Miss Grand Tahiti is a national beauty pageant title awarded to Tahiti representatives who competed at the national event, Miss Grand France, or an international stage of Miss Grand International.[1][2][3] The title was first awarded in 2014 when the 2nd runner-up Miss Tahiti 2014 was appointed to represent Tahiti at the Miss Grand International 2014 pageant in Thailand,[1] followed by 1st runner-up Miss Tahiti 2016, Vaiata Buisson, who competed internationally in Miss Grand International 2016 in Las Vegas.[2]

Miss Grand Tahiti
Formation2014
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersPapeete
Location
Membership
Official language
French

Tahiti joined the Miss Grand International pageant twice; in 2014 and 2016,[1][2][3] but obtained placement only once, in 2016, by Vaiata Buisson.[4][5]

History

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Tahiti made its debut in Miss Grand International in 2014, when Miss Tahiti acquired the license and appointed the 2014 2nd vice-miss, Kohotu Ariitai, to compete internationally in Thailand.[6] However, Kohotu was unplaced, then no Tahiti delegate in the 2015 international edition.[7]

Miss Tahiti competed in Miss Grand International again in 2016, represented by the 1st runner-up Miss Tahiti 2016, Vaiata Buisson,[8][9] who qualified to the top 20 finalists in the international pageant held on October 25, in Las Vegas. Since then, no Tahiti candidates in Miss Grand International due to a lack of national licensees.[4][5]

In 2019, a model Alicia Hoatua-Chave dominated herself as Tahiti representative for the Miss Grand France 2019 pageant, but was unplaced.

National and international competition

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In 2014 and 2016, the runners-up of Miss Tahiti were sent to compete internationally in Miss Grand International. Later in 2019, Tahiti sent its representative to participate in Miss Grand France, as detailed below.

Year Representative Original national title National/International pageant National director Ref.
Pageant Result
2014 Kohotu Ariitai 2nd runner-up Miss Tahiti 2014 Miss Grand International 2014 Unplaced Leiana Faugerat [1][10]
2016 Vaiata Buisson 1st runner-up Miss Tahiti 2016 Miss Grand International 2016 Top 20 [10][11]
2019 Alicia Hoatua-Chave Appointed Miss Grand France 2019 Unplaced Self-dominated

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Miss Grand International : Votez en ligne pour la tahitienne Kohotu Ariitai !" (in French). France Info. 10 September 2014. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Vaiata Buisson représente Tahiti à l'élection Miss Grand International 2016". La Première (in French). 29 September 2016. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Soutenez Vaiata Buisson à Miss Grand international". Tahiti Nui Television (in French). 8 October 2016. Archived from the original on 21 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  4. ^ a b "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.
  5. ^ a b "Vaiata Buisson dans le Top 20 de Miss Grand International". Radio 1 [fr] (in French). 25 October 2016. Archived from the original on 21 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Miss Tahiti et ses dauphines reçues au ministère du tourisme". Radio 1 [fr] (in French). 5 August 2014. Archived from the original on 21 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Vaiata Buisson est prête pour Miss Grand International". France Info (in French). 21 October 2016. Archived from the original on 21 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Miss Grand International : Vaiata Buisson entre en scène !". Tahiti Infos [fr] (in French). 24 October 2016. Archived from the original on 21 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Vaiata Buisson représentera Tahiti à Miss Grand International" (in French). Tahiti Nui Television. 28 September 2016. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Vaiata Buisson représente Tahiti à l'élection Miss Grand International 2016" (in French). France Info. 29 September 2016. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2023.