Miss Burma was the national

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in Burma (now

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) from 1947 to 1962. The winner of ''Miss Burma'' also represented her country at the

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. In 1962, the pageant was banned by the

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government because it was considered against Burmese culture.

History

The term Miss Burma was introduced in

through the MISS ORGANIZATION and held the Miss Burma 1959 Local Beauty Pageant Competition. At the end of the event,

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was competed in Miss Burma 1959. She was the Burma's first contestant in the

pageant. In 1960, the Miss Burma Organization competed for Burma beauty pageants to

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. That year,

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competed in

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and received the ''Miss Congeniality Award'', a Special Award and Ma Sen Aye competed in

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. After that year, Khin Myint Myint won the Miss Burma beauty pageant and represented her country at the

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event held at

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and Manie Pu also completed in

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. In 1962, the Miss Burma was the golden era of the Myanmar. But, the Burmese government abolished the Miss Burma pageant because they thought it was against the

Burmese culture The culture of Myanmar (also known as Burma) ( my, မြန်မာ့ယဉ်ကျေးမှု) has been heavily influenced by Buddhism. Burmese culture has also been influenced by its neighbours. In more recent times, British colonial ...

Titleholders

The winner of Miss Burma also represented her country at the Miss Universe competition.

Runner-Up

Miss Mandalay

Major International competitions

Miss Universe

Miss World

Miss International

Winner Gallery

References

External links

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