Miss Myanmar International

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Miss Myanmar International

Formation	2012
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Yangon
Location	Myanmar
Membership	Miss International
Official language	Burmese
Website	Official site

Miss International Myanmar or also known as Miss Myanmar International is a national competition to select Myanmar's representative to the Miss International pageant.^{[citation needed]} This pageant organization is unrelated to the Miss Universe Myanmar, Miss World Myanmar, Miss Earth Myanmar or Miss Golden Land Myanmar.

Begins in 2012, Miss Myanmar International becomes a pioneer and an independent national pageant in Yangon, Myanmar.^{[citation needed]} Starting from that year, Myanmar has participated for the first time since 1961 in an international beauty pageant as Nang Khin Zay Yar represented at the Miss International 2012.^{[citation needed]}

Before creation Miss Myanmar or Miss Universe Myanmar pageant, the name of pageant was Miss Burma.^{[citation needed]} Myanmar debut in 1961 with the name of Burma. In only 1961 era Myanmar competed at the Miss International pageant.^{[citation needed]} Since 1962 the local pageant has been banned by the government in unknown reasons.^{[citation needed]}

Year	Edition	Date	Final venue	Host City	Entrants
2012	1st	March 25	Myanmar Convention Center	Yangon	20
2013	2nd	February 24	Mayangon Township		20
2014	3rd	August 17	National Theatre of Yangon		20
2015	4th	August 30			20
2016	5th	September 4			20
2017	6th	August 1	Novotel Yangon Max		30
2018	7th	June 12			20
2019	8th	August 14			20

Year	Miss Myanmar International	Runners up
		First	Second	Third	Fourth
2019	Khin Ohmar Myint[1] Taunggyi	Myo Thiri Ko  Yangon	Ya Mone Winn  Yangon	Elena Win  Yangon	Win Lei Mon  Yangon
2018	May Yu Khatar  Yangon	Poe Aeint Zin  Yangon	Nay Chit Htun  Yangon	Po Po Htun  Yangon	Thel Thel Su Nyein  Sagaing
2017	Sao Yoon Wadi Oo Taunggyi	Htun Palal Yadanar  Yangon	Ei Kay Zin Thann  Yangon	Not awarded	Not awarded
2016	Inngyin Htoo  Mandalay	Tin Sandar Myo  Yangon	Nay Kyar Khin  Yangon	Not awarded	Not awarded
2015	Emerald Nyein  Yangon	Thada Maria  Yangon	Kong Nan  Yangon	Not awarded	Not awarded
2014	Khin Wai Phyo Han (Dethroned)  Yangon	May Barani Thaw (Assumed)  Yangon	Thadar Mariah  Yangon	Not awarded	Not awarded
2013	Gonyi Aye Kyaw  Mandalay	Zun Than Sin  Yangon	Sweety Ko  Yangon	Not awarded	Not awarded
2012	Nang Khin Zay Yar Taunggyi	Swan Yee Htun  Yangon	Aye Chan Moe  Yangon	Not awarded	Not awarded

City/Town	Titles	Winning Years
Yangon	4	1961, 2014*, 2015, 2018
Taunggyi	3	2012, 2017, 2019
Mandalay	2	2013, 2016

Year	Representative's Name	Hometown	Title	Placement	Special Awards
2023	Ei Ei Myint Aung Thein	Yangon	Miss International Myanmar 2023 (Appointed)	Unplaced (17th place)
2022	Did not compete
2020/21	Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant in 2020/21
2019	Khin Ohmar Myint	Taunggyi	Miss Myanmar International 2019	Unplaced
2018	May Yu Khatar	Yangon	Miss Myanmar International 2018	Unplaced
2017	Sao Yoon Wadi Oo	Taunggyi	Miss Myanmar International 2017	Unplaced
2016	Inngyin Htoo	Mandalay	Miss Myanmar International 2015	Unplaced
2015	Emerald Nyein	Yangon	Miss Myanmar International 2015	Unplaced
2014	May Barani Thaw	Yangon	1st Runner-Up of Miss Myanmar International 2014 (Assumed)	Unplaced
	Khin Wai Phyo Han	Yangon	Miss Myanmar International 2014 (Dethroned)	Did not compete
2013	Gonyi Aye Kyaw	Mandalay	Miss Myanmar International 2013	Unplaced
2012	Nang Khin Zay Yar	Taunggyi	Miss Myanmar International 2012	Unplaced	1 Special Awards Miss Internet
Miss Burma International
1961	Minnie Pu	Rangoon	Miss Burma International 1961	Unplaced

Notes : Miss Myanmar International 2012, Nang Khin Zay Yar participated in Miss International 2012 which is in Okinawa. This is the first time Myanmar competed in an international beauty pageant since 1961.^{[citation needed]} The Final was on October 21, 2012. The reigning Miss Myanmar International 2014, Khin Wai Phyo Han did not compete at Miss International, since she did not meet the age requirements stipulated by the pageant. May Bayani Thaw was appointed to compete at Miss International 2014, She is Miss Myanmar International 2014 1st runner-up.^{[citation needed]}

The following list is the national finalists of the Miss Myanmar International pageant, as well as the competition results.

Color keys

 W  Declared as the winner

  Ended as a runner-up

  Ended as a semi-finalist

  Ended as a Quarterfinalist

 –  Did not participate

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