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Miss Burma (1947–1962)
Miss Burma was the national beauty pageant in Burma (now Myanmar) from 1947 to 1962. The winner of ''Miss Burma'' also represented her country at the Miss Universe. In 1962, the pageant was banned by the Union Revolutionary Council government because it was considered against Burmese culture. History The term Miss Burma was introduced in Myanmar through the MISS ORGANIZATION and held the Miss Burma 1959 Local Beauty Pageant Competition. At the end of the event, Than Than Aye was competed in Miss Burma 1959. She was the Burma's first contestant in the Miss Universe pageant. In 1960, the Miss Burma Organization competed for Burma beauty pageants to Big Four international beauty pageants. That year, Myint Myint May competed in Miss Universe 1960 and received the ''Miss Congeniality Award'', a Special Award and Ma Sen Aye competed in Miss World 1960. After that year, Khin Myint Myint won the Miss Burma beauty pageant and represented her country at the Miss Universe 1961 even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beauty Pageant
A beauty pageant is a competition in which the contestants are judged and ranked based on various physical and mental attributes. Per its name, beauty pageants traditionally focus on judging the contestants' physical attractiveness, sometimes solely so, but most modern beauty pageants have since expanded to also judge contestants based on "inner beauty"—their individual traits and characteristics, including personality, Human intelligence, intelligence, aptitude, moral character, and Charity (practice), charity. Though typically perceived as a female-oriented competition, male beauty pageants also exist, as do child beauty pageants for youth. The term beauty pageant refers originally to the Big Four beauty pageants: Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International, and Miss Earth. Hundreds and thousands of beauty contests are held annually, but the Big Four are considered the most prestigious, and are widely covered and broadcast by news media. The earliest formal beauty pageants w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Myanmar Times
''The Myanmar Times'' ( ), founded in 2000, is the oldest privately owned and operated English-language newspaper in Myanmar. A division of Myanmar Consolidated Media Co., Ltd. (MCM), ''The Myanmar Times'' published weekly English and Burmese-language news journals until March 2015, when the English edition began publishing daily, five days per week. Its head offices are in Yangon, with additional offices in Mandalay and Nay Pyi Taw. As per an announcement at the official website of the newspaper, it stopped nine media services on 21 February 2021 (20 days after the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état) primarily for three months. However, its services are still suspended till now. History Early years ''The Myanmar Times'' was founded by Ross Dunkley, an Australian, and Sonny Swe (Myat Swe) of Myanmar in 2000, making it the only Burmese newspaper to have foreign investment at the time. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Universe 1958
Miss Universe 1958 was the seventh Miss Universe pageant, held at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, United States on 25 July 1958. At the end of the event, Gladys Zender of Peru crowned Luz Marina Zuluaga of Colombia as Miss Universe 1958. Zuluaga was the first representative of Colombia to win the contest. Contestants from thirty-six countries and territories competed in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by Byron Palmer. Background Selection of participants Contestants from thirty-five countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant. Two contestants were selected to replace the original dethroned winner. Replacements Luz Marina Zuluaga, the first runner-up of Señorita Colombia 1957, was appointed to replace Señorita Colombia 1957 Doris Inés Gil after it was discovered that the latter was already married. June Cooper was supposed to represent England in this edition, but was dethroned after it was discovered t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khin Than Nu
Khin Than Nu (, ; born 7 December 1945) is a Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards-winning Burmese actress, winning Best Actress in 1967, 1990 and 2000. In Myanmar, Khin Than Nu is recognized as the most beautiful actress of all time. Early life Khin Than Nu was born on December 7, 1945, in Pyinmana, Burma to parent U Aung Than and Daw Nu, as the eldest of four children. Career She began her career, after winning the 1961 Miss Pyidaungzu Beauty Pageant. Her debut film was ''Tint Hla Pay Han'' ( တင့်လှပေဟန် ), directed by Maung Thin ( မောင်သင် ). Khin Than Nu was romantically involved with many well-known actors in the Burmese movie industry, including Shwe Ba, Tin Nyunt, Win Oo, Sein Myint and Myat Lay. In 1975, she married Colonel Maung Maung Khin and had a son, Wai Yan Min Khin. She gave birth to a daughter, Hnin Hla Nu. In 1988, Khin Than Nu divorced Colonel Maung Maung Khin and married Dr. Myat Thura Soe. And their daughter Myat T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daik-U Township
Daik-U Township is a township in Nyaunglebin District in the Bago Region of Myanmar."Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map" Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU) The principal town is . History Prior to the Second Anglo-Burmese War, the area around Daik-U was composed of small villages. After the British built a railway between Rangoon (now Yangon) and Pyuntaza in 1878, with a railway station at Daik- ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisa Benson Craig
Louisa Charmaine Benson Craig (sometimes spelled Luisa Benson; 10 March 1941 – 2 February 2010) was a Burmese-born two-time beauty pageant winner and Karen rebel leader of Jewish and Karen ancestry. Early life and education Louisa Charmaine Benson was born to Saw Benson (also known as Moses Ben-Zion Koder), a Jewish entrepreneur in Rangoon, and his wife Naw Chit Khin, a Karen woman. He was descended on his father's side from the Koder family, a prominent Cochin Jewish business clan in South India's Cochin (now Kochi), and on his mother's side from the Leynado family, a Sephardic Jewish family. Orphaned as a child, Koder was sent to Calcutta to be raised by aunts. He later converted to Christianity. In 1939, after returning to Rangoon, he married. During World War II, Louisa's parents were separated for lengthy periods as they tried to find safety from the Japanese occupation of Burma. After the war, the independence movement and Karen movement for autonomy resulted in mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taungoo
Taungoo (, ''Tauñngu myoú''; ), also spelled Toungoo and formerly Toung-ngú, is a district-level city in the Bago Region of Myanmar, 220 km from Yangon, towards the north-eastern end of the division, with mountain ranges to the east and west. The main industry is in forestry products, with teak and other hardwoods extracted from the mountains. The city is known for its areca palms and betel nut chewing. The city is famous in Burmese history for the Toungoo dynasty which ruled the country for over 200 years between the 16th and 18th centuries. Taungoo was the capital of Burma in 1510–1539 and 1551–1552. Kaytumadi new city (new city of Taungoo) is the central command of the southern command division region of Armed Forces (''Tatmadaw''). Hanthawaddy United Football Club is based in Taungoo. Names The classical Pali name of Taungoo is Ketumadi (ကေတုမဒီ;), which translates to "possessed of the royal standard." History Taungoo was founded in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hinthada
Hinthada (; formerly Henzada) is a town located on the Irrawaddy River in Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar. It is the principal town of Hinthada Township and Hinthada District. The trade of locally grown rice and grain goes through the port of Hinthada. Etymology and History Historically, Hinthada was occupied by the Mon people, and was part of the Bagan Empire. According to local histories, the town was founded by Sithu I of Bagan who rested there on a trip up the Irrawaddy River. While building a temporary palace, his male hintha bird (a quasi-legendary species of goose or swan) passed away- causing him to name the area (Hintha-ta; lit. yearn for hintha). An alternative folk etymology says it was actually Sithu IV, who stopped in the area while fleeing the first Mongol invasion of Burma. Because he found the area lacking in food for his feast and called it ဟင်းလျာတ (hin-lya-ta; lit. yearn for entrees), which later morphed into Hinthada. The last folk etymology c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandalay
Mandalay is the second-largest city in Myanmar, after Yangon. It is located on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, 631 km (392 mi) north of Yangon. In 2014, the city had a population of 1,225,553. Mandalay was founded in 1857 by King Mindon Min, Mindon, replacing Amarapura as the new royal capital of the Konbaung dynasty. It was Burma's final royal capital before the kingdom's Third Anglo-Burmese War, annexation by the British Empire in 1885. Under British rule, Mandalay remained commercially and culturally important despite the rise of Yangon, the new capital of British Burma. The city suffered extensive destruction during the Japanese conquest of Burma in the World War II, Second World War. In 1948, Mandalay became part of the newly independent Union of Burma. Today, Mandalay is the economic centre of Upper Myanmar and considered the centre of Burmese culture. A continuing influx of irregular Overseas Chinese, Chinese immigrants, mostly from Yunnan, since the late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyapon
Pyapon (; , ) is a town and seat of Pyapon District as well as Pyapon Township in the Ayeyarwady Region of Myanmar, along the Pyapon River, a distributary of the Ayeyarwady River. It is located about inland from the Andaman Sea, about south of the previous capital, Yangon. In 2023, it had a population of 47,082. It serves as a center for collecting rice from the surrounding agricultural areas, and is home to a diesel-run power plant, using equipment by the German firm Siemens. The natural beauty of Pyapon attracts tourists to cruise nearby backwaters where nearby mangroves are home to birds, crocodiles and, occasionally, dolphins. History The city's name is believed to derive from the Mon name, , which literally translates to "rice market." The Mon were the first to settle the city on the Pyapon River, choosing the furthest inland a ship could travel on low tide. In 1782, Badon Min declared Pyapon as a town. The modern city of Pyapon was formally elevated to city status i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hteik Su Phaya Htwe
Princess Margret Hteik Su Phaya Htwe (; 20 August 1927 – 21 June 2003) was a pioneer Burmese athlete, bodybuilder, swimmer and a former beauty queen. She was the youngest daughter of Princess Myat Phaya Galay, the fourth daughter of the last king of Burma Thibaw Min and Supayalat. Early life and education Hteik Su Phaya Htwe was born on 20 August 1927 in Rangoon, British Burma; her father was Ko Ko Naing, a former monk and her mother was Princess Myat Phaya Galay, the fourth daughter of King Thibaw and Queen Supayalat. She attended the St. Joseph Convent in Moulmein and Myoma Girls National High School in Rangoon. Career After the war, she and her older brother Prince Taw Phaya Gyi opened a gymnasium. In 1946, she was selected in Burma national team for swimming competition. In 1947, she finished as the second in the Burma's first Miss Burma competition. After retirement from sports, she served as the administrator of the National Stadium and as the organizer of the Yangon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyin Oo Lwin
Pyin Oo Lwin or Pyin U Lwin (, ; Shan: , ''Weng Pang U''), formerly and colloquially referred to as Maymyo (), is a scenic hill town in the Mandalay Region, Myanmar, some east of Mandalay, and at an elevation of . The town was estimated to have a population of around 255,000 in 2014. Etymology * *Pyin Oo Lwin (ပြင်ဦးလွင်) *Maymyo (မေမြို့) ('May's town') * *Taung Hlay Khar (တောင်လှေခါး) ('hillside stairs') *Taung Sa Kan (တောင်စခန်း) ('hill station') and the best-known name, (ပန်းမြို့တော်) ('city of flowers) * Remyo (ရဲမြို့ ('soldiers' town'; historically) History The town began as a military outpost established near a small Shan village with two dozen households on the Lashio-Mandalay trail between Nawnghkio and Mandalay. In 1897, a permanent military post was established in the town and later, because of its climate, it became a hill station and the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
