The new Miss Malta is Elizabeth Bonello, 17, who represented Gharghur in the GM Productions contest held earlier this month at the university in Tal-Qroqq.
Twenty finalists competed for the title in this 44th edition of the contest.
Annalise Azzopardi placed second and Janice Bezzina third. Gozo's representative from Xewkija, Joelene Attard, was named Miss Solidarity 2007.
The most popular contestant among readers of the daily and Sunday newspapers was Stefanel Zammit, Miss Birkirkara.