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
Overview
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]
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
