Miss_Grand_Myanmar

Miss Grand Myanmar

Miss Grand Myanmar

National beauty pageant in Myanmar


Miss Grand Myanmar (Burmese: ငြိမ်းချမ်းရေးအလှမယ် မြန်မာ) is an annual female national beauty pageant of Myanmar, founded in 2016 by Yangon-based event organizer Style Plus H.[1] Previously, from 2013 to 2014, the license belonged to the Miss Golden Land Myanmar organization,[2][3] and then it was under the proprietary of the Miss Universe Myanmar organizer, Hello Madam, during 2017  2020.[4][5] Since 2021, the Glamorous International, headed by a Burmese overseas in Thailand, Htoo Ant Lwin, has been responsible for sending Myanmar delegates to compete at Miss Grand International.[6][7]

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Since its first participation in 2013, Myanmar has never won the Miss Grand International but holds a record of 3 placements in such, including the top 20 finalists in 2013, 2020, and 2021, obtained by Htar Htet Htet, Han Lay, and Amara Shune Lei, respectively.[8][9][10]

The reigning Miss Grand Myanmar is Thae Su Nyein of Taungoo who was crowned on 10 December 2023 at Hexagon Complex in Yangon.

History

Since the establishment of Miss Grand International in 2013, Myanmar has always sent its representatives to compete at such every year. However, its first three candidates from 2013 to 2015 were either handpicked or determined through the "Miss Golden Land Myanmar" pageant.[2][3] Later in 2016, the first competition of Miss Grand Myanmar was conducted after the Yangon-based event organizer Style Plus H had obtained the license,[1] the contest was held at City Hall of Pyin Oo Lwin, featuring 24 national finalists, of which, Nandar Lwin from Yangon was named the winner and no contest was additionally held since then, the license was transferred to different organizers.[4][5][6][7]

During 2017  2020, Miss Universe Myanmar Organization was responsible for selecting the representatives of Myanmar for Miss Grand international pageants. At that time, the 1st Runner-Up of Miss Universe Myanmar represented the country in Miss Grand International.[4][5] Since 2021, the Glamorous International, chaired by Htoo Ant Lwin, has been responsible for selecting and sending Myanmar representatives to the international stage.[6][7]

Editions

Location and date

The following list is the edition detail of the Miss Grand Myanmar contest, since its inception in 2016.

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Competition result

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International competition

Miss Grand International

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Miss Planet International

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Miss Teen International

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Miss Celebrity International

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City by number of wins
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National finalists

The following list is the national finalists of the Miss Grand Myanmar pageant, as well as the competition results.

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 W  Declared as the winner
  Ended as a runner-up
  Ended as a semifinalist
  Ended as a quarterfinalist
   Withdrew
   Did not participate
  Withdraw during the competition

2024: city representatives

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Did not compete
  • Mandalay Region Myingyan – Nhaine Ma Mhe not competing due to her personal injury.
  • Ayeyarwady Region Pathein – Yoon Phyu Sin Nwe not competing due to her mother's unstable health.
  • Bago Region Pyay – Chit Zar Ni Shwe not competing due to her mother's unstable health.

2016: No city title

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Trivia

National Directors

  1. Wai Yan Aung (2013–2014)
  2. Hla Nu Htun (2015–2016)
  3. Soe Yu Wai (2017–2020)
  4. Htoo Ant Lwin (2021–present)

Franchise Holders

  1. Miss Golden Land Myanmar Organization (2013–2014)
  2. Style Plus H Organization (2015–2016)
  3. Hello Madam Media Group Co., Ltd. (2017–2020)
  4. Glamorous International (2021–present)

See also


References

  1. "Miss Grand International 2015 Anea Garcia from the Dominican Republic visits Myanmar". The Union Daily (in Burmese). 10 February 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2022 via Internet archive.
  2. Nyein Nyein (11 November 2013). "From Gymnast to Beauty Queen". The Irrawaddy. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  3. Nyein Nyein (23 August 2014). "Burmese Pageant Agency Grooms Five Ladies for World Stage". The Irrawaddy. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  4. "Myanmar beauty queen 'dethroned over Rohingya video'". BBC News. Archived from the original on 3 October 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  5. "Miss Universe Myanmar dethroned 'after posting Rohingya video'". DNA India. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  6. "Burmese Beauty Queen Wins 'Miss Popular' Award". The Irrawaddy. 20 November 2013. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022.
  7. George Wright. "The Myanmar beauty queen standing up to the military". BBC News. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022.
  8. "Miss Grand Myanmar 2024 ဆုကို တောင်ငူအလှမယ် " သဲစုညိမ်း "ရရှိ". www.pct.com.mm (in Burmese). 11 December 2023. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  9. Muhammad Ayub Rifai (11 December 2023). "Hasil Lengkap Final Miss Grand Myanmar 2024, Mega Favorit Juara!" (in Indonesian). IDN Times. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  10. "M Ja Seng Compete in Miss Grand International Beauty Contest". Myanmarceleb.com. 19 September 2014. Archived from the original on 16 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  11. "ဒီဆုကို မမျှော်လင့်ဘဲ ရခဲ့တာပါ". www.mdn.gov.mm (in Burmese). 30 September 2017. Archived from the original on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  12. "First Runner Up is Ni Ni Lin Eain". Facebook. 23 November 2022.
  13. Myanmar Models DB (25 Jan 2023). "Khat Wai Moe Was Crowned Miss Grand Mandalay 2024". Myanmar Models DB.

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