# Miss World Malta > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Miss_World_Malta > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Miss_World_Malta.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_World_Malta > Source revision: 1351089144 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Beauty pageant Not to be confused with [Miss Malta](/source/Miss_Malta) or [Miss Malta Universe](/source/Miss_Malta_Universe). This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (May 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Miss World Malta Formation 1965 Type Beauty pageant Headquarters Valletta Location Malta Members Miss World Official language Maltese Website Official website **Miss World Malta** is a national [Beauty pageant](/source/Beauty_pageant) for selecting a delegate to represent [Malta](/source/Malta) at the [Miss World](/source/Miss_World) pageant. This pageant is not related to *[Miss Malta](/source/Miss_Malta)* pageant. ## History The winners of the national pageant are selected at different competitions as each is owned by a different organization. Usually, the Miss World Malta is held by midsummer every year, and sends the winner of this contest to Miss World to be happened in the later months of the year. The current winner of this pageant is Joanna Galea from Zejtun, 23 years old, who also represented [Malta](/source/Malta) in Miss Italia Nel Mondo 2011 Edition. As of 2009, Malta has claimed only one semi-finalist in Miss World.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] From 1965 to 2001, representatives were sent to Miss World under the national pageant, **[Miss Malta](/source/Miss_Malta)**. A new organization had launched in 2002 to send its delegates to the Miss World pageant, under the name, Miss World Malta.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] ## Titleholders **Color key** - Declared as Winner - Ended as runner-up - Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists Year Miss World Malta Represented Placement 1965 Wilhelmina Mallia Paola 1966 Monica Sunnura Santa Venera 1968 Ursulina Grech Gozo 1969 Mary Brincat Sliema Top 15 1970 Tessa Marthese Galea Sliema 1971 Doris Abdilla Paola 1972 Jane Attard Gozo 1973 Carmen Farrugia Żebbuġ 1974 Mary Louise Ellul Sliema 1975 Marie Grace Ciantar Kalkara 1976 Jane Benedicta Saliba Żurrieq 1977 Pauline Lewise Farrugia Żebbuġ 1978 Mary Cumbo Birkirkara 1979 Elena Christine Abela Sliema 1980 Frances Duca Fgura 1981 Elizabeth Mary Fenech Żebbuġ 1982 Adelina Camilleri Mosta 1983 Odette Balzan Rabat 1984 Graziella Attard Previ Gżira 1985 Kristina Apap Bologna Mdina 1986 Andrea Josephine Licari Floriana 1987 Michelle Sciberras Paola 1988 Josette Camilleri Marsa 1989 Marika Micallef Għargħur 1990 Karen Demicoli Żejtun 1991 Romina Genuis Gżira 1992 Noelene Micallef Fgura 1993 Susanne Mary Borg Valletta 1997 Sarah Vella Kerċem 1998 Rebecca Camilleri Pembroke 1999 Catharine Attard Żejtun 2000 Katia Grima Qormi 2001 Christine Camilleri Fgura 2002 Joyce Gatt Balzan 2003 Rachel Xuereb St. Paul's Bay 2004 Antonella Vella Mosta 2005 Ferdine Fava St. Julian's 2006 Janice Gauci Żabbar Did not compete 2007 Stephanie Zammit Żejtun 2008 Martha Fenech St. Julian's 2009 Shanel Debattista Pieta 2010 Francesca Gaspar Iklin 2011 Claire-Marie Busuttil Ħaż-Żabbar 2012 Daniela Darmanin Mġarr 2013 Donna Borg Leyland Attard 2014 Joanna Galea Valletta 2015 Katrina Pavia Victoria 2016 Anthea Zammit Żebbuġ Miss World Talent (Top 10) Miss World Sport (3rd Place) 2017 Michela Galea Mġarr Top 40 Miss World Talent 2018 Maria Ellul Valletta 2019 Nicole Vella Rabat Miss World Talent (Top 5) 2020 Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant in 2020 2021 Naomi Dingli[1] Valletta Miss World Sport (Top 32) 2022 Miss World 2021 was rescheduled to 16 March 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in Puerto Rico, no edition started in 2022 2023 Natalia Galea[2] Valletta Unplaced 2024 No competition held 2025 Martine Cutajar[3] Attard Unplaced 2026 Nicole Spiteri Marsa TBA ## See also - [Miss Malta](/source/Miss_Malta) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Miss World Malta 2020 is Naomi Dingli"](https://ground.news/article/r_k0iz9e/miss-world-malta-2020-is-naomi-dingli). *Ground News*. 25 November 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Natalia Galea tirbaħ Miss World Malta"](https://newsbook.com.mt/natalia-galea-tirbah-miss-world-malta/). 9 June 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Martine Cutajar u Slaven Micallef jirbħu l-Miss & Mr World Malta 2023"](https://newsbook.com.mt/martine-cutajar-u-slaven-micallef-jirbhu-il-miss-mr-world-malta-2023/). *Newsbook* (in Maltese). ## External links - [Official website](https://web.archive.org/web/20140517212331/http://missworldmalta.com/) v t e Miss World participant countries and territories Active (1951–present) Africa Angola Botswana Cameroon Côte d'Ivoire Equatorial Guinea Ethiopia Ghana Guinea Kenya Madagascar Mauritius Namibia Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe Americas Argentina Belize Bolivia Brazil Canada Cayman Islands Chile Colombia Curaçao Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guadeloupe Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Martinique Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Puerto Rico Suriname Trinidad and Tobago United States Venezuela Asia Armenia Bangladesh Cambodia China India Indonesia Japan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Lebanon Malaysia Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Philippines Singapore South Korea Sri Lanka Thailand Turkey Vietnam Europe Albania Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Finland France Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Northern Ireland Poland Portugal Romania Scotland Serbia Slovenia Spain Sweden Ukraine Wales Oceania Australia New Zealand Inactive since 2025 Africa Algeria (2002) Cape Verde (2017) Chad (2014) Democratic Republic of the Congo (2016) Egypt (2018) Eswatini (2009) Gabon (2015) Gambia (1986) Guinea-Bissau (2023) Lesotho (2023) Liberia (2023) Malawi (2012) Morocco (2023) Rwanda (2021) São Tomé and Príncipe (2014) Seychelles (2017) Tanzania (2023) Americas Antigua and Barbuda (2019) Aruba (2019) Bahamas (2021) Barbados (2019) Bermuda (2015) Bonaire (2012) British Virgin Islands (2019) Costa Rica (2023) Cuba (1975) Dominica (2013) Grenada (2007) Montserrat (1964) Saint Barthélémy (2011) Saint Kitts and Nevis (2015) Saint Lucia (2021) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1994) Sint Maarten (2021) Turks and Caicos Islands (2004) United States Virgin Islands (2019) Uruguay (2023) Asia Hong Kong (2019) Israel (2017) Iraq (2023) Jordan (1981) Laos (2019) Macau (2023) Syria (1966) Taiwan (2013) Uzbekistan (2013) Europe Andorra (2003) Austria (2018) Belarus (2019) Cyprus (2018) Georgia (2019) Greenland (1992) Iceland (2021) Kosovo (2014) Lithuania (2014) Luxembourg (2021) Norway (2023) Monaco (1955) Russia (2019) Slovakia (2023) Switzerland (2014) Oceania Cook Islands (2019) Fiji (2017) French Polynesia (2010) Guam (2018) Northern Mariana Islands (2003) Papua New Guinea (1990) Samoa (2015) Tonga (1986) Inactive non-existing countries and former territories and others Czechoslovakia (1992) Guernsey (1975) Hawaii (2001) Isle of Man (1988) Jersey (1981) Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1965) Serbia and Montenegro (2005) South Africa (Miss South Africa for Blacks) (1976) Soviet Union (1990) United Kingdom (1999) This fashion-related article is a stub. 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