Miss Grand Australia 2022 was the sixth edition of the

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pageant, held on July 16, 2022, at the

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. Twenty-one candidates from different

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competed for the title as well as the right to represent the country at its parent international stage,

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. At the end of the event, a 26-year-old communications coordinator from the state of

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, Amber Sidney, was named the winner, while Paitin Powell from the state of

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was named the first runner-up. Amber later represented Australia at the aforementioned international contest in

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on October 25, but was unplaced, making her the first Australian representative to be disqualified at the

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2022 in Australia