Miss Grand Malaysia 2019 Explained
Miss Grand Malaysia 2019 |
Date: | April 28, 2019 |
Venue: | Meritz Hotel, Miri, Sarawak |
Entrants: | 23 |
Placements: | 12 |
Broadcaster: | YouTube |
Winner: | Mel Dequanne Abar (Sabah) |
Before: | 2018 |
Next: | 2020 |
Miss Grand Malaysia 2019 was the fourth edition of the Miss Grand Malaysia pageant, held on April 28, 2019,[1] at the Meritz Hotel, Miri, Sarawak.[2] Twenty-three candidates, who qualified for the national stage through the state pageant or national audition, competed for the title.[3] [2] [4]
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] 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.[5] 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] [6] 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] [6]
Miss Grand International's vice president, Teresa Chaivisut, and Miss Grand International 2018, Clara Sosa of Paraguay, were also present at the event.[3] [6]
Selection of contestants
Overview
The 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.[7] [8] 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
Out 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.[9] 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.[8] [10]
The Miss Grand Malaysia 2018's state-level pageants are detailed below.
List of the state preliminary contest of Miss Grand Malaysia 2019State 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 | [11] |
| March 9, 2019, at the Evolve Concept Mall, Petaling Jaya | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | [12] [13] |
Miss Grand Sabah | March 9, 2018, at the Palm Square Center Point, Kota Kinabalu | 36 | 1 | 1 | 3 | [14] |
Miss Grand Malacca | March 16, 2019, at the Seri Chendana Ballroom & Cafe, Ayer Keroh | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | [15] |
Miss Grand Sarawak | March 30, 2019, at the Kingwood Hotel, Sibu | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | [16] | |
Result
Position | Delegate[17] |
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Miss Grand Malaysia 2019 | - Sabah – Mel Dequanne Abar
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1st runner-up | - Perak – Saroopdeep Kaur Bath
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2nd runner-up |
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Top 5 |
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Top 12 |
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Special awards |
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Miss Beautiful Skin |
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Miss Popular Vote |
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Miss Congeniality |
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Miss Top Model | - Sabah – Mel Dequanne Abar
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Miss Elegance |
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Miss Viral | - Sabah – Malle Christian Anderson Barlus
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Best in Evening Gown |
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Contestants
Initially, Twenty-four contestants from eight states and federal territory confirmed to participate,[18] but one withdrew, making the final of 23 contestants.[3] [2]
width=240px bgcolor=#eaecf0 colspan=2 | Team Kuala Lumpur (2) | | width=240px bgcolor=#eaecf0 colspan=2 | Team Malacca (2) | | width=240px bgcolor=#eaecf0 colspan=2 | Team Selangor (4) |
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width=240px bgcolor=#eaecf0 colspan=2 | Team Sabah (5) | width=240px bgcolor=#eaecf0 colspan=2 | Team Sarawak (8) | width=240px bgcolor=#eaecf0 colspan=2 | Team Johor (1) |
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bgcolor=#eaecf0 rowspan=3 | | - Malle Christian Anderson
- Michelle Voo
- Velma Victorianus
| bgcolor=#eaecf0 rowspan=2 | | - Adriana Liun David
- Gloria Kelbin
| width=240px bgcolor=#eaecf0 colspan=2 | Team Pahang (1) |
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bgcolor=#eaecf0 rowspan=4 | | - Emily Elizabeth Beard
- Emily Chieng Dee Ling
- Marilyn Lenggie
- Zoey Marie Anderson
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| width=240px bgcolor=#eaecf0 colspan=2 | Team Perak (1) |
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Notes and References
- Web site: Miss Grand S’wak 2019 :Julie Minele Senele. 8 May 2019. 18 March 2024. Priscilla Tawie. www.newsarawaktribune.com.my. 18 March 2024. https://archive.today/20240318013821/https://www.newsarawaktribune.com.my/miss-grand-swak-2019-julie-minele-senele/.
- Web site: Miri welcomes Miss Grand Malaysia 2019 finalists. 27 April 2019. Thomas Tan. cj.my. 18 March 2024. 18 March 2024. https://archive.today/20240318035711/https://cj.my/113615/miri-welcomes-miss-grand-malaysia-2019-finalists/.
- Web site: Mel Dequanne Abar wins Miss Grand Malaysia 2019 title. 6 May 2019. 18 March 2024. The Borneo Post. June Toyat. 18 March 2024. https://archive.today/20240318033408/https://www.theborneopost.com/2019/05/06/mel-dequanne-abar-wins-miss-grand-malaysia-2019-title/.
- Web site: Miss Grand Malaysia 2019 beauty pageant finalists visited Piasau Nature Reserve. 26 April 2019. 18 March 2024. piasaunaturereserve.com.my. 18 March 2024. https://archive.today/20240318040427/https://piasaunaturereserve.com.my/press-release/miss-grand-malaysia-2019-beauty-pageant-finalists-visited-piasau-nature-reserve/.
- Web site: สาว "เวเนซุเอลา" คว้ามง Miss grand international 2019. 26 October 2019. 9 February 2023. th. อีจัน Oline Team. www.ejan.co. https://archive.today/20230209143137/https://www.ejan.co/entertain/11056. 9 February 2023.
- Web site: Sabahan crowned Miss Grand Malaysia 2019. https://archive.today/20240318042600/https://www.newsarawaktribune.com.my/sabahan-crowned-miss-grand-malaysia-2019/. 18 March 2024. www.newsarawaktribune.com.my. 3 May 2019. Margaret Ringgit.
- Web site: The Miss Grand Malaysia 2017 national pageant will feature 18 finalists.. 22 February 2017. 17 March 2024. Miss Grand Malaysia. 17 March 2024. https://archive.today/20240317144043/https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1389175974479898&set=a.1201948083202689.
- Web site: Miri set to host Miss Grand Malaysia 2019 final. Thomas Tan. 15 February 2019. 18 March 2024. cj.my. 18 March 2024. https://archive.today/20240318041503/https://cj.my/113209/miri-set-to-host-miss-grand-malaysia-2019-final/.
- Web site: How one man turned a beauty pageant around. 28 April 2018. 18 March 2024. Oon Yeoh. www.nst.com.my. 1 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180501165828/https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/pulse/2018/04/362841/how-one-man-turned-beauty-pageant-around.
- Web site: Miss Grand Kapit 2019 is Elaine Yu. 27 January 2019. 18 March 2019. www.newsarawaktribune.com.my. 18 March 2024. https://archive.today/20240318045226/https://www.newsarawaktribune.com.my/miss-grand-kapit-2019-is-elaine-yu/.
- Web site: Haaraneei wins first Miss Grand Selangor title. Thomas Tan . 1 March 2019. 12 March 2019. Citizen Journalists Malaysia. 11 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190311234026/http://cj.my/post/113250/haaraneei-wins-first-miss-grand-selangor-title/.
- Web site: Kishweni wins Miss Grand Kuala Lumpur 2019 title. 19 March 2019. Thomas Tan. cj.my. 18 March 2024. https://archive.today/20240318043730/https://cj.my/113362/kishweni-wins-miss-grand-kuala-lumpur-2019-title/.
- Web site: Kishweni Jaganathan crowned Miss Grand Kuala Lumpur 2019. The Times of India. 18 March 2024. 22 March 2019. 18 March 2024. https://archive.today/20240318044053/https://www.femina.in/beauty-pageants/miss-grand-international/kishweni-jaganathan-crowned-miss-grand-kuala-lumpur-2019/eventshow/68523770.cms.
- Web site: Miss Grand Sabah 2019. 19 March 2019. Joseph S. Dela Pena Jr.. ms. 18 March 2024. https://archive.today/20240318043001/https://www.mbpfc.com/2019/03/miss-grand-sabah-2019.html. www.mbpfc.com.
- Web site: UTM Business Management Student Devhia Jayaraman Crowned Miss Grand Melaka 2019. proboards.com. 18 March 2019. 18 March 2024. 18 March 2024. https://archive.today/20240318044425/https://1in1m.proboards.com/thread/19353/grand-melaka-2019-coronation-night.
- Web site: UNIMAS student beats 14 others to Miss Grand Sarawak 2019 title. 1 April 2019. 18 March 2024. The Borneo Post. UNIMAS Institutional Repository. 18 March 2024. https://archive.today/20240318014922/https://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/24989/1.haslightboxThumbnailVersion/WhatsApp%20Image%202019-04-01%20at%2015.22.28%20(2).jpeg.
- Web site: Sabahan Beauty Dequeen Crowned Miss Grand Malaysia 2019. 2 May 2019. 18 March 2024. www.pamper.my. 18 March 2024. https://archive.today/20240318042006/https://www.pamper.my/news/lifestyle/arts-entertainment/sabahan-beauty-dequeen-crowned-miss-grand-malaysia-2019/.
- Web site: 24 finalists to vie for Miss Grand Malaysia 2019 title. 24 April 2019. 18 March 2024. The Borneo Post. 18 March 2024. https://archive.today/20240318041125/https://www.theborneopost.com/2019/04/24/24-finalists-to-vie-for-miss-grand-malaysia-2019-title/.