Miss Grand Kenya
{{Short description|Kenyan beauty pageant title}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = Miss Grand Kenya
| image = Elaine Mwangi.png
| caption = Elaine Mwangi, Miss Grand Kenya 2015
| formation = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2024|08|31}}
| founder =
| type = Beauty pageant
| headquarters = Nairobi
| location = Kenya
| leader_title = National director
| leader_name = Tanveen Onyango (2025)
| leader_title2 =
| leader_name2 =
| parent_organization = {{bulletedlist|Beauties of Africa Inc. (2013)|Miss Kenya (2015)|The Drop Models Kenya (2025)}}
| language = English
| affiliation = Miss Grand International
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Miss Grand Kenya is a national beauty pageant title awarded to Kenyan representatives competing at the Miss Grand International pageant.{{cite web|url=https://www.afrik.com/miss-grand-kenya-et-celle-du-nigeria-testees-positives-au-coronavirus|title=Miss Grand Kenya et celle du Nigeria testées positives au Coronavirus|author=Justin Coulibaly|date=5 March 2021|accessdate=29 July 2023|website=www.afrik.com|language=fr|archivedate=28 July 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230728230103/https://www.afrik.com/miss-grand-kenya-et-celle-du-nigeria-testees-positives-au-coronavirus}} The title was first mentioned in 2013 when a national finalist of Miss World Kenya 2012, Pauline Akwacha, was assigned by the pageant organizer directed by Andy Abulime, Beauties of Africa Inc., to compete at the inaugural edition of Miss Grand International in Thailand.
The only placement of Kenyan at Miss Grand International was in the top 20, reached by Irene Ng'endo in 2020.
History
Since the establishment of Miss Grand International, Kenya has occasionally sent representatives to compete. In 2013, based majorly on past modeling experiences such as television commercials, advertisements, and understanding of the beauty pageant, a Nairobi resident model and Miss World Kenya 2012 finalist Pauline Akwacha was chosen by Andy Abulime's Beauties of Africa Inc to represent the country at the inaugural edition of Miss Grand International in Thailand; making her the first Kenyan to compete at the mentioned international contest. However, she received non-placements.
After an absence in 2014, the license was purchased by Tony Chirah, the director of Miss Kenya, and the Miss Grand Kenya titleholder for this particular year was determined through such a pageant as the supplementary title, while the main winner was sent to Miss Earth 2015. However, the contract was discontinued the following year, and no Kenyan representative in Miss Grand International from 2016 to 2019.
In 2020, Miss Africa 2019 winner Irene Mukii purchased the license and subsequently dominated herself to compete at that year's edition in Thailand, and reached Top 20 in the pageant finals.
Edition
=Location and date=
The following is the competition detail of the Miss Grand Kenya pageant, held as a stand-alone pageant only once in 2024.{{cite web|url=https://event.talksasa.com/event/miss-grand-kenya-gala-night/118|title=Miss Grand Kenya Gala Night|website=event.talksasa.com|accessdate=12 July 2024|date=2024|archivedate=12 July 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240712161936/https://event.talksasa.com/event/miss-grand-kenya-gala-night/118}}{{cite web|url=https://africavotes.com/p/miss.grand.kenya.2024|date=20 August 2024|accessdate=20 August 2024|title=Miss Grand Kenya 2024 candidates|via=Internet Archive|website=africavotes.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240820131400/https://africavotes.com/p/miss.grand.kenya.2024 |archive-date=August 20, 2024 }}
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International competition
The following is a list of Kenyan 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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Participating national finalists
The following list is the national finalists of the Miss Grand Kenya pageant and the competition results.
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| Central
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| Coast
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| Eastern
| {{yes2|Y}} | |
| Nairobi
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| North Eastern
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| Nyanza
| {{yes2|Y}} | |
| Rift Valley-North
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| Rift Valley-South
| {{yes2|Y}} | |
| Western
| {{yes2|Y}} | |
| Total | 9 |
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Notes
References
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External links
{{portal|Kenya}}
- {{Commons category-inline|Miss Grand Kenya}}
{{Miss Grand International titleholders}}
{{Navboxes|
| title = Miss Grand International participating countries and territories
| list =
{{Miss Grand national pageants in Africa}}
{{Miss Grand national pageants in Asia and Oceania}}
{{Miss Grand national pageants in Europe}}
{{Miss Grand national pageants in North America}}
{{Miss Grand national pageants in South America}}
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