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| Formation | 1963 |
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| Founder | George and Margaret Gatt Mangion |
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Valletta |
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| Membership | Miss Earth Miss Grand International Miss Supranational |
| Official language | Maltese |
| President | Kersten Borg |
| Website | missmalta |
Miss Malta is a national beauty pageant in Malta which was founded in 1963 by George and Margaret Gatt Mangion of GM Productions. The pageant is also considered as the oldest beauty contest held in the Maltese Islands. During 2014 – 2018, the event was organized by Glamorous Entertainment (Glow Promotions), under the management of Vince Taliana. Since 2019, the pageant has been run under the leadership of Kersten Borg.
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.
Titleholders
| Year | Miss Malta | Runners-up | Ref. | |||
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| 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
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 Birkirkara – Nerrisa Mifsud Camilleri
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| 2013 |  Fleur-de-Lys – Jade Cini
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 Sliema – Natalya Galdes
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 Żurrieq – Mandy Micallef
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| 2014 |  St. Julian's – Pearl Haber
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 Ħamrun – Maria Abela
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Birkirkara – Rodianne Gatt
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| 2015 |  Balzan – Sarah Mercieca
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 Gżira – Nicola Grixti
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 St. Paul's Bay – Louisa Abela
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| 2016 |  Luqa – Christie Refalo
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 Valletta – Bernadette Bajada
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 Santa Venera – Maria Abela
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| 2017 | St. Paul's Bay – Yanika Azzopardi
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 Naxxar – Jessica Gherxi
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 Lija – Naomi Hammett
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| 2018 |  Tarxien – Alexia Pauline Tabone
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San Pawl il-Baħar – Yaz Abughrara
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 Attard – Nicole Agius
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| 2020 | St. Julian's – Hannah Giacchino
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Attard – Nicole Agius
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 Qrendi – Amanda Bezzina
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| 2021 | St. Julian's – Kim Pelham
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 Pembroke – Leah Sammut Mock
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 Madliena – Shannah Vella Rapa
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 San Ġwann – Isabelle Borg
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Xemxija – Kristy Falzon
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| 2023 | Sliema – Anne Camilleri
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Jade Schembri | Laura Buijs | Kylie Marie Micallef | Donna Borg | |
| 2024 | ] Kalkara – Cherise Spiteri |  Dingli – Lexine Farrugia
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Żurrieq – Alexia Cutajar
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Madliena – Yasemin Ertugrull
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Xemxija – Karolina Bordian
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- Notes
- 2. In the 2010 – 2020 edition, the runners-up was announced as Miss Republic of Malta and Miss Tourism of Malta
- 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.
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. |
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| 2013 | Jade Cini | Fleur-de-Lys |
Miss Malta 2013 | Miss Intercontinental 2013 [es] – Unplaced | |
| 2014 | Pearl Haber | St. Julian's |
Miss Malta 2014 | Miss Intercontinental 2014 [es] – Unplaced | |
| 2015 | Sarah Mercieca | Balzan |
Miss Malta 2015 | Miss Grand International 2015 – Unplaced | |
| Nicola Grixti | Gżira |
1st runner-up Miss Malta 2015 | Miss Supranational 2015 [fr] – Unplaced | ||
| 2017 | Christie Refalo | Luqa |
Miss Malta 2016 | Miss Earth 2017 – Unplaced | |
| 2018 | Yanika Azzopardi | St. Paul's Bay |
Miss Malta 2017 | Miss Earth 2018 – Unplaced | |
| 2019 | Alexia Tabone | Tarxien |
Miss Malta 2018 | Miss Earth 2019 – Unplaced |
See also
References
- ^ Miss Malta Organization. "History of Miss Malta pageant". Archived from the original on January 10, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
- ^ Frederick Zammit (8 November 2017). "Miss San Ġiljan tirbaħ Miss Malta 2021". Newsbook.com.mt (in Maltese). Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ "Miss Malta pageant turns 54". Times of India. 14 May 2017. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- "New Miss Malta". Times of Malta. 14 November 2013. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ "Jade Cini, the most beautiful Miss Malta ever". The Great Pageant Community. 30 December 2013. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ "Pearl Haber, Miss Floriana, is the newly crowned Miss Malta 2014". Eve.com.mt. 20 September 2014. Archived from the original on 25 September 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ "Sarah Mercieca crowned Miss Malta 2015". The Malta Independent. 17 June 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ Tim Diacono (2 December 2018). "WATCH: We Have A Winner! Tarxien Beauty Alexia Tabone Crowned Miss Malta". Lovinmalta.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- Juliane Putzing (2020). "Hannah Giacchino – Miss Malta 2020". Business-voice-magazin.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- Tonna, Gabriel (January 9, 2023). "Watch: 'It's Such A Surreal Moment': Sliema's Anne Camilleri Crowned Miss Malta Winner". Lovin Malta. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- "Cherise Spiteri of Kalkara wins Miss Malta 2024 title". Times of Malta. January 12, 2024. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- "Sốc với nhan sắc của thí sinh Hoa hậu vừa già vừa xấu". VietNamNet (in Vietnamese). 14 October 2015. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- "Miss Malta 2015". Times of Malta. 31 May 2015. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.