Miss Grand Bulgaria Explained

Miss Grand Bulgaria
Formation:2015
Type:Beauty pageant
Headquarters:Sofia
Location:Bulgaria
Leader Title:National director
Leader Name:Veneta Krasteva
Parent Organization:Bok Star Models
(2015, 2017 – 2020)
Language:Bulgarian
Membership:Miss Grand International

Miss Grand Bulgaria is a national beauty pageant title awarded to Bulgarian representatives competing at the Miss Grand International pageant. 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. In 2017, Krasteva, as the manager of Bok Star Models, purchased the Miss Grand Bulgaria license; however, the license was later terminated in 2021.

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

History

Bulgaria debuted in the Miss Grand International pageant in 2015, when Veneta Krasteva was invited to compete in such an edition,[1] but she was unplaced. 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] 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.

In 2018 and 2019, Miss Grand Bulgaria was awarded as the supplementary title in the Miss World Bulgaria contest,[2] while the 2020 titleholders were elected through the online selection.[3] 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

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

Year Representative Original national title International result
English nameBulgarian namewidth=100pxPlacement!Other awards
2013Mirela Petrova[4] Мирела Петроваcolspan=2
2015Veneta Krasteva[5] Венета КръстеваMiss Universe Bulgaria 2013[6] Unplaced[7]
2017Ralitsa Kandova[8] Ралица Кандова [9] Unplaced[10]
2018Beloslava Yordanova[11] Белослава ЙордановаUnplaced[12]
2019Victoria Vaseva[13] Виктория ВасеваUnplaced[14]
2020Viktoria Lazarova[15] Виктория ЛазароваMiss Sofia 2020Unplaced[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Венета Кръстева: Нашите момичета прекаляват с подобренията. 28 August 2018. 30 May 2023. bg. Trud.bg. 29 May 2023. https://archive.today/20230529172133/https://trud.bg/%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0-%D0%BA%D1%80%D1%8A%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B0-%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%88%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5-%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BA/.
  2. Web site: bg. 30 May 2023. Венета Кръстева наследява лиценза на Мис Свят-България. 20 August 2018. www.tialoto.bg. Александър Попов. 29 May 2023. https://archive.today/20230529172708/https://www.tialoto.bg/a/5-moda/62219-veneta-krasteva-naslediava-licenza-na-mis-sviat-balgariia.
  3. Web site: Красива пловдивчанка ще се бори за световна титла в Тайланд. 11 February 2021. 29 May 2023. bg. Danislava Krumova. Trendynews.bg. 29 May 2023. https://archive.today/20230529164721/https://trendynews.bg/news/2021/02/11/%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%B2%D1%87%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%B0-%D1%89%D0%B5-%D1%81%D0%B5-%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8-%D0%B7%D0%B0-%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%B5/.
  4. Web site: Miss Mirela Petrova, Miss Grand Bulgaria 2013. 13 October 2013. 22 February 2024. Miss Grand International. 22 February 2024. https://archive.today/HlYQF.
  5. Web site: Miss Grand International 2015 contestants. 16 November 2015. 8 February 2023. Miss Grand International. https://web.archive.org/web/20151116131559/http://www.missgrandinternational.com/?page=contestant . 16 November 2015 . Internet Archive.
  6. Web site: Манекенката Венета Кръстева ще представи България на престижен конкурс. Новини Благоевград. 1 May 2014. 30 May 2023. bg. Blagoevgrad.eu. 29 May 2023. https://archive.today/20230529171023/https://blagoevgrad.eu/veneta_krusteva_shte_predstavi_bulgaria.html.
  7. Web site: Lệ Quyên bất ngờ "trắng tay" tại Miss Grand International 2015. 26 October 2015. vi. 9 February 2023. Dantri.com.vn. 9 February 2023. https://archive.today/20230209133829/https://dantri.com.vn/giai-tri/le-quyen-bat-ngo-trang-tay-tai-miss-grand-international-2015-20151026083839519.htm.
  8. Web site: Кои са най-красивите жени в София?. 1 July 2017. 14 December 2019. NOVA BG. 14 December 2019. bg. https://web.archive.org/web/20191214090447/https://nova.bg/news/view/2017/07/01/186564/кои-са-най-красивите-жени-в-софия.
  9. Web site: Миналогодишната победителка в конкурса Мис Русе спечели титлата Мис Вселена България 2017. bg. 16 September 2017. 29 May 2023. Rousse.info. 29 May 2023. https://archive.today/20230529033728/https://rousse.info/%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%88%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BA%D0%B0-%D0%B2-%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BA%D1%83/.
  10. Web site: Ngắm Top 20 Miss Grand International 2017 nóng bỏng với phần thi bikini. 26 October 2017. 12 May 2023. vi. Voice of Vietnam. 8 November 2022. https://archive.today/20221108215655/https://vov.vn/van-hoa/nghe-si/ngam-top-20-miss-grand-international-2017-nong-bong-voi-phan-thi-bikini-687450.vov.
  11. Web site: Перничанката Белослава Йорданова е новата Miss Grand International. 15 September 2018. 29 May 2023. bg. 29 May 2023. https://archive.today/20230529140629/https://perniknews.com/pernik/pernichankata-beloslava-iordanova-e-novata-miss-grand-international/. Perniknews.com.
  12. Web site: Meenakshi Chaudhary from India wins 1st runner-up title at Miss Grand International 2018. 25 October 2018. 27 August 2022. Times of India. 26 August 2022. https://archive.today/20220826204549/https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/miss-grand-international/meenakshi-chaudhary-of-india-crowned-miss-grand-international-2018/articleshow/66366162.cms.
  13. Web site: Вики влезе сред най-красивите жени в света. Дългокраката моделка ще представя България в конкурса „Мис Гранд Интернешънъл“. Екип Марица. 18 October 2019. 14 December 2019. Mарица. bg. 14 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191214100439/https://www.marica.bg/lajfstajl/viki-vleze-sred-naj-krasivite-jeni-v-sveta.
  14. Web site: สาว "เวเนซุเอลา" คว้ามง Miss grand international 2019. 26 October 2019. 9 February 2023. th. อีจัน Oline Team. www.ejan.co. https://archive.today/20230209143137/https://www.ejan.co/entertain/11056. 9 February 2023.
  15. Web site: bg. 29 May 2023. Българката Виктория Лазарова в Топ 10 на най-красивите жени в света. 24 March 2021. E-zdravey.com. 4 August 2022. https://archive.today/20220804210358/https://e-zdravey.com/bg/balgarkata-viktoriya-lazarova-v-top-10-na-nay-krasivite-zheni-v-sveta/.
  16. Web site: Samantha Bernardo makes it to Top 20 of Miss Grand International!. 27 March 2021. 27 August 2022. GMA Network. 26 August 2022. https://archive.today/20220826204805/https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/content/781485/samantha-bernardo-makes-it-to-top-20-of-miss-grand-international/story/.

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