Miss Grand Egypt
{{Short description|Beauty pageant in Egypt}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = Miss Grand Egypt
| image = Miss Grand Egypt Logo.png
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| formation = 2013
| type = Beauty pageant
| headquarters = Cairo
| location = Egypt
| leader_title = National director
| leader_name = Amal Rezk
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| parent_organization = Miss Egypt
(2013 – 2021, 2023 – Present)
| language = {{Hlist|Arabic|English}}
| membership = Miss Grand International
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Miss Grand Egypt is a national beauty pageant title awarded to Egyptian representatives competing at the Miss Grand International contest. The title was first awarded in 2013 when a Cairo-based pharmacist, Aya Abdallah Ahmed, was assigned by the Miss Grand Egypt licensee, Amal Rezk, to represent Egypt in the inaugural edition of Miss Grand International in Thailand. Amal Rezk is also the director of a national pageant of Miss Egypt, and another international platform, {{ill|Miss Eco International|id}}.{{cite web|url=https://egyptindependent.com/photos-miss-eco-international-2022-contestants-at-the-pyramids/|title=Photos: Miss Eco International 2022 contestants at the pyramids|publisher=Egypt Independent|date=19 March 2022|accessdate=28 July 2023|archivedate=28 July 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230728000911/https://egyptindependent.com/photos-miss-eco-international-2022-contestants-at-the-pyramids/}}
Since the first competition in 2013, Egyptian representatives have never been placed in Miss Grand International.
History
Egypt joined Miss Grand International for the first time in 2013 and was represented by an appointed representative, Aya Abdallah Ahmed; however, she was unplaced on the international stage held in Thailand. From 2013 to 2021, the right to send Egyptian candidates to compete at Miss Grand International belonged to the director of Miss Egypt pageant, Amal Rezk, and the representatives were either directly hand-picked or determined through such a national contest.
In 2021, one of the Miss Egypt 2021 winners was expected to compete at Miss Grand International 2022 in Indonesia,{{cite web|url=https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/452187.aspx|title=Miss Egypt beauty pageant casts wider net with new selection system|author=Ghada Abdel-Kader|date=30 December 2021|accessdate=11 July 2023|publisher=Ahram Online|archivedate=10 July 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230710225724/https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/452187.aspx}} but no representative was elected,{{cite web|url=https://missgrandinternational.com/contestants/|title=Miss Grand International 2022 contestants|date=5 October 2022|accessdate=9 February 2023|publisher=Miss Grand International|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005212811/https://missgrandinternational.com/contestants/|archive-date=5 October 2022 |via=Internet Archive|quote=No Egyptian representative in the 2022 contestant list}} due to the termination of the partnership between Miss Grand International (MGI PLC) and Miss Egypt after the Miss Grand Thailand-affiliated representative, Juthamas Mekseree, who was assigned to compete at the Egypt-based {{ill|Miss Eco International 2021|id}} which was also managed by Amal Rezk, together with other 8 country representatives were infected by COVID-19 during pageant activities and were left without proper management.{{cite web|url=https://www.thaipost.net/main/detail/98575|title=จวกยับเวทีระดับนานาชาติ ลอยแพ'นางงามไทย'ติดโควิดที่อียิปต์|date=7 April 2021|accessdate=28 July 2023|language=th|website=www.thaipost.net|archivedate=27 July 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230727212417/https://www.thaipost.net/main/detail/98575}}{{cite web|url=https://www.amarintv.com/news/detail/73963|title=ออยล์ จุฑามาศ ติดโควิด-19 ถูกลอยแพขณะประกวด Miss Eco International 2021 ที่อียิปต์|date=6 April 2021|accessdate=28 July 2023|language=th|website=www.amarintv.com|archivedate=6 April 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210406142733/https://www.amarintv.com/news/detail/73963}}
International competition
The following is a list of Egyptian representatives at the Miss Grand International contest.
;Color keys
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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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Gallery
File:Cherine Shiba.png|{{center|Cherine Shiba
Miss Grand Egypt2015}}
File:Shahenaz Alaa Dabous.png|{{center|Shahenaz Dabous
Miss Grand Egypt
2021}}
File:Zeina Emara.png|{{center|Zeina Emara
Miss Grand Egypt 2024}}
References
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External links
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{{Miss Grand International titleholders}}
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