Miss Grand Norway
Formation2013
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersStockholm
Location
Membership
Miss Grand International
Official language
National director
Peter Hadward
General director
Kersten Liba
Parent organization
WebsiteMissQueenOfScandinavia.com

Miss Grand Norway is a national beauty pageant title awarded to Norwegian representatives competing at the Miss Grand International pageant.[1][2][3] The title was first introduced in 2013 when a 21-year-old model from Flekkefjord, Christine Frestad, was appointed as Miss Grand Norway,[1] after obtaining the 3rd runner-up position in the Miss Norway 2013 pageant.[4]

From 2013 to 2016, the license of Miss Grand Norway belonged to a national pageant, Miss Norway.[1][2][3] However, after an absence in 2017, the license was then obtained by a sub-continental pageant headquartered in Stockholm, Miss Queen of Scandinavia, where the Miss Grand Norway title was considered one of the supplement awards in the event.

History

Norway made its first appearance at the Miss Grand International stage in 2013 after Christine Frestad was assigned by the Miss Norway organization to compete in the inaugural edition of the mentioned tournament in Thailand;[1] Frestad was the third runner-up in Miss Norway 2013 pageant.[4] From 2013 to 2016, under the management of Miss Norway, the Norwegian candidates for Miss Grand International were selected through the Miss Norway pageant in that particular year.[1][2][3] Miss Norway terminated its partnership with Miss Grand International in 2017.

One year after the franchise relinquishment, Miss Queen of Scandinavia, a Sweden-based sub-continental pageant chaired by Peter Hadward,[5] obtained the license, and Norwegian representative for that year Miss Grand International was determined through the mentioned pageant.

Since the first competition in 2013, Norwegian representatives have never been placed in Miss Grand International.[6][7][8][9][10]

International competition

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

YearRepresentativeOriginal national titleInternational result
PlacementOther awards
2013 Christine Frestad[1]3rd runner-up Miss Norway 2013[4]Unplaced[6]—
2014 Caroline Munthe[11]3rd runner-up Miss Norway 2014[12]Unplaced[7]—
2015 Sonia Singh[2]2nd runner-up Miss Norway 2015[13]Unplaced[8]—
2016 Yasmin Osee Aakre[3]1st runner-up Miss Norway 2016[14]Unplaced[9]—
2018 Maria Barbantonis[15]Miss Grand Norway 2018Unplaced[10]—
No representatives since 2019
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)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Pressekonferanse i Bangkok for Miss Grand" (in Norwegian). Miss Norway. November 5, 2013. Archived from the original on June 2, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Maria Andreasdottir (October 23, 2015). "Miss Grand Norway prepares for the Miss Grand International Finalshow 2015 in Bangkok". Scand Asia. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Gir ikke opp drømmen om Miss Norway" (in Norwegian). Akers Avis Groruddalen. January 27, 2017. Archived from the original on June 2, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "Kanskje vår neste Miss Universe?" (in Norwegian). Stavanger Aftenblad. August 18, 2013. Archived from the original on June 2, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Advarsel mod falsk annoncering af skønhedskonkurrence" (in Danish). Miss Danmark. 2012. Archived from the original on May 30, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  6. 1 2 Harry Rodríguez (November 18, 2013). "Janelee Chaparro se corona Miss Grand International 2013". www.metro.pr (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 8, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  7. 1 2 Arvin Ello (October 6, 2014). "Miss Cuba is Miss Grand International 2014". www.vintersections.com. Archived from the original on July 31, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  8. 1 2 "Lệ Quyên bất ngờ "trắng tay" tại Miss Grand International 2015". Dantri.com.vn (in Vietnamese). October 26, 2015. Archived from the original on February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  9. 1 2 "Nguyen Thi Loan in final top 20 Miss Grand International 2016". Vietnam Television. October 26, 2016. Archived from the original on August 26, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  10. 1 2 "Meenakshi Chaudhary from India wins 1st runner-up title at Miss Grand International 2018". Times of India. October 25, 2018. Archived from the original on August 26, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Miss Grand International 2014 contestants". Miss Grand International. December 25, 2014. Archived from the original on December 25, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  12. ↑ Are Simensen (June 16, 2015). "Missefotograf". Aresimensen.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on June 2, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  13. ↑ Miss Norway (March 8, 2015). "Miss Universe Norway 2015" (in Lao). Archived from the original on June 2, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  14. ↑ Knut Yrvin (July 30, 2016). "Vinnere av Miss Norway 2016" (in Norwegian). Miss Norway. Archived from the original on June 2, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Miss Grand International 2018 contestants". Miss Grand International. October 18, 2018. Archived from the original on October 18, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
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