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.[1][2] The winner of which represents the country at its parent contest Miss Grand International.[1][3] Since 2019, the franchise of the contest has belonged to Prime Modeling Agency which is managed by Saikeo Sidavong.[4][5] 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 of Vientiane.[6] The reigning Miss Grand Laos is Souksavanh Vongsomphou who was crowned and represent the country at Miss Grand International 2024 to be held in Cambodia and Thailand. BackgroundHistoryBefore 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.[7] 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, Chinnaly Nolasing was named the winner.[8] In addition to Miss Grand Laos, Miss Laos Company also holds the license of Miss Universe Laos and Miss International Laos .[9] In 2019, Miss Laos company relinquished the Miss Grand franchise to "Saikeo Sidavong", the organizer of Miss World Laos .[4] Under Sidavong management, his first affiliated Miss Grand Laos was determined through Miss World Laos 2019 contest.[10][11] However, the elected titleholder did not participate at the international stage Miss Grand International 2019 in Venezuela due to VISA issues.[12][13][14] 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.[15][16] 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.[7] Selection of contestantsIn 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][17] 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.[18][19] EditionsDate and venueThe following list is the edition detail of the Miss Grand Laos contest, since its inception in 2017.
Competition results
Gallery
International competitionThe following is a list of Laotian representatives who competed at the Miss Grand International pageant.
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