Miss Grand Ivory Coast

Miss Grande Ivory Coast
FormationOctober 1, 2022 (2022-10-01)
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersAbidjan
Location
Membership
  • Miss Planet International
  • Miss Premium African International
Official language
French
Directors
  • Tatiana Kacou
  • Kelly Serge
Parent organization
Comite Miss Grande Côte d'Ivoire (COMIGCI)
WebsiteMissGrandeCI.com
Miss Grand Ivory Coast
Formation2014
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersParis
Location
MembershipMiss Grand International
Official language
French
Director
Angell Robles Yanez (2024–Present)
Parent organization
Celest Productions

Miss Grand Ivory Coast (French: Miss Grande Côte d'Ivoire) is a national beauty pageant for women in the Ivory Coast, headquartered in Abidjan.[1][2] The competition was established in 2022 by the Comité Miss Grande Côte d’Ivoire (COMIGCI), under the directorship of Kelly Serge and Tatiana Kacou.[3] As the organization does not hold the national license for Miss Grand International, the winners of the contest have instead been designated to participate in alternative international competitions, including Miss Planet International and Miss Premium African International.[4]

Ivory Coast has participated in the Miss Grand International pageant only once, in 2014, when the country was represented by Richlove Amissah,[5][6] who did not achieve placement among the finalists.[7]

History

The inaugural Miss Grand Ivory Coast pageant was organized in 2022 under the direction of Kelly Serge and Tatiana Kacou[3] and featured nine finalists; it was held on 1 October at the Amphithéâtre de la Cité Rouge in Abidjan,[8] where Sandra N’Guessan, a Baoulé candidate from the host city, was declared the winner.[9][4] Although initially slated to represent Ivory Coast at the Miss Grand International 2022 pageant in Indonesia,[10] her participation did not materialize due to the absence of a locally secured license, and she was instead assigned to compete in other international beauty competitions.[4]

In 2024, the franchise rights to designate an Ivory Coast representative to Miss Grand International were conferred upon Celest Productions, a Paris-based pageant organization led by Angell Robles Yanez,[11] who has also served as the director of Miss Grand France since 2023.

Editions

Location and date

Edition Date Venue Entrants Ref.
1st October 1, 2022 Amphithéatre de la Cité Rouge, Cocody Danga, Abidjan 9 [8]
2nd September 1, 2023 Yelam's Theater, Treichville, Abidjan 14 [2][12]

Competition results

Year Miss Grand Ivory Coast 1st Runner-Up 2nd Runner-Up Ref.
2022 Sandra N'guessan Esther Dongo Mouna Fofana [13]
2023 Lago Christiane Bah Maeva Aboa Jennifer [14]

International competition

The following is a list of Miss Grande Côte d'Ivoire representatives who competed internationally.

Year International pageant Representative Original national title Competition performance National director(s)
Placement Other awards
2014 Miss Grand International 2014 Richlove Amissah[5] Appointed Unplaced[7] — Self-dominated
No representatives for Miss Grand International between 2015 - 2023
2022 Miss Planet International 2022 Sandra N'guessan[15] Miss Grande Côte d'Ivoire 2022[9] Canceled[16]
  • Tatiana Kacou[3]
  • Marlene Sié[3]
Miss Premium African International 2022 Canceled[17]
2024 Miss Planet International 2024 Lago Christiane Miss Grande Côte d'Ivoire 2023[14] Unplaced —
Miss Grand International 2024
Aya Kadjo[18]
1st runner-up Miss Grand France 2023
 Unplaced[19] — Angell Robles Yanez[11]
  • Richlove Amissah
    Miss Grand Ivory Coast 2014
  • Aya Kadjo
    Miss Grand Ivory Coast 2024

References

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  9. ^ a b "Le mariage traditionnel de la Miss Sandra N'guessan fait polémique". afrikbuzz.com (in French). May 22, 2023. Archived from the original on October 27, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
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  14. ^ a b "Félicitations au Trio Gagnant Miss Grande CI 2023 de cette deuxième édition". Miss Grande Côte d’Ivoire (in French). September 2, 2023. Archived from the original on October 27, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
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  17. ^ "Miss Premium Africa — Press Release". October 21, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
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