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Miss Grand Switzerland
Formation2013
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersBern
Location
  • Switzerland
Membership
Miss Grand International
Official language
  • German
  • French
National director
Fred Carl Garcia
Parent organization
Websitewww.missgrandswitzerland.ch

Miss Grand Switzerland is a national beauty pageant title awarded to Swiss representatives chosen to compete at the Miss Grand International pageant.[1][2][3] It was first awarded in 2013 to a 17-year-old service assistant from Bern, Cynthia Montchong,[1] who was previously the vice-Miss World Switzerland 2013.[1][4] From 2013 to 2014, the right to send Swiss candidates for Miss Grand International belonged to HBC Entertainment GmbH, the Miss World Switzerland organizer headquartered in Wettingen,[3][5] and then was granted by a Fribourg-based national pageant, Miss & Mister Suisse Francophone, in 2016.[2][6][7]

Sine the establishment of the international contest of Miss Grand International, Switzerland only participated twice; in 2013 and 2016. However, both representatives failed to qualify for the top 20 round.[8][9]

History[edit]

After a Wettingen-based event management company, HBC Entertainment GmbH, chaired by a Thai-Swiss businessperson, Saiphin Aeberli.[10] purchased the licenses of Miss Grand Switzerland and Miss World Switzerland in 2013,[11] the national contest of Miss World Switzerland 2013 has been held on August 24 at the Lecture Hall of the Kunsthaus Zürich.[12] The contest's main winner was sent to Miss World 2013, while the first runner-up, Cynthia Montchong, was later assigned to join the inaugural edition of Miss Grand International in Thailand;[1][13] however, Cynthia received a non-placement in the mentioned contest.[8]

Later in 2014, the national contest of Miss World Switzerland was also held; its vice-miss, Dijana Cvijetic, was set to compete at the Miss Grand International 2014 pageant in Thailand.[3][5] However, due to unrevealed reasons, Miss World Switzerland 2014 winner Aline Morger resigned from the title, causing Dijana to automatically take over the title, resulting in no Swiss representative at Miss Grand International that year, and the license was also not renewed in 2015.[3]

After two consecutive years of absence, the Miss Grand Switzerland license was purchased by another national pageant, Miss & Mister Suisse Francophone, in 2016. Its 2016 female category winner, Ambre Chavaillaz, originally was set for Miss World 2016,[7] was sent to Miss Grand International 2016 in Las Vegas instead;[2] however, Ambre was unplaced in the international competition.[9] After the Miss & Mister Suisse Francophone organizer became the licensee of Miss Supranational for Switzerland in 2017, the Miss Grand contract was discontinued.[14]

International competition[edit]

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

Year Representative Original national title Competition performance National director
Placement Other awards
2013 Cynthia Montchong[1][13] 1st runner-up Miss World Switzerland 2013[1][4] Unplaced[8] — Saiphin Aeberli
2014 Dijana Cvijetic[3][5] 1st runner-up Miss World Switzerland 2014[3][5] Unable to compete[3]
2016 Ambre Chavaillaz[2] Miss Suisse Francophone 2016[6][7] Unplaced[9] — Ferdi Avmedoski[6]
2023 Wintana Alemtsegay[15] Appointed Unable to compete[15] Fred Carl Garcia
Marine Sayard[16]
Top 10 Miss Universe Switzerland 2023
 Unplaced —

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Julienne Farine (March 30, 2016). "Deux beautés romandes pour la planète" (in French). 20 Minuten. Archived from the original on August 2, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Miss Grand International 2016 : Gown Portraits". The Times of India. October 19, 2016. Archived from the original on August 2, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Dijana Cvijetic crowned Miss World Switzerland". The Times of India. August 26, 2014. Archived from the original on August 2, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Cindy Williner crowned Miss World Switzerland 2013". 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d "Dijana Cvijetic wird Zweite bei Miss World Switzerland". St. Galler Tagblatt. July 29, 2014. Archived from the original on August 2, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  6. ^ a b c Trinidad Barleycorn (June 13, 2016). "En route pour Miss et Mister Monde" (in French). Le Matin. Archived from the original on August 2, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  7. ^ a b c Nicole Rüttimann (June 21, 2016). ""À la base, je suis très timide!"" (in French). La Liberté. Archived from the original on August 2, 2023.
  8. ^ a b c 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "HBC Entertainment GmbH, Wettingen, Switzerland". www.northdata.com. 2017. Archived from the original on August 2, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  11. ^ "Herzlich willkommen" (in German). Miss World Switzerland. 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  12. ^ "News: Miss World Switzerland" (in German). Miss World Switzerland. 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  13. ^ a b "Miss Grand International 2013 contestants". Miss Grand International. November 22, 2013. Archived from the original on November 22, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  14. ^ "Sponsors – Miss & Mister Suisse Francophone" (in French). Miss & Mister Suisse Francophone. 2017. Archived from the original on August 2, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  15. ^ a b "Miss Grand Switzerland informs all pageant lovers that there is not a link of our organization with another pageant or representation in Switzerland. ..." Miss Grand Switzerland. September 15, 2023. Archived from the original on September 15, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  16. ^ Diego Yaranga (September 29, 2023). "Miss Grand International 2023: ¿cómo votar por Luciana Fuster en el certamen de belleza?" (in Spanish). La República. Archived from the original on September 30, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2023.

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