Miss Grand Nigeria

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Miss Grand Nigeria
Established11 September 2015;9 years ago (2015-09-11)
FounderLoveth Ajufoh
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Benin City
Location
Membership Miss Grand International
Official language
English
National director
Jasper Salami
Parent organization
Corporate Hostess and Modeling Service (2025 – Present)
Website MissGrandNigeria.com

Miss Grand Nigeria is a Nigerian female beauty pageant founded in 2015 by a Lagos based event organizer chaired by Loveth Ajufoh, QLA Nigeria. [1] [2] [3] [4] The winners of the contest, which was held individually twice (in 2015 and 2016), represented Nigeria at its parent competition, Miss Grand International. [2] [3] [5] In 2013, the license belonged to the national The Nigerian Princess. [6] It was then transferred to AMC Productions, the organizer of the Miss Earth Nigeria pageant the following year, and then to QLA Nigeria Limited, 001 Entertainment – the organizer of The Nigerian Queen, and the Qhue Group. in 2015, 2020, and 2023, respectively. [7] [8] [9]

Contents

Nigerian representatives have not yet won the international title. The highest placements they achieved were in the top 20 finalists in 2021, 2022, and 2023. [10] [11]

History

Nigeria joined the Miss Grand International contest for the first time in 2014, represented by Tessy Kiri Bibowei who was appointed to the position by the Miss Earth Nigeria organization. Later in 2015, the license was transferred to the QLA Nigeria Limited, chaired by a business person Loveth Ajufoh who organized the inaugural contest of Miss Grand Nigeria contest on 11 September 2015 in Lagos. [2] [5] [7] [12] The contest featured fifteen national finalists which qualified to the national final round through a preliminary screening held on 1 September, [1] [3] of whom the representative of the Plateau State, Ifeoma Jennifer Ohia, was elected the winner. [2] [13] [14] The second edition was also held in the following year, [15] [16] but in 2017, only the virtual casting was conducted to determine the titleholder. QLA Nigeria Limited later terminated its partnership with Miss Grand International at the end of that year.

The license was brought back to the organizer of the Miss Earth Nigeria pageant in 2019 and then to the Nigerian Queen organizer company, Kelvin Joseph Amroma's 001 Entertainment, in 2020. [9] Since then, the winners of the Nigerian Queen contest have been assumed to be the Nigerian representatives for the Miss Grand International pageant, [9] except for 2021, when the original titleholder, Abimbola Abayomi, was unable to compete internationally; the licensee then assigned her second runner-up to join the Miss Grand International 2021 instead. [17]

In 2023, the franchise was acquired by the Miss Tourism Africa founder Seth Santiago Roberts, [18] and then in 2025 by Corporate Hostess and Modeling Service, the Miss Corporate Nigeria organizer chaired by Jasper Salami

Editions

Location and date

The following list is the edition detail of the Miss Grand Nigeria contest, since its inception in 2015.

EditionDateFinal venueEntrantsRef.
1st 11 September 2015Orchid Hotels & Events Centre, Lekki, Lagos
15
 [3] [5]
2nd 11 September 2016Victoria Crown Plaza Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos
18
 [15] [16]

Competition result

EditionWinnerRunners-upRef.
FirstSecond
1st Ifeoma Jennifer Ohia
(Plateau)		Fumnaya Victoria Okafor
(Abia)		Joy Ebaide Udoh
(Edo)		 [3]
2nd Rachael Onuwa Ikekhuame
(Edo)		Emmanuella Yaboh
(Imo)		Amanosi Kadiri
(Rivers)		 [15]

International competition

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

Color keys
YearMiss Grand NigeriaTitlePlacementSpecial AwardsNational Director
2025 Joy Omachonu [19] Miss Grand Nigeria 2025 [a] TBAJasper Salami
2024 Roseline Orji [20] [21] Miss Grand Nigeria 2024 [b] UnplacedSantiago Roberts
2023 Boma Dokubo [22] AppointedTop 20
  • Best National Costume
2022 Damilola Bolarinde [11] The Nigerian Queen 2022Top 20Kelvin Joseph Amroma
2021 Abimbola Islamiat Rita Abayomi [23] The Nigerian Queen 2021Did not compete
Patience Chenema Christopher [10] 2nd runner-up The Nigerian Queen 2021Top 20
2020 Chikaodili Enobong Nna-Udosen [9] The Nigerian Queen 2020Unplaced
2019 Favour Oonye Ocheche [24] AppointedUnplacedIbinabo Fiberesima
Did not compete in 2018
2017 Princess Omowunmi Agunbiade [25] AppointedUnplacedQueen Loveth Ajufoh
2016 Rachel Onuwa Ikekhuame [15] [26] Miss Grand Nigeria 2016 Unplaced
2015 Ifeoma Jennifer Ohia [2] [27] Miss Grand Nigeria 2015 Unplaced
2014 Tessy Kiri Bibowei [28] AppointedUnplaced Ibinabo Fiberesima
2013 Marian Usinzibe Makbere [29] [6] [30] AppointedDid not competeMarian Usinzibe Makbere
Notes
  1. ↑ Main title in the Miss Corporate Nigeria 2025 pageant.
  2. ↑ Main title in the Game of Crowns 2024 pageant.

National pageant candidates

Participating regional and territories representatives

Regional/territories 1st 2nd
Abia Eo circle indigo white number-1.svg 10
Abuja 10Y
Akwa Ibom YY
Anambra 10Y
Bayelsa YY
Benue 10
Cross River 105
Delta 5Y
Ebonyi Y
Edo Eo circle indigo white number-2.svg Eo circle brown white letter-w.svg
Enugu 10
Imo Eo circle indigo white number-1.svg
Kaduna Y10
Lagos 55
Ondo Y
Ogun Y10
Osun 10Y
Plateau Eo circle brown white letter-w.svg 10
Rivers Y Eo circle indigo white number-2.svg
Total1518
Color keys
  •   Eo circle brown white letter-w.svg   : Declared as the winner
  •   Eo circle indigo white number-1.svg   : Ended as a 1st runner-up
  •   Eo circle indigo white number-2.svg   : Ended as a 2nd runner-up
  •  A  : Ended as a finalist, semifinalist and unplaced
  •  ×  : Ended as withdrew during the competition
  •  ×  : Ended as no representative

References

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