Miss Grand Malta
Dajana Laketic Miss Grand Malta 2014 Sarah Mercieca Miss Grand Malta 2015 | |
| Formation | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Valletta |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss Grand International |
Official language | |
National director |
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Parent organization | Glow Promotions (2014 – 2016) |
Miss Grand Malta is a national beauty pageant title awarded to Maltese representatives chosen to compete at the Miss Grand International pageant.[1][2] The title was first awarded in 2014 to Dajana Laketic,[3] the winner of the Face of Malta 2014 pageant,[4] who was assigned by Alan J Darmanin's event organizer, Glow Promotions, to join the Miss Grand International 2014 contest in Thailand.[3] The other two following representatives were also appointed by the mentioned organizer but from different national pageants.
Since the establishment of Miss Grand International, Malta participated thrice; from 2014 to 2016,[3][1][2] but all of its representatives were unplaced.[5][6][7]
History[edit]
Malta competed at the Miss Grand International for the first time in 2014; it was represented by the winner of the Face of Malta 2014 national pageant, Dajana Laketic,[3] followed by other appointed representatives, Sarah Mercieca and Christine Mifsud in 2015 and 2016, respectively.[1][2] However, all three representatives received non-placements at the international stages.[5][6][7]
From 2014 to 2016, the right to send Maltese candidates to partake in Miss Grand International belonged to a Valletta-based event organizer, Glow Promotions.[3][2][8] Since 2017, the license of Miss Grand Maltese has not been purchased by any other organizer, even though the title was awarded as one of the supplementary positions at the Miss Malta pageant in 2021 and 2023. Still, the Miss Malta organizer, Kersten Borg, did not hold the Miss Grand license and the titleholders were not sent internationally.[9][10]
International competition[edit]
The following is a list of Maltese representatives at the Miss Grand International contest.
| Year | Representative | Original national title | Competition performance | National director | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placement | Other awards | ||||
| 2014 | Dajana Laketic[3] | Face of Malta 2014[4] | Unplaced[5] | — | Alan J Darmanin[3] |
| 2015 | Sarah Mercieca[1] | Miss Malta 2015[11] | Unplaced[6] | — | Vince Taliana[8] |
| 2016 | Christine Mifsud[2] | 1st runner-up Miss Malta Universe 2016[12] | Unplaced[7] | — | Alan J. Darmanin[12] |
| 2021 | Isabelle Borg[9] | Miss Grand Malta 2021[9] | The title was awarded as the supplementary title at the Miss Malta pageant, but the organizer did not hold the license of Miss Grand International for Malta. | ||
| 2023 | Kylie Marie Micallef[10] | Miss Grand Malta 2023[10] | |||
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Sốc với nhan sắc của thí sinh Hoa hậu vừa già vừa xấu". VietNamNet (in Vietnamese). October 14, 2015. Archived from the original on November 8, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Miss Grand International 2016 : Charity Event". The Times of India. October 21, 2016. Archived from the original on August 3, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Miss Grand International 2014 contestants". Miss Grand International. December 25, 2014. Archived from the original on December 25, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b "Dajana Laketic ir-rebbieħa tad-disa' edizzjoni tal-konkors Face of Malta". Netnews.com.mt (in Maltese). June 25, 2014. Archived from the original on August 3, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ a b c Arvin Ello (October 6, 2014). "Miss Cuba is Miss Grand International 2014". www.vintersections.com. Archived from the original on July 31, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ 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 "Miss Malta pageant turns 54". Times of Malta. May 14, 2017. Archived from the original on November 8, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- ^ a b c Frederick Zammit (November 8, 2017). "Miss San Ġiljan tirbaħ Miss Malta 2021". Newsbook.com.mt (in Maltese). Archived from the original on November 8, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Miss Malta 2023 winner". Miss Malta. 2023. Archived from the original on August 3, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ "Sarah Mercieca crowned Miss Malta 2015". The Malta Independent. June 17, 2015. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- ^ a b "Marthe Fenech Crowned Miss Universe Malta". The Malta Independent. August 28, 2016. Archived from the original on August 3, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2023 – via PressReader.
External links[edit]
Media related to Miss Grand Malta at Wikimedia Commons
