Miss Grand Latvia
| Formation | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Riga |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss Grand International |
Official language | Latvian |
Parent organization |
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Miss Grand Latvia is a national beauty pageant title awarded to Latvian representatives competing at the Miss Grand International pageant.[1][2][3] The title was first awarded in 2013, when the director of Mis Latvija, Inta Fogele, assigned the winner of Miss Rezekne 2013, Kristīne Rancāne, to represent Latvia at the inaugural edition of the mentioned international contest in Thailand,[1] where she won the Best in Swimsuit award and was placed among the top 10 finalists,[1][4] which was considered the only and highest placement for Latvian representatives at Miss Grand International.[1][5][6]
The license of Miss Grand Latvian was transferred to different licensees year by year, including the Mis Latvija pageant in 2013,[1] Meldra Rozenberga in 2016,[2] and Exclusive Events International in 2019.[7] However, since 2020, the Miss Grand Latvia license has not been purchased by any other agency.
History[edit]
Since the inception of the Miss Grand International pageant, Latvia rarely sent its representative to compete. The first Latvian candidate to compete at such was Kristīne Rancāne, the winner of Miss Rezekne 2013 who was appointed by the director of the Mis Latvija pageant, Inta Fogele.[1] However, the contract between Mis Latvija and Miss Grand International was not extended caused Latvia to absence in the contest from 2014 to 2015.
After two years of hiatus, a 20-year-old entertainment industry management student from University of Alberta, Meldra Rozenberga, purchased the license and dominated herself as the country representative in the 2016 competition in Las Vegas, Nevada,[2] but she did not get any placements in the competition.[5]
In 2019, the license of Miss Grand Latvia was purchased by a Romanian-based event organizer, Exclusive Events International,[7] which selected the Latvian candidates through an online application, and a 25-year-old international model and influencer from Riga, Jekaterina Aleksejeva, was elected the winner.[8][9] Aleksejeva later competed internationally in Venezuela,[3][10] but was unplaced.[6][11]
International competition[edit]
The following is a list of Latvian representatives at the Miss Grand International contest.
| Year | Representative | Original national title | International result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placement | Other awards | ||||
| 2013 | Kristīne Rancāne[1] | Miss Rēzekne 2013[1] | Top 10[1][4] | Best in Swimsuit[1] | |
| 2016 | Meldra Rozenberga[2] | — | Unplaced[5] | — | |
| 2019 | Jekaterina Aleksejeva[3][6] | — | Unplaced[6][11] | — | |
| No representatives since 2020 | |||||
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References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Rēzekniete Kristīne Taizemē kļūst par 'Best Swimsuit'". www.delfi.lv (in Latvian). November 21, 2013. Archived from the original on June 2, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Kompleksi, traumas un nozagtas kurpes: modele Meldra atklāj skaistumkonkursu aizkulises". www.delfi.lv (in Latvian). Delfi. November 1, 2016. Archived from the original on June 2, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Oh No! Latvia & Curacao Jadi Wakil Terawal Dijangkiti Covid-19 Di Miss Universe 2022". www.remaja.my (in Burmese). January 6, 2023. Archived from the original on June 2, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- ^ a b Harry Rodríguez (November 18, 2013). "Janelee Chaparro se corona Miss Grand International 2013". www.metro.pr (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 8, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Nguyen Thi Loan in final top 20 Miss Grand International 2016". Vietnam Television. October 26, 2016. Archived from the original on August 26, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^ a b c d Earl D.C. Bracamonte (January 5, 2023). "Latvia's Kate Alexeeva withdraws from Miss Universe as she tests positive for COVID-19". Philstar. Archived from the original on June 2, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- ^ a b "Miss Grand International Latvia". 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- ^ Ajay Deep (October 7, 2019). "Kate Alexeeva – The International Model Whose Elegant Persona Defines Her in an Unexcelled Way". Chandigarhmetro.com. Archived from the original on June 2, 2023.
- ^ Jasmine Cole (October 12, 2022). "Miss Universe Latvija 2022 ir Kate Alekseva". www.icelo.lv (in Latvian). Archived from the original on June 2, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- ^ "All about iconic influencer Kate Alexeeva". The Asian Age. 2019. Archived from the original on June 2, 2023. Retrieved June 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.
