Miss Grand Sabah

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Miss Grand ฺSabah
FormationApril 30, 2017;7 years ago (2017-04-30)
FounderSeverinus Alexius Nain
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Kota Kinabalu
Location
Membership
Miss Grand Malaysia
Official language
State Director
  • Severinus A. Nain (2017–2019)
  • Geoallen George (2020–2021)
  • Richard Chok (2024–Present)
Parent organization
Gemilang Event Management (2024–Present)

Miss Grand Sabah is a Malaysian state-level beauty pageant which selects representatives from Sabah for the Miss Grand Malaysia national competition, [1] [2] [3] founded in 2017 by a Kota Kinabalu-based event organizer, Severinus Alexius Nain. [1] [4]

Contents

Since the first competition in the Miss Grand Malaysia pageant, Sabah's representatives won the competition three times; in 2017, 2018, and 2019, by Sanjeda John, Debra Jeanne Poh, and Mel Dequanne Abar, respectively. [5] [6] [7]

History

After acquiring the license of Miss Grand Malaysia in 2017, Jude Benjamin Lisa began franchising the state competitions to individual organizers, who would name the state representatives to compete in the national pageant, the license for Sabah was granted to an event organizer, Severinus Alexius Nain, [1] [4] who then organized the first contest of Miss Grand Sabah in Kota Kinabalu, in which a 20-year-old Disc jockey from Kadazan, Felcy Fransie Julian, was named the first Miss Grand Sabah titleholder, while Sanjeda John was named Miss Intercontinental Sabah 2017. [1] Both of them later competed nationally in the Miss Grand Malaysia 2017 pageant in Selangor, [1] [8] where Sanjeda John was announced the winner. [5] [9]

In 2018, Nain distributed the right to send candidates to compete at the Miss Grand Sabah pageant to district-level organizers; six district pageants was held. [10] [11] Boi Nain lost the license to another organizer, Geoallen George, in 2020. [12]

The pageant was halted in 2022 after the national license of Miss Grand Malaysia was transferred to Sean Wong of HyperLive Entertainment Pte. Ltd., and the state franchise was not distributed in 2022 and 2023. [13] HyperLive then began franchising the license in 2024, in which the Sabah certification was granted to Richard Chok of the Fantastic Golden. [14]

Editions

The following table details Miss Grand Sabah's annual editions since 2017.

EditionDateFinal venueEntrantsWinnerRef.
1stApril 30, 2017Pacific Sutera Hotel, Kota Kinabalu 14Felcy Fransie Julian [1]
2ndMarch 24, 2018Auditorium Complex JKKN Sabah, Kota Kinabalu 35Scarlett Megan Liew [2]
3rdMarch 9, 2019Palm Square Center Point, Kota Kinabalu 36Mel Dequanne Abar [3]
4thApril 9, 2021Klagen Regency Hotel, Kota Kinabalu 25Chellyana Tensu [15] [16]
5thJune 2024 Sabah International Convention Centre, Kota Kinabalu 8Lilyannie Christie

National competition

The following is a list of candidates who competed at the Miss Grand Malaysia pageant under the state organization of Miss Grand Sabah.

Color keys
For qualification procedure:For national placement:
W State winner
  Winner
R State runner-up
  Runner-up
S State wildcard
  Semi-finalists
C Central wildcard
  Quarter-finalists
YearRepresentativeOriginal state titlePlacement at Miss Grand MalaysiaState directorRef.
2017
W Felcy Fransie Julian
Miss Grand Sabah 2017Top 7Severinus Alexius Nain [1] [5]
R Sanjeda John
Miss Intercontinental Sabah 2017
Miss Grand Malaysia 2017
2018
W Scarlett Megan Liew
Miss Grand Sabah 2018
2nd runner-up [6]
R Kate Cantwell
1st runner-up Miss Grand Sabah 20181st runner-up
[6]
R Debra Jeanne Poh
2nd runner-up Miss Grand Sabah 2018Miss Grand Malaysia 2018
[6]
S Cynthia Avat Aing
Miss Grand Sabah 2018 Finalist
Unplaced
[2]
S Saneeha Sajoo
Miss Grand Sabah 2018 Finalist
Withdrew
2019
W Mel Dequanne Abar
Miss Grand Sabah 2019
Miss Grand Malaysia 2019 [7]
R Valerie Sim
1st runner-up Miss Grand Sabah 2019Top 12
[7]
S Malle Christian Anderson
Miss Grand Sabah 2019 Finalist
Unplaced
S Michelle Voo
Miss Grand Sabah 2019 Finalist
Unplaced
S Velma Victorianus
Miss Grand Sabah 2019 Finalist
Unplaced
2021
W Chellyana Tensu
Miss Grand Sabah 2020
UnplacedGeoallen George [19]
R Dewi Natasha
1st runner-up Miss Grand Sabah 2020
Top 10
R Anya Kimberly
2nd runner-up Miss Grand Sabah 2020
Top 5
S Marvena Jitol
Miss Grand Sabah 2020 Finalist
Unplaced

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