Miss Grand Italy

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Miss Grand Italy
FormationSeptember 10, 2019;4 years ago (2019-09-10)
FounderGiuseppe Puzio
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Benevento
Location
Membership
Miss Grand International
Official language
Italian
National Director
Giuseppe Puzio
Parent organization
MUPI SRL. (2019 –Present)
Website Official website

Miss Grand Italy (Italian : Miss Grand Italia) or Miss Grand International Italy is a national female beauty pageant in Italy, held annually since 2019, aiming to select the country representative for Miss Grand International, [1] [2] [3] [4] which is an annual international beauty pageant promoting World Peace and against all kinds of conflicts. [5] [6] The pageant has been being managed by a Benevento-based event organizer MUPI SRL., chaired by Giuseppe Puzio, since its establishment. [3] [7] [8]

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Since the establishment of Miss Grand International, to date, Italy representatives have never won the contest. The current titleholder is Marika Nardoz of Lazio, who was crowned on 26 September 2021 at Cinecittà World in Rome, outclassing other 39 finalists. [4] [8]

Background

History

Before the franchise acquiring of the current Italian national director Giuseppe Puzio in 2019, Italy has ever sent its representatives to compete at the Miss Grand international three times, including Katarina Chabrecekova in 2013, [9] Maria Grazia Murazzani in 2015, [10] and Martina Corrias in 2016. [11] However, all mentioned representatives have been appointed to the position by different licensees. The inaugural edition of Miss Grand Italy was held under the leadership of Puzio in Benevento on 10 September and was broadcast nationwide via the Italian Satellite television channel, Sky Italia N° 180, [12] in which Mirea Sorrentino from Pompeii was announced the winner, outclassing 39 other finalists, [13] and the contest has been held annually since then.

The national organizer has been franchising the regional competitions to individual agencies since their first edition in 2019, twelve regions held their regional pageants to select the national finalists for the first national edition, including Sicilia, Calabria, Basilicata, Campania, Molise, Lazio, Umbria, Marche, Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto, Lombardia, and Sardegna. [12] In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the national participants was dropped to 24. [2] [3]

Editions

The following list is the edition detail of the Miss Grand Italy contest, since its inception in 2019.

YearEditionDateFinal venueEntrantsWinnerRef.
20191th10 SeptemberIl Triclinio del Fauno, Benevento, Campania 40Flag of Campania.svg Campania – Mirea Sorrentino [1] [14]
20202nd11 OctoberCinecittà World, Rome 24Flag of Campania.svg Campania – Filomena Venuso [3] [15]
20213rd26 September40Flag of Lazio.svg Lazio – Marika Nardozi [16] [8]
2022 4th18 SeptemberGrand Hotel Pianeta Maratea, Maratea, Potenza 39Flag of Apulia.svg Apulia – Miriam Malerba [17] [18]
2023 5th11 June45Flag of Valle d'Aosta.svg Aosta Valley – Andrea Zanettin [19] [20]

Contestant selection

Since its establishment in 2019, the national finalists' selection of the Miss Grand Italy has been operated via three systems, including:

  • Multiplex regional pageant system, in which the regional franchisee conduct several local pageants or casting events to determine the finalists for their regional pageants, [21] such as the contest of Emilia-Romagna region in 2021, where the regional organizer held three small contests and one casting event in Bagnolo in Piano, Rubiera, Campogalliano, and Modena.
  • Simple regional pageant system, the regional pageant is held to select the national finalists with no lower pageants or casting events, the winner will be automatically qualified to the national stage. [22]
  • Central direct application through the national licensee, the organization then selects two candidates a month for the national pageant, beginning from February to August, via the online challenging events. [23]

The selection summary process is shown below:

Miss Grand Italy national finalists selection procedure
(2019–present)
Stage/SystemMultiplex RegionalSimple RegionalCentrally Direct
Stage 1Local Pageant (s)Local Casting (s)Online Challenge
Stage 2Regional PageantRegional Pageant
2-3 Finalists a Month
(Feb. – Aug.)
Stage 3National Pageant
Regional pageants of Miss Grand Italy in 2021.

Symbol key
  Pageant-held regions
 •  Casting event
  Blue pog.svg   Local pageant		  Red pog.svg   Regional pageant
  White star in red circle.svg   National pageant
 (x)  Number of events

International competition

YearRegionDelegateCompetition PerformanceRef.
PlacementsOther Award(s)
2013Flag of Lazio.svg LazioKatarina ChabrecekovaUnplaced— [9]
2014Flag of Emilia-Romagna (de facto).svg Emilia-RomagnaJennifer CasulaDid not compete [24]
2015Flag of Sardinia.svg SardegnaMaria Grazia Murazzani [α] Unplaced— [10]
2016 Flag of Sardinia.svg SardegnaMartina Corrias [β] Unplaced— [11]
2019 Flag of Campania.svg CampaniaMirea SorrentinoUnplaced— [1] [14]
2020Flag of Campania.svg CampaniaFilomena VenusoUnplaced— [2] [3]
2021Flag of Lazio.svg LazioMarika Nardozi [γ] Unplaced— [4] [8]
2022 Flag of Apulia.svg ApuliaMiriam MalerbaUnplaced— [25] [26]
2023 Flag of Valle d'Aosta.svg Aosta ValleyAndrea ZanettinUnplaced— [19]
Note
1. ^α Also Bellezza Italiana Porto Rotondo 2015.
2. ^β Also Eccellenze di Sardegna 2016.
3. ^γ Later 1st runner-up Miss World Italy 2022.
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