Miss Grand Malaysia 2019 was the fourth edition of the Miss Grand Malaysia pageant, held on April 28, 2019,[1][2] at the Meritz Hotel, Miri, Sarawak.[2][3][4] Twenty-three candidates, who qualified for the national stage through the state pageant or national audition, competed for the title.[3][4][5]
| Miss Grand Malaysia 2019 | |
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 Miri, the host city of the contest | |
| Date | April 28, 2019 |
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| Entertainment |
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| Venue | Meritz Hotel, Miri, Sarawak |
| Broadcaster | YouTube |
| Entrants | 23 |
| Placements | 12 |
| Winner | Mel Dequanne Abar (Sabah) |
At the end of the event, a 20-year-old Sino-Kadazan from Kota Kinabalu, Mel Dequanne Abar, was announced as the winner.[1][3][6] Mel later represented Malaysia in the international parent stage, Miss Grand International 2019, held in October of that year in Venezuela, but she was unplaced.[7] Meanwhile, Saroopdeep Kaur Bath of Perak and Haaraneei Muthu Kumar of Selangor were named the first and second runners-up, respectively. Both were sent to compete internationally as well.[1][3]
The event was supported by the Sarawak Tourism Board and Miri City Council,[3][8] and featured a live performance of local singers Pete Kallang and Clinton Chua.[3] In addition, the host city for the following Miss Grand Malaysia edition, Kota Kinabalu of Sabah, was also announced.[3][8]
Miss Grand International's vice president, Teresa Chaivisut, and Miss Grand International 2018, Clara Sosa of Paraguay, were also present at the event.[3][8]
Selection of contestants
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editThe national finalists for the Miss Grand Malaysia 2019 pageant were determined through three selection systems: the 10 automatic spots were given to the respective state pageant winners and first-runner-up (Kuala Lumpur, Malacca, Sabah, Sarawak, and Selangor), while the remaining 14 were pre-determined from either the state pageant finalists or the central audition.[9][10] The wildcard format is based on decisions made by the Miss Grand Malaysia director, Jude Benjamin, who would pick potential contestants considered to be ones with great potential and deserving of the chance to compete on the national stage.
Regional pageants
editOut of sixteen states and federal territories of Malaysia, only five held the regional preliminary pageants for Miss Grand Malaysia 2017, including, Kuala Lumpur, Malacca, Sabah, and Sarawak.[11] In addition to the state winners, some state runners-up or finalists also qualified for the national stage.
In the Borneo States (Sabah and Sarawak), division-level pageants were also held to determine the local representatives for the state-level contest.[10][12]
The Miss Grand Malaysia 2018's state-level pageants are detailed below.
| State pageant | Final date and venue | Entrants | National qualifier(s) | Ref. | ||
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| Miss Grand Selangor | February 24, 2019, at the Empire Hotel, Subang Jaya | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | [2] |
| Miss Grand Kuala Lumpur | March 9, 2019, at the Evolve Concept Mall, Petaling Jaya | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | [13][14] |
| Miss Grand Sabah | March 9, 2018, at the Palm Square Center Point, Kota Kinabalu | 36 | 1 | 1 | 3 | [15] |
| Miss Grand Malacca | March 16, 2019, at the Seri Chendana Ballroom & Cafe, Ayer Keroh | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | [16] |
| Miss Grand Sarawak | March 30, 2019, at the Kingwood Hotel, Sibu | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | [17] |
Result
edit| Position | Delegate[3][6] |
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| Miss Grand Malaysia 2019 |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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| Top 5 | |
| Top 12 | |
| Special awards[3][6] | |
| Miss Beautiful Skin |
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| Miss Popular Vote |
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| Miss Congeniality |
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| Miss Top Model |
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| Miss Elegance |
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| Miss Viral |
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| Best in Evening Gown |
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Contestants
editInitially, Twenty-four contestants from eight states and federal territory confirmed to participate,[18] but one withdrew, making the final of 23 contestants.[3][4]
| Team Kuala Lumpur (2) | Team Malacca (2) | Team Selangor (4) | |||||
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Central wild card
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| Team Sabah (5) | Team Sarawak (8) | Team Johor (1) | |||||
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State wild card
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State wild card
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Central wild card
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References
edit- ^ a b c Priscilla Tawie (8 May 2019). "Miss Grand S'wak 2019 :Julie Minele Senele". www.newsarawaktribune.com.my. Archived from the original on 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ a b c Thomas Tan (1 March 2019). "Haaraneei wins first Miss Grand Selangor title". Citizen Journalists Malaysia. Archived from the original on 11 March 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k June Toyat (6 May 2019). "Mel Dequanne Abar wins Miss Grand Malaysia 2019 title". The Borneo Post. Archived from the original on 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ a b c Thomas Tan (27 April 2019). "Miri welcomes Miss Grand Malaysia 2019 finalists". cj.my. Archived from the original on 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Miss Grand Malaysia 2019 beauty pageant finalists visited Piasau Nature Reserve". piasaunaturereserve.com.my. 26 April 2019. Archived from the original on 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ a b c "Sabahan Beauty Dequeen Crowned Miss Grand Malaysia 2019". www.pamper.my. 2 May 2019. Archived from the original on 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ อีจัน Oline Team (26 October 2019). "สาว "เวเนซุเอลา" คว้ามง Miss grand international 2019". www.ejan.co (in Thai). Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ a b c Margaret Ringgit (3 May 2019). "Sabahan crowned Miss Grand Malaysia 2019". www.newsarawaktribune.com.my. Archived from the original on 18 March 2024.
- ^ "The Miss Grand Malaysia 2017 national pageant will feature 18 finalists". Miss Grand Malaysia. 22 February 2017. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ a b Thomas Tan (15 February 2019). "Miri set to host Miss Grand Malaysia 2019 final". cj.my. Archived from the original on 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ Oon Yeoh (28 April 2018). "How one man turned a beauty pageant around". www.nst.com.my. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Miss Grand Kapit 2019 is Elaine Yu". www.newsarawaktribune.com.my. 27 January 2019. Archived from the original on 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ Thomas Tan (19 March 2019). "Kishweni wins Miss Grand Kuala Lumpur 2019 title". cj.my. Archived from the original on 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Kishweni Jaganathan crowned Miss Grand Kuala Lumpur 2019". The Times of India. 22 March 2019. Archived from the original on 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ Joseph S. Dela Pena Jr. (19 March 2019). "Miss Grand Sabah 2019". www.mbpfc.com (in Malay). Archived from the original on 18 March 2024.
- ^ "UTM Business Management Student Devhia Jayaraman Crowned Miss Grand Melaka 2019". proboards.com. 18 March 2019. Archived from the original on 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "UNIMAS student beats 14 others to Miss Grand Sarawak 2019 title". The Borneo Post. 1 April 2019. Archived from the original on 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024 – via UNIMAS Institutional Repository.
- ^ "24 finalists to vie for Miss Grand Malaysia 2019 title". The Borneo Post. 24 April 2019. Archived from the original on 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
External links
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