Miss Myanmar/ Burma, history
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Sources
Burma Crowns First Miss Universe Candidate in Half Century
By SAN YAMIN AUNG / THE IRRAWADDY| Friday, October 4, 2013 |
History
The Miss Universe beauty contest began in 1952.
1959
The first representative of Burma in the Miss Universe beauty pageant was Than Than Aye in 1959
1960
Myint Myint May represented Burma in the Miss Universe beauty pageantin 1960.
She was voted Miss Congeniality (it was a tie with Miss Louisiana)
1960 Miss World: Burma was represented by Ma Sen Aye
1961
Myint Myint Khin was Burma’s representative in 1961 in the Miss Universe beauty pageant.
1961 Miss International: Burma was represented by Minnie Pu
See also Miss Myanmar 1961
1962 to 2012
Less than a year later, in 1962 a coup by Gen Ne Win would plunge Burma into a half century of military rule in which the country became increasingly isolated from the international community. It stopped participating in the Miss Universe and other international beauty contests.
2013
For the first time after 51 years, Burma crowned the country’s representative to the Miss Universe pageant at Rangoon’s National Theater on October 3, 2013.
Moe Set Wine, one of 20 finalists, won the Miss Universe Myanmar 2013 crown and also took home another two titles: Miss Famous, awarded based on votes from the public on the pageant’s official website, Facebook and SMS, and Miss Healthy Skin, which were among seven titles conferred in addition to Miss Universe Myanmar.
As the winning contestant, 25-year-old Moe Set Wine received 10 million kyats (US$10,300), a Honda Fit car. She was Burma’s representative in the 62nd Miss Universe pageant, held in Moscow on Nov. 9.
