Miss Grand Indonesia was an Indonesian female beauty pageant, held annually since 2018. The winners of the contest represented Indonesia at its parent international stage, Miss Grand International, in which an Indonesian delegate, Ariska Putri Pertiwi, won the title in 2016. Before the establishment of the Miss Grand Indonesia pageant, the Indonesian representatives for the aforementioned international stage were appointed or determined through other national pageants.
The pageant was discontinued in 2021 when the country representative was instead handpicked. In 2023 and 2024, Miss Grand Indonesia titleholders were determined through a newly established Miss Mega Bintang Indonesia.
In addition to winning the main title in 2016, Indonesian delegates also qualified for the top 5 in the Miss Grand International pageant in 2018, 2020, and 2022, as well as obtaining the Best National Costume Award in 2016 and 2017.
History In the first edition of the Miss Grand International pageant, the right to send an Indonesian candidate was granted to Puteri Indonesia, and the 3rd runner-up Puteri Indonesia 2013, Novia Indriani Mamuaja, was appointed as the first Miss Grand Indonesia titleholder. The country representatives for the four following international editions were also appointed: by El John Pageants from 2014 to 2015, and back to Puteri Indonesia from 2016 to 2017 by awarding its 3rd runner-up the Puteri Indonesia Perdamaian title.
Under the management of the Yayasan Dharma Gantari with former Miss Tourism Indonesia 2016 Dikna Faradiba as director, the first edition of the Miss Grand Indonesia pageant was organized in July 2018 in the capital, Jakarta. The auditions were held in 18 cities countrywide to elect the qualified candidates for the national stage. Yayasan Dharma Gantari also held a stand-alone Miss Grand national pageant the following year until the franchise was lost to Yayasan Dunia Mega Bintang of Ivan Gunawan in 2020.
In 2020, under the direction of Ivan Gunawan, the Miss Grand Indonesia pageant was conducted as a pageant reality show with a total of 5 contestants. In addition to Miss Grand International, the runner-up was also sent to compete internationally in the Miss Intercontinental pageant. However, the two following representatives, for the 2021 and 2022 Miss Grand International, were instead appointed. In 2023 and 2024, the Indonesian candidates for Miss Grand were elected through a newly established Miss Mega Bintang Indonesia, in which the runners-up were also sent to compete in other international pageants. In 2025, Ivan Gunawan relinquished the license, and it was then granted to Jonathan Johanes Handoko of Yayasan Mahadaya Kemilau Gemintang (YMKG).
Regional pageants From 2018 – 2019, three provincial preliminary stages were established to select representatives for Miss Grand Indonesia, including Miss Grand Bali (est. 2018), Miss Grand West Java (est. 2018), and Miss Grand East Java (est. 2019).
Editions Date and venue
EditionDateVenueEntrants1stJuly 21, 2018Jakarta Convention Center, Senayan City, Central Jakarta302ndAugust 29, 2019 Balai Sarbini Hall, Setiabudi, South Jakarta343rdJune 21, 2020Goodrich Suites, Artotel Portfolio, South Jakarta54thAugust 31, 2025Bengkel Space SCBD, South Jakarta185thAugust 11, 2026Nafiri Convention Hall, Central Park, West Jakarta19
Competition results
Year Miss Grand Indonesia Vice queens 2018 Bengkulu – North Sumatra – Vivi Wijaya Huang Jakarta – Stephanie Cecillia 2019 East Nusa Tenggara – Bali – Cindy Yuliani North Sumatra – Gabriella Hutahaean 2020 West Java – East Java – Bella Aprilia rowspan=2 2025Central Kalimantan – Vina Anggi SitorusBali – Dela Deniyati2026Riau Islands – Dilza SalsabilaCentral Java – Verta ArlinsaWest Sumatra – Ratih Ayu Syafriza Notes
International competition Miss Grand International Color keys
Year Representative National qualification Competition performance National director PlacementSpecial award(s)2013 Novia Indriani 3rd runner-up Puteri Indonesia 2013Unplaced—Mooryati Soedibyo2014Margenie Winarti1st runner-up Putri Bumi IndonesiaTop 10Best in Evening GownJohnnie Sugiarto2015Yolanda Remetwa1st runner-up Putri Pariwisata IndonesiaUnplaced—2016Ariska Putri PertiwiPuteri Indonesia Perdamaian 2016WinnerBest National CostumeMooryati Soedibyo2017Dea RizkitaPuteri Indonesia Perdamaian 2017Top 10Best National Costume,Miss Popular Vote2018Miss Grand Indonesia 20182nd Runner-upBest in Social MediaDikna Faradiba2019Miss Grand Indonesia 2019Unplaced—2020Miss Grand Indonesia 20203rd Runner-up—Ivan Gunawan2021rowspan=2 Top 10—2022Andina Julie2nd Runner-up—2023Ritassya WellgreatMiss Mega Bintang Indonesia 20235th Runner-up—2024Nova LianaMiss Mega Bintang Indonesia 20245th Runner-up Miss Popular Vote 2025Vina Anggi SitorusMiss Grand Indonesia 2025Top 22 —Jonathan Johanes Handoko 2026Dilza SalsabilaMiss Grand Indonesia 2026
Other international pageants Some runners-up of the Miss Grand Indonesia pageant, which was held as a stand-alone contest from 2018 to 2020, were also sent to compete internationally, as detailed below.
Year Representative National qualification International pageant PageantResult20201st runner-up – Miss Grand Indonesia 2020Miss Intercontinental 2020Top 202022Top 5 – Miss Grand Indonesia 2020Miss Face Of Humanity 2022Winner2025Dela DeniyatiTop 2 – Miss Grand Indonesia 2025The Miss Globe 2025Top 11MGI All Stars 1st EditionUnplaced2026Verta ArlinsaTop 3 – Miss Grand Indonesia 2026The Miss Globe 2026TBATBA
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