At the conclusion of the finale of The Next Miss Universe Malaysia 2017, Samantha Katie was crowned as the winner. Samantha will now represent Malaysia at the Miss Universe 2017 pageant. Samantha succeeds Miss Universe Malaysia 2016 Kiran Jassal. At the same pageant, Dana Low was adjudged first runner-up, Ollemadthee Kunasagaran was titled second runner-up and Laura Simon finished as third runner-up.
Miss Universe Malaysia is the annual national beauty pageant of Malaysia that selects representative of Malaysia for Miss Universe international pageant. The vision of the pageant organization is to revolutionize pageants in Malaysia to be 'HIP. URBAN. RELEVANT. REAL'.
Samantha Katie is a 22 year old mixed Chinese and Brazilian beauty who hails from Kuala Lumpur. The model and artist was brought up in Klang. Despite her mixed cultural backgrounds, she considers herself to be a true Malaysian at heart. One of the most interesting hobbies that she has is a love for different languages. Samantha loves to learn new languages and has already obtained proficiency in four of them, besides Portuguese.
The pageant started with the contestant introduction and then moved ahead with the swimsuit round. The contestant sashayed the ramp showcasing their toned body in their respective swimsuits. After the Swimwear round, it was time for a musical performance. After the performance, it was time for the 17 finalists to exude elegance in the evening gown round. After the Preliminary Competition, it was now time to announce the winners of Special Awards –
Miss Glamorous Eyes – Erica Tan
After the Special Awards, another musical performance was lined up to entertain the audience and the viewers. Followed by the musical performance was time to unveil the Top 10 finalists for the night -
The Top 10 finalists then went through a Question and Answer round, wherein each contestant had to answer individual Questions asked to them by the judges. Based on their answers and confidence in the Q&A round, the Top 4 finalists were announced –
Laura Simon
Samantha Katie
Dana Low
Ollemadthee Kunasagaran
The Top 4 were finally analysed through a common Question and Answer round, wherein each finalist was asked a common question. Based on their answers, Samantha was announced as the winner.