Miss Grand Latvia
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 Kate Alexeeva Miss Grand Latvia 2019 | |
| Formation | 2013 |
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| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Riga |
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| Members | Miss Grand International |
Official language | Latvian |
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Miss Grand Latvia is a national beauty pageant title awarded to Latvian representatives competing at the Miss Grand International pageant.[1][2] The title was first awarded in 2013, when the director of Mis Latvija, Inta Fogele, assigned the winner of Miss Rezekne 2013, Kristīne Rancāne, to represent Latvia at the inaugural edition of the mentioned international contest in Thailand,[1] where she won the Best in Swimsuit award and was placed among the top 10 finalists,[1][3] which was considered the only and highest placement for Latvian representatives at Miss Grand International.[1][4]
The license of Miss Grand Latvia was transferred to Exclusive Events International in 2019.[5] However, since 2020, the Miss Grand Latvia license has not been purchased by any other agency.
Since the inception of the Miss Grand International pageant, Latvia rarely sent its representative to compete. The first Latvian candidate to compete at such was Kristīne Rancāne, the winner of Miss Rezekne 2013 who was appointed by the director of the Mis Latvija pageant, Inta Fogele.[1] However, the contract between Mis Latvija and Miss Grand International was not extended caused Latvia to absence in the contest from 2014 to 2015.
In 2019, the license of Miss Grand Latvia was purchased by a Romanian-based event organizer, Exclusive Events International,[5] which selected the Latvian candidates through an online application, and a 25-year-old international model and influencer from Riga, Jekaterina Aleksejeva, was elected the winner.[6][7] Aleksejeva later competed internationally in Venezuela,[2][8] but was unplaced.[4][9]
International competition
The following is a list of Latvian representatives at the Miss Grand International contest.
| Year | Representative | Original national title | Competition performance | ||
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| Placement | Other awards | ||||
| 2013 | Kristīne Rancāne[1] | Miss Rēzekne 2013[1] | Top 10[1][3] | Best in Swimsuit[1] | |
| 2016 | Meldra Rozenberga[10] | —N/a | Unplaced | —N/a | |
| 2019 | Kate Alexeeva[2][4] | —N/a | Unplaced[4][9] | —N/a | |
| No representatives from 2020 to 2023 | |||||
| 2024 | Sabina Saharova[11] | Miss Latvia 2016 Finalist | Did not compete | ||
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References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Rēzekniete Kristīne Taizemē kļūst par 'Best Swimsuit'". www.delfi.lv (in Latvian). 21 November 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - 1 2 3 "Oh No! Latvia & Curacao Jadi Wakil Terawal Dijangkiti Covid-19 Di Miss Universe 2022". www.remaja.my (in Burmese). 6 January 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - 1 2 Harry Rodríguez (18 November 2013). "Janelee Chaparro se corona Miss Grand International 2013". www.metro.pr (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 February 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - 1 2 3 4 Earl D.C. Bracamonte (5 January 2023). "Latvia's Kate Alexeeva withdraws from Miss Universe as she tests positive for COVID-19". Philstar. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - 1 2 "Miss Grand International Latvia". 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Ajay Deep (7 October 2019). "Kate Alexeeva – The International Model Whose Elegant Persona Defines Her in an Unexcelled Way". Chandigarhmetro.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Jasmine Cole (12 October 2022). "Miss Universe Latvija 2022 ir Kate Alekseva". www.icelo.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 3 June 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "All about iconic influencer Kate Alexeeva". The Asian Age. 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - 1 2 อีจัน Oline Team (26 October 2019). "สาว "เวเนซุเอลา" คว้ามง Miss grand international 2019". www.ejan.co (in Thai). Retrieved 9 February 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Kompleksi, traumas un nozagtas kurpes: modele Meldra atklāj skaistumkonkursu aizkulises (35)" [Complexes, injuries and stolen shoes: model Meldra reveals the behind-the-scenes of beauty pageants (35)]. Delfi (in Latvian). 1 November 2016. Archived from the original on 24 April 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ↑ "Miss Grand Latvia Sabina Saharova". Miss Grand International. 2024. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
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