Miss Malawi

Miss Malawi is a national beauty pageant in Malawi. It began in the 1970s in Malawi and was later suspended, commencing again in 2001.

Miss Malawi

Formation	2001
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Lilongwe
Location	Malawi
Membership	Miss World Miss Universe Miss Cosmo
Official languages	English, Chewa, Tumbuka

List of Miss Malawi winners (since 2001)

Year	Name	Home city	Miss World
2001	Elizabeth Pullu	X	2001
2002	Blandina Khondowe	Blantyre	withdrew
2003	Mable Pullu		N
2004	Florence Zeka		2005
2005	Rachel Landson Phiri	x	N
2006	Name		N
2007	Perth Msiska	Mzuzu	N
2008	Name		N
2009	Joyce Mphande	Mzuzu	N
2010	Faith Chibale †		N
2011	Susan Mtegha †	Mzuzu	2012
2012	No contest	x	X
2013	No contest	x	x
2014	No contest	x	x
2015	No contest	x	x
2016			N
2017	Cecilia Khofi	Blantyre	x
2018	Tiwonge Munthali	Mzuzu	x

Management

After reviving in 2001 the pageant continued to crown a Miss Malawi until 2012. It was managed by Carver Bhima's company Events Management. Since 2016, the contest has been managed by Nation Publications and Zodiak Broadcasting Station.

Controversies

At the 2012 Miss World, Susan Mtegha pushed Miss New Zealand, Collette Lochore, during the opening headshot of the pageant, claiming that Miss New Zealand was in her space. This action caused a stir throughout the media.

Titleholders represented at Miss World

Year	Miss Malawi	Placement
2001	Elizabeth Pullu
2005	Rachel Landson
2010	Ella Kabambe
2012	Susan Mtegha †
2017	Cecilia Khofi	Did not compete
2018	Tiwonge Munthali	Did not compete

References

• http://allafrica.com/view/group/main/main/id/00029518.html