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Miss Grand International
Established6 November 2013; 9 years ago (2013-11-06)
FounderNawat Itsaragrisil
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersBangkok
Location
  • Thailand
Official language
English
Parent organization
MGI PLC
Budget
US$21.45 million (as of 2020)[1]
Websitemissgrandinternational.com

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.

The current Miss Grand International titleholder is Isabella Menin of Brazil, who was crowned on 25 October 2022 at Sentul International Convention Center in Sentul City, West Java, Indonesia.[2]

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Miss Grand Thailand

Miss Grand Thailand

Miss Grand Thailand is a Thai beauty pageant that has been held annually since 2013 to select who represent Thailand at Miss Grand International. The pageant has been owned by Nawat Itsaragrisil since its inception and was previously broadcast on Channel 7 from 2013 – 2019 then instead switched to be aired on One 31 after the pageant ends its partnership with the Channel 7 in 2020.

Isabella Menin

Isabella Menin

Isabella Novaes Menin is a Brazilian model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Grand International 2022. She is the first Brazilian woman to win the Miss Grand International pageant.

Brazil

Brazil

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America and in Latin America. At 8.5 million square kilometers (3,300,000 sq mi) and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 states and the Federal District. It is the only country in the Americas to have Portuguese as an official language. It is one of the most multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass immigration from around the world, and the most populous Roman Catholic-majority country.

Sentul International Convention Center

Sentul International Convention Center

Sentul International Convention Center or the SICC is a commercial conference hall in the residential area of Sentul City, Babakan Madang, Bogor Regency, West Java, right on the side of the Jagorawi highway. Initially the building was known as Bukit Sentul Convention Center (BSCC), then Sentul City Convention Center (SCCC). The Sentul International Convention Center (SICC) name has been used since May 2009.

Sentul City, Indonesia

Sentul City, Indonesia

Sentul City is a modern housing area situated at Sentul, Babakan Madang, Bogor Regency, in West Java, Indonesia. Its geographical coordinates are 6 52' 0" South, 112 26' 0" East and its original name is Sentul. Located near Bogor, it is about 48 km south of Indonesia's capital city, Jakarta. Sentul City is located at the western foot of the Jonggol Mountains, it is a mountainous township with an area of approximately 3100 hectares.

West Java

West Java

West Java is a province of Indonesia on the western part of the island of Java, with its provincial capital in Bandung. West Java is bordered by the province of Banten and the country's capital region of Jakarta to the west, the Java Sea to the north, the province of Central Java to the east and the Indian Ocean to the south. With Banten, this province is the native homeland of the Sundanese people, the second-largest ethnic group in Indonesia.

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.

History

The speech on the 'Stop the wars and violence' campaign of the Top 10 finalists Miss Grand International 2021 at Show DC Hall, Bangkok, Thailand, on 4 December 2021.

Miss Grand International was founded in 2013 by Nawat Itsaragrisil, a Thai television host and producer. The pageant was founded in Thailand amidst a political crisis, inspiring the organizers to use the slogan 'No mob, Stop the Wars' as part of its identity,[3] later rephrased to 'Stop the War and Violence' in the following year.[4][5][6] The pageant aims to promote peace by being against all kinds of conflicts.[7][4]

The pageant has primarily been focusing on humanitarian issues with the reigning titleholders dedicating their year to work as the organization's spokesperson as well as involved in the charity events related to the said campaigns.[7][8] For instance, corresponding with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to raise funds available for humanitarian aid,[9] visiting and donated necessities to the internally displaced people in the refugee camps,[10][11][12][13] being the guest speaker at the related events and act as the ambassador of the NGOs (e.g., Catholic Medical Mission Board, Model United Nations),[14][15] or taking part in any projects of the local charitable organization in the visited countries.[14][16][17] Before 2021, the winner of the contest, together with all runners-up, often serve as the campaigners of the Tourism Authority of Thailand, to promote the tourism industry of the pageant-based country.[18][19]

The contest features contestants selected by licensees in each country. Its first three competitions were held in Thailand under the sponsorship of the country's government and televised worldwide via Channel 7,[5] while subsequent events have also taken place overseas,[20] and was broadcast via the local television channels together with the social media platforms including its official YouTube channel and Facebook page.[21]

In 2019, the pageant was being held in Venezuela amid the country's political crisis; several candidates withdrew from the competition due to security concerns and visa regulation problems, such as South Korea, Cambodia, and Laos.[22][23][24][25] Later in 2020, the pageant was also scheduled to be held in Venezuela on 25 October but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was postponed to 2021 and the venue was moved to Bangkok, Thailand.[26] As with the succeeding edition, Miss Grand International 2021 [id], which was also held in Thailand with the preliminary events in Phuket, some ancillary activities was cancelled due to the opposing political views between the organizer and the pro-military government local community; which caused the application for property use to be revoked.[27][28][29] The local government also declined to facilitate the event arrangement in the province.[27][28][29][30] Since the Thai coup d'état in mid-2014, the organization's personnel have always been showing their political aspects against the country's military government, causing them to receive criticism from the ultraconservative and far-right political citizens, generally called Salim in Thai, on various social media platforms,[31][32][33] and they have also been subjected to legal action after expressing their opinions against a government measure over the police and military violent crackdown on anti-government protests and the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2021.[33][34][35] Many pageant contestants also took action against the Thailand military government for the aforementioned incidents, such as Helen Maher of Scotland and Samantha Bernardo of the Philippines.[36][37]

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Bangkok

Bangkok

Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies 1,568.7 square kilometres (605.7 sq mi) in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated population of 10.539 million as of 2020, 15.3 percent of the country's population. Over 14 million people lived within the surrounding Bangkok Metropolitan Region at the 2010 census, making Bangkok an extreme primate city, dwarfing Thailand's other urban centres in both size and importance to the national economy.

Nawat Itsaragrisil

Nawat Itsaragrisil

Nawat Itsaragrisil is a Thai media personality and businessperson, best known as the president of Miss Grand International organization.

2013–2014 Thai political crisis

2013–2014 Thai political crisis

The 2013–2014 Thai political crisis was a period of political instability in Thailand. Anti-government protests took place between November 2013 and May 2014, organised by the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC), a political pressure group led by former Democrat Party parliamentary representative (MP) Suthep Thaugsuban. The crisis eventually resulted in the removal of incumbent Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, a coup d'état, and the establishment of a military junta.

Humanitarian crisis

Humanitarian crisis

A humanitarian crisis is defined as a singular event or a series of events that are threatening in terms of health, safety or well-being of a community or large group of people. It may be an internal or external conflict and usually occurs throughout a large land area. Local, national and international responses are necessary in such events.

Fundraising

Fundraising

Fundraising or fund-raising is the process of seeking and gathering voluntary financial contributions by engaging individuals, businesses, charitable foundations, or governmental agencies. Although fundraising typically refers to efforts to gather money for non-profit organizations, it is sometimes used to refer to the identification and solicitation of investors or other sources of capital for for-profit enterprises.

Humanitarian aid

Humanitarian aid

Humanitarian aid is material and logistic assistance to people who need help. It is usually short-term help until the long-term help by the government and other institutions replaces it. Among the people in need are the homeless, refugees, and victims of natural disasters, wars, and famines. Humanitarian relief efforts are provided for humanitarian purposes and include natural disasters and man-made disasters. The primary objective of humanitarian aid is to save lives, alleviate suffering, and maintain human dignity. It may, therefore, be distinguished from development aid, which seeks to address the underlying socioeconomic factors which may have led to a crisis or emergency. There is a debate on linking humanitarian aid and development efforts, which was reinforced by the World Humanitarian Summit in 2016. However, the conflation is viewed critically by practitioners.

Syrian refugee camps

Syrian refugee camps

Syrian refugee camp and shelters are temporary settlements built to receive internally displaced people and refugees of the Syrian Civil War. Of the estimated 7 million persons displaced within Syria, only a small minority live in camps or collective shelters. Similarly, of the 8 million refugees, only about 10 percent live in refugee camps, with the vast majority living in both urban and rural areas of neighboring countries. Beside Syrians, they include Iraqis, Palestinians, Kurds, Yazidis, individuals from Somalia, and a minority of those who fled the Yemeni and Sudanese civil wars.

Model United Nations

Model United Nations

Model United Nations, also known as model UN or MUN, is an educational simulation in which students learn about diplomacy, international relations, and the United Nations. At a MUN conference, students work as the representative of a country, organization, or person, and must solve a problem with other delegates from around the world. MUN teaches participants skills like research, public speaking, debating, and writing, in addition to critical thinking, teamwork, and leadership. While MUN is typically used as an extracurricular activity, some schools also offer it as a class. MUN is meant to engage students, and allow them to develop deeper understanding into current world issues.

Government of Thailand

Government of Thailand

The Government of Thailand, or formally the Royal Thai Government, is the unitary government of the Kingdom of Thailand. The country emerged as a modern nation state after the foundation of the Chakri Dynasty and the city of Bangkok in 1782. The Revolution of 1932 brought an end to absolute monarchy and replaced it with a constitutional monarchy.

Channel 7 (Thailand)

Channel 7 (Thailand)

The Channel 7 or Channel 7 HD, fully known as Bangkok Broadcasting & Television Company Limited Channel 7, is a Thai free-to-air television network that was launched on 27 November 1967. It is the first colour television broadcast in Mainland Southeast Asia. It is currently owned by the Royal Thai Army through Bangkok Broadcasting & Television. Its headquarters are located in Mo Chit, Chatuchak, Bangkok.

Crisis in Venezuela

Crisis in Venezuela

The crisis in Venezuela is an ongoing socioeconomic and political crisis that began in Venezuela during the presidency of Hugo Chávez and has worsened in Nicolás Maduro's presidency. It has been marked by hyperinflation, escalating starvation, disease, crime and mortality rates, resulting in massive emigration from the country.

COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified in an outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. Attempts to contain it there failed, allowing the virus to spread to other areas of Asia and later worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on 30 January 2020, and a pandemic on 11 March 2020. As of 10 March 2023, the pandemic had caused more than 676 million cases and 6.88 million confirmed deaths, making it one of the deadliest in history.

Contestant selection

Spanish preliminary pageant for Miss Grand International, Miss Grand Spain 2019, held at Hotel Campomar in Cantabria on 6 July 2019
Spanish preliminary pageant for Miss Grand International, Miss Grand Spain 2019, held at Hotel Campomar in Cantabria on 6 July 2019

The contestants of each edition of the pageant were selected by the franchise holder in respective countries or territories, through either a national contest, internal casting, or being hand-picked.[38][39] Being a newly established international pageant, almost half of the participated contestants were selected as the national representative without acquiring the national title in the respective state pageant. Nonetheless, in pageant popular countries, especially in Far East and the Americas,[23] annual national pageants are usually being held to crown a winner to compete in the Miss Grand International pageant,[40] for example; Miss Grand Cambodia, Miss Grand Malaysia, Miss Grand Nepal, and Miss Grand Paraguay,[41][42][43][44] some of them were the runner-up or obtained the supplementary title at other national pageants, e.g. the delegates from Femina Miss India (2015–2021), Binibining Pilipinas (2013, 2015 – 2022), Miss Mexico (2017 – 2020), etc.[45][46][47]

Despite not being considered an economically popular event in Europe and Africa, many countries have conducted national pageants, for instance, Miss Grand Albania,[48] Miss Grand Kosovo,[49] Miss Grand Spain,[50][51] Miss Grand France,[52] Miss Grand Italy,[53] and Miss Grand South Africa. In Spain, Italy, and many countries in Asia, each administrative division (i.e. province, state, region) holds a preliminary competition to choose their delegate for the national pageant.[50][53][54][55] Moreover, in some provinces of Spain, Malaysia, and Thailand, local pageants are also held to determine delegates for the provincial competition, in which winners hold the title "Miss Grand (Province)" for the year of their reign.[50][56][55] Unfortunately, cultural impediments in the swimsuit competition have precluded some countries, such as ultraconservative and Muslim countries, from participating,[57][58] while some countries have not participated because of a lacking of funding.[59]

Although the title of Miss Grand pageant was global registered copyright, some national or local pageants unrelated to the Miss Grand International has been observed such as the Azerbaijan model search contest named "Miss and Mister Grand Azerbaijan" which was organized by Elxan Pashayev since 2018,[60][61] '"Miss Zimbabwe Grand", headed by Farai Zembeni since 2019, the pageant finalists participate in various continental contests in Africa,[62][63] as well as the local pageant in the Bahamas, "Miss Grand Bahama", established in 1970, which the name "Grand Bahama" refer to the third largest island in the northernmost region of the country.[64]

Contestants by continents

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Cantabria

Cantabria

Cantabria is an autonomous community in northern Spain with Santander as its capital city. It is called a comunidad histórica, a historic community, in its current Statute of Autonomy. It is bordered on the east by the Basque autonomous community, on the south by Castile and León, on the west by the Principality of Asturias, and on the north by the Cantabrian Sea.

Casting

Casting

Casting is a manufacturing process in which a liquid material is usually poured into a mold, which contains a hollow cavity of the desired shape, and then allowed to solidify. The solidified part is also known as a casting, which is ejected or broken out of the mold to complete the process. Casting materials are usually metals or various time setting materials that cure after mixing two or more components together; examples are epoxy, concrete, plaster and clay. Casting is most often used for making complex shapes that would be otherwise difficult or uneconomical to make by other methods. Heavy equipment like machine tool beds, ships' propellers, etc. can be cast easily in the required size, rather than fabricating by joining several small pieces. Casting is a 7,000-year-old process. The oldest surviving casting is a copper frog from 3200 BC.

Beauty pageant

Beauty pageant

A beauty pageant is a competition that has traditionally focused on judging and ranking the physical attributes of the contestants. Pageants have now evolved to include inner beauty, with criteria covering judging of personality, intelligence, talent, character, and charitable involvement, through private interviews with judges and answers to public on-stage questions. The term beauty pageant refers originally to the Big Four international beauty pageants.

Miss Grand Cambodia

Miss Grand Cambodia

Miss Grand Cambodia is an annual female beauty pageant in Cambodia, founded in 2015 by BKA Entertainment chaired by a Thai businessperson in Cambodia Boonkerd Angamnuaysiri, the finalists of the contest have been sent to participate in various international contests including its parent stage, Miss Grand International. In present Miss Grand Cambodia has been managing by Sokunthea Im, HK7 Co., Ltd. Also known as a National director and president of Miss Grand Cambodia 2023 support by Sarapich Som as a Vice president and Sokpoly Voeun as a Project director of Miss Grand Cambodia 2023. The pageant patent was transferred to a Phnom Penh-based event organizer managed by Sophin In in 2020, Mohahang Production, and then to a cosmetics and dietary supplement retailer, HK 7 Co., Ltd., headed by Sokunthea Im, in 2023.

Miss Grand Malaysia

Miss Grand Malaysia

Miss Grand Malaysia is an annual female beauty pageant in Malaysia, founded by a Penang-based businessperson Anson Chong in 2013, aiming to select the country representative for Miss Grand International, which is an annual international beauty pageant promoting World Peace and against all kinds of conflicts. During 2015 to 2021, the contest was run by Introducing Talent Sdn Bhd, under the leadership of Jude Benjamin Lisa. Since 2022, the franchise has belonged to the Singapore-based start-up HyperLive Entertainment.

Miss Grand Nepal

Miss Grand Nepal

Miss Grand Nepal is an annual female beauty pageant in Nepal, founded in 2016 by a Kathmandu-based businessperson Sazum Katwal of Looks Entertainment, aiming to select the country representative to compete at its parent international pageant Miss Grand International. The license of the contest was later transferred to RK Entertainment Group and Izodom Nepal & Cosmo Group in 2017 and 2019, respectively. However, even lost the contest license in 2019, the RK group has held the Miss Grand national contest annually to select the delegates for other international contests since then. Currently, the contest licensed by the Thai-parent platform was managed by Suresh Tamang.

Femina Miss India

Femina Miss India

Miss India or Femina Miss India is a national beauty pageant in India that annually selects representatives to compete in Miss World, one of the Big Four major international beauty pageants. It is organised by Femina, a women's magazine published by The Times Group. Since 2013 to 2022, Femina also organised Miss Diva as a separate competition, with representatives competing at Miss Universe.

Binibining Pilipinas

Binibining Pilipinas

Binibining Pilipinas is a national beauty pageant in the Philippines that selects Filipina representatives to compete in one of the Big Four international beauty pageants: Miss International and selects two other titleholders to participate in minor international pageants such as The Miss Globe and Miss Charm International.

Miss Grand Albania

Miss Grand Albania

Miss Grand Albania is an Albanian female beauty pageant founded in 2014 by a Pristina-based event organizer chaired by Sherif Pacolli, Lens Production. In 2018, the competition license was later transferred to the modeling agency managed by Aleks Tanushi, Aleks Fashion Events (A.F.E.), and its headquarters was also relocated to Tirana. The pageant winner represents the country at its international parent contest, Miss Grand International.

Miss Grand Kosovo

Miss Grand Kosovo

Miss Grand Kosovo is an annual Kosovan female beauty pageant founded in 2014 by a Pristina-based event organizer chaired by Sherif Pacolli, Lens Production. The pageant winner represents the country at its international parent contest, Miss Grand International. From 2014 to 2018, the pageant had been held in parallel with the Miss Grand Albania competition as Miss Grand Albania & Kosovo, but after Aleks Tanushi of Aleks Fashion Events (A.F.E.) took over the Albanian franchise in 2018, the pageant has been held as a stand-alone pageant during 2019–2021.

Miss Grand Italy

Miss Grand Italy

Miss Grand Italy or Miss Grand International Italy is a national female beauty pageant in Italy, held annually since 2019, aiming to select the country representative for Miss Grand International, which is an annual international beauty pageant promoting World Peace and against all kinds of conflicts. The pageant has been being managed by a Benevento-based event organizer MUPI SRL., chaired by Giuseppe Puzio, since its establishment.

Administrative division

Administrative division

Administrative division, administrative unit, country subdivision, administrative region, subnational entity, constituent state, as well as many similar terms, are generic names for geographical areas into which a particular, independent sovereign state (country) is divided. Such a unit usually has an administrative authority with the power to take administrative or policy decisions for its area.

Main pageant

Miss Grand International is the platform's annual international beauty pageant. Its inaugural edition was held in Bangkok in 2013 under sponsorship from Thailand's government[5][65] and featured 73 participating countries; the inaugural titleholder was Janelee Chaparro of Puerto Rico.[66][67] In 2016, the pageant was held for the first time outside Thailand, at Westgate Las Vegas, Las Vegas, US, on 25 October.[21] Since 2015, the grand final is usually held on 25 October each year. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 and 2021 editions of the pageant were delayed, the 2020 edition was first scheduled to be held on 25 October 2020, but was postponed to 27 March 2021, and the venue was also moved to Bangkok, Thailand,[26] similar to the 2021 edition which was held in December 2021, two months behind the traditional schedule.[68]

The current Miss Grand International titleholder is Isabella Menin of Brazil, who was crowned on 25 October 2022 at Sentul International Convention Center, West Java, Indonesia making her the first woman from Brazil to win the crown.

Edition Date Final venue Host country Entrants Ref.
2013 19 November Impact Arena, Muang Thong Thani, Nonthaburi  Thailand 71 [66]
2014 7 October Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok 85 [69]
2015 25 October 77 [65]
2016 Westgate Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada  United States 74 [70]
2017 Vinpearl Convention Center, Phú Quốc  Vietnam 77 [71]
2018 The One Entertainment Park, Yangon  Myanmar 75 [72]
2019 Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas  Venezuela 60 [73]
2020 27 March 2021 Show DC Hall, Bangkok  Thailand 63 [74]
2021 4 December 59 [68]
2022 25 October Sentul International Convention Center, West Java  Indonesia 68 [75]
2023 TBA  Vietnam [76]

Pre-pageant activities

The pre-pageant activities of Miss Grand International usually consist of three main events, the swimsuit competition, a national costume parade, and the preliminary contest. The swimsuit competition is organized at a separate venue to determine the winner of the Best in Swimsuit award while the national costume and the preliminary round of each edition are usually held at the same venue of the grand final round.[77][78] All aforementioned events are live streamed via the pageant's Facebook and YouTube accounts.[78] In the preliminary round, all contestants will compete in swimwear and evening gowns in front of a panel of preliminary judges.[78] Each round of the preliminary competition and the Swimsuit competition will determine the winner of Best Evening Gown and Best in Swimsuit awards which will be announced later on the final stage of the contest as well as the winner of other special awards including Best National Costume and Miss Popular vote. Moreover, the scores from all ancillary events, preliminary competition, together with a closed-door interview portion and the swimsuit competition, also determine the Top 20 finalists during the grand final telecast of the pageant.[79]

List of the main special award winners in the Miss Grand International pageant
Edition Best in Swimsuit Best National Costume Best Evening Gown Miss Popular Vote Best Social Media Ref.
2013  Latvia  China  Dominican Republic  Myanmar Award given since 2014. [67]
2014  Thailand  Vietnam  Indonesia  Cambodia  Japan [69]
2015  Costa Rica  Philippines  Japan  Sri Lanka  India [80]
2016  Bahamas  Indonesia  England  Korea  Jamaica [8]
2017  Costa Rica  Indonesia  China  Indonesia  Paraguay [71]
2018  Cuba  Peru  Thailand  Vietnam  Indonesia [81]
2019  Panama  Ecuador  Peru  Vietnam Not Awarded [82]
2020  Brazil
3 Countries
  •  Guatemala
     Japan
     Thailand
 Mexico  Malaysia [83]
2021  Puerto Rico
3 Countries
  •  Angola
     Malaysia
     Peru
 Thailand  Cambodia [84]
2022 Not Awarded
4 Countries
  •  Peru
     Thailand
     United Kingdom
     Vietnam
 Mexico  Mauritius  Czech Republic [85]

Grand Final

The opening show of the 2021 grand final, performed by Abena Appiah Miss Grand International 2020 [es] together with all 2021 delegates

The grand final of the pageant is usually broadcast worldwide on television and the social media platforms of the pageant. As the tradition of the pageant, twenty semi-finalists are chosen from the initial pool of contestants through observation during the entire pageant, a closed-door interview, swimsuit round as well as a preliminary competition, which featured contestants competing in swimsuits and evening gowns.[79][86] However, the "Country of the year" was first introduced in 2020 edition, which was selected by the audience on social networks.[7][87] The winner of this category automatically enters the twenty finalists regardless of all previous scores.[87] The Top 20 would then compete in a swimsuit competition, with 10 of them advancing to the Top 10,[86] this number eventually was reduced to 9 with the 10th semi-finalist being the Top Popularity Winner determined through mobile voting,[79][7] all 10 semi-finalists would then compete in an evening gown and give their speeches with a ‘Stop the War and Violence' theme.[88][89]

After the speech round and evening gown competitions, the judges then select the top five to compete in the question-and-answer portion,[86][88] where all entrants will be asked the same question about an ongoing global situation; such as the management of COVID-19 pandemic crisis,[90] the 2016 United States presidential election,[8][70] and the ongoing socioeconomic and political crisis in Venezuela.[91] The judges will select the winner based on their answer and all previous accumulate scores, then the host will sequentially announce the fourth, third and second runners-up.[83][92] The last 2 candidates of the top 5 finalists will stand in the center of the stage then one of them will be named Miss Grand International.[7][83][93][94][92]

The summary of the pageant selection process is shown below.

Miss Grand International Selection Criteria[95]
Events
Rounds/Awards
Post-crowned
domestic activities
International pageant camp
Ancillary events Online processes Closed-door interview Sub-contests Preliminary contest Grand final
Swimsuit competition National costume section Swimsuit round Evening gown round Swimsuit round Evening gown round Speech round Q&A portion
Quarter-finalist (Top 20) 1 spot: 2020,2022[i]
Semi-finalist (Top 10) 1 spot, 2015–present[ii]
Finalist (Top 5)
Winner
Special awards
Country of the year Twice in 2020, 2022[i]
Best National costume 2016–present 2013–present
Best in Swimsuit 2016–present 2013–present 2013–present
Best Evening gown 2021–present 2013–present
Best Social media 2014–present
Miss Popular vote[ii] 2013–present
   The events/rounds that are used to determine the qualifier (s).
   Awarded, category still exists
   Awarded, category renamed
   Awarded, category no longer exists
  1. ^ a b The winner of Country of the Year award was automatically placed at Top 20 finalists in 2020 edition, regardless of the accumulated score.
  2. ^ a b The winner of Miss Popular vote award has been automatically placing at Top 10 finalists since 2015, regardless of the accumulated score.

Crowns and awards

As the tradition of this pageant, the crown of the title holders, known as the Golden Crown, has been set to be changed every 3 years,[96] all versions of the Golden Crown are made of gold and brass for structural integrity, while the exterior is adorned by diamond, and emerald.[20] Its first version was designed by a Thai jewellery design company, God Diamond, headed by Chawalit Chommuang,[97] and was used for the first three editions of the pageant.[20] The crown used from 2016 – 2018 (2nd version) and 2019 – 2021 (3rd version) was designed by an unrevealed company and George Wittels, respectively.[20][73][98]

The latest version of the golden crown, which was going to be used for the 2022 – 2024 edition, was also made by a Venezuelan jewellery designer, George Wittels,[99] who signed as the official jewel sponsor of the Miss Grand International Organization during 2019 – 2024.[73][98] He additionally designed the crown for all four runners-up of the pageant since the 2019 edition, the first time that the organization provided the crown for the runner-up positions.[98]

Since 2014, the organizer has also been offering USD$ 40,000 cash to each year winner for spending a year work as the organization's spokesperson in its campaign,[42][80][83][100] the prize was increased from USD$ 30,000 in 2013;[67][100] however, some Vietnamese media published that Nguyễn Thúc Thùy Tiên earned USD$ 60,000 for winning the contest in 2021.[96] Furthermore, all four runners-up of each edition, also received cash prizes, ABS-CBN reported that Samantha Bernardo of the Philippines got USD$ 6,000 in cash after she had obtained the first runner-up title at the Miss Grand International 2020 pageant in Bangkok, Thailand,[101] Vartika Singh of India received USD$ 4,000 for her second runner-up finish at the 2015 edition,[102][103] and 3,000 and US$$2,000 for the third and fourth runners-up, respectively.[103] Besides the finalists, the winner of each special award also received a prize; approximately USD$ 1,000 – 3,000 according to the 2013 to 2015 contests.[100][103][104][105]

After relinquishing the crown to the successor, the immediate predecessor is provided with a replica tiara; the replica is usually produced by the same designer as its master.

Gallery of Miss Grand International crowns

Titleholders

Edition Country Titleholder National Title Venue of Competition Number of Entrants
2022  Brazil Isabella Menin Miss Grand Brazil 2022 Sentul City, Indonesia 68
2021  Vietnam Nguyễn Thúc Thùy Tiên Miss Grand Vietnam 2021 Bangkok, Thailand 59
2020  United States Abena Appiah Miss Grand United States of America 2020 63
2019  Venezuela Valentina Figuera El Concurso by Osmel Sousa 2018 Caracas, Venezuela 60
2018  Paraguay Clara Sosa Miss Grand Paraguay 2018 Yangon, Myanmar 75
Winners gallery
Notes
  1. ^ Originally placed 1st runner-up. Assumed as the winner after the original titleholder was dethroned.
  2. ^ Dethroned

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Bangkok

Bangkok

Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies 1,568.7 square kilometres (605.7 sq mi) in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated population of 10.539 million as of 2020, 15.3 percent of the country's population. Over 14 million people lived within the surrounding Bangkok Metropolitan Region at the 2010 census, making Bangkok an extreme primate city, dwarfing Thailand's other urban centres in both size and importance to the national economy.

Government of Thailand

Government of Thailand

The Government of Thailand, or formally the Royal Thai Government, is the unitary government of the Kingdom of Thailand. The country emerged as a modern nation state after the foundation of the Chakri Dynasty and the city of Bangkok in 1782. The Revolution of 1932 brought an end to absolute monarchy and replaced it with a constitutional monarchy.

Janelee Chaparro

Janelee Chaparro

Janelee Marcus Chaparro Colón, known professionally as Janelee Chaparro, is a Puerto Rican model and beauty queen who represented Puerto Rico at Miss World 2012 where she finished in the Top 30 and at Miss Grand International 2013 where she became the first winner in the pageant's history.

Las Vegas

Las Vegas

Las Vegas, often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and 2nd-largest in the Southwestern United States. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city, known primarily for its gambling, shopping, fine dining, entertainment, and nightlife. The Las Vegas Valley as a whole serves as the leading financial, commercial, and cultural center for Nevada.

COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified in an outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. Attempts to contain it there failed, allowing the virus to spread to other areas of Asia and later worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on 30 January 2020, and a pandemic on 11 March 2020. As of 10 March 2023, the pandemic had caused more than 676 million cases and 6.88 million confirmed deaths, making it one of the deadliest in history.

Isabella Menin

Isabella Menin

Isabella Novaes Menin is a Brazilian model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Grand International 2022. She is the first Brazilian woman to win the Miss Grand International pageant.

Impact, Muang Thong Thani

Impact, Muang Thong Thani

Impact, Muang Thong Thani is a commercial complex consisting of an arena, convention centre and exhibition halls, located in Muang Thong Thani in Pak Kret District of Nonthaburi Province, a northern suburb of Bangkok, Thailand.

Muang Thong Thani

Muang Thong Thani

Muang Thong Thani is a large real estate development in Pak Kret, a northern suburb city of Bangkok, in Thailand's Nonthaburi Province. It was mainly developed from the late 1980s by the Bangkok Land Company under the leadership of Anant Kanjanapas, and was envisioned as a satellite city along the lines of the new towns of Hong Kong. It was rapidly built in the early 1990s amid Thailand's booming economy, but ground to a halt with the 1997 Asian financial crisis, a rise and fall that epitomizes Thailand's real estate bubble of the 1990s. Muang Thong Thani's development has since mostly been focused around its Impact exhibition and convention centre, one of the largest in Southeast Asia, built upon facilities created for the 1998 Asian Games.

Indoor Stadium Huamark

Indoor Stadium Huamark

Indoor Stadium Huamark is an indoor sporting arena, located in Bangkok, Thailand. The original capacity of the arena is 15,000 spectators and it was built in 1966 for the 5th Asian Games. After renovation for 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup, the capacity is reduced to 6,000 seats and expandable to 8,000 seats.

Miss Grand International 2016

Miss Grand International 2016

Miss Grand International 2016 was the 4th Miss Grand International pageant, held at the Westgate International Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States on 25 October 2016. being the first occasion in the history of the contest that this moves to the American continent, and candidates from 74 countries and autonomous territories around the world competed for the title. At the end of the event Claire Elizabeth Parker, Miss Grand International 2015 of Australia crowned Ariska Putri Pertiwi of Indonesia as Miss Grand International 2016. It is Indonesian's first victory of the country in the pageant's history.

Nevada

Nevada

Nevada is a state in the Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, the 32nd-most populous, and the 9th-least densely populated of the U.S. states. Nearly three-quarters of Nevada's people live in Clark County, which contains the Las Vegas–Paradise metropolitan area, including three of the state's four largest incorporated cities. Nevada's capital is Carson City. Las Vegas is the largest city in the state.

Phú Quốc

Phú Quốc

Phú Quốc is the largest island in Vietnam. Phú Quốc and nearby islands, along with the distant Thổ Chu Islands, are part of Kiên Giang Province as Phú Quốc City, the island has a total area of 574 km2 (222 sq mi) and a permanent population of approximately 179,480 people. Located in the Gulf of Thailand, the island city of Phú Quốc includes the island proper and 21 smaller islets. Dương Đông ward is located on the west coast, and is also the administrative and largest town on the island. The other ward is An Thới on the southern tip of the island.

Miss Grand International Limited

Since its founding on 6 November 2013, the Miss Grand beauty pageant franchise has been managed by the Miss Grand International Company Limited (MGI Co.,Ltd.), a private limited company based in Thailand, currently headed by Nawat Itsaragrisil,[106] a Thai television host and producer who had previously served as producer of Miss Thailand World for BEC-Tero. After ending his role with BEC-Tero, Nawat signed a business partnership with Channel 7 and subsequently established his national pageant, Miss Grand Thailand in mid-2013 and the newly established international pageant, Miss Grand International, which was later launched in the same year on 19 November.[1][107]

Alongside its flagship beauty pageant, the company eventually expanded and diversified into the food-processing and cosmetics industries in 2018 as well as the talent management sector in 2019.[108]

The MGI Co.,Ltd. was transformed into a public limited company with the registered capital of 105 million Baht (approx. US$30.00 million) on 15 June 2022 and is scheduled to be listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) in late 2022.[108]

Financial performance

For its fiscal year 2021 ending 31 December 2021, the company reported revenues of 345 million Baht; a 1% increase from the previous year, assets of 107 million Baht, and a net profit of 29 million Baht, the last two numbers down from the previous year.[109]

Miss Grand International Co.,Ltd. financial performance (2014 - 2021)[109]
Year
Indicator
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Revenue 1.04 New entry 2.53 149.13% Increase 7.25 187.15% Increase 19.08 163.04% Increase 33.25 74.26% Increase 131.43 295.23% Increase 341.67 159.95% Increase 345.10 1.00% Increase
Net profit -2.76 New entry 1.62 437.70% Increase 0.97 39.76% Decrease 2.77 184.34% Increase 1.13 59.23% Decrease 7.72 583.99% Increase 44.30 473.89% Increase 29.01 34.51% Decrease
Asset 1.77 New entry 3.08 130.96% Increase 12.19 296.08% Increase 6.85 43.81% Decrease 7.94 15.98 Increase 38.87 389.42% Increase 116.15 198.82% Increase 106.68 8.15% Decrease
Net profit margin Not available 63.98% 13.42% 14.51% 3.39% 5.87% 12.96% 8.41%
Note: Value in million Baht

Leadership

Major Shareholder

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Limited company

Limited company

In a limited company, the liability of members or subscribers of the company is limited to what they have invested or guaranteed to the company. Limited companies may be limited by shares or by guarantee. In a company limited by shares, the liability of members is limited to the unpaid value of shares. In a company limited by guarantee, the liability of owners is limited to such amount as the owners may undertake to contribute to the assets of the company, in the event of being wound up. The former may be further divided in public companies and private companies. Who may become a member of a private limited company is restricted by law and by the company's rules. In contrast, anyone may buy shares in a public limited company.

Private company limited by shares

Private company limited by shares

A private company limited by shares is a class of private limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales, Hong Kong, Northern Ireland, Scotland, certain Commonwealth jurisdictions, and the Republic of Ireland. It has shareholders with limited liability and its shares may not be offered to the general public, unlike those of a public limited company.

Nawat Itsaragrisil

Nawat Itsaragrisil

Nawat Itsaragrisil is a Thai media personality and businessperson, best known as the president of Miss Grand International organization.

Miss Thailand World

Miss Thailand World

Miss Thailand World is a national pageant in which the winners compete in the Miss World, one of the Big Four major international beauty pageants.

Business partner

Business partner

A business partner is a commercial entity with which another commercial entity has some form of alliance. This relationship may be a contractual, exclusive bond in which both entities commit not to ally with third parties. Alternatively, it may be a very loose arrangement designed largely to impress customers and competitors with the size of the network that the business partners belong to.

Channel 7 (Thailand)

Channel 7 (Thailand)

The Channel 7 or Channel 7 HD, fully known as Bangkok Broadcasting & Television Company Limited Channel 7, is a Thai free-to-air television network that was launched on 27 November 1967. It is the first colour television broadcast in Mainland Southeast Asia. It is currently owned by the Royal Thai Army through Bangkok Broadcasting & Television. Its headquarters are located in Mo Chit, Chatuchak, Bangkok.

Beauty pageant

Beauty pageant

A beauty pageant is a competition that has traditionally focused on judging and ranking the physical attributes of the contestants. Pageants have now evolved to include inner beauty, with criteria covering judging of personality, intelligence, talent, character, and charitable involvement, through private interviews with judges and answers to public on-stage questions. The term beauty pageant refers originally to the Big Four international beauty pageants.

Miss Grand Thailand

Miss Grand Thailand

Miss Grand Thailand is a Thai beauty pageant that has been held annually since 2013 to select who represent Thailand at Miss Grand International. The pageant has been owned by Nawat Itsaragrisil since its inception and was previously broadcast on Channel 7 from 2013 – 2019 then instead switched to be aired on One 31 after the pageant ends its partnership with the Channel 7 in 2020.

Talent management

Talent management

Talent management (TM) refers to the anticipation of required human capital for an organization and the planning to meet those needs. The field has been growing in significance and gaining interest among practitioners as well as in the scholarly debate over the past 10 years, particularly after McKinsey's 1997 research and the 2001 book on The War for Talent. Michaels, Ed; Handfield-Jones, Helen; Axelrod, Beth (2001). The War for Talent. Harvard Business Press. ISBN 9781578514595. Talent management in this context does not refer to the management of entertainers. Talent management is the science of using strategic human resource planning to improve business value and to make it possible for companies and organizations to reach their goals. Everything done to recruit, retain, develop, reward and make people perform forms a part of talent management as well as strategic workforce planning. A talent-management strategy should link to business strategy and to local context to function more appropriately

Public limited company

Public limited company

A public limited company is a type of public company under United Kingdom company law, some Commonwealth jurisdictions, and the Republic of Ireland. It is a limited liability company whose shares may be freely sold and traded to the public, with a minimum share capital of £50,000 and usually with the letters PLC after its name. Similar companies in the United States are called publicly traded companies. Public limited companies will also have a separate legal identity.

Stock Exchange of Thailand

Stock Exchange of Thailand

The Stock Exchange of Thailand, or SET, is the only stock exchange in Thailand. Founded on 30 April 1975, it is ASEAN’s 2nd largest after Singapore and the world's 25th by market capitalization at US$513 billion as of 22 October 2022. From 2015 to June 2020 it was the biggest IPO market in Southeast Asia in terms of accumulated raised fund at USD 17.8 billion. It is also the region’s most active bourse for 10 consecutive years with daily trading turnover normally exceeding USD 2 billion.

Fiscal year

Fiscal year

A fiscal year is used in government accounting, which varies between countries, and for budget purposes. It is also used for financial reporting by businesses and other organizations. Laws in many jurisdictions require company financial reports to be prepared and published on an annual basis but generally not the reporting period to align with the calendar year. Taxation laws generally require accounting records to be maintained and taxes calculated on an annual basis, which usually corresponds to the fiscal year used for government purposes. The calculation of tax on an annual basis is especially relevant for direct taxes, such as income tax. Many annual government fees—such as council tax and license fees, are also levied on a fiscal year basis, but others are charged on an anniversary basis.

Controversies

Political-related issues

At the grand final of the 2020 edition in Bangkok, Thailand, in addition to crowning the winner, the representative of Myanmar, Han Lay, also took the stage to make a declaration against alleged atrocities committed by the Myanmar military in her home country and requested international awareness of the ongoing democratic struggle following the military coup on 1 February 2021.[74][110][111][112] She additionally requested the United Nations to take action against the Myanmar regime and pleaded for urgent international aid for the ongoing bloodshed.[74][110][111][112] Following her speech, she received life-threatening criticisms on her social media accounts, but the vast majority of comments were supportive of her actions.[111] Furthermore, the Myanmar military government allegedly issued an arrest warrant against her under a law against all material intended to cause a member of the armed forces to mutiny or disregard their duty,[113][114] which caused her to apply for refugee status and a work permit in Thailand with the support of Burmese labor in Thailand.[115][113][114] The pageant organizer also supported her with the necessary expenses and hired her as company personnel until she immigrated to Canada for political asylum in late 2021.[115][113][114][116]

Another political impact also occurred in the following edition when the representative of Vietnam, Nguyễn Thúc Thùy Tiên, who was later elected 2021 winner, declared a sentence in Thai during the semi-finalists' speech round that means ' Make the world a better place for everyone' while raising the three-finger salute, a protest symbol inspired by the Hunger Games and has been adopted by many pro-democracy protest movements in Southeast Asian countries, which includes Thailand.[117][118] The aforementioned action has greatly displeased supporters of the Thai military government, causing them to gather to present letters of protest to the Vietnamese embassy in Bangkok, accusing that her action is interfering in Thai internal affairs since the Constitutional Court of Thailand has determined that using the three-finger salute in Thailand is intended to overthrow the Thai regime.[119][120] However, Vietnam's foreign affairs has no official diplomatic responsiveness to such an issue, despite some Thai government's political groups claiming that Vietnam's Ministry of Culture has made a statement to take action and remind her to refrain from making public speeches on issues that may affect Thailand–Vietnam relations.[121][122] In addition, Radio Free Asia also reported that Thuy Tien's speech with the pro-democracy three-finger salute was censored by the Vietnamese government, which does not allow the domestic press to release any media, comments, or explain its meanings. In the case of regulatory violations, all materials were removed shortly after being published. In the days after Thuy Tien's coronation, public compliments and supporting comments for her inspiring three-finger salute movement were observed on various Vietnamese press-released media, but most of those articles or paragraphs shortly disappeared, were no longer accessible, or the details was not mentioned. Moreover, in many press-released videos, the section of such action or even the entire video was removed.[123]

Dethroned/Resignation

Since the establishment of the contest, there was one case of resignation from her title when 2015 Miss Grand International winner Anea Garcia from Rhode Island, a Dominican American model, who later placed third in the Miss USA 2015 pageant then represented Dominican Republic in the Miss Grand International.[124] She stepped down from her reign and was replaced by first runner-up Claire Elizabeth Parker from Australia in which the contest cited "with immediate effect, Miss Anea Garcia will step down from her position as Miss Grand International 2015 due to unable to fulfill and follow the contractual agreement with Miss Grand International Organization."[125][126][127][128] The organization further stated, "her studies were in the way, making it very hard for us to schedule her activities."[124] Garcia was interviewed by The Providence Journal and stated that she resigned since "her safety was in jeopardy when she was sexually assaulted in South Sudan while representing the organization and [they] showed no concern about the incident" after she informed the organizers.[129][130] The Miss Grand International later claimed that Garcia was "dethroned" for being "demanding and disrespectful" and for taking an "inappropriate photo while wearing the crown with a revealing slit in her dress in the upper leg-crotch area," as opposed to the organization's initial press release that she "stepped down."[129]

Parker, who succeeded Anea Garcia as Miss Grand International 2015 after her resignation, was later stripped off from her title in February 2019, almost four years after her reign ended and the organization released a statement that she's no longer be addressed to as Miss Grand International 2015 when she decided to take part in a major national pageant title, Miss Universe Australia 2019 a preliminary of one of the Big Four international beauty pageants, Miss Universe.[131][128]

Nawat Itsaragrisil

Several statements and actions made by the pageant's founder, Nawat Itsaragrisil, have attracted controversy to the pageant itself.

In 2016, Nawat was reported by Miss Iceland 2015 Arna Ýr Jónsdóttir to have said that "she's too fat and needed to lose weight" prior to the finals of Miss Grand International 2016 held in Las Vegas on 25 October 2016,[132] eventually dropping out of the pageant before the coronation due to the controversy. Jónsdóttir, a former member of the Icelandic national athletics team, stated "I decided to stand by myself and women in general, I'm not going to have anyone telling me that I am too fat to look good on stage."[133] In a statement, Nawat said that they give similar advice to other contestants who asked what should they do to improve to win. Nawat eventually said that he had spoken with Jónsdóttir along with the company's vice president and clarified matters.[134] The pageant organizers was also accused of withholding her passport and "threatened me by saying, you can get your passport back if you pay 3,000 dollars"[135] after she withdrew from the contest. Jónsdóttir was eventually able to retrieve her passport.

Nawat has also expressed displeasure[136] about the behavior of Filipino pageant fans online. This is after several incidents of Filipino pageant fans attacking him on social media. These incidents include accusations of Nawat rigging the results of Miss Grand International, of him having a bias against Filipina contestants,[137][138] an Instagram post where Nawat insinuated that the coronation of Catriona Gray as Miss Universe 2018 was a rigged affair[139] and saying that Miss Philippines 2018 didn't make it due to the rest of the contestants being better than her.[139]

Nawat has also gotten into a verbal row with the Miss Supranational organization after the then reigning Miss Supranational Chanique Rabe did not include Miss Grand into what she considers the "Big Five" of pageants, saying that those pageants were "minor crowns".[140]

Cultural appropriation

The pageant stirred another controversy when the organizers allowed Emily Delgado, who represented the United States in the Miss Grand International 2019 to parade in a Native American-inspired costume with headdress and walked on the stage with stereotypical gestures in which she drew ire in the social media for cultural appropriation.[141] The mockery of the Native values was initially confirmed and denounced by Ashley Callingbull of Alberta’s Enoch Cree Nation, Canada's first Indigenous woman to win the Mrs. Universe title in 2015.[142]

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Bangkok

Bangkok

Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies 1,568.7 square kilometres (605.7 sq mi) in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated population of 10.539 million as of 2020, 15.3 percent of the country's population. Over 14 million people lived within the surrounding Bangkok Metropolitan Region at the 2010 census, making Bangkok an extreme primate city, dwarfing Thailand's other urban centres in both size and importance to the national economy.

Han Lay

Han Lay

Thaw Nandar Aung, known as Han Lay, is a Burmese beauty pageant titleholder, model, and pro-democracy activist. Han was crowned Miss Grand Myanmar 2020 and represented Myanmar at Miss Grand International 2020, where she finished in the Top 20.

Tatmadaw

Tatmadaw

The Tatmadaw is the military of Myanmar. It is administered by the Ministry of Defence and composed of the Myanmar Army, the Myanmar Navy and the Myanmar Air Force. Auxiliary services include the Myanmar Police Force, the Border Guard Forces, the Myanmar Coast Guard, and the People's Militia Units. Since independence, the Tatmadaw has faced significant ethnic insurgencies, especially in Chin, Kachin, Kayin, Kayah, and Shan states. General Ne Win took control of the country in a 1962 coup d'état, attempting to build an autarkic society called the Burmese Way to Socialism. Following the violent repression of nationwide protests in 1988, the military agreed to free elections in 1990, but ignored the resulting victory of the National League for Democracy and imprisoned its leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The 1990s also saw the escalation of the conflict between Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State due to RSO attacks on Tatmadaw forces.

2021 Myanmar coup d'état

2021 Myanmar coup d'état

A coup d'état in Myanmar began on the morning of 1 February 2021, when democratically elected members of the country's ruling party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), were deposed by the Tatmadaw—Myanmar's military—which then vested power in a military junta. Acting president Myint Swe proclaimed a year-long state of emergency and declared power had been transferred to Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Min Aung Hlaing. It declared the results of the November 2020 general election invalid and stated its intent to hold a new election at the end of the state of emergency. The coup d'état occurred the day before the Parliament of Myanmar was due to swear in the members elected at the 2020 election, thereby preventing this from occurring. President Win Myint and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi were detained, along with ministers, their deputies, and members of Parliament.

Politics of Myanmar

Politics of Myanmar

Myanmar operates de jure as a unitary assembly-independent republic under its 2008 constitution. On 1 February 2021, Myanmar's military took over the government in a coup, causing ongoing anti-coup protests.

Asylum seeker

Asylum seeker

An asylum seeker is a person who leaves their country of residence, enters another country and applies for asylum in that other country. An asylum seeker is an immigrant who has been forcibly displaced and might have fled their home country because of war or other factors harming them or their family. If their case is accepted, they become considered a refugee. The terms asylum seeker, refugee and illegal immigrant are often confused.

Burmese in Thailand

Burmese in Thailand

Burmese in Thailand constitute Thailand's largest migrant population. According to the 2014 Myanmar Census, 1,418,472 former Burmese residents, including 812,798 men and 605,674 women, were living in Thailand, constituting about 70% of Burma's overseas population. Burmese in Thailand tend to fall into three categories: professional migrants working in the business or professional sectors, laborers working in low-skilled professions, and refugees fleeing conflict.

Nguyễn Thúc Thùy Tiên

Nguyễn Thúc Thùy Tiên

Nguyễn Thúc Thùy Tiên is a Vietnamese beauty queen and model. She was crowned Miss Grand International 2021 in 4th December 2021 at Bangkok, Thailand, is the first Vietnamese woman to win this beauty pageant. Before that, she also represented Vietnam to compete at Miss International 2018 in Japan. She was awarded the Certificate of Merit by the Prime Minister of Vietnam Phạm Minh Chính for Prominent Young Face 2021.

Thai language

Thai language

Thai, or Central Thai, is a Tai language of the Kra–Dai language family spoken by the Central Thai people and a vast majority of Thai Chinese. It is the sole official language of Thailand.

Government of Thailand

Government of Thailand

The Government of Thailand, or formally the Royal Thai Government, is the unitary government of the Kingdom of Thailand. The country emerged as a modern nation state after the foundation of the Chakri Dynasty and the city of Bangkok in 1782. The Revolution of 1932 brought an end to absolute monarchy and replaced it with a constitutional monarchy.

Military government

Military government

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Ministry of Interior (Thailand)

Ministry of Interior (Thailand)

The Ministry of Interior of the Kingdom of Thailand is a cabinet-level department in the Government of Thailand. The ministry has wide ranging responsibilities. It is responsible for local administration, internal security, citizenship, disaster management, road safety, land management, issuance of national identity cards, and public works. The ministry is responsible for appointing the 76 governors of the Provinces of Thailand. The Minister of Interior is the head of the ministry. He is appointed by the King of Thailand on the recommendation of the prime minister. Since 30 August 2014, the head of the ministry has been retired General Anupong Paochinda. He is aided by two deputy ministers. The FY2019 budget of the ministry is 371,802 million baht.

Miss Grand National

In addition to Thailand, several national licensees have been separately organizing their preliminary pageants to select the representatives for the Miss Grand International pageant. As listed below, the lists were divided into 4 geographic continent groups, including; Africa, the Americas, Asia-Oceania, and Europe.

Africa

Legend
  Active: The most recent titleholder was chosen through the Miss Grand National pageant.
  Inactive: Miss Grand National pageant was defunct, the current titleholder was appointed without organizing any contest, or no representative
  Merged: Miss Grand National pageant was merged into other pageants, and one of those pageants' finalists was elected Miss Grand titleholder
  Projected: Miss Grand National pageant was supposed to be held in the year mentioned.
Pageant Debut
edition
Status Note
Botswana Miss Grand Botswana 2014 Inactive Held only once in 2014, by a South Africa-based businessperson, Dineo Matlapeng.[143]
Ghana Miss Grand Ghana 2020 Active Separately organized 2 times; in 2020 by Legacy Pageants Limited, and another in 2022 by Akuaba Entertainment.
Liberia Miss Grand Liberia 2021 Inactive Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the pageant was held virtually.
Namibia Miss Grand Namibia 2015 Inactive Held as a stand-alone contest three times during 2015 – 2018, by Magnolia Events Management (ML Events Artistry).[144][145][146][147]
Nigeria Miss Grand Nigeria 2015 Merged Individually organized twice, in 2015 and 2016. Since 2020, the titleholder has been determined through The Nigerian Queen pageant.
South Africa Miss Grand South Africa 2015 Active Held annually since 2015 by difference organizers.
Tanzania Miss Grand Tanzania 2017 Inactive Happened once in 2017, by Rasheedah Jamaldin.[148][149]
Zimbabwe Miss Grand Zimbabwe 2013 Inactive Held once in 2013 by Samantha Tshuma.[150][151][152]

Liberia

Liberia entered the Miss Grand International pageant for the first time in 2021. The country representative was Hajamaya Mulbah, one of the Miss Grand Liberia 2021 finalists, who was promoted to replace the original winner of such a contest, Goretti Itoka.[153][154][155] The organizers cited Itoka wished to relinquish the title willingly, howbeit, Itoka later contended that she was removed without any direct clarification from the organizers.[153][154][155] The Ministry of Information, Culture affairs, and Tourism of Liberia (MICAT) was also involved to manipulate the situation and has sent a communication document to the organizer, however, no organizer's official response.[155]

The Miss Grand Liberia 2021 is the inaugural edition of Miss Grand Liberia beauty contest, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the pageant was held virtually via Zoom application featuring 9 national finalists, in which a social media marketing strategist and the former Miss Mano River Union, Goretti Itoka, was elected as the national winner.[153][156]

Botswana

Botswana joined the Miss Grand International only once in 2014, with the representation of Lillian Lillie Dlamini, who won the inaugural national contest Miss Grand International Botswana 2014, outclassing 12 other finalists,[157] The event was held on 26 July at Cresta Lodge Hotel in Gaborone, under the management of Dineo Matlapeng, a South Africa-based businessperson.[143]

Miss Grand Botswana National Finalists (1)
Edition
1st 2nd
2014 TBD
Central Tsaone Boikhutso
Chobe Modeline Mbaakanyi
Francistown
Gaborone Lillian Molose (W)
Ghanzi Oweditse Phirinyane
Jwaneng Onalenna Phofedi
Kgalagadi Kefilwe Barobetse
Kgatleng Andreanne Gasebalwe
Kweneng Gaolebale Lekau
Lobatse Gomolemo Majafhe
Miss Grand Botswana National Finalists (2)
Edition
1st 2nd
2014 TBD
Ngamiland Tebogo Lebanna
North-East Carole Ngisi
Orapa
Selebi-Phikwe
Southern Lebogang Kaisara
South-East Kelly Charles
Sowa
Total 13
Color keys:
 W  Winner
 R  Runners-up
  Unplaced

Zimbabwe

In addition to Thailand, Zimbabwe is one of the other countries that separately held its Miss Grand national contest to select the representative for Miss Grand International in 2013. This inaugural edition of Miss Grand Zimbabwe was organized at Gardens Restaurant in the city of Bulawayo under the direction of the former Miss Tourism Zimbabwe 2010,Samantha Tshuma, which a 22 years old Tanzanian model Fungai Mawada announced the winner at a contest held on 13 July outclassing 15 other finalists.[150][151][152] Nevertheless, Mawada was later disqualified on 2 September by the aforementioned organizer who nominated herself as the country representative at such an international contest and additionally stated that all 16 participating models were not suitable for the international competition,[150][151] causing her to receive negative opinions from several modeling agencies.[150] Tshuma was placed at Top 20 finalist of the swimsuit competition at the Miss Grand International 2013 [es] pageant which was held in Thailand on 19 November.[158]

In the following year, the Miss Grand Zimbabwe organization was also embroiled in a similar scandal when the new franchise holder, Chris Vukani Mhlanga, who was in a relationship with the 2013 national licensee, has unveiled a new country representative, Lillie Chopamba, to replace Marble Nyathi, the finalists who had been nominated from Bulawayo to represent the country at the Miss Grand International 2014 [es] in Bangkok.[158][159] Mhlanga claimed Nyathi's body was not good enough for the international pageant, however, Nyathi argued that she was removed because of refusing Mhlanga's love proposal as well as some financial issues between her and the organizer.[158][159][160] Lillie Chopamba was the last Zimbabwe candidate at Miss Grand International, although the other national pageant with a similar name, Miss Zimbabwe Grand, was held annually since 2019 to determine the winners for several international platforms, but has no affiliation to the Miss Grand International.[62][63]

North America

Legend
  Active: The most recent titleholder was chosen through the Miss Grand National pageant.
  Inactive: Miss Grand National pageant was defunct, the current titleholder was appointed without organizing any contest, or no representative
  Merged: Miss Grand National pageant was merged into other pageants, and one of those pageants' finalists was elected Miss Grand titleholder
  Projected: Miss Grand National pageant was supposed to be held in the year mentioned.
Pageant Debut
edition
Status Note
The Bahamas Miss Grand Bahamas 2018 Inactive Held only once in 2018, by Navado Dawkins.[161][162]
Canada Miss Grand Canada 2017 Merged Separately organized 3 times; in 2017 and 2018 by Di Benedetto Models agency,[163][164] and another in 2021 by the Pageant Group Canada Inc.[165] The country delegates for the Miss Grand International pageant have been selected via the Miss World Canada competition since 2022.
Costa Rica Miss Grand Costa Rica 2022 Active Held once in 2022 by the Concurso Nacional de Belleza de Costa Rica [es] (CNB Costa Rica).[166]
Cuba Miss Grand Cuba 2023 Projected
Dominican Republic Miss Grand Dominican Republic 2016 Inactive Held once in 2016 by Chantel Martinez, the first runner-up Miss Grand International 2013 [es].[167][168]
Guatemala Miss Grand Guatemala [es] 2023 Projected
Honduras Miss Grand Honduras 2022 Active First organized in 2022 to determine country representative for the 2022 and 2023 editions of Miss Grand International.[169][170][171]
Mexico Miss Grand Mexico [es] 2023 Projected
Nicaragua Miss Grand Nicaragua 2021 Active Organized individually once in 2021 by Saúl Benítez, to elect the winners for the 2021 and 2022 editions of Miss Grand International.[172][173]
Panama Miss Grand Panama [es] 2023 Projected Under the directorship of Leonardo DePablos, the first edition is scheduled to be held in Mid-2023 to select the representative for the Miss Grand International 2024 pageant.[174]
United States Miss Grand United States 2016 Active Held annually since 2016.[175]

Bahamas

The Bahamas took part in the Miss Grand International pageant twice in 2016 and 2017, sequentially represented by Selvinique Wright and Rejean Bosh.[176][177] Both of them were appointed to the position without participating in any respective contests. The national preliminary contest of the Bahamas for Miss Grand International was firstly held in 2018 after Navado Dawkins, the Nassau-based designer, purchased the license. Its grand final was happening on 1 July 2018 at Meliá Nassau Beach – All-Inclusive Resort, featuring contestants from 7 cities and districts, including Andros, Eleuthera, Exuma, Grand Bahama, Inagua, New Providence, and the San Salvador,[161][178] in which the representative of New Providence, Dannise Bain – a nineteen years old international model, was named the Miss Grand Bahamas 2018 titleholder and expected to represent the country at Miss Grand International 2018 [es] in Myanmar.[162] Due to visa regulation problems, Bain was unable to participate in such an international platform.[179] Since then, no national pageant has additionally been held or appointed country representative for the Miss Grand International.

The highest achievement of the Bahamas at Miss Grand International is the top 10 finalists in the 2016 edition, won by Selvinique Wright who also obtained the Best in Swimsuit of the said edition.[176] Previously, Selvinique competed as Miss Star Fish Bay in the Miss Universe Bahamas 2016 pageant,[176][180] where she finished as top 5 finalists then was selected by such an organization to compete in Las Vegas for the 2016 Miss Grand International title.[180]

Canada

Miss Grand Canada Editions
Year Edition Date Winner Candidates Regional
Pageants
Placement
at MGI
2017 1st 16 Jul Maddison Fysh[a] N/A Did not compete
Natalie Allin[181][182][b] Unplaced
2018 2nd 26 Aug Veronica Rodriguez[183][164][a] 15 Did not compete
Grace Diamani[164][b] Unplaced
2021 3rd 18 Jun Olga Bykadorova[165] 23 Unplaced
Notes
a. a Resigned.
b. b Originally crowned first runner-up, took over the title after the original winner resigned.

Canada began to organize the separate event for the Miss Grand International pageant in 2017, under the management of the Calgary-based model agency Di Benedetto Models, headed by Angelo Di Benedetto.[163] However, the winner of the event, Maddison Fysh, resigned the title caused the organizer to appoint their affiliated model –Natalie Allin – to instead compete in the international competition.[181][182] The same incident also happen in 2018, when the runner-up Grace Diamani was promoted to take over the position after the original winner – Veronica Rodriguez – had relinquished the national title for undisclosed reasons.[164]

In 2019, Benedetto lost the franchise to Michelle Weswaldi, the president of the Miss World Canada pageant.[184] Since then, the first runner-up of the said national contest has been assumed Miss Grand Canada,[185] Except in 2021, the Miss World 2020 contest was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused the winner of Miss World Canada 2020 to compete at Miss World 2021 instead, and the 2021 national contest was also delayed, the organizer then decided to hold an ad hoc virtual contest to determine the country representative for Miss Grand International 2021 [es]. The contest featured 23 national finalists, in which a Ukrainian-Canadian model Olga Bykadorova was announced the winner.[165][186]

Canada has been sending its delegates to compete in the Miss Grand International since 2013.[187] The highest achievement was the second runner-up in 2014, won by Kathryn Kohut, a model and actress from Alberta.[188][189] Kohut was appointed to compete at such an edition after obtaining the first runner-up in the Miss Earth Canada 2014 contest in Montréal, the event was managed by the Filipino-Canadian organizer Ronaldo Soriano Trono, who served as the national director of Miss Grand Canada and South Korea during 2013 – 2015.[190]

South America

Legend
  Active: The most recent titleholder was chosen through the Miss Grand National pageant.
  Inactive: Miss Grand National pageant was defunct, the current titleholder was appointed without organizing any contest, or no representative
  Merged: Miss Grand National pageant was merged into other pageants, and one of those pageants' finalists was elected Miss Grand titleholder
  Projected: Miss Grand National pageant was supposed to be held in the year mentioned.
Pageant Debut
edition
Status Note
Brazil Miss Grand Brazil 2014 Active Held annually since 2014.[191][192][193]
Chile Miss Grand Chile 2017 Active Organized annually since 2017 by different organizers.[194][195]
Colombia Miss Grand Colombia 2018 Active Held individually twice; in 2018 by Top 3 Latam,[196] and 2022 by César Prado.[197]
Ecuador Miss Grand Ecuador 2021 Inactive Held separately once in 2021 by Tahiz Panuz, the president of the CNB Ecuador.[198]
Paraguay Miss Grand Paraguay 2017 Active Separately held annually since 2017, by Mygami Producciones SRL.[199][200]
Venezuela Miss Grand Venezuela 2022 Active First organized in 2022 to determined the country representative for Miss Grand International 2023.[201][202]

Asia and Oceania

In Asia and Oceania, several national pageants was established to determine their representative for Miss Grand International specifically, including:

Legend
  Active: The most recent titleholder was chosen through the Miss Grand National pageant.
  Inactive: Miss Grand National pageant was defunct, the current titleholder was appointed without organizing any contest, or no representative
  Merged: Miss Grand National pageant was merged into other pageants, and one of those pageants' finalists was elected Miss Grand titleholder
  Projected: Miss Grand National pageant was supposed to be held in the year mentioned.
Pageant Debut
edition
Status Note
Australia Miss Grand Australia 2014 Active Held annually since 2014, by difference organizers.[203]
Cambodia Miss Grand Cambodia 2015 Active Separately organized annually since 2015.[204] Its first five editions (2015 – 2019) was arranged under the direction of Boonkerd Angamnuaysiri. Since 2020, the license has belonged to Mohahang Production.[205][206]
China Miss Grand China Cancelled The inaugural edition was expected to be held in 2021 but was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[207][208]
Indonesia Miss Grand Indonesia 2015 Merged Held as a stand-alone contest 3 times during 2018 – 2020.[209] Beginning in 2023, the winner of a newly established national beauty contest, Miss Mega Bintang Indonesia, will be assumed to be Miss Grand Indonesia.[210]
Japan Miss Grand Japan 2015 Active Held annually since 2015, by Eriko Yoshi [ja].[211]
South Korea Miss Grand Korea 2017 Inactive Held annually since 2017 by difference organizers.[212][213]
Laos Miss Grand Laos 2017 Active Held individually 3 times, in 2017, 2018, and 2022.[214][215]
Malaysia Miss Grand Malaysia 2013 Active Held annually since 2013 by differnce three organizers.[216]
Myanmar Miss Grand Myanmar 2016 Inactive Separately held once in 2016 by Style Plus H.[217]
Nepal Miss Grand Nepal 2016 Active Held annually since 2016 by differnce three organizers.[218]
Philippines Miss Grand Philippines 2014 Merged Separately held once in 2014. During 2015 - 2022, the franchise belonged to the Binibining Pilipinas.[219]
Sri Lanka Miss Grand Sri Lanka 2016 Inactive Held twice, in 2016, and 2018.[220][221]
Thailand Miss Grand Thailand 2013 Active Held annually since 2013.[222]
Vietnam Miss Grand Vietnam 2022 Active Held only once in late 2022, by Sen Vang Entertainment.[223]

Europe

Legend
  Active: The most recent titleholder was chosen through the Miss Grand National pageant.
  Inactive: Miss Grand National pageant was defunct, the current titleholder was appointed without organizing any contest, or no representative
  Merged: Miss Grand National pageant was merged into other pageants, and one of those pageants' finalists was elected Miss Grand titleholder
  Projected: Miss Grand National pageant was supposed to be held in the year mentioned.
Pageant Debut
edition
Status Note
Albania Miss Grand Albania 2014 Inactive Held in parallel with Miss Grand Kosovo from 2014 to 2018, then was separated into a stand-alone contest in 2019.[224][225][226]
Belgium Miss Grand Belgium 2021 Active Under the direction of Carolyn Collinda, the contest was organized twice, in 2021 and 2022.[227][228]
France Miss Grand France 2019 Active Held annually since 2019.[229][230][231][232]
Italy Miss Grand Italy 2019 Active Held annually since 2019, by Giuseppe Puzio.[233][234][235]
Kosovo Miss Grand Kosovo 2014 Inactive Held in parallel with Miss Grand Albania from 2014 to 2018, then was separated into a stand-alone contest in 2019.
Netherlands Miss Grand Netherlands 2016 Merged Held as a stand-alone pageant in 2016. The other titleholders were determined through either the Miss Supranational Netherlands (2014 – 2015) or the 12 Months of Beauty (2017 – 2022) pageants.
Spain Miss Grand Spain 2016 Active Under the management of Vicente Gonzalez, the pageant has been organized as a stand-alone pageant since 2016.[236][237]
United Kingdom Miss Grand United Kingdom 2015 Inactive Held separately twice, in 2015 by Holly Louise, and in 2021 by Megan Darlington.

France

Miss Grand France licensee timeline

France has usually been participating in almost every edition of the Miss Grand International pageant, except in 2018. In the first era of the pageant, its representatives were appointed to join the contest by different national directors. However, after Sonia Mansour, former Miss Grand France, took over the franchise in 2019, the inaugural edition of Miss Grand France was finally happening under her directorship on 4 July 2019, in which Cassandra De Sousa was named the winner, outclassed 8 other national finalists.[229] De Sousa later competed at Miss Grand International 2019 in Venezuela in October that year, unfortunately, she got non-placement.[23]

Later in 2021, Mansour lost the franchise to the other organization, who arranged the contest amid the health restrictions linked to the COVID-19 pandemic, the contest consisted of 5 national finalists, and a 24-year-old model from Aquitaine, Elodie Sirulnick, was announced the winner.[231][238][239] Along with the national crown, Sirulnick also won the prize for the Elegance and the Sympathy special awards.[239] She is the second candidate from France that got placement in the Miss Grand International contest following Eline Lamboley who was placed among the 20 finalists in the Miss Grand International 2015 [es] in Thailand.[240]

Miss Grand France Editions
Year Edition Date Venue Winner Entrants Regional pageants Placements at MGI
2019 1th 4 July No data available Cassandra De Sousa[229] 9 Unplaced
2020 2nd 5 July Marine Comby[230][241] 13 Unplaced
2021 3rd 13 July Elodie Sirulnick[231][238][239] 5 Top 20[75]
2022 4th 3 September Le Mughal restaurant, Chartres Lucie Carbone[232] 10 Unplaced

Netherlands

Miss Grand Netherlands titleholders
Miss Grand Netherlands titleholdersFrancis Everduim (2014)Nathalie Mogbelzada (2021)
Francis Everduim (2014)
Miss Grand Netherlands titleholdersFrancis Everduim (2014)Nathalie Mogbelzada (2021)
Nathalie Mogbelzada (2021)

The Netherlands has always been conducting the national contest to determine its representatives for the Miss Grand International pageant since 2013,[242][243] except for 2015, 2019 and 2021, when the titleholders were assigned to the position instead of organizing the pageant.[244] In addition to crowning the national winner for the said contest, its candidates for several other international pageants were also chosen on the same stage, such as Miss Supranational Netherlands, Miss Earth Netherlands, etc.[242][245] However, the organizer once conducted the contest to determine Miss Grand Netherlands separately in 2016. The contest was held on 5 June at the Aalsmeer Studios in the city of Aalsmeer featured 4 national finalists,[245] in which an artist from Utrecht, Floor Masselink, was crowned Miss Grand Netherlands 2016.[245][246] In 2020, the pageant was held virtually, due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[247]

The Miss Grand Netherlands beauty pageant comes under the franchise of 12 Months of Beauty, which is run by Robin and Stefan Hoven – Lieuw Choy, the national directors.[248][249][250][251] Their first placement at Miss Grand International is top 20 finalists in 2013, won by Talisa Wolters who obtained the Miss Grand national title after participating in Miss Grand & Supranational Netherlands 2013 contest, also held by Robin and Stefan.[242] The Netherlands representatives also got the same placement in 2015, 2017 and 2021.[75][252]

Miss Grand Netherlands Editions
Year Edition Date Final venue Winner Candidates Provincial pageants Placements at MGI
2013 1th 23 June Hotel van der Valk Schiphol, Hoofddorp[253] Talisa Wolters[242] 12 Top 20
2014 2nd 1 June Francis Everduim[254][255] 10 Unplaced
2015 No pageant held Shauny Built[245] No pageant held Top 20
2016 3rd 5 June Aalsmeer Studios, Aalsmeer Floor Masselink[245] 4 Unplaced
2017 4th 26 March Crown Theatre, Aalsmeer[250][251] Kelly van den Dungen[256][257] 8 Top 20
2018 5th 5 June Apollo Hotel, Vinkeveen[258] Kimberley Xhofleer[258][259][260] 12 Unplaced
2019 No pageant held Margaretha de Jong[261][262] No pageant held Unplaced
2020 6th 8 November Online Pageant[247] Suzan Lips[263] 12 Unplaced
2021 No pageant held Nathalie Yasmin[75][244] No pageant held Top 20

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Participating countries and territories

National franchises have a lot of latitude in choosing candidates for Miss Grand International. Some are the winners of individual contests for their Miss Grand International, others get the honor by winning first or second runner-up from contests for candidates to multiple international pageants, and yet others are chosen in different ways.

The following is the list of Miss Grand International participating countries and territories, the competition result, as well as the national licensee entities since 2013. The list was divided into 6 groups based on the geographic continents.

Africa

Color key:
Eo circle brown white letter-w.svg Declared as the winner
10 Top 10 finalists
C Withdrew during the competition
Eo circle indigo white number-1.svg First runner-up
20 Top 20 finalists
R Representative determined but did not compete
Eo circle indigo white number-2.svg Second runner-up
Y Unplaced
N No representative
Eo circle indigo white number-3.svg Third runner-up
Eo circle indigo white number-4.svg Fourth runner-up
Miss Grand national licensees in African countries.
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Country/territory Year of participation[264][265]
Year '0 '1 '2 '3 '4 '5 '6 '7 '8 '9
Licensee
 Algeria
2010s No pageant Y N N N N N N
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensee
 Angola
2010s No pageant N N 20 N N N N
2020s N 20 Y
Current: Márcia de Menezes (2021 – present)[266]
Former licensees
  • 2015: Meriam Kaxuxwena
 Botswana
2010s No pageant N Y N N N N N
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensees
  • 2014: Dineo Matlapeng[267]
 Cameroon
2010s No pageant R Y N N N N N
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensees
  • 2014 – 2016: Miss Prestige Cameroun Organization
 Cape Verde
2010s No pageant N N N N N Y N
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensees
  • 2018: Priscilla Gomes
 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2010s No pageant N R N N N N N
2020s N N R
Current:
Former licensees
  • 2014: Naise Gumanda
  • 2022: Caroline Kondé[268]
 Egypt
2010s No pageant Y N Y Y Y N Y
2020s Y Y N
Current:
Former licensees
 Ethiopia
2010s No pageant Y Eo circle indigo white number-1.svg Y Y Y N N
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensees
 Ghana
2010s No pageant N N Y N N Y N
2020s R N Y
Current: Abena Appiah (2022–present)[270]
Former licensees
  • 2015 – 2016: Charlee Berbicks
  • 2018: Oklepeme Foundation
  • 2020: Legacy Pageants Ltd.
 Guinea
2010s No pageant Y N N N N N N
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensees
  • 2013: Jasmine Sjöberg Sidibe
 Ivory Coast
2010s No pageant N Y N N N N N
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensees
  • 2014: Richlove Amissah
 Kenya
2010s No pageant Y N Y N N N N
2020s 20 N N
Current:
Former licensees
 Liberia
2010s No pageant N N N N N N N
2020s N Y N
Current:
Former licensees
 Mauritius
2010s No pageant N Y N Y N N Y
2020s Y Y 10
Current:
Former licensees
  • 2014: Miss India Worldwide Mauritius Organization
  • 2016: Miss Supranational Mauritius Organization
  • 2019 – 2022:Ahmad Abbas[272]
 Mozambique
2010s No pageant N N N N N N N
2020s N N Y
Current: Pinto Música (2022 – Present)[273]
Former licensees
No former licensee
 Namibia
2010s No pageant Y R Y R R R N
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensees
  • 2013: Beauties of Africa Inc.
  • 2015 – 2016: Magnolia Events Management[145][144] (By Magnolia Kuhanga)[147]
 Nigeria
2010s No pageant R Y Y Y Y N Y
2020s Y 20 20
Current: The Nigerian Queen Org. (2020–present)[274]
Former licensees
 Réunion
2010s No pageant N N N N N N Y
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensees
  • 2019: Laëtitia Hoareau-Boyer
 Rwanda
2010s No pageant N N N Y N N N
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensees
  • 2016: Sonia Gisa
 Sierra Leone
2010s No pageant N N N N Y Y N
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensees
  • 2017 – 2019: IAMSL Pageant Agency
 South Africa
2010s No pageant N N Y Y Y Y 20
2020s Y Eo circle indigo white number-4.svg Y
Current: Maggy Dee Productions (2015 – Present)[277]
Former licensees
  • 2015: Reinhardt Drewel Foundation
 South Sudan
2010s No pageant N Y Y Y 10 N N
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensees
  • 2014 – 2017: Atong Demach[278]
 Tanzania
2010s No pageant N Y N N Y Y N
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensees
 Tunisia
2010s No pageant N N Y N N N N
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensees
 Uganda
2010s No pageant Y N Y N Y N N
2020s N N Y
Current: Oliver Nakakande Foundation (2022–present)[279]
Former licensees
  • 2013, 2015, 2017: Afrost Uganda Marketing Ltd.
 Zambia
2010s No pageant N N N N N Y R
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensees
 Zimbabwe
2010s No pageant Y Y N N N N N
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensees

Asia

Color key:
Eo circle brown white letter-w.svg Declared as the winner
10 Top 10 finalists
C Withdrew during the competition
Eo circle indigo white number-1.svg First runner-up
20 Top 20 finalists
R Representative determined but did not compete
Eo circle indigo white number-2.svg Second runner-up
Y Unplaced
N No representative
Eo circle indigo white number-3.svg Third runner-up
Eo circle indigo white number-4.svg Fourth runner-up
Miss Grand national licensees in Asian countries.
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Country/territory Year of participation[264][265]
Year '0 '1 '2 '3 '4 '5 '6 '7 '8 '9
Licensee
 Armenia
2010s No pageant N N N N N N Y
2020s N Y N
Current:
Former licensee
 Bangladesh
2010s No pageant R R R N N N N
2020s N Y Y
Current: Hiam Amani Hafizuddin (2021–present)
Former licensees
Bashkortostan
2010s No pageant N N N N N N Y
2020s Y N N
Current:
Former licensees
  • 2019 – 2020: Miss Bash Models Agency
 Cambodia
2010s No pageant R Y Y R Y Y R
2020s 20 10 10
Current: Sokunthea Im (2023 – present)[283]
Former licensees
  • 2014 – 2019: Boonkerd Angamnuaysiri[284]
  • 2020 – 2022: Phalitakam Mohahang Co., Ltd (Mohahang Production) (2020–present)[285][286]
 China
2010s No pageant 20 Y Y Y 20 Y Y
2020s Y R Y
Current: Shirley Yu (2022–present)
Former licensees
  • 2013 – 2019: Guangzhou Zhoumeng Marketing Co., Ltd.[287]
  • 2020 – 2021: Xin Fu Lai Enterprise Management Co., Ltd.[288]
 Georgia
2010s No pageant Y N N N N N N
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensees
 Hong Kong
2010s No pageant N Y Y Y Y Y N
2020s N Y Y
Current: Sasha Wasee (2022-Present)
Former licensees
 India
2010s No pageant Y Y Eo circle indigo white number-2.svg Y 20 Eo circle indigo white number-1.svg Y
2020s Y 20 Y
Current: Glamanand Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. (2020, 2022 –Present)[289]
Former licensees
 Indonesia
2010s No pageant Y 10 Y Eo circle brown white letter-w.svg 10 Eo circle indigo white number-2.svg Y
2020s Eo circle indigo white number-3.svg 10 Eo circle indigo white number-2.svg
Current: Yayasan Dunia Mega Bintang – Ivan Gunawan (2020–present)[291]
Former licensees
 Iran
2010s No pageant N Y Y N N N N
2020s Y N N
Current:
Former licensee
  • 2014 – 2015, 2020: Miss Iran Organization
 Iraq
2010s No pageant N N N Y N N N
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensee
  • 2016: Klaodia Khalaf
 Israel
2010s No pageant R 20 Y N N N N
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensee
 Japan
2010s No pageant Y 20 10 Y Y Eo circle indigo white number-4.svg 20
2020s 20 Y Y
Current: Eriko Inoda (2016 – Present)[294]
Former licensee
  • 2013 – 2015: Stephen I. Diáz
 Kazakhstan
2010s No pageant Y Y N N N 20 N
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensee
  • 2013 – 2015: Miss Grand Kazakhstan Organization (By AIM Studio)
  • 2018: Miss Tourism Russia Organization
 Kurdistan
2010s No pageant N Y C N N N N
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensees
  • 2014 – 2015: Dalia Rebwar Hassan[295]
 Kyrgyzstan
2010s No pageant N N N N N N N
2020s N N R
Current: Miss Kyrgyzstan (2022–present)[296]
Former licensees
  • No former licensee
 Laos
2010s No pageant N N N N 20 Y R
2020s Y Y Y
Current: Saikeo Sidavong (2018 – Present)[297]
Former licensees
 Lebanon
2010s No pageant Y Y N N Y Y Y
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensee
  • 2013 – 2019: Al-Sawsan International Foundation
 Macau
2010s No pageant Y Y Y 10 Y Y Y
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensee
 Malaysia
2010s No pageant Y Y Y 20 Y Y Y
2020s 10 20 Y
Current: HyperLive Entertainment Pte Ltd. (2022–present)[298]
Former licensee
  • 2013 – 2014: Anson Chong[216]
  • 2015 – 2021: Introducing Malaysia[299]
 Mongolia
2010s No pageant Y Y Y N Y N N
2020s N N Y
Current:Anton Sergeevi (2022 – TBD)
Former licensee
 Myanmar
2010s No pageant 20 Y Y Y Y Y Y
2020s 20 20 Y
Current: Glamorous International (2021–present)
Former licensee
  • 2013 – 2014: Miss Golden Land Myanmar Organization
  • 2015 – 2016: Style Plus H
  • 2017 – 2020: Miss Universe Myanmar Organization[300]
   Nepal
2010s No pageant Y Y Y N Y Y Y
2020s Y Y Y
Current: Izodom Nepal & Cosmo Group (2020 – Present)[301]
Former licensee
  • 2013 – 2016: Looks Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. (Mero Looks)[218][302]
  • 2017 – 2019: RK Entertainment Group[303]
 Pakistan
2010s No pageant Y Y N N N N N
2020s N Y Y
Current: Hiam Amani Hafizuddin (2021–present)
Former licensees
 Philippines
2010s No pageant Eo circle indigo white number-3.svg Y Eo circle indigo white number-3.svg Eo circle indigo white number-1.svg Eo circle indigo white number-2.svg Y Y
2020s Eo circle indigo white number-1.svg Y 10
Current: Stella Márquez-Araneta (2015–present)[219]
Former licensees
  • 2013 – 2014: Miss Grand Philippines Org. (By John Dela Vega)[219]
 Siberia
2010s No pageant N N N N N N N
2020s N Y N
Current: -
Former licensees
  • 2021: Anton Sergeevi
 Singapore
2010s No pageant C Y Y Y R R N
2020s N N Y
Current: Iqmal Muhammad (2022–present)
Former licensees
 South Korea
2010s No pageant Y Y Y 10 Y Y R
2020s Y Y Y
Current: Korea Premium Brand Association (2020–Present)[306][307]
Former licensees
  • 2013 – 2015: Ronaldo Soriano Trono
  • 2016 – 2019: 1L2H Ltd.[306]
 Sri Lanka
2010s No pageant 10 20 10 Y Y 20 N
2020s Y Y Y
Current: Brian Kerkoven (2013 – Present)[308]
Former licensees
  • No former licensee
 Taiwan
2010s No pageant N Y Y Y N Y N
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensees
 Thailand
2010s No pageant 20 10 Eo circle indigo white number-4.svg Eo circle indigo white number-2.svg 10 20 Eo circle indigo white number-2.svg
2020s 10 Y Eo circle indigo white number-1.svg
Current: Nawat Itsaragrisil (2013–present)[1][107]
Former licensees
  • No former licensee
 Turkey
2010s No pageant N N N Y N N N
2020s N N Y
Current: Özcan Yılmaz Agency Model (2022–present)
Former licensees
  • 2016: Diana Osypenko
 Turkmenistan
2010s No pageant N Y N N N N N
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensees
  • 2014: No Data Available
 Vietnam
2010s No pageant Y Y Y 20 10 10 10
2020s 20 Eo circle brown white letter-w.svg 20
Current: Senvang Entertainment (2018 – Present)[309]
Former licensees
  • 2013 – 2014: MGI Invitation[310][311]
  • 2015 – 2017: Elite Model International[312]

Europe

Color key:
Eo circle brown white letter-w.svg Declared as the winner
10 Top 10 finalists
C Withdrew during the competition
Eo circle indigo white number-1.svg First runner-up
20 Top 20 finalists
R Representative determined but did not compete
Eo circle indigo white number-2.svg Second runner-up
Y Unplaced
N No representative
Eo circle indigo white number-3.svg Third runner-up
Eo circle indigo white number-4.svg Fourth runner-up
Miss Grand national licensees in European countries.
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Country/territory Year of participation[264][265]
Year '0 '1 '2 '3 '4 '5 '6 '7 '8 '9
Licensee
 Albania
2010s No pageant R Y Y R R Y Y
2020s Y R N
Current:
Former licensee
  • 2014 – 2015: Sherif Pacolli[313]
  • 2018 - 2021: Aleks Tanushi[48]
 Belarus
2010s No pageant R N Y N Y N Y
2020s Y N Y
Current: Anton Sergeevi (2022 – TBD)
Former licensee
  • 2015: No Data Available
  • 2017: No Data Available
  • 2019 – 2020: No Data Available
 Belgium
2010s No pageant Y Y Y Y Y Y N
2020s N Y Y
Current: Carolyn Collinda (2021 – Present)[227]
Former licensee
  • 2013: Miss Exclusive Belgium Org.
  • 2014 – 2015: Annick Eycken
  • 2016 – 2017: Miss Toerisme Organisatie Benelux
  • 2018: Elisabeth Moszkowicz
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s No pageant N Y N N N N N
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensee
  • 2014: No Data Available
 Bulgaria
2010s No pageant N N Y N Y Y Y
2020s Y N N
Current:
Former licensee
 Crimea
2010s No pageant R N N N N N N
2020s Y N Y
Current: Sasha Waseem (2022 – TBD)
Former licensee
  • 2020: Anton Sergeevi
 Czech Republic
2010s No pageant Y Y 20 Y Eo circle indigo white number-4.svg Y 20
2020s 10 Y Eo circle indigo white number-4.svg
Current: Miss Czech Republic Org./Miss Factory, s.r.o (2015–present)[314]
Former licensee
 Denmark
2010s No pageant C N Y Y Y Y N
2020s N N 20
Current: Miss Danmark Organization (2018, 2022 – present)
Former licensee
  • 2015 – 2017: Miss Queen of Scandinavia Organization
 England
2010s No pageant Y N Y Y Y Y R
2020s 20 R N
Current:
Former licensees
  • 2013 – 2014: Miss United Kingdom Organization
  • 2016 – 2019: Pageant Girl Ltd.
  • 2020 – 2021:Megan Darlington
 Estonia
2010s No pageant Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensee
  • 2013 – 2019: Miss Queen of Scandinavia Organization
 Finland
2010s No pageant Y Y N N Y Y N
2020s Y N N
Current:
Former licensees
  • 2013 – 2014: Miss Finland Organization
  • 2017 – 2020: Miss Queen of Scandinavia Organization
 France
2010s No pageant Y Y 20 Y Y N Y
2020s Y 20 Y
Current: Robles Yanez (2023–TBA)
Former licensees
  • 2013 – 2014: Miss Nationale Organization
  • 2015 – 2017: Fashion Models Academy (By Réjane Klein Maurer)
  • 2019 – 2020: Sonia Mansour
  • 2021 – 2021: No data available
 Germany
2010s No pageant Y Y N N Y Y Y
2020s Y 20 Y
Current: Miss From Germany (by Leandro Aponte) (2019 - present)[315]
Former licensee
 Greece
2010s No pageant Y Y N N N N N
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensees
 Hungary
2010s No pageant Y Y Y Y Y N N
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensees
 Iceland
2010s No pageant N N N C N N N
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensees
  • 2016: Miss Queen of Scandinavia Organization
 Ireland
2010s No pageant N N N N N N 20
2020s Y N Y
Current: Manuel Munares (2019 – 2020, 2022 – present)[316]
Former licensee
No former licensee
 Italy
2010s No pageant Y N Y Y N N Y
2020s Y Y Y
Current: MUPI SRL. (2019–present)[317]
Former licensee
 Kosovo
2010s No pageant Y Y R R R Y R
2020s Y R C
Current: Eduart Dedaj Org. (2022–present)[319]
Former licensees
  • 2013 – 2014, 2018, 2020: Sherif Pacolli
 Latvia
2010s No pageant 10 N N Y N N Y
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensees
  • 2013: Mis un Misters Rēzekne Organization
  • 2016: Meldra Rozenberga[320]
  • 2019: No Data Available
 Lithuania
2010s No pageant N N N Y Y C N
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensees
  • 2016 – 2017: Miss Queen of Scandinavia Organization
 Luxembourg
2010s No pageant N N N Y N N N
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensees
  • 2016: Natascha Bintz
 Malta
2010s No pageant N Y Y Y N N N
2020s N R N
Current:
Former licensees
 Moldova
2010s No pageant Y N Y Y N Y N
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensees
  • 2013 – 2018: Exclusive Events International (By Ernest Hadrian Böhm)
 Montenegro
2010s No pageant R N N N N N N
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensees
  • 2013: No information available
 Netherlands
2010s No pageant 20 Y 20 Y Y 20 Y
2020s Y 20 Y
Current: Stefan Hoven Lieuw Choy (2013 – Present)[321]
Former licensees
  • No former licensee
 Northern Ireland
2010s No pageant N N N N R N N
2020s R Y N
Current:
Former licensees
  • 2017: Chloe Louise Davies
  • 2020 – 2021: Megan Darlington
 North Macedonia
2010s No pageant 20 N Y N N N N
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensees
 Norway
2010s No pageant N Y Y Y N Y N
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensees
  • 2013 – 2016: Miss Norway Organization
  • 2018: Miss Queen of Scandinavia Organization
 Poland
2010s No pageant Y 10 20 Y N Y Y
2020s Y N Y
Current: Miss Polonia Organization (2018-2020, 2021-present)
Former licensees
 Portugal
2010s No pageant Y Y Y 20 Y Y Y
2020s Y Y Y
Current: Miss Portuguesa Org. (2013–present)
Former licensees
  • No former licensee
 Romania
2010s No pageant Y Y Y Y N N Y
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensees
  • 2013 – 2016, 2019: Exclusive Events International (By Ernest Hadrian Böhm)
 Russia
2010s No pageant Y 10 C Y 20 20 Y
2020s Y Y Y
Current: Anton Sergeevi (2021 – Present)[322]
Former licensees
  • 2013 – 2020: Miss Tourism Russia Organization
 Scotland
2010s No pageant R N Y Y Y Y R
2020s Y R N
Current:
Former licensees
  • 2015 – 2019: Pageant Girl Ltd.
  • 2020 - 2021: Megan Darlington
 Serbia
2010s No pageant Y N N N Y N N
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensees
 Slovakia
2010s No pageant Eo circle indigo white number-2.svg Y Y Y Y N N
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensees
  • 2013 – 2015: Jan Oklamcak[323]
  • 2016 – 2017: Felvidék Szépe Organization (By Kósa Annamária)[324]
 Spain
2010s No pageant Y Y 10 20 Y 10 20
2020s Y 10 10
Current: Vicente Gonzalez (2015 – Present)[325][326]
Former licensees
  • 2013 – 2014: Marcel Arnalot Salazar
 Sweden
2010s No pageant C Y Y C N 20 Y
2020s Y Y N
Current:
Former licensees
  • 2013 – 2015: Joakim Granberg
  • 2018 – 2021: Miss Queen of Scandinavia Org.
 Switzerland
2010s No pageant Y N N Y N N N
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensees
 Tatarstan
2010s No pageant N N N N Y Y N
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensees
  • 2017 – 2018: Miss Tourism Russia Organization
 Ukraine
2010s No pageant C 20 20 10 10 Y Y
2020s N N Y
Current: Queen of Ukraine Organization (2014 – 2019, 2022 – TBA)
Former licensees
  • No former licensee
 United Kingdom
2010s No pageant N 20 N N N N N
2020s N N 20
Current: Katharyn Fanshawe (2022 – Present)
Former licensees
  • 2014: No Data Available
 Wales
2010s No pageant Y N Y 20 Y Y R
2020s Y R N
Current:
Former licensees
  • 2013: No Data Available
  • 2015 – 2019: Pageant Girl Ltd.
  • 2020 – 2021: Megan Darlington

North America

Color key:
Eo circle brown white letter-w.svg Declared as the winner
10 Top 10 finalists
C Withdrew during the competition
Eo circle indigo white number-1.svg First runner-up
20 Top 20 finalists
R Representative determined but did not compete
Eo circle indigo white number-2.svg Second runner-up
Y Unplaced
N No representative
Eo circle indigo white number-3.svg Third runner-up
Eo circle indigo white number-4.svg Fourth runner-up
Miss Grand national licensees in North American countries.
Country/territory Year of participation[264][265]
Year '0 '1 '2 '3 '4 '5 '6 '7 '8 '9
Licensee
 Aruba
2010s No pageant N N N Y N N N
2020s N N N
Current:-
Former licensees
 Bahamas
2010s No pageant N N N 10 Y R N
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensees
 Belize
2010s No pageant N N N N N N N
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensee
  • 2017: Enrique De León[327]
 Canada
2010s No pageant Y Eo circle indigo white number-2.svg Y Y Y Y Y
2020s Y Y Y
Current: Pageant Group Canada INC. (Michelle Weswaldi) (2019–present)[184]
Former licensees
  • 2013 – 2015: Ronaldo Soriano Trono
  • 2016 – 2018: Angelo Di Benedetto[328]
 Costa Rica
2010s No pageant N Y 10 Y 20 20 20
2020s Y 10 Y
Current: CNB Costa Rica (2022–present)
Former licensees
  • 2014: Olais Antonio Padilla[329]
  • 2015 – 2017: Reinas de Costa Rica Organization
  • 2018 – 2021: The Finalists (by William Rodríguez and Carlos Gutiérrez)
 Cuba
2010s No pageant 10 Eo circle brown white letter-w.svg Y 20 Y 20 Y
2020s Y Y Y
Current: Daryanne Lees (2023–present)
Former licensees
  • 2013 – 2020: Miss Cuba Organization[330]
  • 2021: Vicar Abel & Miledy de los Santos
  • 2022: Miss y Mister Cuba Org. (by Julio César Cruz and Faddya Halabi)[331]
 Curaçao
2010s No pageant N Y N N N N Y
2020s N Y 20
Current: Miss Curaçao Organization (Aysjel Maria) (2019, 2021–present)
Former licensees
 Dominican Republic .
2010s No pageant Eo circle indigo white number-1.svg Y Eo circle brown white letter-w.svg Y Y 10 20
2020s 20 20 20
Current: Iconic Model Search Inc. (2022–present)
Former licensees
  • 2013, 2018 – 2019: Miss Dominican Republic Organization
  • 2014 – 2017: Chantel Martinez
  • 2020 – 2021: Misses of Dominican Republic Organization (by Alejandro Martinez)
 El Salvador
2010s No pageant Y N N N N Y Y
2020s 20 Y Y
Current: CNB El Salvador (2018 – Present)[332]
Former licensees
 Guadeloupe
2010s No pageant Y N N N Y Y Y
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensees
 Guatemala
2010s No pageant Y Y Y Y Y N 20
2020s Eo circle indigo white number-2.svg Y Y
Current: Miss Guatemala Contest (2019 – Present)[333]
Former licensees
  • 2013 – 2016: Miss Guatemala Latina Organization
  • 2017 – 2018: Miss Guatemala Organization
 Haiti
2010s No pageant R 10 Y N Y Y Y
2020s N Y Y
Current: Olympe S.A. (2021–present)
Former licensees
  • 2014 – 2016: Miss Haiti Organization
  • 2017 – 2019: Miss Haiti Caribbean Organization
 Honduras
2010s No pageant Y N Y N N N N
2020s N Y 20
Current: AV Productions (2021 – Present)[334]
Former licensees
 Jamaica
2010s No pageant N N N 20 Y Y N
2020s Y N Y
Current: Andwar International Pageant Group (2022 – Present)
Former licensees
 Mexico
2010s No pageant Y 20 20 20 20 10 Eo circle indigo white number-1.svg
2020s 20 Y 20
Current: Flavio Falsiroli (2022–present)[336]
Former licensees
 Nicaragua
2010s No pageant N Y N Y Y N Y
2020s Y Y Y
Current: Saúl Benítez (2019 – Present)[338]
Former licensees
 Panama
2010s No pageant N Y Y Y Y Y Eo circle indigo white number-3.svg
2020s 20 Y Y
Current: Chass Panama (2022 – Present)
Former licensees
 Puerto Rico
2010s No pageant Eo circle brown white letter-w.svg 20 20 Eo circle indigo white number-3.svg Eo circle indigo white number-3.svg Eo circle indigo white number-3.svg 10
2020s 10 Eo circle indigo white number-3.svg 10
Current: Nuestra Belleza Puerto Rico Inc. (2016 – Present)[342]
Former licensees
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
2010s No pageant N Y N N N N N
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensees
 United States
2010s No pageant 20 Y 20 Eo circle indigo white number-4.svg Y Y Y
2020s Eo circle brown white letter-w.svg Y Y
Current: Hernan Rivera (2018 – Present)
Former licensees
 United States Virgin Islands
2010s No pageant N Y Y N Y Y N
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensees

Oceania

Color key:
Eo circle brown white letter-w.svg Declared as the winner
10 Top 10 finalists
C Withdrew during the competition
Eo circle indigo white number-1.svg First runner-up
20 Top 20 finalists
R Representative determined but did not compete
Eo circle indigo white number-2.svg Second runner-up
Y Unplaced
N No representative
Eo circle indigo white number-3.svg Third runner-up
Eo circle indigo white number-4.svg Fourth runner-up
Miss Grand national licensees in Oceanian countries.
Country/territory Year of participation[264][265]
Year '0 '1 '2 '3 '4 '5 '6 '7 '8 '9
Licensee
 Australia
2010s No pageant Eo circle indigo white number-4.svg Eo circle indigo white number-3.svg Eo circle indigo white number-1.svg 20 20 20 10
2020s N 20 Y
Current: Amber Dew (2023–present)[343]
Former licensees
  • 2013 – 2014: Nadasha Zhang[343]
  • 2015 – 2016: Renera Thompson[343]
  • 2017 – 2022: Rise Academy (by Dani Fitch)[343][344]
 Cook Islands
2010s No pageant N N N N N Y N
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensees
 Fiji
2010s No pageant N N N N Y N N
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensees
  • 2017 – 2018: Nadine Roberts[346]
 Guam
2010s No pageant N Y N N N N N
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensees
 New Zealand
2010s No pageant Y Y C Y Y 20 R
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensee
 Samoa
2010s No pageant N Y N N N N N
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensees
 Tahiti
2010s No pageant N N N 20 N N N
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensees
 Tonga
2010s No pageant N N Y N N N N
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensees
  • 2015: Sicilia Makisi

South America

Color key:
Eo circle brown white letter-w.svg Declared as the winner
10 Top 10 finalists
C Withdrew during the competition
Eo circle indigo white number-1.svg First runner-up
20 Top 20 finalists
R Representative determined but did not compete
Eo circle indigo white number-2.svg Second runner-up
Y Unplaced
N No representative
Eo circle indigo white number-3.svg Third runner-up
Eo circle indigo white number-4.svg Fourth runner-up
Miss Grand national licensees in South American countries.
Country/territory Year of participation[264][265]
Year '0 '1 '2 '3 '4 '5 '6 '7 '8 '9
Licensee
 Argentina
2010s No pageant Y Y R N Y Y R
2020s 10 Y Y
Current: Iron Tree SRL (2021–present)
Former licensees
 Bolivia
2010s No pageant Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
2020s Y Y Y
Current: Promociones Gloria (2013–present)[348]
Former licensee
No former licensee
 Brazil
2010s No pageant 10 20 10 Y 20 20 Eo circle indigo white number-4.svg
2020s Eo circle indigo white number-4.svg Eo circle indigo white number-2.svg Eo circle brown white letter-w.svg
Current: Henrique Fontes (2013, 2015 – Present)[349]
Former licensees
  • 2014: Gerson Antonelli[191]
 Chile
2010s No pageant N Y N N Y Y 20
2020s Y Y Y
Current: Cristian Chanaca (2021–present)
Former licensees
  • 2014: Karla Bovet Quidel[350]
  • 2017 – 2018: Latin Scouting / CBC Producciones[194]
  • 2019 – 2020: Keno Manzur
 Colombia
2010s No pageant 20 Eo circle indigo white number-4.svg Y Y Y Y 20
2020s Y 20 10
Current: Casa de Reinas Cesar Prado (2022 – Present)[351]
Former licensees
 Ecuador
2010s No pageant 20 Y R Y Y Y 10
2020s Y Eo circle indigo white number-1.svg Y
Current: CNB Ecuador Org. (2019–present)[353]
Former licensees
 Falkland Islands
2010s No pageant N N N N N N N
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensees
No former licensee
 French Guiana
2010s No pageant N N N N N N N
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensees
No former licensee
 Guyana
2010s No pageant N N Y N N N N
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensees
 Paraguay
2010s No pageant Y Y N Y 20 Eo circle brown white letter-w.svg 20
2020s Y Y 20
Current: MGM Producciones (2016 – Present)[354]
Former licensees
 Peru
2010s No pageant N 20 Y 10 Eo circle brown white letter-w.svg 20 10
2020s 20 Y 20
Current: Grupo D'Elite Srl (2014–present)[355]
Former licensees
  • No former licensee
 Suriname
2010s No pageant N Y Y Y N Y N
2020s N N N
Current:
Former licensees
  • 2014 – 2016: Tropical Beauties Suriname Organization
  • 2018 – 2019: Stefan Hoven Lieuw Choy
 Uruguay
2010s No pageant N N N Y N N N
2020s Y N N
Current:
Former licensees
  • 2016: Miss Uruguay Organization[356]
  • 2020: Certamen Nacional de Belleza Uruguay (By Yeisson Coronado Gomez)
 Venezuela
2010s No pageant 10 20 20 20 Eo circle indigo white number-1.svg 10 Eo circle brown white letter-w.svg
2020s Y 10 Eo circle indigo white number-3.svg
Current: Thunder Productions CA (2020 – 2023)[357]
Former licensees

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Egypt

Egypt

Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip of Palestine and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south, and Libya to the west. The Gulf of Aqaba in the northeast separates Egypt from Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt, while Alexandria, the second-largest city, is an important industrial and tourist hub at the Mediterranean coast. At approximately 100 million inhabitants, Egypt is the 14th-most populated country in the world.

Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east and northeast, Kenya to the south, South Sudan to the west, and Sudan to the northwest. Ethiopia has a total area of 1,100,000 square kilometres. As of 2022, it is home to around 113.5 million inhabitants, making it the 13th-most populous country in the world and the 2nd-most populous in Africa after Nigeria. The national capital and largest city, Addis Ababa, lies several kilometres west of the East African Rift that splits the country into the African and Somali tectonic plates.

Ghana

Ghana

Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and Togo in the east. Ghana covers an area of 238,535 km2 (92,099 sq mi), spanning diverse biomes that range from coastal savannas to tropical rainforests. With over 32 million inhabitants, Ghana is the second-most populous country in West Africa, after Nigeria. The capital and largest city is Accra; other major cities are Kumasi, Tamale, and Sekondi-Takoradi.

Abena Appiah

Abena Appiah

Evelyn Abena Akuaba Appiah is a Ghanaian–American singer, model and beauty queen who was crowned Queen Beauty Universe 2016 and Miss Grand International 2020. She was appointed as Miss Grand USA and became the first Black woman to win the Miss Grand International crown. She previously represented Ghana in two of the Big Four international beauty pageants but lost in Miss Universe 2014 and Miss Earth 2019.

Guinea

Guinea

Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the north, Mali to the northeast, Cote d'Ivoire to the southeast, and Sierra Leone and Liberia to the south. It is sometimes referred to as Guinea-Conakry after its capital Conakry, to distinguish it from other territories in the eponymous region such as Guinea-Bissau and Equatorial Guinea. It has a population of 13.5 million and an area of 245,857 square kilometres (94,926 sq mi).

Source: "Miss Grand International", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, March 22nd), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Grand_International.

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