Miss Grand Latvia

Miss Grand Latvia
Formation2013
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersRiga
Location
MembershipMiss Grand International
Official language
Latvian
Parent organization
  • Mis Latvija (2013)
  • Exclusive Events International (2019)

Miss Grand Latvia is a national beauty pageant title awarded to Latvian representatives competing at the Miss Grand International pageant.[1][2][3] The title was first awarded in 2013, when the director of Mis Latvija, Inta Fogele, assigned the winner of Miss Rezekne 2013, Kristīne Rancāne, to represent Latvia at the inaugural edition of the mentioned international contest in Thailand,[1] where she won the Best in Swimsuit award and was placed among the top 10 finalists,[1][4] which was considered the only and highest placement for Latvian representatives at Miss Grand International.[1][5][6]

The license of Miss Grand Latvian was transferred to different licensees year by year, including the Mis Latvija pageant in 2013,[1] Meldra Rozenberga in 2016,[2] and Exclusive Events International in 2019.[7] However, since 2020, the Miss Grand Latvia license has not been purchased by any other agency.

History

Since the inception of the Miss Grand International pageant, Latvia rarely sent its representative to compete. The first Latvian candidate to compete at such was Kristīne Rancāne, the winner of Miss Rezekne 2013 who was appointed by the director of the Mis Latvija pageant, Inta Fogele.[1] However, the contract between Mis Latvija and Miss Grand International was not extended caused Latvia to absence in the contest from 2014 to 2015.

After two years of hiatus, a 20-year-old entertainment industry management student from University of Alberta, Meldra Rozenberga, purchased the license and dominated herself as the country representative in the 2016 competition in Las Vegas, Nevada,[2] but she did not get any placements in the competition.[5]

In 2019, the license of Miss Grand Latvia was purchased by a Romanian-based event organizer, Exclusive Events International,[7] which selected the Latvian candidates through an online application, and a 25-year-old international model and influencer from Riga, Jekaterina Aleksejeva, was elected the winner.[8][9] Aleksejeva later competed internationally in Venezuela,[3][10] but was unplaced.[6][11]

International competition

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

Year Representative Original national title Competition performance
Placement Other awards
2013 Kristīne Rancāne[1] Miss Rēzekne 2013[1] Top 10[1][4] Best in Swimsuit[1]
2016 Meldra Rozenberga[2] — Unplaced[5] —
2019 Kate Alexeeva[3][6] — Unplaced[6][11] —
No representatives from 2020 to 2023
2024 Sabina Saharova[12] Miss Latvia 2016 Finalist Did not compete
Color keys for the Placements at Miss Grand International
  Declared as the winner
  Ended as a runner-up (Top 5)
  Ended as a finalist (Top 10)
  Ended as a semifinalist (Top 20/21)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Rēzekniete Kristīne Taizemē kļūst par 'Best Swimsuit'". www.delfi.lv (in Latvian). 21 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Kompleksi, traumas un nozagtas kurpes: modele Meldra atklāj skaistumkonkursu aizkulises". www.delfi.lv (in Latvian). Delfi. 1 November 2016. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Oh No! Latvia & Curacao Jadi Wakil Terawal Dijangkiti Covid-19 Di Miss Universe 2022". www.remaja.my (in Burmese). 6 January 2023. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b c "Nguyen Thi Loan in final top 20 Miss Grand International 2016". Vietnam Television. 26 October 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d Earl D.C. Bracamonte (5 January 2023). "Latvia's Kate Alexeeva withdraws from Miss Universe as she tests positive for COVID-19". Philstar. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Miss Grand International Latvia". 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  8. ^ Ajay Deep (7 October 2019). "Kate Alexeeva – The International Model Whose Elegant Persona Defines Her in an Unexcelled Way". Chandigarhmetro.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023.
  9. ^ Jasmine Cole (12 October 2022). "Miss Universe Latvija 2022 ir Kate Alekseva". www.icelo.lv (in Latvian). Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  10. ^ "All about iconic influencer Kate Alexeeva". The Asian Age. 2019. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  11. ^ a b อีจัน Oline Team (26 October 2019). "สาว "เวเนซุเอลา" คว้ามง Miss grand international 2019". www.ejan.co (in Thai). Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  12. ^ "Miss Grand Latvia Sabina Saharova". Miss Grand International. 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.