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Miss Grand Bahamas 2018
Miss Grand Bahamas 2018
Date	1 July 2018
Entertainment	Chase Fernander
Venue	Meliá Nassau Beach – All-Inclusive Resort, Nassau
Broadcaster	IslandLuck TV
Entrants	7
Placements	4
Winner	Dannise Bain; (New Providence)

Miss Grand Bahamas 2018 was the inaugural edition of the Miss Grand Bahamas pageant,^[1] held at the Meliá Nassau Beach – All-Inclusive Resort, Nassau, on 1 July 2018.^[1]^[2]^[3] Seven contestants representing the country's seven island groups competed for the title.^[1] At the end of the event, the representative of New Providence, Dannise Bain, was announced the winner.^[4]

The event was organized by a Nassau-based fashion designer, Navado Dawkins,^[1] with financial support from several local related businesses.^[3] Its preliminary contest was held on 10 June at the Nassau Botanical Gardens, where all qualified candidates competed to secure a spot in the top 4 finalists.^[1]^[3]

After winning the contest, Bain was expected to represent the country at the Miss Grand International 2018 pageant in Myanmar.^[1] However, the American Embassy in the Bahamas refused her entry into the country for the connecting flight to Myanmar, which caused her to withdraw from the international competition. The pageant organizer later discovered the reason for such a circumstance was a precondition that happened when she resided in the United States; nonetheless, she did not inform the organizer of such a situation before entering the pageant. As a result, Bain automatically forfeited the title.^[5]

Initially, Dawkins planned to organize the pageant annually,^[1] but the project was canceled due to the aforementioned circumstances.^[5]

The national finalists include;^[1]

Andros – Cornesha Colebrooke (3rd runner-up)
Eleuthera – Alexandria Pennerman
Exuma – Lakeira Wright
Grand Bahama – Moñice Nazon (2nd runner-up)
Inagua – Jacoya McPhee
New Providence – Dannise Bain (Winner)
San Salvador – Sharnae Fernander (1st runner-up)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Alesha Cadet (15 June 2018). "New pageant seeks to reveal 'beauty in peace'". The Tribune. Nassau. p. 10. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021 – via Issuu. "On the international pageant stage, the Bahamas isn't too high in ranking, our goal as a franchise for Miss Grand International Organization is to nurse the pageant system in the Bahamas so that we can increase our ranking internationally and eventually bring a crown home," said fashion designer Navado Dawkins, the pageant's founder
^ "The Miss Bahamas Grand Pageant". Miss Grand Bahamas. 25 June 2018. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023 – via Archive Today.
^ ^a ^b ^c "I need a flyer done for a preliminary and final night show". www.peopleperhour.com. 1 July 2018. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
^ Alesha Cadet (4 September 2018). "YOU GO GIRL Miss Grand Holds Out Helping Hand To Families In Need". The Tribune. Archived from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Immediate Release". Miss Bahamas Grand Pageant. 15 February 2019. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.