Miss Grand Malaysia 2018

3rd Miss Grand Malaysia pageant

Miss Grand Malaysia 2018

Petaling Jaya, the host city of the contest

Date| May 12, 2018
Presenters|

* Nigel Chin
* Brynn Lovett

Venue| Grand Pacific Ballroom, Evolve Concept Mall, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Broadcaster| YouTube
Entrants| 24
Placements| 12
Winner| Debra Jeanne Poh (Sabah)

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Miss Grand Malaysia 2018 was the third edition of the Miss Grand Malaysia pageant, held on May 12, 2018, in the Grand Pacific Ballroom, Evolve Concept Mall, Petaling Jaya, Selangor.[1][2] Twenty-four candidates, who qualified for the national stage through the state pageant or national audition, competed for the title.[1][2][3][4]

At the end of the event, a 22-year-old logistic assistant from Labuan, Debra Jeanne Poh, was announced the winner.[1][2][4][5] Debra later represented Malaysia in the international parent stage, Miss Grand International 2018, held in October of that year in Myanmar,[5] but she was unplaced.[6] Meanwhile, the pageant's first and second runners-up, Kate Cantwell and Scarlett Megan Liew, were assigned to compete internationally at Miss Intercontinental 2018 [es] and Miss Globe 2018, respectively.[2]

## Selection of contestants

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### Overview

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The national finalists for the Miss Grand Malaysia 2018 pageant were determined through three selection systems: the 8 automatic spots were given to the respective state pageant winners and first-runner-up (Kuala Lumpur, Malacca, Sabah, and Sarawak) while the remaining 16 were pre-determined from either the state pageant finalists or the central audition.[7] 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.[8]

### Regional pageants

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Out of sixteen states and federal territories of Malaysia, only four held the regional preliminary pageants for Miss Grand Malaysia 2018, including, Kuala Lumpur, Malacca, Sabah, and Sarawak.[3][8][9] In addition to the state winners, some state runners-up or finalists also qualified for the national stage.[8][9]

In the Borneo States, division-level pageants were also held, 12 pageants in all 12 divisions of Sarawak and 7 pageants in Sabah, to determine the local representatives for the state-level contest.[10][11]

The details of Miss Grand Malaysia 2018's state-level pageants are detailed below.

List of the state preliminary contest of Miss Grand Malaysia 2018  State pageant | Final date and venue | Entrants | National qualifier(s) | Ref.

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Winner | Runner-up | Wild card
Miss Grand Sabah | March 24, 2018, at the Auditorium Complex JKKN Sabah, Kota Kinabalu | 35 | 1 | 1 | 3 | [9]
Miss Grand Sarawak | March 31, 2018, at the RH Hotel, Sibu | 24 | 1 | 1 | 3 | [8][12][13]
Miss Grand Kuala Lumpur | April 6, 2018, at the Palace Of The Golden Horses Hotel, Seri Kembangan | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | [14][15]
Miss Grand Malacca | April 7, 2018, at the Settlement Hotel, Malacca City | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | [16]

## Result

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Position | Delegate[1][5]

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Miss Grand Malaysia 2018  |

* Sabah – Debra Jeanne Poh

1st runner-up  |

* Sabah – Kate Cantwell

2nd runner-up  |

* Sabah – Scarlett Megan Liew

3rd runner-up  |

* Kuala Lumpur – Taanusiya Veerapandian

4th runner-up  |

* Sarawak – Rachel Chin

Top 7  |

* Kuala Lumpur – Jaspreet Kaur
* Kuala Lumpur – Lekha Nadarajan

Top 12  |

* Kuala Lumpur – Kai Chin
* Kuala Lumpur – Rheanna Deandra
* Kuala Lumpur – Nanthini Nadarajah
* Sarawak – Caithlin Supang
* Sarawak – Ellna Jiway

Special awards[1]
Best in Swimwear  |

* Sabah – Scarlett Megan Liew

Best in Evening Gown  |

* Sarawak – Rachel Chin

Best Advocacy  |

* Sabah – Debra Jeanne Poh
* Sabah – Kate Cantwell
* Sarawak – Caithlin Supang

Miss Public Vote  |

* Sabah – Scarlett Megan Liew

Miss Popularity  |

* Kuala Lumpur – Jaspreet Kaur

## Contestants

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Twenty-four contestants from six states and federal territory competed for the title.

Team Kuala Lumpur (9) |  | Team Malacca (4) |  | Team Penang (1)

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State winner

* Taanusiya Veerapandian[15]

State winner

* Valentina Monteiro[17]

Central wild card

* Shanggaree Baskaran[18]

State runners-up

* Audrey Wong[15]
* Erma Masilla Kotiu[15]

State runner-up

* Cherlyn Ong[18]

State wild card

* Arthi Ganesen[18]
* Claire Easter Rigis[18]

State wild card

* Nanthini Nadarajah[15]
* Sivasakti Alexander[15]
* Kai Chin[15]

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Central wild card

* Jaspreet Kaur[1]
* Lekha Nadarajan[18]
* Rheanna Deandra[18]

Team Sabah (4) | Team Sarawak (5) | Team Selangor (1)

State winner

* Scarlett Megan Liew[9]

State winner

* Theresa Lieyshar Seri[8]

Central wild card

* Nisha Suwandy[18]

State runner-up

* Kate Cantwell[9]

State runner-up

* Rachel Chin Jia Ning[8]

State wild card

* Debra Jeanne Poh[9]
* Cynthia Avat Aing[9]
* Saneeha Sajoo (withdrew)[19]

State wild card

* Caithlin Supang[8]
* Ellna Jiway[8]
* Maydinia Mino[8]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f Thomas Tan (25 May 2018). "Labuan lass Debra Jeanne Poh is Miss Grand Malaysia 2018". cj.my. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
2. ^ a b c d "Debra Jeanne Poh crowned Miss Grand Malaysia 2018". The Times of India. 8 June 2018. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
3. ^ a b Oon Yeoh (28 April 2018). "How one man turned a beauty pageant around". www.nst.com.my. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
4. ^ a b Jainudin Djimin (16 May 2018). "Debra Jeanne Anak Jati Labuan Pertama Dimahkotakan Miss Grand Malaysia 2018" (in Malay). New Sabah Times. Retrieved 18 March 2024 - via Internet Archive.
5. ^ a b c "大馬 Miss Grand美姐沽 點傳若美 摘居冠" (in Chinese). See Hua Daily News. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2024 - via Internet Archive.
6. ^ "Meenakshi Chaudhary from India wins 1st runner-up title at Miss Grand International 2018". Times of India. 25 October 2018. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
7. ^ "The Miss Grand Malaysia 2017 national pageant will feature 18 finalists". Miss Grand Malaysia. 22 February 2017. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
8. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Sarikei girl Theresa Seri clinches Miss Grand Sarawak 2018 crown". www.theborneopost.com. 2 April 2018. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
9. ^ a b c d e f g Ricardo Unto (26 March 2018). "Scarlett Megan Rangkul Gelaran Miss Grand Sabah 2018" (in Malay). Retrieved 18 March 2024 - via Internet Archive.
10. ^ "Miss Popular (Miss Grand Kudat 2018)". Miss Grand Kudat. 2 January 2018. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024 - via Archive Today.
11. ^ "Congratulations to all Winners Miss Grand Papar 2018! Siapa Team Papar disini? Dengan ini, kami dari Organisasi Miss Grand Sabah mengucapkan selamat datang kepada 5 finalist dari Papar ke Miss Grand Sabah 2018!" (in Malay). Miss Grand Kudat. 27 January 2018. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024 - via Archive Today.
12. ^ "Regrann from Miss Grand Sarawak - Meet our Miss Grand Sarawak 2018 District Queens". Miss Malaysia Pageant. 19 March 2018. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
13. ^ "Peserta Miss Grand Sarawak, Bachelor of Malaysia diraikan". www.utusanborneo.com.my (in Malay). 29 March 2018. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
14. ^ Thomas Tan (13 February 2018). "Miss Grand Kuala Lumpur 2018 finalists selected". Citizen Journalists Malaysia. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
15. ^ a b c d e f g Thomas Tan (9 April 2018). "18-year-old Taanusiya wins Miss Grand KL 2018 crown". cj.my. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024.
16. ^ "Miss Grand Melaka 2018 Grand Finals at Settlement Hotel". proboards.com. 22 March 2018. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024.
17. ^ "Earth Walk 2018: Smart Reader® Worldwide sets Malaysian for the Most Number of Children in a Tree-planting Event". smartreader.edu.my. 22 April 2018. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
18. ^ a b c d e f g "Miss Grand Malaysia 2018 Top 24 Official Portrait". Miss Grand Malaysia. 9 May 2018. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024 - via Archive Today.
19. ^ "The evening gown segment by the 5 finalists of Miss Grand Sabah 2018 qualified to the national pageant". Miss Grand Malaysia. 26 March 2018. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.

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