Miss Grand Malta
Dajana Laketic Miss Grand Malta 2014 Sarah Mercieca Miss Grand Malta 2015 | |
| Formation | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Valletta |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss Grand International |
Official language | |
National director |
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Parent organization | Glow Promotions (2014 – 2016) |
Miss Grand Malta is a national beauty pageant title awarded to Maltese representatives chosen to compete at the Miss Grand International pageant.[1][2] The title was first awarded in 2014 to Dajana Laketic,[3] the winner of the Face of Malta 2014 pageant,[4] who was assigned by Alan J Darmanin's event organizer, Glow Promotions, to join the Miss Grand International 2014 contest in Thailand.[3] The other two following representatives were also appointed by the mentioned organizer but from different national pageants.
Since the establishment of Miss Grand International, Malta participated thrice; from 2014 to 2016,[3][1][2] but all of its representatives were unplaced.[5][6][7]
History
[edit]Malta competed at the Miss Grand International for the first time in 2014; it was represented by the winner of the Face of Malta 2014 national pageant, Dajana Laketic,[3] followed by other appointed representatives, Sarah Mercieca and Christine Mifsud in 2015 and 2016, respectively.[1][2] However, all three representatives received non-placements at the international stages.[5][6][7]
From 2014 to 2016, the right to send Maltese candidates to partake in Miss Grand International belonged to a Valletta-based event organizer, Glow Promotions.[3][2][8] Since 2017, the license of Miss Grand Maltese has not been purchased by any other organizer, even though the title was awarded as one of the supplementary positions at the Miss Malta pageant in 2021 and 2023. Still, the Miss Malta organizer, Kersten Borg, did not hold the Miss Grand license and the titleholders were not sent internationally.[9][10]
International competition
[edit]The following is a list of Maltese representatives at the Miss Grand International contest.
| Year | Representative | Original national title | Competition performance | National director | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placement | Other awards | ||||
| 2014 | Dajana Laketic[3] | Face of Malta 2014[4] | Unplaced[5] | — | Alan J Darmanin[3] |
| 2015 | Sarah Mercieca[1] | Miss Malta 2015[11] | Unplaced[6] | — | Vince Taliana[8] |
| 2016 | Christine Mifsud[2] | 1st runner-up Miss Malta Universe 2016[12] | Unplaced[7] | — | Alan J. Darmanin[12] |
| No representatives since 2017 - 2020 | |||||
| 2021 | Isabelle Borg[9] | Miss Grand Malta 2021[9] | The title was awarded as the supplementary title at the Miss Malta pageant, but the organizer did not hold the license of Miss Grand International for Malta. | ||
| 2023 | Kylie Marie Micallef[10] | Miss Grand Malta 2023[10] | |||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Sốc với nhan sắc của thí sinh Hoa hậu vừa già vừa xấu". VietNamNet (in Vietnamese). 14 October 2015. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Miss Grand International 2016 : Charity Event". The Times of India. 21 October 2016. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Miss Grand International 2014 contestants". Miss Grand International. 25 December 2014. Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b "Dajana Laketic ir-rebbieħa tad-disa' edizzjoni tal-konkors Face of Malta". Netnews.com.mt (in Maltese). 25 June 2014. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ a b c Arvin Ello (6 October 2014). "Miss Cuba is Miss Grand International 2014". www.vintersections.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ a b c "Lệ Quyên bất ngờ "trắng tay" tại Miss Grand International 2015". Dantri.com.vn (in Vietnamese). 26 October 2015. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ a b c "Nguyen Thi Loan in final top 20 Miss Grand International 2016". Vietnam Television. 26 October 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Miss Malta pageant turns 54". Times of Malta. 14 May 2017. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Frederick Zammit (8 November 2017). "Miss San Ġiljan tirbaħ Miss Malta 2021". Newsbook.com.mt (in Maltese). Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ a b c "Miss Malta 2023 winner". Miss Malta. 2023. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Sarah Mercieca crowned Miss Malta 2015". The Malta Independent. 17 June 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Marthe Fenech Crowned Miss Universe Malta". The Malta Independent. 28 August 2016. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023 – via PressReader.
External links
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Media related to Miss Grand Malta at Wikimedia Commons
