Miss Grand Cambodia 2023 was the ninth edition of the Miss Grand Cambodia beauty pageant, held on 19 August 2023 in Koh Pich Theatre, Phnom Penh. Twenty-five candidates, who qualified for the national pageant through an online profile screening performed in April, competed for the title. At the end of the event, Pich Votey Saravody of Preah Sihanouk crowned Phoem Sreynor of Phnom Penh as her successor. Phoem Sreynor later represented Cambodia in Miss Grand International 2023, held in Vietnam on October 25, but was unplaced.
The event will be the first Miss Grand Cambodia competition organized by a Phnom Penh-based cosmetic products manufacturer and retailer company, HK 7 Co., Ltd., after purchasing the license from the international firm, MGI PLC, in late 2022.
Background After a cosmetic products company headed by Sokunthea Im, HK 7 Co., Ltd., took over the franchise of the Miss Grand Cambodia contest from Mohahang Production in late 2022, the press conference of the 2023 Miss Grand Cambodia competition was later arranged on February 1, 2023, at the AEON Mall Sen Sok City. and the application for such was opened on February 17. All submitted applicants were then screened by the pageant organizer to determine the final 25 national candidates. Each qualified candidate was later assigned to represent one of the 25 country's provinces; the sashing ceremony was conducted on May 21.
Results + Colors key Results Candidates International Placement Miss Grand Cambodia 2023 Phnom Penh – Phoem Sreynor 1st Runner Up Kratié – Koy Anna 2nd Runner Up Pailin – In Leakena 3rd Runner Up Kampong Thom – Sou Sreynit ‡ 4th Runner Up Preah Sihanouk – Men Nong NithTop 10 Tboung Khmum – Bun Leakhena Battambang – Heng Kosin § Mondulkiri – Rithy Somonea Morokoth Siem Reap – John Kanika Svay Rieng – Por Lina Top 16 Kandal – Ou Davy Kampong Cham – Thy Kunthea Kep – Sann Kesey Takéo – Heng Kaknika Prey Veng – Don Sreydet Banteay Meanchey – Vat Chenda Sponsor awardMiss HK7 Svay Rieng - Por Lina §: The candidate won the Miss Popular Choice Award (online voting) and got direct entry into Top 10. ‡: The candidate won the Miss Grand Cambodia Choice of the Year (online voting) and got direct entry into Top 15.
Candidates Twenty-five candidates competed for the title of Miss Grand Cambodia 2023.
ProvinceCandidateHometownRomanized nameKhmer name KandalOu Davyអូ ដាវីPhnom Penh23 Kampong ChamThy Kuntheaធី គន្ធា 22 Kampong ChhnangPhat Sreynunផាត ស្រីនុន 23 Kampong ThomSou Sreynitស៊ូ ស្រីនីតPhnom Penh22 Kampong SpeuTouch Vorleakទូច វរលក្ខណ៍Phnom Penh18 KampotSom Sreymeyសំ ស្រីម៉ី 19 KepSann Keseyសាន់ កេសីKampong Chhnang25 Koh KongKong Nika Inthongគង់ នីកាអុីនថងTrat26 KratiéKoy Annaកុយ អេនណាAuckland22 TakéoHeng Kaknikaហេង កនិកាTboung Khmum21 Tboung KhmumBun Leakhenaប៊ុន លក្ខិណា 27 Banteay MeancheyVat Chendaវ៉ាត ចន្តាKandal23 BattambangHeng Kosinហេង កូសុីនPhnom Penh21 PailinIn Leakenaអុិន លក្ខិណាSiem Reap21 PursatEy Kim Sourអុី គីមសួរKandal26 Prey VengDon Sreydetដន ស្រីដែតPrey Veng22 Preah SihanoukMen Nong Nith ម៉ែន ណងនិតTakéo21 Preah VihearMaw Bounsakh Rangseyម៉ៅ ប៊ុនសក្ខ័រង្សី 22 Phnom PenhPhoem Sreynorភឹម ស្រីនោKampong Cham25 MondulkiriRithy Somonea Morokothរិទ្ធី សុមនាមរកត 23 RatanakiriPhoem Soklengភឹម សុខឡេងPhnom Penh21 Siem ReapJohn Kanikaចន កានីកាPhnom Penh19 Stung TrengMov Sophanម៉ូវ សុផាន់Prey Veng23 Svay RiengPor Linaប៉ោ លីនណា 20 Oddar MeancheyLen Alizaលេន អាលីហ្សា 22
Crossovers and returnees Contestants who previously competed or will be competing at other beauty pageants:
National Pageants Miss Grand Cambodia 2016: Bun Leakhena (1st runner-up) 2018: Phoem Sreyno (Top 15) 2021: In Leakena (1st runner-up) (as Kampong Cham) 2021: Phoem Sreyno (Top 11) (as Koh Kong) 2021: Vat Chenda (Top 11) (as Kandal)
Miss Cambodia 2020: Vat Chenda (N/A)
Miss Universe Cambodia 2019: In Leakena (Unplaced) 2022: Heng Kaknika (Unplaced)
Miss World Cambodia 2019: In Leakena (1st runner-up)
Miss Teen International Cambodia 2022: John Kanika (Unplaced)
International Pageants Miss Supranational 2022: In Leakena (Unplaced)
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