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Miss Grand Italy

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Miss Grand Italy
FormationSeptember 10, 2019; 3 years ago (2019-09-10)
FounderGiuseppe Puzio
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersBenevento
Location
Membership
Miss Grand International
Official language
Italian
National Director
Giuseppe Puzio
Parent organization
MUPI SRL. (2019 –Present)
WebsiteOfficial website
For the upcoming edition, see Miss Grand Italy 2022.

Miss Grand Italy (Italian: Miss Grand Italia) 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,[1][2][3][4] which is an annual international beauty pageant promoting World Peace and against all kinds of conflicts.[5][6] The pageant has been being managed by a Benevento-based event organizer MUPI SRL., chaired by Giuseppe Puzio, since its establishment.[3][7][8]

Since the establishment of Miss Grand International, to date, Italy representatives have never won the contest. The current titleholder is Marika Nardoz of Lazio, who was crowned on 26 September 2021 at Cinecittà World in Rome, outclassing other 39 finalists.[4][8]

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Italian language

Italian language

Italian is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire. Together with Sardinian, Italian is the least divergent language from Latin. Spoken by about 85 million people (2022), Italian is an official language in Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, and Vatican City. It has official minority status in Croatia and in some areas of Slovenian Istria.

Italy

Italy

Italy, officially the Italian Republic or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern and Western Europe. Located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, it consists of a peninsula delimited by the Alps and surrounded by several islands; its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical region. Italy shares land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the enclaved microstates of Vatican City and San Marino. It has a territorial exclave in Switzerland, Campione. Italy covers an area of 301,230 km2 (116,310 sq mi), with a population of about 60 million. It is the third-most populous member state of the European Union, the sixth-most populous country in Europe, and the tenth-largest country in the continent by land area. Italy's capital and largest city is Rome.

Miss Grand International

Miss Grand International

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

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.

Benevento

Benevento

Benevento is a city and comune of Campania, Italy, capital of the province of Benevento, 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of Naples. It is situated on a hill 130 metres above sea level at the confluence of the Calore Irpino and the Sabato. In 2020, Benevento has 58,418 inhabitants. It is also the seat of a Catholic archbishop.

Società a responsabilità limitata

Società a responsabilità limitata

Società a responsabilità limitata is a kind of legal corporate entity in Italy, which literally means limited liability company. It has a similar form to società sportiva dilettantistica a responsabilità limitata for amateur sports-related companies and their corresponding regulations: article 90 of the Italian Law №289 of 2002.

Lazio

Lazio

Lazio or Latium is one of the 20 administrative regions of Italy. Situated in the central peninsular section of the country, it has 5,714,882 inhabitants and a GDP of more than €197 billion per year, making it the country's second most populated region and second largest regional economy after Lombardy. The capital of Lazio is Rome, which is also the capital and largest city of Italy.

Rome

Rome

Rome is the capital city of Italy. It is also the capital of the Lazio region, the centre of the Metropolitan City of Rome, and a special comune named Comune di Roma Capitale. With 2,860,009 residents in 1,285 km2 (496.1 sq mi), Rome is the country's most populated comune and the third most populous city in the European Union by population within city limits. The Metropolitan City of Rome, with a population of 4,355,725 residents, is the most populous metropolitan city in Italy. Its metropolitan area is the third-most populous within Italy. Rome is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, within Lazio (Latium), along the shores of the Tiber. Vatican City is an independent country inside the city boundaries of Rome, the only existing example of a country within a city. Rome is often referred to as the City of Seven Hills due to its geographic location, and also as the "Eternal City". Rome is generally considered to be the "cradle of Western civilization and Christian culture", and the centre of the Catholic Church.

Background

History

Before the franchise acquiring of the current Italian national director Giuseppe Puzio in 2019, Italy has ever sent its representatives to compete at the Miss Grand international three times, including Katarina Chabrecekova in 2013,[9] Maria Grazia Murazzani in 2015,[10] and Martina Corrias in 2016.[11] However, all mentioned representatives have been appointed to the position by different licensees. The inaugural edition of Miss Grand Italy was held under the leadership of Puzio in Benevento on 10 September and was broadcast nationwide via the Italian Satellite television channel, Sky Italia N.180,[12] in which Mirea Sorrentino from Pompeii was announced the winner, outclassing 39 other finalists,[13] and the contest has been held annually since then.

The national organizer has been franchising the regional competitions to individual agencies since their first edition in 2019, twelve regions held their regional pageants to select the national finalists for the first national edition, including Sicilia, Calabria, Basilicata, Campania, Molise, Lazio, Umbria, Marche, Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto, Lombardia, and Sardegna.[12] In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the national participants was dropped to 24.[2][3]

Edition

The following list is the edition detail of the Miss Grand Italy contest, since its inception in 2019.

Year Edition Date Final venue Entrants Ref.
2019 1th 10 September Il Triclinio del Fauno, Benevento, Campania 40 [1][14]
2020 2nd 11 October Cinecittà World, Rome 24 [3][15]
2021 3rd 26 September 40 [16][8]
2022 4th 18 September Grand Hotel Pianeta Maratea, Maratea, Potenza 39 [17][18]

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Benevento

Benevento

Benevento is a city and comune of Campania, Italy, capital of the province of Benevento, 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of Naples. It is situated on a hill 130 metres above sea level at the confluence of the Calore Irpino and the Sabato. In 2020, Benevento has 58,418 inhabitants. It is also the seat of a Catholic archbishop.

Sky Italia

Sky Italia

Sky Italia S.r.l. is an Italian satellite television platform owned by the American media conglomerate Comcast. Sky Italia also broadcasts three national free-to-air television channels: TV8, Cielo and Sky TG24. As of 2018, following an agreement with Mediaset, Sky Italia also operates a series of subscription-based terrestrial channels offering sports, entertainment, and movies. Sky Italia is also the major sports broadcaster in Italy.

Pompeii

Pompeii

Pompeii was an ancient city located in what is now the comune of Pompei near Naples in the Campania region of Italy. Pompeii, along with Herculaneum and many villas in the surrounding area, was buried under 4 to 6 m of volcanic ash and pumice in the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.

Regions of Italy

Regions of Italy

The regions of Italy are the first-level administrative divisions of the Italian Republic, constituting its second NUTS administrative level. There are twenty regions, five of which have higher autonomy than the rest. Under the Constitution of Italy, each region is an autonomous entity with defined powers. With the exception of the Aosta Valley and Friuli Venezia Giulia, each region is divided into a number of provinces.

Basilicata

Basilicata

Basilicata, also known by its ancient name Lucania, is an administrative region in Southern Italy, bordering on Campania to the west, Apulia to the north and east, and Calabria to the south. It has two coastlines: a 30-km stretch on the Tyrrhenian Sea between Campania and Calabria, and a longer coastline along the Gulf of Taranto between Calabria and Apulia. The region can be thought of as the "instep" of Italy, with Calabria functioning as the "toe" and Apulia the "heel".

Molise

Molise

Molise is a region of Southern Italy. Until 1963, it formed part of the region of Abruzzi e Molise together with Abruzzo. The split, which did not become effective until 1970, makes Molise the newest region in Italy. Covering 4,438 square kilometres (1,714 sq mi), it is the second smallest region in the country, after the Aosta Valley, and has a population of 313,348.

COVID-19 pandemic in Italy

COVID-19 pandemic in Italy

The COVID-19 pandemic in Italy is part of the ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

Campania

Campania

Campania is an administrative region of Italy; most of it is in the south-western portion of the Italian peninsula, but it also includes the small Phlegraean Islands and the island of Capri. The capital of the Campania region is Naples. As of 2018, the region had a population of around 5,820,000 people, making it Italy's third most populous region, and, with an area of 13,590 km2 (5,247 sq mi), its most densely populated region. Based on its GDP, Campania is also the most economically productive region in southern Italy and the 7th most productive in the whole country. Naples' urban area, which is in Campania, is the eighth most populous in the European Union. The region is home to 10 of the 58 UNESCO sites in Italy, including Pompeii and Herculaneum, the Royal Palace of Caserta, the Amalfi Coast and the Historic Centre of Naples. In addition, Campania's Mount Vesuvius is part of the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves.

Rome

Rome

Rome is the capital city of Italy. It is also the capital of the Lazio region, the centre of the Metropolitan City of Rome, and a special comune named Comune di Roma Capitale. With 2,860,009 residents in 1,285 km2 (496.1 sq mi), Rome is the country's most populated comune and the third most populous city in the European Union by population within city limits. The Metropolitan City of Rome, with a population of 4,355,725 residents, is the most populous metropolitan city in Italy. Its metropolitan area is the third-most populous within Italy. Rome is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, within Lazio (Latium), along the shores of the Tiber. Vatican City is an independent country inside the city boundaries of Rome, the only existing example of a country within a city. Rome is often referred to as the City of Seven Hills due to its geographic location, and also as the "Eternal City". Rome is generally considered to be the "cradle of Western civilization and Christian culture", and the centre of the Catholic Church.

Miss Grand Italy 2022

Miss Grand Italy 2022

Miss Grand Italy 2022 was the 4th edition of the Miss Grand Italy beauty pageant, held from 14 – 18 September 2022 at Grand Hotel Pianeta Maratea, Maratea in the Province of Potenza. Thirty-nine contestants chosen by various local organizers through their regional pageant competed for the title, of which an eighteen-year-old girl Miriam Malerba from Apulia was named the winner. Malerba later represented the country at the international competition, Miss Grand International 2022, held in Bali and Jakarta, Indonesia on 25 October. but got non-placement.

Maratea

Maratea

Maratea is an Italian town and comune of Basilicata, in the province of Potenza. It is the only comune of the region on the Tyrrhenian coast, and is known as "the Pearl of the Tyrrhenian". Owing to the considerable number of its churches and chapels it has also been described as "the town with 44 churches".

Province of Potenza

Province of Potenza

The Province of Potenza is a province in the Basilicata region of southern Italy. Its capital is the city of Potenza.

Contestant selection

Since its establishment in 2019, the national finalists' selection of the Miss Grand Italy has been operated via three systems, including:

  • Multiplex regional pageant system, in which the regional franchisee conduct several local pageants or casting events to determine the finalists for their regional pageants,[19] such as the contest of Emilia-Romagna region in 2021, where the regional organizer held three small contests and one casting event in Bagnolo in Piano, Rubiera, Campogalliano, and Modena.
  • Simple regional pageant system, the regional pageant is held to select the national finalists with no lower pageants or casting events, the winner will be automatically qualified to the national stage.[20]
  • Central direct application through the national licensee, the organization then selects two candidates a month for the national pageant, beginning from February to August, via the online challenging events.[21]

The selection summary process is showed below:

Miss Grand Italy national finalists selection procedure
(2019–present)
Stage/SystemMultiplex RegionalSimple RegionalCentrally Direct
Stage 1Local Pageant (s)Local Casting (s)Online Challenge
Stage 2Regional PageantRegional Pageant
2-3 Finalists a Month
(Feb. – Aug.)
Stage 3National Pageant
Regional pageants of Miss Grand Italy in 2021.

Symbol key
  Pageant-held regions
 •  Casting event
 Blue pog.svg  Local pageant 		 Red pog.svg  Regional pageant
 White star in red circle.svg  National pageant
 (x)  Number of events

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Emilia-Romagna

Emilia-Romagna

Emilia-Romagna is one of the 20 administrative regions of Italy, situated in the north of the country, comprising the historical regions of Emilia and Romagna. Its capital is Bologna. It has an area of 22,446 km2 (8,666 sq mi), and about 4.4 million inhabitants.

Bagnolo in Piano

Bagnolo in Piano

Bagnolo in Piano is a comune (municipality) in the province of Reggio Emilia in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of Bologna and about 8 kilometres (5 mi) northeast of Reggio nell'Emilia.

Rubiera

Rubiera

Rubiera is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Reggio Emilia in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located on the Via Emilia about 50 kilometres (31 mi) northwest of Bologna and about 13 kilometres (8 mi) southeast of Reggio Emilia.

Campogalliano

Campogalliano

Campogalliano is a comune (municipality) of 8.804 inhabitants in the Province of Modena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northwest of Bologna and about 8 kilometres (5 mi) northwest of Modena.

Modena

Modena

Modena is a city and comune (municipality) on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy.

Quartu Sant'Elena

Quartu Sant'Elena

Quartu Sant'Elena, located four miles East from Cagliari on the ancient Roman road, is a city and comune in the Metropolitan City of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. It is the third biggest city of Sardinia with a population of 71,216 as of 2015.

Assemini

Assemini

Assemini is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) northwest of Cagliari in the plain of the Cixerri, Flumini Mannu and Sa Nuxedda rivers. It includes notable forest area which are part of the Sulcis Regional Park. It has also a long tradition in the production of ceramics, lasting from the Carthaginian domination.

Sardinia

Sardinia

Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, and one of the 20 regions of Italy. It is located west of the Italian Peninsula, north of Tunisia and immediately south of the French island of Corsica.

Sicily

Sicily

Sicily is the largest and most populous island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 20 regions of Italy. The Strait of Messina divides it from the region of Calabria in Southern Italy. It is one of the five Italian autonomous regions and is officially referred to as Regione Siciliana. The region has 5 million inhabitants. Its capital city is Palermo.

Passignano sul Trasimeno

Passignano sul Trasimeno

Passignano sul Trasimeno is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Perugia in the Italian region of Umbria, located about 20 km northwest of Perugia.

Umbria

Umbria

Umbria is a region of central Italy. It includes Lake Trasimeno and Marmore Falls, and is crossed by the River Tiber. It is the only landlocked region on the Apennine Peninsula. The regional capital is Perugia.

Friuli Venezia Giulia

Friuli Venezia Giulia

Friuli-Venezia Giulia is one of the 20 regions of Italy and one of five autonomous regions with special statute. The regional capital is Trieste on the Gulf of Trieste, a very shallow bay of the Adriatic Sea.

Titleholders

Colors key
Year Region Miss Grand Italy Placement at Miss Grand International Ref.
2013  Lazio Katarina Chabrecekova Unplaced [9]
2014  Emilia-Romagna Jennifer Casula Did not compete [22]
2015  Sardegna Maria Grazia Murazzani[α] Unplaced [10]
2016  Sardegna Martina Corrias[β] Unplaced [11]
2019  Campania Mirea Sorrentino Unplaced [1][14]
2020  Campania Filomena Venuso Unplaced [2][3]
2021  Lazio Marika Nardozi[γ] Unplaced [4][8]
2022  Apulia Miriam Malerba Unplaced [23][24]
Note
1. ^α Also Bellezza Italiana Porto Rotondo 2015.
2. ^β Also Eccellenze di Sardegna 2016.
3. ^γ Later 1st runner-up Miss World Italy 2022.
Gallery
  • Maria Grazia Murazzani Miss Grand Italy 2015
    Maria Grazia Murazzani
    Miss Grand Italy 2015
  • Marika Nardozi Miss Grand Italy 2021
    Marika Nardozi
    Miss Grand Italy 2021

Source: "Miss Grand Italy", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, January 20th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Grand_Italy.

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