Miss Malta Universe

{{short description|National beauty pageant competition in Malta}} {{distinguish|Miss Malta|Miss World Malta}} {{more citations needed|date=July 2021}} {{use dmy dates|date=July 2021}} {{use British English|date=July 2021}}

{{Infobox organization | name = Miss Universe Malta Organization | formation = {{Start date and age|2016}} | type =  | purpose = Beauty pageant | headquarters = [[Valletta]] | location = Malta | membership =  | affiliations = [[Miss Universe]] | language = {{Hlist|[[Maltese language|Maltese]]|English}} | leader_title = President / CEO | leader_name = Alan J. Darmanin | website = }}

'''Miss Universe Malta''' is a Maltese beauty pageant that selects the country representative for [[Miss Universe]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Miss Universe Home|url=https://www.missuniverse.com/|access-date=2020-08-26|website=Miss Universe|language=en-us}}</ref> The titleholder for 2024 is Beatrice Njoya of [[St. Paul's Bay]] who represented Malta at Miss Universe 2024, to be held in Mexico.

==History== {{unreferenced section|date=May 2025}} [[Miss Malta]] was held for the first time in 1963, and called Miss Malta beauty pageant or Star of Malta. Maltese representatives for Miss Universe were selected by this pageant until 2001.

==Council formats== {{unreferenced section|date=May 2025}} At Miss Universe Malta, candidates wear sashes representing their local councils. A candidate may represent the same council more than once, depending on Miss Universe Malta’s requirements. Although Malta has 68 official councils, not all participate each year, as it depends on the number of qualified candidates. The final results include a second runner-up, a first runner-up, and the winner.

{{col-begin|width=auto}} {{col-4}} * Miss Attard * Miss Balzan * Miss Birgu * Miss Birkirkara * Miss Birżebbuġa * Miss Cospicua * Miss Dingli * Miss Fgura * Miss Floriana * Miss Fontana * Miss Għajnsielem * Miss Għarb * Miss Għargħur * Miss Għasri * Miss Għaxaq * Miss Gudja * Miss Gzira {{col-4}} * Miss Ħamrun * Miss Iklin * Miss Kalkara * Miss Kercem * Miss Kirkop * Miss Lija * Miss Luqa * Miss Marsa * Miss Marsaskala * Miss Marsaxlokk * Miss Mdina * Miss Mellieħa * Miss Mgarr * Miss Mosta * Miss Mqabba * Miss Msida * Miss Mtarfa {{col-4}} * Miss Munxar * Miss Nadur * Miss Naxxar * Miss Paola * Miss Pambroke * Miss Pieta * Miss Qala * Miss Qormi * Miss Qrendi * Miss Rabat * Miss Safi * Miss Saint Julian's * Miss Saint Paul's Bay * Miss San Gwann * Miss San Lawrenz * Miss Sannat * Miss Santa Luċija {{col-4}} * Miss Santa Venera * Miss Senglea * Miss Siġġiewi * Miss Sliema * Miss Swieqi * Miss Tarxien * Miss Valletta * Miss Vitoria * Miss Ta' Xbiex * Miss Xagħra * Miss Xewkija * Miss Xgħajra * Miss Zabbar * Miss Zebbug (Citta Rohan) * Miss Zebbug * Miss Zejtun * Miss Zurrieq {{col-end}}

==National franchise holders== *George and Deggie Gatt Mangion (1968―2001)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Miss Malta Founder|url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/miss-malta-show-founder-dies.404011|access-date=2021-07-20|website=timesofmalta.com|date=26 January 2012 |language=en-us}}</ref> *Alan J. Darmanin (2016―Present)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Miss Universe Malta Organization|url=http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2016-04-11/newspaper-lifestyleculture/Miss-Universe-Malta-6736156143|access-date=2021-07-20|website=independent.com.mt|language=en-us}}</ref>

==Titleholders== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center" !width="60"|Year||width="250"|Miss Universe Malta||width="100"|Local Council||width="250"|First Runner-up||width="100"|Local Council ||width="250"|Second Runner-up||width="100"|Local Council |- | 2016 | Martha Fenech | [[St. Julian's, Malta|St. Julian's]] | Christine Mifsud | [[Fgura]] | Dajana Laketic | [[Swatar]] |- | 2017 | [[Tiffany Pisani]] | [[Attard]] | Caricia Sammut | [[Rabat, Malta|Rabat]] | Alexia Pauline Tabone | [[Tarxien]] |- | 2018 | [[Francesca Mifsud]] | [[Żejtun]] | Lyann Llies | [[Qawra]] | Marilena Gauci | [[Mellieħa]] |- | 2019 | [[Teresa Ruglio]] | [[Sliema]] | Nicola Grixti | [[Gżira]] | Nicole Mallia | [[Naxxar]] |- | 2020 | Anthea Zammit | [[Żebbuġ]] | Madeline Baldacchino | [[Qrendi]] | Jasmine Camilleri | [[Mosta]] |- | 2021 | Jade Cini | [[Valletta]] | Michela Galea | [[Mġarr]] | Maxine Formosa | [[St. Julian's, Malta|St. Julian's]] |- | 2022 | Maxine Formosa<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aquilina |first=Wayne |date=2022-04-10 |title=Miss Universe Malta 2022 titħabbar b'mod differenti. Maxine ser tirrapreżenta lil Malta! |url=https://one.com.mt/miss-universe-malta-2022-tithabbar-bmod-differenti-maxine-ser-tirraprezenta-lil-pajjizna/ |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=[[One (Maltese TV channel)|One]] |language=en-US}}</ref> | [[St. Julian's]] | colspan=4 {{n/a|Not awarded}} |- | 2023 | Ella Portelli<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-01 |title=Ella Portelli crowned Miss Universe Malta 2023|url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/ella-portelli-crowned-miss-universe-malta-2023.1041113|access-date=2023-07-01 |website=Times of Malta |language=en}}</ref> | [[St. Julian's, Malta|St. Julian's]] | Julia Cluett | [[Floriana]] | Ntombi Malinga | [[San Gwann]] |- | 2024 | Beatrice Njoya<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-12 |title='Don't let age hold you back': Malta's Miss Universe is oldest-ever contestant |url=https://timesofmalta.com/article/dont-let-age-hold-back-malta-miss-universe-oldestever-contestant.1095259 |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=Times of Malta |language=en-gb}}</ref> | [[Saint Paul's Bay]] | Janei Desira | [[Zejtun]] | Julieth Vasco | [[Floriana]] |- | 2025 | Julia Cluett | [[Floriana]] | TBA | [[Mosta]] | TBA | [[Santa Luċija|Santa Lucia]] |- |2026 |TBA |TBA |TBA |TBA |TBA |TBA |- |}

==International pageants== {{unreferenced section|date=May 2025}} ===Miss Universe Malta 2016—present=== {{plainlist| * {{Color box|gold|border=silver}} : Declared as Winner * {{Color box|#FFFF66|border=silver}} : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification * {{Color box|#FFFF99|border=silver}} : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists * {{Color box|#FADADD|border=silver}} : Ended as special awards winner }}

{| class="wikitable " style="font-size: 90%;" !width="60" |Year !width="150" |Local Council !width="250" |Miss Universe Malta !width="250" |Placement at Miss Universe !width="250" |Special awards !width="250" |Notes |- ! colspan="6"|Alan J. Darmanin directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe from 2016 |-style="background-color:#FFFF99; " ! [[Miss Universe 2025|2025]] | [[Floriana]] | Julia Cluett<ref>{{cite web |last=Galea |first=Charlene |date=November 22, 2025 |title=‘I’m Over The Moon’: Julia Ann Cluett Celebrates After Being Crowned Miss Universe Europe And Middle East |url=https://lovinmalta.com/news/im-over-the-moon-julia-ann-cluett-celebrates-after-being-crowned-miss-universe-europe-and-middle-east/ |access-date=November 23, 2025 |website=Lovin Malta}}</ref> | Top 12 | * Miss Universe Europe and Middle East | First ever placement of Malta in Miss Universe history. |- ! [[Miss Universe 2024|2024]] | [[Saint Paul's Bay]] | Beatrice Njoya | Unplaced | | First married woman to win the title of Miss Universe Malta. |- ! [[Miss Universe 2023|2023]] | [[St. Julian's, Malta|St. Julian's]] | Ella Portelli | Unplaced | | |- |-style="background-color:#FADADD;" ! [[Miss Universe 2022|2022]] | [[St. Julian's, Malta|St. Julian's]] | Maxine Formosa | Unplaced | * Miss Congeniality | Appointed — The 2nd Runner-up of 2021 crowned as the Miss Universe Malta 2022. |- ! [[Miss Universe 2021|2021]] | [[Valletta]] | Jade Cini | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 2020|2020]] | [[Żebbuġ]] | Anthea Zammit | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 2019|2019]] | [[Sliema]] | [[Teresa Ruglio]] | Unplaced | | The 1st Venezuelan-Maltese in Miss Malta history. |- ! [[Miss Universe 2018|2018]] | [[Żejtun]] | [[Francesca Mifsud]] | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 2017|2017]] | [[Attard]] | [[Tiffany Pisani]] | Unplaced | | The winner of the cycle 6 of [[Britain's Next Top Model]] 2010. |- ! [[Miss Universe 2016|2016]] | [[St. Julian's, Malta|St. Julian's]] | Martha Fenech | Unplaced | | |- | colspan="6" {{n/a|Did not compete between 2002-2015}} |- |}

===Star of Malta / Miss Malta 1968—2001=== {{main|Miss Malta}} {{plainlist| * {{Color box|gold|border=silver}} : Declared as Winner * {{Color box|#FFFF66|border=silver}} : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification * {{Color box|#FFFF99|border=silver}} : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists * {{Color box|#FADADD|border=silver}} : Ended as special awards winner }} ::''Below is Miss Malta who was sent the winners to [[Miss Universe]] between 1968 and 2001.''

{| class="wikitable " style="font-size: 90%;" !width="60" |Year !width="150" |Local Council !width="250" |Miss Malta !width="250" |Placement at Miss Universe !width="250" |Special awards !width="250" |Notes |- ! colspan="6"|George and Deggie Gatt Mangion directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 1968―2001 |- ! [[Miss Universe 2001|2001]] | [[Victoria, Gozo|Città Victoria]] | Rosalie Theuma | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 2000|2000]] | [[Sta Lucia, Malta|St. Lucia]] | Jolene Arpa | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1999|1999]] | [[Qormi]] | Dorianne Muscat | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1998|1998]] | [[Valletta]] | Carol Cassar | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1997|1997]] | [[San Ġwann]] | Claire Grech | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1996|1996]] | [[Lija]] | Roseanne Farrugia | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1995|1995]] | [[Fleur-de-Lys, Malta|Fleur-de-Lys]] | Sonia Massa | Unplaced | | Miss Malta returned wearing the sash of '''Malta'''. |- ! colspan="6"|George and Deggie Gatt Mangion directorship "Miss Republic of Malta" |- ! [[Miss Universe 1994|1994]] | [[Fleur-de-Lys, Malta|Fleur-de-Lys]] | Paola Camilleri | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1993|1993]] | [[Qormi]] | Roberta Borg | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1992|1992]] | [[Victoria, Gozo|Città Victoria]] | Julienne Camilleri | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1991|1991]] | [[Qormi]] | Michelle Zarb | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1990|1990]] | [[Msida]] | Charmaine Farrugia | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1989|1989]] | [[Victoria, Gozo|Città Victoria]] | Sylvana Sammut Pandolfino | Unplaced | | Miss Malta wore the '''Republic of Malta''' name on her sash. |- ! colspan="6"|George and Deggie Gatt Mangion directorship "Star Malta/Miss Malta" |- ! [[Miss Universe 1988|1988]] | [[Santa Venera]] | Stephanie Spiteri | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1987|1987]] | [[Mdina]] | Kristina Apap Bologna | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1986|1986]] | [[Mosta]] | Antoinette Zerafa | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1985|1985]] | [[Pembroke, Malta|Pembroke]] | Fiona Micallef | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1984|1984]] | [[Sliema]] | Marisa Sammut | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1983|1983]] | [[Sliema]] | Christine Bonnici | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1982|1982]] | [[Gzira]] | Rita Falzon | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1981|1981]] | [[St Julian's, Malta|St Julian's]] | Susanne Galea | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1980|1980]] | [[Valletta]] | Isabelle Zammit | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1979|1979]] | [[Victoria, Gozo|Città Victoria]] | Dian Borg Bartolo | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1978|1978]] | [[Żebbuġ]] | Pauline Lewise Farrugia | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1977|1977]] | [[Żurrieq]] | Jane Benedicta Saliba | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1976|1976]] | [[Kalkara]] | Mary Grace Ciantar | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1975|1975]] | [[Valletta]] | Frances Pace Ciantar | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1974|1974]] | [[Valletta]] | Josette Pace | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1973|1973]] | [[Msida]] | Marthese Vigar | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1972|1972]] | [[Paola, Malta|Paola]] | Doris Abdilla | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1971|1971]] | [[Valletta]] | Felicity Celia Carbott | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1970|1970]] | [[Birkirkara]] | Tessie Pisani | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1969|1969]] | [[Gżira]] | Natalie Quintana | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1968|1968]] | [[Qormi]] | Kathlene Farrugia | Unplaced | | |- |}

== References == {{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}

[[Category:Miss Universe by country]] [[Category:Beauty pageants in Malta]] [[Category:Recurring events established in 2016]] [[Category:2016 establishments in Malta]]