# Miss Grand Apulia

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Miss Grand Apulia Miss Grand Puglia Formation 21 August 2021; 4 years ago (2021-08-21) Founder Giuseppe Romanelli Type Beauty pageant Headquarters Martina Franca Location Taranto, Italy Members Miss Grand Italy Official language Italian Director Giuseppe Romanelli (2021–present)

**Miss Grand Apulia** ([Italian](/source/Italian_language): *Miss Grand Puglia*) is an Italian regional female [beauty pageant](/source/Beauty_pageant),[1][2] founded in 2021 by a [Martina Franca](/source/Martina_Franca)-based entrepreneur, Giuseppe Romanelli.[3][4] The winners of the contest represent the region of [Apulia](/source/Apulia) in the [Miss Grand Italy](/source/Miss_Grand_Italy) national pageant.[5][6]

Since their first participation in the Miss Grand Italy pageant, Apulia representatives won the contest once in 2022 by Miriam Malerba,[5][7] who then competed internationally in the [international tournament](/source/Miss_Grand_International_2022) in Indonesia,[5] but was unplaced.[8][9] 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](/source/Miss_Grand_Italy) began franchising the regional license to local organizers, the Apulia franchise was awarded to entrepreneur Giuseppe Romanelli of [Martina Franca](/source/Martina_Franca), who has been serving as the director of Miss Grand Apulia since 2021.[3][4][10][11] Under his directorship, the first contest of Miss Grand Apulia happened on 21 August 2021, at the Club L'egizio Restaurant in [Martina Franca](/source/Martina_Franca),[3] in which four candidates were elected as the region representatives to the Miss Grand Italy 2021 pageant.[4] The contest has been held annually since then.[12][1][13]

Besides the regional winner, some runners-up were also sent to compete in the national contest.[13] Several local auditions and contests were organized annually to elect the finalists for the [region](/source/Regions_of_Italy)-level pageant.[14][15]

## Editions

The following table details Miss Grand Apulia's annual editions since 2021.

Edition Date Final venue Entrants Winner Ref. 1st 21 August 2021 Club L'egizio Restaurant, Martina Franca (TA) N/A None[a] [3][4] 2nd 25 August 2022 Villa dei Sogni, Martina Franca (TA) 15 Miriam Malerba [12][7] 3rd 10 December 2022 Hotel Villa Rosa, Martina Franca (TA) N/A Marika Giannattasio [1][13] 4th 23 June 2024 Hotel Cecere, San Basilio (TA) N/A Veronica Corrente [16][17] 5th[b] 29 June 2025 Villa dei Sogni, Martina Franca (TA) 50 Asia Tommasi [18][19]

**Notes**

1. **[^](#cite_ref-A_16-0)** Three candidates were elected to compete at the Miss Grand Italy 2021 pageant; no actual Miss Grand Apulia 2021 was crowned.[4]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-y2025_20-0)** As an inter-regional pageant of Miss Grand Apulia and Miss Grand Molise 2025.[18]

## National competition

The following is a list of representatives of the region of [Apulia](/source/Apulia) in the [Miss Grand Italy](/source/Miss_Grand_Italy) national pageant.

Year Representative Original state title Placement at Miss Grand Italy Ref. 2021 Anna Nocera Winners of the 2021 Apulia qualification stage No data available [4] Swami Di Noia Miriam Circelli 2022 Miriam Malerba Miss Grand Apulia 2022 Winner [7] 2023 Marika Giannattasio Miss Grand Apulia 2023 No data available [13] 2024 Veronica Corrente Miss Grand Apulia 2024 1st runner-up [17] 2025 Asia Tommasi Miss Grand Apulia 2025 [18]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-2022date_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-2022date_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-2022date_1-2) ["Il 10 dicembre all'Hotel Villa Rosa di Martina Franca la 1a Tappa di Miss Grand International Italy Puglia"](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/). *www.lsdmagazine.com* (in Italian). 8 December 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2024.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2022-3date_2-0)** Gianfranco Maffucci (10 December 2022). ["Martina Franca – Miss Grand International Italy a Villa Rosa"](https://www.blufree.it/2022/12/10/martina-franca-miss-grand-international-italy-a-villa-rosa/). *www.blufree.it* (in Italian). Retrieved 23 May 2024.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-puglia21_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-puglia21_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-puglia21_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-puglia21_3-3) ["Finale Regionale Puglia"](https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/evento/finale-regionale-puglia/). *Miss Grand Italy* (in Italian). 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2024.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-2021result_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-2021result_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-2021result_4-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-2021result_4-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-2021result_4-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-2021result_4-5) ["Finale Regionale Puglia"](https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/2021/08/27/finale-regionale-puglia/). *Miss Grand Italy* (in Italian). 27 August 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2024.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-2022win_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-2022win_5-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-2022win_5-2) ["Da Terlizzi all'Indonesia, la 18enne Miriam rappresenterà l'Italia al super show per "reginette di bellezza""](https://www.telebari.it/spettacoli/95352-da-terlizzi-allindonesia-la-18enne-miriam-rappresentera-litalia-al-concorso-per-reginette-di-bellezza.html) [From Terlizzi to Indonesia, 18-year-old Miriam will represent Italy at the super show for "beauty queens"]. *[Telebari](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Telebari&action=edit&redlink=1) [[it](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telebari)]* (in Italian). 21 September 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2024.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-22it_6-0)** ["Piedimonte Matese-Maratea, l'azienda delle sorelle Zulla tra gli sponsor della finale nazionale di "Miss Grand International Italy 2022""](https://casertaweb.com/notizie/piedimonte-matese-maratea-lazienda-delle-sorelle-zulla-gli-sponsor-della-finale-nazionale-miss-grand-international-italy-2022/) [Piedimonte Matese-Maratea, the Zulla sisters' company among the sponsors of the national final of "Miss Grand International Italy 2022"]. *casertaweb.com* (in Italian). 22 September 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2024.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-beneve_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-beneve_7-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-beneve_7-2) ["Miriam Malerba 18 anni da Terlizzi(Ba) è la Miss Grand International Italy 2022"](https://www.beneventonews24.it/2022/09/20/miriam-malerba-18-anni-da-terlizziba-e-la-miss-grand-international-italy-2022/). *Beneventonews24.it* (in Italian). 20 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-:0_8-0)** Abad, Ysa (26 October 2022). ["Brazil's Isabella Menin is Miss Grand International 2022"](https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/pageants/brazil-isabella-menin-wins-miss-grand-international-2022/). *[Rappler](/source/Rappler)*. Retrieved 3 August 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Bracamonte, Earl D. C. (26 October 2022). ["Philippines finishes in top 20, Brazil wins Miss Grand International 2022"](https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2022/10/26/2219423/philippines-finishes-top-20-brazil-wins-miss-grand-international-2022). *[Philippine Star](/source/Philippine_Star)*. Retrieved 3 August 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2021audition_10-0)** ["Selezione Regionale Puglia"](https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/2021/07/17/selezione-regionale-regione-puglia/). *Miss Grand Italy* (in Italian). 17 July 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2024.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-audition2021_11-0)** ["Selezione Regionale Puglia"](https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/2021/06/01/selezione-regionale-puglia/). *Miss Grand Italy* (in Italian). 1 June 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2024.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-puglia22_12-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-puglia22_12-1) ["Finale Regionale Puglia"](https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/evento/finale-regionale-puglia-2/). *Miss Grand Italy* (in Italian). 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2024.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-2023winner_13-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-2023winner_13-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-2023winner_13-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-2023winner_13-3) ["Finale Regionale Puglia"](https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/2023/05/15/finale-regionale-puglia-2/). *Miss Grand Italy* (in Italian). 15 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2024.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-audition22_14-0)** ["Selezione Regionale Puglia"](https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/2022/05/31/3672/). *Miss Grand Italy* (in Italian). 31 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2024.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-audition2022_15-0)** ["Selezione Regionale Puglia"](https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/2022/03/04/selezione-regionale-puglia-2/). *Miss Grand Italy* (in Italian). 4 March 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2024.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-venue24_17-0)** ["Finale Regionale Puglia"](https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/evento/finale-regionale-puglia-3/). *Miss Grand Italy* (in Italian). 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-result24_18-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-result24_18-1) ["Micaela Vietto nuova Miss Grand International Italia 2024"](https://web.archive.org/web/20240902184659/https://www.metamagazine.it/micaela-vietto-nuova-miss-grand-international-italia-2024/). *www.metamagazine.it* (in Italian). 2 September 2024. Archived from [the original](https://www.metamagazine.it/micaela-vietto-nuova-miss-grand-international-italia-2024/) on 2 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-puglia25_19-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-puglia25_19-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-puglia25_19-2) ["Salvatore Guerriero firma il successo della finale regionale di Miss Grand International Italy Puglia"](https://www.lavocedimanduria.it/articolo/salvatore-guerriero-firma-il-successo-della-finale-regionale-di-miss-grand-international-italy-puglia_81866) [Salvatore Guerriero seals the success of the Miss Grand International Italy Puglia regional final]. *www.lavocedimanduria.it* (in Italian). 7 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-pugliavenue2025_21-0)** ["Miss Grand International Puglia 2025"](https://www.fumarolafotografia.it/). *Fumarola Fotografia* (in Italian). 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

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