Miss Grand Sierra Leone

Miss Grand Sierra Leone
Formation2017
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersFreetown
Location
MembersMiss Grand International
Official language
English
National director
Swadu Natasha Beckley
Parent organization
Althyri Media (2026 – present)

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 the absence of franchise holders, Sierra Leone’s representatives for Miss Grand International were not determined from 2020 to 2025. In 2026, the license was acquired by Althyri Media,[15][16] which organized the pageant at the Bintumani Auditorium in Aberdeen in June of that year, where the country’s representatives for Miss Universe 2026 and Miss Grand International 2026 were selected.[17]

Edition

The inaugural Miss Grand Sierra Leone pageant is scheduled to be held on 5 June 2026, in conjunction with the Miss Universe Sierra Leone 2026 pageant.[18]

Edition Date Final venue Entrants Winner Ref.
1st26 June 2026Bintumani Auditorium, Aberdeen11Adel Caroline Jusu[17][18][19]

International competition

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

YearRepresentativeOriginal national titleCompetition performanceNational director
PlacementOther awards
2017 Rubie Timbo[1][9] N/a Unable to compete Natasha Beckley[7][8]
Nyallay Sia Kamara[10][11] Miss Tourism Sierra Leone 2017[11] Unplaced[5] N/a
2018 Fanta Kabia[1][2][20] N/a Unplaced[2][6] N/a
2019 Ramatulai Wurie[2][21] N/a Unable to compete
No representatives from 2020 to 2025
2026 Adel Caroline Jusu[19] Miss Grand Sierra Leone 2026 TBA

Miss Universe and Miss Grand Sierra Leone 2026

Miss Universe and Miss Grand Sierra Leone 2026
Date26 June 2026
Presenters
  • Jahny Kargbo
  • Hannah Yankson
VenueBintumani Auditorium in Aberdeen
Entrants11
Placements5
Miss UniverseKatti Fofanah
(Bonthe)
Miss GrandAdel Caroline Jusu
(Pujehun)

Miss Universe and Miss Grand Sierra Leone 2026 was a national beauty pageant held to select Sierra Leone's representatives for the Miss Universe 2026 and Miss Grand International 2026 pageants.[22] It was also the first edition of the Miss Grand Sierra Leone pageant. Previously, the country's representatives at Miss Grand International had either been appointed or selected as supplemental titleholders at other national pageants. The event was organized by Althyri Media (SL) Ltd and held on 26 June 2026 at the Bintumani Auditorium in Aberdeen, with 11 contestants representing different districts of the country competing for the titles.[23]

At the conclusion of the event, Katti Fofanah was crowned Miss Universe Sierra Leone 2026,[24] while Adel Caroline Jusu was awarded the Miss Grand Sierra Leone 2026 title.[19]

Contestants

Initially, 12 contestants representing 12 districts of Sierra Leone were confirmed,[25] but Keona Opal Harris of Port Loko later withdrew, reducing the final field to 11 contestants.[26]

  • Bo – Abibatu Seibatu S. Brewah
  • Bombali – Kumba Elizabeth Y. Gbomor – (winner – Face of Althyri Media)
  • Bonthe – Katti Fofanah[19] (winner – Miss Univserse SL)
  • Freetown – Salamatu Babara Jalloh
  • Kailahun – Judith Sia Allieu
  • Kenema – Shalom P. E. John
  • Koinadugu – Mariama Kanessie
  • Kono – Fanta Sesay
  • Moyamba – Christina B. Bangura
  • Port Loko – Keona Opal Harris (withdrew)
  • Pujehun – Adel Caroline Jusu[19] (winner – Miss Grand SL)
  • Tonkolili – Blossom Isatu Koroma

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Fanta Kabia crowned Miss Grand Sierra Leone 2018". Times of India. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Ramatulai Wurie appointed Miss Grand Sierra Leone 2019". Times of India. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  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 24 October 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ "Rubie Neneh Timbo, Miss Africa Continent Sierra Leone 2017". www.madamwokie.com. 17 September 2017. Archived from the original on 25 January 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Ngắm Top 20 Miss Grand International 2017 nóng bỏng với phần thi bikini" (in Vietnamese). Voice of Vietnam. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. 1 2 "Meenakshi Chaudhary from India wins 1st runner-up title at Miss Grand International 2018". Times of India. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. 1 2 "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. Archived from the original on 2 June 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  8. 1 2 Frañkvin Bob McEwen (16 March 2019). "Natasha Beckley on the future of Miss Universe in Sierra Leone". www.switsalone.com. Retrieved 1 August 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  9. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 "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 17 November 2025. 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. Retrieved 1 August 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  14. ↑ "Meet the Top 24 of Miss Supranational 2021". The Times of India. 22 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  15. ↑ Aaron Parker (24 December 2025). "A New Chapter in Sierra Leone's Beauty Pageant Industry". sierraloaded.sl. Archived from the original on 9 May 2026. Retrieved 3 June 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  16. ↑ Delvid Stanley-Coker. "A New Chapter in Sierra Leone's Beauty Pageant Industry". theafricandreamsl.com. Archived from the original on 24 January 2026. Retrieved 3 June 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  17. 1 2 "Althyri Media: One Nigth Two Crown One Purpose". www.althyri.com. Archived from the original on 29 May 2026. Retrieved 3 June 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  18. 1 2 "Two Crown One Night". Althyri Media. 2 June 2026. Archived from the original on 2 June 2026. Retrieved 2 June 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 "Adel Caroline Jusu crowned Miss Grand Sierra Leone 2026, set to represent the nation in India". Althyri. 2026. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  20. ↑ "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.
  21. ↑ "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.
  22. ↑ "Miss Universe and Miss Grand Leone". www.althyri.com. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  23. ↑ "Two Crowns. One Night". AYV Entertainment. 26 June 2026. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  24. ↑ Prima, Berkat (1 July 2026). Wahyu Kurniawan (ed.). "Sierra Leone Comeback di Miss Universe 2026 Setelah Absen 7 Tahun" [Sierra Leone Returns to Miss Universe 2026 After 7 Year Absence]. IDN Times (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 1 July 2026. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  25. ↑ "Two Crowns. One Night. One Porpose". Althyri Media. 28 May 2026. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  26. ↑ "Points Earned Leaderboard". Althyri Media. 27 June 2026. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
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