The reigning Miss Universe Malta 2024 Bèatrice Eliane Apuaghue Njoya is a resident of Saint Paul’s Bay, Malta. She was born and raised in Cameroon.
Miss Universe Malta
Alan J. Darmanin has been the national director of Miss Universe Malta since 2016. Malta was represented in Miss Universe by Martha Fenech in 2016, Tiffany Pisani in 2017, Francesca Mifsud in 2018, Teresa Rugio in 2019, Anthea Zammit in 2020, Jade Cini in 2021, Maxine Formosa in 2022 and Ella Portelli in 2023.
2024 winner
On July 11, 2024, Njoya represented St. Paul’s at Miss Universe Malta 2024 and competed against 24 other candidates at The Hilton Malta Conference Centre in St. Julian’s, Malta. She won the title, making her the first mother and the first woman born in Africa to win it.
Runner-up to Njoya was Janei Desira of Zejtun. The second runner-up was Julieth Vasco of Floriana.
On November 16, 2024, Njoya represented Malta at Miss Universe 2024 and competed against 124 other candidates at the Arena Ciudad de México (Arena CDMX) in Azcapotzalco, Mexico City, Mexico. She was unplaced but she made history as the first ever Miss Universe candidate older than 39.
2025 candidates
On July 3, 2025, Njoya will go back to The Hilton Malta Conference Centre in St. Julian’s to crown her successor. It is the ninth edition of the national beauty pageant that selects Malta’s Miss Universe candidate.
A total of 17 women are competing for the Miss Universe Malta 2025 crown. Here are the candidates:
- Ella Zarafa (Attard)
- Julia Ann Cluett (Floriana)
- Stephanie Portelli (Gozo)
- Nicole Cassar (Gzira)
- Mirna D’Addato (Hamrun)
- Christine Camilleri (Mosta)
- Verzhinya Zafirova (Msida)
- Candela Garcia (Naxxar)
- Natalia Garcia Nino (Qormi)
- Katya Friggieri (Santa Lucija)
- Denise Tedeschi (Santa Venera)
- Karly May Naudi (Sliema)
- Angelica Camilleri (St. Julian’s)
- Svetlana Abela (St. Paul’s Bay)
- Simona Maslarova (Swieqi)
- Alejandra Marino (Valletta)
- Raissa Cachia (Zurrieq)
The following was originally listed as a candidate:
- Leanne Fenech (Birkirkara)
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