# Miss Grand Laos

Miss Grand Laos (Lao: ມີສແກຣນລາວ) is an annual female national beauty pageant of Laos, founded by Miss Laos Company Limited in 2017 to 2018. The winner of which represents the country at its parent contest Miss Grand International. Since 2019 to 2023, the franchise of the contest has belonged to Prime Modeling Agency which is managed by Saikeo Sidavong. Since 2024 to present, the franchise has belonged to 78 Creation Sole Co., Ltd and SV Trading Sole Co., Ltd which is managed by Thepmahavixay Saythilath and Souriyom Chandalasane.
Since its first participation at Miss Grand International, Laos representative was qualified to the top 20 finalists only once in its debutant year, represented by Chinnaly Nolasing [lo] of Vientiane. The reigning Miss Grand Laos is Pimai Souksavanh Vongsomphou who was crowned and represent the country at Miss Grand International 2024 to be held in Cambodia and Thailand.

## Background
### History

Before 2017, there was only one national beauty pageant, Miss Laos, that was held annually in Laos; however, its winners were not sent to compete on the international stage. To promote Laos pageant industry, the president of Miss Grand International, Nawat Itsaragrisil, together with Miss Laos chairman, Hongkham Souvannavong, cooperatively ran the first edition of Miss Grand Laos in 2017 at ITECC Shopping Mall in Vientiane, to select a country representative for Miss Grand International 2017, in which, a 19-year-old girl from the capital city, Chinnaly Nolasing [lo] was named the winner. In addition to Miss Grand Laos, Miss Laos Company also holds the license of Miss Universe Laos and Miss International Laos [lo].
In 2019, Miss Laos company relinquished the Miss Grand franchise to "Saikeo Sidavong", the organizer of Miss World Laos [lo]. Under Sidavong management, his first affiliated Miss Grand Laos was determined through Miss World Laos 2019 [lo] contest. However, the elected titleholder did not participate at the international stage Miss Grand International 2019 in Venezuela due to VISA issues. The country representatives in 2020 and 2021 were appointed to the position without organizing the national contest as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Since its inception, the Miss Grand Laos has been arranged under the rigorous control of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party's established governor, the Lao People's Revolutionary Youth Union (Lao:ສູນກາງຊາວໜຸ່ມປະຊາຊົນປະຕິວັດລາວ), which is dedicated to focusing on the fields of information, media, entertainment, art, and music as well as the domestic pageant industry.

### Selection of contestants

In the first two editions of the Miss Grand Laos contest, the national aspirants were directly selected by the central organizer through an online application. Later in 2023, Miss Grand Laos began franchising the provincial competitions to individual organizers, who would name eighteen provincial titleholders to compete in the national pageant.

## Editions
### Date and venue

The following list is the edition detail of the Miss Grand Laos contest, since its inception in 2017.
| Year | Edition | Date | Final venue | Host Province | Entrants |
| 2017 | 1st | 15 July | ITECC Shopping Mall, Xaysetha | Vientiane | 17 |
| 2018 | 2nd | 24 March | ITECC Shopping Mall, Xaysetha | Vientiane | 12 |
| 2019 | — | 20 August | Landmark Hotel, Sisattanak | Vientiane | 20 |
| 2022 | 3rd | 27 September | Crowne Plaza Vientiane | Vientiane | 20 |
| 2023 | 4th | 29 July | National Convention Center (NCC) | Vientiane | 18 |
| 2024 | 5th | 25 August | ITECC Shopping Mall, Xaysetha | Vientiane | 17 |
| Note 1. ^α Parallelly held with Miss World Laos 2019 [lo] with the same batch of delegates. |||||||

### Competition results

| Year | Miss Grand Laos | Runners-up | Runners-up | Runners-up | Runners-up | Ref. |
| Year | Miss Grand Laos | 1st runner-up | 2nd runner-up | 3rd runner-up | 4th runner-up | Ref. |
| 2017 | Chinnaly Nolasing [lo] (Vientiane) | Phounsup Phonnyotha [lo] (Vientiane) | Kitsada Vongsaisawad [lo] (Vientiane) | Nidakone Chandalasane [lo] (Vientiane) | Sengsavanh Sihalath [lo] (Vientiane) | |
| 2018 | Nobphalat Sykaiyphack [lo] (Vientiane) | Manika Soukvongsa (Sekong) | Siliyaphone Xaphilom (Vientiane) | — | — | |
| 2019 | Malailak Phachan (Champasak) | Phatthana Khidaphone (Vientiane) | — | — | — | |
| 2022 | Phoutsavanh Vongkhamxao (Vientiane) | Soukanya Soulivong (Vientiane) | Chitta Thipphonephosy (Vientiane) | Kittima Khanthaphengxai (Vientiane) | Chindavan Saentavy (Vientiane) | |
| 2023 | Phetmany Philakong (Vientiane Prefecture) | Louise Chanthalangsy (Luang Namtha) | Palyna Khampasouk (Khammouane) | Arisa Khennavong (Savannakhet) | Saythong Thammavong (Xiangkhouang) | |
| 2024 | Souksavanh Vongsomphou (Champasak) | Lothjana Khounnavong (Vientiane Prefecture) | Latsamee Kinnavong (Attapeu) | Phavina Mounvongsa (Bolikhamsai) | Thipphavanh Inthavong (Xiangkhouang) | |

### Gallery

* Miss Grand Laos 2024 Pimai Vongsomphou
* Miss Grand Laos 2023 Phetmany Philakhong
* Miss Grand Laos 2022 Phoutsavanh Vongkhamxao
* Miss Grand Laos 2021 Daomixay Phachansitthy
* Miss Grand Laos 2018 Nobphalat Sykaiyphack [lo]
* 1st runner-up Miss Grand Laos 2017 Phounsup Phonnyotha [lo]
* 2nd runner-up Miss Grand Laos 2017 Kitsada Vongsaisawad [lo]
* 3rd runner-up Miss Grand Laos 2017 Nidakone Chandalasane [lo]
* 4th runner-up Miss Grand Laos 2017 Sengsavanh Sihalath [lo]

## International competition

The following is a list of Laotian representatives who competed at the Miss Grand International pageant.
| Year | Representative | Original national title | Competition performance | Competition performance | National director | Ref. |
| Year | Representative | Original national title | Placement | Special award | National director | Ref. |
| 2017 | Chinnaly Nolasing [lo] | Miss Grand Laos 2017 | Top 20 | — | Hongkham Souvannavong | |
| 2018 | Nobphalat Sykaiyphack [lo] | Miss Grand Laos 2018 | Unplaced | — | Hongkham Souvannavong | |
| 2019 | Malailak Phachan | Miss Grand Laos 2019 | Did not compete | Did not compete | Saikeo Sidavong | |
| 2020 | Phatthana Khidaphone | 1st runner-up Miss Grand Laos 2019 | Unplaced | — | Saikeo Sidavong | |
| 2021 | Daomixay Phachansitthy | Appointed | Unplaced | — | Saikeo Sidavong | |
| 2022 | Phoutsavanh Vongkhamxao | Miss Grand Laos 2022 | Unplaced | — | Saikeo Sidavong | |
| 2023 | Phetmany Philakong | Miss Grand Laos 2023 | Top 20 | — | Saikeo Sidavong | |
| 2024 | Souksavanh Vongsomphou | Miss Grand Laos 2024 | Unplaced | — | Souriyom Chandalasane | |