# Miss Grand Malaysia 2019

Miss Grand Malaysia 2019 was the fourth edition of the Miss Grand Malaysia pageant, held on April 28, 2019, at the Meritz Hotel, Miri, Sarawak. Twenty-three 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 20-year-old Sino-Kadazan from Kota Kinabalu, Mel Dequanne Abar, was announced as the winner. Mel later represented Malaysia in the international parent stage, Miss Grand International 2019, held in October of that year in Venezuela, but she was unplaced. Meanwhile, Saroopdeep Kaur Bath of Perak and Haaraneei Muthu Kumar of Selangor were named the first and second runners-up, respectively. Both were sent to compete internationally as well.
The event was supported by the Sarawak Tourism Board and Miri City Council, and featured a live performance of local singers Pete Kallang and Clinton Chua. In addition, the host city for the following Miss Grand Malaysia edition, Kota Kinabalu of Sabah, was also announced.
Miss Grand International's vice president, Teresa Chaivisut, and Miss Grand International 2018, Clara Sosa of Paraguay, were also present at the event.

## Selection of contestants
### Overview

The national finalists for the Miss Grand Malaysia 2019 pageant were determined through three selection systems: the 10 automatic spots were given to the respective state pageant winners and first-runner-up (Kuala Lumpur, Malacca, Sabah, Sarawak, and Selangor), while the remaining 14 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 five held the regional preliminary pageants for Miss Grand Malaysia 2017, 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 (Sabah and Sarawak), division-level pageants were also held to determine the local representatives for the state-level contest.
The Miss Grand Malaysia 2018's state-level pageants are detailed below.
List of the state preliminary contest of Miss Grand Malaysia 2019 :
| 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 Selangor | February 24, 2019, at the Empire Hotel, Subang Jaya | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Miss Grand Kuala Lumpur | March 9, 2019, at the Evolve Concept Mall, Petaling Jaya | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Miss Grand Sabah | March 9, 2018, at the Palm Square Center Point, Kota Kinabalu | 36 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Miss Grand Malacca | March 16, 2019, at the Seri Chendana Ballroom & Cafe, Ayer Keroh | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Miss Grand Sarawak | March 30, 2019, at the Kingwood Hotel, Sibu | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |

## Result

| Position | Delegate |
| Miss Grand Malaysia 2019 | Sabah – Mel Dequanne Abar |
| 1st runner-up | Perak – Saroopdeep Kaur Bath |
| 2nd runner-up | Selangor – Haaraneei Muthu Kumar |
| Top 5 | Selangor – Lishalliny Kanara Sarawak – Julie Minele Senele |
| Top 12 | Johor – Gloria Jane Fernandez Kuala Lumpur – Kishweni Jaganathan Sarawak – Emily Chieng Dee Ling Sarawak – Emily Elizabeth Beard Sarawak – Lysandra Gabriel Storie Sabah – Valerie Sim Selangor – Simona Boonratana |
| Special awards ||
| Miss Beautiful Skin | Sarawak – Emily Elizabeth Beard |
| Miss Popular Vote | Sarawak – Emily Chieng Dee Ling |
| Miss Congeniality | Kuala Lumpur – Simona Boonratana |
| Miss Top Model | Sabah – Mel Dequanne Abar |
| Miss Elegance | Sarawak – Julie Minele Senele |
| Miss Viral | Sabah – Malle Christian Anderson Barlus |
| Best in Evening Gown | Selangor – Haaraneei Muthu Kumar |

## Contestants

Initially, Twenty-four contestants from eight states and federal territory confirmed to participate, but one withdrew, making the final of 23 contestants.
| Team Kuala Lumpur (2) | Team Kuala Lumpur (2) | Team Malacca (2) | Team Malacca (2) | Team Selangor (4) | Team Selangor (4) |
| State winner | Kishweni Jaganathan | State winner | Devhia Barathi | State winner | Haaraneei Muthu Kumar |
| State runner-up | Chermaine Kang Yi Ting | State runner-up | Lydia Yeo Sze Ern | State runner-up | Simona Boonratana |
| | | | | State wild card | Lishalliny Kanaran |
| | | | | Central wild card | Rubini Kandhsamy (withdrew) |
| Team Sabah (5) | Team Sabah (5) | Team Sarawak (8) | Team Sarawak (8) | Team Johor (1) | Team Johor (1) |
| State winner | Mel Dequanne Abar | State winner | Julie Minele Senele | Central wild card | Gloria Jane Fernandez |
| State runner-up | Valerie Sim | State runner-up | Lysandra Gabriel Storie |
| State wild card | Malle Christian Anderson Michelle Voo Velma Victorianus | State wild card | Adriana Liun David Gloria Kelbin | Team Pahang (1) | Team Pahang (1) |
| State wild card | Malle Christian Anderson Michelle Voo Velma Victorianus | State wild card | Adriana Liun David Gloria Kelbin | Central wild card | Anna Jhia-Jhia Tan |
| State wild card | Malle Christian Anderson Michelle Voo Velma Victorianus | Central wild card | Emily Elizabeth Beard Emily Chieng Dee Ling Marilyn Lenggie Zoey Marie Anderson |
| | | Central wild card | Emily Elizabeth Beard Emily Chieng Dee Ling Marilyn Lenggie Zoey Marie Anderson | Team Perak (1) | Team Perak (1) |
| | | Central wild card | Emily Elizabeth Beard Emily Chieng Dee Ling Marilyn Lenggie Zoey Marie Anderson | Central wild card | Saroopdeep Kaur Bath |