Miss Malaysia 1965, the 2nd edition of the

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, was held on 12 June 1965 at the

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. Patricia Augustus of

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was crowned by the outgoing titleholder, Angela Filmer of

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at the end of the event. She then represented

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at the

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pageant in

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Results

Delegates

14 delegates from each states competed for the title. * - Jenny Lim Poh Choo * - Kamaliah Binte Sa'ad * - Rohani Salleh * - Anom Binte Kamal * - Joyce Lim * - Shirley Wong * - Patricia Augustus * - Saadiah Ahmad * - Helen Lee Ling * - Shirley Cheng * - Nancy Blassan * - Clara De Run * - Alice Woon * - Hasnah Binte Yunus

State Pageants

;Miss Johore 1965 *Winner - Jenny Lim *1st Runner-up - Suzanna Looh *2nd Runner-up - Shirley Leong ;Miss Negri Sembilan 1965 *Winner - Joyce Lim *1st Runner-up - Wan Mariam Wan Ibrahim *2nd Runner-up - Jane Foong ;Miss Perak Universe 1965 *Winner - Helen Lee Ling *1st Runner-up - Zainab Mohamed Salleh *2nd Runner-up - Margaret Ong ;Miss Sarawak Universe 1965 *Winner - Nancy Blassan *1st Runner-up - Elizabeth Ong *2nd Runner-up - Fatimah Abdul Rahman ;Miss Selangor Universe 1965 *Winner - Clara De Run *1st Runner-up - Canny Moo *2nd Runner-up - Adriane Lim ;Miss Singapore Universe 1965 *Winner - Alice Woon *1st Runner-up - Yvonne Wee *2nd Runner-up - Nandaria Roop

Notes

* The 2nd Runner-up Clara De Run of

later then competed in the national pageant of Miss Malaysia World 1965 which was also held at the Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur and eventually won. She then represented Malaysia at the

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. *

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was still a part of Malaysia until separated on August 9, 1965.

References

External links

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1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndo ...

Beauty pageants in Malaysia