Miss Grand Indonesia 2018 was the first edition of the Miss Grand Indonesia pageant, held on July 21, 2018, at the Jakarta Convention Center, Senayan City, Central Jakarta. Thirty contestants, who qualified for the national stage via regional auditions, competed for the title. A 26-year-old University of Indonesia-graduated model representing Bengkulu, , was announced the winner, while Vivi Wijaya Huang of North Sumatra and Stephanie Cecillia Munthe of Jakarta were named the first and second runners-up, respectively.
Nadia later represented Indonesia at the international parent stage, Miss Grand International 2018, held on October 25 that year in Yangon, Myanmar, where she was named the second runner-up as well as obtained the special title of Best in Social Media Award.
The event was supported by the Ministry of Tourism of Indonesia, Junior Chamber International (JCI), and MarkPlus, Inc., and was broadcast nationwide through a free-to-air television network, SCTV. Background History After 5 consecutive years of appointing representatives to compete at the Miss Grand International pageant, the first stand-alone Miss Grand Indonesia was scheduled to happen in 2018 following the franchise transfer to a new organizer, Dharma Gantari Foundation. The memorandum of understanding signing ceremony between the international organ and the local franchise holder was held at Indonesia's Ministry of Tourism Office in Jakarta on January 29, 2018.
Selection of contestants The finalists for Miss Grand Indonesia 2018 were determined through auditions held in 18 cities countrywide from February to April 2018. The qualified contestants were later assigned to represent one of Indonesia's provinces that they were affiliated with.
Result + Miss Grand Indonesia 2018 competition resultColor key: Position DelegateMiss Grand Indonesia 2018Bengkulu – 1st runner-upNorth Sumatra – Vivi Wijaya Huang2nd runner-upJakarta – Stephanie Cecillia MuntheTop 5North Sulawesi – Sabrina Malik West Sumatra – Nada FerlysiaTop 10Bali – Putu Ayu Sada Devi Prednyadari East Java – Rizky Maylina East Kalimantan – Amel Barack West Java – Mentari Novel West Kalimantan – Vegiananda Elyanora Yudhana PutriSpecial awardsBest National CostumeBali – Putu Ayu Sada Devi PrednyadariBest Evening GownNorth Sumatra – Vivi Wijaya HuangMiss CongenialityWest Nusa Tenggara – Ni Komang Sri Maya Dian LestariMiss PopularSouth Sumatra – Putri Azizah RoziMiss PerbankanLampung – Sevin Dwi Putri
Contestants Thirty contestants competed for the title.
Aceh – Eggy Fegri Lindira Putri Bali – Putu Ayu Sada Devi Prednyadari Bangka Belitung Islands – Kenya Nindia Elsa Banten – Brenda Theresia Bengkulu – Central Java – Bunga Ghassani Central Kalimantan – Susan Yuliana East Java – Rizky Maylina East Kalimantan – Amel Barack Jakarta – Stephanie Cecillia Munthe Jambi – Rismawati Lampung – Sevin Dwi Putri Maluku – Angelica Batfutu North Kalimantan – Gabrielle Andrianne Assa North Sulawesi – Sabrina Malik North Sumatra – Vivi Wijaya Huang Papua – Deborah Karubabah Riau – Diana Hariaty Sinaga Riau Islands – Arneta Dwitania Southeast Sulawesi – Lupita Randawi South Kalimantan – Refiana R Ardini South Sulawesi – Rahma Yani South Sumatra – Putri Azizah Rozi West Java – Mentari Novel West Kalimantan – Vegiananda Elyanora Yudhana Putri West Nusa Tenggara – Ni Komang Sri Dian Maya Lestari West Papua – Hermine Rachael Makanuay West Sulawesi – Andini Ika Aprilla West Sumatra – Nada Ferlysia Yogyakarta – Callista Zahra Aidi
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