Miss Grand China
{{Short description|Chinese beauty pageant title}}
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{{Infobox organization
| name = Miss Grand China
| image = Miss Grand China Logo.png
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| formation = 2013
| type = Beauty pageant
| headquarters = Zhanjiang
| location = China
| leader_title = National director
| leader_name = Fang Yuxiang
| parent_organization = Shengyu Xinghui Wenhua Chuanbo Ltd. (2024–Present)
| language = Chinese
| membership = Miss Grand International
| budget =
| website =
}}
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Miss Grand China ({{lang-zh|万国小姐中国区}}) is a national female beauty pageant to select China's representatives for the Miss Grand International contest. The title was first awarded in 2013 when an actress from Shenyang, Jie Pan ({{lang|zh|潘洁}}), was chosen to represent the country at the inaugural edition of Miss Grand International in Thailand.{{cite web|url=http://www.missnation.org/aboutus.html|title=年度中国版图小姐竞选|date=14 August 2014|via=Internet Archive|language=zh|publisher=The Miss China|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814192556/http://www.missnation.org/aboutus.html |archive-date=August 14, 2014 }}
Previously, the country representatives for the Miss Grand International pageant were determined through The Miss China ({{lang|zh|年度中国版图小姐竞选}}) contest, which was conducted by Guangzhou Zhoumeng Marketing, Co., Ltd., to which MGI PLC, the owner of Miss Grand International, awarded the franchise in 2013. The license was later transferred to a Zhanjiang-based event organizer, Xin Fu Lai Enterprise Management Co., Ltd., and Shengyu Xinghui Wenhua Chuanbo Ltd. in 2020 and 2024, respectively.
Since the first participation in 2013, China's representatives have never won the Miss Grand International title. The highest placement is the top 20 finalists in 2013 and 2017, obtained by Jie Pan and Chen Xuejiao, respectively.
History
China made its Miss Grand International debut in 2013. Its first representative, Jie Pan, was appointed by the Guangzhou-based event organizer led by Adam Lee, Guangzhou Zhoumeng Marketing Co., Ltd., who served as Miss Grand China's national licensee from 2013 to 2020. The company also launched its national pageant in 2013 named The Miss China ({{lang|zh|年度中国版图小姐竞选}}) to select the country representatives for various international pageants, including Miss Grand International.{{cite web|url=https://weibo.com/p/2304186cd9ff8d0102woi5?pids=Pl_Official_CardMixFeedv6__4&feed_filter=1|title=2017中国版图小姐冠军陈雪姣加冕即宣传零皮草|date=7 December 2016|accessdate=19 February 2023|language=zh|website=Weibo.com|archivedate=19 February 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230219062826/https://weibo.com/p/2304186cd9ff8d0102woi5?pids=Pl_Official_CardMixFeedv6__4&feed_filter=1}}
In the first years of establishment, the winners of the aforementioned national pageant were also assumed as Miss Grand China. However, after an international pageant called Miss Landscape International was launched by Adam Lee in 2018, the winners of The Miss China were instead sent to participate in his own established international pageant, and one of the runners-up was later appointed as Miss Grand China, causing the license to be transferred to another firm, Xin Fu Lai Enterprise Management, in 2020 until 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/MISSGRANDINTERNATIONAL/posts/we-would-like-to-welcome-our-new-miss-grand-china-hongkong-2020-2021-license-hol/3661097950579841/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230217235357/https://www.facebook.com/MISSGRANDINTERNATIONAL/posts/we-would-like-to-welcome-our-new-miss-grand-china-hongkong-2020-2021-license-hol/3661097950579841/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2023-02-17|title=We would like to welcome our new Miss Grand China & HongKong 2020-2021 license holder to our grand family Xin Fu Lai (Guangzhou) Enterprise Management Co., LTD. |date=19 December 2020|accessdate=22 February 2023|publisher=Miss Grand International|via=Archive Today}}
In 2021, an attempt to organize the inaugural edition of the Miss Grand China pageant was observed. The press conference of such was held in Zhanjiang on March 13, 2021, and the grand final competition was scheduled for October 4, also in Zhanjiang,{{cite web|url=http://www.gdzjtravel.gov.cn/lyzx/lydt/detail2021-04-10-1331.html|title=点燃梦想 激发美丽——第八届万国小姐中国区大赛在湛江启动|date=10 April 2021|accessdate=19 February 2023|language=zh|website=www.gdzjtravel.gov.cn|archivedate=25 June 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220625030055/http://www.gdzjtravel.gov.cn/lyzx/lydt/detail2021-04-10-1331.html}}{{cite web|url=https://new.qq.com/rain/a/20210412A06G5C00|title=万国女神演绎万种风情！第八届万国小姐中国区大赛在湛启动|date=12 April 2021|accessdate=19 February 2023|language=zh|website=New.qq.com|archivedate=19 February 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230219062234/https://new.qq.com/rain/a/20210412A06G5C00}} but the plan was entirely canceled due to the impact of China government travel restrictions during the COIVD-19 pandemic in 2021–2022, which caused Xin Fu Lai to appoint Chinese Canadians to join the international pageant as China representatives.
After an absence in 2023, the license was given to Shengyu Xinghui Wenhua Chuanbo Ltd. ({{lang|zh|盛娱星汇文化传播}}){{cite web|url=https://www.bilibili.com/read/cv36007241/|title=2024万国小姐中国区大赛Undefined无定义时尚美学专属报名通道开启|date=9 July 2024|accessdate=20 July 2024|language=zh|website=www.bilibili.com|author=盛娱星汇|archivedate=19 July 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240719220141/https://www.bilibili.com/read/cv36007241/|trans-title=2024 Miss Grand China Competition Undefined Fashion Aesthetics Exclusive Registration Channel Opens}} led by Fang Yuxiang ({{lang|zh|方宇翔}}){{cite web|url=https://archive.today/M2I4r|title=2025万国小姐中国区大赛启动发布会圆满成功！|language=zh|date=4 December 2024|accessdate=26 February 2025|website=Zhihu}} the following year. The first Miss Grand China was then organized in Nanhai on 25 September 2024 with fifteen contestants competing.{{cite web|url=https://archive.today/20240927224334/https://m.sohu.com/a/812346246_121497226?scm=10001.325_13-109000.0.10140.5_32&spm=smwp.channel_247.block2_307_epwR4p_1_fd.1.1727476538313eI6KrkV_324|title=2024万国小姐中国区大赛暨最终评选获奖名单正式公布|date=27 September 2024|accessdate=28 September 2024|language=zh|website=sohu.com|trans-title=The 2024 Miss Grand China Competition and Final Selection Winners List is Officially Announced|author=盛娱星汇}}
Edition
The Miss Grand China pageant was held as a stand-alone pageant only once in 2024.
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| Edition
! Date ! {{nowrap|Final Venue}} ! Entrants ! Winner ! {{tooltip|Ref.|References}} |
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| 1st
| 25 September 2024 | Foshan Di'en Hotel, Nanhai, Foshan | 15 | Guilin – Zhongyi Sun |
| 2nd
| 2025 | | | | {{cite web|url=https://archive.today/20250225010935/https://www.sohu.com/a/857921208_121497226|title=官宣喜讯！2025万国小姐中国区大赛迎来两位首席导师！|date=11 February 2025|trans-title=Official announcement of good news! The 2025 Miss Grand China competition welcomes two chief mentors!|language=zh|accessdate=25 February 2025|work=Sohu}} |
International competition
The following is a list of Chinese representatives at the Miss Grand International contest.
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- {{Color box|gold|border=silver}} : Declared as the winner
- {{Color box|#FFFF33|border=silver}} : Ended as a runner-up (Top 5)
- {{Color box|#FFFF99|border=silver}} : Ended as a finalist (Top 10)
- {{Color box|#FFFACD|border=silver}} : Ended as a semifinalist (Top 20/21)
- {{Color box|#FADADD|border=silver}} : Ended as special awards winner
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Winners' gallery
File:Zhongyi Sun.png|Zhongyi Sun (2024)
File:Shirley Yu 2 (cropped).png|Shirley Yu (2022)
References
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External links
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{{Miss Grand International titleholders}}
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