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| Formation | 21 August 2021; 4 years ago (2021-08-21) |
|---|---|
| Founder | Giuseppe Romanelli |
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Martina Franca |
| Location | |
| Membership | Miss Grand Italy |
Official language | Italian |
Director | Giuseppe Romanelli(2021–present) |
Miss Grand Apulia (Italian:Miss Grand Puglia) is an Italian regional femalebeauty pageant,[1][2] founded in 2021 by aMartina Franca-based entrepreneur, Giuseppe Romanelli.[3][4] The winners of the contest represent the region ofApulia in theMiss Grand Italy national pageant.[5][6]
Since their first participation in the Miss Grand Italy pageant, Apulia representatives won the contest once in 2022 by Miriam Malerba,[5][7] who then competed internationally in theinternational tournament in Indonesia,[5] but was unplaced.[8][9] Other placements they obtained remain unclarified due to a lack of summarized national competition results publicized by both regional and national organizers.
AfterMiss Grand Italy began franchising the regional license to local organizers, the Apulia franchise was awarded to entrepreneur Giuseppe Romanelli ofMartina Franca, who has been serving as the director of Miss Grand Apulia since 2021.[3][4][10][11] Under his directorship, the first contest of Miss Grand Apulia happened on 21 August 2021, at the Club L'egizio Restaurant inMartina Franca,[3] in which four candidates were elected as the region representatives to the Miss Grand Italy 2021 pageant.[4] The contest has been held annually since then.[12][1][13]
Besides the regional winner, some runners-up were also sent to compete in the national contest.[13] Several local auditions and contests were organized annually to elect the finalists for theregion-level pageant.[14][15]
The following table details Miss Grand Apulia's annual editions since 2021.
| Edition | Date | Final venue | Entrants | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 21 August 2021 | Club L'egizio Restaurant,Martina Franca (TA) | N/A | None[a] | [3][4] |
| 2nd | 25 August 2022 | Villa dei Sogni,Martina Franca (TA) | 15 | Miriam Malerba | [12][7] |
| 3rd | 10 December 2022 | Hotel Villa Rosa,Martina Franca (TA) | N/A | Marika Giannattasio | [1][13] |
| 4th | 23 June 2024 | Hotel Cecere, San Basilio (TA) | N/A | Veronica Corrente | [16][17] |
| 5th[b] | 29 June 2025 | Villa dei Sogni,Martina Franca (TA) | 50 | Asia Tommasi | [18][19] |
The following is a list of representatives of the region ofApulia in theMiss Grand Italy national pageant.
| Year | Representative | Original state title | Placement at Miss Grand Italy | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Anna Nocera | Winners of the 2021 Apulia qualification stage | No data available | [4] |
Swami Di Noia | ||||
Miriam Circelli | ||||
| 2022 | Miriam Malerba | Miss Grand Apulia 2022 | Winner | [7] |
| 2023 | Marika Giannattasio | Miss Grand Apulia 2023 | No data available | [13] |
| 2024 | Veronica Corrente | Miss Grand Apulia 2024 | 1st runner-up | [17] |
| 2025 | Asia Tommasi | Miss Grand Apulia 2025 | [18] |
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