Miss Grand Thailand 2022 () is the ninth edition of the Miss Grand Thailand beauty contest, held on 30 April 2022 at Show DC Hall in Bangkok, Thailand. The coronation was initially scheduled in August 2021, however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was rescheduled twice, first in late-2021, and later to 2022. At the end of the event, the appointed Miss Grand Thailand 2021, Indy Johnson of Pathum Thani, crowned her successor, Engfa Waraha of Bangkok, a former contestant on the 2018/2019 The Voice Thailand, making her the first representative of the capital city to win the title. Engfa represented the country at Miss Grand International 2022, where she placed as 1st Runner-Up.
Seventy-seven delegates, chosen by various provincial licensees through their provincial pageants, competed for the national title. The event was hosted by Matthew Deane and was beamed live to a virtual audience worldwide via the pageant YouTube channel, named GrandTV.
Background Location and date
The ninth edition of the Miss Grand Thailand beauty contest was originally scheduled to be held on 21 August 2021, however, the rising cases caused by SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant in Thailand during Mid-2021 caused the organizer to postpone the event to 11 September 2021 and eventually announce to skip the event to be arranged in April 2022 instead. The press conference of the contest was conducted at the PM Center office on 17 January, in which Khon Kaen was announced as the preliminary host province for the swimsuit contest, the darling of the host competition as well as all other ancillary activities during 10–21 April, and the Show DC Hall of Bangkok will be served as the venue for the national costume parade, preliminary competition, and the grand final coronation. Moreover, in the same event, the former Miss Grand Thailand Arayha Suparurk was authorized as the general director of the pageant, replacing , who served in such a position during 2019–2021.
On 14 February 2021, the pageant organizer Miss Grand International Co., Ltd. together with the Thai Fabric Promotion Association of Khon Kaen Province, Khon Kaen Tourist Business Association, and Khon Kaen Chamber of Commerce, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to host the Miss Grand Thailand 2022 contest in Khon Kaen under the concept of ′The Iconic of Khon Kaen′ aiming to promote the provincial tourism industry during the Songkran Festival, the traditional Thai New Year, held during 8–15 April at Sri Chan Road and Kaen Nakhon Lake in the center of Khon Kaen city. + List of the main events in the Miss Grand Thailand 2022 pageantLocation Date Event Venue Ref. Preliminary host province: Khon Kaen (10–21 April) 13 AprilCreative Isan Costume competitionArt and Culture Museum, Khon Kaen University 16 AprilSwimsuit competition Khon Kaen Hall, CentralPlaza Khon Kaen 17 AprilMiss Darling of Khon Kaen contestFinal venue: Bangkok(4 – 9, 22–30 April) 24 April National Costume Parade Show DC Hall, Huai Khwang 26 April Miss Grand Morlam final round 27 April Preliminary competition 30 April Grand Final Coronation
Selection of participants Seventy-seven national delegates were selected through the provincial pageants, 52 events in total, held in 44 provinces by several local organizers, who in some cases are responsible for more than one province. The provincial winners hold the title "Miss Grand (Province)" for the year of their reign. Of which, one contestant was replaced after the original contestant; Aksarapak Chaiammart, who had been crowned Miss Grand Nakhon Sawan 2022, was due to represent the province but the health problem had to resign the title and was replaced by the first runner-up Aizryh Phipat. +Lists of the provincial pageants of Miss Grand Thailand 2022, by the coronation dateLocationGroupDate and VenueNo. of CandidatesNo. of QF titles forthe National StageRef. Total number of provincial pageant: 52 pageants, held in 44 provincesTotal: 721Total: 77 titles South13 March 2021 at Le Méridien Khao Lak Resort & Spa, Takua Pa 6 South20 March 2021 at Nipa Garden Hotel, Surat Thani10 North3 April 2021 at Breeze Hill Resort, Khao Kho20 North3 April 2021 at Porncharoen Resort & Spa, Kong Krailat, Sukhothai9 North12 April 2021 at Huern Na Na Boutique Hotel, Phrae14 Northeast24 April 2021 at 20 Central Event 1: 13 June 2021 at iResidence Hotel, Khlong Luang17 CentralEvent 2: 6 February 2022 at ESC Park Hotel, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani13CentralEvent 1: 20 June 2021 at Westgate Residence Hotel, Bang Yai12 SouthEvent 2: 12 February 2022 at Sak Siam Lakeside Resort, Sai Noi9CentralEvent 1: 27 June 2021 at Mirinn Theater, RCA Plaza, Bangkok10 CentralEvent 2: 26 January 2022 at Mirin Club, Royal City Avenue, Bangkok16NortheastEvent 3: 13 February at Compost Studio, Wang Thonglang5NortheastEvent 4: 16 February 2022 at Varavela Garden Hall, Bueng Kum, Bangkok7CentralEvent 5: 16 February 2022 at Varavela Garden Hall, Bueng Kum, Bangkok13CentralEvent 6: 28 February 2022 at RMUTP Hall – Thewet Campus, Bangkok10 Central 27 June 2021 at Robinson Department Store, Kanchanaburi15 Northeast28 June 2021 at Pullman Khon Kaen Raja Orchid Hotel, Khon Kaen26 Central29 June 2021 at Rimkhobfa Urban Resort, Samut Prakan20 Northeast30 June 2021 at Mahidol University 13 Northeast11 July 2021 at Montatip Hall, Udon Thani20 Northeast26 July 2021 – Virtual pageant15 Central14 November 2021 at Suntara Wellness Resort and Hotel, Chachoengsao11 Northeast28 November 2021 at Kalasin University Auditorium, Kalasin22 Northeast19 December 2021 at Petcharat Garden Hotel, Roi Et20NorthEvent 1: 23 December 2021 at Chiangmai Hall, CentralPlaza Chiang Mai Airport20NorthEvent 2: 27 December 2021 at Maya Lifestyle Shopping Center, Chiang Mai 12 North25 December 2021 at The Riverie by Katathani Chiang Rai Resort, Chiang Rai13 Northeast31 December 2021 at Nongkhai Tavilla Hotel and Convention Center, Nong Khai14North14 January 2022 at Tops Plaza Phayao, Phayao10 Northeast16 January 2022 at Loei Palace Hotel, Loei18 Central30 January 2022 at – Suphan Buri Campus10North31 January 2022 at CentralPlaza Phitsanulok, Phitsanulok16 South6 February 2022 at The Gold Living Life, Thung Song16 Northeast6 February 2022 at Thong Tarin Hotel, Surin7 Northeast12 February 2022 at J.P. Emerald Hotel, Yasothon20 North15 February 2022 at Maeung District Office Multipurpose Yard, Kamphaeng Phet11Northeast19 February 2022 at Variety Hall, The Mall Nakhon Ratchasima9South19 February 2022 at Ramada Plaza Chao Fah, Wichit, Phuket9 Central20 February 2022 at Central Ayutthaya, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya 18 Northeast20 February 2022 at Chaiyaphum Park Hotel, Chaiyaphum16North20 February 2022 at Imperial Mae Hong Son Hotel, Mae Hong Son6 South20 February 2022 at Jansom Beach Resort, Ranong7South22 February 2022 at Khum Damnoen Resort, Damnoen Saduak, Ratchaburi 15South24 February 2022 at Holiday Inn Resort Vana Nava, Hua Hin13North24 February 2022 at Avatarn Miracles Hotel, Ban Rai12 Central25 February 2022 at Tawarawadee Resort, Si Maha Phot15 South25 February 2022 at Robinson Lifestyle Trang Department Store, Trang15 Central26 February 2022 at Star Convention Hotel, Rayong17 Central26 February 2022 at CentralFestival Pattaya Beach, Pattaya28 South27 February 2022 at Nana Buri Hotel, Chumphon 8 Central27 February 2022 at O2 Hotel, Lopburi13 Total number of provincial pageant: 52 pageants, held in 44 provincesTotal: 721Total: 77 titles
Competition Section ContentsClick on a title to go to the specific content• Pre-pageant activities • Miss Grand Morlam Contest • Pond's Challenge• Isan Costume Contest• Swimsuit Contest • Miss Darling of Khon Kaen • Devonte's Challenge• Wink White's Challenge • National Costume Parade• Miss Popular Vote • Preliminary Competition• Grand Final
Pre-pageant activities Pre-pageant voting Before the start of the national pageant, public online voting was held on the pageants' official Facebook page, aiming to determine the top 2 winners of each region groups, 8 in total. The result found that the candidates of Chiang Mai, Lampang, Nakhon Pathom, Nonthaburi, Amnat Charoen, Udon Thani, Kanchanaburi, and Surat Thani, were announced as the winner of the first challenging event. All of them received the organizer's special gift set as a reward.
Later in late April 2022, two weeks before the beginning of the pageant boot camp, the second public online voting challenge was additionally launched to select 10 winners, regardless of the geographical region, for joining a special meeting with the president of the contest Nawat Itsaragrisil on 8 March, the voting result is shown below; The Best of Misses voting winnersNorthern:Central: Northeastern: Southern: Pre-arrival voting resultWinners: Top 20:
Ancillary activities In addition to the sub-contests and challenge events, several ancillary events were programmed to be arranged in this edition, such as a sponsor photo shoot, sightseeing, as well as doing charitable events. One of which, Miss Grand Land Road – a public Marathon charitable event, co-organized by the Student Union of Khon Kaen University (KKUSU) and the Miss Grand International Limited, originally scheduled to happen on 10 April at Khon Kaen University, was entirely canceled due to the serious situation of the COVID-19 pandemic in the preliminary host province.
On 5 April 14 national entrances were favorably chosen by Ramsita the main sponsor of the contest, to take the photo shoot used for their commercial purposes, the provinces of those eligible candidates is listed below.
On the official welcome ceremony night held at Show DC Hall on 9 April, in addition to publicizing the competition details, the event also featured the formal Thai national costume and the creative swimsuit fashion shows worn by seventy-seven national aspirants. Moreover, the presentation of the modern Thai silk dress by the mentioned candidates was also founded at the "Gala Night Thai Silk", arranged in Avani Khon Kaen Hotel & Convention Centre on the following 11 March. In partnership with Netflix, the pageant contents will also be accessible on such a platform; some candidates were elected to shoot the advertising media, namely the representative of Ang Thong, Chumphon, and Phuket.
Sub-contests and special awards Miss Grand Morlam contest
The preliminary round of the Miss Grand Morlam Rising Star was held on 6 April 2022 at Hotel Swissôtel Bangkok Ratchada, in which the panel of judges affiliated with the Mor lam music band "Prathom Bunterng Silp" () select the finalists based on their Mor lam-related performances. Fifty out of the seventy-seven national finalists voluntarily took part in this sub-contest, only 3 candidates were classified for the further round; including Engfa Waraha of Bangkok, Mueanphan Kunket of Prachinburi, and Kittiyaporn Lanont of Sisaket. The event was hosted by Sakul Limpapanon, 2018.
The judging panel of the event includes;
Phakdee Pollam – Prathom Bunterng Silp band leader Ukondetch Patchim – Prathom Bunterng Silp performer Top Thanachai – Prathom Bunterng Silp performer Torchok Sirichai – Prathom Bunterng Silp performer Mack Natnarin – Prathom Bunterng Silp MC Teerawat Jiangkam – Prathom Bunterng Silp performance trainer Hotty Thaweesak – Prathom Bunterng Silp performer Sukanya Lunthaisong – Prathom Bunterng Silp performer Krissaneerat Saentrong – Prathom Bunterng Silp performer Nawat Itsaragrisil – Miss Grand International Ltd. president