Miss Universe Malaysia 2016, the 50th edition of Miss Universe Malaysia, was held on January 30, 2016, at the Palace of the Golden Horses Hotel, Selangor. Kiran Jassal of Selangor was crowned by the outgoing titleholder, Vanessa Tevi Kumares of Negeri Sembilan at the end of the event. She then represented Malaysia at the Miss Universe 2016 pageant in Manila, Philippines.
Results Final ResultsContestantsMiss Universe Malaysia 2016 – Kiranmeet Kaur Jassal1st Runner–Up – Dhivya Dhyana Suppiah2nd Runner–Up – Lina Soong3rd Runner–Up – Swarna Naidu4th Runner–Up – Nisha SemaTop 8 – Cindy Ng – Jennifer Ling – Alicia Tan
Gala Night Judges
Sonny San Dato Dr Ko Chung Beng Zaihani Mohd Zain Shawn Loong Dato Sri Navneet Goenka Elaine Daly – Miss Universe Malaysia 2003 Jeff Lee Datuk Wira Rahadian Mahmud Khalil Awal Ashaari – actor, model and television presenter
Preliminary Judges
Dato' Farah Khan – founder and president of Malaysia's leading luxury retailer Gillian Hung – fashion guru Kavita Sidhu – Miss Charm International 1990, actress, fashion designer and producer Debbie Goh – malaysian actress Whulandary Herman – Miss Universe Indonesia 2013 Sukanya Poljak – actress Aster Lim Shawn Loong
Special awards Awards Contestants Miss Photogenic – Dhivya Suppiah Miss Talent – Lina Soong Miss Best Body – Swarna Naidu Miss Congeniality – Nisha Sema Miss My Dentist Winning Smile 1 – Swarna Naidu Miss My Dentist Winning Smile 2 – Kiran Jassal Miss Online Personality – Alicia Tan
Judges Dato' Farah Khan - Founder and president of Malaysia's leading luxury retailer Gillian Hung - Fashion guru Kavita Sidhu - Miss Charm International 1990, Malaysian actress, fashion designer and a producer Debbie Goh - Malaysian actress Whulandary Herman - Miss Universe Indonesia 2013 Sukanya Poljak - Actress Aster Lim Shawn Loong
Contestants
The official Top 14 finalists of The Next Miss Universe Malaysia 2016. + No. Contestant Age HeightEthnicityHometownOccupationNotes 1. Alicia Tan 25 Chinese Ipoh, Perak Accounting Student Top 8 2. Ariessa Leanne Lam Yin Yee 26 Chinese Kinta, Perak Make-up artist/Radio DJ 3. Cindy Ng 26 Chinese Singapore City, Singapore Social Entrepreneur Top 8 4. Dhivya Dhyana Suppiah 25 Indian Bukit Bintang, K.L Medical Student 1st Runner-up 5. Hazelin Ng 22 Chinese Kuching, Sarawak Student 6. Jeniffer Ling 23 Chinese Setiawangsa, K.L Business Developer Top 8 7. Kiran Kaur Jassal 20 Punjabi Subang Jaya, Selangor Dentistry Student Winner 8. Lina Soong 25 Chinese Seremban, N.9 Multimedia Student 2nd Runner-up 9. Loveena Ruben 19 Indian Titiwangsa, K.L Media Student 10. Nisha Sema 22 Indian-Japanese George Town, Penang Mass Communications and Public Relations Student 4th Runner-up 11. Rema Rao 26 Indian George Town, Penang Compliance Consultant 12. Shiat Teen 25 Chinese Petaling Jaya, Selangor Flight Attendant 13. Swarna Naidu 18 Indian Mumbai, India Hotel Management 3rd Runner-up 14. Yen Nee 25 Chinese Bukit Mertajam, Penang Physiotherapist
Crossovers Contestants who previously competed/appeared at other national beauty pageants:
Miss Malaysia World 2014 - Dhivya Dhyana Suppiah (3rd Runner-up)
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