{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox organization | name = Miss Grand Abruzzo | logo = Flag of Abruzzo.svg | caption = | formation = {{Start date and age|2022|9|4|df=y}} | type = [[Beauty pageant]] | founder = Marcello Venditti | headquarters = [[Avezzano]] | location = [[Italy]] | membership = [[Miss Grand Italy]] | language = [[Italian language|Italian]] | parent_organization = | leader_title = Director | leader_name = Marcelli Venditti ''(2021–present)'' | key_people = | num_staff = | budget = | website = }} '''Miss Grand Abruzzo''' is an Italian regional female [[beauty pageant]],<ref name=marsica>{{cite web|url=https://www.marsica-web.it/2023/07/06/miss-grand-international-abruzzo-in-finale-adele-mariani-di-civitella-roveto/|title=Miss Grand International Abruzzo in Finale Adele Mariani di Civitella Roveto|language=it|website=www.marsica-web.it|trans-title=Miss Grand International Abruzzo in the Final Adele Mariani from Civitella Roveto|date=6 July 2023|accessdate=27 May 2024|archivedate=27 May 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240527164720/https://www.marsica-web.it/2023/07/06/miss-grand-international-abruzzo-in-finale-adele-mariani-di-civitella-roveto/}}</ref><ref name=first2023audition/> founded in 2022 by a [[Avezzano]]-based modeling agency, Mega Star Agency, chaired by Marcelli Venditti.<ref name=2022audition/><ref name=venue22abruzzo/> The winners of the contest represent the region of [[Abruzzo]] in the [[Miss Grand Italy]] national pageant.<ref name=secondplace>{{cite web|url=https://www.ekuonews.it/28/09/2022/labruzzo-con-maria-carmen-crescenzi-sul-podio-del-miss-grand-international/|language=it|website=www.ekuonews.it|date=28 September 2022|accessdate=28 May 2024|archivedate=27 May 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240527172731/https://www.ekuonews.it/28/09/2022/labruzzo-con-maria-carmen-crescenzi-sul-podio-del-miss-grand-international/|title=L'Abruzzo con Maria Carmen Crescenzi sul podio del Miss Grand International|trans-title=Abruzzo with Maria Carmen Crescenzi on the podium of the Miss Grand International}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vivereabruzzo.it/articolo/media/?id=2100266716&media=878520&anno=2022|title=Finale nazionale di Miss Grand International, Maria Carmen Crescenzi di Penne (PE) si classifica seconda|trans-title=National final of Miss Grand International, Maria Carmen Crescenzi from Penne (PE) placed second|date=2022|accessdate=28 May 2024|language=it|website=www.vivereabruzzo.it|archivedate=27 May 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240527173050/https://www.vivereabruzzo.it/articolo/media/?id=2100266716&media=878520&anno=2022}}</ref>
Since the first participation in the [[Miss Grand Italy]] pageant, Abruzzo representatives have never won the contest yet. The highest placement reached by them was the first runner-up, won by Maria Carmen Crescenzi in 2022.<ref name=20222nd>{{cite web|url=https://www.ilcapoluogo.it/2022/09/28/labruzzese-maria-carmen-crescenzi-finalista-a-miss-grand-prix/|title=L'abruzzese Maria Carmen Crescenzi, classe 1998 di Penne (PE), si classifica seconda alla finale nazionale del concorso di bellezza Miss Grand International.|language=it|work=Il Capoluogo|date=28 September 2022|accessdate=27 May 2024|trans-title=Maria Carmen Crescenzi from Abruzzo, born in Penne (PE) in 1998, placed second in the national final of the Miss Grand International beauty contest.|archivedate=27 May 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240527165613/https://www.ilcapoluogo.it/2022/09/28/labruzzese-maria-carmen-crescenzi-finalista-a-miss-grand-prix/}}</ref><ref name=beneve/><ref name=finalresult/> Other placements they obtained remain unclarified due to a lack of summarized national competition results publicized by both regional and national organizers.
==History== After Mega Star Model Agency with Marcelli Venditti as the chairperson obtained the [[Miss Grand Italy]] license for the [[Abruzzo]] region in 2021, the first Miss Grand Abruzzo pageant was subsequently organized in the following year on 4 September,<ref name=venue22abruzzo/> which a model from [[Penne, Abruzzo|Penne]], Maria Carmen Crescenzi, was named the winner.<ref name=20222nd/> Maria represented [[Abruzzo]] in the [[Miss Grand Italy 2022]] pageant, where she was named the first runner-up.<ref name=20222nd/><ref name=beneve/><ref name=finalresult/>
Several local contests and auditions have been organized annually since 2022 to determine the finalists for the regional pageant of Miss Grand Abruzzo.<ref name=first2023audition>{{cite web|url=https://www.espressione24.it/parte-la-selezione-per-il-concorso-di-bellezza-miss-grand-international-in-abruzzo-prima-tappa-al-castello-orsini-di-avezzano-come-partecipare/|title=Parte la selezione per il concorso di bellezza Miss Grand International in Abruzzo: prima tappa al Castello Orsini di Avezzano. Come partecipare|date=December 2022|accessdate=27 May 2024|language=it|trans-title=The selection for the Miss Grand International beauty contest begins in Abruzzo: first stop at the Orsini Castle in Avezzano. How to participate|work=Espressione24|archivedate=26 September 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926192306/https://www.espressione24.it/parte-la-selezione-per-il-concorso-di-bellezza-miss-grand-international-in-abruzzo-prima-tappa-al-castello-orsini-di-avezzano-come-partecipare/}}</ref><ref name=2022audition>{{cite web|url=https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/2021/12/13/selezione-regionale-abruzzo/|title=Selezione Regionale Abruzzo|date=13 December 2021|accessdate=26 May 2024|language=it|work=Miss Grand Italy|archivedate=25 May 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240525201246/https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/2021/12/13/selezione-regionale-abruzzo/}}</ref>
==Editions== The following table details Miss Grand Abruzzo's annual editions since 2022. {{table alignment}} {| class="wikitable defaultcenter col2left col3left col5left" style="font-size:95%;" |- ! Edition !! Date !! Final venue !! Entrants !! Winner!! {{tooltip|Ref.|References}} |- !1st |4 September 2022||Piazza Risorgimento, [[Avezzano]] ([[Province of L'Aquila|AQ]])||15||Maria Carmen Crescenzi ||<ref name=venue22abruzzo>{{cite web|url=https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/evento/finale-regionale-abruzzo/|title=Finale Regionale Abruzzo|date=2022|accessdate=24 May 2024|language=it|work=Miss Grand Italy|archivedate=23 May 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240523210108/https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/evento/finale-regionale-abruzzo/}}</ref><ref name=abruzzo/> |- !2nd |3 December 2022||[[Castello Orsini-Odescalchi]], [[Avezzano]] ([[Province of L'Aquila|AQ]])||{{n/a|''N/A''}}||Adele Mariani||<ref name=abruzzo23>{{cite web|url=https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/2022/12/09/selezione-regionale-abruzzo-2/|title=Selezione Regionale Abruzzo|date=9 December 2022|language=it|accessdate=9 May 2023|publisher=Miss Grand International Italy|archivedate=8 May 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230508220023/https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/2022/12/09/selezione-regionale-abruzzo-2/}}</ref><ref name=abruzzo>{{cite web|url=https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/2022/12/09/selezione-regionale-abruzzo-2/|title=Selezione Regionale Abruzzo|date=9 December 2022|language=it|accessdate=9 May 2023|publisher=Miss Grand International Italy|archivedate=8 May 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230508220023/https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/2022/12/09/selezione-regionale-abruzzo-2/}}</ref> |}
==National competition== The following is a list of representatives of the region of [[Abruzzo]] in the [[Miss Grand Italy]] national pageant.
{{table alignment}} {| class="wikitable defaultcenter col2left" style="font-size:95%;" |- ! Year !! Representative !! Original state title !! Placement at Miss Grand Italy !! {{tooltip|Ref.|References}} |- !2021 |Alessandra De Luca||colspan=2 {{n/a|''No data available''}}||<ref name=2021rep>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/Missgrandinternationalabruzzo/posts/pfbid0zkctgi9yKfhPyKTfScmHLVw4svFmGVhBmoNWoTu7pLkEsEqcA9oB3jYvhQC6GYShl|title=Miss Grand International Italy Abruzzo|date=24 September 2021|accessdate=28 May 2024|via=[[Archive Today]]|language=it|archive-date=27 May 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240527175452/https://www.facebook.com/Missgrandinternationalabruzzo/posts/pfbid0zkctgi9yKfhPyKTfScmHLVw4svFmGVhBmoNWoTu7pLkEsEqcA9oB3jYvhQC6GYShl|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> |- !2022 |Maria Carmen Crescenzi||Miss Grand Abruzzo 2022||bgcolor=gold|1st runner-up||<ref name=20222nd/><ref name=beneve>{{cite web|url=https://www.beneventonews24.it/2022/09/20/miriam-malerba-18-anni-da-terlizziba-e-la-miss-grand-international-italy-2022/|title=Miriam Malerba 18 anni da Terlizzi(Ba) è la Miss Grand International Italy 2022|date=20 September 2022|accessdate=21 September 2022|language=it|work=Beneventonews24.it|archivedate=20 September 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220920214745/https://www.beneventonews24.it/2022/09/20/miriam-malerba-18-anni-da-terlizziba-e-la-miss-grand-international-italy-2022/}}</ref><ref name=finalresult>{{cite web|url=https://terlizzilive.it/2022/09/21/miriam-malerba-e-miss-grand-international-italia-rappresentera-litalia-nella-finale-in-indonesia/|title=Miriam Malerba è Miss Grand International Italia: rappresenterà l'Italia nella finale in Indonesia|date=21 September 2022|accessdate=23 September 2022|language=it|work=Terlizzilive.it|archivedate=22 September 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220922185348/https://terlizzilive.it/2022/09/21/miriam-malerba-e-miss-grand-international-italia-rappresentera-litalia-nella-finale-in-indonesia/}}</ref> |- !2023 |Adele Mariani||Miss Grand Abruzzo 2023||{{n/a|''No data available''}}||<ref name=2023adele>{{cite web|url=https://www.la-notizia.net/2023/07/05/miss-grand-international-labruzzo-in-finale/?amp|title=Miss Grand International, L'Abruzzo in finale|trans-title=Miss Grand International, Abruzzo in the final|language=it|date=5 July 2023|accessdate=28 May 2024|work=[[La Notizia]]|archivedate=27 May 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240527173736/https://www.la-notizia.net/2023/07/05/miss-grand-international-labruzzo-in-finale/?amp}}</ref><ref name=abruzzo/> |- !2024 |Marcello Venditti||{{n/a|Appointed}}||bgcolor=yellow|Top 20||<ref name=con>{{cite web|url=https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/contest/%231617878036605-bba68c90-55a3|date=28 August 2024|accessdate=28 August 2024|language=it|work=Miss Grand International Italy|via=[[Archive Today]]|title=Miss Grand International Italy 2024 contestants|archive-date=28 August 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240828160528/https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/contest/%231617878036605-bba68c90-55a3|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> |}
==References== {{reflist}}
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