Miss Malta
National beauty pageant in Malta
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Miss Malta is a national beauty pageant in Malta which was founded in 1963 by George and Margaret Gatt Mangion of GM Productions.[1] The pageant is also considered as the oldest beauty contest held in the Maltese Islands.[1][2][3] During 2014 – 2018, the event was organized by Glamorous Entertainment (Glow Promotions), under the management of Vince Taliana.[3] Since 2019, the pageant has been run under the leadership of Kersten Borg.[2]
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| Formation | 1963 |
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| Founder | George and Margaret Gatt Mangion |
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Valletta |
| Location | |
| Membership | Miss Earth Miss Grand International Miss Supranational Miss Cosmo |
Official language | Maltese |
President | Kersten Borg |
| Website | missmalta |
The reigning Miss Malta is Kim Pelham of St. Julian's who was crowned on 7 November 2021 at the Radisson Blue hotel of Għajn Tuffieħa.[2]
Titleholders
| Year | Miss Malta | Runners-up | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Runner-up (Miss Republic of Malta) | 2nd Runner-up (Miss Tourism Malta) | 3rd Runner-up (Miss Grand Malta) | 4th Runner-up (Top Model Malta) | |||
| 2003 |  Mellieħa – Dana Ben Moussa |
 Birkirkara – Nerrisa Mifsud Camilleri |
No data available | N/a | [4] | |
| 2013 |  Fleur-de-Lys – Jade Cini |
 Sliema – Natalya Galdes |
 Żurrieq – Mandy Micallef |
[5] | ||
| 2014 |  St. Julian's – Pearl Haber |
 Ħamrun – Maria Abela |
Birkirkara – Rodianne Gatt |
[6] | ||
| 2015 |  Balzan – Sarah Mercieca |
 Gżira – Nicola Grixti |
 St. Paul's Bay – Louisa Abela |
[7] | ||
| 2016 |  Luqa – Christie Refalo |
 Valletta – Bernadette Bajada |
 Santa Venera – Maria Abela |
[3] | ||
| 2017 | St. Paul's Bay – Yanika Azzopardi |
 Naxxar – Jessica Gherxi |
 Lija – Naomi Hammett |
[8] | ||
| 2018 |  Tarxien – Alexia Pauline Tabone |
San Pawl il-Baħar – Yaz Abughrara |
 Attard – Nicole Agius |
[8] | ||
| 2020 | St. Julian's – Hannah Giacchino |
Attard – Nicole Agius |
 Qrendi – Amanda Bezzina |
[9] | ||
| 2021 | St. Julian's – Kim Pelham |
 Pembroke – Leah Sammut Mock |
 Madliena – Shannah Vella Rapa |
 San Ġwann – Isabelle Borg |
Xemxija – Kristy Falzon |
[2] |
| 2023 | Sliema – Anne Camilleri |
Jade Schembri | Laura Buijs | Kylie Marie Micallef | Donna Borg | [10] |
| 2024 | [[File:|22x20px| ]] Kalkara – Cherise Spiteri |  Dingli – Lexine Farrugia |
Żurrieq – Alexia Cutajar |
Madliena – Yasemin Ertugrull |
Xemxija – Karolina Bordian |
[11] |
- Notes
- 2. ^ In the 2010 – 2020 edition, the runners-up was announced as Miss Republic of Malta and Miss Tourism of Malta[6]
- 2. ^ In the 2021 edition, the second to the fifth place was sequentially announced as Miss Republic of Malta, Miss Tourism of Malta, Miss Grand Malta, and Top Model Malta.[2]
International competition
From 1965 to 2001, the winner of Miss Malta represented the country at the Miss World pageant. However, a new organization, Miss World Malta, had instead launched in 2002 to send its delegates to such the international pageant.
| Year | Representative | District | National tiltle | International pageant | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Jade Cini | Fleur-de-Lys | Miss Malta 2013 | Miss Intercontinental 2013 – Unplaced | [5] |
| 2014 | Pearl Haber | St. Julian's | Miss Malta 2014 | Miss Intercontinental 2014 – Unplaced | |
| 2015 | Sarah Mercieca | Balzan | Miss Malta 2015 | Miss Grand International 2015 – Unplaced | [7][12] |
| Nicola Grixti | Gżira | 1st runner-up Miss Malta 2015 | Miss Supranational 2015 – Unplaced | [13] | |
| 2017 | Christie Refalo | Luqa | Miss Malta 2016 | Miss Earth 2017 – Unplaced | [3] |
| 2018 | Yanika Azzopardi | St. Paul's Bay | Miss Malta 2017 | Miss Earth 2018 – Unplaced | [8] |
| 2019 | Alexia Tabone | Tarxien | Miss Malta 2018 | Miss Earth 2019 – Unplaced | [8] |