Lishalliny Kanaran
NationalityMalaysian
Occupation(s)Actress, Pageant Winner
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
TitleMiss Grand Malaysia 2021
AwardsTop 16 Miss Grand International , Best in National Costume Miss Grand International 2021

Miss Grand Malaysia 2021 was the sixth edition of the Miss Grand Malaysia pageant, held virtually via Facebook Live on August 2, 2021.[1][2][3] Twenty-three candidates, who qualified for the national pageant either through state pageants or national auditions, competed for the title,[1][2] and a 24-year-old architecture student from Selangor, Lishallinny Kanaran, was named the winner,[4] while Malveen Kaur of Johor Bahru and Poorani Rajoo of Kuala Lumpur won the supplementary titles of The Miss Globe Malaysia 2021 and Miss Intercontinental Malaysia 2021, respectively.[1][2][3] Lishallinny later represented Malaysia in its parent international pageant, Miss Grand International 2021, in Thailand,[5][6] where she was placed among the top 10 finalists and also won the Best National Costume award.[7]

Initially, the pageant was scheduled to be held physically at the Bangi Avenue Convention Centre in Selangor but was switched to an online contest due to the domestic COVID-19 pandemic and the restriction of movement order announced by the Malaysian government.[1][2]

Background

In 2020, the Miss Grand Malaysia 2020 pageant was expected to be held physically at the Bangi Avenue Convention Centre in late June,[8] but it was postponed twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic, first to mid-October,[9] and then to January 30, 2021.[10] However, in early 2021, the situation of the outbreak had not improved, causing the organizer to canceled all pageant-related activities and instead arranged an ad hoc online challenge to elect the 2020 titleholder, and Jasebel Robert of Selangor was elected the challenge winner and gain the right to participate at the Miss Grand International 2020 in Thailand, while the remaining candidates were qualified to compete at the 2021 national contest automatically.[11]

In 2021, the organizer planned to hold the actual annual contest to select the country representative for the 2021 Miss Grand International pageant; the pageant boot camps were performed for several days, and they almost reached the grand final competition, which was scheduled to be held at the Bangi Avenue Convention Centre in Selangor, but due to the increase of COVID-19-infected cases in the country, the organizer canceled all physical pageant activities, and held the pageant virtually instead.[1][2][12]

Results

PositionDelegate[1][2]
Miss Grand Malaysia 2021
  •  Selangor  Lishallinny Kanaran
The Miss Globe Malaysia 2021
  •  Johor Bahru  Malveen Kaur
Miss Intercontinental Malaysia 2021
  •  Kuala Lumpur  Poorani Rajoo
Top 5 finalists
  •  Sabah  Anya Kimberly
  •  Sarawak  Kelly Raywyn Cahill
Top 10 finalists
  •  Kuala Lumpur  Lindsey Yap Li See
  •  Kuala Lumpur  Vinthiya Vasu
  •  Malacca  Pretty Tey Pei Ling
  •  Sabah  Dewi Natasha
  •  Sarawak  Elvieka Chrissy

Candidates

Twenty-three candidates from six states competed for the title of Miss Grand Malaysia 2021.[13]

State Johor Bahru Kuala Lumpur Malacca Sabah Sarawak Selangor
State pageant
winner(s)
  • Malveen Kaur
  • Poorani Rajoo
  • Vinthiya Vasu
  • Chellyana Tensu
  • Dewi Natasha
  • Anya Kimberly
  • Elvieka Chrissy
  • Hannah Musa
  • Sarah Cynthia
  • Lishallinny Kanaran
  • Mellanie Yew Hoe Yan
Wild card
  • Venus Xabelle Iyn
  • Gurpreet Reeta Kaur
  • Lindsey Yap Li See
  • Pretty Tey Pei Ling
  • Marvena Jitol
  • Angela Kon
  • Kelly Raywyn Cahill
  • Meagala Kanesh
National audition
  • Esther Tan Yu Xing
  • Teo Hui Xing
  • Giselle Tay
  • Kimberly Soh Jing Hui

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Thomas Tan (12 August 2021). "All hail the queens: Lisha, Poorani and Malveen to represent Malaysia at international pageants". Yamchatime.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  3. 1 2 Thomas Tan (16 August 2021). "Lishalliny, Poorani and Malveen set to shine on global stage". Citizens Journal. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  4. "Mỹ nhân cao 1m75 sở hữu body nóng bỏng đăng quang Hoa hậu Hoà bình Malaysia" (in Vietnamese). Tiền Phong. 5 August 2021. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  5. Amirul Asraf (30 November 2021). "Miss Grand International Malaysia Bawa 7 Puteri 'Ulek Mayang' Naik Pentas Malam Ini!". Ohbulan.com (in Malay). Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  6. FZ (30 November 2021). "Ratu Cantik Malaysia Angkut '7 Puteri' Ulek Mayang Di Miss Grand International 2021". www.remaja.my (in Malay). Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  7. Syahmi Rosfa (7 December 2021). "Ulek Mayang-inspired costume wins best national costume at Miss Grand International 2021". The Star. Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  8. Allan Jay (17 February 2020). "24 vie for Miss Grand Malaysia crown". New Sarawak Tribune. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  9. "Miss Grand Malaysia 2020 Pageant Weeks and Final Coronation". Miss Grand Malaysia. 5 October 2020. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  10. "With regret to inform, due to unforeseen circumstances the final coronation of Miss Grand Malaysia 2020 will be taking place on 30 January 2021". Miss Grand Malaysia. 6 January 2021. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  11. "Jasebel Robert Miss Grand Malaysia 2020". Utusan Borneo. 2 July 2021. Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  12. Latha (16 August 2021). "Miss Grand Malaysia Presents Three Beauty Queens To Represent Malaysia At International Pageants". Varnam.my. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  13. "In case you forgotten, roll call Miss Grand Malaysia 2021". Miss Grand Malaysia. 2 July 2021. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.

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