Dewi Remaja is a Malaysian reality television show in which aspiring young women vie for the coveted title and a pathway into the modelling or acting industry in the country.
The current Dewi Remaja is Nylea Adzlan of Kuala Lumpur. She was crowned by the outgoing winner, Nurelyana Baharin of Sarawak.
History The competition was created and organised by Remaja magazine, originally under Kumpulan Media Karangkraf Sdn. Bhd. (now Nu Ideaktif Sdn. Bhd.), and is primarily broadcast by Astro. Since its inception in 1985, Dewi Remaja has crowned 13 winners, with each titleholder traditionally crowned by her predecessor.
During the 2018 edition of Dewi Remaja, the winner Haneesya Hanee was stripped off her title due to a controversial video of her with other friends at a nightclub. However, she was not replaced by any of the runners-up. For the first time in the history of Dewi Remaja, the Remaja magazine did not feature a winning image of the winner on the cover page.
Contestant selection Each edition of Dewi Remaja has eight episodes and starts with 10 to 12 contestants. Contestants are judged weekly based on their overall appearance and participation in challenges. In some editions, every contestants get the chance to be appear on the cover page of Remaja magazine; each episode, one contestant is eliminated, whereas in exceptional situations, the panel of judges did not comply on an elimination.
Selection of participants Started from 2019, the talent search, which was jointly organized by Remaja magazine, one of the brands under Nu Ideaktiv (formerly known as Karangkraf Group), explicitly states that each participant need to go through the category of "General Knowledge" as one of the participants' scoring criteria in order to increase the variety of participants. Judging panelists Scha Al-Yahya (former Dewi Remaja) and Yusry Abdul Halim will be judging 30 percent of the marks for personality, 35 percent for talent, and 35 percent for overall performance which includes the general knowledge.
Following that, a total of top 20 quarter-finalists were chosen for the final screening, with only 12 being chosen as semi-finalists.
Titleholders EditionYearCandidateAgeRepresented14th2025Nylea Adzlan23Kuala Lumpur13th2023Nurelyana Baharin21Sarawak12th2022Tracie Sinidol21Sabah11th2019Shaza Bae24Kuala Lumpur10th2018Haneesya Hanee18Kuala Lumpur9th2014–2015Raysha Rizrose18Selangor8th2009–2010Noor Neelofa21Kelantan7th2005–2006Scha Al-Yahya22Kedah6th2002–2003Annahita Bakavoli21Penang5th1998–1999Juliana Banos20Pahang4th1995–1996Wan Khatijah18Terengganu3rd1990–1991Jasmeen Kaurn/aSelangor2nd1987–1988Aleeza Kassim18Kuala Lumpur1st1985–1986Tengku Anis Ismailn/aPahang
Gallery of winners
List of Runners-up 2025Nelysa KayDheper TehMarisa Baharudin2023Arabella Ellen colspan="3" 2022Bee AishahKimberly ChuahAlyssa Azmi2019Adriana GhaafarNynaa HarizalSyamira IzzatiShatirah Amanda2018Tia SarahSherin AmiriAnna JoblingAffie Rania2014–2015Syamim FaridBalqish Maarif colspan="2" rowspan="13" 2009–2010Izara AishahShangkaree Nadarajan2005–2006Ivy LeeHasaida KamaruddinIzreen AzmidaNicolita Sanseh2002–2003Pushpa Narayan1998–19991995–19961990–1991Sofea JaneErmie Zura1987–1988Nurul HudaMimi Waheeda1985–1986Rehana Yasin
Editions
Dewi Remaja 2019 For the 11th edition, 600 contestants from all across Malaysia were auditioned for the competition before top 20 quarter-finalists were selected. Top 12 semi-finalists were announced during the press conference on 15 October 2019 held at The Starling Mall, Damansara Utama. They were quarantined for 54 days to minimize any social problems as seen during the previous edition.
The competition was aired over the course of eight episodes on Astro Ria and Astro Ria HD, whereby contestants were eliminated. The top five finalists then competed in a finals held on 14 December 2019 and was telecast live. At the end of the competition, Shaza Nuriman Mohamad Zamri (stage name: Shaza Bae) from Kuala Lumpur won the title of Dewi Remaja 2019. +Final resultsContestantDewi Remaja 2019 Shaza Bae1st runner-up Adriana Ghaafar2nd runner-up Nynaa Harizal3rd runner-up Syamira Izzati4th runner-up Shatirah AmandaTop 12 Adrianna Fernandez Aishah Azhan Myra Natasha Nina Amin Saidah Syahirah Sharlina Gilbert Syaza AzraTop 20 Aida Shuada Faizal Aini Sophi Clara James Farha Nabila Farzana Zainul Abidin Hidatul Hikmah Nina Ariff Shahirah Sazali
Notable alumni Among the names of celebrities who have been born through this competition is Mawar Rashid, Puteri Aishah, Neelofa, Izara Aishah, Anzalna Nasir, Scha Al-Yahya, Izreen Azminda, Annahita Bakavoli, Juliana Banos, Rita Rudaini, Wardina Safiyyah, Julia Hana, Pushpa Narayan, Rozita Che Wan, Aleeza Kassim, Jasmin Hamid, Umie Aida, singer Sheril Aida, Rehana Yasin and many others.
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References
External links Official website