Miss Grand Ethiopia

Miss Grand Ethiopia
Formation2013
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersAddis Ababa
Location
Membership
Miss Grand International
Official language
English
National director
Genet Tsegay
Parent organization
  • Miss Ethiopia (2014 – 2016)
  • Ethiopian Beauty Queens (2017 – 2018)

Miss Grand Ethiopia is a national beauty pageant title awarded to Ethiopian representatives competing at the Miss Grand International contest.[1][2][3][4] From 2013 to 2018, the license belonged to the national contest of the Miss Ethiopia pageant,[4] but most of the country representatives were appointed instead of directly determined through such a national pageant.[3][5] The contract between Miss Ethiopia and Miss Grand International was discontinued in 2019, and no other Ethiopian body renewed the license, resulting in no Ethiopian representatives on such an international stage since then.

Since the first participation in 2013, the highest and only placement in Miss Grand International of Ethiopian representatives was the first runner-up which was obtained in 2014 by the vice-Miss Ethiopia 2014, Hiwot Bekele.[6] Three months after winning the position, Hiwot was appointed to compete at the Miss Universe 2014,[7] but was unplaced.[8]

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  7. ^ "Model & Designer Hiwot Bekele Represents Ethiopia at 63rd Miss Universe pageant". www.tadias.com. 5 January 2015. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  8. ^ "MJ Lastimosa among top 10 at Miss Universe 2014". Rappler. 26 January 2015. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2022.