Miss International Malaysia Explained

Miss International Malaysia is the pageant that selects the representative for Malaysia in the Miss International pageant, and the name of the title held by its winner.

The reigning Miss International Malaysia are Cassandra Yap of Johor and Ashylnn Ooi of Penang. They were crowned on 1 October 2023 at Sabah International Convention Centre, Kota Kinabalu.^[1] Yap represented Malaysia at Miss International 2023 pageant where she was chosen to be in the top 15.^[2] Meanwhile, Ooi represented Malaysia at Miss International 2024 pageant.

History

Miss International Malaysia Organization Board of Directors (2023)
Position	Director
President	Jawed Khan
Chairman	Jenny Ngu
CEO	Dr Aly Alias Stephen Nah
Project Manager	Jason Jonathan
Event Manager	Zaide Zambrie
Event Coordinator	Izam Ismail
State Director Semenanjung	Kimberly Lee
State Director Sabah	Richard Chok
State Director Sarawak	Dato Raymond Jolly

The pageant was conceived by the Shaw Organisation in 1960 as a beauty pageant competition to find the representatives for Malaya and Borneo (North Borneo and Sarawak) for the Miss International pageant. Malaya first competed in Miss International was in 1960. The country was represented by Zanariah Ahmad (later Tunku Puan Zanariah) while Elizabeth Voon of North Borneo represented Borneo at the 1st edition of the pageant.

From 1960 until mid 1970s, Shaw Organisation organised the pageant, then taken over by Far East Beauty Congress for a few years and Exclusive Resources Marketing Pte Ltd from 2010 until 2016. The pageant is considered as one of the oldest international beauty pageant in Malaysia.

In 2023, the national competition was supported by the government under the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture to improve the quality and excitement of beauty pageant competition in Malaysia. The pageant was also organised by Persatuan Pentas Anak Seni Malaysia (PPASM) and GRISM.

Malaysia has placed two times in the 1960s and had not been placed until 2023, where Cassandra Yap of Johor placed in the top 15. This is additionally Malaysia's most recent, and third placement. However, Malaysia was also short-listed into the final ranking of the top 30 and top 25 during the 2019 and 2024 editions, respectively.

Titleholders

Year	State	Miss Universe Malaysia	Placement at Miss Universe	Special awards
2024	Penang	Ashlyn Ooi Tze Yin[3]	Top 25 (23rd place)[4]	Best in Evening Gown (3rd place)
2023	Johor	Cassandra Yap Jie Ying[5]	Top 15 (12th place)[6]	Best National Costume (4th place)
2022	Kuala Lumpur	Giselle Tay Xin Heng[7]	Unplaced
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2020
2019	Kedah	Charmaine Chew Qi En[8]	Top 30 (16th place)[9]	Best National Costume (Top 7) Miss Photogenic (Top 10)
2018	Penang	Mandy Loo Poh Jern[10]	Unplaced	Best Body (Top 15)
2017	Sarawak	Annie Wong Wei Wei[11]	Unplaced
2016	Perak	Olivia Constance Nicholas[12]	Unplaced
2015	Sabah	Immaculate Lojuki[13]	Unplaced
2014	Selangor	Rubini Sambanthan Muthaliyar[14]	Unplaced
2013	Selangor	Charissa Chong Su Huey[15]	Unplaced
2012	Perak	Olivia Teng Mei Xian	Unplaced
2011	Perak	Celine Phong Sze Ling	Unplaced
2010	Perak	Chantelle Chuah	Unplaced
2009	Selangor	Tay Tze Juan	Unplaced
2008	Negeri Sembilan	Zi Wei Tham	Unplaced
2007	Penang	Yennie Yim Lim Nee	Unplaced
2006	Penang	Iris Hong Choy Yin	Unplaced
2005	Negeri Sembilan	Winnie Chan Wai Ling	Unplaced
2004	Kuala Lumpur	Lim Lee Ching	Unplaced
2003	Selangor	Ester Tan	Unplaced
2002	Kuala Lumpur	Krystal Pang Chia Boon	Unplaced
2001	Penang	Felina Cheah Teck Yoong	Unplaced
2000	Sarawak	Aida Stannis Kazum	Unplaced
1999	Sarawak	Andrea Franklin Gomez	Unplaced
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1986	Kuala Lumpur	Latonia Chang Pei-Pei	Unplaced
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1984	Malacca	Jennifer Foong Sim Yong	Unplaced	Miss Friendship
1983	Penang	Helen Ann Peters	Unplaced
1982	Terengganu	Karen Seet Yeng Chan	Unplaced
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1980	Johor	Christina Leong	Unplaced
1979	Johor	Nancie Foo[16]	Unplaced
1978	Selangor	Farida Abdul Samad	Unplaced
1977	Perak	Dorothea Chuah Poh[17]	Unplaced
1976	Penang	Siti Fauziah Haron	Unplaced
1975	Kelantan	Jenny Liew Tan	Unplaced
1974	Sarawak	Amy Theresa Sibert	Unplaced
1973	Kedah	Nancy Thong	Unplaced
1972	Penang	Francesca Lee	Unplaced
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1970	Pahang	Lucy Lim Lee	Unplaced
1969	Perak	Pauline Chai Siew Phin[18]	Unplaced
1968	Johor	Maznah Mohamed Ali[19]	Unplaced
1967	Penang	Marjorie Rongsank[20] [21]	Unplaced
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1965	Singapore	Linda Lim Hong Eng[22] [23]	Top 15
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1963
1962	Penang	Brenda Alvisse[24]	Unplaced
1961	Kuala Lumpur	Helen Tan Hong Lean[25]	Top 15	Best National Costume Winner Speech Division
1960	Kuala Lumpur	Zanariak Zena Ahmad[26]	Unplaced

List of Runners-up

Miss International Malaysia

Year	Winner	1st Runner Up	2nd Runner Up	3rd Runner Up	4th Runner Up
1961	Helen Tan[27] Kuala Lumpur	Ann Woodford[28] Malacca	Diana Kok Perak
1962	Brenda Alvisse Penang	Maimunah Mustafa Perak
1965	Linda Lim[29] Singapore	Betty Lim Kuala Lumpur	Alice Woon Singapore
1966	Marjorie Rongsank[30] Penang	Monkam Siprasome Kedah	Habsah Hamdan Sarawak	Shirley Palmer Selangor	Maznah Ali Johor
1968	Maznah Ali[31] Johor Ramlah Alang Terengganu	Doris Choong Selangor	Edna Wanda Jacobs Kelantan
1969	Pauline Chai Perak	Lucy Lim Pahang
2017	Annie Wong Sarawak	Lynn Hang Kedah	Audrey Lee Kedah
2018	Mandy Loo Penang	Renu Sanderan Pahang	Janie Chin Perak
2022	Giselle Tay Kuala Lumpur	Kash Bhullar Selangor	Jean Kueh Selangor
2023	Cassandra Yap Johor	Kimberly Vung Sabah	Christina Lee Perak	Aaliyah Wunsch Sarawak
2024	Ashlyn Ooi Penang

Miss International Borneo

Year	Winner	1st Runner Up	2nd Runner Up	3rd Runner Up	4th Runner Up
1960	Elizabeth Voon North Borneo	Mabel Ong Kuching	Rachel Han Seria
1962	Jane Lim North Borneo	Teresa Pang Brunei	Cecelia Phung Brunei

See also

• Miss International

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cassandra Yap is Miss International Malaysia 2023 . 2023-11-04 . The Star . en.
2. Web site: 2023-11-04 . Cassandra ends 58-year-old drought . 2023-11-04 . www.dailyexpress.com.my.
3. Web site: Dua Ratu Satu Malam! Cassandra & Ashlyn Dinobat Miss International Malaysia 2024 . 2023-10-26 . gempak.com.
4. Web site: News . GMA Integrated . 2024-11-29 . Miss International releases final ranking for 2024 competition; PH’s Angelica Lopez in Top 21 . 2024-11-30 . GMA News Online . en.
5. Web site: Cassandra Yap is Miss International Malaysia 2023 . 2023-10-26 . The Star . en.
6. Web site: Times . I. D. N. . Prima . Berkat . Inilah Final Ranking Ajang Miss International 2023, Sampai Urutan 20! . 2024-11-30 . IDN Times . In-Id.
7. Web site: Tan . Thomas . 2022-03-20 . Giselle Tay happy to win her first Miss International Malaysia 2022 title . 2022-03-31 . Yamcha Time . en-US.
8. Web site: Renushara . 2019-10-04 . Meet Charmaine Chew, the Stunning Model Representing Malaysia in Miss International 2019 . 2021-02-01 . WORLD OF BUZZ . en-US.
9. Web site: Final ranking of Miss International 2019 . 2024-11-29 . www.facebook.com.
10. Web site: Mandy Loo crowned Miss International Malaysia 2018 - Beauty Pageants - Indiatimes . 2020-10-26 . Femina Miss India.
11. Web site: PROFILE Miss International2017 Miss International Beauty Pageant 2020 . 2020-10-26 . www.miss-international.org.
12. Web site: 2016-08-09 . Ipoh Lawyer Crowned Miss Global Intercontinental M’sia 2016 - Citizens Journal . 2024-11-30 . en-US.
13. Web site: Immaculate crowned Miss Global International Malaysia 2015 The Star . 2021-02-22 . www.thestar.com.my.
14. Web site: Mokhtazar . Syahirah . 2018-08-17 . #Showbiz: Resilient Rubini triumphs as top model . 2019-11-27 . NST Online . en.
15. Web site: Charissa Chong is Miss Global International Malaysia 2013/2014 . 2022-01-27 . The Star . en.
16. Web site: A teen at heart . 2023-11-11 . The Star . en.
17. Web site: THERESA IN LINE-UP OF BEAUTIES . 2020-10-26 . eresources.nlb.gov.sg.
18. Web site: I was a prisoner in my own home, says former beauty queen The Star . 2021-02-22 . www.thestar.com.my.
19. Web site: M-queen: I hope it won't happen again... . 2022-02-06 . eresources.nlb.gov.sg . en-SG.
20. Web site: MISS MALAYSIA MAJORIE RONGSANK (LEFT), 20, AND MISS … . 2021-02-22 . www.nas.gov.sg.
21. Web site: All set for the big beauty contest tonight . 2023-11-11 . eresources.nlb.gov.sg.
22. Web site: Linda among the top 15 . 2019-11-27 . eresources.nlb.gov.sg.
23. Web site: Now, what am I? asks Miss Malaysia . 2023-11-11 . eresources.nlb.gov.sg.
24. Web site: Pint-sized Brenda is crowned 'Miss Penang' . 2022-05-06 . eresources.nlb.gov.sg . en-SG.
25. Web site: Dutch girl crowned . 2022-05-06 . eresources.nlb.gov.sg . en-SG.
26. Web site: Puteri Raja Kelantan Ratu Cantik Pertama Malaysia . 2022-01-23 . en-GB.
27. Web site: 11 May 1961 . K.L. girl wins the Miss Malaya title . 2022-08-16 . eresources.nlb.gov.sg . en-SG.
28. Web site: 11 May 1961 . Runner-up . 2022-08-16 . eresources.nlb.gov.sg . en-SG.
29. Web site: 1965-07-11 . Linda, 18, ('I am surprised') is Miss Malaysia . 2022-12-22 . eresources.nlb.gov.sg . en-SG.
30. Web site: Marjorie (Miss Malaysia) makes it three in a row . 2022-04-28 . eresources.nlb.gov.sg . en-SG.
31. Web site: 1968-02-19 . Gadis2 Melayu bolot dua mahkota 'Ratu' . 2022-12-22 . eresources.nlb.gov.sg . en-SG.