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Miss Grand Albania

Miss Grand Albania was an Albanian female beauty pageant founded in 2014 by a Pristina-based event organizer chaired by Sherif Pacolli, Lens Production.[1] In 2018, the competition license was transferred to the modeling agency managed by Aleks Tanushi, Aleks Fashion Events (A.F.E.), and its headquarters was also relocated to Tirana.[2] The pageant winner represents the country at its international parent contest, Miss Grand International.[3]

Miss Grand Albania
Established20 July 2014; 10 years ago (2014-07-20)
GründerSherif Pacolli
TypBeauty pageant
HauptsitzTirana
Standort
Membership
Miss Grand International
Official language
Albanian
Presidents
  • Eduart Dedaj
  • Labinot G. Sashi
Parent organization
  • Lens Production
    (2013 – 2017)
  • Aleks Fashion Events
    (2018 – 2021)
  • Exclusive Management
    (2023 – Present)

Since its first participation at the Miss Grand International pageant in 2014, Albanian representatives never placed in the competition.

History

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Albania participated in the Miss Grand International pageant for the first time in 2014, represented by Vivian Canaj, who won the Miss Grand Albania 2014 title after competing at the Miss Grand Albania & Kosovo 2014 pageant held by Sherif Pacolli, a chairperson of the Kosovan event organizer in Pristina, Lens Production.[1]

The first edition of Albania's Miss Grand National was held on July 20, 2014, at the California Resort in Pristina; the event was broadcast live nationwide on a Kosovan satellite television channel, RTK Live,[4] and featured twenty national finalists, of whom a model from Tirana, Vivian Canaj, was elected the winner.[5][6]

From 2014 to 2018, the pageant was held in parallel with Miss Grand Kosovo as Miss Grand Albania & Kosovo. The Miss Grand Albania pageant was held as a stand-alone pageant for the first time in 2019 when Aleks Tanushi of Aleks Fashion Events (A.F.E.) took over the Albanian franchise from Lens Production.[7][8][9]

Winner gallery
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    Fjorela Lezo
    Miss Grand Albania 2020

Editions

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The following list is the edition detail of the Miss Grand Albania contest, held annually from 2014 to 2021.

Year Edition Date Final venue Entrants Winner Ref.
2014 1st July 20 California Resort, Lipljan, Pristina 20 Vivian Canaj [5][6]
2015 2nd May 31 Objekti i First Channel Studio, Pristina 13 Enkelejda Lajci [10]
2016 3rd July 1 California Resort, Lipljan, Pristina 17 Esterina Xhaurri [3][11]
2017 4th February 28 10 Klaudia Kalia [12]
2018 5th May 26 14 Dashuria Bilaj [13][14]
2019 6th June 23 Teater Tirana Kinostudio, Tirana 14 Xhensila Shaba [7][8]
2020 7th September 16 12 Fjorela Lezo [9]
2021 8th June 26 10 Hygerta Hidri [15][16]

Representatives at Miss Grand International

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The following is a list of Albanian representatives who competed at the Miss Grand International pageant.

Color keys

  •   : Declared as the winner
  •   : Ended as a runner-up (Top 5)
  •   : Ended as a finalist (Top 10)
  •   : Ended as a semifinalist (Top 20/21)
  •   : Ended as special awards winner
Year Town Miss Grand Albania Titel Placement Special Awards National Director
2024 Laç Elsa Alijaj[17] Top 6 Miss Universe Albania & Kosovo 2020[18] TBA Eduart Dedaj &
Labinot G. Sashi
2023 Krujë Angela Tanuzi[19][20] Miss World Albania 2022 Unplaced
2022 No representative
2021 Tirana Hygerta Hidri[21] Miss Grand Albania 2021 Did not compete Aleks Tanushi
2020 Tirana Fjorela Lezo[9] Miss Grand Albania 2020 Unplaced
2019 Tirana Xhensila Shaba[2] Miss Grand Albania 2019 Unplaced
2018 Tirana Klaudia Kalia[22] Miss Grand Albania 2017 Unplaced
Pristina Dashuria Bilaj[13][14] Miss Grand Albania 2018 Did not compete Sherif Pacolli
2017 Tirana Klaudia Kalia[12][22] Miss Grand Albania 2017
2016 Tirana Esterina Xhaurri[3][11] Miss Grand Albania 2016
Tirana Paula Preci[23] Appointed
2015 Tirana Enkelejda Lajci[24] Miss Grand Albania 2015 Unplaced
2014 Tirana Vivian Canaj[6] Miss Grand Albania 2014 Unplaced
2013 Tirana Dajana Luga[25] Appointed Did not compete

References

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  1. ^ a b Arben Mehmeti (4 January 2019). "Songyl Meniqi Femra e cila përfaqësoi Kosovën në "Miss Grande International" në Myanmar". RTV Syri Blue (in Albanian). Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Kurorëzohet më e bukura e "Miss Grand Albania 2019"; Ja ku do garojë ajo më tej…!". Intervista (in Albanian). 27 July 2019. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Këto janë dy bukuroshet që përfaqësojnë Kosovën dhe Shqipërinë në Miss Grand të Las Vegasit (Foto)". Telegrafi (in Albanian). 7 June 2016. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
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  7. ^ a b "Xhensila Shaba élue Miss Grand Albanie 2019". Missitems.be (in French). 1 January 2019. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Xhensila Shaba - Miss Grand Albania 2019, Emisioni i 5't n'prush". Produksioni Nprush (in Albanian). 22 July 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  9. ^ a b c "Entree en Thailande. Une Quarantaine de toute beaute avec Miss Grand International 2020!". Chiang Mai de-ci de-la (in French). 24 January 2021. Archived from the original on 21 February 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Enkelejda Lajçi, në mesin e më të bukurave në garën në Bangkok". Koha (in Albanian). 25 October 2015. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  11. ^ a b Ibish Hoti (25 July 2019). "Dy bukuroshet që do ta përfaqësojnë Kosovën dhe Shqipërinë në Miss Grand International 2016 (Foto)". Botapress (in Albanian). Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  12. ^ a b "2 winners girls Miss Grand Kosovo 2017 Nora Muja and Miss grand Albania 2017 Klaudia Kalia". 3 March 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  13. ^ a b "Miss Grand Albania shkëlqen me fotot e reja". Syri GmbH (in Albanian). 15 August 2018. Archived from the original on 19 August 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2019 – via Internet Archive.
  14. ^ a b "Foto-Video / Këngëtarja shqiptare, nudo për të mbrojtur detin". Syri GmbH (in Albanian). 30 October 2019. Archived from the original on 19 August 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2019 – via Internet Archive.
  15. ^ Hygerta Hidri, “Miss Grand Albania 2021” (YouTube Video) (in Albanian). Televizioni T7. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2022. Alt URL
  16. ^ Ftesë në 5, Bukuroshja shqiptare humbet shansin e jetës për shkak të vaksinës,13 Janar 2022, Pjesa 3 (YouTube Video) (in Albanian). Top Channel Albania. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022. Alt URL
  17. ^ "Elsa Alijaj, Miss Grand Albania që ruan traditat shqiptare ne Itali" (in Albanian). China Radio International. 5 August 2024. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  18. ^ "Elsa Alijaj - the girl who arrived at the Miss Universe as a cleaner". www.classlifestyle.com. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  19. ^ Muhammad Ayub Rifai (2 September 2023). "8 Potret Finalis Miss Grand International 2023 dari Eropa, Stunning!" (in Indonesian). IDN Times. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  20. ^ "Peru wins Miss Grand International 2023; PH makes early exit". ABS-CBN. 25 October 2023. Archived from the original on 25 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  21. ^ "Miss Grand International 2021: conoce el día, hora, participantes y cómo ver EN VIVO el certamen internacional" (in Spanish). La República. 4 December 2021. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  22. ^ a b "Khaudia Kalia crowned Miss Grand Albania 2018". Times of India. 7 September 2018. Archived from the original on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  23. ^ "Official Confirmation! Miss Paula Preci, a professional model, was crowned as Miss Grand Albania 2016". Miss Grand International Organization. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  24. ^ "Mỹ nhân nóng bỏng với suối tóc đen óng ả đăng quang Hoa hậu Hòa bình Costa Rica 2022". Tienphong.vn (in Vietnamese). Tiền Phong. 8 July 2022. Archived from the original on 15 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  25. ^ "Votoni per bukuroshet Dajana Luga nga Shqiperia dhe Lirie Sejdijaj nga Kosova per miss grand international ne Thailand" (in Albanian). 4 November 2013. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023 – via Archive Today.
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