Miss Grand Albania

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Miss Grand Albania
Established20 July 2014;9 years ago (2014-07-20)
FounderSherif Pacolli
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Tirana
Location
Membership
Miss Grand International
Official language
Albanian
Presidents
  • Eduart Dedaj
  • Labinot G. Sashi
Parent organization
  • Lens Production
    (2013 – 2017)
  • Aleks Fashion Events
    (2018 – 2021)
  • Exclusive Management
    (2023 – Present)

Miss Grand Albania is an Albanian female beauty pageant founded in 2014 by a Pristina-based event organizer chaired by Sherif Pacolli, Lens Production. [1] In 2018, the competition license was transferred to the modeling agency managed by Aleks Tanushi, Aleks Fashion Events (A.F.E.), and its headquarters was also relocated to Tirana. [2] The pageant winner represents the country at its international parent contest, Miss Grand International. [3]

Contents

Since its first participation at the Miss Grand International pageant in 2014, Albanian representatives never placed in the competition.

History

Albania participated in the Miss Grand International pageant for the first time in 2014, represented by Vivian Canaj, who won the Miss Grand Albania 2014 title after competing at the Miss Grand Albania & Kosovo 2014 pageant held by Sherif Pacolli, a chairperson of the Kosovan event organizer in Pristina, Lens Production. [1]

The first edition of Albania's Miss Grand National was held on July 20, 2014, at the California Resort in Pristina; the event was broadcast live nationwide on a Kosovan satellite television channel, RTK Live, [4] and featured twenty national finalists, of whom a model from Tirana, Vivian Canaj, was elected the winner. [5] [6]

From 2014 to 2018, the pageant was held in parallel with Miss Grand Kosovo as Miss Grand Albania & Kosovo. The Miss Grand Albania pageant was held as a stand-alone pageant for the first time in 2019 when Aleks Tanushi of Aleks Fashion Events (A.F.E.) took over the Albanian franchise from Lens Production. [7] [8] [9]

Winner gallery

Editions

The following list is the edition detail of the Miss Grand Albania contest, held annually from 2014 to 2021.

YearEditionDateFinal venueEntrantsWinnerRef.
20141stJuly 20California Resort, Lipljan, Pristina 20Vivian Canaj [5] [6]
20152ndMay 31Objekti i First Channel Studio, Pristina 13Enkelejda Lajci [10]
20163rdJuly 1California Resort, Lipljan, Pristina 17Esterina Xhaurri [3] [11]
20174thFebruary 2810Klaudia Kalia [12]
2018 5thMay 2614Dashuria Bilaj [13] [14]
20196thJune 23Teater Tirana Kinostudio, Tirana 14Xhensila Shaba [7] [8]
20207thSeptember 1612Fjorela Lezo [9]
20218thJune 2610Hygerta Hidri [15] [16]

Representatives at Miss Grand International

YearMiss Grand AlbaniaNational TitleInternational PerformanceNational DirectorRef.
PlacementOther awards
2013Dajana LugaAppointedUnable to competeSherif Pacolli [17]
2014Vivian CanajMiss Grand Albania 2014Unplaced— [5] [6]
2015Enkelejda LajciMiss Grand Albania 2015Unplaced— [10] [18]
2016Esterina XhaurriMiss Grand Albania 2016Unable to compete [3] [11]
Paula PreciAppointed [19]
2017Klaudia KaliaMiss Grand Albania 2017 [12] [20]
2018Dashuria BilajMiss Grand Albania 2018 [13] [14]
Klaudia KaliaMiss Grand Albania 2017Unplaced—Aleks Tanushi [20]
2019Xhensila ShabaMiss Grand Albania 2019Unplaced— [7] [8]
2020Fjorela LezoMiss Grand Albania 2020Unplaced— [9]
2021Hygerta HidriMiss Grand Albania 2021Unable to compete [21]
2022No representative
2023 Angela Tanuzi Miss World Albania 2022Unplaced—
  • Eduart Dedaj
  • Labinot G. Sashi
 [22] [23]
2024Elsa AlijajTop 6 Miss Universe Albania & Kosovo 2020 [24] TBATBA [25]

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