Miss World Malaysia 2013

Miss World Malaysia 2013, the 47th edition of the Miss World Malaysia pageant, was held at the Corus Hotel, Kuala Lumpur on August 1, 2014. Yvonne Lee of Selangor crowned her successor, Melinder Bhullar from Kuala Lumpur at the end of the event.[citation needed]

Miss World Malaysia 2013
Date1 August 2013
VenueCorus Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
Entrants15
Placements5
WinnerMelinder Bhullar
 Kuala Lumpur
PersonalityTan Sui Hua
 Penang
PhotogenicJayarubini Muthaliyar
 Selangor
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Fifteen contestants from different states competed for the crown. Melinder then represented Malaysia at the Miss World 2013 held in Bali, Indonesia where she placed as fourth runner-up for Multimedia Award.

Results

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Final results Contestant
Miss Malaysia World 2013
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up

Special awards

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Awards Contestant
Miss Photogenic
Miss Personality
Miss Beautiful Eyes
Miss Beautiful Skin
Miss Elegance
Miss Fitness
Miss Metrojaya
Miss Social Media Queen
Miss Talent
Miss Wacoal

Contestants

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15 contestants competed for the crown and title.[1]

Contestant Represented Height Placement Ref
Audrey Loke Pui Yan Shah Alam, Selangor 167 cm (5 ft 5+12 in) [2][3]
Brenda Cheong Ling Wei Kuala Lumpur 161 cm (5 ft 3+12 in)
Cassandra Yong Klang, Selangor 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Coco Tan Johor Bahru, Johor 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Kim Low Kuala Lumpur 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) 4th Runner-Up
Jayarubini Sambanthan Muthaliyar Shah Alam, Selangor 176 cm (5 ft 9+12 in) 3rd Runner-Up
L'oreal Mok Shien Leng Kuala Lumpur 172 cm (5 ft 7+12 in) 1st Runner-Up
Manpreet Kaur Kuala Lumpur 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Melinder Kaur Bhullar Kuala Lumpur 169 cm (5 ft 6+12 in) Winner
Sharmisttha Yoogan Kuala Lumpur 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sim Jing Yi Melaka 169 cm (5 ft 6+12 in)
Stephanie Lim Kuala Lumpur 166 cm (5 ft 5+12 in)
Tanisha Kaur Demour Harjit Singh Kuala Lumpur 179 cm (5 ft 10+12 in) 2nd Runner-Up
Tan Sui Hua Penang 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Venus Tan Penang 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)

Disqualified

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Four Muslim contestants were disqualified from the pageant due to the fatwa which prohibit Muslim women from competing in beauty pageants.[4][5]

  • Wafa Johanna de Korte, Kuala Lumpur
  • Sara Amellia Bernard, Perak
  • Miera Sheikh, Melaka
  • Kathrina Redzuan, Kuala Lumpur

Retreats

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  • Sherine Tan, Kuala Lumpur

References

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  1. ^ "2014 Finalists". missworldmalaysia.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Grand Finale Of Miss Malaysia World 2013 Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images". www.gettyimages.com. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  3. ^ admin-t (2013-07-21). "4 dropped from pageant". Malaysia Today. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  4. ^ "Muslim women dropped from Miss M'sia World contest". Malaysiakini. 2013-07-21. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  5. ^ Zahiid, Syed Jaymal. "Miss Malaysia World Muslim finalists dropped after beauty pageant fatwa | Malay Mail". www.malaymail.com. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
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