| Formation | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Riga |
| Location | |
| Membership | Miss Grand International |
Official language | Latvian |
Parent organization |
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Miss Grand Latvia is a nationalbeauty pageant title awarded to Latvian representatives competing at theMiss Grand International pageant.[1][2][3] The title was first awarded in 2013, when the director ofMis Latvija, Inta Fogele, assigned the winner of Miss Rezekne 2013, Kristīne Rancāne, to represent Latvia at the inaugural edition of the mentioned international contest inThailand,[1] where she won the Best in Swimsuit award and was placed among the top 10 finalists,[1][4] which was considered the only and highest placement for Latvian representatives at Miss Grand International.[1][5][6]
The license of Miss Grand Latvian was transferred to different licensees year by year, including theMis Latvija pageant in 2013,[1] Meldra Rozenberga in 2016,[2] and Exclusive Events International in 2019.[7] However, since 2020, the Miss Grand Latvia license has not been purchased by any other agency.
Since the inception of theMiss Grand International pageant, Latvia rarely sent its representative to compete. The first Latvian candidate to compete at such was Kristīne Rancāne, the winner of Miss Rezekne 2013 who was appointed by the director of theMis Latvija pageant, Inta Fogele.[1] However, the contract between Mis Latvija and Miss Grand International was not extended caused Latvia to absence in the contest from 2014 to 2015.
After two years of hiatus, a 20-year-old entertainment industry management student fromUniversity of Alberta, Meldra Rozenberga, purchased the license and dominated herself as the country representative in the2016 competition inLas Vegas,Nevada,[2] but she did not get any placements in the competition.[5]
In 2019, the license of Miss Grand Latvia was purchased by aRomanian-based event organizer, Exclusive Events International,[7] which selected the Latvian candidates through an online application, and a 25-year-old international model and influencer fromRiga, Jekaterina Aleksejeva, was elected the winner.[8][9] Aleksejeva later competed internationally inVenezuela,[3][10] but was unplaced.[6][11]
The following is a list of Latvian representatives at theMiss Grand International contest.
| Year | Representative | Original national title | Competition performance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placement | Other awards | ||||
| 2013 | Kristīne Rancāne[1] | Miss Rēzekne 2013[1] | Top 10[1][4] | Best in Swimsuit[1] | |
| 2016 | Meldra Rozenberga[2] | — | Unplaced[5] | — | |
| 2019 | Kate Alexeeva[3][6] | — | Unplaced[6][11] | — | |
| No representatives from 2020 to 2023 | |||||
| 2024 | Sabina Saharova[12] | Miss Latvia 2016 Finalist | Did not compete | ||
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