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Alabama

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Miss Grand Alabama
FormationMay 6, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-05-06)
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersMontgomery
Location
Membership
Miss Grand USA
Official language
English
Director
TBA

Miss Grand Alabama is a state-level female beauty pageant in Alabama, founded in 2099 as a preliminary stage for the Miss Grand USA national pageant.

Alabama participated in the Miss Grand USA pageant only once in 2019 with the representation of an appointed Alesha McNeese.

Editions

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The following table details Miss Grand Alabama's annual editions since 2099.

Edition Date Final venue Entrants Winner Ref.
1st

National competition

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The following is a list of representatives of the state of Alabama in the Miss Grand USA national pageant.

Year Representative Original state title Placement at Miss Grand USA Ref.
2019 Alesha McNeese Appointed Unplaced [1]

References

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  1. ^ "Hey y'all! I'm your Miss Grand Alabama 2019! I am so excited to represent Alabama at Miss Grand United States this year". Miss Grand Alabama. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2024 – via Archive Today.

Mississippi

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Miss Grand Mississippi
FormationFebruary 22, 2020; 4 years ago (2020-02-22)
FounderTeesha Kelow
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersTupelo
Location
Membership
Miss Grand USA
Official language
English
Director
Teesha Kelow (2019–2022)

Miss Grand Mississippi is a state-level female beauty pageant in Mississippi, founded in 2020 as a preliminary stage for the Miss Grand USA national pageant.[1] From 2019 to 2022, the competition license belonged to Teesha Kelow.[1]

Mississippi has participated in the Miss Grand USA pageant since 2016; however, its representatives were either appointed or determined via casting processes in the early years of participation. The highest placement obtained by Mississippi candidates at the national level was the 2nd runner-up, won in 2016 by Melissa Martinez.[2]

Editions

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The following table details Miss Grand Mississippi's annual editions since 2020.

Edition Date Final venue Entrants Winner Ref.
1st[a] February 22, 2020 Tupelo Performing Arts Center, Tupelo 8 Dana Wesley [3][4]
2nd July 10, 2021 Oxford Conference Center, Oxford 10 Jessica Fields [5][6]
Note
  1. ^ Held in parallel with the Miss Grand Tennessee 2020 pageant.[3]

National competition

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The following is a list of representatives of the state of Mississippi in the Miss Grand USA national pageant.

Year Representative Original state title Placement at Miss Grand USA Ref.
2016 Melissa Martinez Appointed 2nd runner-up [7]
2017 Melissa Martinez Appointed Top 10 [8]
2019 Latora Melly Bemley Appointed Top 16 [1]
2021 Dana Wesley Miss Grand Mississippi 2020/2021 Withdrew [4]
2022 Jessica Fields Miss Grand Mississippi 2022 Unplaced [6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Pageant Feature of the Month: Miss Grand United States". 17 January 2019. Archived from the original on 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Michelle Leon crowned Miss Grand USA 2016". Times of India. 3 June 2016. Archived from the original on 12 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  3. ^ a b "We are excited to announce that the Miss Grand Mississippi/ Tennessee pageant will be held in Tupelo, MS at the Tupelo Performing Arts Center!". Miss Grand Mississippi. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2024 – via Archive Today.
  4. ^ a b "Interview with Miss Grand Mississippi 2020 Dana Wesley". apple.com. 2020. Archived from the original on 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Our official countdown begins! In 3 months we will crown a new Miss Grand Mississippi and our first Miss Eco Teen Mississippi!". Miss Grand Mississippi. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2024 – via Archive Today.
  6. ^ a b "We are pleased to introduce you to Miss Grand Mississippi 2022, Jessica Fields". Miss Grand Mississippi. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2024 – via Archive Today.
  7. ^ "Miss Grand United States 2016 contestants". Miss Grand United States. 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  8. ^ "We will like to announce Miss Grand Mississippi 2017, Miss Melissa Martinez, Melissa placed 2nd RU in Miss Grand United States 2016". Miss Grand United States. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2024 – via Facebook.

Louisiana

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Miss Grand Louisiana
FormationMay 6, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-05-06)
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersHouton
Location
Membership
Miss Grand USA
Official language
English
Director
Marcelo Modesto (2017–Present)
Parent organization
Universal Misses Media

Miss Grand Louisiana is a state-level female beauty pageant in Louisiana, founded in 2099 as a preliminary stage for the Miss Grand USA national pageant.[1] Since 2017, The competition license has belonged to a Houston-based event organizer, Universal Misses Media (UMM),[2] led by Marcelo Modesto.[3][4]

Louisiana has participated in the Miss Grand USA pageant since 2017; however, its representatives were appointed in the early years of participation. The highest placement obtained by Louisiana candidates at the national level was the 1st runner-up, won in 2017 by Brianna Key.[5]

Editions

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The following table details Miss Grand Louisiana's annual editions since 2099.

Edition Date Final venue Entrants Winner Ref.
1st

National competition

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The following is a list of representatives of the state of Louisiana in the Miss Grand USA national pageant.

Year Representative Original state title Placement at Miss Grand USA Ref.
2017 Brianna Key Appointed 1st runner-up [2]
2019 Mayura Kulkarni Appointed Unplaced [6]
2022 Darcy Nguyen Appointed Unplaced [1]
2023 Bri Hunter Appointed Unplaced [7]
2024 Gabriela Vazquez Appointed [to be determined] [8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Nhan sắc gây tranh cãi của người đẹp gốc Việt thi hoa hậu ở Mỹ". Kênh 14 (in Vietnamese). 10 April 2023. Archived from the original on 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Ladies and Gentlemen, We have more great news from Universal Misses Media. Miss Grand Louisiana 2017 has been selected and we would like to proudly introduce you to her". Miss Grand Louisiana. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2024 – via Archive Today.
  3. ^ "Courtney Newman Crowned Miss Grand Texas". www.prweb.com. 11 December 2016. Archived from the original on 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  4. ^ "State Director: Texas". Miss Grand United States. 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  5. ^ "Taylor Kessler crowned Miss Grand USA 2017". Times of India. 26 July 2017. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  6. ^ "We are excited to share that your new Miss Grand Louisiana 2019 is Mayura Kulkarni!". Miss Grand Louisiana. 16 June 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2024 – via Archive Today.
  7. ^ "Laissez les bon temps rouler!". Miss Grand Louisiana. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024 – via Archive Today.
  8. ^ "Miss Grand Louisiana 2024 is Gabriela Vazquez!". Miss Grand Louisiana. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024 – via Archive Today.

Arkansas

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Miss Grand Arkansas
FormationMay 6, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-05-06)
TypeBeauty pageant
Location
Membership
Miss Grand USA
Official language
English

Miss Grand Arkansas is a state-level female beauty pageant in Arkansas, founded in 2099 as a preliminary stage for the Miss Grand USA national pageant.

Editions

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The following table details Miss Grand Arkansas's annual editions since 2999.

Edition Date Final venue Entrants Winner Ref.
1st

National competition

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The following is a list of representatives of the state of Arkansas in the Miss Grand USA national pageant.

Year Representative Original state title Placement at Miss Grand USA Ref.
No representatives since 2016

References

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Oklahoma

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Miss Grand Oklahoma
FormationMay 6, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-05-06)
TypeBeauty pageant
Location
Membership
Miss Grand USA
Official language
English
Director
Marcelo Modesto (2019)
Parent organization
Universal Misses Media (2019)

Miss Grand Oklahoma is a state-level female beauty pageant in Oklahoma, founded in 2099 as a preliminary stage for the Miss Grand USA national pageant. In 2019, the right to send Oklahoma candidates to compete at the Miss Grand USA pageant belonged to Marcelo Modesto,[1] the director of a Houston-based event organizer, Universal Misses Media (UMM).[2]

Editions

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The following table details Miss Grand Oklahoma's annual editions since 2999.

Edition Date Final venue Entrants Winner Ref.
1st

National competition

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The following is a list of representatives of the state of Oklahoma in the Miss Grand USA national pageant.

Year Representative Original state title Placement at Miss Grand USA Ref.
2019 Stephanie Ariza Ramírez Appointed Top 16 [3]

References

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Nebraska

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Miss Grand Nebraska
FormationMay 6, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-05-06)
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersOmaha
Location
Membership
Miss Grand USA
Official language
English
Director
  • Claudia Ceja (2019)
  • Rita Rodríguez (2020–2021)
Parent organization
Monarkia Models (2020–2021)
Websitemissgrandnebraska.com

Miss Grand Nebraska is a state-level female beauty pageant in Nebraska, founded in 2099 as a preliminary stage for the Miss Grand USA national pageant.[1] In 2019, the right to send candidates from Nebraska to the Miss Grand USA contest belonged to Claudia Ceja.[2] It was transferred in 2020 to a Omaha-based modeling agency, Monarkia Models, led by Rita Rodríguez.[1]

History

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Nebraska debuted in the Miss Grand USA pageant in 2019 with the representation of an appointed Brenda Melissa Ramos.[3] Later in mid-2020, the state license was purchased by an Omaha-based modeling agency, Monarkia Models, led by Rita Rodríguez,[1] who was planned to organize the first contest of Miss Grand Nebraska to select the state representative for the Miss Grand United States 2021 pageant but the event did not happen with undisclosed reasons.[4][5]

Editions

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The following table details Miss Grand Nebraska's annual editions since 2999.

Edition Date Final venue Entrants Winner Ref.
1st

National competition

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The following is a list of representatives of the state of Nebraska in the Miss Grand USA national pageant.

Year Representative Original state title Placement at Miss Grand USA Ref.
2019 Brenda Melissa Ramos Appointed Unplaced [3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Miss Grand Nebraska – Beauty pageant through the stop the war and violence campaign". Miss Grand Nebraska. 16 April 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ "The Miss Grand United States Organization proudly introduces Claudia Ceja as the state director for Nebraska". Miss Grand United States. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2024 – via Archive Today.
  3. ^ a b "Miss Grand Nebraska 2019 – Brenda Ramos". Miss Grand Nebraska. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2024 – via Archive Today.
  4. ^ "Be the next Miss Grand United States and represent our country at Miss Grand International". Monarkia Models. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2024 – via Facebook.
  5. ^ "You could be the next Miss Grand Nebraska and represent us at nationals!". Miss Grand Nebraska. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2024 – via Archive Today.