Miss Grand Greece

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Miss Grand Greece
Formation2013
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Athens
Location
Membership
Miss Grand International
Official language
Greek
National director
Vassilis Prevelakis
Parent organization
Star Hellas (2013  2014, 2023)

Miss Grand Greece is a national beauty pageant title awarded to Greek representatives chosen to compete at the Miss Grand International pageant. [1] [2] [3] [4] It was first awarded in 2013 to Anastasia Papatsori, [5] [4] one of the Star Hellas 2012 finalists, [6] [7] and then in 2014 to a Dubai-based model, Anastasia Terzi. [1] [2]

Contents

As of 2023, the Miss Grand Greece franchise belonged to the Star Hellas pageant. [8]

Since the establishment of Miss Grand International, Greece participated three times; in 2013, 2014, and 2023, but all of its representatives were unplaced. [9] [10] [11]

History

Greece debuted in the Miss Grand International pageant in 2013, and it was represented by an appointed Anastasia Papatsori, [5] [4] who was one of the Star Hellas 2012 finalists; [6] [12] however, Papatsori was not qualified for the top 20 round on the international stage. [9] In the following years, a singer, model and doctor, Anastasia Terzi, was assigned to compete internationally in the 2014 Miss Grand International, [3] [13] but she also failed to secure any placements. [10]

From 2015 to 2022, no Greece's representatives at Miss Grand International. [14] Later in 2023, Star Hellas acquired the license and appointed the 2022 Miss Young winner, Ioanna Skoula, to compete at Miss Grand International 2023 in Vietnam.

International competition

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

YearRepresentativeOriginal national titleResult
RamanizedGreekPlacementOther awards
2013Anastasia Papatsori [5] [4] Αναστασία Παπατσώρη Star Hellas 2012 finalist [6] [7] Unplaced [9]
2014Anastasia Terzi [1] [13] Αναστασία ΤερζήAppointedUnplaced [10]
No representatives from 2015 to 2022
2023 Ioanna Skoula [15] Ιωάννα Σκουλά Miss Young 2022 [16] Unplaced [11]

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