The pageant preliminary activities happened in two separate sections: firstly in Jakarta from August 19–22, and the last section happened in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara, from August 23–26.[5][1]
Selection of contestants
The finalists for Miss Grand Indonesia 2019 were determined through either the auditions or provincial preliminary pageants, which were held in East Java and Bali, the winners of which then represented the respective provinces on the national stage.[10][11][12] Meanwhile, the representatives of the remaining 32 provinces that lacked licensees were determined through an audition held by the central organizer in Jakarta. The qualified contestants were then assigned to represent one of Indonesia's provinces that they were affiliated with.[3][13]
The following table is the details of the provincial preliminary pageants of Miss Grand Indonesia 2019.
Pageant
Date and venue
Entrants
Ref.
Miss Grand Bali
February 25, 2019, at the Puri Gangga Resort Sebatu, Tegalalang