Miss World Malaysia 2016 Explained

Winner:	Shweta Sekhon (assumed) Tatiana Kumar (dethroned)
Represented:	Kuala Lumpur
Date:	28 August 2016
Entrants:	20
Placements:	5
Venue:	Corus Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
Before:	2015
Next:	2018

Miss World Malaysia 2016, the 50th edition of the Miss World Malaysia pageant, was held at the Corus Hotel, Kuala Lumpur on August 28, 2016. Brynn Zalina Lovett of Sabah crowned her successor Tatiana Kumar from Kuala Lumpur at the end of the contest.^[1] Twenty contestants from all across Malaysia competed for the crown. Tatiana represented Malaysia at Miss World 2016.^{[2] [3]}

Results

!Final results!Contestant

Miss Malaysia World 2016	#9 Kuala Lumpur – Tatiana Kumar (Dethroned)
1st Runner-Up	#8 Selangor – Ranmeet Jassal (Resigned)
2nd Runner-Up	#6 Kuala Lumpur – Shweta Sekhon (Assumed title)
3rd Runner-Up	#4 Selangor – Jessica Lim
4th Runner-Up	#10 Sarawak – Francisca Luhong James

Special awards

!Awards!Contestant

Miss Photogenic	#14 Penang – Adelina Chan
Miss Personality	#4 Selangor – Jessica Lim
Miss Beautiful Hair	#8 Selangor – Ranmeet Jassal
Miss Elegance	#10 Sarawak – Francisca Luhong James
Miss Fitness	#15 Sarawak – Joyce Khoo
Miss Metrojaya	#9 Kuala Lumpur – Tatiana Kumar
Miss Natural Beauty	#10 Sarawak – Francisca Luhong James
Miss Popularity	#4 Selangor – Jessica Lim
Miss Sosial Media Queen	#4 Selangor – Jessica Lim
Miss Talent	#10 Sarawak – Francisca Luhong James
Miss Wacoal	#9 Kuala Lumpur – Tatiana Kumar
Top Model Award	#9 Kuala Lumpur – Tatiana Kumar

Contestants

20 contestants competed for the crown and title.

!Contestant!Represented!Age!Height!Placement!Ref

Janani Baskaran	Kuala Lumpur	18			^[4] ^[5] ^[6]
Tan Hui Ling	Johor	25
Marissa Ong	Melaka	17
Jessica Lim	Selangor	24		3rd Runner-Up
Janice Tan	Labuan	19
Shweta Sekhon	Kuala Lumpur	19		2nd Runner-Up
Yuvin Loo Liu Yan	Penang	19
Ranmeet Jassal	Selangor	24		1st Runner-Up
Tatiana Kumar	Kuala Lumpur	18		Winner
Francisca Luhong James	Sarawak	20		4th Runner-Up
Ushaanthini Puttharasan	Penang	23
Amreet Kaur Sra	Perak	20
Chloe Wong	Sarawak	25
Adelina Chan	Penang	23
Joyce Khoo	Sarawak	22
Malathy Vadamalai	Kuala Lumpur	21
Paveetha Panir Selvam	Kuala Lumpur	23
Sally Lee Kah Ying	Melaka	23
Mary Jane Atkinson	Sarawak	21
Miffy Deyn	Johor	25

Notes

1. News: Dominic. Sachina. 29 August 2016. Girl Told Not Beautiful Crowned Miss Malaysia World 2016. The Malay Mail Online. 7 October 2016.
2. News: Three beauties to represent. Mek Zhin. Choong. 11 September 2016. The Star Online. 7 October 2016.
3. Web site: Tatiana Kumar crowned as Miss Malaysia World 2016 - Beauty Pageants - Indiatimes. 2022-02-04. Femina Miss India.
4. Web site: Miss World Malaysia. Miss-world-malaysia.com. 7 October 2016.
5. Web site: Tan. Thomas. 18-Year-Old Tatiana Kumar Crowned Miss Malaysia World 2016. 2022-02-04. Citizens Journal Malaysia. en-US.
6. Web site: 2018-12-20. Tatiana Kumar Reveals The Real Reason She Was Stripped Off Miss World Malaysia Title. 2022-02-04. Hype Malaysia. en-US.

Crossovers

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

Miss Grand Malaysia

• 2016 - Ranmeet Jassal (Winner)

Miss Cultural Harvest Festival

• 2015 - Francisca Luhong James Bungan (2nd Runner-up)

Miss Earth Malaysia

• 2015 - Amreet Kaur Sra (1st Runner-up)

Miss Tourism Queen Malaysia

• 2015 - Amreet Kaur Sra (Winner)

Miss Tourism Queen International

• 2015 - Amreet Kaur Sra (Miss Elegance)

External links

• Miss World Malaysia website