Miss Grand Lebanon is a female beauty pageant title awarded to Lebanese representatives competing at the Miss Grand International pageant.[1][2][3][4] The title was first awarded in 2013 to a Canadian Lebanese model, Elizabeth Ojeil,[5] after competing at the Miss Earth Canada 2023 pageant in late-August 2013 and finishing as the top 8 finalists.[6] Ojeil later became the licensee of Miss Grand Lebanon the following year.[1]

Miss Grand Lebanon
Formation2013
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersBeirut
Location
Membership
Miss Grand International
Official language
National director
Sawsan Elsayed
Parent organization
  • Rosotro Production (2013)
  • Al-Sawsan International Foundation (2017–2019)

Since the establishment of Miss Grand International, Lebanon participated five times, all of its representatives were appointed and all went unplaced on the international stage.[7][8][9][10][11]

History

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Lebanon debuted in the Miss Grand International pageant in 2013 when a finalist of Miss Earth Canada 2023, Elizabeth Ojeil, who is of Lebanon descent, was assigned by the Miss Earth Canada organizer, Rosotro Production, to represent Lebanon at the inaugural edition of Miss Grand International in Thailand.[5][6] After finishing the international pageant, Ojeil was granted the right to send a Lebanese representative to the 2014 edition, and an actress from Zahlé, Eliane Kerdy, was elected.[1][2]

From 2017 to 2019, Lebanese representatives for Miss Grand International were sent by a Beirut-based organizer led by former Miss Lebanon 1985 Sawsan Alsayed, Al-Sawsan International Foundation.[12][13][14] However, no Miss Grand National was held; all titleholders during such a period were appointed.[4][15]

Since 2020, due to a lack of licensees, no additional Miss Grand Lebanon has been elected.

International competition

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

Year Representative Original national title Result National director
2013 Elizabeth Ojeil[5] Top 8 Miss Earth Canada 2013[6] Unplaced[7] Ronaldo Trono[6]
2014 Antonella Imad[16] Unable to compete Elizabeth Ojeil[1]
Eliane Kerdy
[1][17]
Miss Zahle 2013[1]
Unplaced[8]
2017 Christine Houry[4][15] Unplaced[9] Sawsan Elsayed[3]
2018 Anastasia Mitri[3][4] Unplaced[10]
2019 Stephanie Karam[18] Miss Lebanon 2018 Finalist[19] Unplaced[11]
2020 – Present: No representatives

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f نيكول صدقة (2 October 2014). "مقابلة مع Miss Grand Lebanon عارضة الازياء اليان كردي ". Asdaazahle.com (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 16 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "الطبخ الفن والجمال في (أحلى جلسة)". Aljaras.com (in Arabic). 2014. Archived from the original on 16 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "مؤسسة السوسن العالمية تتوج آناستازيا ابو متري Miss Grand Lebanon 2018". www.aa-news.iq (in Arabic). 4 October 2018. Archived from the original on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d "Anastasia Abou Mitri crowned Miss Grand Lebanon 2018". The Times of India. 30 September 2018. Archived from the original on 16 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "Promenada Resort Mall Chiang Mai reveals Top 10 Best National Costume Miss Grand International 2013". www.ryt9.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 16 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d "Our very own Miss Earth Quebec 2013 Elizabeth Ojeil will be representing Lebanon at the Miss Grand International 2013 pageant". www.elizabethojeil.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  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. ^ "حلو الفن – مؤسسة السوسن العالمية تتوّج ملكة جمال القارات في حفل حاشد". Heloualfan.com (in Arabic). 29 September 2017. Archived from the original on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  13. ^ Eva Makdessi (5 October 2018). "الإعلامية سوسن السيد"Sawsan El Sayed" ملكة جمال سابقة وصاحبة مؤسسة السوسن العالمية.. .. لها بصمة واضحة في عالم المرأة". Ellemaraa.com (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 20 February 2021.
  14. ^ "السوسن الدولية ترسل سفيرتها اللبنانية ستيفي كرم لمدينة كاراكاس في فنزويلا لتمثيل لبنان في المسابقة الرائعة Miss Grand" (in Arabic). Sawsan Elsayed. 16 October 2019. Archived from the original on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  15. ^ a b Thùy Linh (2 July 2017). "Những nhan sắc châu Á sẽ đến Việt Nam tranh vương miện cùng Huyền My". Thanh Niên. Archived from the original on 16 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  16. ^ "Miss Grand International 2014 delegates". Miss Grand International. 2014. Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  17. ^ "حازم الصدير - في منك ع فريز Hazem Al Sadeer - Fraise" (YouTube Video) (in Arabic). Quality Production. 11 September 2019. Archived from the original on 16 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  18. ^ "Ratu Kecantikan Lebanon Minta Bantuan Doa". Suluttimes.com (in Indonesian). 5 August 2020. Archived from the original on 16 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  19. ^ "Stephanie Karam". MTV. 2018. Archived from the original on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
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