Miss Grand Myanmar

Miss Grand Myanmar
Formation	August 7, 2016; (As Miss Grand Myanmar pageant)
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Mandalay
Location	Myanmar;
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

Background

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

Miss Grand Myanmar director timeline

Selection of contestants

Notable contestants

Edition

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	Ref.
2016	1st	7 August	City Hall of Pyin Oo Lwin, Mandalay Region	Pyin Oo Lwin	24	[1]
2024	2nd	2 December 2023	Yangon Convention Center (YCC), Yangon Region	Mandalay	56

Titleholders

Designated representatives; 2013 – 2015, 2017 – 2023

Year	Representative	Original national title	Placement at MGI	National licensee	Ref.
2013	Kalay – Htar Htet Htet	—	Top 20	Miss Golden Land Myanmar	[11][12][8]
2014	Myitkyina – M Ja Seng	Miss Golden Land Grand Myanmar 2014	Unplaced	Miss Golden Land Myanmar	[13]
2015	Yangon – San Htate Htar Linn	—	Unplaced	Style Plus H
2017	Yangon – Shwe Eain Si^[β]	1st Runner-up of Miss Universe Myanmar 2017	Not able to compete	Miss Universe Myanmar (Hello Madam Media)	[4][5]
2017	Yangon – Aye Chan Moe^[α]	1st Runner-up of Miss Universe Myanmar 2013	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	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	—	1st Runner-up		[22]
Note ^α Successor. ^β Resigned.