Miss Grand New Zealand

Miss Grand New Zealand
Formation2013
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersAuckland
Location
MembersMiss Grand International
Official language
English
National director
  • Maria Siayngco
  • Dwayne Mallo
Parent organization

Miss Grand New Zealand is a national female beauty pageant title awarded to New Zealand representatives competing in the Miss Grand International pageant.[1][2][3] The first titleholder was Rachel Hope Crofts,[4] who previously won the Miss Model of the World New Zealand in the Miss World New Zealand 2013 pageant.[5] Rachel represented New Zealand in the first Miss Grand International in Thailand but was unplaced.[6]

From 2014 to 2019, the country representatives for Miss Grand International were either directly elected through the Miss World New Zealand pageant,[1][3][7] or assigned one of the runners-up to the title.[2][8] The contract between Miss World New Zealand and Miss Grand International was discontinued in late 2019 after declining to send a New Zealand candidate to partake in the 2019 international tournament in Venezuela due to security concerns. Since then, no New Zealand representatives at the Miss Grand International.[9]

After six consecutive years of participating from 2013 to 2018, New Zealand representatives have never obtained any placements in Miss Grand International.[6][10][11][12][13]

International competition

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

Color keys
  •   : Declared as the winner
  •   : Ended as a runner-up (Top 5)
  •   : Ended as a finalist (Top 10)
  •   : Ended as a semifinalist (Top 20/21)
  •   : Ended as special awards winner
Year Locality Miss Grand New Zealand Title Placement Special Awards National Director
2026 Dunedin Emily Faulkner Miss Grand New Zealand 2026[i] Maria Siayngco[14][15]
and Dwayne Mallo[15]
2025 Auckland Gazelle Garcia[16] Miss Grand New Zealand 2025[ii] Unplaced[17]
2024 Auckland Alyssa Roberts[18] 1st runner-up Miss Kanorau New Zealand 2024 Unplaced[19]
Did not compete between 2020–2023
2019 Auckland Emma Gribble[3] Miss Grand New Zealand 2019[iii] Did not compete[9] Rose Foulger
2018 Auckland Hayley Robinson[2] 2nd runner-up Miss World New Zealand 2018[2] Top 20[13]
2017 Auckland Meghan Kenney[8] 1st runner-up Miss World New Zealand 2017[20] Unplaced[12]
2016 Auckland Cosmiana Brown[21] 2nd runner-up Miss World New Zealand 2016[22] Unplaced[11]
2015 Auckland Georgette Jackson[1] Miss Grand New Zealand 2015[iv] Withdrew[23]
2014 Auckland Maddieson White[7] Miss Grand New Zealand 2014[v] Unplaced[10]
2013 Manawatū Rachel Hope Crofts[4] Miss Model of the World New Zealand 2013[5][24] Unplaced[6]
Notes
  1. ↑ Supplemental title in the 2026 Miss Universe New Zealand pageant.
  2. ↑ Supplemental title in the 2025 Miss Universe New Zealand pageant, organized by the Kanorau New Zealand.[16]
  3. ↑ Supplemental title at the Miss World New Zealand 2019 pageant.[3]
  4. ↑ Supplemental title at the Miss World New Zealand 2015 pageant.[1]
  5. ↑ Supplemental title at the Miss World New Zealand 2014 pageant.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Laurilee McMichael (May 7, 2015). "Georgette wins Grand chance". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved September 20, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Hayley Robinson crowned Miss Grand International New Zealand 2018". The Times of India. May 9, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Emma Gribble crowned Miss Grand New Zealand 2019". The Times of India. June 13, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. 1 2 "Miss Grand International 2013 contestants". Miss Grand International. November 22, 2013. Archived from the original on November 22, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  5. 1 2 "Rachel Hope Crofts – Miss Model of the World New Zealand". April 15, 2014. Archived from the original on April 15, 2014. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Internet Archive.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. 1 2 3 Harry Rodríguez (November 18, 2013). "Janelee Chaparro se corona Miss Grand International 2013". www.metro.pr (in Spanish). Retrieved February 8, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. 1 2 3 "Miss Grand New Zealand – Maddieson White". Miss World New Zealand. January 13, 2015. Archived from the original on January 13, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  8. 1 2 Cameo Turner (June 8, 2020). "Kiwi beauty queen thrilled by Arielle Keil's Miss NZ entry". Tewahanui.nz. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  9. 1 2 "Brasileira é favorita ao Miss Grand International, que ocorre em meio à crise na Venezuela". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). October 25, 2019. Archived from the original on March 7, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  10. 1 2 Arvin Ello (October 6, 2014). "Miss Cuba is Miss Grand International 2014". www.vintersections.com. Retrieved February 9, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  11. 1 2 "Nguyen Thi Loan in final top 20 Miss Grand International 2016". Vietnam Television. October 26, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  12. 1 2 "Ngắm Top 20 Miss Grand International 2017 nóng bỏng với phần thi bikini" (in Vietnamese). Voice of Vietnam. October 26, 2017. Retrieved May 12, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  13. 1 2 "Meenakshi Chaudhary from India wins 1st runner-up title at Miss Grand International 2018". Times of India. October 25, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  14. ↑ "Miss India New Zealand: Judge - Miss India NZ 2023". Miss India New Zealand. 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  15. 1 2 "Kanorau: Our Team". Kanorau New Zealand. 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  16. 1 2 "North Shore beauty crowned Miss Globe". North Shore Times. July 17, 2025. Archived from the original on July 23, 2025. Retrieved July 23, 2025 – via PressReader.
  17. ↑ "Samantha Quenedit entra al Top 22 del Miss Grand International 2025" [Samantha Quenedit entersa the Top 22 in Miss Grand International 2025]. www.expreso.ec (in Spanish). October 18, 2025. Retrieved October 18, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  18. ↑ Jazmín Marcos (October 7, 2024). "Miss Grand Internacional 2024: candidatas, pruebas, desfiles y el singular formato de la competencia que deben pasar las concursantes". www.infobae.com (in Spanish). Retrieved February 6, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  19. ↑ Josiah Antonio (October 25, 2024). "India wins Miss Grand International 2024; PH bet CJ Opiaza is 1st runner-up". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved October 25, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  20. ↑ "Michelle Isemonger crowned Miss International New Zealand 2017". The Times of India. June 5, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  21. ↑ "Miss Grand International 2016 contestants". Miss Grand International. October 20, 2016. Archived from the original on October 20, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  22. ↑ "Miss World New Zealand has been crowned". Stuff. June 5, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  23. ↑ "Nhiều thí sinh 'Hoa hậu Hòa bình Quốc tế' bị chê xấu" (in Vietnamese). VNExpress. October 17, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  24. ↑ Yvette Morrissey (December 13, 2012). "Local girl competes for NZ crown". Stuff.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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