{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox organization | name = Miss Grand Apulia<br>Miss Grand Puglia | logo = Flag of Apulia.svg | caption = | formation = {{Start date and age|2021|8|21|df=y}} | type = [[Beauty pageant]] | founder = Giuseppe Romanelli | headquarters = [[Martina Franca]] | location = [[Province of Taranto|Taranto]], [[Italy]] | membership = [[Miss Grand Italy]] | language = [[Italian language|Italian]] | parent_organization = | leader_title = Director | leader_name = Giuseppe Romanelli ''(2021–present)'' | key_people = | num_staff = | budget = | website = }} '''Miss Grand Apulia''' ({{langx|it|Miss Grand Puglia}}) is an Italian regional female [[beauty pageant]],<ref name=2022date>{{cite web|url=https://www.lsdmagazine.com/2022/12/08/il-10-dicembre-allhotel-villa-rosa-di-martina-franca-la-1a-tappa-di-miss-grand-international-italy-puglia/|title=Il 10 dicembre all'Hotel Villa Rosa di Martina Franca la 1a Tappa di Miss Grand International Italy Puglia|date=8 December 2022|accessdate=23 May 2024|language=it|website=www.lsdmagazine.com|archivedate=8 May 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230508224529/https://www.lsdmagazine.com/2022/12/08/il-10-dicembre-allhotel-villa-rosa-di-martina-franca-la-1a-tappa-di-miss-grand-international-italy-puglia/}}</ref><ref name=2022-3date>{{cite web|url=https://www.blufree.it/2022/12/10/martina-franca-miss-grand-international-italy-a-villa-rosa/|language=it|date=10 December 2022|accessdate=23 May 2024|website=www.blufree.it|archivedate=8 May 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230508225451/https://www.blufree.it/2022/12/10/martina-franca-miss-grand-international-italy-a-villa-rosa/|title=Martina Franca – Miss Grand International Italy a Villa Rosa|author=Gianfranco Maffucci}}</ref> founded in 2021 by a [[Martina Franca]]-based entrepreneur, Giuseppe Romanelli.<ref name=puglia21/><ref name=2021result/> The winners of the contest represent the region of [[Apulia]] in the [[Miss Grand Italy]] national pageant.<ref name=2022win>{{cite web|url=https://www.telebari.it/spettacoli/95352-da-terlizzi-allindonesia-la-18enne-miriam-rappresentera-litalia-al-concorso-per-reginette-di-bellezza.html|title=Da Terlizzi all'Indonesia, la 18enne Miriam rappresenterà l'Italia al super show per "reginette di bellezza"|language=it|work={{ill|Telebari|it}}|accessdate=28 May 2024|archivedate= 27 May 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240527191818/https://www.telebari.it/spettacoli/95352-da-terlizzi-allindonesia-la-18enne-miriam-rappresentera-litalia-al-concorso-per-reginette-di-bellezza.html|trans-title=From Terlizzi to Indonesia, 18-year-old Miriam will represent Italy at the super show for "beauty queens"|date=21 September 2022}}</ref><ref name=22it>{{cite web|url=https://casertaweb.com/notizie/piedimonte-matese-maratea-lazienda-delle-sorelle-zulla-gli-sponsor-della-finale-nazionale-miss-grand-international-italy-2022/|title=Piedimonte Matese-Maratea, l'azienda delle sorelle Zulla tra gli sponsor della finale nazionale di "Miss Grand International Italy 2022"|date=22 September 2022|accessdate=28 May 2024|language=it|website=casertaweb.com|trans-title=Piedimonte Matese-Maratea, the Zulla sisters' company among the sponsors of the national final of "Miss Grand International Italy 2022"|archivedate=22 September 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220922161005/https://casertaweb.com/notizie/piedimonte-matese-maratea-lazienda-delle-sorelle-zulla-gli-sponsor-della-finale-nazionale-miss-grand-international-italy-2022/}}</ref>
Since their first participation in the Miss Grand Italy pageant, Apulia representatives won the contest once in 2022 by Miriam Malerba,<ref name=2022win/><ref name=beneve/> who then competed internationally in the [[Miss Grand International 2022|international tournament]] in Indonesia,<ref name=2022win/> but was unplaced.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Abad |first=Ysa |date=26 October 2022 |title=Brazil's Isabella Menin is Miss Grand International 2022 |url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/pageants/brazil-isabella-menin-wins-miss-grand-international-2022/ |access-date=3 August 2023 |website=[[Rappler]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bracamonte |first=Earl D. C. |date=26 October 2022 |title=Philippines finishes in top 20, Brazil wins Miss Grand International 2022 |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2022/10/26/2219423/philippines-finishes-top-20-brazil-wins-miss-grand-international-2022 |access-date=3 August 2023 |website=[[Philippine Star]]}}</ref> Other placements they obtained remain unclarified due to a lack of summarized national competition results publicized by both regional and national organizers.
==History== After [[Miss Grand Italy]] began franchising the regional license to local organizers, the Apulia franchise was awarded to entrepreneur Giuseppe Romanelli of [[Martina Franca]], who has been serving as the director of Miss Grand Apulia since 2021.<ref name=puglia21/><ref name=2021result/><ref name=2021audition>{{cite web|url=https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/2021/07/17/selezione-regionale-regione-puglia/|title=Selezione Regionale Puglia|date=17 July 2021|accessdate=26 May 2024|language=it|work=Miss Grand Italy|archivedate=25 May 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240525223001/https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/2021/07/17/selezione-regionale-regione-puglia/}}</ref><ref name=audition2021>{{cite web|url=https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/2021/06/01/selezione-regionale-puglia/|title=Selezione Regionale Puglia|date=1 June 2021|accessdate=26 May 2024|language=it|work=Miss Grand Italy|archivedate=25 May 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240525230744/https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/2021/06/01/selezione-regionale-puglia/}}</ref> Under his directorship, the first contest of Miss Grand Apulia happened on 21 August 2021, at the Club L'egizio Restaurant in [[Martina Franca]],<ref name=puglia21/> in which four candidates were elected as the region representatives to the Miss Grand Italy 2021 pageant.<ref name=2021result/> The contest has been held annually since then.<ref name=puglia22/><ref name=2022date/><ref name=2023winner/>
Besides the regional winner, some runners-up were also sent to compete in the national contest.<ref name=2023winner/> Several local auditions and contests were organized annually to elect the finalists for the [[Regions of Italy|region]]-level pageant.<ref name=audition22>{{cite web|url=https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/2022/05/31/3672/|title=Selezione Regionale Puglia|date=31 May 2022|accessdate=26 May 2024|language=it|work=Miss Grand Italy|archivedate=24 August 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220824171527/https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/2022/05/31/3672/}}</ref><ref name=audition2022>{{cite web|url=https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/2022/03/04/selezione-regionale-puglia-2/|title=Selezione Regionale Puglia|date=4 March 2022|accessdate=26 May 2024|language=it|work=Miss Grand Italy|archivedate=6 May 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220506021615/https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/2022/03/04/selezione-regionale-puglia-2/}}</ref>
==Editions== The following table details Miss Grand Apulia's annual editions since 2021. {{table alignment}} {| class="wikitable defaultcenter col2left col3left col5left" style="font-size:95%;" |- ! Edition !! Date !! Final venue !! Entrants !! Winner!! {{tooltip|Ref.|References}} |- !1st |21 August 2021||Club L'egizio Restaurant, [[Martina Franca]] ([[Province of Taranto|TA]])||{{n/a|''N/A''}}||{{n/a|''None''{{efn|Three candidates were elected to compete at the Miss Grand Italy 2021 pageant; no actual Miss Grand Apulia 2021 was crowned.<ref name=2021result/>|name=A}}}}||<ref name=puglia21>{{cite web|url=https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/evento/finale-regionale-puglia/|title=Finale Regionale Puglia|date=2021|accessdate=24 May 2024|language=it|work=Miss Grand Italy|archivedate=24 May 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240524150808/https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/evento/finale-regionale-puglia/}}</ref><ref name=2021result>{{cite web|url=https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/2021/08/27/finale-regionale-puglia/|title=Finale Regionale Puglia|date=27 August 2021|accessdate=26 May 2024|language=it|work=Miss Grand Italy|archivedate=25 May 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240525204559/https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/2021/08/27/finale-regionale-puglia/}}</ref> |- !2nd |25 August 2022||Villa dei Sogni, [[Martina Franca]] ([[Province of Taranto|TA]])||15||Miriam Malerba||<ref name=puglia22>{{cite web|url=https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/evento/finale-regionale-puglia-2/|title=Finale Regionale Puglia|date=2022|accessdate=24 May 2024|language=it|work=Miss Grand Italy|archivedate=23 May 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240523215806/https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/evento/finale-regionale-puglia-2/}}</ref><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> |- !3rd |10 December 2022||Hotel Villa Rosa, [[Martina Franca]] ([[Province of Taranto|TA]])||{{n/a|''N/A''}}||Marika Giannattasio||<ref name=2022date/><ref name=2023winner>{{cite web|url=https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/2023/05/15/finale-regionale-puglia-2/|title=Finale Regionale Puglia|date=15 May 2023|accessdate=25 May 2024|language=it|work=Miss Grand Italy|archivedate=25 May 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230525103539/https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/2023/05/15/finale-regionale-puglia-2/}}</ref> |- !4th |23 June 2024||Hotel Cecere, San Basilio ([[Province of Taranto|TA]])||{{n/a|''N/A''}}||Veronica Corrente||<ref name=venue24>{{cite web|url=https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/evento/finale-regionale-puglia-3/|title=Finale Regionale Puglia|date=2024|accessdate=23 May 2024|language=it|work=Miss Grand Italy|archivedate=14 March 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240314230426/https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/evento/finale-regionale-puglia-3/}}</ref><ref name=result24/> |- !5th{{efn|name=y2025|As an inter-regional pageant of Miss Grand Apulia and Miss Grand Molise 2025.<ref name=puglia25/>}} |29 June 2025||Villa dei Sogni, [[Martina Franca]] ([[Province of Taranto|TA]])||50||Asia Tommasi||<ref name=puglia25>{{cite web|url=https://www.lavocedimanduria.it/articolo/salvatore-guerriero-firma-il-successo-della-finale-regionale-di-miss-grand-international-italy-puglia_81866|title=Salvatore Guerriero firma il successo della finale regionale di Miss Grand International Italy Puglia|date=7 July 2025|accessdate=9 July 2025|language=it|trans-title=Salvatore Guerriero seals the success of the Miss Grand International Italy Puglia regional final|website=www.lavocedimanduria.it|archive-date=9 July 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250709003145/https://www.lavocedimanduria.it/articolo/salvatore-guerriero-firma-il-successo-della-finale-regionale-di-miss-grand-international-italy-puglia_81866|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref><ref name=pugliavenue2025>{{cite web|url=https://www.fumarolafotografia.it/|date=2025|accessdate=6 May 2025|language=it|work=Fumarola Fotografia|title=Miss Grand International Puglia 2025|archive-date=5 May 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250505220803/https://www.fumarolafotografia.it/|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> |} ;Notes {{notelist}}
==National competition== The following is a list of representatives of the region of [[Apulia]] 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}} |- !rowspan=3|2021 |Anna Nocera||rowspan=3|Winners of the 2021 Apulia qualification stage||rowspan=3 {{n/a|''No data available''}}||rowspan=3|<ref name=2021result/> |- |{{left|Swami Di Noia}} |- |{{left|Miriam Circelli}} |- !2022 |Miriam Malerba||Miss Grand Apulia 2022||bgcolor=orangered|{{white|'''Winner'''}}||<ref name=beneve/> |- !2023 |Marika Giannattasio||Miss Grand Apulia 2023||{{n/a|''No data available''}}||<ref name=2023winner/> |- ! 2024 |Veronica Corrente||Miss Grand Apulia 2024||bgcolor=gold|1st runner-up||<ref name=result24>{{cite web|url=https://www.metamagazine.it/micaela-vietto-nuova-miss-grand-international-italia-2024/|title=Micaela Vietto nuova Miss Grand International Italia 2024|date=2 September 2024|accessdate=3 September 2024|language=it|website=www.metamagazine.it|archivedate=2 September 2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240902184659/https://www.metamagazine.it/micaela-vietto-nuova-miss-grand-international-italia-2024/}}</ref> |- ! 2025 |Asia Tommasi||Miss Grand Apulia 2025|| ||<ref name=puglia25/> |}
==References== {{reflist}}
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