The 6th edition of the Miss Grand International pageant was held at the One Entertainment Park in Yangon, Myanmar on October 25, 2018, in which candidates from 75 countries and territories participated. These candidates were elected as the country representatives through different methods, such as through the Miss Grand National which was held to select the country representative for Miss Grand International specifically, or appointed by another national pageant organizer, in which the main winner was sent to compete on other international stages. Some of them were assigned as representatives without competing at any national pageant in this particular year.

Overview As per data collected in the National preliminary contest section, 44 national pageant was held to elect the country representatives for Miss Grand International 2018. 19 of which was the Miss Grand National (A1), while 2 was other national contests that sent their main winners to Miss Grand International 2023 (A2), 14 national contest listed the Miss Grand title as one of the supplement awards (B1), while the remaining 13 contest later appointed its runner-up as Miss Grand National titleholder (B2). All the remaining candidates were either determined through the casting or appointed without participating in any respective national pageants (C1 and C2), such as the representative of Panama.

This year, the Miss Grand National was also held in Azerbaijan, but the organizer, Elxan Pashayev, did not hold the license of Miss Grand International for Azerbaijan.

Three candidates, who were elected as the country representatives through the national pageant, did not enter the international tournament for different reasons, and no replacements were assigned, including the representatives of Bahamas, Namibia, and Singapore.

The representatives of Guatemala and Honduras were also appointed but did not compete for undisclosed reasons, while the representative of Lithuania, Jurate Stasiunaite, withdrew during the international pageant camp for personal reasons.

Five replacements have been observed, including: Albania: The Miss Grand Albania 2018 winner, Dashuria Bilaj, was replaced by an appointed, Klaudia Kalia, after Lens Production lost the franchise to Aleks Fashion Events. Canada: The Miss Grand Canada 2018 winner, Veronica Rodriguez, was replaced by the runner-up, Grace Diamani, for undisclosed reasons. Colombia: Génesis Quintero, the original Miss Grand Colombia 2018, resigned from the title, and Sheyla Quizena was appointed as the replacement. Kosovo: After several conflicts with the national director, the Miss Grand Kosovo 2018 winner, Bernadeta Nikolla, resigned from the title, and Songyl Meniqi was appointed as the replacement. Spain: Mariola Angulo, Miss Grand Spain 2018 winner, resigned from the title for undisclosed reasons, then the first runner-up, Patricia López, was promoted to take over the title and competed internationally as the replacement.

In this edition, a total of 13 countries withdrew, 3 countries debuted, and 10 countries returned, making the total 75 countries that participated. The information is summarized below. ReturnsWithdrawalsDebuts Last competed in 2013:

Last competed in 2014:

Last competed in 2015:

Last competed in 2016:

No licensee:

Representative determinedbut did not compete:

Withdrew during the pageant

National preliminary contest The following is a list of Miss Grand International 2018's national preliminary contests, which were categorized by the country representative selection methods.

+Map shows Miss Grand International 2018 participating countries and territories, classified by representative selection methods (as of May 2023)Color keys

+List of the national preliminary pageants (A1 – B2) for the Miss Grand International 2018 contest, by the coronation dateCountry/TerritoryPageant TypeDate and VenueEntrantsRef.Total: 45 pageantscolspan=2 Miss FaceB2September 30, 2017, at the , Prague10Miss Universe MyanmarB2September 30, 2017, at the Gandamar Grand Ballroom, Gandamar Wholesale30Miss PeruB2October 29, 2017, at the Municipal Theatre, Lima23Miss VenezuelaB2November 9, 2017, at the Venevisión - Studio 5, Caracas24Miss PoloniaB2November 26, 2017, at the Hotel Narvil Conference & Spa, Serock20The Miss ChinaA2December 9, 2017, at the Royal Hotel, Guangzhou24Miss Grand ColombiaA1February 11, 2018, at the BH Tempo Hotel, Villeta, Cundinamarca5Miss Grand NamibiaA1March 3, 2018, at the Safari Hotel, WindhoekBinibining PilipinasMarch 18, 2018, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Metro Manila40Miss Grand LaosA1March 24, 2018, at the ITECC Shopping Mall, Xaysetha, Vientiane12Miss MexicoMay 4, 2018, at the Salón Imperial de Villa Toscana Eventos, Hermosillo, Sonora32Miss World New ZealandMay 5, 2018, at the SkyCity Convention Centre, Auckland11Miss EcuadorB2May 8, 2018, at the Hotel Oro Verde de Machala, Machala, El Oro22Miss Grand MalaysiaA1May 12, 2018, at the Grand Pacific Ballroom, Evolve Concept Mall, Petaling Jaya, Selangor24Queen of UkraineA2May 23, 2018, at the Parkovy Exhibition and Convention Center, Kyiv12Miss Grand Albania and KosovoA1May 26, 2018, at the California Resort, Lipljan, Pristina14Miss Grand ParaguayA1June 9, 2018, at the Theater of the Americas, Paraguayan-American Cultural Center (CCPA), Asunción15Miss Grand AustraliaA1June 16, 2018, at the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth, Sydney28Miss Grand NetherlandsA1June 17, 2018, at the Apollo Hotel, Vinkeveen10B2Femina Miss IndiaB2June 19, 2018, at the DOME, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium, Mumbai30Miss BoliviaJune 23, 2018, at the Salón Sirionó dela FexPo, Santa Cruz de la Sierra24Miss International United KingdomJune 24, 2018, at the Park Hall Hotel, Preston, Lancashire53Miss Grand SpainA1June 30, 2018, at the Cerezo Theater, Carmona34Miss Grand BahamasA1July 1, 2018, at the Meliá Nassau Beach – All-Inclusive Resort, Nassau7Miss and Mister Grand AzerbaijanA1July 8, 2018, at the Elektra Events Hall, Baku10Miss Grand ThailandA1July 14, 2018, at the Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre, Bangkok77Miss Grand IndonesiaA1July 21, 2018, at the Jakarta Convention Center, Central Jakarta30Miss Grand JapanA1July 31, 2018, at the WOMB Night Club, Shibuya, Tokyo17Miss Grand NepalA1August 4, 2018, at the Hotel Gurkha Heritage10Miss Grand South AfricaA1August 4, 2018, at the Atterbury Theatre, Pretoria14Miss Universe U.S. Virgin IslandsB2August 11, 2018, at the Pistarckle Theater, St. Thomas5 Miss Universe JamaicaAugust 24, 2018, at the Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston24Miss Grand CanadaA1August 26, 2018, at the Chinese Cultural Center, Calgary15 Miss Grand KoreaA1August 30, 2018, at the Dinoche Convention, Seongdong, Seoul22Miss Queen of ScandinaviaSeptember 1, 2018, at the Grand Hotel, Stockholm, Sweden35Miss World BulgariaSeptember 12, 2018, at the Rainbow Plaza, Sofia22Miss DenmarkB2September 12, 2018, at the Circus Building, Copenhagen30Ethiopian Beauty QueensSeptember 13, 2018, at the Intercontinental Addis Hotel, Addis Ababa40Miss Grand CambodiaA1September 13, 2018, at the Nagaworld Hotel Grand Ballroom, Phnom Penh27Miss Cook IslandsSeptember 15, 2018, at the Avarua National Auditorium, Avarua7Miss Grand Sri LankaA1September 16, 2018, at the Waters Edge, Colombo14Miss VietnamB2September 16, 2018, at the Phu Tho Indoor Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City43 Miss FinlandB2 September 29, 2018, at the Billnäs Ironworks, Billnäs, Raseborg 10 Miss World MongoliaB2September 2018Miss SingaporeSeptember 2018Note The elected representative did not compete internationally and no replacement was assigned. The elected representative(s) resigned or were dethroned, and were later replaced by the runner-up or an appointed representative(s).

References

External links Miss Grand International official website