Miss Grand Denmark
Danish beauty pageant title
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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]
| Formation | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Copenhagen |
| Location | |
| Membership | Miss Grand International |
Official language | Danish |
National director | Lisa Lents |
Parent organization |
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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)
Emilie Andersen (2025)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Emilie Lærkegaard-Andersen | Finalist Miss Denmark 2022 | Unplaced | Lisa Lents | |
| 2024 | Cecilia Presmann[11] | Finalist Miss Denmark 2024 | Unplaced[12] | ||
| 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 | |
