Miss Grand Mauritius
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{{Short description|Beauty pageant in Mauritius}}
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| formation = 2014
| type = Beauty pageant
| headquarters = Port Louis
| location = Mauritius
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| membership = Miss Grand International
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Miss Grand Mauritius is a national beauty pageant title awarded to Mauritian representatives competing at the Miss Grand International contest. The title was first awarded in 2014 to an interior designer and model, Dolesswaree Charun, and that year's licensee was Raj Ramrachia of the Miss India Mauritius pageant. However, Charun failed to qualify for the semifinal round on the international stage held in Thailand on October 7, 2014.
The license of Miss Grand Mauritius was transferred to the Miss Supranational Mauritius organizer, Miss Earth Mauritius pageant, and Ahmad-Abbas Ltd. in 2015, 2016, and 2019, respectively. Still, most of the country representatives were appointed; no Miss Grand National was held, the country representative was directly elected through the contest only in 2021 when the pageant named Ahmad-Abbas Pageant Show was organized to select the Mauritian candidate for Miss Grand International specifically.
Since the first competition in 2014, the highest and only placement of Mauritian representatives in the Miss Grand International contest was the final 10, obtained in 2022 by an appointed Yuvna Rinishta after she won the Miss Popular Vote and automatically qualified for the mentioned position. On the occasion of celebrating the pageant's first decade anniversary, Yuvna was also assumed to be the 5th runner-up, but was forced to resign three days later due to her inability to sign a contract with the international body as well as the conflict between the Mauritian national director and the international organizer.
History
Mauritius debuted in Miss Grand International in 2014 and was represented by Dolesswaree Charun, who was previously placed as one of the top 10 finalists at the Miss India Mauritius 2014 pageant and was subsequently assigned by the national organizer to represent the country at the Miss Grand International 2014 pageant in Thailand. A year later, the license was transferred to Ameeksha Dilchand, the director of Miss Supranational Mauritius;{{cite web|url=https://www.lemauricien.com/actualites/magazine/miss-supranational-2015-miss-grand-international-2015-les-inscriptions-sont-ouvertes/27327/|title=Miss Supranational 2015/Miss Grand International 2015: Les inscriptions sont ouvertes|language=fr|date=7 July 2015|accessdate=8 October 2023|work=Le Mauricien|archivedate=7 October 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20231007221206/https://www.lemauricien.com/actualites/magazine/miss-supranational-2015-miss-grand-international-2015-les-inscriptions-sont-ouvertes/27327/}} however, due to her inability to send a Mauritian candidate to compete internationally, the license was handed over to Miss Earth Mauritius organizer William Madarassou, the following year. No Mauritian candidates at Miss Grand International in 2017 and 2018 due to no licensees.
After two consecutive years of absence, the Miss Grand Mauritius franchise was granted by Ahmad Abbas Mamode's model agency company, Ahmad-Abbas Ltd., which served as the licensee body from 2019 to 2022. During such a period, most of the country representatives at Miss Grand International were directly hand-picked by the national director, except for 2021, when the newly established contest of the Ahmad-Abbas Pageant Show was organized and the main winner was sent to compete in Miss Grand International 2021 in Thailand, while the vice-misses were sent to other international platforms, such as Miss Eco International and Miss Planet International. The partnership between Ahmad-Abbas Ltd. and Miss Grand International PLC was discontinued in late 2022 as a result of the conflict after the 2022 International coronation night in Indonesia.
International competition
The following is a list of Mauritian representatives at the Miss Grand International contest.
Titleholders gallery
File:Dolesswaree Charun.png|{{center|Miss Grand Mauritius 2014
Dolesswaree Charun}}
File:Naomi Buan 2.png|{{center|Miss Grand Mauritius 2021
Naomi Buan}}
File:Yuvna Rinishta.png|{{center|Miss Grand Mauritius 2022
Yuvna Rinishta}}
Controversy
=2022 Delegitimisation=
On October 28, 2022, three days after the Miss Grand International 2022 coronation night, the pageant organizer released an official statement on their Facebook page dethroning Miss Grand Mauritius, Yuvna Rinishta, who had previously won the Miss Popular Vote then was automatically placed among the top 10 finalists (also assumed the 5th runners-up) and was also required to sign a contract to work with the organization until January 2023. According to the aforementioned announcement, Miss Mauritius decided to resign from the title due to her inability to sign the contract and complete the duty as the 5th runner-up, therefore she could no longer use the title with immediate effect.{{cite web|url=https://www.komchadluek.net/entertainment/foreign-entertainment/534656|title="มิสแกรนด์ มอริเชียส" สละตำแหน่ง รองอันดับ 5 "Miss Grand International"|date=28 October 2022|access-date=28 October 2022|language=th|work=Kom Chad Luek|archive-date=28 October 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221028150946/https://www.komchadluek.net/entertainment/foreign-entertainment/534656}}{{cite web|url=https://mgronline.com/entertainment/detail/9650000103311|title=มิสแกรนด์มอริเชียส คืนมงฯปฏิเสธตำแหน่งรองอันดับ 5 ไม่เซ็นสัญญามิสแกรนด์อินเตอร์ ??|date=28 October 2022|access-date=28 October 2022|language=th|work=Manager Daily|archive-date=28 October 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221028151349/https://mgronline.com/entertainment/detail/9650000103311}}{{cite web|language=vi|url=https://www.msn.com/vi-vn/entertainment/news/%C3%A1-h%E1%BA%ADu-miss-grand-international-b%E1%BB%8F-danh-hi%E1%BB%87u/ar-AA13tTjE?li=AAF7bLv|title=Á hậu Miss Grand International bỏ danh hiệu|author=Phương Mai|work=Msn.com|archive-date=28 October 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221028154649/https://www.msn.com/vi-vn/entertainment/news/%C3%A1-h%E1%BA%ADu-miss-grand-international-b%E1%BB%8F-danh-hi%E1%BB%87u/ar-AA13tTjE?li=AAF7bLv}}{{cite web|url=https://gocpho24h.com/giai-tri/a-hau-5-miss-grand-international-2022-tu-bo-danh-hieu/|title=Á hậu 5 Miss Grand International 2022 bị ép từ bỏ danh hiệu|date=28 October 2022|access-date=28 October 2022|language=vi|work=Gocpho24h.com|archive-date=28 October 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221028155053/https://gocpho24h.com/giai-tri/a-hau-5-miss-grand-international-2022-tu-bo-danh-hieu/}}
However, the Miss Grand Mauritius organizer, Ahmad Abbas, thereupon publicized an argument on the national pageant's social media claiming that the content previously published by the Miss Grand International organization caused a misunderstanding, despite the fact that Miss Yuvna had already received a resignation document but did not sign it and disagreed with the content mentioned in the document.{{cite web|url=https://www.matichon.co.th/social/news_3644319|title=นางงามมอริเชียส จี้มิสแกรนด์หยุดแพร่เฟคนิวส์ ชี้สละมงรอง 5 เหตุผลส่วนตัว|date=28 October 2022|access-date=28 October 2022|language=th|work=Matichon|archive-date=28 October 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221028165741/https://www.matichon.co.th/social/news_3644319}} The reason given for the incident is that the vision of the international organization does not correspond to that of the Miss Grand Mauritius pageant.{{cite web|url=https://mauritiushindinews.com/wazaa-fm/miss-grand-international-maurice-leaves-the-competition/|title=Miss Grand International: Maurice leaves the competition|author=Wazaa FM|date=28 October 2022|access-date=29 October 2022|archive-date=29 October 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221029081737/https://mauritiushindinews.com/wazaa-fm/miss-grand-international-maurice-leaves-the-competition/|work=Mauritiushindinews.com}} Abbas also requested the international organizer stop publishing such a misleading statement.{{cite web|url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/169357/yuvna-rinishta-miss-grand-international-a718-20221028|title=Yuvna Rinishta of Mauritius resigns as Miss Grand International 2022 5th runner-up|language=tl|author=Arniel C. Serato|date=28 October 2022|access-date=28 October 2022|archive-date=28 October 2022|work=Pep.ph|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028160848/https://www.pep.ph/news/local/169357/yuvna-rinishta-miss-grand-international-a718-20221028}}
According to the Miss Grand International chairperson's statement, published by Thai online newspapers, cited that the Mauritian national director, who stay with Miss Yuvna in Thailand and Indonesia for three months of training prior to entering the international contest,{{cite web|language=th|url=https://www.komchadluek.net/entertainment/thai-entertainment/531280|title=จับตา "มิสแกรนด์มอริเชียส 2022" เตรียมสู้ศึก "มิสแกรนด์ อินเตอร์เนชั่นแนล"|date=27 September 2022|access-date=29 October 2022|work=Kom Chad Luek|archive-date=29 October 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221029105823/https://www.komchadluek.net/entertainment/thai-entertainment/531280}}{{cite web|url=https://siamrath.co.th/n/386183|title="มิสแกรนด์มอริเชียส2022" ทุ่มเม็ดเงินก้อนโต!เตรียมความพร้อมในไทยสู้ศึก มิสแกรนด์ อินเตอร์เนชั่นแนล|date=28 September 2022|access-date=29 October 2022|language=th|work=Siam Rath|archive-date=29 October 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221029110435/https://siamrath.co.th/n/386183}} requested to closely follow Miss Yuvna during the 5th runner-up's duty period, but the international firm refused. A problem-solving negotiation occurred, but no mutual agreements were achieved. The national director also refused to allow Miss Yuvna to sign the contract and asked that she return to the country, causing the international organizer to demand she resign,{{cite web|url=https://www.dailynews.co.th/news/1627227/|date=29 October 2022|access-date=29 October 2022|work=Daily News|language=th|archive-date=29 October 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221029113201/https://www.dailynews.co.th/news/1627227/|title=ช็อกแฟนนางงาม! มิสแกรนด์ Mauritius ประกาศลาออก ณวัฒน์ แจงเป็นเพราะสาเหตุนี้}}{{cite web|url=https://siamrath.co.th/n/394992|title='ณวัฒน์' แจงยิบ ปม 'มิสแกรนด์มอริเชียส' คืนมงรองอันดับ 5|date=29 October 2022|access-date=29 October 2022|language=th|work=Siam Rath|archive-date=29 October 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221029113637/https://siamrath.co.th/n/394992}}{{cite web|url=https://www.brighttv.co.th/entertain/drama-missgrand2022-mauritius-resign|title=ปลดจริง! ณวัฒน์ แจงชัด! ดราม่ามิสแกรนด์เมอริเชียส เผย! ไม่พร้อมทำงาน|language=th|work=Bright TV|date=29 October 2022|access-date=29 October 2022|archive-date=29 October 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221029113732/https://www.brighttv.co.th/entertain/drama-missgrand2022-mauritius-resign}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thebangkokinsight.com/news/lifestyle/entertainment/976920/|title=ณวัฒน์ ไลฟ์ชี้แจง มิสแกรนด์มอริเชียส คืนมงฯ ปฏิเสธตำแหน่งรองอันดับ 5 ไม่เซ็นต์สัญญา|date=29 October 2022|access-date=29 October 2022|language=th|archive-date=29 October 2022|work=The Bangkok Insight|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221029113908/https://www.thebangkokinsight.com/news/lifestyle/entertainment/976920/}} and later assigned the Philippines representative, Roberta Tamondong, as the replacement.{{cite web|url=https://zingnews.vn/miss-grand-2022-cong-bo-a-hau-5-post1370358.html|language=vi|date=30 October 2022|access-date=30 October 2022|title=Miss Grand 2022 công bố Á hậu 5|author=Ly Nguyễn|work=Zingnews.vn|archive-date=30 October 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221030133204/https://zingnews.vn/miss-grand-2022-cong-bo-a-hau-5-post1370358.html}}
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