Miss Cultural Harvest Festival is a Malaysian ethnic beauty pageant held annually during the Sarawak Harvest and Folklore Festival since 1999.
Background Miss Cultural Harvest Festival is held in conjunction with the Sarawak Harvest and Folklore Festival, one of the highlights of the Gawai Dayak celebration. The Sarawak Harvest and Folklore Festival is the largest in Sarawak in terms of the community involved.
The beauty pageant aims to seek a winner who has the grace and poise, articulate with a sound knowledge of Sarawak and its tourism-related subjects. The beauty pageant is open to all single ladies of any background, unlike the traditional Kumang Gawai pageant where the contestants are of the Dayak community.
Titleholders Year Winner Ethnic background Note2023 - 2026 colspan="4" 2022 colspan="4" 2021 colspan="4" 2020 colspan="4" 2019 Tamira Lallemand Bidayuh-English 2018 Melinda Peter Jinap Bidayuh-Kelabit 2017 Shastaclaire Drickerson Bidayuh-Punjabi 2016 Trisdewi Trisno Javanese-Chinese 2015 Jean Seymour Harry Iban 2014 Stepheni Johari Iban 2013 Rosalind Sajah Robert Lugah Iban
Former editions Due to change of the festival name and collaboration with Fair and Lovely brand, the contest was previously known as "Miss Fair and Lovely Gawai Tourism Night (GTN)" between 1999 and 2004, "Miss Fair and Lovely" for the 2005 and 2006 editions, "Miss Fair and Lovely World Harvest Festival" between 2007 and 2010, and "Miss World Harvest Festival" for the 2011 and 2012 editions.
Miss World Harvest Festival (2011 - 2012) Year Winner 2012 Magrina Awing George 2011 Suljirina Lucas
Miss Fair and Lovely World Harvest Festival (2007 - 2010) Year Winner 2010 Ummu Khansa Romainoor 2009 Janet Bennet 2008 Pearlycia Brooke 2007 Hazel Desmond
Miss Fair and Lovely (2006) Year Winner 2006 Raden Ira Faraniza Mohd Iskandar 2005 Esther Agetha Jitom
Miss Fair and Lovely Gawai Tourism Night (GTN) (1999 - 2004) Year Winner 2004 Marcella Shareen Mos 2003 Farhana Zainal 2002 Sharifah Norzuridah 2001 Fairozita Ramli 2000 Shahida 1999 Rowena Awa Ngumbang
Notable crossovers Winners and contestants who competed/appeared at other international/ national beauty pageants:
International Pageants
Miss World 2014 - Dewi Liana Seriestha (Top 25)
Miss Universe 2020 - Francisca Luhong James Bungan (Unplaced)
National Pageants
Miss World Malaysia 2011 - Janet Bennet (Top 10 and "Miss Photogenic") 2014 - Dewi Liana Seriestha (Winner) 2016 - Francisca Luhong James Bungan (4th runner-up) 2018 - Francisca Luhong James Bungan (Top 5)
Miss Universe Malaysia 2013 - Karissa Kara Simon (Top 17 Finalist) 2018 - Jessy Gantle (Top 18 Finalist) 2020 - Francisca Luhong James Bungan (Winner)
Miss Earth Malaysia 2017 - Jean Seymour Harry (Top 6 and "Miss Eco Beauty")
See also Sarawak Gawai Dayak Unduk Ngadau Teluwaih Jinih
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