Miss Grand Laos Explained

Miss Grand Laos
Type:Beauty pageant
Founder:Hongkham Souvannavong
Headquarters:Vientiane
Location:Laos
Affiliation:Miss Grand International
Language:Lao
Parent Organization:78 Creation Sole Co., Ltd. (2024)
Leader Title:National Director
Leader Name:Thepmahavixay Saythilath

Miss Grand Laos (Lao: ມີສແກຣນລາວ) is an annual female national beauty pageant of Laos, founded by Miss Laos Company Limited in 2017.[1] [2] The winner of which represents the country at its parent contest Miss Grand International.[1] Since 2019, the franchise of the contest has belonged to Prime Modeling Agency which is managed by Saikeo Sidavong.[3] [4]

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 of Vientiane.[5] The reigning Miss Grand Laos is Phetmany Philakhong who was crowned to represent the country at the Miss Grand International 2023 pageant was held in Vietnam, and placed as one of the Top 20 finalists.

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,[1] [2] in which, a 19-year-old girl from the capital city, was named the winner. In addition to Miss Grand Laos, Miss Laos Company also holds the license of Miss Universe Laos and .[6]

In 2019, Miss Laos company relinquished the Miss Grand franchise to "Saikeo Sidavong", the organizer of .[3] Under Sidavong management, his first affiliated Miss Grand Laos was determined through contest. However, the elected titleholder did not participate at the international stage Miss Grand International 2019 in Venezuela due to VISA issues.[7] [8] [9] 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.[10]

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.[11]

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.[1] [2] [12] 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.[13] [14]

Editions

Date and venue

The following list is the edition detail of the Miss Grand Laos contest, since its inception in 2017.

YearEditionDateFinal venueHost ProvinceEntrantsRef.
20171st15 JulyITECC Shopping Mall, XaysethaVientiane17[15] [16]
20182nd24 March[17] [18]
201920 AugustLandmark Hotel, Sisattanak20[19]
20223rd27 SeptemberCrowne Plaza Vientiane20[20]
20234th29 JulyNational Convention Center (NCC)18 [21] [22]
20245th25 AugustITECC Shopping Mall, Xaysetha
Note
  • 1. Parallelly held with with the same batch of delegates.[23]
  • Competition results

    Year Miss Grand Laos Runners-up Ref.
    1st runner-up 2nd runner-up 3rd runner-up 4th runner-up
    2017
    (Vientiane)

    (Vientiane)

    (Vientiane)

    (Vientiane)

    (Vientiane)
    [24]
    2018
    (Vientiane)
    Manika Soukvongsa
    (Sekong)
    Siliyaphone Xaphilom
    (Vientiane)
    2019Malailak Phachan
    (Champasak)
    Phatthana Khidaphone
    (Vientiane)
    [25]
    2022Phoutsavanh Vongkhamxao
    (Vientiane)
    Soukanya Soulivong
    (Vientiane)
    Chitta Thipphonephosy
    (Vientiane)
    Kittima Khanthaphengxai
    (Vientiane)
    Chindavan Saentavy
    (Vientiane)
    [26]
    2023Phetmany Philakong
    (Vientiane Prefecture)
    Louise Chanthalangsy
    (Luang Namtha)
    Palyna Khampasouk
    (Khammouane)
    Arisa Khennavong
    (Savannakhet)
    Saythong Thammavong
    (Xiangkhouang)
    [27]

    Gallery

    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 National director
    PlacementSpecial award
    2017Miss Grand Laos 2017Top 20Hongkham Souvannavong
    2018Miss Grand Laos 2018Unplaced
    2019Malailak Phachancolspan=2 Saikeo Sidavong
    2020Phatthana KhidaphoneUnplaced[28]
    2021Daomixay PhachansitthyUnplaced[29] [30]
    2022Phoutsavanh VongkhamxaoMiss Grand Laos 2022Unplaced
    2023Phetmany PhilakongMiss Grand Laos 2023Top 20
    2024Miss Grand Laos 2024Thepmahavixay Saythilath

    See also

    External links

    Notes and References

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