Miss Grand Finland

Miss Grand Finland
Formation2013
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersStockholm
Location
MembershipMiss Grand International
Official language
National director
Peter Hadward
General director
Kersten Liba
Parent organization
  • Fashion Model Agency
    (2013 – 2014, 2017 – 2018)
  • Miss Queen of Scandinavia (2020)
WebsiteMissQueenOfScandinavia.com

Miss Grand Finland is a national beauty pageant title awarded to Finnish representatives competing at the Miss Grand International pageant.[1][2][3][4] The title was first introduced in 2013 when a 22-year-old tourism student from Rovaniemi, Katariina Suuniitty, was appointed as Miss Grand Finland after participating in the Miss Finland 2013 pageant.[1][5]

From 2013 to 2018, the license of Miss Grand Finland belonged to a Helsinki-based modeling agency, Fashion Model Agency,[1] chaired by Merja Kupiainen-Groundstroem.[6] After an absence in 2019, the license was obtained by a sub-continental pageant headquartered in Stockholm, Miss Queen of Scandinavia, where the Miss Grand Finland title was considered one of the supplement awards in the event.[citation needed]

History

Finland made its first appearance at the Miss Grand International stage in 2013 after Merja Kupiainen-Groundstroem, CEO of the Fashion Model Agency, purchased the license and subsequently assigned Katariina Suuniitty, who previously competed at the Miss Finland 2013 pageant, to compete at the inaugural edition of Miss Grand International in Thailand.[1][5] Merja ended her partnership with Miss Grand International in 2018; under her direction, all of Finland's representatives were appointed,[1][2] and all were finalists in the Miss Finland pageant.[5][7][8]

One year after the franchise relinquishment, Miss Queen of Scandinavia, a Sweden-based sub-continental pageant chaired by Peter Hadward obtained the license.[9]

Since the first competition in 2013, Finnish representatives have never been placed in Miss Grand International.[10][11][12][13][14]

International competition

Sanna-Kaisa Saari, Miss Grand Finland 2014

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

Year Representative Original national title International result
Placement Other awards
2013 Katariina Suuniitty[1][5] Miss Finland 2013 Finalist[5][15] Unplaced[10] —
2014 Sanna-Kaisa Saari[16] Miss Finland 2012 Finalist[7][17] Unplaced[11] —
2015 No representatives
2016
2017 Eveliina Tikka [fi][2][18] Miss Finland 2017 Finalist[2][19] Unplaced[12] —
2018 Erika Miranda Helin[3][4] Miss Finland 2018 Finalist[8][20] Unplaced[13] —
2019 No representative
2020 Liina Ilona Malinen[21] Miss Grand Finland 2020 Unplaced[14] —
No representatives since 2021

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Samuli Kinnari (2 November 2013). "Katariina edustaa Suomea Thaimaassa" (in Finnish). Kokemäenjokilaakson Uutiset. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Miss Suomi -finalisti Eveliina Tikka joutui kohuotsikoihin myrskyisästä suhteestaan Tuomas Enbuskeen – kertoo nyt, millaisissa väleissä he ovat" (in Finnish). MTV 3. 15 May 2021. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Ex-miss Finlândia acusa misoginia ao ser expulsa de restaurante; entenda" (in Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 19 December 2022. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Miss Grand International 2018: Welcome Ceremony". Times of India. 9 October 2018. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d e Hans Lehtinen (1 November 2013). "Tuleeko nyt menestystä? Upea Katariina kisaa Thaimaassa" (in Finnish). Iltalehti. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Yhteystiedot" (in Finnish). Fashion Model Agency. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  7. ^ a b Pasi Liesimaa (13 January 2012). "Missifinalistin elämässä raju perhetragedia" (in Finnish). Iltalehti. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Tässä ovat Miss Suomi 2018 -finalistit! 10 upeaa kaunotarta kuvissa – äänestä suosikkiasi" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. 6 September 2018. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Advarsel mod falsk annoncering af skønhedskonkurrence" (in Danish). Miss Danmark. 2012. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  10. ^ a b Harry Rodríguez (18 November 2013). "Janelee Chaparro se corona Miss Grand International 2013". www.metro.pr (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  11. ^ a b Arvin Ello (6 October 2014). "Miss Cuba is Miss Grand International 2014". www.vintersections.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  12. ^ a b "Ngắm Top 20 Miss Grand International 2017 nóng bỏng với phần thi bikini" (in Vietnamese). Voice of Vietnam. 26 October 2017. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  13. ^ a b "Meenakshi Chaudhary from India wins 1st runner-up title at Miss Grand International 2018". Times of India. 25 October 2018. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  14. ^ a b "Samantha Bernardo makes it to Top 20 of Miss Grand International!". GMA Network. 27 March 2021. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  15. ^ Piritta Palokangas (19 March 2013). "Hän on turkkilaisten suosikkimissi!" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  16. ^ "Miss Grand International 2014 contestants". Miss Grand International. 25 December 2014. Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  17. ^ "Tämä Miss Suomi -finalisti on edustanut Ruotsia maailmalla" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. 11 January 2012. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  18. ^ "Missivalmennus" (in Finnish). Fashion Model. 2020. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  19. ^ Anna-Maija Lippu (12 May 2021). "Miss Suomi -finalisti Eveliina Tikka erosi managerirakkaastaan: kertoo unelmamiehen kriteerit" (in Finnish). Iltalehti. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  20. ^ "Miss Suomi 2018 -finalistit rohkeissa alusvaatekuvissa - paljastavat, mistä pitävät eniten itsessään" (in Finnish). Iltalehti. 10 September 2018. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  21. ^ "Miss India Goa - Trisha Shetty to represent India at Miss Grand International 2020". News Live. 21 February 2021. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.