Miss Grand Trinidad and Tobago explained

Miss Grand Trinidad and Tobago
Formation:2023
Type:Beauty pageant
Headquarters:Port of Spain
Location:Trinidad and Tobago
Leader Title:National director
Language:English
Membership:Miss Grand International
Website:StolenProductionsLtd.com

Miss Grand Trinidad and Tobago is a national female beauty pageant in Trinidad and Tobago to select its representative to the international Miss Grand International pageant. The pageant was founded in 2023 by a Port of Spain-based event organizer, Stolen Productions Ltd. (SPL Pageants),[1] and is directed by Kehra Ramsubhag and Sean Paul,[2] [3] who also served as the national licensees of Mister Grand International in Trinidad and Tobago since 2021.[2] [3]

Initially, Trinidad and Tobago was projected to debut at the Miss Grand International pageant in 2015 and 2017, but the assigned representatives withdrew for undisclosed reasons.[4] [5]

History

Since the establishment of Miss Grand International in 2013, Trinidad and Tobago has never sent its representatives to compete until a newly established event organizer named Stolen Productions Ltd. (SPL Pageants) purchased the license in 2023 and planned to organize the first contest of Miss Grand Trinidad and Tobago in that year's September to select the country representative for the 2023 international competition in Vietnam.[2]

The first edition of Miss Grand Trinidad and Tobago was held in parallel with the male pageant, Mister Grand Trinidad and Tobago, from which the winner went to Mister Grand International 2023, held in the Philippines.[6] Each category will consist of fifteen candidates who qualified for the national final round through an audition held earlier on July 23 at Studio 28, located in the capital city, Port of Spain.[2] [6] [7]

Before acquiring Miss Grand Trinidad and Tobago franchise, the SPL Pageants, which was established in 2021, organized Mister Trinidad and Tobago as a stand-alone pageant,[8] and their representatives were placed as the first and third runners-up in the 2021 and 2022 international tournaments, respectively.[2]

Edition

The following table details the Miss Grand Trinidad and Tobago edition, held annually since 2023.

Edition Date width=220pxFinal venue!EntrantsWinner
1stSeptember 10, 2023Banquet and Conference Centre MovieTowne Mall, Port of Spain11Mileidy Materano[9] [10]
2ndJuly 14, 2024Dennis P. Ramdhan Complex, Couva9Kristina James[11] [12]

Note

International competition

The following is a list of Trinidad and Tobago representatives at the Miss Grand International contest.

Year Representative Original national title Competition performancewidth=140px rowspan=2National director(s)
PlacementOther awards
2015Rachelle Marcial[13] Finalist Miss Trinidad and Tobago 2014
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2017Melissa Aguilleira[14] 1st runner-up Miss Trinidad and Tobago 2017colspan=2
2023Mileidy MateranoMiss Grand Trinidad and Tobago 2023
1st runner-up Miss Grand Trinidad and Tobago 2023[15] Unplaced[16]
2024Kristina JamesMiss Grand Trinidad and Tobago 2024

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stolen Productions Ltd. 2023. 29 July 2023. 29 July 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230729031929/https://stolenproductionsltd.com/.
  2. Web site: T& T to crown delegates to compete In Mr. and Miss Grand International. 25 July 2023. 29 July 2023. Internet Archive. Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. Innis Francis.
  3. Web site: Mister And Miss Grand International Casting Call. YouTube Video. TTT Live Onlive. 26 July 2023. 29 July 2023.
  4. 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. No T&T representative in the list of 2015 contestants.
  5. Web site: Miss Grand International 2017 contestants. 8 October 2017. 9 February 2023. Miss Grand International. https://web.archive.org/web/20171008102214/http://www.missgrandinternational.com/?page=contestant . 8 October 2017 . Internet Archive. No T&T representative in the list of 2017 contestants.
  6. Web site: Mister And Miss Grand International Casting Call. Mahalia Joseph-Wharton. 26 July 2023. 29 July 2023. Trinidad and Tobago Television. 29 July 2023. https://archive.today/20230729024237/https://www.ttt.live/mister-and-miss-grand-international-casting-call/.
  7. Web site: Mister Grand 2022 Acquil Arthur, centre, poses for a picture with some hopefuls for the 2023 screening of Mister and Miss Grand International Competition on Sunday at Studio 28, Maraval Road, Port-of-Spain. Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. 25 July 2023. 29 July 2023. Internet Archive.
  8. Web site: 15 compete in Mister Grand Trinidad and Tobago pageant. 4 November 2022. 29 July 2023. Nicholas Maraj. Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. 29 July 2023. https://archive.today/20230729041307/https://newsday.co.tt/2022/11/04/15-compete-in-mister-grand-trinidad-and-tobago-pageant/.
  9. Web site: Kehra Ramsubhag's 'Grand' idea: Pageants create leaders. 17 August 2023. 20 August 2023. Ryan Hamilton-Davis. Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. 19 August 2023. https://archive.today/20230819233801/https://newsday.co.tt/2023/08/17/kehra-ramsubhags-grand-idea-pageants-create-leaders/.
  10. Web site: Mileidy Materano to represent Trinidad and Tobago at Miss Grand International 2023. 11 September 2023. 11 September 2023. Wicnews.com. 11 September 2023. https://archive.today/20230911161456/https://wicnews.com/caribbean/mileidy-materano-to-represent-trinidad-and-tobago-at-miss-grand-international-2023-535159192/.
  11. 17 July 2024. 19 July 2024. CCN TV6. Grand International Pageant crowns two. 1m10s.
  12. Web site: Idrees Ali Bidar - Mr Grand T&T 2024. 21 July 2024. 22 July 2024. Kimberly Wallace. Trinidad Express. 21 July 2024. https://archive.today/20240721221040/https://trinidadexpress.com/features/local/idrees-ali-bidar---mr-grand-t-t-2024/article_8bb199ac-46fe-11ef-8877-77b098b62bb5.html.
  13. Web site: Loraine Laloon - Miss Grand Trinidad & Tobago 2015 (replacing Rachelle Marcial for unknown reasons). 2015. 29 July 2023.
  14. Web site: National Cricketer Now Beauty Queen. 8 September 2017. 29 July 2023. Kimberly Wallace. Trinidad Express Newspapers. Internet Archive.
  15. Web site: Criticisms and boos mar Mr & Miss Grand pageant finals. Innis Francis. 13 September 2023. 28 September 2023. Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. 28 September 2023. https://archive.today/20230928141034/https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/criticisms-and-boos-mar-mr--miss-grand-pageant-finals-6.2.1799492.fbfb3022b9.
  16. Web site: Luciana Fuster ganó el Miss Grand International 2023: sencillez y glamour en su paso por el concurso de belleza. Chavely Chiroque. Carol Ruiz. Richard Gomero. es. www.infobae.com. 25 October 2023. 25 October 2023. 25 October 2023. https://archive.today/20231025162441/https://www.infobae.com/peru/2023/10/25/miss-grand-international-2023-en-vivo-con-luciana-fuster-minuto-a-minuto-de-la-final-en-vietnam-ver-gratis-la-transmision-via-youtube/.