Miss Grand Ireland
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| Formation | 2017 |
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| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Dublin |
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Membership | Miss Grand International |
Official language | English |
Parent organization |
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Miss Grand Ireland is a national beauty pageant title awarded to Irish representatives chosen to compete at the Miss Grand International pageant.[1][2][3][4] The title was first awarded in 2013 to the runner-up of Britain's Big Brother series 15, Ashleigh Coyle,[1] after she competed at the 2017 Miss International United Kingdom;[5][6] however, Coyle did not partake in the international tournament in Vietnam.
In 2017, the license of Miss Grand Ireland belonged to the Culcheth-based event planner, Pageant Girl UK, which is also the organizer of the Miss International United Kingdom contest.[6] After the license was not renewed in 2018, it was purchased by a Dublin beauty pageant coordinator group led by Manuel Munares the following year.[2]
Since the title of Miss Grand Ireland was introduced in 2017, no Miss Grand National was held to select the titleholders; all of them were either determined through another pageant or directly hand-picked by national licensees in that particular year.[1][2][3][4]
History[edit]
Initially, Ireland was expected to debut in Miss Grand International in 2017, when a Big Brother star from Derry, Ashleigh Coyle, was assigned to represent Ireland in the Miss Grand International 2017 in Vietnam.[1] Ashleigh obtained the title after she participated in the Miss International United Kingdom 2017 pageant where she was placed among the top 16 finalists.[5][6] She withdrew for undisclosed reasons.
Ireland made an actual debutant in 2019 when a Venezuelan Irish, Manuel Munares, purchased the license and assigned a Thai Irish beauty queen who previously competed at Miss Grand Thailand 2019, Sudawan Kumdee, as the replacement of the original representative Hollie Hersey, to join the international contest in Venezuela,[3][7][8] and she was placed among the top 20 finalists, which is considered the only and highest placement, as of 2023, the Irish delegates obtained in the Miss Grand International.[9] The following Irish representatives for Miss Grand International were all also appointed; no Miss Grand National was organized to determine the titleholders.[4][10]
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Miss Grand Ireland 2023
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Miss Grand Ireland 2022
Peace Olaniyi
International competition[edit]
The following is a list of Irish representatives at the Miss Grand International contest.
| Year | Representative | Original national title | Competition performance | National director | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placement | Other awards | ||||
| 2017 | Ashleigh Coyle[1] | Top 16 Miss International United Kingdom 2017[11] | Unable to compete | Holly Pirrie[6] | |
| 2019 | Hollie Hersey[2][3] | Appointed | Resigned[2][3] | Manuel Munares[2] | |
| Sudawan Kumdee[3][7] | Top 20[9] | — | |||
| 2020 | Tirna Slevín[10] | Appointed | Unplaced[12] | — | |
| 2022 | Peace Olaniyi[4][13][14] | Appointed | Unplaced[14] | — | |
| 2023 | Rachel Slawson[15] | 2nd runner-up Miss Grand United States 2023[15] | Unplaced | — | Self-dominated |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Ashleigh Coyle crowned Miss Grand Ireland 2017". The Times of India. July 17, 2017. Archived from the original on August 3, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Katie Donohoe (August 28, 2019). "Miss Grand Ireland hands back her crown amid claims that pageant director was 'inappropriate'". Gay Community News. Archived from the original on October 7, 2021. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Mint Sudawan Kumdee crowned Miss Grand Ireland 2019". The Times of India. September 21, 2019. Archived from the original on August 3, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Peace Olaniyi Interview - Ciara Lawless 29/09/22". RosFm. September 29, 2022. Archived from the original on August 3, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ a b Sheena McStravick (March 1, 2017). "Big Brother star Ashleigh Coyle on putting aside her anxiety battles and competing in Miss International UK". www.belfastlive.co.uk. Archived from the original on August 3, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Meet the team". Miss International United Kingdom. 2017. Archived from the original on August 3, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Ngoài Kiều Loan còn có bộ trang phục dân tộc thứ 2 'made in Vietnam', song bị chê thảm họa nhất Miss Grand International 2019". www.saostar.vn (in Vietnamese). October 23, 2019. Archived from the original on August 3, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ "ย้อนตำนานไม่มงที่ไทยแต่ได้ไปแกรนด์อินเตอร์ หลัง"มีมี"ตัวแทนเมียนมาร์เตรียมผงาดเวทีอินโดฯ". Truthforyou.co (in Thai). May 7, 2022. Archived from the original on August 3, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b "Miss Grand International 2020 contestants". Miss Grand International. June 18, 2021. Archived from the original on June 18, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "2017 Miss International Final - Japan". Miss International United Kingdom. 2017. Archived from the original on August 3, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Miss Grand International 2022 contestants". Miss Grand International. October 5, 2022. Archived from the original on October 5, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b María Fernanda Cedeño (October 25, 2022). "Miss Grand International 2022 Isabella Novaes Menin de Brasil, ganadora del certámen". Colombia.as.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on October 25, 2022. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
- ^ a b "Impactante es Rachel Slawson es Miss Grand Irlanda 2023" (in Spanish). Diario del Sur. September 12, 2023. Archived from the original on September 13, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
External links[edit]
Media related to Miss Grand Ireland at Wikimedia Commons
