Miss Malta

Miss Malta
Formation1963
FounderGeorge and Margaret Gatt Mangion
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersValletta
LocationMalta
MembersMiss Earth
Miss Grand International
Miss Supranational
Miss Cosmo
Official language
Maltese
President
Kersten Borg
Websitemissmalta.tv

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

YearMiss MaltaRunners-upRef.
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 Birkirkara – Nerrisa Mifsud Camilleri No data available N/a
2013 Fleur-de-Lys – Jade Cini Sliema – Natalya Galdes Żurrieq – Mandy Micallef
2014 St. Julian's – Pearl Haber Ħamrun – Maria Abela Birkirkara – Rodianne Gatt
2015 Balzan – Sarah Mercieca Gżira – Nicola Grixti St. Paul's Bay – Louisa Abela
2016 Luqa – Christie Refalo Valletta – Bernadette Bajada Santa Venera – Maria Abela
2017 St. Paul's Bay – Yanika Azzopardi Naxxar – Jessica Gherxi Lija – Naomi Hammett
2018 Tarxien – Alexia Pauline Tabone San Pawl il-Baħar – Yaz Abughrara Attard – Nicole Agius
2020 St. Julian's – Hannah Giacchino Attard – Nicole Agius Qrendi – Amanda Bezzina
2021 St. Julian's – Kim Pelham Pembroke, Malta Pembroke – Leah Sammut Mock Swieqi Madliena – Shannah Vella Rapa San Ġwann – Isabelle Borg St. Paul's Bay Xemxija – Kristy Falzon
2023 Sliema – Anne Camilleri Jade Schembri Laura Buijs Kylie Marie Micallef Donna Borg
2024 Kalkara – Cherise Spiteri Dingli – Lexine Farrugia Żurrieq – Alexia Cutajar Swieqi Madliena – Yasemin Ertugrull St. Paul's Bay Xemxija – Karolina Bordian
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.

Miss Malta titleholders at International beauty pageants
YearRepresentativeDistrictNational tiltleInternational pageantRef.
2013Jade Cini Fleur-de-LysMiss Malta 2013Miss Intercontinental 2013 [es] – Unplaced
2014Pearl Haber St. Julian'sMiss Malta 2014Miss Intercontinental 2014 [es] – Unplaced
2015Sarah Mercieca BalzanMiss Malta 2015Miss Grand International 2015 – Unplaced
Nicola Grixti Gżira1st runner-up Miss Malta 2015Miss Supranational 2015 [fr] – Unplaced
2017Christie Refalo LuqaMiss Malta 2016Miss Earth 2017 – Unplaced
2018Yanika Azzopardi St. Paul's BayMiss Malta 2017Miss Earth 2018 – Unplaced
2019Alexia Tabone TarxienMiss Malta 2018Miss Earth 2019 – Unplaced

See also

References

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  10. ↑ 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.
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