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Miss Grand China
Formation2013
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersZhanjiang
Location
Membership
Miss Grand International
Official language
Chinese

Miss Grand China is a national title bestowed upon a woman chosen to represent China at the annual international pageant, Miss Grand International.[1][2][3] The title was mentioned for the first time in 2013 when an actress from Shenyang, Jie Pan (Chinese: 潘洁), was chosen to represent the country at the inaugural edition of Miss Grand International in Thailand.[4][5]

Previously, the country representatives for the Miss Grand International pageant were determined through The Miss China (Chinese: 年度中国版图小姐竞选) contest,[6][7][8][9] which was conducted by Guangzhou Zhoumeng Marketing, Co., Ltd., to which MGI PLC, the owner of Miss Grand International, awarded the franchise in 2013.[4] However, the right was later transferred to a Zhanjiang-based event organizer, Xin Fu Lai Enterprise Management Co., Ltd., in 2020.[10]

Since the first participation in 2013, China's representatives have never won the Miss Grand International title. The highest placement is the top 20 finalists in 2013 and 2017, obtained by Jie Pan and Chen Xuejiao, respectively.[5][11]

History

China made its Miss Grand International debut in 2013. Its first representative, Jie Pan, was appointed by the Guangzhou-based event organizer led by Adam Lee, Guangzhou Zhoumeng Marketing Co., Ltd., which served as the national licensee of Miss Grand China from 2013 to 2020.[4] The company also launched its own national pageant in 2013 named The Miss China (Chinese: 年度中国版图小姐竞选) to select the country representatives for various international pageants, including Miss Grand International.[3]

In the first years of establishment, the winners of the aforementioned national pageant were also assumed as Miss Grand China.[6][7][8][9] However, after an international pageant called Miss Landscape International was launched by Adam Lee in 2018, the winners of The Miss China were instead sent to participate in his own established international pageant,[12] and one of the runners-up was later appointed as Miss Grand China, causing the license to be transferred to another firm, Xin Fu Lai Enterprise Management, in 2020 until 2021.[10]

In 2021, an attempt to organize the inaugural edition of the Miss Grand China pageant was observed. The press conference of such was held in Zhanjiang on March 13, 2021, and the grand final competition was scheduled for October 4, also in Zhanjiang,[1][2] but the plan was entirely canceled due to the impact of China government travel restrictions during the COIVD-19 pandemic in 2021–2022, which caused Xin Fu Lai to give the license making new people in charge to appoint Chinese Canadians who previously Miss World Canada pageants to join the international pageant as China representatives.

Titleholders

The following is a list of representatives at the Miss Grand International contest.

Year Representative Original national title Result[13] Ref.
English Chinese Placement Other awards
2013 Jie Pan 潘洁 Top 16 Miss Universe China 2013 Top 20 Best National Costume [5]
2014 Xue Han 韩雪 The Miss China 2014 Unplaced — [6][14]
2015 Huili Xie 谢慧莉 Miss Grand China 2015 Unplaced — [7][15]
2016 Wenqi Zhang 张雯棋 The Miss China 2016 Did not compete [8][16]
Siru He 何思儒 1st runner-up The Miss China 2016 Unplaced — [8][17]
2017 Xuejiao Chen 陳雪姣 The Miss China 2017 Top 20 Best Evening Gown [11]
2018 Wanxin Xing 邢萬欣 The Miss China 2018 Unplaced — [9][18]
2019 Xingxing Ma Unable to compete
Deng Jiefang 鄧杰方 2nd runner-up The Miss China 2019 Unplaced — [12][19]
2020 Fiona Tao Pinlu 陶品璐 Finalist Miss World Canada 2020 Unplaced — [20]
2021 Shelley Wei 韦伊 Top 5 Miss Universe China 2019 Did not compete [21]
2022 Shirley Jia Si Yu 賈思雨 Finalist Miss World Canada 2022 Unplaced — [22]
2023 No representative
Color keys for the placements at Miss Grand International
  Declared as the winner
  Ended as a runner-up (Top 5)
  Ended as a finalist (Top 10)
  Ended as a semifinalist (Top 20/21)

References

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  2. ^ a b "万国女神演绎万种风情！第八届万国小姐中国区大赛在湛启动". New.qq.com (in Chinese). April 12, 2021. Archived from the original on February 19, 2023. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "2017中国版图小姐冠军陈雪姣加冕即宣传零皮草". Weibo.com (in Chinese). December 7, 2016. Archived from the original on February 19, 2023. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "年度中国版图小姐竞选" (in Chinese). The Miss China. August 14, 2014. Archived from the original on August 14, 2014 – via Internet Archive.
  5. ^ a b c "Burmese Beauty Queen Wins 'Miss Popular' Award". www.irrawaddy.com. The Irrawaddy. November 20, 2013. Archived from the original on February 17, 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  6. ^ a b c "2017年度中国版图小姐冠军出炉". Sina.com.cn (in Chinese). Sina Corporation. December 6, 2013. Archived from the original on February 17, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  7. ^ a b c "由爱新生，2016新任版图小姐加冕即宣传零皮草". Furfreelife.actasia.org (in Chinese). June 15, 2016. Archived from the original on February 17, 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  8. ^ a b c d "【羊城晚报】60万美金万凤之冠她夺得". www.scau.edu.cn (in Chinese). South China Agricultural Anuversity. June 22, 2016. Archived from the original on February 17, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  9. ^ a b c "2018版图中国小姐落幕 北京小姐邢万欣折桂". Sina.com.cn (in Chinese). Sina Corporation. December 11, 2017. Archived from the original on February 17, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  10. ^ a b "We would like to welcome our new Miss Grand China & HongKong 2020-2021 license holder to our grand family Xin Fu Lai (Guangzhou) Enterprise Management Co.,LTD". Miss Grand International. December 19, 2020. Archived from the original on February 17, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2023 – via Archive Today.
  11. ^ a b "Maria Jose Lora of Peru wins Miss Grand International 2017". www.sggpnews.org.vn. October 26, 2017. Archived from the original on February 17, 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  12. ^ a b "2019版图中国小姐 美丽诞生". Sina.com.cn (in Chinese). Sina Corporation. December 20, 2018. Archived from the original on February 17, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
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  14. ^ "Miss Grand International 2014 contestants". Miss Grand International. December 25, 2014. Archived from the original on December 25, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  15. ^ "Miss Grand International 2015 contestants". Miss Grand International. November 16, 2015. Archived from the original on November 16, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  16. ^ "Wenqi Zhang crowned as Miss China 2016". Times of India. June 23, 2016. Archived from the original on February 17, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  17. ^ "Hoa hậu Trung Quốc bị nhận xét có gương mặt giống đàn ông". Hanoimoi.com.vn (in Vietnamese). Hànộimới [vi]. October 17, 2016. Archived from the original on February 17, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  18. ^ "Wanxin Xing of Beijing crowned Miss Grand China 2018". Times of India. December 11, 2017. Archived from the original on February 17, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  19. ^ "Miss Grand International 2019 contestants". Miss Grand International. September 22, 2019. Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved February 9, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  20. ^ "Miss Grand International 2020 contestants". Miss Grand International. June 18, 2021. Archived from the original on June 18, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  21. ^ "Miss Grand International 2021 contestants". Miss Grand International. December 3, 2021. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  22. ^ "Miss Grand International 2022 contestants". Miss Grand International. October 5, 2022. Archived from the original on October 5, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2023 – via Internet Archive.

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