Singapore at major beauty pageants

This is a list of Singapore's representatives and their placements at the Big Four international beauty pageants. The country has yet to win one of the four pageants.

For Singapore's involvement in male beauty pegeants, see List of Singapore representatives at international male beauty pageants.

Hundreds of beauty pageants are conducted yearly, but the Big Four are considered the most prestigious,[1] widely covered and broadcast by media.[2] The Wall Street Journal,[3] BBC News,[4] CNN,[5] Xinhua News Agency,[6] and global news agencies such as Reuters[7] and Agence France-Presse[8][9] collectively refer to the four major pageants as "Big Four" namely: Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International, and Miss Earth.[10][11][12]

The Singapore franchise holders/organizations of the four major beauty pageants are:

The criteria for the Big Four inclusion is based on specific standards such as the pageants global prominence and prestige approved by worldwide media, the quality and quantity of crowned delegates recognized by international franchisees and pageant aficionados, the winner's post pageant activities; the pageants longevity, consistency, and history; the pageant's specific purpose, relevance, and advocacy; the overall production quality and global telecast; the enormity of internet traffic; and the popularity amongst pageant fans across the globe.[20][21]

Singapore's Big Four titleholders
Color Key
  •      Ended as Runner-up
  •      Ended as one of the Finalists or Semi-finalists
YEAR MISS UNIVERSE MISS WORLD MISS INTERNATIONAL MISS EARTH
2020 TBA TBA TBA TBA
2019 Mohana Prabha Sheen Cher Charlotte Lucille-Chia Gerlyn Cheah
2018 Zahra Khanum Vanessa Peh
Top 30		 Eileen Feng Kara Dong
2017 Manuela Bruntraeger Laanya Ezra Asogan Kylie Yeo Elizabeth Camilia Lee
2016 Cheryl Chou Bhaama Padmanathan Wang Hui Qi Manuela Bruntraeger
2015 Lisa Marie White Charity Lu Roxanne Zhang Tiara Hadi
2014 Rathi Menon Dalreena Poonam Gill Vanessa Sim Silvia Lam
2013 Shi Lim Maria-Anna Weiling Zenieris Chew Jia Min Vanessa Hee
2012 Lynn Tan Karisa Sukamto Leong Ying Mae Phoebe Tan
2011 Valerie Lim May Hsu Stella Kae Sze Felicia Orvalla
2010 Tania Lim Kim Suan Anusha Rajaseharan Kyla Tan Maricelle Rani Wong
2009 Rachel Janice Kum Pilar Arlando Annabelle Liang Xiang Valerie Lim
Top 16
2008 Shenise Wong Yan Yi Faraliza Tan Tok Wee Ee Ivy Leow Kian Peng
2007 Jessica Tan Yue Chang Roshni Kaur Soin Christabelle Tsai Nicole Chen Lin
2006 Carol Cheong Yim Foon Colleen Pereira Genecia Luo Wei Qi Shn Juay Shi Yun
2005 Cheryl Tay Shenise Wong Yan Yi Catherine Tan Sim Pei Yee
2004 Sandy Chua Khang Ein Lisa Huang Shu Jun Sherry Ng Yun Feng Nicole Sze Chin Nee
2003 Bernice Wong Chea Mei Corine Kanmani Luxshman Berlin Koh Adele Koh
2002 Nuraliza Osman Sharon Cintamani Marie Wong Gayathri Unnijkrishan
2001 Jaime Teo Angelina Johnson Juley Binte Abdullah Calista Ng Poh Li
2000 Eunice Elizabeth Olsen Charlyn Ding Zung Ee Lorraine Koo Mann Loo ↑ No Pageant Held
MISS EARTH
established in 2001 in Manila, Philippines. Singapore sent their first delegate in 2001.
1999 Cheryl Marie Cordeiro Audrey Quek Ai Woon Janice Koh
1998 Alice Lim Poh Choo Grace Chay Sudha Menon
1997 Tricia Tan Siew Siew Jasmine Wong Chiew Peng Joey Chin Chin Chan
1996 Angeline Putt Carol Tan Carel Siok Liang Low
1995 Tun Neesa Abdullah Jacqueline Chew Lynette Lee
1994 Paulyn Sun Angela Lee Kim Mei Joycelyn Ching Ching Teo
1993 Rena Ramiah Devi Desiree Chan Fonn Yin Teri Su Lian Tan
1992 Cori Teo Jennifer Wong Li Li Goh
1991 Eileen Yeow Yin Yin Jasheen Jayakody Audrey Siok Ling Tan
1990 Ong Lay Ling Karen Frances Ng Genni Wan
1989 Pauline Chong Jacqueline Ang Pamela Kurt Ha Chee
1988 Audrey Ann Tay Shirley Teo Ser Lee Angeline Lip Lai Fong
1987 Marion Nicole Teo
Top 10		 Janicia Koh Wee Ling Marjorie Tan
1986 Farah Lange Michelle Loh Yeh Huey Teo Ser Lee
1985 Lyana Chiok Joanne Sylvia Mitchell Audrey Chua Chwee Lan
1984 Violet Lee Hui-Min Koh Li Peng Wong Leng
1983 Kathie Lee Lee Beng
Top 12		 Sharon Denise Wells Patricia Ngow
1982 Telma Judicia Mary Nonis Yvonne Tan Yen Yen Angela Tan
1981 Florence Tan Sushil Kaur Sandhu Shanaz Ali Hussein Gandhi
1980 Ann Chua Ai Choo Adda Pang Kim Jong Jennifer Liong
Top 15
1979 Elaine Tan Kim Lian Violet Lee Annie Tan Chen
1978 Annie Lee Mei Ling Rosie Tan Felina Teo Bee Wah
1977 Marilyn Sim Choon May Veronica Lourdes Theresa Leu San
1976 Linda Tham Pauline Poh Neo Cheong
Top 15		 Sandra Jane Binny
1975 Sally Tan Maggie Sim Siew Teen Jenny Tan Gwek Eng
1974 Angela Teo Bee Luang Valerie Oh Choon Lian Valerie Oh Choon Lian
1973 Debra Josephine Debra Josephine Doris Ong Swee Gek
1972 Jacqueline Han Ghim Hong Rosalind Lee Eng Neo May Tan
1971 Jenny Ser Wang Wong ↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 1951 in London, United Kingdom. Singapore sent their first delegate in 1972.)		 x
1970 Cecilia Undasan Margaret Tan Quee Lin
1969 Mavis Young Siew Kim Jenny Serwan Wong
1968 Yasmin Saif Madeleine Teo Kim Neo
1967 Ong Mei-Lee Angela Attias
1966 Margaret van Meel x
1965 Alice Woon Yoke Kwee x
1964 Vera Wee x
1963 x x
1962 Julie Koh Nancy Liew
1961 x x
1960 x Christl D'Cruz
Top 15
1959 x ↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 1960 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1968 in Tokyo, Japan. Singapore sent their first delegate in 1960.)
1958 Marion Willis
1957 x
1956 x
1955 x
1954 Marjorie Wee
↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 1952 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1960 in Florida, United States. Singapore sent their first delegate in 1954.)


× Did not compete
↑ No pageant held

Name of Pageant Placements Best Result
Miss Universe 2 Top 10 (1987)
Miss World 2 Top 15 (1976)
Miss International 2 Top 15 (1960, 1980)
Miss Earth 1 Top 16 (2009)
Total 7 Top 10 (1987) (Miss Universe)

References
  1. Ornos, Riza (30 September 2013). "Philippines, Brazil And Venezuela: Three Countries To Win The Big Four International Beauty Pageants". International Business Times. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  2. Kanja, Kirstin (20 December 2019). "Beauty with a purpose: What it means to be Miss World, Miss Universe". Standard Media. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  3. Jun, Kwanwoo (2013-12-02). "Lost in Storm's Debris: A Beauty Pageant". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
  4. Amee, Enriquez (2 February 2014). "Philippines: How to make a beauty queen". BBC News. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  5. Cabato, Regine (27 January 2017). "How a country hosts a Miss Universe pageant". CNN. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  6. News, China (3 November 2018). "Myanmar's beauty queen to take part in Miss World pageant 2018 in China". Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  7. News, Reuters (13 December 2013). "The Philippines earns another crown". Reuters. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  8. Joel, Guinto (13 March 2015). "PH Cinderellas 'duck walk' to world stage". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  9. Joel, Guinto (12 March 2015). "In beauty pageants, Philippines' modern day Cinderellas seize world stage". GMA News Online. Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  10. Vietnam, News (2008-10-08). "Những scandal của Miss World". Vietnam Express. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  11. Ibrahim, Lynda (2013-09-13). "The misses and missuses of the world". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  12. Lowe, Aya (2016-01-25). "Philippines' Miss Universe returns home, ignites dreams". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  13. "Lasalle student Cheryl Chou crowned Miss Universe Singapore". The Straits Times. 16 October 2016.
  14. "Lisa Marie White is Miss Universe Singapore 2015". www.pageantsnews.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  15. Miss Universe
  16. Official page
  17. Miss World
  18. Miss International
  19. Miss Earth
  20. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  21. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-14. Retrieved 2014-10-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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