Miss Cultural Harvest Festival

Miss Cultural Harvest FestivalFormation| 1999

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Type| Beauty pageant
Headquarters| Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Location|

*  Malaysia

Official language

| English, Malay
Affiliations| Sarawak Tourism Board
Sarawak Cultural Village

Miss Cultural Harvest Festival is a Malaysian ethnic beauty pageant held annually during the Sarawak Harvest and Folklore Festival since 1999.[1]

## Background

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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.[2]

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.[3][4]

## Titleholders

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Year  | Winner  | Ethnic background  | Note

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2023  | TBA  | TBA  | TBA
2022  | No pageant held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021  | No pageant held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020  | No pageant held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019  | Tamira Lallemand[5] | Bidayuh-English  |
2018  | Melinda Peter Jinap[6] | Bidayuh-Kelabit |
2017  | Shastaclaire Drickerson[7] | Bidayuh-Punjabi |
2016  | Trisdewi Trisno[8] | Javanese-Chinese |
2015  | Jean Seymour Harry[9] | Iban |
2014  | Stepheni Johari[10] | Iban  |
2013  | Rosalind Sajah Robert Lugah[11] | Iban  |

## Former editions

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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.[12][3][13]

### Miss World Harvest Festival (2011 - 2012)

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Year  | Winner

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2012  | Magrina Awing George[14]
2011  | Suljirina Lucas[13]

### Miss Fair and Lovely World Harvest Festival (2007 - 2010)

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Year  | Winner

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2010  | Ummu Khansa Romainoor[3]
2009  | Janet Bennet[3]
2008  | Pearlycia Brooke[3]
2007  | Hazel Desmond[15]

### Miss Fair and Lovely (2006)

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Year  | Winner

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2006  | Raden Ira Faraniza Mohd Iskandar[16]
2005  | Esther Agetha Jitom[17]

### Miss Fair and Lovely Gawai Tourism Night (GTN) (1999 - 2004)

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Year  | Winner

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2004  | Marcella Shareen Mos[12]
2003  | Farhana Zainal[3]
2002  | Sharifah Norzuridah[3]
2001  | Fairozita Ramli[3]
2000  | Shahida[3]
1999  | Rowena Awa Ngumbang[3]

## Notable crossovers

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Winners and contestants who competed/appeared at other international/ national beauty pageants:

International Pageants

Miss World

* 2014 \- Dewi Liana Seriestha[a] (Top 25)[19]

Miss Universe

* 2020 \- Francisca Luhong James Bungan (Unplaced)[20]

National Pageants

Miss World Malaysia

* 2011 - Janet Bennet (Top 10 and "Miss Photogenic")[21]
* 2014 \- Dewi Liana Seriestha (Winner)[19]
* 2016 \- Francisca Luhong James Bungan[b] (4th runner-up)[22]
* 2018 \- Francisca Luhong James Bungan (Top 5)

Miss Universe Malaysia

* 2013 \- Karissa Kara Simon[c] (Top 17 Finalist)[23]
* 2018 \- Jessy Gantle[d] (Top 18 Finalist)[24]
* 2020 \- Francisca Luhong James Bungan [e] (Winner)[25]

Miss Earth Malaysia

* 2017 - Jean Seymour Harry (Top 6 and "Miss Eco Beauty")[26]

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1. ^ Dewi was the first runner-up of the 2010 edition.[18]
2. ^ Francisca was the 2nd runner-up of the 2015 edition.[22]
3. ^ Karissa was the 2nd runner-up of the 2012 edition.[14]
4. ^ Jessy was Miss Photogenic of the 2015 edition.[9]
5. ^ Francisca was the second runner-up of the 2015 edition.[9]

## See also

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* Sarawak
* Gawai Dayak
* Unduk Ngadau
* Teluwaih Jinih

## References

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1. ^ "Twelve beauties to vie for Miss Cultural Harvest Festival 2019". The Borneo Post. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
2. ^ "Sarawak Harvest and Folklore Festival". Sarawak Tourism Board. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "15 on catwalk to fame as Miss Cultural Harvest". The Borneo Post. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
4. ^ "Sarawak Harvest and Folklore Festival 2019 – April 26 - 28". Kamek Miak Sarawak. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
5. ^ Nur Ashikin Louis (28 April 2019). "Miss Cultural Harvest Festival 2019 crowns its winner". New Sarawak Tribune. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
6. ^ "Melinda dinobat Miss Cultural Harvest Festival 2018" (in Malay). Utusan Borneo. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
7. ^ Saiful Bahari (1 May 2017). "Shastaclaire wins Miss Cultural Harvest Fest". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
8. ^ "Trisdewi Trisno dinobat 'Miss Cultural Harvest Festival 2016'" (in Malay). Utusan Borneo. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
9. ^ a b c GEORGETTE TAN (4 May 2015). "Jean Seymour is Miss Cultural Harvest Festival". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
10. ^ Sharon Ling (5 May 2014). "Kapit lass is crowned harvest queen". The Star. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
11. ^ GEORGETTE TAN (5 May 2013). "Crowning glory for teacher Rosalind". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
12. ^ a b "Lecturer wins Sarawak beauty contest". The Star. 24 May 2004. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
13. ^ a b "Suljirina crowned harvest queen". The Star. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
14. ^ a b "Magrina Awing George crowned Miss World Harvest Festival (WHF) 2012". The Borneo Post. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
15. ^ "A mix of beauty and brains". The Star. 31 May 2007. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
16. ^ "Bumper harvest for student". The Star. 29 May 2006. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
17. ^ "Beauty consultant fairest of them all". The Star. 30 May 2005. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
18. ^ Oliveiro, Andre (31 May 2010). "Ummu crowned as this year's Miss Fair and Lovely". The Star. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
19. ^ a b Ten, Marilyn (16 December 2014). "A first for Malaysia – Dewi is Miss Talent at Miss World finals". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
20. ^ "Malaysia's Francisca Luhong ends Miss Universe journey". The Borneo Post. 17 May 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
21. ^ Tan, Thomas (25 August 2011). "Beauty with big heart Chloe Chen crowned Miss Malaysia World 2011". Citizen Journalists Malaysia. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
22. ^ a b Veno, Jeremy (2 September 2018). "Up close and personal with local beauties". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
23. ^ "Sabah beauties among 17 finalists in Miss Universe Malaysia contest". The Borneo Post. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
24. ^ Tan, Thomas (13 October 2017). "18 finalists to compete for Miss Universe Malaysia 2018 title". Citizen Journalists Malaysia. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
25. ^ "Kuching's Francisca Luhong James wins Miss Universe Malaysia title". Malay Mail. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
26. ^ "Sarawakian lasses have fruitful outing at Miss Earth Malaysia 2017". The Borneo Post. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2022.

## External links

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* Miss Cultural Harvest Festival on Facebook