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Revision as of 16:25, 5 April 2008
Miss Singapore Universe is an annual beauty contest held in Singapore to select the country's representative to the Miss Universe pageant. Between 2001 and 2007, the contest was organised by the local television station Mediacorp's Channel 5 and Derrol Stepenny Promotions. Prior to 2000, the contest was organised by Metromedia Promotions Pte Ltd who now organises the Miss Singapore World pageant.
Singapore has been sending representatives to Miss Universe contest as early as 1954. The island city-state republic has been represented at Miss Universe every year since 1966. The country has its first semi finalist when Kathie Lee Lee Beng secured a 10th placed position when the pageant was held in St. Louis in 1983. The highest placing ever attained by a Singaporean delegate happened 4 years later in 1987 when Singapore played host to the Miss Universe pageant, where home favourite Marion Nicole Teo was named the 7th runner up.
Notable winners
1991's winner Eileen Yeow went on to sign for Hong Kong's TVB, acting in several TVB dramas since. 1992's winner Cori Teo became Mrs Singapore United Nations in 2002. Miss Singapore Universe 1993 Rena Ramiah won the Miss Tourism International pageant two years after her stint at Miss Universe. 1994's crown holder Paulyn Sun who was acting in Hong Kong since the mid 90s was nominated for Best Actress in the 1998 prestigious Golden Horse Awards as well as the Hong Kong Film Awards for her role in the Hong Kong film Black Gold. Dubbed "The Beauty with Brains", Cheryl Marie Cordeiro, was noted for her double Masters academic degree when she won in 1999. She has written about her experience in Trinidad & Tobago where she the local newspaper noted her to be the voice for the Asian representatives in 1999 on the international scene. The winner for the year 2000 Eunice Elizabeth Olsen was the youngest Member of Parliament at the age of 27 when she was appointed as one of nine Nominated MPs in November 2004. Jamie Teo who won the coveted title in 2001 enjoys a mildly successful career as an actress and TV presenter in Mediacorp.
Miss Singapore Universe 2008
Miss Singapore Universe 2008 will not be telecast on local television due to falling viewership ratings in the past few years. This news has come as a shock for Singaporean pageant fans.
However, Mr. Daryl Pang, the Business and Promotions Director of Derrol Stepenny Promotions, the franchise holder of Miss Singapore Universe still hopes to hold a pageant in mid-May 2008 to select a Singaporean representative to the international Miss Universe 2008 pageant in Vietnam in July.
The application deadline has been extended till March 2008. [1]
Titleholders
- The following is a list of winners and their achievements at the Miss Universe pageant over the years.
| Year | Name | Achievement |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Marjorie Wee | |
| 1955 | No representative | |
| 1956 | No representative | |
| 1957 | No representative | |
| 1958 | Marion Willis | |
| 1959 | No representative | |
| 1960 | No representative | |
| 1961 | No representative | |
| 1962 | Julie Koh | |
| 1963 | No representative | |
| 1964 | Vera Wee | (withdrew) |
| 1965 | Alice Woon Yoke Kwee | |
| 1966 | Margaret van Meel | |
| 1967 | Ong Mei-Lee | |
| 1968 | Yasmin Saif | |
| 1969 | Mavis Young Siew Kim | |
| 1970 | Cecilia Undasan | |
| 1971 | Jenny Ser Wang Wong | |
| 1972 | Jacqueline Hong Han Ghim | |
| 1973 | Debra Josephine de Souza | |
| 1974 | Angela Teo Bee Luang | |
| 1975 | Sally Tan | |
| 1976 | Linda Tham | |
| 1977 | Marilyn Sim Choon May | |
| 1978 | Annie Lee Mei Ling | |
| 1979 | Elaine Tan Kim Lian | |
| 1980 | Ann Chua Ai Choo | |
| 1981 | Florence Tan | |
| 1982 | Telma Judicia Mary Nonis | |
| 1983 | Kathie Lee Lee Beng | Top 10 semifinalist |
| 1984 | Violet Lee Hui-Min | |
| 1985 | Lyana Chiok | |
| 1986 | Farah Lange | |
| 1987 | Marion Nicole Teo | Top 10 semifinalist |
| 1988 | Audrey Ann Tay | |
| 1989 | Pauline Chong | |
| 1990 | Ong Lay Ling | |
| 1991 | Eileen Yeow Yin Yin | 19th runner up |
| 1992 | Cori Teo | |
| 1993 | Rena Ramiah Devi | 29th runner up |
| 1994 | Paulyn Sun | 37th runner up |
| 1995 | Tun Neesa Abdullah | 24th runner up |
| 1996 | Angeline Putt | 52nd runner up |
| 1997 | Tricia Tan Siew Siew | 49th runner up |
| 1998 | Alice Lim Poh Choo | |
| 1999 | Cheryl Marie Cordeiro 1 | |
| 2000 | Eunice Elizabeth Olsen | |
| 2001 | Jamie Teo | |
| 2002 | Nuraliza Osman | |
| 2003 | Bernice Wong Chea Mei | |
| 2004 | Sandy Chua Khang Ein | |
| 2005 | Cheryl Tay | |
| 2006 | Carol Cheong Yim Foon | |
| 2007 | Jessica Tan Yue Chang | |
| 2008 | May 2008 |
1Cheryl Marie Cordeiro is now a Research Student in Sweden with her own consulting website: [2]