Miss Grand Mauritius
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| Formation | 2014 |
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| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Port Louis |
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| Members | Miss Grand International |
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Miss Grand Mauritius is a national beauty pageant title awarded to Mauritian representatives competing at the Miss Grand International contest.[1][2][3][4] The title was first awarded in 2014 to an interior designer and model, Dolesswaree Charun,[1][5] and that year's licensee was Raj Ramrachia of the Miss India Mauritius pageant.[5][6] However, Charun failed to qualify for the semifinal round on the international stage held in Thailand on October 7, 2014.[7]
The license of Miss Grand Mauritius was transferred to the Miss Supranational Mauritius organizer, Miss Earth Mauritius pageant, and Ahmad-Abbas Ltd. in 2015, 2016, and 2019, respectively.[3][8][9] Still, most of the country representatives were appointed; no Miss Grand National was held,[2][3][9] the country representative was directly elected through the contest only in 2021 when the pageant named Ahmad-Abbas Pageant Show was organized to select the Mauritian candidate for Miss Grand International specifically.[10]
Since the first competition in 2014, the highest and only placement of Mauritian representatives in the Miss Grand International contest was the final 10, obtained in 2022 by an appointed Yuvna Rinishta after she won the Miss Popular Vote and automatically qualified for the mentioned position.[11] On the occasion of celebrating the pageant's first decade anniversary, Yuvna was also assumed to be the 5th runner-up,[12][13] but was forced to resign three days later due to her inability to sign a contract with the international body as well as the conflict between the Mauritian national director and the international organizer.[14][15][16]
Mauritius debuted in Miss Grand International in 2014 and was represented by Dolesswaree Charun,[1][5] who was previously placed as one of the top 10 finalists at the Miss India Mauritius 2014 pageant and was subsequently assigned by the national organizer to represent the country at the Miss Grand International 2014 pageant in Thailand.[5][6] A year later, the license was transferred to Ameeksha Dilchand, the director of Miss Supranational Mauritius;[8][17] however, due to her inability to send a Mauritian candidate to compete internationally, the license was handed over to Miss Earth Mauritius organizer William Madarassou, the following year.[9] No Mauritian candidates at Miss Grand International in 2017 and 2018 due to no licensees.
After two consecutive years of absence, the Miss Grand Mauritius franchise was granted by Ahmad Abbas Mamode's model agency company, Ahmad-Abbas Ltd.,[18][3] which served as the licensee body from 2019 to 2022.[3] During such a period, most of the country representatives at Miss Grand International were directly hand-picked by the national director,[2][3][9] except for 2021, when the newly established contest of the Ahmad-Abbas Pageant Show was organized and the main winner was sent to compete in Miss Grand International 2021 in Thailand, while the vice-misses were sent to other international platforms, such as Miss Eco International and Miss Planet International.[10] The partnership between Ahmad-Abbas Ltd. and Miss Grand International PLC was discontinued in late 2022 as a result of the conflict after the 2022 International coronation night in Indonesia.[12][13][14]
International competition
The following is a list of Mauritian representatives at the Miss Grand International contest.
| Year | Representative | Original national title | Competition performance | National director | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placement | Other awards | ||||
| 2014 | Dolesswaree Charun[5][1] | Top 10 Miss India Mauritius 2014[5][6] | Unplaced[7] | N/a | Raj Ramrachia[19] |
| 2015 | Stacy Ng See Cheong[20] | Miss Supranational Mauritius 2014[21] | Did not compete[9] | Ameeksha Dilchand[8] | |
| 2016 | Sehba Ramjaun[9] | Miss Earth Air Mauritius 2016[9] | Unplaced[22] | N/a | William Madarassou[9] |
| 2019 | Shanone Savatheama[2][18] | Finalist Elite Model Look Mauritius 2014[18] | Unplaced[23] | N/a | Ahmad Abbas Mamode [18][3] |
| 2020 | Tania René[3][4] | Appointed | Unplaced[24] | N/a | |
| 2021 | Naomi Buan[3][4] | Miss Grand Mauritius 2021[10] | Unplaced[25] | N/a | |
| 2022 | Yuvna Rinishta Gookool[3] | Appointed | 5th runner-up (Top 10)[11] | Miss Popular Vote[11] | |
| No representatives since 2023 | |||||
Titleholders gallery
Miss Grand Mauritius 2014
Dolesswaree Charun
Miss Grand Mauritius 2021
Naomi Buan
Miss Grand Mauritius 2022
Yuvna Rinishta
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