Miss Grand Cameroon Explained

Miss Grand Cameroon
Formation:2013
Type:Beauty pageant
Headquarters:Yaoundé
Location:Cameroon
Leader Title:National director
Leader Name:Ndolo Enanga
Parent Organization:Cameroon Pageant Academy (2024 – Present)
Language:French
Membership:Miss Grand International

Miss Grand Cameroon is a beauty pageant title given to Cameroonian representatives competing at the Miss Grand International pageant. The first titleholder was Marie Cecile Olga, who was appointed to the position in 2013 by the director of Megane Fashion International and Olga's agent, Armstrong Loga. The license was then transferred to a newly established national contest headed by Marina Tchassem Fankam named Miss Prestige Cameroun and to Angèle Kossinda in 2014 and 2022, respectively.

Since 2013, Cameroon has participated in Miss Grand International only once, in 2014; other assigned titleholders did not enter the international pageants for unrevealed reasons.

History

Initially, Cameroon was expected to make a debut at Miss Grand International in 2013 by an appointed representative, Marie Cecile Olga, but she withdrew for undisclosed reasons. The license was then taken over by Marina Tchassem Fankam the following year, and she subsequently established a new national pageant, Miss Prestige Cameroun, to select the winner to compete at the Miss Grand International 2014 pageant in Thailand.[1]

The inaugural of Miss Prestige Cameroun was held in the country's capital city, Yaoundé, and featured 20 national finalists, of whom a second-year economics student from the University of Yaoundé II, Leticia Ndzana, was elected the winner. She then competed at Miss Grand International 2014 in Thailand,[1] making her the first Cameroonian candidate to compete at such an international pageant, but she was unplaced.

Since the national was conducted too late in 2015, the winner of the contest, Olivia Ngalle, was set to represent the country at Miss Grand International 2016 instead; however, she withdrew and the partnership between Miss Prestige Cameroun and Miss Grand International was terminated that year.[2]

After five consecutive years of no representatives, former Miss Universe Cameroon, Angèle Kossinda, was assigned Miss Grand Cameroon in 2022 and was expected to join the international stage in Indonesia, but also withdrew.[3]

Cameroon was expected to return to the competition in the 2024 contest in Myanmar after the license was granted to Ndolo Enanga, the organizer of the Miss Face of Cameroon pageant.

International competition

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

Year Representative Original national title Competition performanceNational director
PlacementOther awards
2013colspan=2 Armstrong Loga
2014Laeticia Ndzana[4] Miss Prestige Cameroun 2014[5] Unplaced[6] Marina Tchassem Fankam[7]
2015colspan=6
2016Olivia Ngallé[8] colspan=2
colspan=6
2022Angèle Kossinda[9] colspan=2
2024Sharlynn Acha[10] Ndolo Enanga[11] -
Color keys for the Placements at Miss Grand International
  • Declared as the winner
  • Ended as a runner-up (Top 5)
  • Ended as a finalist (Top 10)
  • Ended as a semifinalist (Top 20/21) -->

    • Notes and References

    1. Web site: Miss Prestige Cameroun: grande finale nationale le 6 décembre 2015. 1 December 2015. 27 July 2023. fr. Colbie Medjom. . 26 July 2023. https://archive.today/20230726203406/https://www.lebledparle.com/miss-prestige-cameroun-grande-finale-nationale-le-6-decembre-2015/. ...Celle-ci aura ainsi l’opportunité de participer à l’élection Miss Grand International où le Cameroun avait créé la surprise l’année dernière en s’illustrant à la 8e position sur les 52 participantes....
    2. Web site: Miss Grand International 2016 contestants. 20 October 2016. 9 February 2023. Miss Grand International. https://web.archive.org/web/20161020092928/http://www.missgrandinternational.com/?page=contestant . 20 October 2016 . Internet Archive. No Cameroon in the candidates list.
    3. Web site: Miss Grand International 2022 contestants. 5 October 2022. 9 February 2023. Miss Grand International. https://web.archive.org/web/20221005212811/https://missgrandinternational.com/contestants/ . 5 October 2022 . Internet Archive. No Cameroon in the candidates list.
    4. Web site: Miss Grand International 2014 contestants. Miss Grand International. 25 December 2014. 8 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20141225140601/http://www.missgrandinternational.com/?page=contestant&year=2014 . 25 December 2014 . Internet Archive.
    5. Web site: Leticia Ndzana Miss Prestige 2014: « Il est important de garder nos valeurs ethnoculturelles…». 31 March 2015. 26 July 2023. fr. Dariche Nehdi. www.culturebene.com. 25 July 2023. https://archive.today/20230725222233/https://www.culturebene.com/15377-leticia-ndzana-miss-prestige-2014-il-est-important-de-garder-nos-valeurs-ethnoculturelles.html.
    6. Web site: Miss Cuba is Miss Grand International 2014. 6 October 2014. 9 February 2023. Arvin Ello. www.vintersections.com. 31 July 2015. https://archive.today/20150731082658/http://www.vintersections.com/2014/10/miss-grand-international-2014-winners.html.
    7. Web site: Miss Prestige : Et la Miss c’est… NGALLE Marianne Olivia. 9 December 2015. https://archive.today/20151209024325/http://www.culturebene.com/19311-miss-prestige-et-la-miss-cest-ngalle-marianne-olivia.html. fr. Dariche Nehdi. www.culturebene.com. 26 July 2023.
    8. Web site: Olivia Ngalle élue Miss Prestige Cameroun 2015. 7 December 2015. 27 July 2023. fr. Colbie Medjom.
    9. Web site: Miss Grand International : Angèle Kossinda candidate. 28 June 2022. 26 July 2023. fr. Manuela Nkama. K-news24.com. 25 July 2023. https://archive.today/20230725220922/https://k-news24.com/culture/miss-grand-international-angele-kossinda-candidate/.
    10. Web site: 11 Potret Finalis Pertama di Miss Grand International 2024, Menawan!. 30 March 2024. 1 April 2024. IDN Times. Berkat Prima. id. 1 April 2024. https://archive.today/20240401164506/https://www.idntimes.com/men/ladies/berkat-prima/potret-finalis-pertama-di-miss-grand-international-2024-c1c2?page=all.
    11. Web site: The Cameroon pageant Academy is pleased to announce we are the only franchise owners of Miss Grand International Cameroon. 10 February 2024. 10 February 2024. Cameroon pageant Academy. Archive Today.

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