Miss Grand Finland Explained

Miss Grand Finland
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
Membership:Miss Grand International
Website:MissQueenOfScandinavia.com

Miss Grand Finland is a national beauty pageant title awarded to Finnish representatives competing at the Miss Grand International pageant. The title was first introduced in 2013 when a 22-year-old tourism student from Rovaniemi, Katariina Suuniitty, was appointed as Miss Grand Finland after participating in the Miss Finland 2013 pageant.

From 2013 to 2018, the license of Miss Grand Finland belonged to a Helsinki-based modeling agency, Fashion Model Agency, chaired by Merja Kupiainen-Groundstroem.[1] After an absence in 2019, the license was obtained by a sub-continental pageant headquartered in Stockholm, Miss Queen of Scandinavia, where the Miss Grand Finland title was considered one of the supplement awards in the event.

History

Finland made its first appearance at the Miss Grand International stage in 2013 after Merja Kupiainen-Groundstroem, CEO of the Fashion Model Agency, purchased the license and subsequently assigned Katariina Suuniitty, who previously competed at the Miss Finland 2013 pageant, to compete at the inaugural edition of Miss Grand International in Thailand. Merja ended her partnership with Miss Grand International in 2018; under her direction, all of Finland's representatives were appointed, and all were finalists in the Miss Finland pageant.

One year after the franchise relinquishment, Miss Queen of Scandinavia, a Sweden-based sub-continental pageant chaired by Peter Hadward obtained the license.[2]

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

International competition

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

Year Representative Original national title International result
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2013Katariina Suuniitty[3] [4] Miss Finland 2013 Finalist[5] Unplaced[6]
2014Sanna-Kaisa Saari[7] Miss Finland 2012 Finalist[8] [9] Unplaced[10]
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2016
2017[11] Miss Finland 2017 Finalist[12] [13] Unplaced[14]
2018Erika Miranda Helin[15] [16] Miss Finland 2018 Finalist[17] [18] Unplaced[19]
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2020Liina Ilona Malinen[20] Unplaced[21]
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2022
2023
2024Miss Grand Finland 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

    1. Web site: Yhteystiedot. 2 June 2023. fi. Fashion Model Agency. 1 June 2023. https://archive.today/20230601172802/https://www.fashionmodel.fi/yhteystiedot.
    2. Web site: Advarsel mod falsk annoncering af skønhedskonkurrence. Miss Danmark. 2012. 30 May 2023. 30 May 2023. https://archive.today/20230530013532/https://www.missdanmark.dk/nyheder/advarsel-mod-falsk-annoncering-a/. da.
    3. Web site: Katariina edustaa Suomea Thaimaassa. 2 November 2013. 31 May 2023. fi. Samuli Kinnari. Kokemäenjokilaakson Uutiset. 31 May 2023. https://archive.today/20230531140515/https://www.kokemaenjokilaakso.fi/2013/11/02/katariina-edustaa-suomea-thaimaassa/.
    4. Web site: Tuleeko nyt menestystä? Upea Katariina kisaa Thaimaassa. Hans Lehtinen. 1 November 2013. 31 May 2023. fi. Iltalehti. 31 May 2023. https://archive.today/20230531141637/https://www.iltalehti.fi/viihde/a/2013110117676054.
    5. Web site: Hän on turkkilaisten suosikkimissi!. 19 March 2013. 31 May 2023. https://archive.today/20230531135214/https://www.is.fi/viihde/art-2000000604714.html. Piritta Palokangas. Ilta-Sanomat. 31 May 2023. fi.
    6. Web site: Janelee Chaparro se corona Miss Grand International 2013. Harry Rodríguez. 18 November 2013. 8 February 2023. es. www.metro.pr. 8 May 2019. https://archive.today/20190508072838/https://www.metro.pr/pr/entretener/2013/11/19/janelee-chaparro-se-corona-miss-grand-international-2013.html.
    7. 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.
    8. Web site: Missifinalistin elämässä raju perhetragedia. 13 January 2012. 31 May 2023. fi. Pasi Liesimaa. Iltalehti. 31 May 2023. https://archive.today/20230531142943/https://www.iltalehti.fi/missit/a/2012011315069776.
    9. Web site: Tämä Miss Suomi -finalisti on edustanut Ruotsia maailmalla. 11 January 2012. 31 May 2023. fi. Ilta-Sanomat. 31 May 2023. https://archive.today/20230531143135/https://www.is.fi/miss-suomi/art-2000000467254.html.
    10. 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.
    11. Web site: Missivalmennus. 2020. 31 May 2023. fi. Fashion Model. 31 May 2023. https://archive.today/20230531150637/https://www.fashionmodel.fi/missikilpailut.
    12. Web site: Miss Suomi -finalisti Eveliina Tikka joutui kohuotsikoihin myrskyisästä suhteestaan Tuomas Enbuskeen – kertoo nyt, millaisissa väleissä he ovat. 15 May 2021. 31 May 2023. fi. MTV 3. 31 May 2023. https://archive.today/20230531145147/https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/miss-suomi-finalisti-eveliina-tikka-joutui-kohuotsikoihin-myrskyisasta-suhteestaan-tuomas-enbuskeen-kertoo-nyt-millaisissa-valeissa-he-ovat/8142100%23gs.z50rn4.
    13. Web site: Miss Suomi -finalisti Eveliina Tikka erosi managerirakkaastaan: kertoo unelmamiehen kriteerit. 12 May 2021. 31 May 2023. fi. Anna-Maija Lippu. Iltalehti. 31 May 2023. https://archive.today/20230531145522/https://www.iltalehti.fi/viihdeuutiset/a/a6a0de3c-d57b-4030-a2ae-e332c3a3b9be.
    14. 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.
    15. Web site: Ex-miss Finlândia acusa misoginia ao ser expulsa de restaurante; entenda. 19 December 2022. 31 May 2023. pt. Folha de S.Paulo. 31 May 2023. https://archive.today/20230531152318/https://www.uol.com.br/splash/noticias/2022/12/19/ex-miss-finlandia-desabafa-apos-ser-expulsa-de-restaurante-misoginos.htm.
    16. Web site: Miss Grand International 2018: Welcome Ceremony. Times of India. 9 October 2018. 31 May 2023. 31 May 2023. https://archive.today/20230531155838/https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/Miss-Grand-International-2018-Welcome-Ceremony/eventshow/66130820.cms.
    17. Web site: Tässä ovat Miss Suomi 2018 -finalistit! 10 upeaa kaunotarta kuvissa – äänestä suosikkiasi. 6 September 2018. 31 May 2023. fi. Ilta-Sanomat. 31 May 2023. https://archive.today/20230531154954/https://www.is.fi/miss-suomi/art-2000005817604.html.
    18. Web site: Miss Suomi 2018 -finalistit rohkeissa alusvaatekuvissa - paljastavat, mistä pitävät eniten itsessään. fi. 31 May 2023. 10 September 2018. Iltalehti. 31 May 2023. https://archive.today/20230531160608/https://www.iltalehti.fi/viihdeuutiset/a/201809102201190748.
    19. 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.
    20. Web site: Miss India Goa - Trisha Shetty to represent India at Miss Grand International 2020. 21 February 2021. 31 May 2023. 31 May 2023. https://archive.today/20230531161256/https://newslivetv.com/miss-india-goa-trisha-shetty-to-represent-india-at-miss-grand-international-2020/. News Live.
    21. 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/.