Web site: Tan . Thomas . 2021-11-30 . Ipoh lass crowned Ratu Bumi Malaysia 2021 . 2022-12-15 . Yamcha Time . en-US.
4. Web site: Miss Earth Msia expects to come up with own biodegradable sanitary pads by year-end . 2020-10-26 . www.thesundaily.my . en.
5. Web site: Samachar . Asia . 2019-09-11 . Medical student Kajel Kaur wins Miss Earth Malaysia . 2020-10-26 . Asia Samachar . en-GB.
6. Web site: Jasmine Yeo Suk Peng crowned Miss Earth Malaysia 2018 - Beauty Pageants - Indiatimes . 2020-10-07 . Femina Miss India.
7. Web site: Cherish NG crowned Miss Earth Malaysia 2017 - BeautyPageants . 2020-10-07 . Femina Miss India.
8. Web site: Simeon . 2016-08-07 . Venisa Judah is Miss Earth Malaysia 2016 . 2020-10-07 . Indian and World Pageant . en.
9. Web site: Business student is Miss Malaysia Earth 2015 The Star . 2020-10-26 . www.thestar.com.my.
10. Web site: A queen for earth The Star . 2020-10-07 . www.thestar.com.my.
11. Web site: A-level student is Miss Malaysia Earth KLiK . 2023-10-18 . www.klik.com.my.
12. Web site: Student crowned Miss Malaysia Earth 2011 The Star . 2020-10-07 . www.thestar.com.my.
13. Web site: Malaysian Beauty Pageant Fan Club - Tahukah anda,Unduk Ngadau 2009 Appey Rowena Januin dari Papar pernah mewakili Malaysia ke Miss Earth 2010. So untuk Edisi 2020, mbpfc nak tahu jugak siapa korang rasa layak mewakili kita. Mohon Support perjalanan Miss Earth Malaysia 2020 ya. Mbpfc memerlukan sokongan anda #mbpfc #info Facebook . 2023-10-18 . www.facebook.com . en.
14. Web site: Miss Earth 2009 Official Candidates (L-R) . 2023-10-18.
15. Web site: Audrey Ng is the Winner for Miss Malaysia Earth 2008 – My World of Tourism . 2020-10-30 . en-US.
16. Web site: 26 January 2011 . Miss Malaysia Earth 2007 .
17. Web site: Johor executive ‘rules the earth’ The Star . 2020-10-30 . www.thestar.com.my.

External links

• Official website