Miss Grand Apulia

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Miss Grand Apulia
Miss Grand Puglia
FormationAugust 21, 2021; 2 years ago (2021-08-21)
FounderGiuseppe Romanelli
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersMartina 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 female beauty pageant,[1][2] founded in 2022 by a Martina Franca-based entrepreneur, Giuseppe Romanelli.[3][4] The winners of the contest represent the region of Apulia in the Miss 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 the international 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.

History[edit]

After Miss Grand Italy began franchising the regional license to local organizers, the Apulia franchise was awarded to entrepreneur Giuseppe Romanelli of Martina 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 August 21, 2021, at the Club L'egizio Restaurant in Martina 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 the region-level pageant.[14][15]

Editions[edit]

The following table details Miss Grand Apulia's annual editions since 2021.

Edition Date Final venue Entrants Winner Ref.
1st August 21, 2021 Club L'egizio Restaurant, Martina Franca (TA) N/A None[a] [3][4]
2nd August 25, 2022 Villa dei Sogni, Martina Franca (TA) 15 Miriam Malerba [12][7]
3rd December 10, 2022 Hotel Villa Rosa, Martina Franca (TA) N/A Marika Giannattasio [1][13]
4th June 23, 2024 [16]
Note
  1. ^ Three candidates were elected to compete at the Miss Grand Italy 2021 pageant; no actual Miss Grand Apulia 2021 was crowned.[4]

National competition[edit]

The following is a list of representatives of the region of Apulia in the Miss 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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Il 10 dicembre all'Hotel Villa Rosa di Martina Franca la 1a Tappa di Miss Grand International Italy Puglia". www.lsdmagazine.com (in Italian). 8 December 2022. Archived from the original on 8 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  2. ^ Gianfranco Maffucci (10 December 2022). "Martina Franca – Miss Grand International Italy a Villa Rosa". www.blufree.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 8 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "Finale Regionale Puglia". Miss Grand Italy (in Italian). 2021. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Finale Regionale Puglia". Miss Grand Italy (in Italian). 27 August 2021. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Da Terlizzi all'Indonesia, la 18enne Miriam rappresenterà l'Italia al super show per "reginette di bellezza"" [From Terlizzi to Indonesia, 18-year-old Miriam will represent Italy at the super show for "beauty queens"]. Telebari [it] (in Italian). 21 September 2022. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Piedimonte Matese-Maratea, l'azienda delle sorelle Zulla tra gli sponsor della finale nazionale di "Miss Grand International Italy 2022"" [Piedimonte Matese-Maratea, the Zulla sisters' company among the sponsors of the national final of "Miss Grand International Italy 2022"]. casertaweb.com (in Italian). 22 September 2022. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  7. ^ a b c "Miriam Malerba 18 anni da Terlizzi(Ba) è la Miss Grand International Italy 2022". Beneventonews24.it (in Italian). 20 September 2022. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  8. ^ Abad, Ysa (26 October 2022). "Brazil's Isabella Menin is Miss Grand International 2022". Rappler. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  9. ^ Bracamonte, Earl D. C. (26 October 2022). "Philippines finishes in top 20, Brazil wins Miss Grand International 2022". Philippine Star. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Selezione Regionale Puglia". Miss Grand Italy (in Italian). 17 July 2021. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Selezione Regionale Puglia". Miss Grand Italy (in Italian). 1 June 2021. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Finale Regionale Puglia". Miss Grand Italy (in Italian). 2022. Archived from the original on 23 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  13. ^ a b c d "Finale Regionale Puglia". Miss Grand Italy (in Italian). 15 May 2023. Archived from the original on 25 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Selezione Regionale Puglia". Miss Grand Italy (in Italian). 31 May 2022. Archived from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Selezione Regionale Puglia". Miss Grand Italy (in Italian). 4 March 2022. Archived from the original on 6 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  16. ^ "Finale Regionale Puglia". Miss Grand Italy (in Italian). 2024. Archived from the original on 14 March 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.