Miss Grand Philippines

Miss Grand Philippines is a female national beauty pageant in the Philippines, launched in 2014 by John Dela Vega,[1][2] who was also the founder of the "House of JDV," one of the country's most recognized pageant training camps.[3] The winner of the contest represents the country at its parent international platform, Miss Grand International.[1][2] In cooperation with the Binibining Pilipinas Charities, Inc. (BPCI), some national finalists of the Binibining Pilipinas pageant were assigned to participate in the Miss Grand International pageant in 2013 and 2015.[4][5][6]

Not to be confused with Miss Universe Philippines, Miss World Philippines, Miss Philippines Earth, Binibining Pilipinas, Mutya Pilipinas, or Miss Republic of the Philippines.
Miss Grand Philippines
Established16 August 2014 (2014-08-16)
(As Miss Grand Philippines pageant)
FounderJohn Dela Vega
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersManila
Location
Membership
Miss Grand International
Official language
English
President
Arnold Vegafria
Parent organization
ALV Events International (2023 – present)
Miss Grand Philippines licensee timeline

In 2016, the competition license was transferred to the BPCI,[7] and then to another pageant organizer, the ALV Pageant Circle, in late 2022.[8][9] Under the supervision of the BPCI in 2016–2022, the majority of Filipino representatives at the Miss Grand International pageant were directly determined through the Binibining Pilipinas contest,[7] except for the 2020 season, wherein the runner-up of the previous edition was appointed to participate.[10] The Miss Grand Philippines pageant, on the other hand, is expected to return as a separate platform in 2023 once the license is passed to the organization chaired by Arnold Vegafria, ALV Pageant Circle.[8][9][11]

Since the inception of the Miss Grand International pageant in 2013, Philippines representatives have never won the contest but hold a record of six placements; the highest position is the first runner-up, which was obtained by Nicole Cordoves and Samantha Bernardo in 2016 and 2020, respectively.[12][13]

History

Since its debut in the Miss Grand International Pageant in 2013, the Philippines has only had one Miss Grand national pageant, which took place in 2014.[2] Under the direction of John Dela Vega, who served as the national licensee from 2013 to 2015, the contest was held on August 16 at the GT-Toyota Asian Cultural Center in Quezon, and Kimberly Karlsson of Oriental Mindoro was named the winner, beating out the other eighteen participants.[2] The remaining representatives were either chosen on the Binibining Pilipinas stage or appointed,[7] such as Parul Shah, who was elected Binibining Pilipinas Tourism in the Binibining Pilipinas 2014 pageant but was later assigned to represent the country at the Miss Grand International 2015 pageant instead,[4][5] due to the cancellation of the Miss Tourism International 2014 pageant,[14] as well as Samantha Bernardo, who was appointed Miss Grand Philippines 2020 after obtaining the second runner-up position at the Binibining Pilipinas 2019 pageant.[10]

The national pageant of Miss Grand Philippines is planned to return in 2023 after the Miss World Philippines organizer, chaired by Arnold Vegafria, ALV Pageant Circle, took over the franchise from Binibining Pilipinas Charities, Inc. in late 2022.[8][9][11]

Editions

The following list is the edition detail of the Miss Grand Philippines contest, since its inception in 2014.

Year Edition Date Final venue Entrants Result Ref.
Winner1st runner-up2nd runner-up
2014 1stAugust 16GT-Toyota Asian Cultural Center, Quezon City, Metro Manila19Kimberly Karlsson
(Oriental Mindoro)		Rosevemme Marie Fajardo
(Surigao del Sur)		Mary Theresa Erna Gomez
(Tarlac)		[2]
2023 2ndJuneSM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay, Metro Manila

Representatives at Miss Grand International
Color keys
  •   Declared as winner.
  •   Ended as a runner-up (Top 5).
  •   Ended as a semi-finalist (Top 10).
  •   Ended as a quarterfinalist (Top 20).
  •   Unplaced.
List of Philippines representatives at Miss Grand International
YearRepresentativeOriginal national titleInternational resultRef.
PlacementsOther awards
2013Annalie ForbesBinibining Pilipinas 2012 – 2nd Runner Up3rd Runner Up—[3][6]
2014Kimberly KarlssonMiss Grand Philippines 2014Unplaced—[2]
2015Parul ShahBinibining Pilipinas Tourism International 20143rd Runner UpBest National Costume[4][5]
2016Nicole CordovesBinibining Pilipinas Grand International 20161st Runner Up—[7][13]
2017Elizabeth ClenciBinibining Pilipinas Grand International 20172nd Runner Up—[6][7]
2018Eva PatalinjugBinibining Pilipinas Grand International 2018Unplaced—[7]
2019Samantha Lo[α]Binibining Pilipinas Grand International 2019Unplaced—[7]
2020Samantha BernardoBinibining Pilipinas 2019 – 2nd Runner Up1st Runner Up—[7][15]
2021Samantha PanlilioBinibining Pilipinas Grand International 2021Unplaced—[7][15]
2022Roberta TamondongBinibining Pilipinas Grand International 20225th Runner Up (Top 10)[β]—[12][15]
Note:
  • ^α Resigned from the title after finishing the international contest in Venezuela, Bb. Pilipinas 2019 1st runner-up Maria Andrea Abesamis was later promoted to take over the title but did not go internationally to compete.[7]
  • ^β Initially finishing as one of the top 20 finalists, she has since been promoted to the fifth runner-up (Top 10) position as a replacement for Miss Mauritius, who resigned from the title.[16]
Gallery
  • Miss Grand Philippines 2022Roberta Tamondong
    Miss Grand Philippines 2022
    Roberta Tamondong
  • Miss Grand Philippines 2021Samantha Panlilio
    Miss Grand Philippines 2021
    Samantha Panlilio
  • Miss Grand Philippines 2015Parul Shah
    Miss Grand Philippines 2015
    Parul Shah
  • Miss Grand Philippines 2014Kimberly Karlsson
    Miss Grand Philippines 2014
    Kimberly Karlsson

References
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  12. "Miss World PH congratulates Roberta Tamondong on Bb. Pilipinas Grand International win". ABS-CBN. 5 August 2022. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  13. "Binibining Pilipinas withdraws from Miss Grand International franchise". Rappler. 7 November 2022. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
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