Miss Grand Sierra Leone

Miss Grand Sierra Leone
Formation2017
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersFreetown
Location
MembershipMiss Grand International
Official language
English
National director
Swadu Natasha Beckley
Parent organization
IAMSL Pageant (2017 – 2019)

Miss Grand Sierra Leone is a national beauty pageant title awarded to Sierra Leonean representatives competing at the Miss Grand International contest.[1][2][3] The title was first mentioned in 2017 when Rubie Timbo, who was affiliated with Swadu Beckley's pageant organizer IAMSL Pageant,[4] was appointed to represent the country in the Miss Grand International contest in Vietnam.[1]

Sierra Leone participated in Miss Grand International twice; in 2017 and 2018,[1][2] but its both representatives were unplaced on the international stage.[2][5][6] In 2019, the Sierra Leonean candidate for Miss Grand International 2019 was also decided but she withdrew.[2]

History

Sierra Leone made the debut in the Miss Grand International pageant in 2017 after the license was granted by Swadu Beckley, the director of Face of Sierra Leone organizer company named IAMSL Pageant,[7][8] and a model from Freetown, Rubie Timbo, was assigned to represent the country internationally in Vietnam.[1][9] However, Rubie was unable to join the international for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by former Miss Tourism Queen Sierra Leone, Nyallay Sia,[10][11] The following representatives for the 2018 and 2019 international contests were also appointed; no Miss Grand National was held to determine titleholders.[1][2]

In 2019, a 24-year-old model, Ramatulai Wurie, was hand-picked by the national licensee to compete at Miss Grand International 2019 in Venezuela,[2] but she withdrew; security concerns in the host country was expected as the main reasons.[12] She was later elected to compete at the Miss Supranational 2021 pageant in Poland,[13] but went unplaced.[14]

Due to lacking franchise holders, the Sierra Leonean representatives for Miss Grand International have not been determined since 2020.

International competition

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

Year Representative Original national title Competition performance National director
Placement Other awards
2017 Rubie Timbo[1][9] — Unable to compete Natasha Beckley[7][8]
Nyallay Sia Kamara[10][11] Miss Tourism Sierra Leone 2017[11] Unplaced[5] —
2018 Fanta Kabia[1][2][15] — Unplaced[2][6] —
2019 Ramatulai Wurie[2][16] — Unable to compete
No representatives since 2020

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Fanta Kabia crowned Miss Grand Sierra Leone 2018". Times of India. 24 September 2018. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Ramatulai Wurie appointed Miss Grand Sierra Leone 2019". Times of India. 30 September 2019. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Top 10 bộ váy dạ hội xấu nhất bán kết Miss Grand International 2017". www.yan.vn (in Vietnamese). 24 October 2017. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Rubie Neneh Timbo, Miss Africa Continent Sierra Leone 2017". www.madamwokie.com. 17 September 2017. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ a b "Sierra Leone debuts at the 2017 Miss Grand International pageant in Vietnam. My name is Natasha Beckley, former Miss Sierra Leone 2011 and I am the National Director of the Miss Grand Sierra Leone pageant". Miss Grand Sierra Leone. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  8. ^ a b Frañkvin Bob McEwen (16 March 2019). "Natasha Beckley on the future of Miss Universe in Sierra Leone". www.switsalone.com. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Miss Grand International 2017 contestants". Miss Grand International. 8 October 2017. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  10. ^ a b "Miss Grand International 2017 contestants". Miss Grand International. 26 October 2017. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  11. ^ a b c "The famous model Nyallay Sia Kamara will be the girlfriend of his latest song "Forever with me"". www.samuelcolombo.it. 14 April 2018. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Brasileira é favorita ao Miss Grand International, que ocorre em meio à crise na Venezuela". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). 25 October 2019. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Wszystkie uczestniczki Miss Supranational 2021. Zobacz!" (in Polish). Polsat. 19 August 2021. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  14. ^ "Meet the Top 24 of Miss Supranational 2021". The Times of India. 22 August 2021. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Miss Grand International 2018 contestants". Miss Grand International. 18 October 2018. Archived from the original on 18 October 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  16. ^ "Official Confirmation. Congratulations to the newly crowned Miss Grand Sierra Leone 2019: Ramatulai Wurie. She is 24 years old who was born and raised in Freetown". Miss Grand International. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2023.