List of Miss Universe Malaysia titleholders

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

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[23]	Unplaced
1998	Kuala Lumpur	Sherine Wong Sook Ling	Unplaced
1997	Penang	Trincy Low Ee Bing[24]	Unplaced
1996	Johor	Adeline Ong Siew Fong[25]	Unplaced
1995	Selangor	Suziela Azrai[26]	Unplaced
1994	Sarawak	Liza Koh[27][28][29]	Unplaced
1993	Selangor	Lucy Narayanasamy[30]	Unplaced
1992	Kuala Lumpur	Crystal Yong[31]	Unplaced
1991	Perak	Elaine Chew[32]	Unplaced
1990	Perak	Anna Lin Mei Yoke[33]	Unplaced
1989	Selangor	Carmen Cheah Swee[34]	Unplaced
1988	Johor	Linda Lum Chee Ling[35]	Unplaced
1987	Sabah	Christine Praglar[36]	Unplaced
1986	Sabah	Betty Chee Nyuk Pit	Unplaced
1985	Pahang	Agnes Chin Lai Hong[37]	Unplaced
1984	Selangor	Latifah Abdul Hamid[38]	Unplaced
1983	Kedah	Puspa Mohamad Salleh[39][40]	Unplaced
1982	Kuala Lumpur	Siti Rohani Wahid[41]	Unplaced
1981	Kuala Lumpur	Audrey Loh Yin Fong	Unplaced
1980	Pahang	Felicia Yong Lee Lin	Unplaced
1979	Pahang	Irene Wong Sun Ching[42][43]	Unplaced
1978	Kuala Lumpur	Yasmin Yusuff[44]	Unplaced	Best National Costume (2nd runner-up)
1977	Pahang	Leong Li Ping[45]	Unplaced
1976	Perak	Teh Faridah Ahmad Norizan[46][47]	Unplaced
1975	Perak	Alice Cheong Yee Leng[48][49]	Unplaced
1974	Johor	Lily Chong Swee Lian[50]	Unplaced
1973	Selangor	Margaret Loo Tai-Tai[51]	Unplaced
1972	Johor	Helen Looi[52]	Unplaced
1971	Terengganu	Yvette Maria Bateman[53][54]	Unplaced
1970	Perak	Josephine Lena Wong[55]	Top 15	Queen of Expo Best in Swimsuit (Top 10)
1969	Penang	Sabrina Loo[56][57][note 1]	Did not compete
	Selangor	Rosemary Wan Chow Mei[58]	Unplaced
1968	Johor	Maznah Mohamed Ali[59]	Unplaced
1967	Kedah	Monkam Siprasome[60][61][note 2]	Unplaced
1966	Perak	Helen Lee Siew Lien[62][63]	Unplaced
1965	Penang	Patricia Augustus[64]	Unplaced
1964	Selangor	Angela Filmer[65][66]	Unplaced

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[67]	Unplaced
1955	Unknown	Unknown[68]	Did not compete
1954	Singapore	Marjorie Wee[69][70]	Debut as Miss Singapore
1953	Singapore	Violet Maria Sleigh[71]	Did not compete
1952	Selangor	Zainon Mohammed	Did not compete
1951	Kuala Lumpur	Colleen Cooke[72][73]	No pageant
1949	Kuala Lumpur	Joan May Darby[74]	No pageant

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[53]	Yvette Bateman Terengganu	Zuraidah Ismail Pahang	Jenny Ng Johor
1973	Margaret Loo Selangor	Evelyn Thum Penang	Marleng Shawn Sarawak
1974[75]	Lily Chong Johor	Linda Kaur Selangor	Rosalinda Ahmad Terengganu	Jan Khan Perak	Susanna Jipanis Sabah
1975[76]	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[77]	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

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Miss Universe 1959, Akiko Kojima

Arrived in Kuala Lumpur on Dec 15, 1959 in a series of personal appearances. She waved cheerfully to the crowd waited for her at Subang Airport. Her visit was sponsored by mr K. C. Lee of Max Factor Cosmetic and Mr. Gan Yit Loong of Hong Bee Textile (Malaya) which was the main sponsor for Miss Japan contest and also Shaw Brothers. Her KL visit marked the first time Miss Universe winner ever set foot on Malayan soil.^[78]

Miss Universe 1988, Porntip Nakhirunkanok

Attend the Miss Malaysia Universe 1989 contest to witness the winner of the pageant in Kuala Lumpur.^[79] She was in Malaysia to grace the pageant and left for home after three-day visit.

Miss Universe 1991, Lupita Jones

Attend the Miss Malaysia Universe 1992 contest to witness the winner of the pageant in Kuala Lumpur.^[80]

Miss Universe 1994, Sushmita Sen

With her different American accent and bimbette V-signs at the Miss India 1995 pageant, she could have put off the home crowds. But not so in the last fortnight Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In the city where Miss Malaysia Universe was crowned, Sushmita Sen was a vortex of sensation.^[81]

Miss Universe 1995, Chelsi Smith

Attend the final of Miss Malaysia Universe 1996 contest to witness the winner of the pageant.^[82]

Miss Universe 1996, Alicia Machado

Attend the final of Miss Malaysia Universe 1997 contest to witness the winner of the pageant.^[83]

Miss Universe 2000, Lara Dutta

Visited Malaysia to attend the final contest of Miss Malaysia Universe 2000 in Kuala Lumpur.^[84]

Miss Universe 2005, Natalie Glebova

Arrived in Kuala Lumpur on March 29, 2005 to be one of the judges for the Miss Malaysia Universe 2005 pageant.^[85]

Miss Universe 2017, Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters

Came to Kuala Lumpur for the launch of the MUCA brand facial skin care product which is also one of the sponsor in the Miss Universe 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand.^[86] Former Miss Universe Malaysia 2011, Deborah Henry and national director of Miss Universe Malaysia, Elaine Daly were there to accompany Demi-Leigh.

1. Jaycee Liu Chang Lan (1962–1980)^[87]
2. Unknown (1981–2009)
3. Andrea Fonseka (2010–2013)^[88]
4. Carey Ng (2014–2016)^{[citation needed]}
5. Datin Elaine Daly (2013, 2016–2022)^[89]
6. Datin Wira Poppy Capella Swastika (2023)
7. Eleen Yong (2024)
8. Charissa Chong (2025)

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)

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