Miss Grand Albania
Established20 July 2014 (2014-07-20)
FounderSherif Pacolli
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersTirana
Location
Membership
Miss Grand International
Official language
Albanian
President
Aleks Tanushi
Parent organization
  • Lens Production
    (2013 – 2017)
  • Aleks Fashion Events
    (2018 – 2021)
  • Exclusive Management
    (2023 – Present)
Fjorela Lezo, Miss Grand Albania 2020

Miss Grand Albania is an Albanian female beauty pageant founded in 2014 by a Pristina-based event organizer chaired by Sherif Pacolli, Lens Production.[1] In 2018, the competition license was later transferred to the modeling agency managed by Aleks Tanushi, Aleks Fashion Events (A.F.E.), and its headquarters was also relocated to Tirana.[2] The pageant winner represents the country at its international parent contest, Miss Grand International.[3]

Since its first participation at the Miss Grand International pageant in 2014, Albanian representatives never placed in the competition.

History

Albania participated in the Miss Grand International pageant for the first time in 2014, represented by Vivian Canaj, who won the Miss Grand Albania 2014 title after competing at the Miss Grand Albania & Kosovo 2014 pageant held by Sherif Pacolli, a chairperson of the Kosovan event organizer in Pristina, Lens Production.[1] The first edition of Albania's Miss Grand National was held on July 20, 2014, at the California Resort in Pristina; the event was broadcast live nationwide on a Kosovan satellite television channel, RTK Live,[4] and featured twenty national finalists, of whom a model from Tirana, Vivian Canaj, was elected the winner.[5][6]

From 2014 to 2018, the pageant was held in parallel with Miss Grand Kosovo as Miss Grand Albania & Kosovo, but after Aleks Tanushi of Aleks Fashion Events (A.F.E.) took over the Albanian franchise in 2018, the pageant has been held as a stand-alone pageant since then.[7][8][9]

Editions

The following list is the edition detail of the Miss Grand Albania contest, held annually from 2014 to 2021.

Year Edition Date Final venue Entrants Winner Ref.
2014 1stJuly 20California Resort, Lipljan, Pristina20Vivian Canaj[5][6]
2015 2ndMay 31Objekti i First Channel Studio, Pristina13Enkelejda Lajci[10]
2016 3rdJuly 1California Resort, Lipljan, Pristina17Esterina Xhaurri[3][11]
2017 4thFebruary 2810Klaudia Kalia[12]
2018 5thMay 2614Dashuria Bilaj[13][14]
2019 6thJune 23Teater Tirana Kinostudio, Tirana14Xhensila Shaba[7][8]
2020 7thSeptember 1612Fjorela Lezo[9]
2021 8thJune 268Hygerta Hidri[15][16]

Representatives at Miss Grand International

Year Representative Original national title Result National director Ref.
PlacementOther awards
2013Dajana LugaAppointedUnable to competeSherif Pacolli[17]
2014Vivian CanajMiss Grand Albania 2014Unplaced—[5][6]
2015Enkelejda LajciMiss Grand Albania 2015Unplaced—[10][18]
2016Esterina XhaurriMiss Grand Albania 2016Unable to compete[3][11]
Paula PreciAppointed[19]
2017Klaudia KaliaMiss Grand Albiania 2017[12][20]
2018Dashuria BilajMiss Grand Albania 2018[13][14]
Klaudia KaliaMiss Grand Albania 2017Unplaced—Aleks Tanushi[20]
2019Xhensila ShabaMiss Grand Albania 2019Unplaced—[7][8]
2020Fjorela LezoMiss Grand Albania 2020Unplaced—[9]
2021Hygerta HidriMiss Grand Albania 2021Unable to compete[21]
2023 Angela Tanuzi Miss World Albania 2022 Unplaced — [22][23]

References

  1. 1 2 Arben Mehmeti (4 January 2019). "Songyl Meniqi Femra e cila përfaqësoi Kosovën në "Miss Grande International" në Myanmar". RTV Syri Blue (in Albanian). Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Kurorëzohet më e bukura e "Miss Grand Albania 2019"; Ja ku do garojë ajo më tej…!". Intervista (in Albanian). 27 July 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-06-27. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 "Këto janë dy bukuroshet që përfaqësojnë Kosovën dhe Shqipërinë në Miss Grand të Las Vegasit (Foto)". Telegrafi (in Albanian). 7 June 2016. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  4. ↑ Sherif Pacolli (30 June 2014). "Miss grand Albanian promo". Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 Miss Grand International Organization (2014). "Miss Grand Albania 2014". Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  6. 1 2 3 Ekonomia (2015-03-22). "Mbahet Miss grand Albania dhe Kosova 2015" (in Albanian). Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  7. 1 2 3 Missitems.be (1 January 2019). "Xhensila Shaba élue Miss Grand Albanie 2019" (in French). Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  8. 1 2 3 Produksioni Nprush (22 July 2019). "Xhensila Shaba - Miss Grand Albania 2019, Emisioni i 5't n'prush" (in Albanian). Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  9. 1 2 3 "Entree en Thailande. Une Quarantaine de toute beaute avec Miss Grand International 2020!". Chiang Mai de-ci de-la (in French). 24 January 2021. Archived from the original on 21 February 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  10. 1 2 Koha (25 October 2015). "Enkelejda Lajçi, në mesin e më të bukurave në garën në Bangkok" (in Albanian). Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  11. 1 2 Ibish Hoti (25 July 2019). "Dy bukuroshet që do ta përfaqësojnë Kosovën dhe Shqipërinë në Miss Grand International 2016 (Foto)". Botapress (in Albanian). Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  12. 1 2 "2 winners girls Miss Grand Kosovo 2017 Nora Muja and Miss grand Albania 2017 Klaudia Kalia". 3 March 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  13. 1 2 Admin (15 August 2018). "Miss Grand Albania shkëlqen me fotot e reja". Syri GmbH (in Albanian). Archived from the original on 2020-08-19. Retrieved 13 November 2019 – via Internet Archive.
  14. 1 2 Admin (30 October 2019). "FOTO-VIDEO/ Këngëtarja shqiptare, nudo për të mbrojtur detin". Syri GmbH (in Albanian). Archived from the original on 2020-08-19. Retrieved 13 November 2019 – via Internet Archive.
  15. ↑ Hygerta Hidri, “Miss Grand Albania 2021” (YouTube Video) (in Albanian). Televizioni T7. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2022. Alt URL
  16. ↑ Ftesë në 5, Bukuroshja shqiptare humbet shansin e jetës për shkak të vaksinës,13 Janar 2022, Pjesa 3 (YouTube Video) (in Albanian). Top Channel Albania. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022. Alt URL
  17. ↑ "Votoni per bukuroshet Dajana Luga nga Shqiperia dhe Lirie Sejdijaj nga Kosova per miss grand international ne Thailand" (in Albanian). 4 November 2013. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023 – via Archive Today.
  18. ↑ "Mỹ nhân nóng bỏng với suối tóc đen óng ả đăng quang Hoa hậu Hòa bình Costa Rica 2022". Tienphong.vn (in Vietnamese). Tiền Phong. 8 July 2022. Archived from the original on 15 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  19. ↑ Miss Grand International Organization (31 August 2016). "Official Confirmation! Miss Paula Preci, a professional model, was crowned as Miss Grand Albania 2016". Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  20. 1 2 "Khaudia Kalia crowned Miss Grand Albania 2018". Times of India. 7 September 2018. Archived from the original on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  21. ↑ "Miss Grand International 2021: conoce el día, hora, participantes y cómo ver EN VIVO el certamen internacional" (in Spanish). La República. 4 December 2021. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  22. ↑ Muhammad Ayub Rifai (2 September 2023). "8 Potret Finalis Miss Grand International 2023 dari Eropa, Stunning!" (in Indonesian). IDN Times. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  23. ↑ "Peru wins Miss Grand International 2023; PH makes early exit". ABS-CBN. 25 October 2023. Archived from the original on 25 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
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