Miss Burma (1947–1962)

For other uses, see Miss Burma.
Miss Burma
မယ်ဗမာ
Formation1947; 78 years ago (1947)
Defunct1961; 64 years ago (1961)
TypeBeauty Pageant
Location
Official language
Burmese, English

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.

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

Titleholders

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

Year Miss Burma Division
1947 Daw Li Cho (Dolly Cho) Mandalay Region May Myo
1948 Khin San Kywe Ayeyarwady Region Pyapon
1949 Phyu Phyu Shein  Rangoon
1950-1952 Ma Sein Aye  Rangoon
1955 Nu Nu Yi Bago Region Taungoo
1956-1958 Louisa Benson Craig[6][7]  Rangoon
1959 Than Than Aye  Rangoon
1960 Myint Myint May  Rangoon
1961 Khin Myint Myint[5] Bago Region Daik-U

Runner-Up

Year 1st Runner-Up 2nd Runner-Up
1947 Hteik Su Phaya Htwe
 Rangoon 		Unknown
1948 Yin Yin Mya
Mandalay Region Mandalay 		Le Le Win
Ayeyarwady Region Hinthada
1955 Khin Thein Thein
 Rangoon 		Ma Sein Aye
 Rangoon

Miss Mandalay

Year Miss Mandalay Note
1948 Yin Yin Mya 1st runner-up of Miss Burma 1948
1949 Khin Nyunt Yi
1952 Kyu Kyu Cho Sister of Daw Li Cho, Miss Burma 1947
1954 Kyi Kyi Mya
1961 Khin Than Nu

Major International competitions

  •   : Declared as Winner
  •   : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
  •   : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
  •   : Ended as special awards winner

Miss Universe

Year Representative's Name Division Title Placement Special Awards
1958 Louisa Benson Craig  Rangoon Miss Burma 1958 Did not compete
1959 Than Than Aye  Rangoon Miss Burma 1959 Unplaced
1960 Myint Myint May  Rangoon 1st runner up of Miss Burma 1960 Unplaced Miss Congeniality
1961 Khin Myint Myint Bago Region Daik-U Miss Burma 1961 Unplaced

Miss World

Year Representative's Name Division Title Placement Special Awards
1960 Ma Sein Aye  Rangoon Miss Burma 1960 Unplaced

Miss International

Year Representative's Name Division Title Placement Special Awards
1961 Minnie Pu Mandalay Region Mandalay Top 5 at Miss Burma 1960 Unplace

See also

References

  1. ^ "မယ်ဗမာပြိုင်ပွဲ".
  2. ^ "မြန်မာ့ပထမဆုံး မယ်စကြဝဠာပြိုင်ပွဲဝင် ဒေါ်သန်းသန်းအေ" (in Burmese).
  3. ^ "Burma's return to Miss Universe contest after 50-year break sparks controversy". Archived from the original on 2022-05-15.
  4. ^ "Miss Burma (Ma Sen Aye".
  5. ^ a b 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 on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2012. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)