# Miss Grand Malaysia 2018

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. Twenty-four candidates, who qualified for the national stage through the state pageant or national audition, competed for the title.
At the end of the event, a 22-year-old logistic assistant from Labuan, Debra Jeanne Poh, was announced the winner. Debra later represented Malaysia in the international parent stage, Miss Grand International 2018, held in October of that year in Myanmar, but she was unplaced. 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.

## 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. 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.

### Regional pageants

Out of sixteen states and federal territories of Malaysia, only four held the regional preliminary pageants for Miss Grand Malaysia 2018, including, Kuala Lumpur, Malacca, Sabah, and Sarawak. In addition to the state winners, some state runners-up or finalists also qualified for the national stage.
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.
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 :
| State pageant | Final date and venue | Entrants | National qualifier(s) | National qualifier(s) | National qualifier(s) | Ref. |
| State pageant | Final date and venue | Entrants | Winner | Runner-up | Wild card | Ref. |
| Miss Grand Sabah | March 24, 2018, at the Auditorium Complex JKKN Sabah, Kota Kinabalu | 35 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Miss Grand Sarawak | March 31, 2018, at the RH Hotel, Sibu | 24 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Miss Grand Kuala Lumpur | April 6, 2018, at the Palace Of The Golden Horses Hotel, Seri Kembangan | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Miss Grand Malacca | April 7, 2018, at the Settlement Hotel, Malacca City | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |

## Result

| Position | Delegate |
| Miss Grand Malaysia 2018 | Sabah – Debra Jeanne Poh |
| 1st runner-up | Sabah – Kate Cantwell |
| 2nd runner-up | Sabah – Scarlett Megan Liew |
| 3rd runner-up | Kuala Lumpur – Taanusiya Veerapandian |
| 4th runner-up | Sarawak – Rachel Chin |
| Top 7 | Kuala Lumpur – Jaspreet Kaur Kuala Lumpur – Lekha Nadarajan |
| Top 12 | Kuala Lumpur – Kai Chin Kuala Lumpur – Rheanna Deandra Kuala Lumpur – Nanthini Nadarajah Sarawak – Caithlin Supang Sarawak – Ellna Jiway |
| Special awards ||
| Best in Swimwear | Sabah – Scarlett Megan Liew |
| Best in Evening Gown | Sarawak – Rachel Chin |
| Best Advocacy | Sabah – Debra Jeanne Poh Sabah – Kate Cantwell Sarawak – Caithlin Supang |
| Miss Public Vote | Sabah – Scarlett Megan Liew |
| Miss Popularity | Kuala Lumpur – Jaspreet Kaur |

## Contestants

Twenty-four contestants from six states and federal territory competed for the title.
| Team Kuala Lumpur (9) | Team Kuala Lumpur (9) | Team Malacca (4) | Team Malacca (4) | Team Penang (1) | Team Penang (1) |
| State winner | Taanusiya Veerapandian | State winner | Valentina Monteiro | Central wild card | Shanggaree Baskaran |
| State runners-up | Audrey Wong Erma Masilla Kotiu | State runner-up | Cherlyn Ong |
| State runners-up | Audrey Wong Erma Masilla Kotiu | State wild card | Arthi Ganesen Claire Easter Rigis |
| State wild card | Nanthini Nadarajah Sivasakti Alexander Kai Chin | State wild card | Arthi Ganesen Claire Easter Rigis |
| State wild card | Nanthini Nadarajah Sivasakti Alexander Kai Chin | blank | blank |
| Central wild card | Jaspreet Kaur Lekha Nadarajan Rheanna Deandra | | |
| Team Sabah (4) | Team Sabah (4) | Team Sarawak (5) | Team Sarawak (5) | Team Selangor (1) | Team Selangor (1) |
| State winner | Scarlett Megan Liew | State winner | Theresa Lieyshar Seri | Central wild card | Nisha Suwandy |
| State runner-up | Kate Cantwell | State runner-up | Rachel Chin Jia Ning |
| State wild card | Debra Jeanne Poh Cynthia Avat Aing Saneeha Sajoo (withdrew) | State wild card | Caithlin Supang Ellna Jiway Maydinia Mino |