Miss Grand Myanmar
| File:Miss Grand Myanmar Logo.png | |
| Formation | August 7, 2016 (As Miss Grand Myanmar pageant) |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Mandalay |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss Grand International |
Official language | Burmese, English |
National Director | Htoo Ant Lwin |
Parent organization | Glamorous International (2021-present) |
| Website | Official Website |
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]
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 Ni Ni Lin Eain of Mudon who was crowned on 23 November 2022 at the Ibis Style Hotel in Mandalay.
History[edit]
Background[edit]
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]
Contestant[edit]
- Selection of contestants
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Edition[edit]
The following list is the edition detail of the Miss Grand Myanmar contest, since its inception in 2016.
| Year | Edition | Date | Final venue | Host City | Entrants | Licensee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1st | 7 August | City Hall of Pyin Oo Lwin, Mandalay Region | Pyin Oo Lwin | 24 | Style Plus H | [1] |
| 2024 | 2nd | April 2023 | TBA | Glamorous International | |||
Titleholders[edit]
Designated representatives; 2013 – 2015, 2017 – 2023[edit]
| Year | Representative | Original national title | Placement at MGI | National licensee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 |  Kalay – Htar Htet Htet
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— | Top 20 | Miss Golden Land Myanmar | [11][12][8] |
| 2014 |  Myitkyina – M Ja Seng
|
Miss Golden Land Grand Myanmar 2014 | Unplaced | [13] | |
| 2015 |  Yangon – San Htate Htar Linn
|
— | Unplaced | Style Plus H | |
| 2017 | Yangon – Shwe Eain Si[β]
|
1st Runner-up of Miss Universe Myanmar 2013 | Not able to compete | Miss Universe Myanmar (Hello Madam Media) |
[4][5] |
| Yangon – Aye Chan Moe[α]
|
1st Runner-up of Miss Universe Myanmar 2017 | Unplaced | [14] | ||
| 2018 |  Naypyitaw – Su Myat Phoo
|
1st Runner-up of Miss Universe Myanmar 2018 | Unplaced | [15] | |
| 2019 |  Myeik – Hmwe Thet
|
1st Runner-up of Miss Universe Myanmar 2019 | Unplaced | [16] | |
| 2020 |  Myawaddy – Han Lay
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1st Runner-up of Miss Universe Myanmar 2020 | Top 20 | [9][17][18][19] | |
| 2021 |  Kengtung – Amara Shune Lei
|
Miss Earth Myanmar 2020 | Top 20 | Glamorous International | [20][21] |
| 2022 |  Tak,Thailand – Ei Ei Aung Htunt
|
Miss Grand Prachuap Khiri Khan 2022 | Unplaced | [6][7] | |
| 2023 |  Mudon – Ni Ni Lin Eain
|
— | TBA | [22] | |
Miss Grand Myanmar Pageant[edit]
| Year | Miss Grand Myanmar | Runners-up | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st runner-up | 2nd runner-up | 3rd runner-up | 4th runner-up | |||
| 2016 | Yangon – Nandar Lwin |
Yangon – May Phuu Pwint Nwe |
Taunggyi – Cherry Htun |
No 3rd & 4th runners-up | [1] | |
| 2024 | ||||||
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- Winner Gallery
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Miss Grand Myanmar 2022
Ei Ei Aung Htunt -
Miss Grand Myanmar 2021
Amara Shune Lei -
Miss Grand Myanmar 2020
Han Lay -
Miss Grand Myanmar 2014
M Ja Seng -
Miss Grand Myanmar 2013
Htar Htet Htet
- City by number of wins
| Number of wins | City | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Yangon
|
2015, 2016, 2017* |
| 1 | Mudon
|
2023 |
| Tak, Thailand
|
2022 | |
| Kengtung
|
2021 | |
| Myawaddy
|
2020 | |
| Myeik
|
2019 | |
| Naypyidaw
|
2018 | |
| Myitkyina
|
2014 | |
| Kalay
|
2013 |
International competition[edit]
Color keys
- : Declared as Winner
- : Ended as Runner-up or Top 5
- : Ended as one of the Finalists
- : Ended as one of the Semi-finalists
- : Ended as Unplaced and have special awards
Miss Grand International[edit]
| Year | Representative's Name | Residence | National Title | Placement | Special Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2024
|
Miss Grand Myanmar 2024 | ||||
 2023
|
Ni Ni Lin Eain | Mudon
|
Miss Grand Myanmar 2023 | TBA | |
 2022
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Ei Ei Aung Htunt | Tak, Thailand
|
Miss Grand Myanmar 2022 | Unplaced | 3 Special Awards
|
| 2021
|
Amara Shune Lei | Kengtung
|
Miss Grand Myanmar 2021 | Top 20 Semi-finalists | 3 Special Awards
|
| 2020
|
Han Lay | Myawaddy
|
1st Runner-Up of Miss Universe Myanmar 2020 | Top 20 Semi-finalists | 5 Special Awards
|
 2019
|
Hmwe Thet | Myeik
|
1st Runner-Up of Miss Universe Myanmar 2019 | Unplaced | 5 Special Awards
|
 2018
|
Su Myat Phoo | Naypyitaw
|
1st Runner-Up of Miss Universe Myanmar 2018 | Unplaced | 1 Special Awards
|
| 2017
|
Aye Chan Moe | Yangon
|
1st Runner-Up of Miss Universe Myanmar 2013 | Unplaced | 2 Special Awards
|
| Shwe Eain Si | Yangon
|
1st Runner-Up of Miss Universe Myanmar 2017 | Did not compete (Dethroned) | ||
 2016
|
Nandar Lwin | Yangon
|
Miss Grand Myanmar 2016 | Unplaced | |
| 2015
|
San Htate Htar Linn | Yangon
|
Miss Grand Myanmar 2015 | Unplaced | 1 Special Awards
|
| 2014
|
M Ja Seng | Myitkyina
|
Miss Grand Myanmar 2014 | Unplaced | 2 Special Awards
|
| 2013
|
Htar Htet Htet | Kalay
|
Miss Grand Myanmar 2013 | Top 20 Semi-finalists | 2 Special Awards
|
National finalists[edit]
The following list is the national finalists of the Miss Grand Thailand pageant, as well as the competition results.
- Color keys
- A Declared as the Winner
- Ended as a Runner-up (Top 5)
- Ended as a Semifinalist (Top10,11,12)
- Ended as a Quarterfinalist (Top 20)
- A Withdrew
- – Did not participate
Year
|
2024 |
|---|---|
 Amarapura
|
Sara Su |
| Total | TBA |
2016: No city title[edit]
Year No. |
2016 |
|---|---|
| 01 | Sabal Akari |
| 02 | Thae Thitsar Theint |
| 03 | Yati Oo |
| 04 | Nan Kyal Sin |
| 05 | Cherry Htun (2nd) |
| 06 | May Doez |
| 07 | Thinzar |
| 08 | Chue Pyae Eain Si |
| 09 | Khay La Yaung |
| 10 | May Phuu Pwint Nwe (1st) |
| 11 | Yamin Oo |
| 12 | Thint Myat Noe |
| 13 | Nan Khin Lay |
| 14 | Chaw Kalayar Han |
| 15 | San Yati Htet |
| 16 | Myat Su Mon Htay |
| 17 | Aye Kyi Pyar |
| 18 | Ni Ki |
| 19 | Nan Satt |
| 20 | Nandar Lwin (W) |
| 21 | Myat Thwe Khine |
| 22 | Barbie Lay |
| 23 | May Yone Kyi |
| 24 | Khin Injinn Kyaw |
| Total | 24 |
2024: city representatives[edit]
Year Myanmar, etc.
|
2024 |
|---|---|
| Amarapura
|
Sara Su |
| Kyaukse
|
Ah Hki Zai Pan |
| Mandalay
|
Khat Wai Moe |
| Pyin Oo Lwin
|
Kyaw Kyaw Eaindra |
| Total | TBA |
Trivia[edit]
National Directors[edit]
- Wai Yan Aung (2013–2014)
- Hla Nu Htun (2015–2016)
- Soe Yu Wai (2017–2020)
- Htoo Ant Lwin (2021–present)
Franchise Holders[edit]
- Miss Golden Land Myanmar Organization (2013–2014)
- Style Plus H Organization (2015–2016)
- Hello Madam Media Group Co.,Ltd. (2017–2020)
- Glamorous International (2020–present)
City licensee[edit]
- Htoo Ant Lwin (Kyaukse,Mandalay,Pyin Oo Lwin)
See also[edit]
- Miss Burma (1947–1962)
- Miss Universe Myanmar
- Miss Myanmar World
- Miss Myanmar International
- Miss Earth Myanmar
- Miss Supranational Myanmar
- Mister Myanmar
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Miss Grand International 2015 Anea Garcia from the Dominican Republic visits Myanmar". The Union Daily (in မြန်မာဘာသာ). 10 February 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2022 – via Internet archive.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Nyein Nyein (11 November 2013). "From Gymnast to Beauty Queen". The Irrawaddy. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Myanmar beauty queen 'dethroned over Rohingya video'". BBC News. Archived from the original on 3 October 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Miss Universe Myanmar dethroned 'after posting Rohingya video'". DNA India. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "ตามคาด! มีมี กัลย์สุดา ถูกแต่งตั้งเป็นมิสแกรนด์เมียนมาร์ 2022". Bright TV (in ไทย). 7 May 2022. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "มีมี กัลย์สุดา ถูกพูดถึงอย่างหนักหลัง ฮัน เลย์ มิสแกรนด์เมียนมาร์ 2020 โพสต์ล่าสุด". Bright TV (in ไทย). 6 May 2022. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Burmese Beauty Queen Wins 'Miss Popular' Award". The Irrawaddy. 20 November 2013. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 George Wright. "The Myanmar beauty queen standing up to the military". BBC News. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022.
- ↑ "Myanmar Miss Universe Contestant Calls on World to Speak Out Against the Junta". The Irrawaddy.
- ↑ "မြန်မာ့လက်ရွေးစင် ကျွမ်းဘားမယ်နှင့် မြန်မာကိုယ်စားပြုအလှမယ် သရုပ်ဆောင် ထားထက်ထက်၏ ငယ်ဘဝဖြတ်သန်းရာ". Eleven Media Group.
- ↑ "Interview: Please do not Recognize This Regime". RFA.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Miss Grand International ပြိုင်ပွဲတွင်..." Eleven Media Group.
- ↑ "ဒီဆုကို မမျှော်လင့်ဘဲ ရခဲ့တာပါ".
- ↑ "Miss Grand International ပြိုင်ပွဲဝင် မြန်မာအလှမယ်မွှေးသက်အတွက် အွန်လိုင်းမှ မဲပေးနိုင်". DVB News.
- ↑ "Myanmar pageant contender calls for urgent international aid". 28 March 2021.
- ↑ "Miss Grand International ပြိုင်ပွဲယှဉ်ပြိုင်ရန် အလှမယ် ဟန်လေး ထိုင်းတွင် ရောက်ရှိနေ".
- ↑ "အလှမယ် ဟန်လေးကို အနုပညာရှင်များ ဂုဏ်ပြုစကားဆို". The Irrawaddy. 30 March 2021.
- ↑ "US bet crowned Miss Earth 2020". Manila Standard. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ↑ "အမရာရွှန်းလဲ့". DVB News. 27 June 2021.
- ↑ "Miss Grand Myanmar 2023 is Ni Ni Lin Eain". Facebook. 23 November 2022.
