Miss Grand Estonia Explained

Miss Grand Estonia
Formation:2013
Type:Beauty pageant
Headquarters:Stockholm
Location:Sweden
Leader Title:National director
Leader Name:Peter Hadward
Leader Title2:General director
Leader Name2:Kersten Liba
Parent Organization:Miss Queen of Scandinavia (2013 – 2019)
Language:English
Membership:Miss Grand International
Website:MissQueenOfScandinavia.com

Miss Grand Estonia is a national beauty pageant title awarded to Estonian representatives competing at the Miss Grand International pageant. The title was first awarded in 2013, when a professional model from Novorossiysk, Evgeniia Forkash, was assigned to represent Estonia at the inaugural edition of the mentioned international contest in Thailand.

Since the first partaking in 2013, the license of Miss Grand Estonia belonged to a sub-continental pageant based in Stockholm, Miss Queen of Scandinavia; however, its partnership with Miss Grand International was terminated in 2020, and, hitherto, the Miss Grand Estonia license was not purchased by any other agency.

History

Estonia debuted in the Miss Grand International pageant in 2013, represented by a Russian-based model from Novorossiysk, Evgeniia Forkash, who was assigned to participate by the Miss Queen of Scandinavia organization (MQOS), a Stockholm-based pageant chaired by Peter Hadward,[1] but she was unplaced. In the following years, the country representatives at such an international tournament were either determined through the Miss Queen of Scandinavia pageant or directly hand-picked by the director.

Since the first competition in 2013, Estonian representatives have never been placed in Miss Grand International.

International competition

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

Year Representative Original national title International result
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2013Evgeniia Forkash[2] [3] Unplaced[4]
2014Maria Raja[5] [6] Eesti Tippmodell Season 2 Finalist[7] Unplaced
2015Anna Liisa Virkus[8] Unplaced[9]
2016Merylin Nau[10] [11] Unplaced[12]
2017Susanna Lehtsalu[13] Unplaced[14]
2018Karolin Kippasto[15] [16] Unplaced[17]
2019Elisse Randmma[18] [19] Unplaced
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2021
2022
2023
2024
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

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    2. Web site: Miss Grand International 2013 contestants. 22 November 2013. Miss Grand International. https://web.archive.org/web/20131122064513/http://www.missgrandinternational.com/contestent.php . Internet Archive. 8 February 2023. 22 November 2013.
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    5. Web site: et. 12 October 2014. Iludusvõistlusel tiitlita jäänud Maria Raja: olen ikkagi võitja! FOTOD. Karin Karu. TV3. 29 May 2023. https://archive.today/20230529193846/https://buduaar.tv3.ee/seltskonnauudised/iludusvoistlusel-tiitlita-jaanud-maria-raja-olen-ikkagi-voitja-fotod/.
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    11. Web site: et. VAU! Merylin Nau esindab Eestit Miss Global 2021 võistlusel: ma seekord ei kavatse käega lööma minna (33). subscription. 9 July 2021. 30 May 2023. Liisa Mugra. Õhtuleht. 29 May 2023. https://archive.today/20230529203630/https://elu.ohtuleht.ee/1038447/vau-merylin-nau-esindab-eestit-miss-global-2021-voistlusel-ma-seekord-ei-kavatse-kaega-looma-minna.
    12. Web site: Nguyen Thi Loan in final top 20 Miss Grand International 2016. 26 October 2016. 27 August 2022. Vietnam Television. 26 August 2022. https://archive.today/20220826205954/https://english.vtv.vn/news/nguyen-thi-loan-in-final-top-20-miss-grand-international-2016-20161030225945447.htm.
    13. Web site: Miss Grand Estonia: minu trump on loomulik ilu! (39). 20 September 2017. Meisi Volt. Õhtuleht. 29 May 2023. https://archive.today/20230529204404/https://elu.ohtuleht.ee/829070/miss-grand-estonia-minu-trump-on-loomulik-ilu. 30 May 2023. et.
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    15. Web site: Missivõistluse finaalist eemale jäänud Karolin Kippasto: mul olid kõrged ootused. 22 January 2022. 30 May 2023. et. Postimees. 29 May 2023. https://archive.today/20230529205450/https://elu24.postimees.ee/7436350/missivoistluse-finaalist-eemale-jaanud-karolin-kippasto-mul-olid-korged-ootused.
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    17. 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.
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