# Miss Grand Ireland

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Irish beauty pageant title

Miss Grand Ireland Formation 2017 Type Beauty pageant Headquarters Dublin Location Ireland Members Miss Grand International Official language English Parent organization Miss International UK (2017) Ireland Faces (2019 – 2022)

**Miss Grand Ireland** is a national [beauty pageant](/source/Beauty_pageant) title awarded to [Irish](/source/Irish_people) representatives chosen to compete at the [Miss Grand International](/source/Miss_Grand_International) pageant.[1][2][3][4] The title was first awarded in 2013 to the runner-up of Britain's [Big Brother series 15](/source/Big_Brother_(British_series_15)), Ashleigh Coyle,[1] after she competed at the 2017 Miss International United Kingdom;[5][6] however, Coyle did not partake in the international tournament in [Vietnam](/source/Vietnam).

In 2017, the license of Miss Grand Ireland belonged to the [Culcheth](/source/Culcheth)-based event planner, Pageant Girl UK, which is also the organizer of the Miss International United Kingdom contest.[6] After the license was not renewed in 2018, it was purchased by a [Dublin](/source/Dublin) beauty pageant coordinator group led by Manuel Munares the following year.[2]

Since the title of Miss Grand Ireland was introduced in 2017, no Miss Grand National was held to select the titleholders; all of them were either determined through another pageant or directly hand-picked by national licensees in that particular year.[1][2][3][4]

## History

Initially, Ireland was expected to debut in [Miss Grand International](/source/Miss_Grand_International) in 2017, when a [Big Brother star](/source/Big_Brother_(British_series_15)) from [Derry](/source/Derry), [Ashleigh Coyle](/source/Ashleigh_Coyle), was assigned to represent Ireland in the [Miss Grand International 2017](/source/Miss_Grand_International_2017) in [Vietnam](/source/Vietnam).[1] Ashleigh obtained the title after she participated in the Miss International United Kingdom 2017 pageant where she was placed among the top 16 finalists.[5][6] She withdrew for undisclosed reasons.

Ireland made an actual debutant in 2019 when a Venezuelan Irish, Manuel Munares, purchased the license and assigned a Thai Irish beauty queen who previously competed at [Miss Grand Thailand 2019](/source/Miss_Grand_Thailand), Sudawan Kumdee, as the replacement of the original representative Hollie Hersey, to join the international contest in Venezuela,[3][7][8] and she was placed among the top 20 finalists, which is considered the only and highest placement, as of 2023, the Irish delegates obtained in the [Miss Grand International](/source/Miss_Grand_International).[9] The following Irish representatives for Miss Grand International were all also appointed; no Miss Grand National was organized to determine the titleholders.[4][10]

**Gallery**

		- Miss Grand Ireland 2023 Rachel Slawson

		- Miss Grand Ireland 2022 Peace Olaniyi

## International competition

The following is a list of Irish representatives at the [Miss Grand International](/source/Miss_Grand_International) contest.

Year Representative Original national title Competition performance National director Placement Other awards 2017 Ashleigh Coyle[1] Top 16 Miss International United Kingdom 2017[11] Unable to compete Holly Pirrie[6] 2019 Hollie Hersey[2][3] Appointed Resigned[2][3] Manuel Munares[2] Sudawan Kumdee[3][7] Miss Grand Thailand 2019 [es] finalist[3][7] Top 20[9] —N/a 2020 Tirna Slevín[10] Appointed Unplaced[12] —N/a 2022 Peace Olaniyi[4][13][14] Appointed Unplaced[14] —N/a 2023 Rachel Slawson[15] 2nd runner-up Miss Grand United States 2023[15] Unplaced —N/a Self-dominated 2024 No representatives

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## External links

- [Ireland portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Ireland)

- Media related to [Miss Grand Ireland](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Miss_Grand_Ireland) at Wikimedia Commons

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