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Miss Grand Australia

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Miss Grand Australia
FormationAugust 30, 2014; 8 years ago (2014-08-30)
FounderNadasha Zhang
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersMelbourne
Location
Membership
Miss Grand International
Official language
English
National Director
Amber Dew
Parent organization
Rise Academy (2017 – Present)
WebsiteOfficial Website

Miss Grand Australia is an annual national female beauty pageant in Australia founded in 2014 by Nadasha Zhang,[1] aiming to select the country's representatives to participate at its parent international pageant, Miss Grand International.[2][3] Its first two editions were held concurrently with Miss Supranational Australia before being held separately after the license was transferred to Dani Fitch in 2017.[2][3][4][5][6]

The reigning Miss Grand Australia is Amber Sidney of Melbourne who was crowned on 16 July 2022 at the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth Hotel, she will represent the country in Miss Grand International 2022, which was scheduled to be held on 25 October 2022 in Indonesia.[7]

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Australia

Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country. Australia is the oldest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent, with the least fertile soils. It is a megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates, with deserts in the centre, tropical rainforests in the north-east, and mountain ranges in the south-east.

Miss Grand International

Miss Grand International

Miss Grand International is a beauty pageant franchise based in Thailand. It consists of the annual national pageant Miss Grand Thailand, as well as the international competition Miss Grand International, to which participating rights are licensed to organizers in other countries.

Melbourne

Melbourne

Melbourne is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a 9,993 km2 (3,858 sq mi) metropolitan area known as Greater Melbourne, comprising an urban agglomeration of 31 local municipalities, although the name is also used specifically for the local municipality of City of Melbourne based around its central business area. The metropolis occupies much of the northern and eastern coastlines of Port Phillip Bay and spreads into the Mornington Peninsula, part of West Gippsland, as well as the hinterlands towards the Yarra Valley, the Dandenong and Macedon Ranges. It has a population over 5 million, mostly residing to the east side of the city centre, and its inhabitants are commonly referred to as "Melburnians".

Sofitel

Sofitel

Sofitel Hotels & Resorts are a French hotel chain of luxury hotels based in Paris, France, and owned by Accor since 1980.

Miss Grand International 2022

Miss Grand International 2022

Miss Grand International 2022 was the 10th-anniversary edition of the Miss Grand International pageant, held on 25 October 2022 at Sentul International Convention Center in Bogor Regency of West Java province, Indonesia. The pageant featured contestants from sixty-eight countries and territories, of which, the Brazilian representative, Isabella Menin, was named the winner and crowned by Miss Grand International 2021 Nguyễn Thúc Thùy Tiên of Vietnam.

Indonesia

Indonesia

Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guinea. Indonesia is the world's largest archipelagic state and the 14th-largest country by area, at 1,904,569 square kilometres. With over 275 million people, Indonesia is the world's fourth-most populous country and the most populous Muslim-majority country. Java, the world's most populous island, is home to more than half of the country's population.

Background

History

Australia has usually been sending its representative to compete at the Miss Grand International since 2013. In 2013–2014, the license belonged to Nadasha Zhang,[1] and was transferred to Renera Thompson in 2015,[1] then to Dani Fitch and Amber Dew in 2017 and 2023, respectively.[1][6]

The first contest of Miss Grand Australia was held in parallel with Miss Supranational Australia in 2014, featuring 19 national finalists,[4] of which "Renera Thompson" was named the winner.[8][9] Thompson later participated in Miss Grand International 2014 [id] in Thailand, where she was elected the third runner-up.[8] Later in 2016, the contest was also held in parallel with Miss Supranational Australia,[5] however, after the license was purchased by Dani Fitch in the following year, the Miss Grand Australia pageant has been arranged independently since then.[2][3][6]

Since their first participation in 2013, Australian representatives have consistently placed at least among the top 20 finalists, except in 2022. The highest performance was the first runner-up in 2015, obtained by Claire Elizabeth Parker [es] who was later promoted to take over the winner title after the original winner, Anea Garcia [es] of the Dominican Republic, had been dethroned.[10] However, Parker was later delegitimized from the position in 2019 due to partaking in Miss Universe Australia 2019.[10][11]

Editions

Miss Grand Australia Editions
Year Edition Date Venue Host state Entrants Ref.
2014[α] 1st 30 August TRAK Live Lounge Bar, Melbourne Victoria 19 [4]
2016[β] 2nd 14 August NIDA Playhouse Theatre, Sydney New South Wales 18 [5][12]
2017 3rd 30 June Doltone House - Hyde Park, Sydney 16 [13][14]
2018 4th 16 June Sofitel Sydney Wentworth, Sydney 28 [3][15]
2019 5th 8 June 29 [16]
2022 6th 16 July 20 [17]
2023 7th Melbourne Victoria [1]
Note
1. ^α Held in parallel with Miss Supranational Australia 2014.[4]
2. ^β Held in parallel with Miss Supranational Australia 2016.[5]

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Australia

Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country. Australia is the oldest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent, with the least fertile soils. It is a megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates, with deserts in the centre, tropical rainforests in the north-east, and mountain ranges in the south-east.

Miss Grand International

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Renera Thompson

Renera Thompson

Muliagateli Renera Josephine Thompson is Miss Samoa Australia, who was crowned Miss Earth Australia 2013 on October 12 in Brisbane. In 2014, she was crowned Miss Grand Australia 2014 in Miss Supranational and Grand Australia 2014 pageant. She represented Australia at the Miss Earth 2013 and Miss Grand International 2014 pageant.

Thailand

Thailand

Thailand, historically known as Siam and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning 513,120 square kilometres (198,120 sq mi), with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bordered to the north by Myanmar and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and the extremity of Myanmar. Thailand also shares maritime borders with Vietnam to the southeast, and Indonesia and India to the southwest. Bangkok is the nation's capital and largest city.

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares with Haiti, making Hispaniola one of only two Caribbean islands, along with Saint Martin, that is shared by two sovereign states. The Dominican Republic is the second-largest nation in the Antilles by area at 48,671 square kilometers (18,792 sq mi), and third-largest by population, with approximately 10.7 million people, down from 10.8 million in 2020, of whom approximately 3.3 million live in the metropolitan area of Santo Domingo, the capital city. The official language of the country is Spanish.

Miss Universe Australia 2019

Miss Universe Australia 2019

Miss Universe Australia 2019, the 15th edition of the Miss Universe Australia pageant, was held on June 27, 2019, at Sofitel Melbourne on Collins, Melbourne, Victoria. crowned Priya Serrao of Victoria at the end of the event. Serrao represented Australia at Miss Universe 2019, but was unplaced.

Melbourne

Melbourne

Melbourne is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a 9,993 km2 (3,858 sq mi) metropolitan area known as Greater Melbourne, comprising an urban agglomeration of 31 local municipalities, although the name is also used specifically for the local municipality of City of Melbourne based around its central business area. The metropolis occupies much of the northern and eastern coastlines of Port Phillip Bay and spreads into the Mornington Peninsula, part of West Gippsland, as well as the hinterlands towards the Yarra Valley, the Dandenong and Macedon Ranges. It has a population over 5 million, mostly residing to the east side of the city centre, and its inhabitants are commonly referred to as "Melburnians".

Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about 70 km (43.5 mi) towards the Blue Mountains to the west, Hawkesbury to the north, the Royal National Park to the south and Macarthur to the south-west. Sydney is made up of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are known as "Sydneysiders". The 2021 census recorded the population of Greater Sydney as 5,231,150, meaning the city is home to approximately 66% of the state's population. Nicknames of the city include the 'Emerald City' and the 'Harbour City'.

New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state on the east coast of Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria to the south, and South Australia to the west. Its coast borders the Coral and Tasman Seas to the east. The Australian Capital Territory and Jervis Bay Territory are enclaves within the state. New South Wales' state capital is Sydney, which is also Australia's most populous city. In December 2021, the population of New South Wales was over 8 million, making it Australia's most populous state. Just under two-thirds of the state's population, 5.3 million, live in the Greater Sydney area.

Sofitel

Sofitel

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Titleholders

Miss Grand Australia titleholders and the result at the international contest
Year Miss Grand Australia Runners-up Ref.
1st runner-up 2nd runner-up 3rd runner-up 4th runner-up 5th runner-up
2013 Kelly Louise Maguire No runners-up, the titleholder was appointed to the position. [8][18]
2014 Renera Thompson Breanna Herbert — [8][9]
2015 Claire Elizabeth Parker No runners-up, the titleholder was appointed to the position. [10]
2016 Dani Fitch Jessica Parrish Sophie Grosser — [6][5]
2017 Kassandra Kashian Maddison Clare Sloane Sophie Grosser Amelia Conway Alana Thomas — [2]
2018 Kimberly Gundani Chloe Maddison Ryan Jasmine Leatham Krishna Shukla Alana Thomas — [3]
2019 Taylor Marlene Anja Christ Offersen Lavinia Grace White Alecia Mccallum Jazel Alarca Jayde Crystal Wright [16][19]
2021 Angolina Amores No runners-up, the titleholder was appointed to the position. [20]
2022 Amber Sidney Paitin Powell Brooke Murray Christy Taylor Lydia Harland — [7]
Color keys for the Placements at Miss Grand International
  Declared as the winner
  Ended as a runner-up (Top 5): 2023-2015
  Ended as a finalist (Top 10): 2019
  Ended as a semifinalist (Top 20/21): 2016-2018, 2021
  Unplaced
  Did not compete
Note
1. ^α Previously Miss Earth Australia 2010.
2. ^β Previously Miss Earth Australia 2013.
3. ^γ Later temporarily assumed Miss Grand International 2015 [id].[10][11]
4. ^δ Currently Miss Grand Australia national director (2017 – Present).
Winner gallery
  • Miss Grand Australia 2022 Amber Sidney

    Miss Grand Australia 2022
    Amber Sidney

  • Miss Grand Australia 2021 Angolina Amores

    Miss Grand Australia 2021
    Angolina Amores

  • Miss Grand Australia 2015 Claire Elizabeth Parker

    Miss Grand Australia 2015
    Claire Elizabeth Parker

  • Miss Grand Australia 2014 Renera Thompson

    Miss Grand Australia 2014
    Renera Thompson

Source: "Miss Grand Australia", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, February 16th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Grand_Australia.

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Further Reading

Miss Vietnam

Renera Thompson

Jenny Kim

Miss Grand USA

Miss Supranational 2019

Miss Grand International

Miss Supranational 2017

Miss Grand South Africa

Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Châu

Miss Grand International 2023

Miss Grand Vietnam 2022

Miss Grand Honduras

Miss Grand Dominican Republic
References
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  2. ^ a b c d "Kassandra Kashian wins Miss Grand Australia 2017". Pacific Press Publishing Association. 2017. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Kimberly Gundani crowned Miss Grand Australia 2018". Times of India. 17 June 2018. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d Douglas Estwick (30 August 2014). "Belinda Cameron set on business success and Miss Supranational". The Courier-Mail. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Silka Kurzak is Miss Supranational Australia 2016". Times of India. 17 August 2016. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d "Meet The Stunning Dani Fitch: The National Director Of Miss Grand Australia". StarCentral Magazine. 2017. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  7. ^ a b Duy Nam (19 July 2022). "Á hậu 3 tại Hoa hậu Quốc tế 2017 bất ngờ gác lại danh hiệu để tìm tấm vé đến với Miss Grand 2022". Kênh 14 (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
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  9. ^ a b "Người đẹp Cuba đăng quang Miss Grand International 2014". Sài Gòn Giải Phóng (in Vietnamese). 8 October 2014. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
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