{{Short description|Beauty contest}} {{Infobox organization | formation = 2001 | type = [[Beauty pageant]] | headquarters = [[Lilongwe]] | languages = [[English language|English]], [[Chewa language|Chewa]], [[Tumbuka language|Tumbuka]] | leader_title = | leader_name = | key_people = | name = Miss Malawi | location = [[Malawi]] | membership = [[Miss World]] | num_staff = | website = }}
'''Miss Malawi''' is a national [[beauty pageant]] in [[Malawi]]. It began in the 1970s in Malawi and was later suspended, commencing again in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mwnation.com/the-return-of-miss-malawi/|title=The Return Of Miss Malawi|date=31 December 2016|publisher=mwnation.com}}</ref> The Miss Malawi Title holder for 2025 is [[Thandi Chisi]] who was crowned on the 13 December 2025.<ref name=miss25>{{Cite web |date=2025-12-15 |title=Thandie Chisi is Miss Malawi 2025 |url=https://times.mw/thandie-chisi-is-miss-malawi-2025/ |access-date=2026-01-15 |website=The Times Group |language=en-US}}</ref> She succeeded Jescar Mponda who won the title after a controversial pageant in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-04 |title=22 year old Jessica Mponda crowned Miss Malawi|url=https://www.nyasatimes.com/22-year-old-jessica-mponda-crowned-miss-malawi/ |access-date=2026-01-15 |website=www.nyasatimes.com |language=en-GB}}</ref>
== List of Miss Malawi Titlehoders ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! '''Year''' !! Name!!Home city !!Miss World !! |- | 2001 || [[Elizabeth Pullu]]|| - || [[Miss World 2001|2001]] || |- |2002 || [[Blandina Khondowe]] || [[Blantyre]] || withdrew || |- |2003 || Mable Pullu || - || || |- |2004 || Florence Zeka || - || [[Miss World 2005|2005]] || |- |2005 || Rachel Landson Phiri || - || || |- |2006 ||Name|| || || |- |2007 || Perth Msiska || [[Mzuzu]] || || |- |2008 ||Name|| || || |- |2009 || Joyce Mphande || [[Mzuzu]] || || |- |2010 || Faith Chibale † || - || || |- |2011 || Susan Mtegha † || [[Mzuzu]] || [[Miss World 2012|2012]] || |- |2012 ||No contest|| || || |- |2013 ||No contest|| || || |- |2014 ||No contest|| || || |- |2015 ||No contest|| || || |- |2016 || || || || |- |2017 || Cecilia Khofi || [[Blantyre]] || || |- |2018 || [[Tiwonge Munthali]] || [[Mzuzu]] || || |- |2022 |Jescar Mponda |[[Lilongwe]] | | |- |2025 |[[Thandi Chisi]] |[[Lilongwe]] | | |- |}
==Management== After reviving in 2001 the pageant continued to crown a Miss Malawi until 2012. It was managed by Carver Bhima's company Events Management.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mwnation.com/miss-malawi-crown/|title = Where is the Miss Malawi crown?|date = 9 January 2015}}</ref> Since 2016, the contest has been managed by [[The Nation (Malawi)|Nation Publications]] and [[Zodiak Broadcasting Station]].
==Controversies== At the 2012 Miss World, Susan Mtegha pushed Miss New Zealand, Collette Lochore, during the opening headshot of the pageant, claiming that Miss New Zealand was in her space.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iol.co.za/news/back-page/miss-malawi-shoves-miss-nz-at-pageant-1367048|title=Miss Malawi shoves Miss NZ at pageant}}</ref> This action caused a stir throughout the media.
==Titleholders represented at Miss World== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center" !width="30" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Year !width="200" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Miss Malawi !width="400" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Placement |- | [[Miss World 2001|2001]] | Elizabeth Pullu | |- | [[Miss World 2005|2005]] | Rachel Landson | |- | [[Miss World 2010|2010]] | Ella Kabambe | |- | [[Miss World 2012|2012]] | Susan Mtegha † | |- | [[Miss World 2017|2017]] | Cecilia Khofi<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nyasatimes.com/miss-malawi-2017-cecilia-khofi-first-lady-says-pageant-now-beauties-thinkers/|title=Miss Malawi 2017 is Cecilia Khofi : First Lady says pageant now for beauties, thinkers|date=29 April 2017|publisher=nyasatimes}}</ref> | Did not compete |- | [[Miss World 2018|2018]] | Tiwonge Munthali | Did not compete |- |}
==References== {{reflist}} * https://allafrica.com/view/group/main/main/id/00029518.html
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