Miss Grand Slovakia
{{Short description|Beauty pageant in Slovakia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = Miss Grand Slovakia
| image = {{multiple image
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| total_width = 250
| perrow = 2
| image1 = Veronika Janisova.png
| image2 = Andrea Barthalosova.png
| caption1 = {{center|Veronika Janisova
Miss Grand Slovakia 2014}}
| caption2 = {{center|Andrea Barthalosova
Miss Grand Slovakia 2015}}
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| formation = 2013
| founder =
| type = Beauty pageant
| headquarters = Bratislava
| location = Slovakia
| leader_title = National director
| leader_name = Kósa Annamária
| leader_title2 =
| leader_name2 =
| parent_organization = {{bulletlist|Felvidék Szépe
(2015 – 2017)|Oklamčák Production
(2013 – 2014)}}
| language = {{Hlist|Slovak|Hungarian}}
| membership = Miss Grand International
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Miss Grand Slovakia is a national beauty pageant title awarded to Slovak representatives competing at the Miss Grand International pageant. The title was first mentioned in 2013 when a Miss Slovakia-related personnel, Ján Oklamčák, obtained the license and subsequently appointed Denisa Paseciaková to compete at the inaugural edition of Miss Grand International in Thailand,{{cite web|url=https://www.buongiornoslovacchia.sk/index.php/archives/41699|title=Slovacca terza a concorso di bellezza Miss Grand International, prima fra le europee|date=27 November 2013|access-date=29 December 2021|language=it|work=Buongiorno Slovacchia|archive-date=28 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131128114301/https://www.buongiornoslovacchia.sk/index.php/archives/41699}} where she was named the second runner-up,{{cite web|url=https://www.metro.pr/pr/entretener/2013/11/19/janelee-chaparro-se-corona-miss-grand-international-2013.html|title=Janelee Chaparro se corona Miss Grand International 2013|author=Harry Rodríguez|date=18 November 2013|accessdate=8 February 2023|language=es|website=www.metro.pr|archivedate=8 May 2019|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20190508072838/https://www.metro.pr/pr/entretener/2013/11/19/janelee-chaparro-se-corona-miss-grand-international-2013.html}} which is considered the highest and only placement, to date, for Slovak representatives at the mentioned international tournament.
From 2015 to 2017, the license belonged to Kósa Annamária, the organizer of the Felvidék Szépe pageant,{{cite web|language=hu|url=https://www.bumm.sk/regio/2016/02/28/kovacsics-karmen-lett-a-felvidek-szepe|title=Kovacsics Karmen lett a Felvidék Szépe|date=28 February 2016|access-date=28 December 2021|work=Bumm.sk|archive-date=29 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160229093938/https://www.bumm.sk/regio/2016/02/28/kovacsics-karmen-lett-a-felvidek-szepe}} so the Miss Grand Slovakia titleholders during the said period were determined through such an event. However, as the mentioned national pageant was dissolved in 2018, there has been no Miss Grand International license holder in Slovakia ever since.
History
Slovakia debuted in the Miss Grand International in 2013, and its representative, Denisa Paseciaková, who was appointed by Ján Oklamčák of Oklamčák Production, was ranked as the 2nd runner-up; the following representative, who competed in 2014, was also appointed by the same licensee. Later in 2015, Oklamčák lost the license to Kósa Annamária, founder of the Hungarian-Slovak beauty contest Felvidék Szépe, which was founded in 2014,{{cite web|url=https://sziakomarom.sk/ime-az-elso-fotok-felvidek-szepe-16-elodontoserol/|title=Íme az első fotók a Felvidék Szépe 16 elődöntőséről|date=8 December 2016|accessdate=27 May 2023|language=hu|website=Sziakomarom.sk|archivedate=26 May 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230526170609/https://sziakomarom.sk/ime-az-elso-fotok-felvidek-szepe-16-elodontoserol/}} and the contest's main winners were sent to compete at the Miss Universe as Hungarian representatives. Under the direction of Annamária, the first runners-up of her affiliated pageant were named Miss Grand Slovakia; however, the license of Miss Universe Hungary was taken over by another organizer in 2017, causing the Miss Grand Slovakia title to be promoted as the main award instead.
After losing the franchise of Miss Universe Hungary in 2017, the Felvidék Szépe pageant was dissolved the following year, and, hitherto, the license of Miss Grand Slovakia was not purchased by any other agents.
International competition
The following is a list of Slovak representatives at the Miss Grand International contest.
References
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External links
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{{Miss Grand International titleholders}}
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