Miss Grand Malaysia 2024

Miss Grand Malaysia 2024
Melisha Lin, the winner of the contest
Date	22 August 2024
Presenters	Sean Wong
Venue	Galaxy Banque, HGH Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur
Broadcaster	YouTube
Entrants	12
Placements	6
Winner	Melisha Lin (Selangor)
Photogenic	Ashlyn Devissha (Selangor)
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Miss Grand Malaysia 2024 was the 9th edition of the Miss Grand Malaysia pageant, held on 22 August 2024 at the Galaxy Banque, HGH Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur. ^{[1] [2]} Twelve candidates, who qualified for the national final through the state pageant in Sabah and the national audition in Kuala Lumpur, competed for the title. ^[3] Of whom a 25-year-old Chinese-Indian television personality from Selangor, Melisha Lin, was announced the winner. ^{[3] [4]} Melisha later represented Malaysia in the international parent stage, Miss Grand International 2024, ^{[5] [4]} held in Thailand on October 25, 2024. ^{[6] [7]}

The event was co-organized by the Miss Grand Malaysia license holder HyperLive Entertainment and a private-firm event organizer SunStrong Entertainment. ^[1] It was broadcast on the organizer's YouTube channel. Miss Grand International 2023, Luciana Fuster of Peru, and the vice president of Miss Grand International, Teresa Chaivisut, also presented at the event. ^{[1] [8]}

Background

Location and date

In December 2023, the organizer of Miss Grand Malaysia, HyperLive Entertainment, released an official document mentioning that the 2024 national edition was set for Kuala Lumpur in June 2024; ^{[5] [9]} however, it was rescheduled to August 2024 for unknown reasons. ^{[10] [11] [8]} The Galaxy Banque Hall was selected as the grand final venue, according to the official reveal made on August 17, 2024. ^[1]

Selection of contestants

Only the state of Sabah organized the local pageant to elect representatives for this year's national contest, as detailed in the table below. ^{[10] [11]} The remaining contestants were directly chosen by the national licensee through online procedures.

Pageant	Edition	Date	Final venue	Entrants	Qualifier(s)	Ref.
Miss Grand Sabah	5th	June 25, 2024	Sabah International Convention Centre, Kota Kinabalu	8	5	[10] [11]

Result

Position	Delegate
Miss Grand Malaysia 2024	Selangor – Melisha Lin [a] [3]
1st runner-up	Kuala Lumpur – Geetha William [b] [3]
2nd runner-up	Sabah – Lilyannie Christie [3]
3rd runner-up	Selangor – Linasni Kusraju [12]
4th runner-up	Sabah – Esther Marius Tito [12]
5th runner-up	Kuala Lumpur – Kiki Khor Xiangqi [12]
Special awards
Miss Photogenic	Selangor – Ashlyn Devissha
Miss Personality	Sabah – Shareen Jee
Miss People's Choice	Selangor – Melisha Lin [a] [3]
Best Evening Gown	Sabah – Lilyannie Christie
Best Social Media	Kuala Lumpur – Geetha William [b]
Sponsors' awards
King King Ambassador	Selangor – Melisha Lin [3]
Key Ng's Preferred Choice	Selangor – Melisha Lin [3]
Miss Olylife	Selangor – Melisha Lin [3]
Miss Puravida	Selangor – Melisha Lin [3]
Miss Niang Jia	Selangor – Melisha Lin [3]
Miss Eloquence	Selangor – Melisha Lin [3]

Note

1. Automatically qualified for the top 6 after winning the Miss People's Choice award. ^[3]
2. Automatically qualified for the top 6 after winning the Best Social Media award.

Contestants

Twelve contestants will compete for the title.

Color key

For qualification procedure:		For national placement:
W State-level pageant winner		Winner
R State pageant's runner-up		Runner-up
C Central audition		Unplaced

Candidate	State	Competition result
C Ashlyn Devissha [13]	Selangor
R Esther Marius Tito [10]	Sabah	4th runner-up
C Geetha William [3]	Kuala Lumpur	1st runner-up
C Joanneia Selin Joseph [13]	Perak
C Kiki Khor Xiangqi [12]	Kuala Lumpur	5th runner-up
W Lilyannie Christie [11]	Sabah	2nd runner-up
C Linasni Kusraju [12]	Selangor	3rd runner-up
C Melisha Lin [3]	Selangor	Winner
R Rachel Alphine Peter [10]	Sabah
R Rochil Apa Sagarino [10]	Sabah
C Sarah Monika Sow [13]	Perak
R Shareen Jee [10]	Sabah

References

1. HyperLive Entertainment (August 17, 2024). "HyperLive Entertainment and SunStrong Entertainment Forge Strategic Partnership to Elevate Events and Nurture Talents". prnasia.com. Archived from the original on August 17, 2024. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
2. "HyperLive and SunStrong forge partnership to boost talent". cj.my. August 21, 2021. Archived from the original on August 21, 2024. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
3. Amirul Asraf (August 23, 2024). "Tepati Ramalan! Melisha Lin Dinobat Sebagai Miss Grand Malaysia 2024, Siap Raih 7" [True to Prediction! Melisha Lin Crowned as Miss Grand Malaysia 2024, Ready to Win 7 Other Awards]. ohbulan.com (in Malay). Archived from the original on August 25, 2024. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
4. "Người đẹp lai đăng quang Hoa hậu Hòa bình Malaysia" [Mixed-race beauty crowned Miss Grand Malaysia]. Tiền Phong (in Vietnamese). August 23, 2024. Archived from the original on August 23, 2024.
5. "HperLive Entertainment Announces Mr. Richard Chok as the Newly Appointed Miss Grand Sabah State Director for 2024". www.macaubusiness.com. December 1, 2023. Archived from the original on March 17, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
6. "VIDEO: Miss Grand International 2024 to be co-hosted by Cambodia". Khmer Times . July 30, 2024. Archived from the original on July 30, 2024. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
7. Luong Phironica (July 30, 2024). "ខ្មែរ-ថៃ ចាប់ដៃគ្នាសាងប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រថ្មី ធ្វើជាម្ចាស់ផ្ទះរួមគ្នាសម្រាប់កម្មវិធីប្រកួតកម្រិតអន្តរជាតិ Miss Grand International". troryorng.com (in Khmer). Archived from the original on July 30, 2024. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
8. "Lilyannie Christie, Miss Grand Malasia Sabah 2024". La Voz de Chile (in Spanish). June 25, 2024. Archived from the original on July 14, 2024.
9. "HyperLive Entertainment Announces Mr. Richard Chok as the Newly Appointed Miss Grand Sabah State Director for 2024". AsiaOne . December 1, 2024. Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
10. "Lilyannie Christie Linus Crowned Miss Grand Malaysia Sabah 2024". Thailand Business News. June 25, 2024. Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
11. Fajar Irawan (June 26, 2024). "Lilyannie Christie Linus Crowned Jawara Miss Grand Malaysia Sabah 2024". trenzindonesia.com (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
12. "Melisha crowned Miss Grand Malaysia 2024". themalaysianreserve.com. September 13, 2024. Archived from the original on September 16, 2024. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
13. @Sean Wong (August 17, 2024). "Get Ready for Miss Grand Malaysia 2024 Grand Coronation Night!" . Retrieved August 17, 2024– via Instagram.

External links

• Malaysia portal

• Media related to Miss Grand Malaysia at Wikimedia Commons