KUALA LUMPUR: The Miss Global International Malaysia 2014 (MGIM 2014) pageant week will culminate with a ‘grand slam’ of five coveted international titles from Aug 7 to 17.
Shaun, managing director of ERM Marketing and Joe Ong, co-founder of Peoplegraphy Studio, with the 19 finalists of MGIM 2014.
Drawn from a series of auditions and interviews that started since April across Malaysia, 19 finalists have been selected to vie for the coveted titles of Miss International and Miss Supranational and three major titles Miss Intercontinental Miss Globe International and World Miss University.
The bevy of talented and outspoken finalists who hail from all over Malaysia including Selangor, Sri Aman, Limbang, Miri, Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Ipoh, Johor and Kuala Lumpur will vie for total cash winnings and prizes worth up to RM100,000.
Organised by MerveilleuxM Production and Peoplegraphy Studio, and co-organised by ZW Consultancy with event title franchise holder ERM Marketing, MGIM 2014, the pageant in its fourth year running is aimed at empowering women, celebrating beauty, diversity and culture of young Malaysian women.
During pageant week, the finalists will be judged on personality, beauty, communication and stage presence by participating in various charity, tourism and educational activities leading up to the Grand Finale on Aug 17 at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel.
Winners of the five titles will representMalaysia on the world stage in upcoming months.
“This marks a major milestone for MGIM as we started as the only national beauty pageant in East Malaysia and this year we wanted to raise the bar and bring it to greater heights to celebrate the beauty of Malaysia and its people with the crowning of a historic breakthrough of five coveted international titles. We are excited to be the first competition to crown and send a representative for Malaysia to the Miss International and Miss Supranational pageant in Tokyo and Poland respectively,” said Marlene Lim, managing director of MerveilleuxM Production in a press release.
“MGIM is all about empowering women, building futures and inspiring a generation of independent and modern women. We want to celebrate real outstanding women who are not afraid to be themselves and go the distance, stand for their beliefs whilst representing the epitome of elegant beauty, confidence and strong character,” Marlene added.
MGIM 2014 will be judged by a panel of renowned and respected veterans in the industry, including Carol Lee (first Malaysian and Asian to win Mrs Universe 2013 in Aruba), RahimaOrchientYayah (Miss Malaysia World 1994 Winner, Top 10 Miss World 1994) and Chris Tong (Mediacorp Artiste, Golden Awards 2014 Top 5 Best Actress, Miss Chinese Cosmos 2006). The rest of the judging panel will be revealed at the grand finale.
Among sub-titles to be awarded during the pageant week are Miss Body Beautiful Strip, Miss Face Beautiful by MEME Clinic, Miss XES Elegant by XES Shoes, Miss Congeniality RedOne, Miss Popularity by Delirium Concept, Miss Photogenic by Peoplegraphy, Miss Talent by ZW
Consultancy and Miss Charm International.
The pageant has supported many NGOs such as PersatuanAutistikMiri, Sunflower Centre, Miri Home for the Aged, Hospital Miri Children’s Ward, where part proceeds will be channelled to non-governmental charity organisations.
The public can purchase tickets to the Grand Finale Gala Night at http://mgim2014.eventbrite.com/ or call +6012 336 6128 / +6019 225 6005. Tickets are selling at RM500 per pax (normal) and RM1,000 per pax (VIP), for entrance and a full course dinner.
MGIM 2014 is sponsored by CNB Auto Volkswagen, DoubleTree Hilton KL, Backstage Creations, Clarify, Jekyll & Hyde, Strip Ministry of Waxing, MyDressRoom, Superdry, SOP, XES Shoes, Signature at The Roof, Paradigm Mall, IlovetoshopbyJennifer, IronLoi Illustration, RedOne, Takumi, House of Dresses, ShanellHarun, Freda Fashion Designer and many more.
The public can also vote for their favourite finalists – with a chance to win an after party pass– where the votes will determine the winner of MGIM 2014’s Miss Popularity at the Grand Finale.
The official voting app is available for download at the Google Play store at http://goo.gl/YTwL6R. Non-android users can also vote via SMS by typing MGIM<SPACE><NUMBER OF FINALIST and sending it to 36889. Each vote will be charged RM1.00 to your mobile number by SMS or Official App.
In crowning glory, the Grand Finale for Miss International will be held in Tokyo on Nov 11, Dec 5 for Miss Supranational Grand Finale in Poland and
Oct 27 for Miss Intercontinental Grand Finale in Jordan. Date shave not been fixed for Miss Globe International in Albania and World Miss University in South Korea.
For more information on MGIM 2014, logon www.facebook.com/merveilleuxmproduction.