Search is on for next Miss Universe M'sia - The Miss Universe Malaysia organisation is looking for qualified Malaysian women to compete in its 2012..

Search is on for next Miss Universe M'sia



The Miss Universe Malaysia organisation is looking for qualified Malaysian women to compete in its 2012 national pageant and to star in a new reality TV show.

This marks the first time a reality TV show is used as part of the pageant.

The twist is part of the pageant’s new format, which will now allow the nation to identify with the next candidate to represent Malaysia as they go through the grooming and training process onscreen.

The casting call will kick off at Sunway Pyramid (Blue Concourse) at the Ground Floor on March 19 and 20 from 11.00am – 7.00pm.

Other confirmed casting-call venues include Sarawak Spring Mall in Kuching on March 26 and 27, and Mahkota Parade in Malacca on April 2 and 3.

Here’s how it works: aspiring beauty queens will get to nominate themselves for the pageant. All they have to do is get their pictures taken at the selected venues.

Early birds at the venues also stand a chance to receive a free make-over, courtesy of Xpression Master, Rimmel London and A Cut Above stylists.

Fifty shortlisted candidates will be invited to meet the judges in Kuala Lumpur next.

The girls will then be placed within a sealed and secured “secret location” where they will undergo training, grooming and everyday challenges ala America’s Next Top Model.

The final 10 to emerge from the show will go on to compete at the Gala Night finale, where the winner will be crowned.

Meanwhile, the top five girls will receive internships, jobs and other opportunities in the entertainment industry with over RM200,000 cash and prizes up for grabs.

All contestants of the pageant must be between the ages of 18 and 27 as of February 1 2012, non-married and non-Muslim.

She must not be divorced; must never have been married or had a marriage annulled; and must not have had children.

She must also be a Malaysian or is a Malaysian passport holder and have a minimum height of 163cm.

“We’re crowning Miss Universe Malaysia a year in advance from now on, to allow for more time to make her shine before she competes at Miss Universe,” said Andrea Fonseka, national director of the Miss Universe Malaysia organisation.

Fonseka herself took home the Miss Universe Malaysia title in 2004.

Model and television personality Deborah Henry is the reigning Miss Universe Malaysia and will compete at the Miss Universe 2011 pageant in Sao Paolo, Brazil in September.

Miss Universe Malaysia 2012 will be crowned in November this year.

For the latest information on roadshow venues, dates, times and other ways to enter the Search for Miss Universe Malaysia 2012 please visit www.missuniversemalaysia.com.my or follow them on twitter @MissUniverseMY.

Published March 15 2011

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