Miss World Malaysia 2016

Miss World Malaysia 2016
Miss World Malaysia 2016
Date	28 August 2016
Venue	Corus Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
Entrants	20
Placements	5
Winner	Shweta Sekhon (assumed); Tatiana Kumar (dethroned); Kuala Lumpur
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Miss World Malaysia 2016, the 50th edition of the Miss World Malaysia pageant, was held at the Corus Hotel, Kuala Lumpur on August 28, 2016. Brynn Zalina Lovett of Sabah crowned her successor Tatiana Kumar from Kuala Lumpur at the end of the contest.^[1] Twenty contestants from all across Malaysia competed for the crown. Tatiana represented Malaysia at Miss World 2016.^[2]^[3]

Contestants

20 contestants competed for the crown and title.


Contestant	Represented	Age	Height	Placement	Ref
Janani Baskaran	Kuala Lumpur	18	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)		^[4]^[5]^[6]
Tan Hui Ling	Johor	25	164 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Marissa Ong	Melaka	17	167 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Jessica Lim	Selangor	24	167 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)	3rd Runner-Up
Janice Tan	Labuan	19	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Shweta Sekhon	Kuala Lumpur	19	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)	2nd Runner-Up
Yuvin Loo Liu Yan	Penang	19	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Ranmeet Jassal	Selangor	24	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)	1st Runner-Up^[a]
Tatiana Kumar	Kuala Lumpur	18	176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)	Winner
Francisca Luhong James	Sarawak	20	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)	4th Runner-Up
Ushaanthini Puttharasan	Penang	23	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Amreet Kaur Sra	Perak	20	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Chloe Wong	Sarawak	25	171 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Adelina Chan	Penang	23	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Joyce Khoo	Sarawak	22	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Malathy Vadamalai	Kuala Lumpur	21	167 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Paveetha Panir Selvam	Kuala Lumpur	23	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Sally Lee Kah Ying	Melaka	23	167 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Mary Jane Atkinson	Sarawak	21	167 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Miffy Deyn	Johor	25	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)

^ First runner-up, Ranmeet Jassal relinquished her position and prizes due to being handpicked as Miss Grand Malaysia 2016. There were no official statement stated that the other runners-up moved up one position.

Contestants who previously competed/appeared at other national beauty pageants:

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^ Choong, Mek Zhin (11 September 2016). "Three beauties to represent". The Star Online. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
^ "Tatiana Kumar crowned as Miss Malaysia World 2016 - Beauty Pageants - Indiatimes". Femina Miss India. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
^ "Miss World Malaysia". Miss-world-malaysia.com. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
^ Tan, Thomas. "18-Year-Old Tatiana Kumar Crowned Miss Malaysia World 2016". Citizens Journal Malaysia. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
^ "Tatiana Kumar Reveals The Real Reason She Was Stripped Off Miss World Malaysia Title". Hype Malaysia. 2018-12-20. Retrieved 2022-02-04.