Miss Universe Malaysia 2019 Explained

Winner:Shweta Sekhon
Kuala Lumpur
Date:March 7, 2019
Presenters:[1]
Acts:[2]
Entrants:18
Placements:10
Venue:Majestic Araneta Auditorium, Kuala Lumpur[3]
Broadcaster:hurr.tv
Congeniality:Jean Kueh
Selangor
Before:2018
Next:2020

Miss Universe Malaysia 2019, the 53rd edition of the Miss Universe Malaysia, was held on 7 March 2019 at the Majestic Araneta Auditorium, Kuala Lumpur. Shweta Sekhon of Kuala Lumpur was crowned by the outgoing titleholder, Jane Teoh of Penang at the end of the event. She then represented Malaysia at the Miss Universe 2019 pageant in Atlanta, United States.[4]

Results

Final ResultsContestants
Miss Universe Malaysia 2019
1st Runner–Up
  • Johor – Frost Yaw
2nd Runner–Up
  • Selangor – Tessminderjit Kaur
3rd Runner–Up
  • Kuala Lumpur – Su Lee
Top 10
  • Kedah – Thunisah Devi
  • Kuala Lumpur – Christine Chai
  • Malacca – Nikita Menon
  • Perak – Rishon Shun
  • Selangor – Rabecca Tan
  • Selangor – Tanushia Devi

Gala Night Judges

Special awards

Awards[5] Contestants
Miss Congeniality Selangor – Jean Kueh
Miss Miko Galére Exceptional Coiffure Perak – Rebecca Chan
Miss Duchess & Co. Online Personality Malacca – Nikita Menon
Miss Babel Body Beautiful Selangor – Jean Kueh
Face of MUCA Johor – Frost Yaw
Miss Dentist Winning Smile Kuala Lumpur – Christine Chai
Miss Glojas Glowing Beauty Kuala Lumpur – Shweta Sekhon
Miss Auto Bavaria Elegance Kuala Lumpur – Christine Chai
Miss Habib Jewels Malacca – Nikita Menon

Contestants

Official 18 finalists of Miss Universe Malaysia 2019.[3] [6] [7]

Color Key

      Declared as Winner
      Ended as Top 4 Finalists
      Ended as Top 10 Semifinalists
      Eliminated or Quit
Contestant Age HeightHometownOccupationNotes
Cassandra Devi Jeremiah 26SabahYouth Development Executive
Christine Chai Xin Tze 19Kuala LumpurMass Communication and Media StudentTop 10
Elaine Audrey Lee 27SabahNews Announcer
Frost Yaw Hui Jing 25JohorActress/ Model1st Runner-up
Jean Kueh Yong Jun 26SelangorPsychology Graduate
Michelle Jeyabalan 26KelantanPublic Relations and Marketing Graduate
Naveesyaah Kumar 22SelangorMass Communication Student
Nikita Menon 23MalaccaEconomics and Finance StudentTop 10
Rabecca Tan Yee Ying 26SelangorPublic Relations InternTop 10
Rebecca Chan Hui Ting 25PerakSales and Procurement Executive
Rishon Shun 25PerakEnglish TeacherTop 10
Saroopdeep Bath 21PerakRetail Associate/ Fashion Model
22Kuala LumpurFreelance Fashion ModelWinner
Soniyah Kumaresan 26Kuala LumpurFashion Design Intern
“Su Lee” Lee Su Hsien 25Kuala LumpurEvents Executive3rd Runner-up
Tanushia Devi Paransothy 24SelangorActuarial ExecutiveTop 10
Tessminderjit Kaur 23SelangorBiomedical Engineering (Prosthetics & Orthotics) Student1st Runner-up
Thunisah Devi 24KedahPharmacy GraduateTop 10

Webisodes

The top 18 finalists were featured in an online show, “The Next Miss Universe Malaysia 2019” consisting of six episodes of their personal profiles, followed by 12 episodes of their journey leading to the crowning of Miss Universe Malaysia 2019.[3]

Crossovers

Contestants who previously competed/appeared at other international/national beauty pageants:

International Pageants
Supermodel International
Miss Asia Pacific International
Miss Tourism Queen International
National Pageants
Miss Grand Malaysia
Miss World Malaysia
Miss Global Intercontinental Malaysia
Miss Malaysia Tourism
Miss Perak Tourism
Supermodel International Malaysia

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ms Universe Malaysia crowns new queen. Eric Quah. 8 March 2019. The Star. 8 March 2019.
  2. Web site: Miss Universe Malaysia 2019 Gala Night. Kathlyn D'Souza. 7 March 2019. Malaysia Tatler. 23 March 2019.
  3. Web site: Top 18 finalists picked for Miss Universe Malaysia 2019. NST. 11 January 2019. New Straits Times. 2019-01-12.
  4. Web site: 2019-12-01. Shweta is ready for her Miss Universe close-up. 2019-12-12. www.nst.com.my.
  5. Web site: M'SIAN BEAUTY PAGEANT FAN CLUB on Instagram: "Congratulations to all the Winners of subsidiaries Award Preliminaries round tonight's... • Face Of La Juiceria - Alexis @alexissueann…". https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/malaysianbeautypageantfc/1687807103459966332 . 2021-12-25 . registration. Instagram.
  6. Web site: Top 18 finalists of Miss Universe Malaysia 2019. Thomas Tan. 11 January 2019. Citizen Journalists Malaysia. 2019-02-08.
  7. Web site: The Next Miss Universe Malaysia 2019 Top 18. 1 March 2019 . dmy-all. Miss Universe Malaysia Organization .
  8. Web site: Miss Asia Pacific International 2016 Pageant Kicks Off. 21 November 2016. Life N Style Central. 2019-02-08.
  9. Web site: Miss Malaysia World stripped of title, says report. 6 March 2017. Free Malaysia Today. 2019-02-08.
  10. Web site: Duo shine in Miss Malaysia Tourism Pageant 2015. UTAR. 2019-02-08.