Miss Burma (1947–1962)

Historical beauty pageant in Myanmar

For other uses, see Miss Burma.

Miss Burma
မယ်ဗမာFormation| 1947; 78 years ago (1947)

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Defunct| 1961; 64 years ago (1961)
Type| Beauty Pageant
Location|

* Union of Burma

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

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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

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

Year  | Edition  | Miss Burma  | Runners up

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First  | Second
1947  | 1st  | Daw Li Cho (Dolly Cho)
May Myo | Hteik Su Phaya Htwe
Rangoon | Unknown
1948  | 2nd  | Khin San Kywe
Pyapon | Yin Yin Mya
Mandalay | Le Le Win
Hinthada
1949  | 3rd  | Phyu Phyu Shein
Rangoon | Unknown | Unknown
1950-1952  | 4th  | Ma Sein Aye
Rangoon | Unknown | Unknown
1955  | 5th  | Nu Nu Yi
Taungoo | Khin Thein Thein
Rangoon | Ma Sein Aye
Rangoon
1956-1958  | 6th  | Louisa Benson Craig[6][7]
Rangoon | Unknown | Unknown
1959  | 7th  | Than Than Aye
Rangoon | Unknown | Unknown
1960  | 8th  | Myint Myint May
Rangoon | Unknown | Unknown
1961  | 9th  | Khin Myint Myint[5]
Daik-U | Unknown | Unknown

### Miss Mandalay

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Year  | Edition  | Miss Mandalay  | Note

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1948  | 1st  | Yin Yin Mya  | 1st runner-up of Miss Burma 1948
1949  | 2nd  | Khin Nyunt Yi  |
1952  | 3rd  | Kyu Kyu Cho  | Sister of Daw Li Cho, Miss Burma 1947
1954  | 4th  | Kyi Kyi Mya  |
1961  | 5th  | Khin Than Nu |

## Major International competitions

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*   : 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

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Year  | Representative's Name  | Division  | Title  | Placement  | Special Awards

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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 |  Daik-U | Miss Burma 1961  | Unplaced  |

### Miss World

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Year  | Representative's Name  | Division  | Title  | Placement  | Special Awards

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1960 | Ma Sein Aye  |  Rangoon | Miss Burma 1960  | Unplaced  |

### Miss International

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Year  | Representative's Name  | Division  | Title  | Placement  | Special Awards

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1961 | Minnie Pu  |  Mandalay | Top 5 at Miss Burma 1960  | Unplace  |

## Winner Gallery

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## See also

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* List of beauty pageants

## References

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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)

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* Mrs. Myanmar

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