Miss Grand North Macedonia

Miss Grand North Macedonia
Formation2013
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersSkopje
Location
MembershipMiss Grand International
Official language
Macedonian
National director
Dunavka Trifunovska
Parent organization
  • Crnokrak Fashion Studio (2013)
  • D+D Fashion Woman (2015)
Dunavka Trifunovska, Miss Grand Macedonia 2015

Miss Grand North Macedonia is a national female beauty pageant title awarded to Macedonian representatives competing at the Miss Grand International pageant.[1][2][3][4] The title was first awarded in 2013 when Sandra Stefanovska was assigned by Crnokrak Fashion Studio to represent the country at the inaugural edition of Miss Grand International in Thailand.[1][2][5] The second titleholder was Dunavka Trifunovska who purchased the franchise and dominated herself to partake in the international tournament in 2015.[4][6]

Since the establishment of Miss Grand International, Macedonia sent its representatives to compete only in 2013 and 2015, one of them, Sandra Stefanovska, qualified for the final-20 round.[7]

History

Macedonia debuted in Miss Grand International in 2013 after the Skopje-based model agency, Crnokrak Fashion Studio (Macedonian: Модното студио Црнокрак), obtained the franchise and assigned their-affiliated model, Sandra Stefanovska, to compete internationally in Thailand,[1][2] where she was placed among the top 20 finalists.[7] Crnokrak Fashion Studio is managed by Miki Crnokrak (Macedonian: Мики Црнокрак).[8]

In 2015, the license was granted to a Skopje-based pharmacist and founder of a fashion agency named D+D Fashion Woman, Dunavka Trifunovska,[9] who then dominated herself as the country representative at the international competition held in Thailand in October of that year.[3][6] However, some media reported that Trifunovska was actually 34 years old, not 24, as specified in the documents registering with the organizer committee,[3][6][10] which violated the criteria of the pageant since women over the age of 28 were not allowed to enter the contest.[11] The Miss Grand International Organization has not made any official announcement, nor has it confirmed anything regarding the age controversy.[10]

Due to lacking franchise holders, the Macedonian representatives for Miss Grand International have not additionally been elected since 2016.

International competition

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

Year Representative Original national title Competition performance National licensee
Placement Other awards
2013 Sandra Stefanovska[1][2][5] Appointed Top 20[7] — Miki Crnokrak[1][2]
2015 Dunavka Trifunovska[3][4] Self-dominated Unplaced[12] — Dunavka Trifunovska[3]
No representatives since 2016

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Сандра Стефановска ќе не претставува на Мис Гранд Интернешнал". www.mkd.mk (in Macedonian). Портал њуз ДОО. 15 November 2013. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Сандра Стефановска е македонската претставничка на Miss Grand International 2013". Fashionel.mk (in Macedonian). 16 November 2013. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Hoa hậu "thảm họa" khai gian tuổi để tự đi thi quốc tế". www.24h.com.vn (in Vietnamese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b c Милош Милошевски (21 May 2019). "(Видео) БЕКСТЕЈЏ: Сите гaфoви на Дунавка Трифуновска". Arhiva.infomax.mk (in Macedonian). Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Ова е девојката што ќе ја претстави Македонија на избор на мис во Тајланд" (in Macedonian). Kanal 5. 2013. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  6. ^ a b c Mayra Alejandra Romero Sayas (21 July 2016). "La mujer que creó un certamen de belleza y se autoenvió a participar en Miss Grand International 2015" (in Spanish). El Heraldo. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Предизвик ми е да сум број еден: Кристина Димитријевска стана Мис карантин". Zenskimagazin.mk (in Macedonian). 19 May 2020. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Интервју Дунавка Трифуновска: Секогаш работам со луѓе што се подобри од мене". Fashionel.mk (in Macedonian). 23 April 2014. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  10. ^ a b Aezan Makani (19 July 2016). "This beauty queen faked her age". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  11. ^ "ฟังชัดๆ ! "ณวัฒน์" แจ้งคุณสมบัติ ต้องห้ามถ้าจะกลับมาประกวด "มิสแกรนด์"" (in Thai). Siam Rath. 8 May 2022. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Lệ Quyên bất ngờ "trắng tay" tại Miss Grand International 2015". Dantri.com.vn (in Vietnamese). 26 October 2015. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.