Formation | 31 August 2019 |
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Founder | Dario Marena |
Type | Beauty pageant |
Headquarters | Basilicata |
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Membership | Miss Grand Italy |
Official language | Italian |
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Miss Grand Basilicata is an Italian regional female beauty pageant, [1] [2] [3] founded in 2019 by Dario Marena. [1] [4] The winners of the contest represent the region of Basilicata in the Miss Grand Italy national pageant. [1] [2] [5]
Since their first participation in the Miss Grand Italy pageant, Basilicata representatives won the contest once in 2019 by Mirea Sorrentino, [6] and was placed among the top 10 finalists in 2020 with the representation of Michela Cardillo Stagno. [7]
After the Miss Grand Italy director, Giuseppe Puzio, began franching the regional competitions to local organizers in 2019, the license for Basilicata was granted to Dario Marena. [4] In cooperation with the director of Miss Grand Campania, Crescenzo De Carmine, the first contest of Miss Grand Basilicata was then held parallelly with Miss Grand Campania on 31 August of that year at the Centro Commerciale Liz Gallery in Montesarchio, [1] [2] [8] The contest featured 20 contestants, of whom, a model Mirea Sorrentino was named the Miss Grand Basilicata 2019, [1] [9] [10] while Erika Argenziano was elected as Miss Grand Campania. [1] [10]
Several local contests and auditions were organized annually to determine the finalists for the region-level pageants. [4] In 2021 and 2023, the competition license was transferred to Canio Loguercio and Franco Capasso, respectively. [11] [12]
The following table details Miss Grand Basilicata's annual editions since 2019.
Edition | Date | Final venue | Entrants | Winner | Ref. |
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1st [lower-alpha 1] | 31 August 2019 | Centro Commerciale Liz Gallery, Montesarchio (BN) | 20 | Mirea Sorrentino | [8] [9] |
2nd [lower-alpha 2] | 6 September 2020 | Relais Il Feudo Hotel, Ceppaloni (BN) | N/A | Michela Cardillo Stagno | [13] [14] |
3rd | 9 September 2021 | MH Matera Hotel, Matera (MT) | No data available | ||
4th [lower-alpha 3] | 3 June 2023 | Via Madre Teresa di Calcutta, San Martino Valle Caudina (AV) | N/A | Lucia Pia Vitolo | [12] [15] |
The following is a list of representatives of the region of Basilicata in the Miss Grand Italy national pageant.
Year | Representative | Original regional title | Placement at Miss Grand Italy | Ref. |
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2019 | Mirea Sorrentino | Miss Grand Basilicata 2019 | Winner | [6] [9] |
2020 | Michela Cardillo Stagno | Miss Grand Basilicata 2020 | Top 10 | [7] [14] |
2023 | Lucia Pia Vitolo | Miss Grand Basilicata 2023 | No data available | [15] |
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