Miss Grand Bulgaria

Miss Grand Bulgaria
Formation	2015
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Sofia
Location	Bulgaria;
Membership	Miss Grand International
Official language	Bulgarian
National director	Veneta Krasteva
Parent organization	Bok Star Models; (2015, 2017 – 2020)

Miss Grand Bulgaria is a national beauty pageant title awarded to Bulgarian representatives competing at the Miss Grand International pageant.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] It was first introduced in 2013 when Miss Universe Bulgaria 2013, Veneta Krasteva, was invited to represent the country in the 2015 edition of Miss Grand International in Thailand.^[1] In 2017, Krasteva, as the manager of Bok Star Models, purchased the Miss Grand Bulgaria license; however, the license was later terminated in 2021.^[1]^[2]^[5]

Under the direction of Bok Star Models, the Bulgarian representatives were selected through their affiliated pageants, such as Miss World Bulgaria and Miss Sofia,^[3]^[4]^[6] except for 2020, when the titleholder was chosen via online processes.^[7]

History

Bulgaria debuted in the Miss Grand International pageant in 2015,^[1]^[8] when Veneta Krasteva was invited to compete in such an edition,^[1] but she was unplaced.^[9] After no Bulgarian license holder in 2016, Krasteva as the chairperson of a Sofia-based modeling agency, Bok Star Models, bought the franchise the following year,^[1]^[2]^[5] and the 2017 Miss Grand Bulgaria titleholder was elected through the Miss Sofia contest, the regional contest of the Miss World Bulgaria, which the mentioned organizer also managed.^[2]

In 2018 and 2019, Miss Grand Bulgaria was awarded as the supplementary title in the Miss World Bulgaria contest,^[3]^[4]^[6] while the 2020 titleholders were elected through the online selection.^[7] Later in 2021, Bok Star Models ended its partnership with the Miss Grand International pageant, and, hitherto, the license of Miss Grand Bulgaria was not purchased by any other agents.

International competition

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

Year	Representative		Original national title	International result
Year	English name	Bulgarian name	Original national title	Placement	Other awards
2013	Mirela Petrova^[10]	Мирела Петрова		Unable to compete
2015	Veneta Krasteva^[8]	Венета Кръстева	Miss Universe Bulgaria 2013^[11]	Unplaced^[9]	—
2017	Ralitsa Kandova^[2]^[5]	Ралица Кандова	Miss Grand Bulgaria 2017^[2]^[5]	Unplaced^[12]
2018	Beloslava Yordanova^[3]	Белослава Йорданова	Miss Grand Bulgaria 2018^[3]	Unplaced^[13]	—
2019	Victoria Vaseva^[4]	Виктория Васева	Miss Grand Bulgaria 2019^[4]	Unplaced^[14]	—
2020	Viktoria Lazarova^[7]^[15]	Виктория Лазарова	Miss Sofia 2020^[15]	Unplaced^[16]	—
No representatives since 2021

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Венета Кръстева: Нашите момичета прекаляват с подобренията". Trud.bg (in Bulgarian). 28 August 2018. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Кои са най-красивите жени в София?" (in Bulgarian). NOVA BG. 1 July 2017. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Перничанката Белослава Йорданова е новата Miss Grand International". Perniknews.com (in Bulgarian). 15 September 2018. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Екип Марица (18 October 2019). "Вики влезе сред най-красивите жени в света. Дългокраката моделка ще представя България в конкурса „Мис Гранд Интернешънъл"" (in Bulgarian). Mарица. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Миналогодишната победителка в конкурса Мис Русе спечели титлата Мис Вселена България 2017". Rousse.info (in Bulgarian). 16 September 2017. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
^ ^a ^b Александър Попов (20 August 2018). "Венета Кръстева наследява лиценза на Мис Свят-България". www.tialoto.bg (in Bulgarian). Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Danislava Krumova (11 February 2021). "Красива пловдивчанка ще се бори за световна титла в Тайланд". Trendynews.bg (in Bulgarian). Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ ^a ^b "Lệ Quyên bất ngờ "trắng tay" tại Miss Grand International 2015". Dantri.com.vn (in Vietnamese). 26 October 2015. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
^ "Miss Mirela Petrova, Miss Grand Bulgaria 2013". Miss Grand International. 13 October 2013. Archived from the original on 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
^ Новини Благоевград (1 May 2014). "Манекенката Венета Кръстева ще представи България на престижен конкурс". Blagoevgrad.eu (in Bulgarian). Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
^ "Ngắm Top 20 Miss Grand International 2017 nóng bỏng với phần thi bikini" (in Vietnamese). Voice of Vietnam. 26 October 2017. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
^ "Meenakshi Chaudhary from India wins 1st runner-up title at Miss Grand International 2018". Times of India. 25 October 2018. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
^ อีจัน Oline Team (26 October 2019). "สาว "เวเนซุเอลา" คว้ามง Miss grand international 2019". www.ejan.co (in Thai). Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Българката Виктория Лазарова в Топ 10 на най-красивите жени в света". E-zdravey.com (in Bulgarian). 24 March 2021. Archived from the original on 4 August 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
^ "Samantha Bernardo makes it to Top 20 of Miss Grand International!". GMA Network. 27 March 2021. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.

External links

Media related to Miss Grand Bulgaria at Wikimedia Commons

[invite-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Венета Кръстева: Нашите момичета прекаляват с подобренията". Trud.bg (in Bulgarian). 28 August 2018. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.

[bg17-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Кои са най-красивите жени в София?" (in Bulgarian). NOVA BG. 1 July 2017. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.

[bg18-3] "Перничанката Белослава Йорданова е новата Miss Grand International". Perniknews.com (in Bulgarian). 15 September 2018. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.

[bg19-4] Екип Марица (18 October 2019). "Вики влезе сред най-красивите жени в света. Дългокраката моделка ще представя България в конкурса „Мис Гранд Интернешънъл"" (in Bulgarian). Mарица. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.

[bg171-5] "Миналогодишната победителка в конкурса Мис Русе спечели титлата Мис Вселена България 2017". Rousse.info (in Bulgarian). 16 September 2017. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.

[wu18-6] Александър Попов (20 August 2018). "Венета Кръстева наследява лиценза на Мис Свят-България". www.tialoto.bg (in Bulgarian). Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.

[bg201-7] Danislava Krumova (11 February 2021). "Красива пловдивчанка ще се бори за световна титла в Тайланд". Trendynews.bg (in Bulgarian). Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.

[bg15-8] "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.

[res15-9] "Lệ Quyên bất ngờ "trắng tay" tại Miss Grand International 2015". Dantri.com.vn (in Vietnamese). 26 October 2015. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.

[10] "Miss Mirela Petrova, Miss Grand Bulgaria 2013". Miss Grand International. 13 October 2013. Archived from the original on 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.

[uni13-11] Новини Благоевград (1 May 2014). "Манекенката Венета Кръстева ще представи България на престижен конкурс". Blagoevgrad.eu (in Bulgarian). Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.

[res17-12] "Ngắm Top 20 Miss Grand International 2017 nóng bỏng với phần thi bikini" (in Vietnamese). Voice of Vietnam. 26 October 2017. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2023.

[res18-13] "Meenakshi Chaudhary from India wins 1st runner-up title at Miss Grand International 2018". Times of India. 25 October 2018. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.

[res19-14] อีจัน Oline Team (26 October 2019). "สาว "เวเนซุเอลา" คว้ามง Miss grand international 2019". www.ejan.co (in Thai). Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.

[bg20-15] "Българката Виктория Лазарова в Топ 10 на най-красивите жени в света". E-zdravey.com (in Bulgarian). 24 March 2021. Archived from the original on 4 August 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2023.

[res20-16] "Samantha Bernardo makes it to Top 20 of Miss Grand International!". GMA Network. 27 March 2021. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.

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Miss Grand Bulgaria

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References

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