Miss Grand Congo (RDC)

Miss Grand Democratic Republic of the Congo (French: Miss Grand République Démocratique du Congo) is a national beauty pageant title awarded to Congolese representatives who were elected to partake in the Miss Grand International pageant.[1][2][3][4] The title was first mentioned in 2014 when a Manchester-based Congolese model, Naise Gumanda, was named the RDC representative for Miss Grand International 2014,[5] followed by a Belgium-residing Congolese, Caroline Kondé, in 2022.[1][4]

Miss Grand Democratic Republic of the Congo
Formation2014
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Location
Membership
Miss Grand International
Official language
  • English
  • French
Director
Caroline Kondé

History

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Initially, the Democratic Republic of the Congo was expected to make its debut in Miss Grand International in 2014 when a Manchester-based Congolese model, Anna Naise Gumanda, was announced as the country representative;[5][6] however, Naise did not join the pageant for unknown reasons.[7] Later in 2022, DR Congo was expected to participate in the Miss Grand International 2022 in Indonesia,[1][8] with a Congolese businessperson from Belgium, Caroline Kondé, as the representative.[1][2][3] Nevertheless, Caroline did not enter the international tournaments for undisclosed reasons.[9]

International competition

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The following is a list of Democratic Republic of the Congo representatives at the Miss Grand International contest.

Year Representative Original national title Result National director
Placement Other awards
2014 Naise Gumanda[5][6] Did not compete[10][11] Self-dominated
2022 Caroline Kondé[1][4] Did not compete[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Josh Mut (13 July 2022). "Miss Grand International : Caroline Kondé représentera la RDC en Indonésie". laplumeinfos.net (in French). Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Meet The African Beauties Representing The Continent at Miss Grand International 2022". satisfashionug.com. 5 October 2022. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Miss Grand Congo 2022 is Caroline Kondé, 25 years old lady standing in 179 cm tall. From the beautiful DR Congo". Miss Grand International. 5 July 2022. Archived from the original on 27 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Caroline Konde représentanta la RDC au Miss Grand International — rap2kin". infosurbaines.com (in French). 15 July 2022. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "Miss Grand International 2014 delegates". Miss Grand International. 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  6. ^ a b "Miss Grand International 2014 Vote". Miss Grand International. 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  7. ^ "Miss Grand International 2014 (finalized)". Miss Grand International. 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2023 – via Internet Archive. Note: Naise Gumanda was deleted from the list of the final candidates
  8. ^ Huy Minh (12 October 2022). "Miss Grand International 2022: Thiên Ân bị chê diễn 'đơ' và xin lỗi khán giả". VietNamNet (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  9. ^ a b "2/5 thí sinh 'mất tích' tại buổi trao sash MGI 2022 chính thức lên đường đến Bali". Baomoi.com (in Vietnamese). 9 October 2022. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Miss Grand International 2014 contestants (Finalized)". Miss Grand International. 25 December 2014. Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  11. ^ 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.
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