Miss Grand Belgium

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Miss Grand Belgium
Established18 September 2021; 2 years ago (2021-09-18) (As Miss Grand Belgium pageant)
FounderCarolyn Collinda
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersLint
Location
Membership
Miss Grand International
Official language
English
President
Carolyn Collinda
Parent organization
CC Productions (2021 – Present)
Websitewww.theccproductions.com
Miss Grand Belgium licensee timeline

Miss Grand Belgium is an annual Belgian female beauty pageant based in Lint, Belgium.[1][2][3] It was founded in 2021 by the event organizer, CC Productions, which is managed by Nepali businessperson Carolyn Collinda.[1][4] The contest winners represent Belgium at its parent international platform, Miss Grand International.[1][2][5]

Previously, Belgium representatives at the Miss Grand International pageant were appointed by different licensees, but none of them placed at the aforementioned international pageant.

History[edit]

Belgium is one of the countries that has participated in the Miss Grand International contest since its inception in 2013. Nevertheless, most of its representatives have been chosen without organizing a national contest. However, after Carolyn Collinda, the Netherlands-born businessperson, obtained the license in 2021, she subsequently organized the first Miss Grand Belgium contest on September 18, 2021, at AED Studios in the city of Lint.[1][2] The contest featured eight national finalists, and Tenzin Zomkey, who was born in India's Tibetan refugee camp and is currently residing in Flemish Brabant, was crowned Miss Grand Belgium 2021.[2][3][6]

In 2022, the original winner, Alyssa Gilliaert, resigned from the title due to health problems, which caused the organizer to appoint one of the national finalists, Chiara Vanderveeren, to compete at the Miss Grand International 2022 in Indonesia instead.[7]

Editions[edit]

The following is a list of Miss Grand Belgium edition details, since its inception in 2021.

Edition Date Final Venue Entrants Winner Ref.
1st September 18, 2021 AED Studios, Lint 8 Tenzin Zomkey [2][3]
2nd July 9, 2022 Alyssa Gilliaert [8]
3rd June 25, 2023 Albertina Rodrigues [9]
4th 2024 11 [to be determined]

International Competition[edit]

The following is a list of Belgium representatives at Miss Grand International competition.

Year Representative Original national title Competition performance Ref.
Placements Other awards
2013 Karolien Termonia Appointed Unplaced [10][11]
2014 Sarah De Groof Top 20 Miss Tourism Belgium 2012 Unplaced [12][13]
2015 Axelle Stratsaert 1st runner-up Miss Exclusive 2015 Unable to compete [14][15]
Rana Özkaya Appointed Unplaced [16]
2016 Kawtar Riahi Idrissi Top 12 Miss Belgium 2015 Unplaced [17][18]
2017 Rachel Nimegeers Miss Supranational Belgium 2015 Unplaced [19]
2018 Elisabeth Moszkowicz 1st runner-up Miss Brussel 2019 Unplaced [19][20]
2019 – 2020: No representatives
2021 Zomkey Tenzin Miss Grand Belgium 2021 Unplaced [2][3]
2022 Alyssa Gilliaert Miss Grand Belgium 2022 Unable to compete [7][8]
Chiara Vanderveeren Miss Grand Belgium 2022 — Finalists Unplaced [7]
2023 Albertina Rodrigues Miss Grand Belgium 2023 Unplaced [9][21]

Gallery[edit]

National finalists[edit]

The following list is the national finalists of the Miss Grand Belgium pageant, as well as the competition results.

Color keys
 A  Declared as the winner
  Ended as a runner-up
  Ended as a semifinalist
  Ended as a quaterfinalist
 –  Did not participate
  Withdraw during the competition
Year
Province
2021 2023
Antwerp Veronique Michielsen Julie Vansant
Brussels Souad Lips Hillary Hartmann
East Flanders Aiona Santana Morgana Billiet
Flemish Brabant Tenzin Zomkey Feline Verhaegen
Hainaut Imaine Khoudairi
Liège Thanaree Scheerlinck Albertina Rodrigues
Limburg Noor Beldjoudi Ioana Moldoveanu
Luxembourg Angie Frimps
Namur
Walloon Brabant Laurine Remans Kenza Michael Zerrouki
West Flanders Amber Dobbels
Total 8 9

2022 : National Finalists[edit]

Miss Grand Belgium National Finalists
Year
No.
2022
1 Anke
2 Alyssa
3 Chiara
4 Denisa
5 Elisa
6 Liliana
7 Sarah
8 Theresia

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "मिस ग्र्यान्ड बेल्जियमकी डाइरेक्टर क्यारोलिन कोलिन्दासँग नेपाली रंगमन्चको नाता". Chardisha.com (in Nepali). 27 September 2021. Archived from the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Yangchen Dolma (20 September 2021). "Young Tibetan woman Zomkey wins Miss Grand Belgium 2021". Tibet Post. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d "Nepali woman designs dresses for top ten finalists of Miss Grand Belgium". Republica. 22 September 2021. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Miss Grand Belgium 2022". AED Studios. 2022. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  5. ^ Lobsang Tenchoe (21 September 2021). "Tenzin Zomkey crowned Miss Grand Belgium 2021". Tibetexpress.net. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Nepali woman designs dress for top ten finalists of Miss Grand Belgium". Khabarhub.com. 23 September 2021. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  7. ^ a b c "We introduce you to our current Miss Grand Belgium 2022 Chiara vanderveeren". Miss Grand Belgium. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  8. ^ a b De bekendmaking van de winnaars op Miss Grand Belgium 2022 (YouTube Video) (in Dutch). 10 July 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Albertina Rodrigues se corona como Miss Grand Bélgica 2023". Extra.com.co (in Spanish). El Diario de Todos Extra. 3 July 2023. Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Miss Grand International 2013 contestants". Miss Grand International. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  11. ^ Harry Rodríguez (18 November 2013). "Janelee Chaparro se corona Miss Grand International 2013". www.metro.pr (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  12. ^ "Antwerpse Sarah De Groof vertegenwoordigt België op Miss Globe International". www.gva.be (in Dutch). Gazet van Antwerpen. 22 July 2014. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  13. ^ "Miss Grand International 2014 contestants". Miss Grand International. 25 December 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  14. ^ Tom Van Tongerloo (27 October 2014). "Elisabeth Dwomoh verkozen tot Miss Exclusive 2015". www.frontview-magazine.be (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  15. ^ "Miss Axelle Stratsaert". Miss Grand International. 25 December 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  16. ^ "Miss Grand International 2015 contestants". Miss Grand International. 16 November 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  17. ^ "Miss Grand International 2016 : The High Roller Wheel Trip". Times of India. 22 October 2016. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  18. ^ "Nguyen Thi Loan in final top 20 Miss Grand International 2016". Vietnam Television. 26 October 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  19. ^ a b "Elisabeth Moszkowicz crowned Miss Grand Belgium 2018". Times of India. 27 September 2018. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  20. ^ Jacky Courtin (5 May 2019). "Châteauroux : La Miss Elisabeth Moszkowicz lance sa start-up Dressing Siblings". La Nouvelle République (in French). Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  21. ^ "Peru wins Miss Grand International 2023; PH makes early exit". ABS-CBN. 25 October 2023. Archived from the original on 25 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.

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