Francesca Mifsud, 22, was crowned Miss Universe Malta 2018. Tiffany Pisani, the outgoing queen crowned Francesca as her successor. She will now represent Malta in the Miss Universe contest to be held later this year.

Francesca, from Żejtun, was chosen among the 25 finalists. She also won the Best Physique award. A law student, she wants to become a become a lawyer and work on both civil and criminal cases. This was her second attempt, the first one being in 2016 where she was placed fourth.

Lyann Iles from placed second, while Marilena Gauci from Mellieħa placed third.