Miss Grand Denmark

Miss Grand Denmark

Formation	2013
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Copenhagen
Location	Denmark
Membership	Miss Grand International
Official language	Danish
National director	Lisa Lents
Parent organization	Miss Queen of Scandinavia (2013, 2015 – 2017) Miss Denmark (2018, 2022 – present)

Miss Grand Denmark is a national beauty pageant title awarded to Danish representatives competing at the Miss Grand International pageant.[1][2][3][4] The title was first awarded in 2013, when the director of Miss Queen of Scandinavia (MQOS), Peter Hadward, assigned the finalist of Danmarks Næste Topmodel Season 2, Natasja Smith, to represent Denmark at the inaugural edition of the mentioned international contest in Thailand;[5] however, Smith withdrew before reaching the final round of the contest, health issues were claimed.^[citation needed]

The license of Miss Grand Denmark belonged to the MQOS from 2013 to 2017, then was transferred to another national pageant, Miss Denmark, in which Lisa Lents served as the director.[6]

History

Denmark debuted in the Miss Grand International pageant in 2013, represented by an appointed candidate, Natasja Smith;[5] however, she withdrew before entering the final stage of the pageant due to health problems.^[citation needed] The following Danish representatives from 2015 to 2017 were determined through a national pageant chaired by Peter Hadward, named Miss Queen of Scandinavia Denmark (MQOS Denmark), where the Miss Grand Denmark title was considered the supplementary award.[1] Nevertheless, all such representatives were unplaced on the international stage.[7][8][9]

In 2018, the MQOS Denmark lost the Miss Grand franchise to another national pageant chaired by Lisa Lents, Miss Denmark.[6] Under the direction of Lisa Lents, Danish representatives for Miss Grand International were appointed, not directly determined through the pageant she managed.[3][4][6]

The highest and only placement obtained by Danish representatives is the top 20 finalists, achieved by Victoria Kjær Theilvig in 2022 who later went on to win Miss Universe 2024.[10]

Winners' gallery

• 
  Isabella Christensen (2015)
• 
  Victoria Kjær Theilvig (2022)
• 
  Sille Albertsen (2023)
• 
  Cecilia Presmann (2024)

International competition

The following is a list of Danish representatives at the Miss Grand International contest.

Color keys

•   : Declared as the winner
•   : Ended as a runner-up (Top 5)
•   : Ended as a finalist (Top 10)
•   : Ended as a semifinalist (Top 20/21)
•   : Ended as special awards winner

Year	Miss Grand Denmark	Title	Placement	Special Awards	National Director
2024	Cecilia Presmann[11]	Finalist Miss Denmark 2024	Unplaced[12]		Lisa Lents
2023	Sille Albertsen[13]	4th runner-up Miss Denmark 2023[13]	Unplaced[14]
2022	Victoria Kjær Theilvig[4]	2nd runner-up Miss Denmark 2021[4]	Top 20[10]
Did not compete between 2019 - 2021
2018	Natasja Kunde[3][6]	3rd runner-up Miss Denmark 2018[6]	Unplaced[15]		Lisa Lents
2017	Natasha Bendix Helms[2]	Miss Grand Denmark 2017[2]	Withdrew due to health problems[2]		Peter Hadwasd
	Iben Haahr Berner[2]	Miss Globe Denmark 2017	Unplaced[9]
2016	Ida Gøral Sjøstrøm[16]	Miss Grand Denmark 2016	Unplaced[8]
2015	Isabella Christensen[1]	Miss Grand Denmark 2015[1]	Unplaced[7]
Did not compete in 2014
2013	Natasja Smith[5]	Top 5 Danmarks Næste Topmodel Season 2	Withdrew during the competition		Peter Hadwasd

References

1. "Herning-pige er danske Miss Grand" (in Danish). Herning Folkeblad. 8 August 2015. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
2. Thời Trang Trẻ (21 September 2017). "Những nhan sắc cuối cùng tham dự Miss Grand International 2017" (in Vietnamese). Thanh Niên. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
3. Hans Nørgaard (30 September 2018). "Københavnske Natasja på vej mod skønhedsdyst i Myanmar" (in Danish). TV 2 Kosmopol [da]. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
4. "Vũ công 19 tuổi đại diện Đan Mạch tại Miss Grand 2022: Việt Nam nên chọn ai để hạ gục đối thủ này". www.saostar.vn (in Vietnamese). 20 September 2022. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
5. "Miss Grand International 2013 contestants". Miss Grand International. 22 November 2013. Archived from the original on 22 November 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2023 – via Internet Archive.
6. "Natasja Kunde" (in Danish). Miss Denmark. 2018. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
7. "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.
8. "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.
9. "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.
10. María Fernanda Cedeño (25 October 2022). "Miss Grand International 2022 Isabella Novaes Menin de Brasil, ganadora del certámen". Colombia.as.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
11. "Dàn người đẹp nhập cuộc Hoa hậu Hòa bình 2024" [Beauties join Miss Grand 2024]. Tiền Phong (in Vietnamese). 3 October 2024. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024.
12. Josiah Antonio (25 October 2024). "India wins Miss Grand International 2024; PH bet CJ Opiaza is 1st runner-up". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on 25 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
13. "Miss Grand Dinamarca 2023 es Sille Lyngsdorf Albertsen". Extra.com.co (in Spanish). 25 September 2023. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
14. "Peru wins Miss Grand International 2023; PH makes early exit". ABS-CBN. 25 October 2023. Archived from the original on 25 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
15. "Meenakshi Chaudhary from India wins 1st runner-up title at Miss Grand International 2018". Times of India. 25 October 2018. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
16. "Miss Grand International 2016 Preliminary Swimsuit Round". Times of India. 26 October 2016. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.

External links

• Media related to Miss Grand Denmark at Wikimedia Commons