Miss Universe Malaysia 2022 Explained

Winner: #6 Cheam Wei Yeng
Date:7 October 2022
Presenters:Hansen Lee
Entrants:13
Placements:8
Venue:M Resort and Hotel, Damansara, Kuala Lumpur
Before:2020
Next:2023

Miss Universe Malaysia 2022 was the 55th edition of the Miss Universe Malaysia pageant which was held on 7 October 2022 at M Resort and Hotel, Damansara, Kuala Lumpur.[1] Miss Universe Malaysia 2020, Francisca Luhong James crowned Cheam Wei Yeng at the end of the event.[2] [3] She represented Malaysia in Miss Universe 2022.

Background

Location and date

Beauty camp of Miss Universe Malaysia 2022 was held from June until October.

On 8 September 2022, it was confirmed via Miss Universe Malaysia Instagram that the finale will take place at a new 5-star well-connected luxurious escape M Resort and Hotel conveniently nestled in the green belt of Damansara in Kuala Lumpur on 7 October 2022.[4]

The Next Miss Universe Malaysia Reality Show

Sixth-webisodes of reality show entitled "The Next Miss Universe Malaysia 2022" was released via YouTube on Miss Universe Malaysia Channel.[5]

EpisodeTitleOriginal air dateRef
1The Journey Begins20 June 2022
2Miracles with Make-Up21 June 2022
3Your Hair is Your Crown25 June 2022
4A Great Skin Starts Here26 June 2022
5A Queen's Professional Haircare2 July 2022
6A Good Hair Day Gets Better3 July 2022
7Fish Bowl Challenge2 September 2022
8Wax Candy17 September 2022
9FIRE Fit18 September 2022
10Elpis Models24 September 2022
11Habib Raya Event1 October 2022
12Vogue Lounge2 October 2022

Pageant

Gala Night

On 8 September 2022, the organization announced that the gala night will be held at M Resort and Hotel in Kuala Lumpur. Due to organisers not getting approval from the Kuala Lumpur City Hall, the swimsuit competition for this edition has been cancelled.[6]

Selection committee

Placements

Color keys
  • Declared as the winner in an International pageant.
  • Ended as Runner-up in an International pageant.
  • Ended as finalist or semifinalist in an International pageant.
  • Unplaced.
!Final results!Delegate!International pageant!International placement
Miss Universe Malaysia 2022
  • 06 – Cheam Wei Yeng
1st Runner-Up
  • 01 – Ajunee Kaur
2nd Runner-Up
  • 12 – Tee Wan Ying
Top 8
  • 02 – Annatasha Jeremiah
  • 04 – Catherine Lai
  • 08 – Joann Tiong
  • 10 – Kaverrna Nair
  • 15 – Wong Siu Jane

Awards

!Special Awards!Delegate
Miss Congeniality
  • 02 – Annatasha Jeremiah
Miss Habib
  • 01 – Ajunee Kaur
Miss Body Beautiful
  • 12 – Tee Wan Ying
Subsidiary AwardsDelegate
Miss La Jung Glorious
  • 15 – Wong Siu Jane
Miss Glojas Glowing Beauty
  • 01 – Ajunee Kaur
Miss Good Hair Day
  • 02 – Annatasha Jeremiah
Miss M Resort
  • 15 – Wong Siu Jane
Miss Radiant Confident
  • 06 – Cheam Wei Yeng
Miss Dermalogica Healthy Skin
  • 04 – Catherine Lai
Miss Schwarzkopf Most Beautiful Hair
  • 06 – Cheam Wei Yeng

Contestants

15 contestants competed for the title. Seven from Selangor, two from Melaka, and one each from Kuala Lumpur, Sabah, Penang, Sarawak, Perak and Pahang.[7] [8]

No.DelegateAgeHeightResidencyPlacementNotes
01Ajunee Simreet Kaur Khangura20Kuala Lumpur1st Runner-up
02Annatasha Shanty Jeremiah25PenampangTop 8
03Buganna S. Saravana Kumar24Melaka
04Catherine Lai Hui Yi26MelakaTop 8
05Chantal Yuen Ting27PenangDropped out from the pageant
06Lesley Cheam Wei Yeng26SemenyihMiss Universe Malaysia 2022
07Clarissa Tay Wei Qi24Selangor
08Joann Tiong Hau Ping21KuchingTop 8
09Kasshvini Mathuraiveran26SelangorDropped out from the pageant
10Kaverrna Nair Sukumaran26Subang JayaTop 8
11Jingle Phan Jing Mun26Ipoh
12Tee Wan Ying25Mentakab2nd Runner-up
13Thevambbikai G.K. Kasinathan27Selangor
14Varyne Foo Augustine20Puchong
15Wong Siu Jane25SelangorTop 8

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Miss Universe Malaysia Org. on Instagram: "WHO WILL BE CROWNED MISS UNIVERSE MALAYSIA 2022 ? . Save the date! . Venue @mresortandhotelkl . #MissUniverseMalaysia #TheNextMissUniverseMalaysia2022 #BeautyBeyondYou" . 2022-09-08 . Instagram . en.
  2. Web site: Pillai . Vinodh . 2022-10-08 . 26-year-old, KL gal Lesley Cheam is new Miss Universe M’sia . 2022-12-08 . Focus Malaysia . en-US.
  3. Web site: 2022-11-12 . Interview: Lesley Cheam Addresses Backlash After Winning Miss Universe Malaysia . 2022-12-08 . Hype Malaysia . en-US.
  4. Web site: Miss Universe Malaysia Org. on Instagram: "WHO WILL BE CROWNED MISS UNIVERSE MALAYSIA 2022 ? . Save the date! . Venue @mresortandhotelkl . #MissUniverseMalaysia #TheNextMissUniverseMalaysia2022 #BeautyBeyondYou" . 2022-09-08 . Instagram . en.
  5. Web site: Miss Universe Malaysia - YouTube . 2022-08-02 . www.youtube.com.
  6. Web site: 2022-10-03 . No swimsuit competition will be held in the upcoming 2022 Miss Universe Malaysia pageant. . 2022-10-03 . www.facebook.com . en.
  7. Web site: Nanthini . Suresh . Miss Universe Malaysia Organization Has Unveiled Its Top 15 Finalists . varnam.my . 7 May 2022.
  8. Web site: Tan . Thomas . Miss Universe Malaysia 2022 Top 15 finalists unveiled . 2022-05-21 . Citizens Journal Malaysia . en-US.