Miss Grand Myanmar 2024 | |
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Date | December 10, 2023 |
Venue | Hexagon Complex, Shwe Htut Tin Compound, Tamwe Township, Yangon, Myanmar |
Broadcaster | Channel 9, YouTube |
Entrants | 36 |
Placements | 21 |
Winner | Thae Su Nyein (Taungoo) |
Miss Popular Vote | Nan Khine Shwe Warwin (Myawaddy) |
Best in Swimsuit | Myint Myat Moe (Mudon) |
External videos | |
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Miss Grand Myanmar 2024 Finals |
Miss Grand Myanmar 2024 was the 2nd edition of the Miss Grand Myanmar pageant, held at the Hexagon Complex, Shwe Htut Tin Compound in Yangon on December 10, 2023. [1] [2] Fifty-six contestants who have qualified for the national pageant through either the regional preliminary stages or the casting process competed for the title, [1] [2] of whom the representative of Taungoo, Thae Su Nyein, was announced the winner and obtained the right to represent Myanmar in the Miss Grand International 2024 pageant, [3] [4] to be held on October 25, 2023, in Yangon. [1] [2] [3]
The pageant was the first Miss Grand Myanmar organized by Glamorous International after acquiring the license in 2021. Its grand final event was broadcast live to the audience nationwide via Channel 9 and was also attended by Nawat Itsaragrisil and Teresa Chaivisut, the president and vice president of Miss Grand International. [5]
In 2023, after two years of obtaining the Miss Grand Myanmar license, Glamorous International began franchising the regional competitions to individual organizers, who would name regional, state, district, or city titleholders to compete in the 2024 national pageant. [6] The first regional preliminary pageant was held on January 22, 2023, in Mandalay, [7] [8] in which five district representatives, including Mandalay, Amarapura, Kyaukse, Pyin Oo Lwin, and Sagaing, were determined, [9] [10] followed by Yangon Region's contest in March. [2] [11] [5]
The following is a list of the regions or states that held the local preliminary contests for the Miss Grand Myanmar 2024 pageant.
Pageant | Date & Venue | Entrants | Title(s) | Ref. |
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Miss Grand Mandalay | 22 January 2023 at Rupar Mandalar Resort, Chanayethazan | 19 | 6 titles
| [7] [9] |
Miss Grand Yangon | 15 March 2023 at Novotel Yangon Max Hotel, Yangon | 29 | 11 titles
| [2] [12] |
Miss Grand Chin Land | 17 May 2023 at Sky Star Hotel, Yangon | 16 | 7 titles
| [6] [13] |
Miss Grand Bago | 21 June 2023 at the Yangon Convention Center (YCC), Yangon | 14 | 14 titles
| [14] |
Miss Grand Naypyidaw | 12 August 2023 at the Yangon Convention Center (YCC), Yangon | 15 | 6 titles
| [15] |
Miss Grand Myitkyina | 12 September 2023 at Majoi Hall, Myitkyina | 14 | 6 titles
| [16] |
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Placement | Contestant [17] [18] |
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Top 20 |
Award | Contestant [17] |
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Best in Evening Gown |
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Best in Swimsuit |
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Best National Costume |
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City's Power of the Year |
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National Director Choice Of The Year |
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Grand Voice Award |
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Miss Popular Vote |
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Initially, fifty-six contestants were confirmed, but twenty withdrew (marked in dark grey), making the final of thirty-six contestants. [19]
District/township | Candidate | Age | Height | Hometown |
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Amarapura | Sara Su [20] | 26 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Mandalay |
Aungban | Nang Hsu Latt Pyae [21] | |||
Bagan (T) | Theint Naychi [22] | 24 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Myitkyina |
Bago | Angel Kyi Phyu [23] | 21 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Yangon |
Bhamo | Winn Thiri Aung [24] | 21 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | |
Chauk | Htet Nadi Htun [25] | 18 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Yangon |
Daik-U (T) | Yune Meme Maung [26] | 25 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Yangon |
Hakha | Su Myat Yee [13] | 26 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Dawei |
Hopin | Nhkum Boi Ja Seng Mun | 20 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Hopin |
Hpakant | Maran Ja Seng [27] | 20 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Myitkyina |
Hpa-An | Nan Ei Mon Mon Soe [28] | 18 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Hlaingbwe |
Kalay | Hnin Pwint Taw [29] | 21 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Ye |
Kanpetlet (T) | Nyein Su Su Thwe [30] | 19 | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | Yangon |
Kengtung | Poe Haythar Han [31] | |||
Kyaikto (T) | Phyo Thin Zar Zaw [32] | 23 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Yangon |
Kyaukse | Ah Hki Zai Pan [20] | 21 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Myitkyina |
Magway | Yin Myo May [14] | 24 | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Yangon |
Mandalay | Khat Wai Moe [1] | 27 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Mandalay |
Matupi | Phue Wai Thwin [33] | 20 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Yangon |
Mawlamyine | Pann La Yaung [34] | |||
Meiktila | Su Htet Myat [35] | 19 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Mandalay |
Minbu | Shwe Yamin Oo [36] | 24 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Yangon |
Mogok (T) | May Myat Thu Kyi [37] | 26 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Mandalay |
Mudon (T) | Myint Myat Moe [38] | 18 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Yangon |
Monywa | Thae Nan-Di Zen [39] | 19 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Yangon |
Myawaddy | Nan Khine Shwe Warwin [40] | 25 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Myawaddy |
Myeik | Shwe Yati Oo [41] | 28 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Myeik |
Myingyan | Khaing Tha Zin Kyaing [42] | 20 | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Meiktila |
Myitkyina | Helen Dum Doi Ling [43] | 19 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Myitkyina |
Naypyidaw | Shwe Bon Than Tar | 20 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |
Pakokku | Shoon Lae Nay Chi [44] | 16 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Thanlyin |
Paletwa | Ngu Wah Thin [45] | 19 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Yangon |
Pathein | Engyin Phoo [46] | 24 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Meiktila |
Putao (T) | Latang Ze Naw | 20 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |
Pyay | Khin Phoo Phoo Thet [47] | 24 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Kengtung |
Pyinmana | May Thazin Myint Aung | 24 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |
Pyin Oo Lwin | Kyaw Kyaw Eaindra [48] | 16 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Yangon |
Pyu (T) | May La Min [14] | 18 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Naypyidaw |
Sagaing | Honey Zaw [20] | 16 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |
Sittwe | Thet Htar Shwe Zin [49] | 16 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |
Tachileik | Yoon Thadar Chal [50] | |||
Tanai (T) | Elizabeth Roi Htoi | 22 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Tanai |
Taungdwingyi (T) | Sandi Mgmg Myint [51] | 24 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Yangon |
Taungoo | Thae Su Nyein [14] | 16 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Yangon |
Tedim | Winnie Rose [52] | 20 | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | |
Thanbyuzayat | Nang May Myat Linn [53] | |||
Thandaung (T) | Cherry Jue [54] | 16 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | |
Tharyarwady | Hsu Hlaing Hnin [14] | 22 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Mawlamyinegyun |
Thonze (C) | Zune Meme Htin Zaw | 19 | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Mawlamyine |
Waingmaw (T) | Nan Ya Min Hkaing [55] | 19 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Waingmaw |
Waw (T) | Pann Thiri Bo [14] | 18 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Yangon |
Yangon East | Shwe Chuu Ngone [56] | 22 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Bago |
Yangon North | Kay Khine Kyaw Zin [57] | 24 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Yangon |
Yangon South | Nang Cherry [58] | 23 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Yangon |
Yangon West | Winn Thawdar Aung [59] | 22 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Yangon |
Yedashe (T) | May Thara Wun | 16 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Yangon |
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