the government gazette on 8 February 1996. The religious tenets resonated with the ideology that Muslim women should cover up private parts of their body, or Aurat of which the beauty pageants' practices ran contrary to - even though such religious enactments also apply to male pageants. The fatwa has been recently issued in Penang on 11 May 2017. 2010–2019 In 2010, the Miss Malaysia Universe was revamped by then national director, Andrea Fonseka, a former Miss Malaysia Universe 2004 and the pageant changed its name to Miss Universe Malaysia Organization, and moved its headquarters from Kuala Lumpur to Petaling Jaya, Selangor precisely at the MYEG Services Berhad Malaysia building. On 3 November 2012, Andrea stepped down as national director and the position was given to then Miss Malaysia Universe 2003, Elaine Daly. Elaine held the position for a year before it was given to Carey Ng, a former Miss Universe Malaysia 2013. The first pageant production under Carey Ng's auspices was the 2014 competition. On 3 February 2016, she resigned shortly after the Miss Universe Malaysia 2016 competition due to several controversies and again, was replaced by Elaine Daly who has held the position of national director since the resignation of Carey Ng. 2020–2021 Ever since the pageant's inception in 1964, the country had only placed once which was in 1970 by Josephine Lena Wong. Miss Universe Malaysia 2020, a Sarawakian lass, Francisca Luhong James was ought to end the 50 years of unplacement for Malaysia in Miss Universe yet the fate was not on her side as she was unable to enter the first cut in Miss Universe 2020. Malaysia currently holds the longest streaks of unplacement in Miss Universe beauty pageant. In 2021, the Miss Universe Malaysia Organization decided to withdraw from participating in the 70th edition in Eilat, Israel due to travel restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. Malaysia's withdrawal marks the second time the country did not compete in the competition since 1962. Miss Universe Malaysia 2022 Controversy Due to some controversies that have emerged on social media platforms, the recent win of Miss Universe Malaysia 2022, Lesley Cheam has been called into question by beauty pageant fans across the country. The finale was also held privately with no live telecast has raised doubts among the pageant fans. Fans have also petitioned for Ajunee Kaur, the second-place finisher, to represent Malaysia at