Thomas Tan
The 14 married women who are vying for the inaugural Mrs Grand Malaysia crown were presented to the public at a sashing ceremony held at Geno Hotel in Subang Jaya on January 8, 2022.
The finalists were presented with their sash emblazoned with the words ‘Mrs Grand Malaysia 2022 Finalist’ by Mrs Asia Pacific 2019/2020 Previtha Rajah, the guest of honour at the event.
A cake-cutting ceremony was held to celebrate the official kick off with the pageant final scheduled to be staged at Hotel Geno in Subang Jaya on March 12, 2022.
Mrs Grand Malaysia pageant license holder and national director Ram Saiji of SUN Production said the finalists aged between 29 to 59 years were selected after passing several auditions and interviews.
“We have selected the very best candidates for the finals. They are ready to compete for the crown in pursuit of their passion and their dreams,” said Ram.
The candidates come from across the country from various backgrounds, comprising an entrepreneur, company director, engineer, model, actress, marketing manager, personal assistant, public servant and other professions.
The pageant will include three categories based upon age groups. The Standard category is open to women between the ages of 18 to 28 years, the Classic category is for those between 29 to 40 years while the Royal category is for women aged between 41 to 60 years.
Over the next few weeks, contestants will take part in various activities including sponsors visit, evening gown photoshoot, grooming class and catwalk training followed by rehearsals, leading up to the grand finale.
The winner in each category will compete against other world finalists at the first edition of Mrs Grand International 2022 final in Myanmar.
Kiranjit Kaur, a 41-year-old mother of two children aged 12 and 9, joined the pageant for the first time as a way to rebuild her self-confidence to handle challenges and affirm her real worth.
“I always had a very low self-esteem and confidence, growing up being a dark skin I always thought it was a crime, and till recently after I have got divorced after 18 years that hit me hard.
“It was then I decided that I want to join this competition to build my self-confidence as I feel this is the best platform to rebuild my confidence and a very good learning path, and prove to myself I am as beautiful as anyone else are and this was also necessary to set a good example for my two daughters,” said Kiranjit.
The tallest contestant at 166cm (5’ 5”) from Kuala Lumpur said of beauty: “Beauty is not only a reflection of your face but it’s also inside you. If you have a beautiful face but you are unkind to others that is not beautiful.”
Kiranjit, who graduated with a business marketing (Hons) degree from University of Northumbria, UK in 2003 is now pursuing a Master of Arts (MA) in Counselling Psychology at Open University Malaysia.
“By pursuing counselling I decided to major in family or couple counselling whereby I would provide counselling to couples or women who are going through a rough phase in their marriage.”
The catwalk training and mentoring program for the contestants are conducted by MF Academy.
MF Academy founder and certified catwalk-trainer Mala Forever said the contestants have improved their skills and knowledge and built their confidence in their abilities during the last two training sessions.
“They were cooperative even though some of them are still new in this pageant field and they are mothers who are willing to take up this challenge for their personal growth and self-esteem,” said Mala, a former beauty queen herself.
Mrs Grand Malaysia 2022 Finalists List
• Haniza Bt. Mohd Haniff, 59, Shah Alam
• Grace Liso, 41, Miri, Sarawak
• Kiranjit Kaur, 41, KL
• Prasana A/P Sivadas, 41, Selangor
• Baizurah Said Mohd, 40, Mentakab, Pahang
• Cherry Maurie Anak Charlie Michael, 32, Kuching, Sarawak
• Kishantini A/P Selva Kumar, 31, Shah Alam, Selangor
• Jasmit Kaur A/P Gian Singh, 40, Ipoh, Perak
• Sharmila Mahendran, 39, KL
• Nurul Syafiqah Shahnurin, 29, Malacca
• Nur Zulaikha Mohd Safuan, 33, Johor
• Dato’ Wahadaniah Abd Wahab, 45, Subang Jaya, Selangor
• Nor Shahida Bt Mohamad Yusof, 33, Pasir Puteh, Kelantan
• Maznira Mat Zulkefli, 29, Kelantan
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