Miss Grand Malaysia 2017 | |
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Date | August 4, 2017 |
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Venue | Grand Pacific Ballroom, Evolve Concept Mall, Petaling Jaya |
Broadcaster | YouTube |
Entrants | 16 |
Placements | 7 |
Winner | Sanjeda John (Sabah) |
Miss Grand Malaysia 2017 was the second edition of the Miss Grand Malaysia pageant, held on August 4, 2017, [1] [2] [3] in the Grand Pacific Ballroom, Evolve Concept Mall, Petaling Jaya, Selangor. [2] [4] [5] Sixteen candidates, who qualified for the national stage through the state pageant or national audition, competed for the title. [2] [5]
At the end of the event, a 25-year-old biomedical science student representing Sabah, Sanjeda John, was announced the winner. [4] [3] Sanjeda later represented Malaysia in the international parent stage, Miss Grand International 2017, held in October that year in Vietnam, but she was unplaced. [6] Meanwhile, the representative of Kuala Lumpur, Sanjna Suri, won the supplemental title of Miss Intercontinental Malaysia 2017, [4] [3] and was placed among the top 18 finalists after competing internationally in Egypt. [7]
The event was hosted by celebrities Nigel Chin and Brynn Lovett, [5] and was also attended by Miss Grand International's president Nawat Itsaragrisil as well as Miss Grand International 2016 Ariska Putri Pertiwi of Indonesia. [5]
The national finalists for the Miss Grand Malaysia 2017 pageant were determined through three selection systems: the 3 automatic spots were given to the respective state pageant winners (Sabah, Sarawak, and Kuala Lumpur) while the remaining 13 were pre-determined from either the state pageant finalists or the nationwide audition roadshow in Penang, Perak, Melaka, and Johor. [2] [8]
Out of sixteen states and federal territories of Malaysia, only three held the regional preliminary pageants for Miss Grand Malaysia 2017, [2] including, Kuala Lumpur, Sabah, and Sarawak. [9] [10] [11] In addition to the state winners, some state runners-up or finalists also qualified for the national stage. [9] [10]
The details of Miss Grand Malaysia 2017's state-level pageants are detailed below.
Pageant | Date and venue | Entrants | National qualifier(s) | Ref. |
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Miss Grand Sarawak | May 20, 2017, at the Penview Convention Centre, Kuching | 16 | 2 | [9] [12] |
Miss Grand Sabah | April 30, 2017, at the Pacific Sutera Hotel, Kota Kinabalu | 14 | 2 | [10] |
Miss Grand Kuala Lumpur | July 15, 2017, at the Panggung Anniversari, Kuala Lumpur | 16 | 6 | [11] |
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Position | Delegate [4] [3] |
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Miss Grand Malaysia 2017 |
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Miss Intercontinental Malaysia 2017 | |
1st runner-up |
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2nd runner-up |
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Top 7 | |
Special awards [4] | |
Best in Swimwear |
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Miss Popularity |
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Sixteen contestants competed for the title. [2]