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Miss Saint Paul's Bay, Beatrice Njoya, bested over 20 other contestants to win Miss Universe Malta 2024 on Thursday, July 11 at the Hilton Malta in St Julian's. The 39-year-old proud mother of three, originally from Cameroon, will represent Malta at the 73rd Miss Universe (Miss Universe 2024) in Mexico this November. Beatrice succeeds last year's winner from St. Julian's, Ella Portelli. She made history as the first black African-born, mother, and oldest woman to be crowned Miss Universe Malta. Janie Desira of Zejtun and Julieth Casco of Floriana were the first and second runners-up, respectively, while Didi Mizzi of Gharghur, Rachel Portelli of Gozo, and Cody Micaleff of Zebbug completed the Top 6 finalists. Meet the new Miss Universe Malta: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miss Universe Malta Official (@miss_universe_malta) Photos: Stefan Stafrace, Miss Universe Malta / Instagram

Nicole Spiteri was crowned Miss World Malta 2024 during the national competition held on Wednesday, July 3 in Fort St. Elmo, Valletta. The 21-year-old beauty bested 24 other contestants to win the national title. She succeeds Martine Cutajar and is now expected to represent Malta at the 72nd Miss World. "Words cannot express what this moment means to me. I did not always believe in myself but through hard work and perseverance I am here today," said the new Miss World Malta. Nicole entered the pageant because of Beauty With A Purpose. She had previously volunteered at domestic violence shelters, worked with children and individuals with special needs, and gained insight into the challenges her community encounters. "Through working in a homeless shelter, I was able to see first hand the problems that people in our society face everyday and it made me want to do more," she wrote online. "Miss World Malta provided a platform for me to advocate on the struggles of...

The Miss Universe Malta 2024 final gala will be held on Thursday, July 11 at the Hilton Malta Conference Centre in St. Julian's. Twenty worthy women from across Malta will be vying for the coveted national title and earn the opportunity to represent the country at Miss Universe 2024 in Mexico later this year. One of them will succeed last year's winner from St. Julian's, Ella Portelli , who went on to compete in Miss Universe 2023 last November in El Salvador. This year's national competition, to be hosted by Maltese television personality Ben Camille, will be the 9th edition under the directorship of Alan J. Darmanin. Who will be the next Miss Universe Malta? Meet the contestants: ATTARD - Kimberly Agius BIRKIRKARA - Emily Pace Delicata DINGLI - Alexandra Terenina FGURA - Shanice Lombardo FLORIANA - Julieth Vasco GHARGHUR - Didi Mizzi GOZO - Rachel Portelli GZIRA - Alba Pinto HAMRUN - Neesha Gill MARSASCALA - Mireille Galea MELLIEHA - Luisa Buitrago MOSTA -...

Cherise Spiteri, representing the municipality of Kalkara, was crowned Miss Malta 2024 during the 61st edition of the national pageant on Sunday, January 7 at the Hilton Malta Hotel in St Julian's. The 21-year-old model, singer, and dancer was also awarded Miss Personality and Best Photogenic Model. She succeeds last year's winner  Anne Camilleri . Miss Dingli (Lexine Farrugia), Miss Żurrieq (Alexia Cutajar), Miss Madliena (Yasemin Ertugrul), and Miss Xemxija (Karolina Bordian) were crowned Miss Republic of Malta, Miss Tourism of Malta, Miss Grand Malta, and Top Model Malta, respectively. For the teens' division, Ihana Cauchi clinched the title of Miss Malta Teen 2024. The Top 5 were Laura Bezzina, Zaida Azzopardi, Shayanne Gauci, and Kelsey Azzopardi. They respectively received the titles Miss Republic of Malta Teen, Miss Tourism of Malta Teen, Miss Maltese Beauty Malta Teen, and Top Model Malta Teen. There is no confirmation yet as to which international compe...

Martine Cutajar bested over 20 other competitors to be crowned Miss World Malta 2023 in a glittering event held on Wednesday, July 26 at Fort St. Elmo in Valletta. The 23-year-old model is now expected to represent the country at Miss World 2024 while her predecessor, last year's winner Natalia Galea will go to Miss World 2023 in India this December. Amber Debono was named first runner-up while Graziella Debono, who bagged the Beauty With A Purpose award, was announced as the second runner-up. Emily Pace Delicata and Kim Grima rounded out the Top 5 finalists while Briana Cassar received the People's Choice award. The new Miss World Malta is no stranger to pageantry, having joined the pageant in 2016 and participated in various national competitions including Miss Universe and Miss Supranational Malta. Last night's event also culminated with Slaven Micallef being proclaimed the winner of Mr World Malta 2023. The 26-year-old footballer and model will now proceed t...

Following months of preparations and pre-pageant activities, Miss World Malta 2023 will finally culminate tonight at Fort St. Elmo in Valletta. Last year's winner who will represent Malta at the 71st Miss World (Miss World 2023) in India this December, Natalia Galea, will crown her successor at the end of the much-awaited event. View this post on Instagram A post shared by MISS WORLD MALTA (@missworldmaltaofficial) The next Miss World Malta is expected to compete in the Miss World 2024 pageant. Here are the 23 contestants vying for the national title: Amber Debono Amber Sant Pisani Brenda Mifsud Briana Cassar Britney Bonello Charlotte Attard Emily Pace Delicata Graziella Debono Jasmine Bartolo Justine Curmi Kathleen Sare Kaya Abela Kelsey Abela Kim Grima Kylee Debono Lopez Gineth Maria Falzon Martine Cutajar Mirea Mallia Naomi Zammit Parnis Steffany Mangion Venice Cassar Zaelle Lautier In conjunction with Miss World Malta, the Mr World Malta 2023 final will als...

Miss St. Julians, Ella Portelli, was crowned Miss Universe Malta 2023 in a national competition held on Friday, June 30 at the Hilton Malta in St. Julian's. The 24-year-old interior designer bested 24 other competitors to win the national title. She will now represent her country at the 72nd Miss Universe (Miss Universe 2023) in El Salvador later this year. Julia Ann Cluett of Floriana and Ntombi Malinga of San Gwann were named the first and second runners-up, respectively, while Rebecca Camilleri of Sliema, Amy Spiteri of Ghaxaq, and Greta Craus of Rabat rounded out the Top 6 finalists. Last year's titleholder who bagged the Miss Congeniality award at the 71st Miss Universe pageant in New Orleans, Maxine Formosa Gruppetta, relinquished her reign at the end of the event. The new Miss Universe Malta joined the pageant to "empower and inspire others to never stop believing in themselves and to show that you can do anything you set your mind to." "If I could spread ...

The 60th Miss Malta grand final took place last January 8 at Hilton Malta in St. Julians where a total of 30 finalists competed for the crowns at stake Anne Camilleri, a 24-year-old artificial intelligence graduate who represented Sliema, was crowned Miss Malta 2023. She is a software developer and is originally from Balzan. "It’s such a surreal moment for me, I am truly grateful," she told Lovin Malta in relation to winning her national title. It has yet to be confirmed if the new Miss Malta will be sent to the Miss Earth 2023 edition which is expected to be held in Vietnam later this year. The winner from 2021 who represented Malta at Miss Earth 2022 in the Philippines, Kim Pelham, relinquished her reign by passing the crown to her successor at the end of the final show. Rounding out the Top 5 winners were the Miss Republic of Malta Jade Schembri, Miss Tourism of Malta Laura Bujis, Miss Grand Malta Kylie Marie Micallef, and Top Model Malta 2023 Donna Borg. Meet the new Mal...

Miss Universe Malta 2022 Maxine Formosa Gruppetta will be wearing the national costume inspired by the Maltese lira at the 71st Miss Universe pageant. The Maltese lira was the official currency of Malta from 1972 until 2008 when it was officially replaced by the euro. Banknotes issued by the Government of Malta and then by the Central Bank of Malta were written in English up to 1972. From 1973 to 1985, they were written in Maltese on the obverse (with the currency identified as lira), and in English on the reverse (identifying the currency as pound). Maltese was used on both sides from 1986 to 2007. Maxine's national costume features a big back piece in the shape of a coin that depicts the Maltese coat of arms signifying the courage and determination of the country. The year 2000 on the coin symbolizes the year when she was born. Her dress is a collection piece from the world-renowned Maltese fashion designer duo Charles & Ron . It depicts the LM 10 banknote which has been digi...

The sash presentation ceremony of the Miss Universe Malta 2023 pageant was held on Sunday, November 6 at The Brewhouse Malta in Birkirkara, Central Region. A total of 24 contestants received their official sashes with the names of the cities and towns they represent. One of them will succeed this year's appointed Miss Universe Malta, Maxine Formosa, who will compete at the 71st Miss Universe pageant in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA this January. The next Miss Universe Malta will be sent to the 72nd Miss Universe pageant (Miss Universe 2023) whose date and venue are yet to be announced. Meet the contestants vying for the national title: ATTARD - Jodie Saliba BIRKIRKARA - Sneje-Ana Coulaud BIRZEBBUGA - Maria Cassar FLORIANA - Julia Ann Cluett GHARGHUR - Jessica Micallef GHAXAQ - Amy Spiteri GZIRA - Carolina Estrada HAMRUN - Angela Dimech MARSASCALA - Isabella Emilie MSIDA - Angie Cabrera NAXXAR - Dhalia Borg PEMBROKE - Adele Scerri QORMI - Nicole Ellul RABAT - Greta Craus SAN GWANN - N...

Natalia Galea has been named Miss World Malta 2022 in a national competition held on Wednesday, June 8 in Fort St. Elmo. The 22-year-old lawyer, model, and actress from Santa Venera succeeds last year's titleholder Naomi Dingli. She will represent Malta at the 71st Miss World pageant. Amy Spiteri and Pearl Maria Micallef were the first and second runners-up, respectively. A total of 27 contestants participated in the 25th edition of the Miss World Malta pageant. Photos: Camille Fenech / Miss World Malta

Miss Universe 2022 will be the 71st edition of the Miss Universe pageant and around 10 delegates have already been selected to represent their respective countries and territories. Who will succeed India's Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu as Miss Universe? Here are the delegates from Canada, Colombia, Malta, and the Philippines: Miss Universe Canada 2022 is Chinese-Canadian Amelia Tu who hails from Vancouver, BC. She is 20-year-old biology and business student at Universe of California, Berkeley who enjoys exploring different genres of dance. Miss Universe Colombia 2022 María Fernanda Aristizábal is a 24-year-old model and social communicator from Quindio. She won the Señorita Colombia title in 2019 and was expected to compete in Miss Universe 2020 but unfortunately, the national franchise changed owners and a first-ever Miss Universe Colombia competition took place in Barranquilla. Miss Universe Malta 2022 Maxine Formosa Gruppetta is a 21-year-old legal assistant from St. Julian's. She was...

Maxine Formosa Gruppetta was officially announced as the newly appointed Miss Universe Malta 2022 in a special press conference and crowning ceremony held at InterContinental Malta in St. George's Bay, St. Julian's on Sunday, April 10. The 21-year-old legal assistant from St. Julian's was second runner-up during last year's Miss Universe Malta competition. She succeeds Jade Cini and will now prepare to represent her country at the 71st Miss Universe pageant (Miss Universe 2022) later this year. "I am so grateful to the [Miss Universe Malta] organization for giving me this wonderful opportunity to represent my country at [Miss Universe]. I promise to make Malta proud," she shared on social media after her coronation. Photos: Lindsey Bahia / Miss Universe Malta

Miss Universe Malta national organizers announced today that the newly appointed Miss Universe Malta 2022 will be revealed on Sunday, April 10. Who will succeed last year's winner Jade Cini (photo above) and represent Malta at Miss Universe 2022 later this year? The crowning ceremony takes place in a press conference which will be held at InterContinental Malta in St. George's Bay, St. Julian's. Photo: SnapArt Photography / Miss Universe Malta