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Miss Grand Sicily
FormationAugust 29, 2019; 4 years ago (2019-08-29)
FounderGianni Saija
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersSicily
Location
Membership
Miss Grand Italy
Official language
Italian
Director
  • Gianni Saija (2019)
  • Massimo Pantano (2020–2022)
  • Giuseppe Caggegi (2023–2024)

Miss Grand Sicily is an Italian regional female beauty pageant,[1][2][3] founded in 2019 by an Augusta-based event organizer, Gianni Saija.[4] The winners of the contest represent the region of Sicily in the Miss Grand Italy,[1][2] a national preliminary pageant for Miss Grand International.[5][6]

Since the inception of the Miss Grand Italy pageant, Sicily candidates have never won the contest yet. The highest placement they obtained was the top 10 finalist won in 2020 by a regional finalist, Camilla Checchi; however, other placements they reached remain unclarified due to a lack of national competition results publicized by both regional and national organizers.[7]

History[edit]

After Miss Grand Italy's director, Giuseppe Puzio, began franchising the regional competitions to local organizers in 2019, the license for the Sicily region was granted to a local organizer, Gianni Saija.[4] Several local pageants were then organized to select the finalists for the region-level contest,[8][9][10] which later happened on August 29, 2019, at the Piazza delle Grazie in Augusta,[11] and a model Maria Giorgia Accolla was named the winner.[4] From 2020 to 2022, the competition license was taken over by Massimo Pantano,[12][13] who is the chairperson of Massimo Pantano Model Agency,[14] and was then transferred to Giuseppe Caggegi in 2023.[1][2][15]

Besides the main winner, some runners-up were also sent to compare in the national pageant.[4]

Editions[edit]

The following table details Miss Grand Sicily's annual editions since 2019.

Edition Date Final venue Entrants Winner Ref.
1st
August 29, 2019
Piazza delle Grazie, Augusta (SR)
 N/A Maria Giorgia Accolla
[11][4]
2nd August 12, 2020 Colonia don Bosco, Catania (CT) N/A Samantha Chiarenza [16][17]
3rd September 12, 2021 Romano Palace Luxury Hotel, Viale Kennedy (CT) N/A Francesca Bertolini [12][18]
4th
September 10, 2022
Qubba Night Club, Misterbianco (CT)
 N/A Alessia Stissi
[13][19]
5th June 3, 2023 Jaaneta Beach Disco Club, Lungomare Schisò, Giardini Naxos (ME) N/A Lidia Castorina [1][15][20]

National competition[edit]

The following is a list of representatives of the region of Sicily in the Miss Grand Italy national pageant.

Year Representative Original state title Placement at Miss Grand Italy Ref.
2019 Maria Giorgia Accolla Miss Grand Sicily 2019 No data available [4]
2020 Samantha Chiarenza Miss Grand Sicily 2020 No data available [17]
2021 Francesca Bertolini Miss Grand Sicily 2021 No data available [18]
2022 Alessia Stissi Miss Grand Sicily 2022 No data available [21][22]
2023 Lidia Castorina Miss Grand Sicily 2023 No data available [20][23]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Enza Barbagallo (3 June 2023). "Miss Gran Internation Italy, stasera la finale a Giardini Naxos" [Miss Gran Internation Italy, tonight the final in Giardini Naxos]. La Sicilia (in Italian). Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Il 3 giugno a Giardini Naxos si terrà la finale regionale di Miss Grand International Italy 2023" [The regional final of Miss Grand International Italy 2023 will be held on June 3rd in Giardini Naxos]. www.siciliafelix.it (in Italian). 1 June 2023. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Prima Finale Regionale Sicilia". Miss Grand Italy (in Italian). 2019. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Finale Regionale Sicilia Augusta (SR)". Miss Grand Italy (in Italian). 2 September 2019. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Bellezza, tutte le marchigiane per Miss Grand International" [Beauty, all the Marches for Miss Grand International]. www.primapaginaonline.it (in Italian). 2023. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Finale Regionale Marche Miss Grand International Italy 2022 il 27 agosto alla Giara di Pesaro" [Marche Regional Final Miss Grand International Italy 2022 on August 27th at the Giara in Pesaro]. marcheinfinite.com (in Italian). 25 August 2022. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Vi presentiamo le TOP 10 della finalissima nazionale 2020 di Miss Grand International italy svoltasi nella stupenda location di Cinecittà World Roma". Massimo Pantano Models Agency (in Italian). 18 October 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Tappa Selezione Regionale Sicilia Flora Ammare Lido Acquarius - ACI Castello (CT)". Miss Grand Italy (in Italian). 13 August 2019. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Tappa di Selezione Regionale Sicilia Grecale Cafe - Brucoli (SR)". Miss Grand Italy (in Italian). 5 August 2019. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Tappa di Selezione Regionale Sicilia". Miss Grand Italy (in Italian). 29 July 2019. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Finalissima Regionale Sicilia". Miss Grand Italy (in Italian). 2019. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Finale Regionale Sicilia". Miss Grand Italy (in Italian). 2021. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  13. ^ a b "Finale Regionale Sicilia". Miss Grand Italy (in Italian). 2022. Archived from the original on 23 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  14. ^ "A Catania nasce una nuova Realtà nel Campo della Moda Sicily Model Agency". www.messinaweb.eu (in Italian). 2024. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  15. ^ a b "Finale Regionale Sicilia". Miss Grand Italy (in Italian). 2023. Archived from the original on 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  16. ^ "Miss Grand International Tour Nazionale 2020". Miss Grand International Italy Sicilia (in Italian). 31 July 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  17. ^ a b "Per le selezioni Siciliane ecco a voi la nuova Miss Grand International: Samantha Chiarenza!". Miss Grand International Italy Sicilia (in Italian). 14 August 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  18. ^ a b "Finale Regionale Miss Grand International!". Miss Grand International Italy Sicilia (in Italian). 13 September 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  19. ^ "Finale Regionale Sicilia". Miss Grand Italy (in Italian). 2022. Archived from the original on 23 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  20. ^ a b "Grande successo per la Finale Regionale Siciliana di Miss Grand International Italy Giardini Naxos - Sabato 3 giugno si è svolta al Jaaneta Beach, la Finale Regionale del Concorso di bellezza Internazionale "Miss Grand International"" [Great success for the Sicilian Regional Final of Miss Grand International Italy Giardini Naxos - The Regional Final of the “Miss Grand International” International Beauty Competition took place on Saturday 3 June at Jaaneta Beach]. Miss Grand International Italy Sicilia. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  21. ^ "Vota la tua preferita". Miss Grand International Italy (in Italian). 2 September 2022. Archived from the original on 3 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  22. ^ "2022 Miss Grand International Italy". Miss Grand International Italy (in Italian). 14 September 2022 – via Internet Archive.
  23. ^ "Miss Grand International Italy 2023 candidates" (in Italian). Miss Grand Italy. 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023 – via Archive Today.
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