Miss Grand Haiti

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Miss Grand Haiti
Formation2013
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Port-au-Prince
Location
Membership Miss Grand International
Official language
French
National director
Kerlin Paulo
Parent organization
Miss Haïti Caraïbes
(2017 – 2024)

Miss Grand Haiti is a national title given to a woman chosen to represent Haiti at Miss Grand International. The title was first mentioned in 2013, [1] [2] [3] [4] when Miss Teen Haiti, Cassandre Paul, was appointed to compete at the inaugural edition of the Miss Grand International in Thailand; [1] however, Paul withdrew for undisclosed reasons. [5] Later in 2014, a New York-resident Haitian American, Lisa Drouillard, dominated herself as the Haitian contestant at the Miss Grand International 2014, [2] [6] and she was placed among the top 10 finalists, which is considered the only placement, to date, for Haiti at such a contest. [6] [7]

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Since its first participation in 2014, no Miss Grand National has been held; the Miss Grand Haiti titleholders have usually been handpicked by the respective licensee; [3] [4] [8] except in 2019, when the titleholder was determined through a 2009-established national pageant, Miss Haïti Caraïbes. [9]

History

Haiti debuted in the Miss Grand International in 2014 when Miss Teen USA 2011 finalist Lisa Drouillard, who resides in New York, purchased the license and appointed herself as the Haitian representative for the international contest held in late 2014 in Thailand, [2] [6] where she was named one of the final 10. [6] [7] Later in 2015, a medical student and former Miss Haiti Universe 2011 runner-up, Marie Exumé  [ fr ], obtained the license and took part in the 2015 international contest also in Thailand; [3] [10] but was unplaced. [11]

In 2017, the Miss Grand Haiti license was transferred to a Port-au-Prince-based national pageant directed by Kerlin Paulo, Miss Haïti Caraïbes, where the main winners were sent to compete at the Miss Earth pageant. [9] However, under the direction of Paulo, almost all of the country representatives for the Miss Grand International were appointed, [4] [8] [12] except in 2019, when the first runner-up of the Miss Haïti Caraïbes contest was assumed to be Miss Grand Haiti. [9]

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International competition

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

Color keys
YearCityMiss Grand HaitiTitlePlacementSpecial AwardsNational Director
2024 Port-au-Prince Shaika Lorvengie Cade [13] [14] AppointedUnplacedKerlin Paulo
2023 Artibonite Isnaida Compère [15] [16] Top 8 Miss Haiti 2022 Unplaced
2022 Port-au-Prince Paul Anne Estima [17] AppointedUnplaced
2021 Port-au-Prince Lynn St-Germain [12] [18] AppointedUnplaced
Did not compete 2020
2019 Port-au-Prince Josée Isabelle Riché [9] [19] 1st runner-up Miss Haïti Caraïbes 2019UnplacedKerlin Paulo
2018 Port-au-Prince Valérie Alcide [8] [20] AppointedUnplaced
2017 Port-au-Prince Jennifer Alexis [4] [21] AppointedUnplaced
2016 Port-au-Prince Rose Cathelyne Paul [22] 1st runner-up Miss Haiti 2014 [23] Did not competeChris E. Puesan
2015 Port-au-Prince Marie Darline Exumé [24] 2nd runner-up Miss Haiti Universe 2011 UnplacedGex Antoine [3] [11]
2014 Port-au-Prince Lisa Drouillard [2] [7] Finalist Miss Teen USA 2011 Top 10 Lisa Drouillard
2013 Port-au-Prince Cassandre Paul [1] [5] Miss Teen Haiti 2013Did not competeCassandre Paul

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