Miss Burma (1947–1962) Explained

Miss Burma
မယ်ဗမာ
Language:Burmese, English

Miss Burma was the national beauty pageant in Burma (now Myanmar) from 1947 to 1962.[1] The winner of Miss Burma also represented her country at the Miss Universe.

In 1962, the pageant was banned by the Union Revolutionary Council government because it was considered against Burmese culture.

History

The term Miss Burma was introduced in Myanmar through the MISS ORGANIZATION and held the Miss Burma 1959 Local Beauty Pageant Competition. At the end of the event, Than Than Aye was competed in Miss Burma 1959. She was the Burma's first contestant in the Miss Universe pageant.[2]

In 1960, the Miss Burma Organization competed for Burma beauty pageants to Big Four international beauty pageants. That year, Myint Myint May[3] competed in Miss Universe 1960 and received the Miss Congeniality Award, a Special Award and Ma Sen Aye[4] competed in Miss World 1960. After that year, Khin Myint Myint won the Miss Burma beauty pageant and represented her country at the Miss Universe 1961 event held at Miami Beach, Florida[5] and Manie Pu also completed in Miss International 1961. In 1962, the Miss Burma was the golden era of the Myanmar. But, the Burmese government abolished the Miss Burma pageant because they thought it was against the Burmese culture.

Titleholders

The winner of Miss Burma also represented her country at the Miss Universe competition.

YearMiss BurmaDivision
1947Daw Li Cho (Dolly Cho) May Myo
1948Khin San Kywe Pyapon
1949Phyu Phyu Shein
1950-1952Ma Sein Aye
1955Nu Nu Yi Taungoo
1956-1958Louisa Benson Craig[6] [7]
1959Than Than Aye
1960Myint Myint May
1961Khin Myint Myint Daik-U

Runner-Up

Year1st Runner-Up2nd Runner-Up
1947Hteik Su Phaya Htwe
1948Yin Yin Mya
Mandalay
Le Le Win
Hinthada
1955Khin Thein Thein
Ma Sein Aye

Miss Mandalay

YearMiss MandalayNote
1948Yin Yin Mya1st runner-up of Miss Burma 1948
1949Khin Nyunt Yi
1952Kyu Kyu ChoSister of Daw Li Cho, Miss Burma 1947
1954Kyi Kyi Mya
1961Khin Than Nu

Major International competitions

Miss Universe

YearRepresentative's NameDivisionTitlePlacementSpecial Awards
1958Louisa Benson CraigMiss Burma 1958colspan=2
1959Than Than AyeMiss Burma 1959Unplaced
1960Myint Myint May1st runner up of Miss Burma 1960Unplaced Miss Congeniality
Khin Myint Myint Daik-UMiss Burma 1961Unplaced

Miss International

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: မယ်ဗမာပြိုင်ပွဲ.
  2. News: မြန်မာ့ပထမဆုံး မယ်စကြဝဠာပြိုင်ပွဲဝင် ဒေါ်သန်းသန်းအေ. my.
  3. Web site: Burma's return to Miss Universe contest after 50-year break sparks controversy. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220515/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/burmas-return-to-miss-universe-contest-after-50-year-break-sparks-controversy-8859413.html . 2022-05-15 . subscription . live. en.
  4. Web site: Miss Burma (Ma Sen Aye. en.
  5. News: Nyein Ei Ei Htwe. Former 'Miss Burma' winner passes away. 11 November 2017. The Myanmar Times. 28 September 2009.
  6. Book: Cernea, Ruth Fredman. Almost Englishmen: Baghdadi Jews in British Burma. Lexington Books. 2007. 117–118. 9780739116463.
  7. Web site: Naw Louisa Benson, Naw Louisa. 2003. Museum of Karen History and Culture. Karen History and Culture Preservation Society. 9 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20180727215655/http://burmalibrary.org/docs3/karenmuseum-01/personalities.htm#Benson,. 27 July 2018. dead.