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Miss Grand Seychelles

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Miss Grand Seychelles
Formation2014
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersSeychelles
Location
MembershipMiss Grand International
Official language
  • English
  • French
Director
Gabriella Gonthier
Parent organization
Seychelles Pageantry Association (2023-Present)
Shaniah Dick, Miss Grand Seychelles 2023

Miss Grand Seychelles is a national beauty pageant title awarded to Seychelles representatives who were elected to compete at the Miss Grand International pageant.[1][2][3][4] The title was first awarded in 2014 to a Sino-Seychellois model, Linda Cui,[5] followed by a diploma student from Mahé, Shaniah Dick, in 2023.[1][2][3]

Since the establishment of Miss Grand International, Seychelles only participated once in 2023,[3][4][6] and the remaining representative withdrew.[7] The first contest of Miss Grand Seychelles is scheduled to be held in 2024.[1][2]

History

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Initially, Seychelles was expected to make its debut in Miss Grand International in 2014 by the appointed representative, Linda Nan Cui,[5] but Linda did not enter the international contest in Thailand for undisclosed reasons.[7]

Later in 2023, the license of Miss Grand Seychelles was taken by a newly established pageant organizer, the Seychelles Pageantry Association,[1] with Gabriella Gonthier as the director and Jouel Boutique as the sponsor.[1][2] The audition to select the country representative for Miss Grand International 2023 was then arranged on August 5.[1] Four candidates qualified for the final round, and Shaniah Dick, a diploma student in social work from the National Institute of Health and Social Studies (NIHSS), was named the winner;[1][2][3] however, Shaniah received a non-placement after partaking in the international pageant in Vietnam.[8][9]

The Seychelles Pageantry Association also planned to organize a contest in 2024 to elect their representative for Miss Grand International 2024,[1][2] to be held in Myanmar on October 25.[10][11]

International competition

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

Year Representative Original national title Result National director
Placement Other awards
2014 Linda Cui[5] Miss Universe China 2014 Finalist Did not compete[7][12] Self-dominated
No representatives from 2015 to 2022
2023 Shaniah Dick[2][13] Unplaced[9] Gabriella Gonthier[2]
2024 No representatives

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Patrick Joubert (September 11, 2023). "Shaniah Dick is Miss Grand Seychelles 2023". Seychelles Nation. Archived from the original on October 28, 2023. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Rita Joubert-Lawen (September 11, 2023). "Shaniah Dick to represent Seychelles at Miss Grand International". Seychelles News Agency. Archived from the original on September 11, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d "Miss Grand Seychelles 2023 es Shaniah Dick". Diario del Sur [es] (in Spanish). September 25, 2023. Archived from the original on October 28, 2023. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Shaniah Dick i premye fiy Seselwa ki pou al reprezant Sesel dan konkour labote Miss Grand International". Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation (in Seselwa Creole French). September 13, 2023. Archived from the original on October 28, 2023. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "Miss Grand International 2014 delegates". www.missgrandinternational.com. 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  6. ^ "Dàn hoa hậu quốc tế 'đổ bộ' Hà Nội, nhiều nhan sắc gây thất vọng". suckhoedoisong.vn (in Vietnamese). October 3, 2023. Archived from the original on October 28, 2023. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  7. ^ a b c "Miss Grand International 2014 contestants (Finalized)". Miss Grand International. December 25, 2014. Archived from the original on December 25, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Internet Archive. Note: Linda Cui was removed from the list of the final candidates.
  8. ^ "Peru wins Miss Grand International 2023; PH makes early exit". ABS-CBN. October 25, 2023. Archived from the original on October 25, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  9. ^ a b Chavely Chiroque; Carol Ruiz; Richard Gomero (October 25, 2023). "Luciana Fuster ganó el Miss Grand International 2023: sencillez y glamour en su paso por el concurso de belleza". www.infobae.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on October 25, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  10. ^ "Ni Ni Lin Eain grabs 1st Runner-Up at Miss Grand International 2023". New Light of Myanmar. October 26, 2023. Archived from the original on October 25, 2023. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  11. ^ Berkat Prima (October 26, 2023). "Myanmar Resmi Terpilih Jadi Tuan Rumah Miss Grand International 2024". IDN Times (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on October 27, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "ส่องสาวงาม Miss Grand International 2023 แต่ละประเทศ มีใครบ้าง". Kom Chad Luek (in Thai). October 25, 2023. Archived from the original on October 28, 2023. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
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