Miss Grand Bangladesh
Bangladeshi beauty pageant title
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Miss Grand Bangladesh is a national beauty pageant title that awarded to Bangladeshi representatives elected to compete at the Miss Grand International pageant.[1][2][3][4] The title was first awarded in 2013 when a Dhaka-based model, Farhana Azad Limi, was invited to compete in the inaugural edition of Miss Grand International in Thailand; however, Limi did not enter the pageant for unknown reasons.[5] From 2021 to 2022, the license of Miss Grand Bangladesh was granted to a United States-based pageant organizer, Miss Bangladesh US Organization, managed by Hiam Amani Hafizuddin.[3] It was then granted to a New Delhi-based organizer named Glamanand Group in 2024.
| Formation | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Dhaka |
| Location | |
| Members | Miss Grand International |
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Parent organization |
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Reigning Miss Grand Bangladesh is Jessia Islam who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Towhida Tusnim Tifa.
History
Initially, Bangladesh was expected to make its debut at the Miss Grand International pageant in 2013, 2014, and 2015, but all of the respective year's representatives did not enter the contest for undisclosed reasons.[5][6][7] In 2021, the right to send Bangladeshi for the 2021 and 2022 competitions was granted to a United States-based Bangladeshi pageant, Miss Bangladesh US Organization, managed by Hiam Amani Hafizuddin.[3] However, the representatives were appointed instead of directly elected through such a national pageant.[1]
The contract between Miss Grand International PCL and Miss Bangladesh US Organization was discontinued in 2023. Later in 2024, the license was granted to an Indian event organizer, Glamanand Group, who is also the Miss Grand India franchise holder.[8]
International competition
The following is a list of Bangladeshi 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 | Town | Miss Grand Bangladesh | National title (Title obtained from the national pageant) |
Competition performance | National Director | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placement | Special awards | |||||
| 2024 | Dhaka | Jessia Islam[9] | Miss World Bangladesh 2017 | Unplaced[10] | Nikhil Anand | |
| Did not compete in 2023 | ||||||
| 2022 | Gazipur | Towhida Tusnim Tifa[11][12] | 4th runner-up Miss World Bangladesh 2017[1] | Unplaced[13] | Hiam Amani[3] | |
| 2021 | Sylhet | Marjana Chowdhury[14] | Top 25 Miss World America 2019 | Unplaced[15] | ||
| 2019 | Dhaka | Mium Khould Hossain[7] | 1st Runner up Miss World Bangladesh 2019 | Did not compete | ||
| 2015 | Dhaka | Fatimatu Zohra Etisha[6] | Appointed | |||
| 2013 | Dhaka | Farhana Azad Limi[5] | Appointed | Farhana Azad Limi | ||
