Miss Burma (1947–1962)

Miss Burma was the national beauty pageant in Burma (now Myanmar) from 1947 to 1962.[1] The winner of Miss Burma also represented her country at the Miss Universe.

Miss Burma
မယ်ဗမာ
Formation1947
TypeBeauty Pageant
Location
Official language
Burmese, English

In 1962, the pageant was banned by the Union Revolutionary Council government because they thought it was against the Burmese culture.

History

The term Miss Burma was introduced in Myanmar through the MISS ORGANIZATION and held the Miss Burma 1959 Local Beauty Pageant Competition. At the end of the event, Than Than Aye was competed in Miss Burma 1959. She was the Burma's first contestant in the Miss Universe pageant.[2]

In 1960, the Miss Burma Organization competed for Burma beauty pageants to Big Four international beauty pageants.That year, Myint Myint May[3] competed in Miss Universe 1960 and received the Miss Congeniality Award, a Special Award and Ma Sen Aye [4]competed in Miss World 1960. After that year, Khin Myint Myint won the Miss Burma beauty pageant and represented her country at the Miss Universe 1961 event held at Miami Beach, Florida[5] and Manie Pu also completed in Miss International 1961. In 1962, the Miss Burma was the golden era of the Myanmar. But, the Burmese government abolished the 'Miss Burma because they thought it was against the Burmese culture.

Titleholders

The winner of Miss Burma also represented her country at the Miss Universe.

YearMiss BurmaDivisionVenueEntrant
1947 Laie Cho Unknown Unknown
1948 Khin Than Kywe Unknown Unknown
1949 Phyu Phyu Shein Unknown Unknown
1956 Louisa Benson Craig[6][7] Karen Unknown Unknown
1958 Louisa Benson Craig Karen Unknown Unknown
1959 Than Than Aye  Yangon Unknown Unknown
1960 Myint Myint May  Yangon Unknown Unknown
1961 Khin Myint Myint[5] Daik-U Unknown Unknown

Miss Universe
Year Division Miss Burma Placement at Miss Universe Special Awards Notes
1961  Yangon Khin Myint Myint Unplaced
1960  Yangon Myint Myint May Unplaced Miss Congeniality
1959  Yangon Than Than Aye Unplaced Miss Burma Beauty Pageant — Western-Style Committee Directorship

References
  1. "မယ်ဗမာပြိုင်ပွဲ".
  2. "မြန်မာ့ပထမဆုံး မယ်စကြဝဠာပြိုင်ပွဲဝင် ဒေါ်သန်းသန်းအေ" (in Burmese).
  3. "Burma's return to Miss Universe contest after 50-year break sparks controversy".
  4. "Miss Burma (Ma Sen Aye".
  5. Nyein Ei Ei Htwe (28 September 2009). "Former 'Miss Burma' winner passes away". The Myanmar Times. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  6. Cernea, Ruth Fredman (2007). Almost Englishmen: Baghdadi Jews in British Burma. Lexington Books. pp. 117–118. ISBN 9780739116463.
  7. "Benson, Naw Louisa". Museum of Karen History and Culture. Karen History and Culture Preservation Society. 2003. Archived from Naw Louisa the original Check |url= value (help) on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
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