Miss Grand North Macedonia

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Miss Grand North Macedonia
Formation2013
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Skopje
Location
Membership
Miss Grand International
Official language
Macedonian
National director
Dunavka Trifunovska
Parent organization
  • Crnokrak Fashion Studio (2013)
  • D+D Fashion Woman (2015)
Dunavka Trifunovska, Miss Grand Macedonia 2015 Dunavka Trifunovska.png
Dunavka Trifunovska, Miss Grand Macedonia 2015

Miss Grand North Macedonia is a national female beauty pageant title awarded to Macedonian representatives competing at the Miss Grand International pageant. [1] [2] [3] [4] The title was first awarded in 2013 when Sandra Stefanovska was assigned by Crnokrak Fashion Studio to represent the country at the inaugural edition of Miss Grand International in Thailand. [1] [2] [5] The second titleholder was Dunavka Trifunovska who purchased the franchise and dominated herself to partake in the international tournament in 2015. [4] [6]

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Since the establishment of Miss Grand International, Macedonia sent its representatives to compete only in 2013 and 2015, one of them, Sandra Stefanovska, qualified for the final-20 round. [7]

History

Macedonia debuted in Miss Grand International in 2013 after the Skopje-based model agency, Crnokrak Fashion Studio (Macedonian : Модното студио Црнокрак), obtained the franchise and assigned their-affiliated model, Sandra Stefanovska, to compete internationally in Thailand, [1] [2] where she was placed among the top 20 finalists. [7] Crnokrak Fashion Studio is managed by Miki Crnokrak (Macedonian : Мики Црнокрак). [8]

In 2015, the license was granted to a Skopje-based pharmacist and founder of a fashion agency named D+D Fashion Woman, Dunavka Trifunovska, [9] who then dominated herself as the country representative at the international competition held in Thailand in October of that year. [3] [6] However, some media reported that Trifunovska was actually 34 years old, not 24, as specified in the documents registering with the organizer committee, [3] [6] [10] which violated the criteria of the pageant since women over the age of 28 were not allowed to enter the contest. [11] The Miss Grand International Organization has not made any official announcement, nor has it confirmed anything regarding the age controversy. [10]

Due to lacking franchise holders, the Macedonian representatives for Miss Grand International have not additionally been elected since 2016.

International competition

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

YearRepresentativeOriginal national titleCompetition performanceNational licensee
PlacementOther awards
2013Sandra Stefanovska [1] [2] [5] AppointedTop 20 [7] —Miki Crnokrak [1] [2]
2015Dunavka Trifunovska [3] [4] Self-dominatedUnplaced [12] —Dunavka Trifunovska [3]
No representatives since 2016

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