{{Short description|State pageant in Sabah, Malaysia}} {{Infobox organization | name = Miss Grand Sabah | logo = Flag of Sabah.svg | caption = | formation = {{Start date and age|2017|04|30}} | type = [[Beauty pageant]] | founder = Severinus Alexius Nain | headquarters = [[Kota Kinabalu]] | location = [[Sabah]], [[Malaysia]] | membership = [[Miss Grand Malaysia]] | language = {{Hlist|English|[[Malay language|Malay]]}} | parent_organization = Gemilang Event Management ''(2024–Present)'' | leader_title = State Director | leader_name = {{bulletedlist|Severinus A. Nain ''(2017–2019)''|Geoallen George ''(2020–2021)''|Richard Chok ''(2024–Present)''}} | key_people = | num_staff = | budget = | website = }} '''Miss Grand Sabah''' is a Malaysian state-level [[beauty pageant]] which selects representatives from [[Sabah]] for the [[Miss Grand Malaysia]] national competition,<ref name=sabah/><ref name=sabah2018/><ref name=kotak/> founded in 2017 by a [[Kota Kinabalu]]-based event organizer, Severinus Alexius Nain.<ref name=sabah/><ref name=director>{{cite web|url=https://www.sayangsabah.com/15-finalis-bakal-berentap-di-pentas-akhir-miss-grand-sabah-2017/|title=15 finalis bakal berentap di pentas akhir Miss Grand Sabah 2017|date=25 March 2017|accessdate=22 December 2017|author=Elezebeth Esther Onjining|work=Sayang Sabah|language=ms|archive-date=2017-03-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326042739/https://www.sayangsabah.com/15-finalis-bakal-berentap-di-pentas-akhir-miss-grand-sabah-2017/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Since the first competition in the [[Miss Grand Malaysia]] pageant, Sabah's representatives won the competition three times streak from 2017 to 2019, by Sanjeda John, Debra Jeanne Poh, and Mel Dequanne Abar, respectively.<ref name=2017result/><ref name=2018result/><ref name=fin/>
==History== After acquiring the license of [[Miss Grand Malaysia]] in 2017, Jude Benjamin Lisa began franchising the state competitions to individual organizers, who would name the state representatives to compete in the national pageant, the license for [[Sabah]] was granted to an event organizer, Severinus Alexius Nain,<ref name=sabah/><ref name=director/> who then organized the first contest of Miss Grand Sabah in [[Kota Kinabalu]], in which a 20-year-old [[Disc jockey]] from [[Kadazan]], Felcy Fransie Julian, was named the first Miss Grand Sabah titleholder, while Sanjeda John was named Miss Intercontinental Sabah 2017.<ref name=sabah/> Both of them later competed nationally in the [[Miss Grand Malaysia 2017]] pageant in [[Selangor]],<ref name=sabah/><ref name=sixteen>{{cite web|url=https://cj.my/109964/miss-grand-malaysia-2017-unveils-top-16-finalists/|title=Miss Grand Malaysia 2017 Unveils Top 16 Finalists|author=Thomas Tan|date=2 August 2017|accessdate=17 March 2024|website=cj.my|archivedate=17 March 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240317134735/https://cj.my/109964/miss-grand-malaysia-2017-unveils-top-16-finalists/}}</ref> where Sanjeda John was announced the winner.<ref name=2017result/><ref name=pam>{{cite web|url=https://www.pamper.my/news/lifestyle/happenings/biomedical-student-karate-instructor-crowned-miss-grand-malaysia-2017/|title=Biomedical Student and Karate Instructor Crowned Miss Grand Malaysia 2017|date=8 August 2017|accessdate=17 March 2024|website=www.pamper.my|archivedate=17 March 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240317140124/https://www.pamper.my/news/lifestyle/happenings/biomedical-student-karate-instructor-crowned-miss-grand-malaysia-2017/}}</ref>
In 2018, Nain distributed the right to send candidates to compete at the Miss Grand Sabah pageant to [[List of districts in Malaysia#East Malaysia|district-level]] organizers; six district pageants was held.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=193584260745190&set=a.1177962748973998&comment_id=1178405082263098&paipv=0&eav=AfbfK2w44g5YUvdnp0ieVA1MBRV-7VrymYVgWeO3cZy6P2kTRsZsuYFZsRcK7yPsWAY&_rdr|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240317171032/https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=193584260745190&set=a.1177962748973998&comment_id=1178405082263098&paipv=0&eav=AfbfK2w44g5YUvdnp0ieVA1MBRV-7VrymYVgWeO3cZy6P2kTRsZsuYFZsRcK7yPsWAY&_rdr|url-status=dead|archive-date=2024-03-17|via=[[Archive Today]]|title=Miss Popular (Miss Grand Kudat 2018)|date=2 January 2018|accessdate=18 March 2024|publisher=Miss Grand Kudat}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/Missgrandsabah/posts/pfbid0M1MVWqPfwpi4y21epCWKF76T7wksBjjQSgvbMUJNqapzvfk9ErYJFhhhwi1mTchwl|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240317210522/https://www.facebook.com/Missgrandsabah/posts/pfbid0M1MVWqPfwpi4y21epCWKF76T7wksBjjQSgvbMUJNqapzvfk9ErYJFhhhwi1mTchwl|url-status=dead|archive-date=2024-03-17|via=[[Archive Today]]|date=27 January 2018|publisher=Miss Grand Kudat|accessdate=18 March 2024|title=Congratulations to all Winners Miss Grand Papar 2018! Siapa Team Papar disini? Dengan ini, kami dari Organisasi Miss Grand Sabah mengucapkan selamat datang kepada 5 finalist dari Papar ke Miss Grand Sabah 2018!|language=ms}}</ref> Boi Nain lost the license to another organizer, Geoallen George, in 2020.<ref name=2020direc>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/1199919793405518/photos/officially-welcoming-our-new-state-director-for-miss-grand-sabah-2020-is-geo-all/2754335111297304/?paipv=0&eav=AfaZ8vD7kJNe-zwLxzUWkXFeAkMV-De_GK0KoyzfCVjzY_rcVf1REiRFe_pRFfrtwDE&_rdr|work=Miss Grand Malaysia|date=6 November 2019|accessdate=10 April 2024|title=Officially welcoming our new state director for Miss Grand Sabah 2020 is Geo Allen George}}</ref>
The pageant was halted in 2022 after the national license of Miss Grand Malaysia was transferred to Sean Wong of HyperLive Entertainment Pte. Ltd., and the state franchise was not distributed in 2022 and 2023.<ref name=three2>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2022/06/15/kk-to-host-three-beauty-pageants-in-august|title=KK to host three beauty pageants in August|author=Kristy Inus|publisher=[[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]]|date=15 June 2022|accessdate=6 May 2023|archivedate=6 May 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230506132721/https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2022/06/15/kk-to-host-three-beauty-pageants-in-august}}</ref> HyperLive then began franchising the license in 2024, in which the Sabah certification was granted to Richard Chok of the Fantastic Golden.<ref name=malay>{{cite web|url=https://www.macaubusiness.com/hyperlive-entertainment-announces-mr-richard-chok-as-the-newly-appointed-miss-grand-sabah-state-director-for-2024/|date=1 December 2023|accessdate=18 March 2024|website=www.macaubusiness.com|title=HperLive Entertainment Announces Mr. Richard Chok as the Newly Appointed Miss Grand Sabah State Director for 2024|archivedate=17 March 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240317233356/https://www.macaubusiness.com/hyperlive-entertainment-announces-mr-richard-chok-as-the-newly-appointed-miss-grand-sabah-state-director-for-2024/}}</ref><ref name=sabah24/>
==Editions== The following table details Miss Grand Sabah's annual editions since 2017. {{table alignment}} {| class="wikitable defaultcenter col2left col3left col5left" style="font-size:95%;" |- ! Edition !! Date !! Final venue !! Entrants !! Winner!! {{tooltip|Ref.|References}} |- ! 1st | April 30, 2017||Pacific Sutera Hotel, [[Kota Kinabalu]]||14||Felcy Fransie Julian||<ref name=sabah>{{cite web|url=https://www.utusanborneo.com.my/2017/05/03/felcy-miss-grand-sabah-yang-pertama|title=Felcy Miss Grand Sabah yang pertama|date=3 May 2017|accessdate=17 March 2024|language=ms|website=www.utusanborneo.com.my|archivedate=17 March 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240317131622/https://www.utusanborneo.com.my/2017/05/03/felcy-miss-grand-sabah-yang-pertama}}</ref> |- ! 2nd | March 24, 2018||Auditorium Complex JKKN Sabah, [[Kota Kinabalu]]||35||Scarlett Megan Liew||<ref name=sabah2018>{{cite web|author=Ricardo Unto|url=https://archive.org/details/scarlett-megan-rangkul-gelaran-miss-grand-sabah-2018|title=Scarlett Megan Rangkul Gelaran Miss Grand Sabah 2018|date=26 March 2018|accessdate=18 March 2024|language=ms|via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> |- ! 3rd | March 9, 2019||Palm Square Center Point, [[Kota Kinabalu]]||36||Mel Dequanne Abar||<ref name=kotak>{{cite web|url=https://www.mbpfc.com/2019/03/miss-grand-sabah-2019.html|title=Miss Grand Sabah 2019|date=19 March 2019|author=Joseph S. Dela Pena Jr.|language=ms|archivedate=18 March 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240318043001/https://www.mbpfc.com/2019/03/miss-grand-sabah-2019.html|website=www.mbpfc.com}}</ref> |- ! 4th | April 9, 2021||Klagen Regency Hotel, [[Kota Kinabalu]]||25||Chellyana Tensu||<ref name=sabah1>{{cite web|accessdate=18 March 2024|date=19 April 2021|title=Do Not Miss This Event, Get Your Ticket!|work=Miss Grand Sabah|url=https://archive.today/20240318105200/https://www.facebook.com/MGSABAH/posts/pfbid0SiG6r9stkBiFiTqB3VrGV59RisNzV4W8CyBreD2ptaCXGzk3DSfmhVGD7A8TKcmXl}}</ref><ref name=2021winner>{{cite web|url=https://www.theborneopost.com/2023/05/27/former-contestants-among-50-vying-to-be-2023-state-unduk-ngadau/|title=Former contestants among 50 vying to be 2023 State Unduk Ngadau|date=27 May 2023|accessdate=10 April 2024|work=[[The Borneo Post]]|archivedate=10 April 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240410175904/https://www.theborneopost.com/2023/05/27/former-contestants-among-50-vying-to-be-2023-state-unduk-ngadau/|author=Jenne Lajiun}}</ref> |- ! 5th | June 25, 2024 || [[Sabah International Convention Centre]], [[Kota Kinabalu]]||8||Lilyannie Christie||<ref name=sabah24>{{cite web|url=https://www.thailand-business-news.com/thailand-prnews/lilyannie-christie-linus-crowned-miss-grand-malaysia-sabah-2024|title=Lilyannie Christie Linus Crowned Miss Grand Malaysia Sabah 2024|date=25 June 2024|work=Thailand Business News|accessdate=14 July 2024|archivedate=14 July 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240714000938/https://www.thailand-business-news.com/thailand-prnews/lilyannie-christie-linus-crowned-miss-grand-malaysia-sabah-2024}}</ref><ref name=sabah24id>{{cite web|url=https://trenzindonesia.com/news/lilyannie-christie-linus-crowned-jawara-miss-grand-malaysia-sabah-2024/|title=Lilyannie Christie Linus Crowned Jawara Miss Grand Malaysia Sabah 2024|date=26 June 2024|accessdate=14 July 2024|language=id|website=trenzindonesia.com|author=Fajar Irawan|archivedate=14 July 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240714001849/https://trenzindonesia.com/news/lilyannie-christie-linus-crowned-jawara-miss-grand-malaysia-sabah-2024/}}</ref> |}
==National competition== The following is a list of candidates who competed at the [[Miss Grand Malaysia]] pageant under the state organization of Miss Grand Sabah. ;Color keys {| |- |colspan=2|For qualification procedure:||colspan=2|For national placement: |- |width=200px|{{legend|Red|State winner|text=W}}|| ||{{legend|Orange|Winner}} |- |{{legend|HotPink|State runner-up|text=R}}|| ||{{legend|gold|Runner-up}} |- |{{legend|Green|State wildcard|text=S}}|| ||{{legend|#FFFF66|Semi-finalists}} |- |{{legend|DarkOrange|Central wildcard|text=C}}|| ||{{legend|#FFFACD|Quarter-finalists}} |} {{table alignment}} {| class="wikitable defaultcenter col2left" style="font-size:95%;" |- ! Year !! Representative !! Original state title !! Placement at Miss Grand Malaysia!! State director !! {{tooltip|Ref.|References}} |- !rowspan=2|[[Miss Grand Malaysia 2017|2017]] | {{legend|Red|text=W|Felcy Fransie Julian}}||Miss Grand Sabah 2017||bgcolor=#FFFF33|Top 7||rowspan=12|Severinus Alexius Nain||<ref name=sabah/><ref name=2017result>{{cite web|url=https://cj.my/109988/sanjeda-and-sanjna-crowned-mgm-grand-final-winners/|title=Sanjeda and Sanjna Crowned MGM Grand Final Winners|author=Thomas Tan|date=7 August 2017|accessdate=13 March 2022|work=Citizens Journal Malaysia|archivedate=13 March 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313001651/https://cj.my/109988/sanjeda-and-sanjna-crowned-mgm-grand-final-winners/}}</ref> |- | {{left|{{legend|HotPink|text=R|Sanjeda John}}}}||{{center|Miss Intercontinental Sabah 2017}}||bgcolor=Orange|Miss Grand Malaysia 2017||{{center|<ref name=sabah/><ref name=2017result/>}} |- !rowspan=5|[[Miss Grand Malaysia 2018|2018]] |{{legend|Red|text=W|Scarlett Megan Liew}}||{{center|Miss Grand Sabah 2018}}||bgcolor=gold|2nd runner-up||<ref name=2018result>{{cite web|url=https://cj.my/111585/labuan-lass-debra-jeanne-poh-is-miss-grand-malaysia-2018/|title=Labuan lass Debra Jeanne Poh is Miss Grand Malaysia 2018|author=Thomas Tan|website=cj.my|accessdate=18 March 2024|archivedate=17 March 2024|date=25 May 2018|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240317185352/https://cj.my/111585/labuan-lass-debra-jeanne-poh-is-miss-grand-malaysia-2018/}}</ref> |- |{{left|{{legend|HotPink|text=R|Kate Cantwell}}}}||1st runner-up Miss Grand Sabah 2018||bgcolor=gold|1st runner-up||{{center|<ref name=2018result/>}} |- |{{left|{{legend|HotPink|text=R|Debra Jeanne Poh}}}}||2nd runner-up Miss Grand Sabah 2018||bgcolor=Orange|Miss Grand Malaysia 2018||{{center|<ref name=2018result/>}} |- |{{left|{{legend|Green|text=S|Cynthia Avat Aing}}}}||{{center|Miss Grand Sabah 2018 Finalist}}||Unplaced||{{center|<ref name=sabah2018/>}} |- |{{left|{{legend|Green|text=S|Saneeha Sajoo}}}}||{{center|Miss Grand Sabah 2018 Finalist}}||{{n/a|Withdrew}}||{{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/missgrandmalaysia/posts/pfbid0TRKjM823yQVMmAjEdvwxT7vWKwT7DyMXwtDjXgTi1S1yXRTkSJKJvbyydTzPuJjkl|title=The evening gown segment by the 5 finalists of Miss Grand Sabah 2018 qualified to the national pageant. |date=26 March 2018|accessdate=18 March 2024|publisher=Miss Grand Malaysia|archivedate=17 March 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240317200508/https://www.facebook.com/missgrandmalaysia/posts/pfbid0TRKjM823yQVMmAjEdvwxT7vWKwT7DyMXwtDjXgTi1S1yXRTkSJKJvbyydTzPuJjkl}}</ref>}} |- !rowspan=5|[[Miss Grand Malaysia 2019|2019]] |{{legend|Red|text=W|Mel Dequanne Abar}}||{{center|Miss Grand Sabah 2019}}||bgcolor=Orange|Miss Grand Malaysia 2019||<ref name=fin>{{cite web|url=https://www.pamper.my/news/lifestyle/arts-entertainment/sabahan-beauty-dequeen-crowned-miss-grand-malaysia-2019/|title=Sabahan Beauty Dequeen Crowned Miss Grand Malaysia 2019|date=2 May 2019|accessdate=18 March 2024|website=www.pamper.my|archivedate=18 March 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240318042006/https://www.pamper.my/news/lifestyle/arts-entertainment/sabahan-beauty-dequeen-crowned-miss-grand-malaysia-2019/}}</ref> |- |{{left|{{legend|HotPink|text=R|Valerie Sim}}}}||1st runner-up Miss Grand Sabah 2019||bgcolor=#FFFACD|Top 12||{{center|<ref name=fin/>}} |- |{{left|{{legend|Green|text=S|Malle Christian Anderson}}}}||{{center|Miss Grand Sabah 2019 Finalist}}||Unplaced||{{center|<ref name=twn24>{{cite web|url=https://www.theborneopost.com/2019/04/24/24-finalists-to-vie-for-miss-grand-malaysia-2019-title/|title=24 finalists to vie for Miss Grand Malaysia 2019 title|date=24 April 2019|accessdate=18 March 2024|website=[[The Borneo Post]]|archivedate=18 March 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240318041125/https://www.theborneopost.com/2019/04/24/24-finalists-to-vie-for-miss-grand-malaysia-2019-title/}}</ref>}} |- |{{left|{{legend|Green|text=S|Michelle Voo}}}}||{{center|Miss Grand Sabah 2019 Finalist}}||Unplaced||{{center|<ref name=twn24/>}} |- |{{left|{{legend|Green|text=S|Velma Victorianus}}}}||{{center|Miss Grand Sabah 2019 Finalist}}||Unplaced||{{center|<ref name=twn24/>}} |- !rowspan=4|[[Miss Grand Malaysia 2021|2021]] |{{legend|Red|text=W|Chellyana Tensu}}||{{center|Miss Grand Sabah 2020}}||Unplaced||rowspan=4|Geoallen George||<ref name=2021candi/> |- |{{left|{{legend|HotPink|text=R|Dewi Natasha}}}}||{{center|1st runner-up Miss Grand Sabah 2020}}||bgcolor=#FFFACD|Top 10||{{center|<ref name=2021can>{{cite web|url=https://www.remaja.my/lishalliny-kanaran-dinobatkan-sebagai-miss-grand-malaysia-2021/|title=Lishalliny Kanaran Dinobatkan Sebagai Miss Grand Malaysia 2021|date=3 August 2021|accessdate=7 May 2023|language=ms|website=www.remaja.my|author=Fiezreen|archivedate=7 May 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230507144552/https://www.remaja.my/lishalliny-kanaran-dinobatkan-sebagai-miss-grand-malaysia-2021/}}</ref><ref name=21can>{{cite web|url=https://yamchatime.com/all-hail-the-queens-lisha-poorani-and-malveen-to-represent-malaysia-at-international-pageants/|title=All hail the queens: Lisha, Poorani and Malveen to represent Malaysia at international pageants|date=12 August 2021|author=Thomas Tan|website=Yamchatime.com|archivedate=7 May 2023|accessdate=7 May 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230507145127/https://yamchatime.com/all-hail-the-queens-lisha-poorani-and-malveen-to-represent-malaysia-at-international-pageants/}}</ref>}} |- |{{left|{{legend|HotPink|text=R|Anya Kimberly}}}}||{{center|2nd runner-up Miss Grand Sabah 2020}}||bgcolor=#FFFF66|Top 5||{{center|<ref name=2021can/><ref name=21can/>}} |- |{{left|{{legend|Green|text=S|Marvena Jitol}}}}||{{center|Miss Grand Sabah 2020 Finalist}}||Unplaced||{{center|<ref name=2021candi>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/missgrandmalaysia/posts/351483739682527|title=In case you forgotten, roll call Miss Grand Malaysia 2021|date=2 July 2021|accessdate=14 March 2022|work=Miss Grand Malaysia|archivedate=13 March 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220313175730/https://www.facebook.com/missgrandmalaysia/posts/351483739682527}}</ref>}} |- !rowspan=5|[[Miss Grand Malaysia 2024|2024]] | {{legend|Red|text=W|Lilyannie Christie}}||{{center|Miss Grand Sabah 2024}}||bgcolor=gold|2nd runner-up||rowspan=6|Richard Chok||<ref name=sabah24/> |- | {{left|{{legend|HotPink|text=R|Esther Marius}}}}||{{center|1st runner-up Miss Grand Sabah 2024}}||bgcolor=gold|4th runner-up||<ref name=sabah24/> |- | {{left|{{legend|HotPink|text=R|Rochil Apa Sagarino}}}}||{{center|2nd runner-up Miss Grand Sabah 2024}}||Unplaced||<ref name=sabah24/> |- | {{left|{{legend|HotPink|text=R|Shareen Jee}}}}||{{center|3rd runner-up Miss Grand Sabah 2024}}||Unplaced||<ref name=sabah24/> |- | {{left|{{legend|HotPink|text=R|Rachel Alphine Peter}}}}||{{center|4th runner-up Miss Grand Sabah 2024}}||Unplaced||<ref name=sabah24/> |- ![[Miss Grand Malaysia 2025|2025]] | {{left|{{legend|HotPink|text=R|Rochil Apa Sagarino}}}}||{{center|4th runner-up Miss Grand Sabah 2024}}||bgcolor=gold|2nd runner-up||<ref name=rochil>{{cite web|url=https://www.astroawani.com/berita-malaysia/gadis-iban-dinobat-miss-grand-malaysia-2025-531990|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260226105223/https://www.astroawani.com/berita-malaysia/gadis-iban-dinobat-miss-grand-malaysia-2025-531990|archive-date=2026-02-26|title=Gadis Iban dinobat Miss Grand Malaysia 2025|date=31 July 2025|accessdate=31 July 2025|language=ms|website=www.astroawani.com|trans-title=Iban girl crowned Miss Grand Malaysia 2025}}</ref> |}
==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{Commonscat-inline|Miss Grand Malaysia}}
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