Miss Grand Singapore
Formation2023
FounderAdeline Hokulani
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersSingapore
Membership
Miss Grand International
Official language
English
National director
Adeline Hokulani
Parent organization
AO Venture Pte Ltd
(2023 – Present)
Websitewww.aoventuresasia.com

Miss Grand Singapore is a national title bestowed upon a woman chosen to represent Singapore at Miss Grand International,[1][2][3][4] an annual international beauty pageant promoting peace and opposing all forms of conflict.[5][6] It was first introduced in 2013, when the first runner-up Miss Singapore World 2013, Elizabeth Houghton, was appointed to join the Miss Grand International 2013 contest in Thailand.[2] After that, the license was transferred to different organizers,[7] until an organizer led by Adeline Hokulani, AO Venture Pte Ltd, obtained the franchise in 2023.

Since the first debutants in 2013, Singapore's representatives have never secured any placements at the Miss Grand International pageant.

History

Miss Grand Singapore licensee timeline

Singapore debuted in Miss Grand International in 2013, and the franchise was under the Miss World Singapore contest, which appointed the first runner-up of Miss World Singapore 2013, Elizabeth Houghton, to represent the country in the inaugural edition of Miss Grand International in Thailand.[2] However, after the mentioned candidate was disqualified and sent back by the international organization before finishing the pageant tournament, their partnership was discontinued.[8][9] Later in 2014, the franchise was obtained by a real estate development company, Islandia Group Limited.[10]

Under the direction of the Islandia Group, the national pageant named "Miss Singapore Islandia" was held in 2014 as an entertainment event for the Singapore National Day Charity Gala to promote a new real estate project invested in the Riau Islands of Indonesia, "The Islandia."[10][11] The event was held at the Golden Mile Complex, which is largely an ethnic enclave for the Thai population in Singapore.[12] The winner of the contest, Jasy ln Tan, was sent to compete at the Miss Grand International 2014 pageant in Thailand.[10][13][14]

After the Islandia Group stopped all marketing campaigns for the aforementioned project on 1 December 2014,[15] the license was purchased by the pageant organizer led by Alex Liu, Exclusive Resource Marketing Pte., Ltd. (ERM Singapore Marketing Group), which served as the national licensee for Miss Grand International Singapore from 2015 to 2018.[1][16] The country representatives during that time were either appointed or determined through the Miss Singapore Beauty Pageant.[16]

After three years of absence, Singapore rejoined the competition in 2022, the franchise was obtained by a medical doctor, Iqmal Muhammad, who is currently serving as the director of Perada International.[7] and was then transferred to Adeline Hokulani of AO Venture Pte Ltd in 2023, when the first contest of Miss Grand Singapore will be organized.[17][18]

Edition

The Miss Grand Singapore pageant was organized as a stand-alone contest only once in September 2023.[17]

Edition Date Final Venue Entrants Winner Ref.
1st 9 September 2023 Black Studio, Stamford Arts Centre 15 Jade Wu [17][18][19]

International competition

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

Year Representative Original national title Result National director Ref.
Placement Other awards
2013 Elizabeth Houghton 1st runner-up Miss World Singapore 2013 Withdrew during the contest Edmund Ooi [8]
2014 Jasy ln Tan Miss Singapore Islandia 2014 Unplaced — Unknown [14]
2015 Rouzi Yan Appointed Unplaced — Alex Liu [20]
2016 Sabrina Ng Appointed Unplaced — [21]
2017 Crystal Lim Miss Grand Singapore 2017 Did not compete [3]
2018 Chang Ruey Jing Miss Grand Singapore 2018 Did not compete [4]
2019 – 2021: No representatives
2022 Emilbiany Intong 2nd runner-up Miss Universe Singapore 2017 Unplaced — Iqmal Muhammad [22]
2023 Jade Wu Miss Grand Singapore 2023 Unplaced — Adeline Hokulani [23]

Gallery

Controversy

In the inaugural edition of the Miss Grand International pageant held in Thailand in 2013, the Singaporean representative, Elizabeth Houghton, was disqualified from the contest before finishing the pageant tournament. The vice president of the international firms stated that her misbehavior, Houghton violated the hotel's no-smoking rule by smoking in public and did not join most of the pageant activities by claiming to be unwell, causing the organizer to need her to retire from the competition. Houghton, however, confirmed with one of the management staff that guests can smoke on the balconies.[8][9]

Houghton additionally claimed the reason for such an incident might be that she stood up for other contestants, Miss Germany and Miss Sweden, who were teased by the organizer for being fat, and as a result, she got blacklisted.[8][9]

In addition to Miss Singapore, the representatives of Denmark, Sweden, and Ukraine also withdrew before entering the grand final round of the aforementioned international pageant.

References

  1. ^ a b Revathi Valluvar and Lee Si Xuan (13 July 2017). "Miss Singapore Beauty Pageant 2017 finalists' photo draws flak online". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Jeff Oon (28 July 2013). "Eurasian student Maria-Anna Zenieris wins Miss World Singapore 2013". Yahoo Singapore. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b Daniel Ong (26 August 2017). "Winners of Miss Singapore pageant crowned". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Chang Ruey Jing crowned Miss Grand Singapore 2018". Times of India. 30 September 2018. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  5. ^ Earl D.C. Bracamonte (28 March 2021). "Miss USA is first Black contender to win Miss Grand International crown". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  6. ^ "มิสแกรนด์จาก 63 ประเทศทั่วโลกสวมชุดไทยประยุกต์สักการะพระแก้วมรกต ประเดิมกิจกรรมเก็บตัว Miss Grand International 2020". The Standard (Thailand) [th] (in Thai). 17 March 2021. Archived from the original on 18 March 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Miss Grand Singapore 2022 is organized under the leadership of the Perada International". Miss Grand International. 1 February 2022. Archived from the original on 21 November 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  8. ^ a b c d Charlene Chua (26 November 2013). "Singapore contestant gets kicked out of pageant". AsiaOne. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  9. ^ a b c "Elizabeth Houghton disqualified from overseas beauty pageant, controversy ensues". Coconuts Singapore. 26 November 2013. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023.
  10. ^ a b c Miss Singapore Islandia 2014 National Day Charity Gala (YouTube Video). The Islandia Media. 28 August 2014. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  11. ^ "Miss Singapore Islandia 2014". The Islandia. 31 July 2014. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  12. ^ Tan, Kevin S.Y. (2018). "Traversing the Golden Mile: An ethnographic outline of Singapore's Thai enclave". Urbanities: Journal of Urban Ethnography. 8 (1): 3–18. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  13. ^ "Congratulations! The Winner of Miss Singapore Islandia 2014 will represent Singapore to compete with 80 countries winners in Miss Grand International in Thailand October 2014!". The Islandia. 7 September 2014. Archived from the original on 21 November 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  14. ^ a b "Miss Grand International 2014 contestants". Miss Grand International. 25 December 2014. Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  15. ^ "Dear International partners and friends, please note Islandia Group Limited has stopped all marketing of our projects since 1st December 2014". The Islandia. 28 December 2015. Archived from the original on 21 November 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  16. ^ a b Charmaine Ng (5 August 2017). "Miss Singapore Beauty Pageant 2017 finalists making public comeback with charity car wash". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  17. ^ a b c "Miss Grand Singapore 2023 Finals". AO Venture Pte. Ltd. 2023. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  18. ^ a b "Miss Grand Singapore 2023 candidates". AO Venture Pte. Ltd. 2023. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023 – via Archive Today.((cite web)): CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  19. ^ Berkat Prima. "9 Finalis dari Kawasan Asia Tenggara di Miss Grand International 2023" (in Indonesian). IDN Times. Archived from the original on 12 September 2023.
  20. ^ "Miss Grand International 2015 contestants". Miss Grand International. 16 November 2015. Archived from the original on 16 November 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  21. ^ "Miss Grand International 2016 contestants". Miss Grand International. 20 October 2016. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  22. ^ "Miss Grand International 2022 contestants". Miss Grand International. 5 October 2022. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  23. ^ "Jade Wu es coronada como Miss Grand Singapur 2023". Diario del Sur [es] (in Spanish). 18 September 2023. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.

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