Miss Grand Laos 2017 (Lao: ມີສແກຣນລາວ 2017) was the inaugural edition of the Miss Grand Laosbeauty pageant,[1][2][3][4] held on July 15, 2017, at the ITECC Shopping Mall in the district of Xaysetha, Vientiane.[5][6] Seventeen candidates who qualified for the national stage through an audition competed for the right to represent the country at Miss Grand International 2017,[5] and an eighteen-year-old Psychologist student from Vientiane, Chinnally Nolasing, was named the winner and received a cash prize of ₭N50 million kip as the reward.[7][8][9] Nolasing then took part in the aforementioned international pageant in Vietnam, where she was placed among the top 20 finalists.[10]
In addition to the main winner, all pageant runners-up were assigned to represent the country at other international contests, including Miss International 2017, Miss Supranational 2017, and Miss China-Asean Etiquette.[11]
The pageant was managed by Miss Laos Company of Hongkham Souvannavong.[2][3] The grand final of the contest was live-transmitted to the audience nationwide via national television, TV Laos HD, as well as to the worldwide audience on its parent international contest's Facebook page.[12]
