[7] In 1964, the first Miss Universe Malaysia pageant was held at Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur and has been organized annually since 1969.

The contest was then won by Angela Filmer from Selangor where she had the rights to represent Malaysia in Miss Universe 1964 pageant in Miami, Florida, United States thus making her the second woman from Malaysia to ever competed in Miss Universe stage after Sarah Alhabshee Abdullah in 1962.

[11] The current official media partner for Miss Universe Malaysia is The Star, an English-language daily newspaper since 2003 until now.

[13] The fatwa regarding the banning of Muslim women in participating in beauty pageants was finalized through the government gazette on 8 February 1996.

[16] On 3 November 2012, Andrea stepped down as national director and the position was given to then Miss Malaysia Universe 2003, Elaine Daly.

[23] As of 2023, Malaysia currently holds the longest streaks of unplacement in Miss Universe beauty pageant for 52 years since their last placement in 1970.

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.

[25] Due to some controversies that emerged on social media platforms, the winner of Miss Universe Malaysia 2022, Lesley Cheam was called into questioning by beauty pageant fans across the country.

[33][34] MUO also terminated their franchise contract with Datin Wira Poppy Capella as the owner and national director for both Miss Universe Malaysia and Indonesia.

[35][36] On 21 June 2024, the new national director for Miss Universe Malaysia organization, Malaysian model and former beauty queen Eleen Yong was announced via Miss Universe Instagram account replacing the previous national director, Datin Wira Poppy Capella.

Since 1963, each state holds a regional competition to choose their delegate for the Miss Universe Malaysia pageant.

These were the following regional competition that sent their delegate to Miss Universe Malaysia pageant: The most successful state is Selangor, which has had the most semi-finalists and runner-ups including ten winners.