Miss Grand Australia

Miss Grand Australia is an annual national female beauty pageant in Australia founded in 2014 by Nadasha Zhang,[1] aiming to select the country's representatives to participate at its parent international pageant, Miss Grand International.[2][3] Its first two editions were held concurrently with Miss Supranational Australia before being held separately after the license was transferred to Dani Fitch in 2017.[2][3][4][5][6]

Miss Grand Australia
FormationAugust 30, 2014 (2014-08-30)
FounderNadasha Zhang
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersSydney
Location
Membership
Miss Grand International
Official language
English
National Director
Amber Dew
Parent organization
Rise Academy (2017 – Present)
WebsiteOfficial Website

The reigning Miss Grand Australia is Mikaela-Rose Fowler from Victoria who was crowned on 15 July 2023 at the RACV City Club, she will represent the country in Miss Grand International 2023 to be held on 25 October 2023 in Vietnam.[7]

History

Australia has usually been sending its representative to compete at the Miss Grand International since 2013. In 2013–2014, the license belonged to Nadasha Zhang,[1] and was transferred to Renera Thompson in 2015,[1] then to Dani Fitch and Amber Dew in 2017 and 2023, respectively.[1][6]

The first contest of Miss Grand Australia was held in parallel with Miss Supranational Australia in 2014, featuring 19 national finalists,[4] of which "Renera Thompson" was named the winner.[8][9] Thompson later participated in Miss Grand International 2014 in Thailand, where she was elected the third runner-up.[8] Later in 2016, the contest was also held in parallel with Miss Supranational Australia,[5] however, after the license was purchased by Dani Fitch in the following year, the Miss Grand Australia pageant has been arranged independently since then.[2][3][6]

Since their first participation in 2013, Australian representatives have consistently placed at least among the top 20 finalists, except in 2022. The highest performance was the first runner-up in 2015, obtained by Claire Elizabeth Parker who was later promoted to take over the winner title after the original winner, Anea Garcia of the Dominican Republic, had been dethroned.[10] However, Parker was later delegitimized from the position in 2019 due to partaking in Miss Universe Australia 2019.[10][11]

Editions

Date and venue
Miss Grand Australia Editions
YearEditionDateVenueHost stateEntrantsRef.
2014[α]1st30 AugustTRAK Live Lounge Bar, MelbourneVictoria19[4]
2016[β]2nd14 AugustNIDA Playhouse Theatre, SydneyNew South Wales18[5][12]
20173rd30 JuneDoltone House - Hyde Park, Sydney16[13][14]
20184th16 JuneSofitel Sydney Wentworth, Sydney28[3][15]
20195th8 June29[16]
20226th16 July20[17]
20237th15 JulyRACV City Club, MelbourneVictoria30[18][19]
Note
1. ^α Held in parallel with Miss Supranational Australia 2014.[4]
2. ^β Held in parallel with Miss Supranational Australia 2016.[5]

Competition results
YearMiss Grand AustraliaRunners-upRef.
1st runner-up2nd runner-up3rd runner-up4th runner-up5th runner-up
2014Renera ThompsonBreanna Herbert—[8][9]
2016Dani FitchJessica ParrishSophie Grosser—[6][5]
2017Kassandra KashianMaddison Clare SloaneSophie GrosserAmelia ConwayAlana Thomas—[2]
2018Kimberly GundaniChloe Maddison RyanJasmine LeathamKrishna ShuklaAlana Thomas—[3]
2019Taylor MarleneAnja Christ OffersenLavinia Grace WhiteAlecia MccallumJazel AlarcaJayde Crystal Wright[16][20]
2022Amber SidneyPaitin PowellBrooke MurrayChristy TaylorLydia Harland—[7]
2023Mikaela-Rose FowlerPaitin PowellBrooke MurraySelina McCloskeyAlecia McCallum—[18][21]
  • Miss Grand Australia 2023
    Mikaela-Rose Fowler
  • Miss Grand Australia 2022
    Amber Sidney
  • Miss Grand Australia 2021
    Angolina Amores
  • Miss Grand Australia 2015
    Claire Elizabeth Parker
  • Miss Grand Australia 2014
    Renera Thompson

International competition

The following is a list of Australian representatives who competed at the Miss Grand International pageant.

YearRepresentativeOriginal national titleCompetition performanceNational directorRef.
PlacementSpecial award
2013 Kelly Louise MaguireAppointed4th runner-up—Nadasha Zhang[8][22]
2014 Renera ThompsonMiss Grand Australia 20143rd runner-up—[8][9]
2015 Claire Elizabeth Parker[α]Appointed1st runner-up—Renera Thompson[10]
2016 Dani FitchMiss Grand Australia 2016Top 20—[6][5]
2017 Kassandra KashianMiss Grand Australia 2017Top 20—Dani Fitch[2]
2018 Kimberly GundaniMiss Grand Australia 2018Top 20—[3]
2019 Taylor MarleneMiss Grand Australia 2019Top 10—[16][20]
2020 No representative
2021 Angolina AmoresAppointedTop 20—Dani Fitch[23]
2022 Amber SidneyMiss Grand Australia 2022Unplaced—[7]
2023 Mikaela-Rose FowlerMiss Grand Australia 2023Unplaced—Amber Sidney[18][21]
2024
TBD
Miss Grand Australia 2024
Note
^α Later temporarily assumed Miss Grand International 2015.[10][11]

References
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