Miss Grand Sarawak
| Formation | May 20, 2017 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Borneo Pageantry |
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Kuching |
| Location | |
| Membership | Miss Grand Malaysia |
Official language |
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Director | Aldrin Grame (2026) |
Parent organization |
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Miss Grand Sarawak is a Malaysian state-level beauty pageant which selects representatives from Sarawak for the Miss Grand Malaysia national competition,[1][2][3][4] founded in 2017 by a group of event organizer based in Kuching called Borneo Pageantry.[1]
Since the first competition in the Miss Grand Malaysia pageant, Sarawak's representative has won the national title once in 2025 by Viviana Lin Winston.[5][6]
History
In 2017, following the acquisition of the national license for Miss Grand Malaysia by Jude Benjamin Lisa, a franchising model was introduced for the administration of state-level competitions. Under this framework, individual organizers were granted state franchises and entrusted with the responsibility of selecting representatives to compete at the national pageant.[1]
Within this structure, the Sarawak franchise was awarded to Borneo Pageantry, which organized the inaugural edition of Miss Grand Sarawak in Kuching.[1] At this first state competition, Fiollaa Redup, a 24-year-old Bidayuh from Kuching, was crowned the titleholder.[1] She subsequently advanced to the national stage, competing in the Miss Grand Malaysia 2017 pageant held in Selangor,[7] where she was named second runner-up.[8][9]
Subsequently, in 2018, the Sarawak state license was transferred to Bachelor of Malaysia/Sarawak Paperbeads. Under this new administration, the authority to nominate candidates for the state pageant was delegated to division-level organizers, resulting in the organization of twelve division-level competitions across Sarawak.[3][4][10]
The aforementioned administrative arrangement remained in place until 2022, when the state pageant ceased operations following the transfer of the national Miss Grand Malaysia license to Sean Wong of HyperLive Entertainment Pte. Ltd.[11] The Sarawak franchise was not reassigned thereafter and remained undistributed until 2026, when it was granted to Aldrin Grame.
Editions
The following table details Miss Grand Sarawak's annual editions since 2017.
| Edition | Date | Final venue | Entrants | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | May 20, 2017 | Penview Convention Centre, Kuching | 16 | Fiollaa Redup | [1][2] |
| 2nd | March 31, 2018 | RH Hotel, Sibu | 18 | Theresa Lieyshar Seri | [3][4][10] |
| 3rd | March 30, 2019 | Kingwood Hotel, Sibu | 15 | Julie Minele Senele | [12] |
| 4th | March 7, 2021 | Virtual pageant | 10 | Elvieka Chrissy | [13] |
| 5th | 2026 | [14] |
National competition
The following is a list of candidates who competed at the Miss Grand Malaysia pageant under the state organization of Miss Grand Sarawak and independent contestants who qualified through the central wildcard system.
- Color keys
| For qualification procedure: | For national placement: | ||
W State winner |
Winner
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R State runner-up |
Runner-up
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S State wildcard |
Semi-finalists
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C Central wildcard |
Quarter-finalists
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A Appointed
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| Year | Representative | Original state title | Placement at Miss Grand Malaysia | State director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | W Fiollaa Redup |
Miss Grand Sarawak 2017 | 2nd runner-up | Borneo Pageantry | [8] |
R Bibiana Green |
1st runner-up Miss Grand Sarawak 2017 |
Unplaced | |||
C Phrisillia Peter |
N/a | Unplaced | Independent contestant | [7] | |
| 2018 | W Theresa Lieyshar Seri |
Miss Grand Sarawak 2018 |
Unplaced |
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[15] |
R Rachel Chin Jia Ning |
1st runner-up Miss Grand Sarawak 2018 | 4th runner-up | |||
S Caithlin Supang |
Miss Grand Sarawak 2018 Finalist |
Top 12 | |||
S Ellna Jiway |
Miss Grand Sarawak 2018 Finalist |
Top 12 | |||
S Maydinia Mino |
Miss Grand Sarawak 2018 Finalist |
Unplaced | |||
| 2019 | W Julie Minele Senele |
Miss Grand Sarawak 2019 |
Top 5 |
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[16] |
R Lysandra Gabriel Storie |
1st runner-up Miss Grand Sarawak 2019 | Top 12 | |||
S Adriana Liun David |
Miss Grand Sarawak 2019 Finalist |
Unplaced | |||
S Gloria Kelbin |
Miss Grand Sarawak 2019 Finalist |
Unplaced | |||
C Emily Elizabeth Beard |
N/a | Top 12 | Independent contestants | ||
C Emily Chieng Dee Ling |
N/a | Top 12 | |||
| 2020 | S Angela Kon |
Miss Grand Sarawak 2020/21 Finalist |
Unplaced |
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[18][19] |
S Kelly Raywyn Cahill |
Miss Grand Sarawak 2020/21 Finalist |
Unplaced | |||
| 2021 | W Elvieka Chrissy |
Miss Grand Sarawak 2020/21 |
Top 10 | [20] | |
R Hannah Musa |
1st runner-up Miss Grand Sarawak 2020/21 |
Unplaced | |||
S Kelly Raywyn Cahill |
Miss Grand Sarawak 2020/21 Finalist |
Top 5 | |||
S Angela Kon |
Miss Grand Sarawak 2020/21 Finalist |
Unplaced | |||
| 2025 | A Viviana Lin Winston |
Appointed | Miss Grand Malaysia 2025 | Independent contestant | [5][6] |
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Pageants offer opportunities to nurture women's potential". www.theborneopost.com. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b "Miss Grand Sarawak 2017". indibasia.com. 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b c d "Sarikei girl Theresa Seri clinches Miss Grand Sarawak 2018 crown". www.theborneopost.com. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b c "Regrann from Miss Grand Sarawak - Meet our Miss Grand Sarawak 2018 District Queens". Miss Malaysia Pageant. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b "Viviana Lin Winston Dari Sarawak Tepati Ramalan Juarai Miss Grand Malaysia 2025" [Viviana Lin Winston from Sarawak fulfills the prediction to win Miss Grand Malaysia 2025]. Remaja.my (in Malay). 30 July 2025. Archived from the original on 31 July 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Viviana Lin Winston Dinobatkan Sebagai Miss Grand Malaysia 2025, Catat Sejarah Buat Sarawak" [Viviana Lin Winston Crowned Miss Grand Malaysia 2025, Making History For Sarawak]. www.catsfm.my (in Malay). 31 July 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b Thomas Tan (2 August 2017). "Miss Grand Malaysia 2017 Unveils Top 16 Finalists". cj.my. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b c Thomas Tan (7 August 2017). "Sanjeda and Sanjna Crowned MGM Grand Final Winners". Citizens Journal Malaysia. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Biomedical Student and Karate Instructor Crowned Miss Grand Malaysia 2017". www.pamper.my. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b "Peserta Miss Grand Sarawak, Bachelor of Malaysia diraikan". www.utusanborneo.com.my (in Malay). 29 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Kristy Inus (15 June 2022). "KK to host three beauty pageants in August". The Star. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "UNIMAS student beats 14 others to Miss Grand Sarawak 2019 title". The Borneo Post. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2024 – via UNIMAS Institutional Repository.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Miss Grand Sarawak: Virtual Indoor Judging". Miss Grand Sarawak. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Miss Grand Kuching berjiwa kemanusiaan" [Miss Grand Kuching has a humanitarian spirit]. suarasarawak.my (in Malay). 29 January 2026. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ^ a b c d Thomas Tan (25 May 2018). "Labuan lass Debra Jeanne Poh is Miss Grand Malaysia 2018". cj.my. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b c d "Sabahan Beauty Dequeen Crowned Miss Grand Malaysia 2019". www.pamper.my. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b c d "24 finalists to vie for Miss Grand Malaysia 2019 title". The Borneo Post. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b Thomas Tan (11 September 2020). "Eighteen vie for Miss Grand Malaysia 2020 title". cj.my. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b Jude Toyat (7 February 2021). "Jasebel Robert Miss Grand Malaysia 2020". utusanborneo.com.my (in Malay). Retrieved 18 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b "In case you forgotten, roll call Miss Grand Malaysia 2021". Miss Grand Malaysia. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b Fiezreen (3 August 2021). "Lishalliny Kanaran Dinobatkan Sebagai Miss Grand Malaysia 2021". www.remaja.my (in Malay). Retrieved 7 May 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b Thomas Tan (12 August 2021). "All hail the queens: Lisha, Poorani and Malveen to represent Malaysia at international pageants". Yamchatime.com. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
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External links
- Media related to Miss Grand Malaysia at Wikimedia Commons