Miss Grand Kazakhstan

Miss Grand Kazakhstan
Formation2013
TypeBeauty pageant
Location
MembershipMiss Grand International
Official language
National director
Vladimir Ilyin
Parent organization
  • Idol Fashion Management LLC
    (2013–2015)
  • Volga Models (2018)
Aidana Elemesova, Miss Grand Kazakhstan 2014

Miss Grand Kazakhstan is a female beauty pageant title awarded to Kazakh representatives competing at the Miss Grand International pageant.[1][2][3] The title was first mentioned in 2013 when an Almaty-based model, Yuliya Kolesnik, was assigned by Idol Fashion Management LLC to represent Kazakhstan at the first edition of Miss Grand International in Thailand;[1] however, she was unplaced.[4]

Since the establishment of Miss Grand International in 2013, Kazakhstan has occasionally sent candidates to compete.[1] Its representatives were sent by different licenses each year, and most of them received non-placements at the grand final stage,[4][5] except for the 2018 candidate, Aim Isengalieva, who was named one of the final 20.[1][2]

History

From 2013 to 2014, the license for Miss Grand Kazakhstan belonged to Idol Fashion Management LLC,[6] a Bishkek-based event organizer company headed by a Kyrgyz businessperson, Usen Berdibaev (Kyrgyz: Бердибаев Асан).[7] The Kazakh representatives for these two editions were directly appointed by the mentioned licensee.[1] In 2015, an attempt to organize the first contest of Miss Grand Kazakhstan was observed, but the project was later canceled for undisclosed reasons,[8] resulting in no Kazakh candidate in Miss Grand International 2015.[9]

In 2018, after the franchise of Miss Grand Kazakhstan was vacant from 2015 to 2017, it was then purchased by Volga Models, a Russia-based model agency and the organizer of Miss Tourism Russia chaired by Vladimir Ilyin,[10] who assigned one of the Miss Tourism Russia 2016 finalists, who is an ethnic Kazakh from Astrakhan, Aim Isengalieva,[11] as Miss Grand Kazakhstan 2018.[12] She then competed internationally in Myanmar, where she was placed among the top 20 finalists,[1][2] making her the first and only Kazakh candidate, as of 2023, to be placed at Miss Grand International.[1]

International competition

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

Year Representative Original national title Competition result National director
2013 Yuliya Kolesnik[1][13]
Юлия Колесник
 — Unplaced[4] Usen Berdibaev[6][7]
2014 Aidana Elemesova[14][15]   
Айдана Елемесова
 Miss Kazakhstan 2013 Finalist[16] Unplaced[5]
2018 Aim Isengalieva[1][2]
Аим Исенгалиева
 Miss Tourism Russia 2016 Finalist[12] Top 20[1][2] Vladimir Ilyin[10]
No representatives from 2019 - 2021
2022 Ekaterina Agapova[17]
Екатерина Агапова
 4th vice-miss Krasa Rossii 2019[18] Did not compete Unknown
No representatives since 2023

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e Шокан Алхабаев (25 October 2018). "Miss Grand International упала в обморок, услышав свое имя в финале" (in Russian). Tengrinews.kz [ru]. Archived from the original on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Девушка недели: Аим Исенгалиева". ZTB.kz [ru] (in Russian). 13 October 2018. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b c 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ a b "Idol Fashion Management". Miss Grand Kazakhstan and Miss Supranational Kazakhstan. 23 August 2014. Archived from the original on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Общество с ограниченной ответственностью "IDOL FASHION Management" (АЙДОЛ ФЭШН Менеджмент)". www.osoo.kg (in Kyrgyz). 2013. Archived from the original on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Дирекция Национального конкурса красоты "Miss Grand Kazakhstan" Приглашает Девушек, принимать участие на Национальном конкурсе красоты "Miss Grand Kazakhstan'2015"" (in Russian). Miss Grand Kazakhstan and Miss Supranational Kazakhstan. 23 August 2014. Archived from the original on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Miss Grand International 2015 contestants". Miss Grand International. 16 November 2015. Archived from the original on 16 November 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2023 – via Internet Archive. Note: No Kazakh candidate in the 2015 contestants list.
  10. ^ a b "Всероссийский конкурс «Мисс Туризм России»" (in Russian). 7 September 2016. Archived from the original on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Подведены итоги конкурса Miss Kemer International 2017". www.fashiontime.ru (in Russian). 27 July 2017. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  12. ^ a b "Казахстанские признания астраханской топ-модели". Ast-news.ru (in Russian). 11 October 2018. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  13. ^ "Miss Grand International 2013 contestants". Miss Grand International. 22 November 2013. Archived from the original on 22 November 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  14. ^ "Новосибирск модели Россиянын атынан Miss Grand International сынагында Россиянын атынан чыгат". Ky.healthy-food-near-me.com (in Kyrgyz). 17 August 2021. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ "Beauty from Almaty wins Miss Kazakhstan 2013 crown". Tengrinews.kz [ru]. 8 December 2013. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  17. ^ "Miss Grand Kazakhstan 2022". Miss Grand International. September 2022. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  18. ^ Алена Мартынова (27 June 2019). "«Красой России-2019» стала 17-летняя выпускница из Читы" (in Russian). Komsomolskaya Pravda. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.