Miss Grand Kurdistan is a female beauty pageant title awarded to Kurd representatives competing at the Miss Grand International pageant.[1][2][3][4] The title was first awarded in 2014 to a Swedish-Kurdish, Dalia Rebwar Hassan, who was also a finalist of Miss Kurdistan 2013.[2][5] Dalia later competed at the Miss Grand International 2014 pageant in Thailand.[2][5]

Miss Grand Kurdistan
Formation2014
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersErbil
Location
MembershipMiss Grand International
Official language
National director
Dalia Rebwar

Since the establishment of Miss Grand International, Kurdistan participated only twice: in 2014 and 2015; however, its 2015 representative withdrew before completing the tournament,[6][7][8] while the remaining was unplaced.[2][9]

History

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Kurdistan debuted in Miss Grand International in 2014 after a finalist in a newly established pageant, Miss Kurdistan, Dalia Rebwar, was assigned to compete internationally in Thailand.[2][10] Even though Dalia got a non-placement in such a contest, she renewed the license the following year and subsequently assigned a Dubai-based model, Leyli Chupani, as her successor.[1][2]

During the 2015 international pageant's boot camp in Thailand, Leyli withdrew before reaching the grand final stage and accused the international organizer of not providing enough food as well as bedtime for the contestants, which caused her health to become unstable and led her to withdraw.[6][11][12] However, the organizer declared that after the examination in the hospital, the doctor concluded Leyli did not have any instability but she insisted on declaring that she was unwell and desired to retire from the competition.[7][11][12]

International competition

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The following is a list of Kurd representatives at the Miss Grand International contest.

Year Representative Original national title Competition Performance National director
Placement Other award(s)
2014 Dalia Rebwar Hassan[2][10] Miss Kurdistan 2013 Finalist Unplaced[9] Dalia Rebwar
2015 Leyli Chupani[1][2] Appointed Withdrew during the contest[6][8]
No representatives since 2016

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Miss Kurdistan bids for Miss Grand International". Rudaw Media Network. 8 October 2015. Archived from the original on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Miss Kurdistan Leyli Chupani among finalists for Miss Grand International 2015". Ekurd.net. 7 October 2015. Archived from the original on 16 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Tartanka Quruxda iyo Gabadhii ugu horeysay oo Kurdistan ah". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 11 June 2015. Archived from the original on 16 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  4. ^ ""ณวัฒน์" แจงเหตุนางงามจอมวุ่น สร้างปัญหาถอนตัวมิสแกรนด์ฯ ลั่นใครผิดต้องออก". www.tvpoolonline.com (in Thai). 16 October 2015. Archived from the original on 16 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  5. ^ a b Nyheter, S. V. T. (10 June 2015). "Hon vill frigöra kvinnans sexualitet genom att bära bikini". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Archived from the original on 16 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  6. ^ a b c "Thí sinh tố cuộc thi sắc đẹp vì không được ăn ngủ đầy đủ". Afamily.vn (in Vietnamese). 15 October 2015. Archived from the original on 16 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  7. ^ a b ""ณวัฒน์" งัดหลักฐานแฉกลับ นางงามเคอร์ดิสถาน" (in Thai). Manager Online. 16 October 2015. Archived from the original on 16 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  8. ^ a b "(ชมคลิป)เพลียยันไส้! "ณวัฒน์" ยอมเสียหน้ารักษามาตรฐาน ไล่ 2 นางงามป่วนกองประกวดมิสแกรนด์ อินเตอร์ฯ" (in Thai). Manager Online. 17 October 2015. Archived from the original on 16 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  9. ^ a b Arvin Ello (6 October 2014). "Miss Cuba is Miss Grand International 2014". www.vintersections.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  10. ^ a b Eirik B. Traavik; Per Christian Selmer-Anderssen (3 August 2018). "Fra Iran til Skogn og tilbake igjen" (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Dagens Næringsliv. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  11. ^ a b "Lùm xùm thí sinh thi hoa hậu tố bị ban tổ chức đối xử tệ". Nld.com.vn (in Vietnamese). 16 October 2015. Archived from the original on 16 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  12. ^ a b "Ban tổ chức Hoa hậu Hòa bình Quốc tế bị tố bạc đãi thí sinh" (in Vietnamese). VNExpress. 15 October 2015. Archived from the original on 16 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
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