Miss Grand Germany

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Miss Grand Germany
Formation12 September 2025;3 months ago (2025-09-12)
FounderKim Kelly Braun
PurposeBeauty pageant
Headquarters Mannheim
Location
  • Germany
Official language
German
National director
Kim Kelly Braun
Parent organization
Beauty Whisperer Academy (2025)
Affiliations Miss Grand International

Miss Grand Germany is a female national beauty pageant established in 2025 for the purpose of selecting Germany's representative to the international competition Miss Grand International. [1] [2] It was founded by Kim Kelly Braun, a Thai-German entrepreneur, former Miss Grand Germany 2022, and chairperson of the Beauty Whisperer Academy.

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Although the official institutionalization of Miss Grand Germany occurred in 2025, the title itself had been previously conferred since 2013. Between 2013 and 2019, representatives were appointed directly by various franchise holders, with no national competition being convened. [3] [4] [5] From 2020 to 2024, the German delegates were selected through a pageant entitled Miss From Germany, headquartered in Duderstadt and organized under the directorship of Leandro Aponte. [6]

Since 2025, the official franchise rights have been vested in Kim Kelly Braun, under whose administration the Miss Grand Germany pageant has been formally conducted. To date, Germany has not secured a victory at Miss Grand International. The country's highest achievement remains a placement in the Top 20, [7] attained by Luisa Victoria Malz in 2021. [7] [8]

History

Germany first participated in Miss Grand International in 2013. [9] Between 2013 and 2018, all German representatives were appointed rather than selected through a dedicated national competition, [4] [10] [5] with each appointee drawn from among the finalists of Miss Germany. [11] [12] [13] A structural change occurred in 2019, when the franchise rights were acquired by the Duderstadt-based agency Leandro Aponte Model Scouting, under the directorship of Venezuelan singer and model trainer Leandro Aponte. That same year, Aponte inaugurated a new national competition entitled Miss From Germany, designed to serve as the selection mechanism for Germany's delegates to Miss Grand International beginning in 2020. [6]

In Aponte's inaugural year as national director, however, the limited timeframe for organizational preparation necessitated the appointment of a representative, rather than the immediate execution of the national contest. [3] The Miss From Germany competition was formally conducted the following year. [6] Notably, the eligibility criteria for Miss From Germany permitted participation irrespective of marital status. Consequently, instances arose in which the designated national winner did not conform to the eligibility requirements of Miss Grand International. In such cases, the runner-up assumed the position of international representative. This recurrent procedural inconsistency led Aponte to designate his competition as Miss From Germany rather than Miss Grand Germany. [14]

In 2024, the contractual affiliation between Miss From Germany and Miss Grand International PCL was formally terminated. [15] Thereafter, the franchise was transferred to Kim Kelly Braun, Miss Grand Germany 2022 and current chairperson of the Beauty Whisperer Academy. Under Braun's directorship, the first officially titled Miss Grand Germany pageant was convened in Limburgerhof in September 2025. [16] [2]

Editions

Location and date

EditionDateVenueEntrantsWinnerRef.
1st12 September 2025Golfrestaurant La Maison, Limburgerhof 10Sadina Dudić [1] [17] [18]

International competition

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

Color keys
YearStateMiss Grand GermanyTitlePlacementSpecial AwardsNational Director
2025 Baden-Württemberg Sadina Dudić [19] Miss Grand Germany 2025UnplacedKim Kelly Braun
2024 North Rhine-Westphalia Phi-Nhung Ilynn Sasolith [20] AppointedUnplaced [21] Leandro Aponte
2023 North Rhine-Westphalia Marie Tavitha Kilonzo [22] Miss From Germany 2023 [22] Unplaced
2022 Baden-Württemberg Kim Kelly Braun [23] Miss From Germany 2022 [24] Unplaced [25]
2021 Berlin Luisa Victoria Malz [26] Miss From Germany 2021 [7] Top 20 [8]
2020 Bavaria Arlinda Prenaj [27] Miss From Germany 2020 [28] Unplaced [29]
2019 Baden-Württemberg Lalaine Desiree Mahler [3] Finalist Miss Philippines Earth 2019 [3] Unplaced [30]
2018 Bavaria Mona Schafnitzl [5] [31] Finalist Miss Universe Germany 2017 [13] Unplaced [32] Horst Klemmer
2017 Berlin Juliane Rohlmann [10] [33] Finalist Miss Germany 2015 [12] Unplaced [34]
Did not compete between 2015-2016
2014 North Rhine-Westphalia Johanna Acs [4] Miss International Germany 2010 [4] Unplaced [35] Horst Klemmer
2013 Thuringia Diana König [9] Top 5 Miss Germany 2013 [11] Unplaced [36]

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