Miss Grand Bulgaria
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| Formation | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Sofia |
| Location | |
| Members | Miss Grand International |
Official language | Bulgarian |
National director | Veneta Krasteva |
Parent organization | Bok Star Models (2015, 2017 – 2020) |
Miss Grand Bulgaria is a national beauty pageant title awarded to Bulgarian representatives competing at the Miss Grand International pageant.[1][2][3][4] It was first introduced in 2013 when Miss Universe Bulgaria 2013, Veneta Krasteva, was invited to represent the country in the 2015 edition of Miss Grand International in Thailand.[1] In 2017, Krasteva, as the manager of Bok Star Models, purchased the Miss Grand Bulgaria license; however, the license was later terminated in 2021.[1][2][5]
Under the direction of Bok Star Models, the Bulgarian representatives were selected through their affiliated pageants, such as Miss World Bulgaria and Miss Sofia,[3][4][6] except for 2020, when the titleholder was chosen via online processes.[7]
Bulgaria debuted in the Miss Grand International pageant in 2015,[1][8] when Veneta Krasteva was invited to compete in such an edition,[1] but she was unplaced.[9] After no Bulgarian license holder in 2016, Krasteva as the chairperson of a Sofia-based modeling agency, Bok Star Models, bought the franchise the following year,[1][2][5] and the 2017 Miss Grand Bulgaria titleholder was elected through the Miss Sofia contest, the regional contest of the Miss World Bulgaria, which the mentioned organizer also managed.[2]
In 2018 and 2019, Miss Grand Bulgaria was awarded as the supplementary title in the Miss World Bulgaria contest,[3][4][6] while the 2020 titleholders were elected through the online selection.[7] Later in 2021, Bok Star Models ended its partnership with the Miss Grand International pageant, and, hitherto, the license of Miss Grand Bulgaria was not purchased by any other agents.
