Miss Grand Bangladesh is a national beauty pageant title that awarded to Bangladeshi representatives elected to compete at the Miss Grand International contest.[1][2][3][4] The title was first awarded in 2013 when a Dhaka-based model, Farhana Azad, was invited to compete in the inaugural edition of Miss Grand International in Thailand; however, Azad did not enter the pageant for unknown reasons.[5] From 2021 to 2022, the license of Miss Grand Bangladesh was granted to a United States-based pageant organizer, Miss Bangladesh USA, managed by Hiam Amani Hafizuddin.[3] It was then granted to a New Delhi-based organizer named Glamanand Group in 2024.
Towhida Tifa Miss Grand Bangladesh 2022 Jessia Islam Miss Grand Bangladesh 2024 | |
| Formation | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | New Delhi |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss Grand International Miss Cosmo |
Official language |
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National director | Nikhil Anand |
Parent organization |
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Since the inception of Miss Grand International, Bangladesh only participated twice; in 2021 and 2022,[2][6] but both representatives were unplaced.[7][8]
History
editInitially, Bangladesh was expected to make its debut at the Miss Grand International pageant in 2013, 2014, and 2015, but all of the respective year's representatives did not enter the contest for undisclosed reasons.[5][9][10] In 2021, the right to send Bangladeshi for the 2021 and 2022 competitions was granted to a United States-based Bangladeshi pageant, Miss Bangladesh US Organization, managed by Hiam Amani Hafizuddin.[3] However, the representatives were appointed instead of directly elected through such a national pageant.[1]
The contract between Miss Grand International PCL and Miss Bangladesh US Organization was discontinued in 2023. Later in 2024, the license was granted to an Indian event organizer, Glamanand Group, who is also the Miss Grand India franchise holder.[11]
International competition
editThe following is a list of Bangladeshi representatives at the Miss Grand International contest.
- Color keys
- : Declared as the winner
- : Ended as a runner-up (Top 5)
- : Ended as a finalist (Top 10)
- : Ended as a semifinalist (Top 20/21)
- : Ended as special awards winner
| Year | Town | Miss Grand Bangladesh | National title (Title obtained from the national pageant) |
Competition performance | National Director | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placement | Special awards | |||||
| 2024 | Dhaka | Jessia Islam[12] | Miss Bangladesh 2017 | Unplaced[13] | Nikhil Anand | |
| Did not compete in 2023 | ||||||
| 2022 | Gazipur | Towhida Tusnim Tifa[14][15] | 4th runner-up Miss World Bangladesh 2017[1] | Unplaced[8] | Hiam Amani[3] | |
| 2021 | Sylhet | Marjana Chowdhury[6] | Top 25 Miss World America 2019 | Unplaced[7] | ||
| Did not compete between 2016-2020 | ||||||
| 2015 | Dhaka | Fatimatu Zohra Etisha[10] | Appointed | Did not compete | Fatimatu Zohra Etisha | |
| 2014 | Dhaka | Fatimatu Zohra Etisha[9] | Appointed | |||
| 2013 | Dhaka | Farhana Azad[5] | Appointed | Farhana Azad | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c "Towhida Tusnim Tifa: a diva to be reckoned with". The Bangladesh Today. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2024 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b রোকেয়া দীপা. "প্যারিস ফ্যাশন উইকে যাচ্ছেন 'মিস গ্রান্ড বাংলাদেশ ২০২২' এর তৌহিদা তাসনিম তিফা" (in Bengali). Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d উত্তর আমেরিকা ডেক্স (17 September 2022). "মিস গ্র্যান্ড ইন্টারন্যাশনালে বাংলাদেশের প্রতিনিধি টিফা" (in Bengali). Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "'এলএলবি গ্রাজুয়েট তিফা মিস গ্রান্ড ইন্টারন্যাশনাল বাংলাদেশ ২০২২'". sylhetinews.com (in Bengali). 15 September 2022. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "Miss Grand International 2013 delegates". Miss Grand International. 2013. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2023 – via Internet Archive.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b "Thùy Tiên và dàn người đẹp Miss Grand khoe dáng bên biển". VNExpress (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ a b Robert Requintina (5 December 2021). "Samantha Panlilio ends journey in Miss Grand International 2021". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on 21 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ a b María Fernanda Cedeño (25 October 2022). "Miss Grand International 2022 Isabella Novaes Menin de Brasil, ganadora del certámen". Colombia.as.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Miss Grand International 2014 candidates". www.missgrandinternational.com. 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b "Miss Grand International 2015 candidates". www.missgrandinternational.com. 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Unveiling the Beauties". Firstindia.co.in. 27 June 2022. Archived from the original on 19 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Người mẫu có 1,2 triệu người theo dõi thi Hoa hậu Hòa bình 2024" [Model with 1.2 million followers competes in Miss Grand International 2024]. Tiền Phong (in Vietnamese). 10 July 2024. Archived from the original on 11 July 2024.
- ^ Josiah Antonio (25 October 2024). "India wins Miss Grand International 2024; PH bet CJ Opiaza is 1st runner-up". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on 25 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ Jewel Sadat. "Bangladesh's Towhida Tusnim Tifa to compete in 10th MGI". Bangla Shangbad. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ "আন্তর্জাতিক সুন্দরী প্রতিযোগিতায় অংশ নিতে ইন্দোনেশিয়ায় তিফা" (in Bengali). Bangladesh Journals Online. 13 September 2022. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
External links
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