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Miss Grand Canada
Formation2017
FounderAngelo Di Benedetto
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersToronto
Location
Membership
Miss Grand International
Official language
English
National director
Michelle Weswaldi
Parent organization
Pageant Group Canada Inc. (2019–Present)
WebsiteMissGrandCanada.com
Miss Grand Canada licensee timeline
Miss Earth Canada

Miss Grand Canada was a Toronto-based national female beauty pageant,[1][2][3] founded in 2017 in Calgary by Angelo Di Benedetto of Di Benedetto Model Agency.[4] The contest winner represented the country in its parent international platform, Miss Grand International.[1][2] After the license was taken over by Pageant Group Canada Inc. in 2019, most Canadian candidates at Miss Grand International were determined through the Miss World Canada pageant.[5][6][7]

Canada has been sending its delegates to compete in the Miss Grand International since 2013.[8] The highest achievement was the second runner-up, won in 2014 by a model and actress from Alberta, Kathryn Kohut.[9][10]

Background[edit]

From 2013 to 2015, the Miss Grand Canada license belonged to the Miss Earth Canada organizer, Rosotro Productions, headed by a Montréal-based Filipino-Canadian organizer, Ronaldo Soriano Trono. The Canadian representatives to Miss Grand International during such a period were elected through the Miss Earth Canada pageant.[11]

Canada began to organize the separate event for the Miss Grand International pageant in 2017, under the management of the Calgary-based model agency Di Benedetto Models, headed by Angelo Di Benedetto.[12] However, the pageant's winner, Maddison Fysh, resigned the title, which caused the organizer to appoint their affiliated model –Natalie Allin – to instead compete in the international competition.[13][14] The same incident also happen in 2018, when the runner-up Grace Diamani was promoted to take over the position after the original winner – Veronica Rodriguez – had relinquished the national title for undisclosed reasons.[1]

In 2019, Benedetto lost the franchise to Michelle Weswaldi, the president of the Miss World Canada pageant.[15] Since then, the first runner-up of the said national contest has automatically been assumed Miss Grand Canada,[16] Except in 2021, the Miss World 2020 contest was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused the winner of Miss World Canada 2020 to compete at Miss World 2021 instead, and the 2021 national contest was also delayed, the organizer then decided to hold an ad hoc virtual contest to determine the country representative for Miss Grand International 2021. The contest featured 23 national finalists, in which a Ukrainian-Canadian model, Olga Bykadorova, was announced as the winner.[17][3]

Editions[edit]

The Miss Grand Canada was organized as a stand-alone pageant three times; in 2017 and 2018 by the Di Benedetto Model agency,[13][14][18] and the online pageant in 2021 by the MTC-W Inc.[17]

Miss Grand Canada Editions
Year Edition Date Final venue Entrants Winner Ref.
2017 1st 16 July Holiday Inn Express & Suites Calgary, Calgary N/A Maddison Fysh[a] [13][14]
2018 2nd 26 August Chinese Cultural Center, Calgary 15 Veronica Rodriguez[a] [1][18]
2021 3rd 18 June Online pageant 23 Olga Bykadorova [2][17]
Notes
a. a Resigned.

International competition[edit]

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

Year Representative Original national title Competition Performance National director
Placement Other awards
2013 Natalie Carriere[19] Miss Earth Canada 2013 finalist Unplaced[20] — Ronaldo Soriano Trono
2014 Kathryn Kohut[21] Miss Earth Canada 2014 finalist 2nd runner-up[22] —
2015 Jade Caron[23] Miss Earth Canada 2015 finalist Unplaced[24] —
2016 Monica Horvat[25] — Unplaced[26] — Angelo Di Benedetto
2017 Maddison Fysh[27] Miss Grand Canada 2017 Resigned
Natalie Allin[13][14]
 Top 6 Miss World Canada 2017 Unplaced[28] —
2018 Veronica Rodriguez[1][18] Miss Grand Canada 2018 Resigned
Grace Diamani[1]
 Miss Grand Canada 2018 finalist Unplaced[29] —
2019 Brianna Plouffe[30] — Unplaced[31] — Michelle Weswaldi
2020 Sara Winter[5] Miss Grand Canada 2020 Unplaced[32] —
2021 Olga Bykadorova[17] Miss Grand Canada 2021 Unplaced[33] —
2022 Mildred Rincon[6] Miss Grand Canada 2022 Unplaced[34] —
2023 Yuliya Shcherban[35] Miss Grand Canada 2023 Unplaced[36] —
2024 Alivia Croal[7] Miss Grand Canada 2024 TBA

Gallery[edit]

  • Miss Grand Canada 2014 Kathryn Kohut
    Miss Grand Canada 2014
    Kathryn Kohut
  • Miss Grand Canada 2021 Olga Bykadorova
    Miss Grand Canada 2021
    Olga Bykadorova
  • Miss Grand Canada 2022 Mildred Rincon
    Miss Grand Canada 2022
    Mildred Rincon
  • Miss Grand Canada 2023 Yuliya Shcherban
    Miss Grand Canada 2023
    Yuliya Shcherban

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Grace Diamani crowned Miss Grand International Canada 2018". The Times of India. 11 September 2018. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Berkat Prima (7 July 2021). "9 Pesona Olga Bykadorova, Miss Grand Kanada 2021 yang Flawless Abis!". IDN Times (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 25 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Miss Grand Canada 2021". Pageant Group Canada. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ^ "Miss Grand Canada - Home". Miss Grand Canada. 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  5. ^ a b Justin Coulibaly (8 January 2021). "Sara Winter élue Miss Grand Canada 2020". Afrik (in French). Archived from the original on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  6. ^ a b Justin Coulibaly (10 August 2021). "Rachel Arhin est Miss Intercontinental Canada 2021". Afrik.com (in French). Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Alivia Croal fue coronada como Miss Grand Canadá 2024" (in Spanish). Diario del Sur [es]. 30 August 2023. Archived from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Natalie Carriere". Miss Universe Canada. 2016. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  9. ^ "สาวคิวบาซิวมงกุฎ "มิสแกรนด์ อินเตอร์ฯ" รับเงินรางวัล 1.3 ล้านบาท". Manager Daily (in Thai). 8 October 2014. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
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  11. ^ "Miss Earth Canada 2014". Perubeauties.org. 2014. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Models of Canada coronation night". Sponsormyevent.com. 16 July 2017. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  13. ^ a b c d "Kelowna woman represents Canada in international pageant". Lakecountrycalendar.com. 2 November 2017. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  14. ^ a b c d Jon Manchester (23 October 2017). "On int'l pageant stage". Castanet.net. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
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  16. ^ Justin Coulibaly (8 January 2022). "Sara Winter élue Miss Grand Canada 2020". Afrik.com (in French). Archived from the original on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  17. ^ a b c d "Olga Bykadorova chosen as Miss Grand Canada 2021". The Times of India. 18 June 2021. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  18. ^ a b c "Verónica Rodríguez fue coronada como Miss Grand Canada 2018". Calgaryhispano.com (in Spanish). 28 August 2018. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  19. ^ "Natalie Carriere". Miss Universe Canada. 2016. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  20. ^ Harry Rodríguez (18 November 2013). "Janelee Chaparro se corona Miss Grand International 2013". Metro International (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  21. ^ "Kathryn Kohut". www.listal.com. 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  22. ^ "Người đẹp Cuba đăng quang Miss Grand International 2014". www.baoyenbai.com.vn (in Vietnamese). 8 October 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  23. ^ "Sốc với nhan sắc của thí sinh Hoa hậu vừa già vừa xấu". VietNamNet (in Vietnamese). 14 October 2015. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  24. ^ "Lệ Quyên bất ngờ "trắng tay" tại Miss Grand International 2015". Dantri.com.vn (in Vietnamese). 26 October 2015. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  25. ^ "Mónika Horvat representará a Canadá en el 'Miss Grand International' 2016". www.calgaryhispano.com (in Spanish). 23 September 2016. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
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  27. ^ "The journey begins! Maddison Fysh Miss Grand Canada 2017 with the making of her official photoshoot for Miss Grand International 2017". Miss Grand International. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  28. ^ "Ngắm Top 20 Miss Grand International 2017 nóng bỏng với phần thi bikini" (in Vietnamese). Voice of Vietnam. 26 October 2017. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  29. ^ "Meenakshi Chaudhary from India wins 1st runner-up title at Miss Grand International 2018". Times of India. 25 October 2018. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  30. ^ Liz Braun (3 November 2019). "BRAUN: Beautiful Brianna Plouffe proud to represent Canada". Toronto Sun. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  31. ^ อีจัน Oline Team (26 October 2019). "สาว "เวเนซุเอลา" คว้ามง Miss grand international 2019". www.ejan.co (in Thai). Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  32. ^ "Samantha Bernardo makes it to Top 20 of Miss Grand International!". GMA Network. 27 March 2021. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  33. ^ 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.
  34. ^ 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.
  35. ^ Herlina, Ratna (19 April 2023). "9 Potret Yuliya Shcherban Miss Grand Kanada 2023, Bikin Terpikat!". IDN Times (in Indonesian). Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  36. ^ "Peru wins Miss Grand International 2023; PH makes early exit". ABS-CBN. 25 October 2023. Archived from the original on 25 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.

External links[edit]

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