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Miss Grand Kuala Lumpur

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Miss Grand ฺKuala Lumpur
FormationJuly 15, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-07-15)
FounderMeris Waldorf
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersKuala Lumpur
Location
Membership
Miss Grand Malaysia
Official language
State director
  • Meris Waldorf (2017)
  • Jacqueline Liwanag Malabuyoc (2018–2019)
  • Rosalinda Talip (2020–2021)

Miss Grand Kuala Lumpur is a Malaysian state-level beauty pageant which selects representatives from Kuala Lumpur to the Miss Grand Malaysia national competition,[1][2][3][4] founded in 2017 by a Kuala Lumpur-based entrepreneur, Meris Waldorf of Me Rich Sdn Bhd.[1]

Since the first competition in the Miss Grand Malaysia pageant, Kuala Lumpur's representatives have never won the competition three times but were named runners-up in 2017 and 2018,[5][6] as well as won the supplemental title of Miss Intercontinental Malaysia in 2021.[7]

History

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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 Kuala Lumpur was granted to a Kuala Lumpur-based entrepreneur, Meris Waldorf of Me Rich Sdn Bhd, who then organized the first contest of Miss Grand Kuala Lumpur on July 15, 2017, at the Panggung Anniversari, Kuala Lumpur, in which a 19-year-old dentistry student, Parveen Sidhu, was named the first Miss Grand Kuala Lumpur.[1]

The competition license was transferred to Jacqueline Liwanag Malabuyoc and Rosalinda Talip in 2018 and 2020, respectively.[2][3] It 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 has not been distributed since then.[8]

Editions

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

Edition Date Final venue Entrants Winner Ref.
1st July 15, 2017 Panggung Anniversari, Kuala Lumpur 16 Parveen Sidhu [1]
2nd April 6, 2018 Palace Of The Golden Horses Hotel, Seri Kembangan 16 Taanusiya Veerapandian [2][9]
3rd March 9, 2019 Evolve Concept Mall, Petaling Jaya 16 Kishweni Jaganathan [3][10]
4th March 15, 2020 Swiss-Garden Hotel Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur 14 Melissa Aurellia [4][11]

National competition

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

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
Year Representative Original state title Placement at Miss Grand Malaysia State director Ref.
2017
W Parveen Sidhu
Miss Grand Kuala Lumpur 2017 Top 7 Meris Waldorf [5]
W Cass Chen
Miss Intercontinental Kuala Lumpur 2017 1st runner-up
R Maria Devonne Escobia
1st runner-up Miss Grand Kuala Lumpur 2017
Top 7
R Shireen Kaur Oklih
2nd runner-up Miss Grand Kuala Lumpur 2017
Unplaced
R Samira Siadatan
3rd runner-up Miss Grand Kuala Lumpur 2017
Unplaced
S Rachell Ho
Miss Grand Kuala Lumpur 2017 Finalist
Unplaced
2018
W Taanusiya Veerapandian
Miss Grand Kuala Lumpur 2018
3rd runner-up Jacqueline L. Malabuyoc [6][9]
R Audrey Wong
1st runner-up Miss Grand Kuala Lumpur 2018 Unplaced
R Erma Masilla Kotiu
2nd runner-up Miss Grand Kuala Lumpur 2018
Unplaced
S Nanthini Nadarajah
Miss Grand Kuala Lumpur 2018 Finalist
Top 12
S Sivasakti Alexander
Miss Grand Kuala Lumpur 2018 Finalist
Unplaced
S Kai Chin
Miss Grand Kuala Lumpur 2018 Finalist
Top 12
2019
W Kishweni Jaganathan
Miss Grand Kuala Lumpur 2019
Top 12 Jacqueline L. Malabuyoc [13]
R Chermaine Kang Yi Ting
1st runner-up Miss Grand Kuala Lumpur 2019
Unplaced
2020
W Melissa Aurellia
Miss Grand Kuala Lumpur 2020
Unplaced Rosalinda Talip [15][16]
R Poorani Rajoo
1st runner-up Miss Grand Kuala Lumpur 2020
Unplaced
R Vinthiya Vasu
2nd runner-up Miss Grand Kuala Lumpur 2020
Unplaced
S Gurpreet Reeta Kaur
Miss Grand Kuala Lumpur 2020 Finalist
Unplaced
S Lindsey Yap Li See
Miss Grand Kuala Lumpur 2020 Finalist
Unplaced
2021
W Melissa Aurellia
Miss Grand Kuala Lumpur 2020
Withdrew Rosalinda Talip [17]
R Poorani Rajoo
1st runner-up Miss Grand Kuala Lumpur 2020
Miss Intercontinental Malaysia 2021
R Vinthiya Vasu
2nd runner-up Miss Grand Kuala Lumpur 2020
Top 10
S Gurpreet Reeta Kaur
Miss Grand Kuala Lumpur 2020 Finalist
Unplaced
S Lindsey Yap Li See
Miss Grand Kuala Lumpur 2020 Finalist
Top 10

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Thomas Tan (24 July 2017). "19 year old dentistry student wins in her first ever pageant". Citizen Journalists Malaysia. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b c 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.
  3. ^ a b c Thomas Tan (19 March 2019). "Kishweni wins Miss Grand Kuala Lumpur 2019 title". cj.my. Archived from the original on 18 March 2024.
  4. ^ a b Thomas Tan (23 March 2020). "18-year-old Melissa is crowned Miss Grand KL 2020". cj.my. Archived from the original on 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ a b c d Thomas Tan (12 August 2021). "All hail the queens: Lisha, Poorani and Malveen to represent Malaysia at international pageants". Yamchatime.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  8. ^ Kristy Inus (15 June 2022). "KK to host three beauty pageants in August". The Star. Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Kishweni Jaganathan crowned Miss Grand Kuala Lumpur 2019". The Times of India. 22 March 2019. Archived from the original on 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  11. ^ Thomas Tan (22 February 2020). "14 finalists unveiled for Miss Grand KL 2020". cj.my. Archived from the original on 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  12. ^ a b c Thomas Tan (2 August 2017). "Miss Grand Malaysia 2017 Unveils Top 16 Finalists". cj.my. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Sabahan Beauty Dequeen Crowned Miss Grand Malaysia 2019". www.pamper.my. 2 May 2019. Archived from the original on 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  14. ^ "24 finalists to vie for Miss Grand Malaysia 2019 title". The Borneo Post. 24 April 2019. Archived from the original on 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  15. ^ a b c d e Thomas Tan (11 September 2020). "Eighteen vie for Miss Grand Malaysia 2020 title". cj.my. Archived from the original on 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  16. ^ a b c d e Jude Toyat (7 February 2021). "Jasebel Robert Miss Grand Malaysia 2020". utusanborneo.com.my (in Malay). Archived from the original on 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  17. ^ a b c d e "In case you forgotten, roll call Miss Grand Malaysia 2021". Miss Grand Malaysia. 2 July 2021. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
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