Miss Grand Bahamas

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Short description|Beauty pageant in the Bahamas}} {{for|the most recent edition|Miss Grand Bahamas 2018}} {{Infobox organization | name = Miss Grand Bahamas | image = | image_size = | caption = | formation = 2018 ''(As Miss Grand Bahamas pageant)'' | founder = Navado Dawkins | type = [[Beauty pageant]] | headquarters = [[Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]] | location = [[The Bahamas]] | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 = | parent_organization = | language = {{Hlist|English|Spanish}} | num_members = [[Miss Grand International]] | budget = | website = }} '''Miss Grand Bahamas''' is a [[Nassau,_Bahamas|Nassau]]-based female national beauty pageant, founded by Navado Dawkins in 2018.<ref name=bahamas2018/> The contest's winner represents the Bahamas internationally on the [[Miss Grand International]] stage,<ref name=bahamas2018/> which was held annually since 2013.<ref name="nomob">{{cite web|date=20 November 2013|title="เจนลี ซาปาโร" สาวเปอร์โตริโก คว้ามงกุฎมิสแกรนด์ อินเตอร์ฯ คนแรกของโลก|url=https://mgronline.com/entertainment/detail/9560000144102|work=[[Manager Daily]]|language=th|access-date=7 December 2021|archive-date=6 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206185215/https://mgronline.com/entertainment/detail/9560000144102}}</ref> Before 2018, the country representatives at the aforementioned international contest were either appointed or determined through other national pageants, such as [[Miss Universe Bahamas]] in 2016.<ref name=bahamastop10/>

Since its first participation, the Bahamian representatives got placement at the [[Miss Grand International]] pageant once in 2016, when Selvinique Wright was placed among the top 10 finalists as well as won the Best in Swimsuit award.<ref name=bahamastop10/><ref name=true>{{cite web|url=https://women.trueid.net/detail/Ya5oQxbMg2Y|title=ฝ้าย สุภาพร คว้ารองอันดับ 2 เวที Miss Grand International 2016|author=Fai Natnista|date=26 October 2016|language=th|accessdate=12 May 2023|publisher=[[True Corporation]]|archivedate=11 May 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230511183401/https://women.trueid.net/detail/Ya5oQxbMg2Y}}</ref>

The pageant has no relation with a local pageant, Miss Grand Bahama, which was held annually in Bahama Island since 1970.<ref name=bahama>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribune242.com/news/2014/jul/29/meet-new-miss-grand-bahama/|title=Meet The New Miss Grand Bahama|date=29 July 2014|access-date=19 October 2021|author=Denise Maycock|work=[[The Tribune (Bahamas)|The Tribune]]|archive-date=1 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161101113331/http://www.tribune242.com/news/2014/jul/29/meet-new-miss-grand-bahama/}}</ref> ==History== {| class="wikitable floatright" border="none" style="font-size: 85%" |- |+Miss Grand Bahamas 2018 competition result by island groups |- | bgcolor=white | {{Image label begin|image=Miss Grand Bahamas 2018 result.svg|width=300|float=none}} {{Image label small|x=-85.3|y=-100.0|scale=-1|text=[[File:Twemoji12 1f451.svg|12px]] '''Providence'''}} {{Image label small|x=-220.3|y=-140.0|scale=-1|text=[[File:Eo circle indigo white number-1.svg|15px]] '''San Salvador'''}} {{Image label small|x=-30.0|y=-20.0|scale=-1|text=[[File:Eo circle indigo white number-2.svg|15px]] '''Grand Bahama'''}} {{Image label small|x=-70|y=-150.0|scale=-1|text=[[File:Eo circle indigo white number-3.svg|15px]] '''Andros'''}} {{Image label small|x=-163.3|y=-85.0|scale=-1|text='''Eleuthera'''}} {{Image label small|x=-153.3|y=-165.0|scale=-1|text='''Exuma'''}} {{Image label small|x=-280.3|y=-285.0|scale=-1|text='''Inagua'''}} {{Image label end}}'''Color keys:''' {| |valign="top" width=170px| {{Legend|#800000ff|Winner|text=[[File:Twemoji12 1f451.svg|12px]]}} {{Legend|#000080ff|1st runner-up|text=[[File:Eo circle indigo white number-1.svg|15px]]}} {{Legend|#008080ff|2nd runner-up|text=[[File:Eo circle indigo white number-2.svg|15px]]}} |valign="top" width=170px| {{Legend|#008000ff|3rd runner-up|text=[[File:Eo circle indigo white number-3.svg|15px]]}} {{Legend|#ff5555ff|Unplaced}} {{Legend|#7c7c7cff|Did not compete}} |} |} The Bahamas took part in the Miss Grand International pageant twice in 2016 and 2017, represented by appointed beauty queens Selvinique Wright and Rejean Bosh, respectively.<ref name=bahamastop10/><ref name=bosh>{{cite web|url=https://missbahamaspageant.org/doctor/rejean-bosh/|title=Rejean Bosh|work=[[Miss Bahamas]]|year=2021|access-date=22 January 2022|archive-date=21 January 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220121175443/https://missbahamaspageant.org/doctor/rejean-bosh/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The national preliminary contest in the Bahamas for Miss Grand International was first held in 2018 after Navado Dawkins, the [[Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]]-based designer, purchased the license. Its grand final was happening on July 1, 2018, at the Meliá Nassau Beach – All-Inclusive Resort, featuring contestants from seven [[Local government in The Bahamas|island groups of the country]], including [[Andros, Bahamas|Andros]], [[Eleuthera]], [[Exuma]], [[Grand Bahama]], [[Inagua]], [[New Providence]], and [[San Salvador Island|San Salvador]],<ref name=bahamas2018>{{cite news|url=https://issuu.com/thetribune242/docs/06152018_weekend/10|title=New pageant seeks to reveal 'beauty in peance'|author=Alesha Cadet|date=15 June 2018|access-date=25 December 2021|newspaper=[[List of newspapers in the Bahamas|The Tribune]]|location=Nassau|page=10|quote="On the international pageant stage, the Bahamas isn't too high in ranking, our goal as a franchise for Miss Grand International Organization is to nurse the pageant system in the Bahamas so that we can increase our ranking internationally and eventually bring a crown home," said fashion designer Navado Dawkins, the pageant's founder|archive-date=24 December 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211224200122/https://issuu.com/thetribune242/docs/06152018_weekend/10|via=[[Issuu]]|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=new>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/new-pageant-seeks-to-reveal-beauty-in-peace|title=New Pageant Seeks To Reveal 'beauty In Peace'|date=15 June 2018|access-date=22 January 2022|via=[[Internet Archive]]|work=[[List of newspapers in the Bahamas|The Tribune]]|author=Alesha Cadet}}</ref> of whom, a 19-year-old international model from [[New Providence]], Dannise Bain, was named the winner and was expected to represent the country at [[Miss Grand International 2018]] in Myanmar.<ref name=bahamas18>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribune242.com/news/2018/sep/04/you-go-girl-miss-grand-holds-out-helping-hand-fami/|date=4 September 2018|access-date=12 May 2023|title=YOU GO GIRL Miss Grand Holds Out Helping Hand To Families In Need|work=[[List of newspapers in the Bahamas|The Tribune]]|author=Alesha Cadet|archivedate=11 May 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230511170805/http://www.tribune242.com/news/2018/sep/04/you-go-girl-miss-grand-holds-out-helping-hand-fami/}}</ref> However, due to [[travel visa|visa]] regulation problems, Bain was unable to participate in such an international platform.<ref name=2018visa>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/mbgpageant/posts/675318796203534|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220121165538/https://www.facebook.com/mbgpageant/posts/675318796203534|url-status=dead|archive-date=2022-01-21|title=Immediate Release|date=15 February 2019|access-date=21 January 2022|work=Miss Bahamas Grand Pageant}}</ref> Since then, no additional national pageant has been held or any country representatives have been appointed for the Miss Grand International.

The highest achievement of the Bahamas at Miss Grand International is the top 10 finalists in the 2016 edition, won by Selvinique Wright, who also obtained the Best in Swimsuit award in the said edition.<ref name=bahamastop10>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebahamasweekly.com/publish/international/Bahamas_Selvinique_Wright_makes_Top_10_and_wins_Best_in_Swimsuit_at_Miss_Grand_International_printer.shtml|title=Bahamas' Selvinique Wright makes Top 10 and wins Best in Swimsuit at Miss Grand International|work= The Bahamas Weekly|date=28 October 2016|access-date=25 December 2021|archive-date=6 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006111825/http://www.thebahamasweekly.com/publish/international/Bahamas_Selvinique_Wright_makes_Top_10_and_wins_Best_in_Swimsuit_at_Miss_Grand_International_printer.shtml}}</ref> Previously, Selvinique competed as Miss Star Fish Bay in the [[Miss Universe Bahamas|Miss Universe Bahamas 2016]] pageant,<ref name=bahamastop10/><ref name=mubahamas2016/> where she finished in the top 5 finalists and was then selected by such an organization to compete in [[Las Vegas]] for the 2016 Miss Grand International title.<ref name=mubahamas2016>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebahamasweekly.com/publish/columns/My_view_of_the_Miss_Universe_Bahamas_2016_pagaent50440.shtml|title=Miss Universe Bahamas 2016 pageant one of the best ever|author=Neil Alan Craig|date=21 September 2016|access-date=22 January 2022|work=The Bahamas Weekly|archive-date=22 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922134852/http://www.thebahamasweekly.com/publish/columns/My_view_of_the_Miss_Universe_Bahamas_2016_pagaent50440.shtml}}</ref>

==Edition== The Miss Grand Bahamas was held as a separate pageant once in 2018. {{table alignment}} {| class="wikitable defaultcenter col3left col4left" style="font-size:90%;" |- ! rowspan=2|Year !! rowspan=2|Edition !! rowspan=2 width=50px|Date !!rowspan=2|Final venue!! rowspan=2|Entrants!! colspan=4|Result !!rowspan=2|{{tooltip|Ref.|References}} |- !width=120px|Winner!!width=120px|1st runner-up!!width=120px|2nd runner-up!!width=125px|3rd runner-up |- ! [[Miss Grand Bahamas 2018|2018]] | 1st ||1 July||Meliá Nassau Beach – All-Inclusive Resort, [[Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]]||7||Dannise Bain ([[New Providence]])||Sharnae Fernander ([[San Salvador Island|San Salvador]])||Moñice Nazon ([[Grand Bahama]])||Cornesha Colebrooke ([[Andros, Bahamas|Andros]])||<ref name=bahamas2018/><ref name=bahamas18/> |}

== International Competition == The following is a list of Bahamian representatives at the [[Miss Grand International]] contest. {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2" | Year ! rowspan="2" | {{nowrap|Miss Grand Bahamas}} ! rowspan="2" | {{nowrap|National Title}} ! colspan="2" | Result ! rowspan="2" | {{nowrap|National Director}} ! rowspan="2" | {{tooltip|Ref.|References}} |- ! Placement ! {{nowrap|Other Awards}} |-bgcolor=#FFFF66 ! [[Miss Grand International 2016|2016]] | Selvinique Wright | Top 5 [[Miss Universe Bahamas|Miss Universe Bahamas 2016]] | Top 10 | Best in Swimsuit | Tom Youth, Andy Odenbach, and Michelle Collie | <ref name=bahamastop10/><ref name=true/> |- ! [[Miss Grand International 2017|2017]] | Rejean Bosh | {{n/a|Appointed}} | Unplaced | — | rowspan=2|Navado Dawkins | <ref name=bahamas>{{cite web|url=https://afamily.vn/10-guong-mat-ngoai-quoc-noi-troi-tha-dang-tren-duong-pho-sai-gon-gay-chu-y-20171010100411101.chn|title=10 gương mặt ngoại quốc nổi trội thả dáng trên đường phố Sài Gòn gây chú ý|date=October 2017|language=vi|accessdate=12 May 2023|website=Afamily.vn|archivedate=11 May 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230511180148/https://afamily.vn/10-guong-mat-ngoai-quoc-noi-troi-tha-dang-tren-duong-pho-sai-gon-gay-chu-y-20171010100411101.chn}}</ref><ref name=y201720>{{cite web|url=https://vov.vn/van-hoa/nghe-si/ngam-top-20-miss-grand-international-2017-nong-bong-voi-phan-thi-bikini-687450.vov|title=Ngắm Top 20 Miss Grand International 2017 nóng bỏng với phần thi bikini|date=26 October 2017|accessdate=12 May 2023|language=vi|publisher=[[Voice of Vietnam]]|archivedate=8 November 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20221108215655/https://vov.vn/van-hoa/nghe-si/ngam-top-20-miss-grand-international-2017-nong-bong-voi-phan-thi-bikini-687450.vov}}</ref> |- ! [[Miss Grand International 2018|2018]] | Dannise Bain | [[Miss Grand Bahamas 2018]] | colspan="2" {{n/a|Unable to compete}} | <ref name=bahamas18/><ref name=2018visa/> |-{{n/a}} | colspan="7" {{n/a|''No representatives since 2019''}} |- | colspan="7" align=left | ;Color keys for the Placements at [[Miss Grand International]] :{{Color box|#EAC117|border=silver}} Declared as the winner :{{Color box|#FFDB58|border=silver}} Ended as a runner-up (Top 5) :{{Color box|#FFFF66|border=silver}} Ended as a finalist (Top 10) :{{Color box|#FFFACD|border=silver}} Ended as a semifinalist (Top 20/21) |}

==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{commons category-inline|Miss Grand Bahamas}} {{Miss Grand International titleholders}} {{Navboxes| | title = [[Miss Grand International]] participating countries and territories | list = {{Miss Grand national pageants in Africa}} {{Miss Grand national pageants in Asia and Oceania}} {{Miss Grand national pageants in Europe}} {{Miss Grand national pageants in North America}} {{Miss Grand national pageants in South America}} }} [[Category:Recurring events established in 2018]] [[Category:Miss Grand Bahamas|*]] [[Category:Miss Grand International by country|Bahamas]]