Miss Grand Slovakia is a national beauty pageant title awarded to Slovak representatives competing at the Miss Grand International pageant.[1][2][3][4] 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,[1] where she was named the second runner-up,[1][5] which is considered the highest and only placement, to date, for Slovak representatives at the mentioned international tournament.[1]
Veronika Janisova Miss Grand Slovakia 2014 Andrea Barthalosova Miss Grand Slovakia 2015 | |
| Formation | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Bratislava |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss Grand International |
Official language | |
National director | Kósa Annamária |
Parent organization |
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From 2015 to 2017, the license belonged to Kósa Annamária, the organizer of the Felvidék Szépe pageant,[6] so the Miss Grand Slovakia titleholders during the said period were determined through such an event.[3][7][8] However, as the mentioned national pageant was dissolved in 2018, there has been no Miss Grand International license holder in Slovakia ever since.
History
editSlovakia 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;[1] the following representative, who competed in 2014, was also appointed by the same licensee.[2] Later in 2015, Oklamčák lost the license to Kósa Annamária, founder of the Hungarian-Slovak beauty contest Felvidék Szépe,[3] which was founded in 2014,[9] and the contest's main winners were sent to compete at the Miss Universe as Hungarian representatives.[4] Under the direction of Annamária, the first runners-up of her affiliated pageant were named Miss Grand Slovakia;[3][4][10] 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.[8]
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
editThe following is a list of Slovak representatives at the Miss Grand International contest.
| Year | Representative | Original national title | International result | Licensee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placement | Other awards | ||||
| 2013 | Denisa Paseciaková[1] | Appointed | 2nd runner-up[1] | — | Ján Oklamčák[1] |
| 2014 | Veronika Janisova[2] | Appointed | Unplaced[11] | — | |
| 2015 | Andrea Barthalosova[3] | 1st runner-up Felvidék Szépe 2015[3] | Unplaced[12] | — | Kósa Annamária[3] |
| 2016 | Viktoria Nagyova[4][10] | 1st runner-up Felvidék Szépe 2016[7] | Unplaced[13] | — | |
| 2017 | Klaudia Kurucz[8] | Felvidék Szépe 2017[8] | Unplaced[14] | — | |
| 2018 – present: No representatives | |||||
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References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "Slovacca terza a concorso di bellezza Miss Grand International, prima fra le europee". Buongiorno Slovacchia (in Italian). 27 November 2013. Archived from the original on 28 November 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ a b c "Oklamčákove krásky: Tieto Slovenky idú dobyť svet!". Diva.aktuality.sk (in Slovak). 7 November 2014. Archived from the original on 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Barthalos Andi thaiföldi szépségversenyen készült képei". Szia.sk (in Hungarian). 14 October 2015. Archived from the original on 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Az Egy csésze kávé mai címlaplánya Nagy Viktória, a Felvidék Szépe 2016 első udvarhölgye és a Miss Grand Szlovákia 2016 résztvevője". www.watson.sk (in Slovak). 10 May 2016. Archived from the original on 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ Harry Rodríguez (18 November 2013). "Janelee Chaparro se corona Miss Grand International 2013". www.metro.pr (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ "Kovacsics Karmen lett a Felvidék Szépe". Bumm.sk (in Hungarian). 28 February 2016. Archived from the original on 29 February 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ a b Elek Zoltán (28 February 2016). "Kovacsics Karmen lett a Felvidék Szépe". Bumm.sk (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 26 May 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ a b c d Elek Zoltán (27 August 2017). "Ilyen volt a Felvidék Szépe 2017-es döntője". Bumm.sk (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 26 May 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ "Íme az első fotók a Felvidék Szépe 16 elődöntőséről". Sziakomarom.sk (in Hungarian). 8 December 2016. Archived from the original on 26 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Zsíros Viktória lett a közönség szépe". www.gomorilap.sk (in Slovak). 3 February 2016. Archived from the original on 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ Arvin Ello (6 October 2014). "Miss Cuba is Miss Grand International 2014". www.vintersections.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ "Lệ Quyên bất ngờ "trắng tay" tại Miss Grand International 2015". Dantri.com.vn (in Vietnamese). 26 October 2015. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ "Nguyen Thi Loan in final top 20 Miss Grand International 2016". Vietnam Television. 26 October 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "Ngắm Top 20 Miss Grand International 2017 nóng bỏng với phần thi bikini" (in Vietnamese). Voice of Vietnam. 26 October 2017. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
External links
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