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Miss Grand Bulgaria
Formation2015
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersSofia
Location
Membership
Miss Grand International
Official language
Bulgarian
National director
Veneta Krasteva
Parent organization
Bok Star Models
(2015, 2017 – 2020)

Miss Grand Bulgaria is a national beauty pageant title awarded to Bulgarian representatives competing at the Miss Grand International pageant.[1][2][3][4] It was first introduced in 2013 when Miss Universe Bulgaria 2013, Veneta Krasteva, was invited to represent the country in the 2015 edition of Miss Grand International in Thailand.[1] In 2017, Krasteva, as the manager of Bok Star Models, purchased the Miss Grand Bulgaria license; however, the license was later terminated in 2021.[1][2][5]

Under the direction of Bok Star Models, the Bulgarian representatives were selected through their affiliated pageants, such as Miss World Bulgaria and Miss Sofia,[3][4][6] except for 2020, when the titleholder was chosen via online processes.[7]

History[edit]

Bulgaria debuted in the Miss Grand International pageant in 2015,[1][8] when Veneta Krasteva was invited to compete in such an edition,[1] but she was unplaced.[9] After no Bulgarian license holder in 2016, Krasteva as the chairperson of a Sofia-based modeling agency, Bok Star Models, bought the franchise the following year,[1][2][5] and the 2017 Miss Grand Bulgaria titleholder was elected through the Miss Sofia contest, the regional contest of the Miss World Bulgaria, which the mentioned organizer also managed.[2]

In 2018 and 2019, Miss Grand Bulgaria was awarded as the supplementary title in the Miss World Bulgaria contest,[3][4][6] while the 2020 titleholders were elected through the online selection.[7] Later in 2021, Bok Star Models ended its partnership with the Miss Grand International pageant, and, hitherto, the license of Miss Grand Bulgaria was not purchased by any other agents.

International competition[edit]

Veneta Krasteva, Miss Grand Bulgaria 2015

The following is a list of Bulgarian representatives at the Miss Grand International contest.

Year Representative Original national title International result
English name Bulgarian name Placement Other awards
2013 Mirela Petrova[10] Мирела Петрова Unable to compete
2015 Veneta Krasteva[8] Венета Кръстева Miss Universe Bulgaria 2013[11] Unplaced[9] —
2017 Ralitsa Kandova[2][5] Ралица Кандова Miss Grand Bulgaria 2017[2][5] Unplaced[12]
2018 Beloslava Yordanova[3] Белослава Йорданова Miss Grand Bulgaria 2018[3] Unplaced[13] —
2019 Victoria Vaseva[4] Виктория Васева Miss Grand Bulgaria 2019[4] Unplaced[14] —
2020 Viktoria Lazarova[7][15] Виктория Лазарова Miss Sofia 2020[15] Unplaced[16] —
No representatives since 2021
Color keys for the Placements at Miss Grand International
  Declared as the winner
  Ended as a runner-up (Top 5)
  Ended as a finalist (Top 10)
  Ended as a semifinalist (Top 20/21)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Венета Кръстева: Нашите момичета прекаляват с подобренията". Trud.bg (in Bulgarian). August 28, 2018. Archived from the original on May 29, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Кои са най-красивите жени в София?" (in Bulgarian). NOVA BG. July 1, 2017. Archived from the original on December 14, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Перничанката Белослава Йорданова е новата Miss Grand International". Perniknews.com (in Bulgarian). September 15, 2018. Archived from the original on May 29, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e Екип Марица (October 18, 2019). "Вики влезе сред най-красивите жени в света. Дългокраката моделка ще представя България в конкурса „Мис Гранд Интернешънъл"" (in Bulgarian). Mарица. Archived from the original on December 14, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d "Миналогодишната победителка в конкурса Мис Русе спечели титлата Мис Вселена България 2017". Rousse.info (in Bulgarian). September 16, 2017. Archived from the original on May 29, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
  6. ^ a b Александър Попов (August 20, 2018). "Венета Кръстева наследява лиценза на Мис Свят-България". www.tialoto.bg (in Bulgarian). Archived from the original on May 29, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  7. ^ a b c Danislava Krumova (February 11, 2021). "Красива пловдивчанка ще се бори за световна титла в Тайланд". Trendynews.bg (in Bulgarian). Archived from the original on May 29, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Miss Grand International 2015 contestants". Miss Grand International. November 16, 2015. Archived from the original on November 16, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  9. ^ a b "Lệ Quyên bất ngờ "trắng tay" tại Miss Grand International 2015". Dantri.com.vn (in Vietnamese). October 26, 2015. Archived from the original on February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  10. ^ "Miss Mirela Petrova, Miss Grand Bulgaria 2013". Miss Grand International. October 13, 2013. Archived from the original on February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  11. ^ Новини Благоевград (May 1, 2014). "Манекенката Венета Кръстева ще представи България на престижен конкурс". Blagoevgrad.eu (in Bulgarian). Archived from the original on May 29, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  12. ^ "Ngắm Top 20 Miss Grand International 2017 nóng bỏng với phần thi bikini" (in Vietnamese). Voice of Vietnam. October 26, 2017. Archived from the original on November 8, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  13. ^ "Meenakshi Chaudhary from India wins 1st runner-up title at Miss Grand International 2018". Times of India. October 25, 2018. Archived from the original on August 26, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  14. ^ อีจัน Oline Team (October 26, 2019). "สาว "เวเนซุเอลา" คว้ามง Miss grand international 2019". www.ejan.co (in Thai). Archived from the original on February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  15. ^ a b "Българката Виктория Лазарова в Топ 10 на най-красивите жени в света". E-zdravey.com (in Bulgarian). March 24, 2021. Archived from the original on August 4, 2022. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
  16. ^ "Samantha Bernardo makes it to Top 20 of Miss Grand International!". GMA Network. March 27, 2021. Archived from the original on August 26, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.

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