Miss Grand Ghana

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Miss Grand Ghana
FormationAugust 9, 2020;3 years ago (2020-08-09)
FounderSandy Amissah
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Accra
Location
  • Ghana
Membership
Miss Grand International
Official language
English
National Director
 Abena Appiah
Parent organization
  • Legacy Pageants Limited (2020)
  • Akuaba Entertainment (2022 – present)
Abena Appiah, the national director of Miss Grand Ghana, since 2022 Abena Appiah 2021.png
Abena Appiah, the national director of Miss Grand Ghana, since 2022

Miss Grand Ghana is a Ghanaian female beauty pageant, founded in 2020 by Accra-based pageant organizer Legacy Pageants Limited, chaired by Sandy Amissah. The winners of the contest represent the country at its parent international stage, Miss Grand International, [1] [2] [3] [4] while the rest of its finalists are sent to compete on other international platforms. [5] [6] In 2022, the license of Miss Grand Ghana was taken over by Abena Appiah, a former Miss Grand International, who has owned and run the contest annually since then. [3] [5] [7]

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The reigning Miss Grand Ghana is Priscilla Bossman of the Central Region, who was crowned on July 8 at the National Theatre of Ghana in Accra. She later represented the country at Miss Grand International 2022 in Indonesia, [5] [7] [3] but went unplaced. [8] Previously, Ghana participated in the Miss Grand International pageant twice, in 2015 and 2018, [9] [10] but both of them also got a non-placement. [11] [12]

History

Since the inception of Miss Grand International, Ghana has sent three contestants to participate: the first in 2015 by a Dutch-born Ghanaian "Charlee Berbicks", [9] followed by a former Queen of Peace Africa 2015 "Helen Demay Matey" in 2018, [10] and the most recent by Priscilla Bossman, the winner of the Miss Grand Ghana 2022 pageant; [5] [7] [3] but none of them qualified for the top 20 finalists round. [11] [12]

In 2020, on August 9, Legacy Pageants Limited, under the direction of Sandy Amissah, held the first Miss Grand Ghana pageant at Christ the King Parish in Accra. [13] The event was hosted by an actor, Achieva Evans, and featured seven candidates representing seven country regions, of whom "Pamela Clement" of the Western Region was named the winner; however, she did not join the international competition Miss Grand International 2020 for undisclosed reasons. [14]

Later in 2022, after Abena Appiah, the titleholder of Miss Grand International 2020, had acquired the franchise of Miss Grand Ghana, she eventually organized the second contest to select the representative for the international stage. [3] [5] [7] The national finalists for such an edition were determined through the face-to-face audition held on 17 April in Accra, and then the qualified candidates were additionally assigned to represent one of the country's regions. [1] [15] The grand final of the contest was later held on 8 July at the National Theatre in Accra, and consisted of 16 finalists representing 16 country's regions, [3] [4] of whom Priscilla Bossman of the Central Region was announced the winner. [3] [5] [7] In addition to Miss Grand International 2022, the finalists of the contest were also sent to other international competitions, such as Miss Asia Pacific International and Queen Beauty Universe. [5] [6]

Editions

Location and date

The Miss Grand Ghana pageant was held twice in 2020 and 2022, as detailed below.

YearEditionDateVenueEntrantsRef.
20201th9 AugChrist the King Parish Hall, Accra 7 [13] [14]
2022 2nd8 Jul National Theatre of Ghana, Accra16 [3] [7]
20243rd

Competition result

YearWinnerRunners-upRef.
FirstSecondThirdFourth
2020Pamela Clement
(Western)		Emmanuella Aidoo
(Central)		Judith Adjei
(Ashanti)		Not awarded [13]
2022 Priscilla Bossman
(Central)		Ezta Mawutor
(Volta)		Mary Animpong
(Greater Accra)		Winifred Sam
(Ashanti)		Giselle Fombon
(Oti)		 [3]

International competition

The following is a list of Ghanaian representatives to Miss Grand International. [6]

YearRepresentativeOriginal national titleCompetition performanceNational directorRef.
PlacementSpecial award
2014 Hanniel Jamin Miss Universe Ghana 2013 Did not competeR. Ayite Okyne [16]
2015 Charlee BerbicksAppointedUnplaced—Self-dominated [9] [11]
2016 Margaret Baa KoomsonAppointedDid not competeUnknown [17]
2018 Helen Demay MateyAppointedUnplaced— [18] [12] [19]
2020 Pamela ClementMiss Grand Ghana 2020Did not competeSandy Amissah [13] [14]
2022 Priscilla Bossman Miss Grand Ghana 2022 Unplaced— Abena Appiah [20]
2023 Kitava-Yvettlana Amankwah Miss Grand Thailand 2023 – Top 20Unplaced— [21]
2024 Miss Grand Ghana 2024

National finalists

The following list is the national finalists of the Miss Grand Ghana pageant, as well as the competition results.

Color keys
 W  Declared as the winner
  Ended as a runner-up
  Ended as a semifinalist
  Ended as a quaterfinalist
 –  Did not participate
  Withdraw during the competition
Year
Represented
2020 2022 2023
Ashanti Judith AdjeiWinifred Esi Sam—
Ahafo —Regina Ampofowaa Darkwaho—
Bono —Judith Nana Akua Oduraa Adjei—
Bono East —Awagah Priscilla—
Central Emmanuella AidooPriscilla Bossman Pinkrah—
Eastern Rosemary SarpongAdelaide Somuah Twum—
Greater Accra Alpha FemaleMary Boaduaa Animpong—
Northern East —Keziah Baaba Mensima Baiden—
North East —Miriam Ajasa—
Oti —Giselle Lum Ngu Fombon—
Savannah Akua FlicherJosephine Adjo Gokah—
Upper East —Priscilla Mbama Yakubu—
Upper West —Priscilla Talata Adalbilla—
Volta Plamellrie AukumaEzta Mawutor—
Western Pamela ClementAngela Dorla Zegblah—
Western North —Mariama Musah—
Total716TBA

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