{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Short description|Beauty pageant in Botswana}} {{Infobox organization | name = Miss Grand Botswana | image = Copyrighted by the Miss Grand International Botswana Pageant.jpg | image_size = | caption = 2014 competition logo | formation = 8 August 2014 | founder = Dineo Matlapeng | type = [[Beauty pageant]] | headquarters = [[Gaborone]] | location = [[Botswana]] | leader_title = National director | leader_name = Dineo Matlapeng | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 = | parent_organization = | language = {{Hlist|English}} | affiliations = [[Miss Grand International]] | budget = | website = }} '''Miss Grand Botswana''' is a national beauty pageant for women in [[Botswana]], established in 2014 by Dineo Matlapeng, a businessperson based in [[Gaborone]].<ref name=botwin14/><ref name=botswana14/><ref name=bot14sub/> The winner of the competition is designated to represent Botswana at its affiliated international pageant, [[Miss Grand International]].<ref name=botwin14/> To date, Botswana has participated in the Miss Grand International contest on a single occasion, in 2014, during which its representative did not achieve placement among the finalists.<ref name=res14/>
Since the [[Miss Grand International 2014|2014 edition]], no further representatives from Botswana have competed in the [[Miss Grand International]] pageant, and the national license has not subsequently been acquired or administered by any other pageant-related organization.
==History== Botswana has participated in the Miss Grand International pageant on a singular occasion, in 2014. The country was represented by Lillian Lillie Dlamini, a nineteen-year-old [[geology]] student at the [[Botswana International University of Science and Technology]],<ref name=botwin14/><ref name=youth>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/support-letter-miss-grand-international-botswana-beauty-pageant-event|title=Botswana National Youth Council: Support Letter Miss Grand International Botswana Beauty Pageant Event|date=29 August 2014|accessdate=25 June 2023|publisher=Botswana National Youth Council|via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> who secured victory in the inaugural Miss Grand International Botswana pageant.<ref name=botwin14>{{cite web|url=https://www.sundaystandard.info/molose-poised-for-miss-grand-international/|title=Molose poised for Miss Grand International|date=22 August 2014|access-date=18 March 2022|work=Sunday Standard Botswana|archive-date=18 March 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220318024752/https://www.sundaystandard.info/molose-poised-for-miss-grand-international/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=botswana14>{{cite web|url=https://www.mmegi.bw/lifestyle/miss-grand-botswana-title-up-for-grabs/news|title=Miss Grand Botswana inaugural pageant billed for July 26, at Cresta Lodge will draw a bevy of beauties to compete for the crown.|author=Kgomotso Molelekeng|work=[[Mmegi]]|date=14 May 2014|access-date=18 March 2022|archive-date=18 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318024540/https://www.mmegi.bw/lifestyle/miss-grand-botswana-title-up-for-grabs/news}}</ref><ref name=bot14sub/> This national competition was organized by Dineo Matlapeng, a businessperson based in Gaborone, and featured thirteen candidates.<ref name=botswana14/> The event was initially scheduled for 26 July at the Cresta Lodge Hotel in Gaborone; however, it was subsequently postponed to 8 August and relocated to the Botswana National Youth Council (BNYC).<ref name=mewvenue>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02choC9b6FNRDGH3UPeEQhW6yshFPaYnDqVUBc4XrS44f9SkrCHYq3mzeHiNW2BMXUl&id=810216302338721|title=Come and have an exciting date with us. Miss Grand Botswana's coronation night on the 8th at BNYC a show not to be missed. P350 student double and p250 standard. For enquiries call 74018731.|date=31 July 2014|accessdate=25 June 2023|publisher=Miss Grand International Botswana|archivedate=10 March 2025|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250310023924/http://web.archive.org/screenshot/https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02choC9b6FNRDGH3UPeEQhW6yshFPaYnDqVUBc4XrS44f9SkrCHYq3mzeHiNW2BMXUl&id=810216302338721}}</ref>
Since the 2014 edition, no further representatives from Botswana have competed in the Miss Grand International pageant.
==Edition== Miss Grand Botswana pageant was held as a stand-alone pageant only once in 2014, as detailed below. {{table alignment}} {| class="wikitable defaultcenter col4left col6left" style="font-size: 90%"; ! Year ! Edition ! Date ! Final venue ! Entrants ! Winner ! {{tooltip|Ref.|References}} |- | [[Miss Grand Botswana 2014|2014]] | 1st | August 8 | Botswana National Youth Council, [[Gaborone]] | 13 | [[South-East District (Botswana)|South-East]] – Lillian Molose | <ref name=botwin14/><ref name=botswana14/><br><ref name=bot14sub>{{cite web|url=https://www.mmegi.bw/lifestyle/miss-grand-botswana-title-up-for-grabs/news|url-access=subscription|title=Miss Grand Botswana title up for grabs|author=Kgomotso Molelekeng|publisher=[[Mmegi]]|date=14 May 2014|accessdate=25 June 2023|archivedate=18 March 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318024540/https://www.mmegi.bw/lifestyle/miss-grand-botswana-title-up-for-grabs/news}}</ref> |}
==International competition== The following is a list of Botswana representatives at the [[Miss Grand International]] contest. {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" |- ! rowspan=2|Year !! rowspan=2|Representative !! rowspan=2|Original national title !! colspan=2|Result!!rowspan=2|National director |- !Placement!! Other awards |- !2014 |Lillian Molose<ref name=botwin14/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.missgrandinternational.com/?page=contestant&year=2014|publisher=Miss Grand International|date=25 December 2014|accessdate=8 February 2023|title=Miss Grand International 2014 contestants|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225140601/http://www.missgrandinternational.com/?page=contestant&year=2014 |archive-date=25 December 2014 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>||align=center|Miss Grand Botswana 2014<ref name=botwin14/>||align=center|Unplaced<ref name=res14>{{cite web|url=https://www.vintersections.com/2014/10/miss-grand-international-2014-winners.html|title=Miss Cuba is Miss Grand International 2014|date=6 October 2014|accessdate=9 February 2023|author=Arvin Ello|website=www.vintersections.com|archivedate=31 July 2015|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20150731082658/http://www.vintersections.com/2014/10/miss-grand-international-2014-winners.html}}</ref>||{{n/a}}||Dineo Matlapeng<ref name=botswana14/> |}
==Gallery== <gallery> File:Lillian Molose.png|Lillian Molose, Miss Grand Botswana 2014 </gallery> ==References== {{reflist}}
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