{{Short description|Italian female beauty contest}} {{for|the most recent edition|Miss Grand Italy 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox organization | name = Miss Grand Italy | logo = Miss Grand Italy Logo.png | caption = | formation = {{Start date and age|2019|09|10|df=y}} | type = [[Beauty pageant]] | founder = Giuseppe Puzio | headquarters = [[Benevento]] | location = [[Italy]] | affiliations = [[Miss Grand International]] | language = [[Italian language|Italian]] | parent_organization = {{bulletedlist|{{nowrap|MUPI [[Società a responsabilità limitata|SRL.]] ''(2019–present)''}}|Venus Dea ''(2015–2016)''|Gateway Celebrities Management ''(2013–2014)''}} | leader_title = National Director | leader_name = Giuseppe Puzio | key_people = | num_staff = | budget = | website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20220816053923/https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/ Official website] }} '''Miss Grand Italy''' ({{langx|it|'''Miss Grand Italia'''}}) or '''Miss Grand International Italy''' is a national female beauty pageant in [[Italy]], held annually since 2019, aiming to select the country representative for [[Miss Grand International]],<ref name=it2019/><ref name=mgit2020/><ref name=it2020/><ref name=it2021/> which is an annual international [[beauty pageant]] promoting [[World Peace]] and against all kinds of conflicts.<ref name=philstar4>{{cite web|url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2021/03/28/2087583/miss-usa-first-black-contender-win-miss-grand-international-crown|title=Miss USA is first Black contender to win Miss Grand International crown|date=28 March 2021|author=Earl D.C. Bracamonte|work=[[The Philippine Star]]|access-date=1 September 2021|archive-date=2 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502093840/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2021/03/28/2087583/miss-usa-first-black-contender-win-miss-grand-international-crown}}</ref><ref name=standard>{{cite web|url=https://thestandard.co/miss-grand-international-2020-winner-abena-appiah/|title=อัลเบน่า แอพเพีย มิสแกรนด์สหรัฐอเมริกา คว้ามงกุฎ Miss Grand International 2020|author=วรรษมน ไตรยศักดา|date=28 March 2021|access-date=2 September 2021|work={{ill|The Standard (Thailand)|th|เดอะสแตนดาร์ด}}|archivedate=1 September 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901191600/https://thestandard.co/miss-grand-international-2020-winner-abena-appiah/|language=th}}</ref> The pageant has been being managed by a [[Benevento]]-based event organizer MUPI [[Società a responsabilità limitata|SRL.]], chaired by Giuseppe Puzio, since its establishment.<ref name=it2020/><ref name=bubuzi>{{cite web|url=https://erreemmenews.it/miss-grand-italy-international-a-santa-maria-a-vico-appuntamento-sabato-10-luglio/|title=Miss Grand Italy International a Santa Maria a Vico: appuntamento sabato 10 luglio|date=7 August 2019|accessdate=24 August 2022|language=it|work=ErreEmmeNews.it|archivedate=24 August 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220824005358/https://erreemmenews.it/miss-grand-italy-international-a-santa-maria-a-vico-appuntamento-sabato-10-luglio/}}</ref><ref name=paeser21/>
Since the establishment of Miss Grand International, to date, Italy representatives have never won the contest. The current titleholder is ''Marika Nardoz'' of [[Lazio]], who was crowned on 26 September 2021 at Cinecittà World in [[Rome]], outclassing other 39 finalists.<ref name=it2021/><ref name=paeser21/>
==Background== ===History=== Before the franchise acquiring of the current Italian national director ''Giuseppe Puzio'' in 2019, Italy has ever sent its representatives to compete at the Miss Grand international three times, including Katarina Chabrecekova in 2013,<ref name=it2013>{{cite web|url=http://newyearseveblog.com/miss-grand-international-2013-contestants-winners/|title=Miss Grand International 2013 contestants and winners|year=2013|accessdate=11 November 2019|language=en|archivedate=6 March 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306080034/http://newyearseveblog.com/miss-grand-international-2013-contestants-winners/}}</ref> Maria Grazia Murazzani in 2015,<ref name=it2015>{{cite web|url=http://www.missgrandinternational.com/?page=contestant_detail&cont=984|title=Miss Grand Italy 2015|author=Miss Grand International Organization|year=2015|accessdate=11 November 2019|language=en|archivedate=21 March 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321123432/http://www.missgrandinternational.com/?page=contestant_detail&cont=984}}</ref> and Martina Corrias in 2016.<ref name=it2016>{{cite web|url=http://sardegna.admaioramedia.it/miss-martina-corrias-rappresentera-la-bellezza-italiana-nel-concorso-internazionale-a-las-vegas/|title=MISS, Martina Corrias rappresenterà la bellezza Italiana nel concorso internazionale a Las Vegas|date=6 September 2016|accessdate=27 December 2018|work=admaioramedia.it|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303234618/https://sardegna.admaioramedia.it/miss-martina-corrias-rappresentera-la-bellezza-italiana-nel-concorso-internazionale-a-las-vegas/|archivedate=3 March 2021|language=it}}</ref> However, all mentioned representatives have been appointed to the position by different licensees. The inaugural edition of Miss Grand Italy was held under the leadership of Puzio in [[Benevento]] on 10 September and was broadcast nationwide via the [[Television in Italy#Satellite television|Italian Satellite television]] channel, [[Sky Italia|Sky Italia N° 180]],<ref name=mgit2019/> in which ''Mirea Sorrentino'' from [[Pompei]] was announced the winner, outclassing 39 other finalists,<ref name=grandit19>{{cite web|language=it|url=https://www.ntr24.tv/2019/09/11/mirea-sorrentino-e-miss-grand-international-italy-2019-lelezione-a-benevento/|title=Mirea Sorrentino è "Miss Grand International Italy 2019": l'elezione a Benevento|date=11 September 2019|accessdate=24 January 2022|work=Ntr24.tv|archivedate=10 November 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110125222/https://www.ntr24.tv/2019/09/11/mirea-sorrentino-e-miss-grand-international-italy-2019-lelezione-a-benevento/}}</ref> and the contest has been held annually since then.
The national organizer has been franchising the regional competitions to individual agencies since their first edition in 2019, [[Regions of Italy|twelve regions]] held their regional pageants to select the national finalists for the first national edition, including [[Sicilia]], Calabria, [[Basilicata]], Campania, [[Molise]], Lazio, [[Umbria]], Marche, [[Trentino-Alto Adige]], Veneto, [[Lombardia]], and [[Sardinia|Sardegna]].<ref name=mgit2019>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/diventa-la-ragazza-piu-bella-del-mondo-con-il-tour-miss-grand-international-italy|date=27 June 2019|accessdate=22 January 2022|language=it|via=[[Internet Archive]]|author=Raffaella Muffel|title=Diventa La Ragazza Piu Bella Del Mondo Con Il Tour Miss Grand International Italy}}</ref> In 2020, due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Italy|COVID-19 pandemic]], the national participants was dropped to 24.<ref name=mgit2020>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/miss-grand-international-italy|title=Miss Grand International Italy|work=Uomini e Donne Magazine|year=2020|accessdate=24 January 2022|language=it|via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref><ref name=it2020/>
==Editions== The following list is the edition detail of the Miss Grand Italy contest, since its inception in 2019. {{table alignment}} {| class="wikitable col1center col2center col5center col7center" style="font-size:95%;" |- ! Year !! Edition !! Date !! Final venue !! Entrants !! Winner !!{{tooltip|Ref.|References}} |- | 2019 || 1th ||10 September|| Il Triclinio del Fauno, [[Benevento]], [[Campania]]|| 40 ||[[Basilicata]] – Mirea Sorrentino||<ref name=it2019/><ref name=italy19>{{cite web|url=https://www.ntr24.tv/2019/09/11/mirea-sorrentino-e-miss-grand-international-italy-2019-lelezione-a-benevento/|title=Mirea Sorrentino è "Miss Grand International Italy 2019": l'elezione a Benevento|date=11 September 2019|accessdate=24 August 2022|language=it|author=Giorgio Nuzzolo|work=Ntr24.tv|archivedate=23 August 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220823232240/https://www.ntr24.tv/2019/09/11/mirea-sorrentino-e-miss-grand-international-italy-2019-lelezione-a-benevento/}}</ref> |- | 2020 || 2nd ||11 October ||rowspan=2|Cinecittà World, [[Rome]]|| 24 ||[[Campania]] – Filomena Venuso||<ref name=it2020/><ref name=result20>{{cite web|url=https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/Filomena-Venuso-crowned-Miss-Grand-Italy-2020/Filomena-Venuso-crowned-Miss-Grand-Italy-2020/eventshow/78646564.cms|title=Filomena Venuso crowned Miss Grand Italy 2020|date=13 October 2020|accessdate=24 August 2022|work=[[Times of India]]|archivedate=23 August 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220823231526/https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/Filomena-Venuso-crowned-Miss-Grand-Italy-2020/Filomena-Venuso-crowned-Miss-Grand-Italy-2020/eventshow/78646564.cms}}</ref> |- | 2021 || 3rd ||26 September || {{center|40}} ||{{left|[[Lazio]] – Marika Nardozi}}||<ref name=italy2021>{{cite web|url=https://www.italiansnews.it/en/miss-grand-international-italy-2021-a-avezzano/|title=Miss Grand International Italy 2021 a Avezzano|date=24 November 2021|accessdate=24 August 2022|language=it|author=Massimiliano Ferrara|work=Italiansnews.it|archivedate=23 August 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220823233019/https://www.italiansnews.it/en/miss-grand-international-italy-2021-a-avezzano/}}</ref><ref name=paeser21>{{cite web|url=https://www.paeseroma.it/2021/09/27/incoronata-la-miss-grand-international-italy-2021/|title=Incoronata la Miss Grand International Italy 2021|date=27 September 2021|accessdate=24 August 2022|language=it|author=Maura Capuano|work=PaeseRoma.it|archivedate=23 August 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220823233428/https://www.paeseroma.it/2021/09/27/incoronata-la-miss-grand-international-italy-2021/}}</ref> |- | [[Miss Grand Italy 2022|2022]] || 4th ||18 September||rowspan=2|Grand Hotel Pianeta Maratea, [[Maratea]], [[Province of Potenza|Potenza]]||39 ||[[Apulia]] – Miriam Malerba||<ref name=marche2>{{cite web|url=https://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/pesaro/cronaca/tamara-e-biologa-la-miss-delle-marche-e-ora-vola-a-maratea-per-la-finale-1.8026791|title=Tamara, è biologa la Miss delle Marche E ora vola a Maratea per la finale|date=30 August 2022|accessdate=4 September 2022|language=it|work=[[Il Resto del Carlino]]|archivedate=3 September 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220903175458/https://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/pesaro/cronaca/tamara-e-biologa-la-miss-delle-marche-e-ora-vola-a-maratea-per-la-finale-1.8026791|author=Alessio Zaffini}}</ref><ref name=finalumbria>{{cite web|url=https://news.italy-24.com/trends/21289/Miss-Grand-International-four-Umbrians-crowned-for-the-regional-stage.html|title="Miss Grand International", four Umbrians crowned for the regional stage|date=10 August 2022|accessdate=25 August 2022|work=News.italy-24.com|archivedate=24 August 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220824232308/https://news.italy-24.com/trends/21289/Miss-Grand-International-four-Umbrians-crowned-for-the-regional-stage.html}}</ref> |- | [[Miss Grand Italy 2023|2023]] || 5th ||11 June||{{center|45}}||[[Aosta Valley]] – Andrea Zanettin||<ref name=italyre>{{cite web|url=https://news.italy24.press/local/627646.html|date=13 June 2023|accessdate=13 June 2023|publisher=Italy 24 Press News|archivedate=13 June 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230613162530/https://news.italy24.press/local/627646.html|title=From basilicata to the conquest of the world the final of the Italian contest for Miss Grand International 2023 took place on Sunday 11 June in basilicata}}</ref><ref name=reit>{{cite web|url=https://www.politicamentecorretto.com/2023/06/13/dalla-basilicata-alla-conquista-del-mondo-si-e-svolta-domenica-11-giugno-in-basilicata-la-finale-del-contest-italiano-per-miss-grand-international-2023/|title=Dalla basilicata alla conquista del mondo si è svolta domenica 11 giugno in basilicata la finale del contest italiano per Miss Grand International 2023|date=13 June 2023|accessdate=13 June 2023|language=it|website=www.politicamentecorretto.com|archivedate=13 June 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230613164014/https://www.politicamentecorretto.com/2023/06/13/dalla-basilicata-alla-conquista-del-mondo-si-e-svolta-domenica-11-giugno-in-basilicata-la-finale-del-contest-italiano-per-miss-grand-international-2023/}}</ref> |- | [[Miss Grand Italy 2024|2024]] ||6th||1 September||rowspan=2|Cinecittà World, [[Rome]]||39||[[Piedmont]] – Micaela Vietto ||<ref name=emilia2024>{{cite web|url=https://www.cesenatoday.it/social/le-miss-verso-la-finale-nazionale-anche-una-cesenate-tra-le-premiate-per-miss-grand-international-italy.html|language=it|date=29 July 2024|accessdate=30 July 2024|website=www.cesenatoday.it|archivedate=30 July 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240730074915/https://www.cesenatoday.it/social/le-miss-verso-la-finale-nazionale-anche-una-cesenate-tra-le-premiate-per-miss-grand-international-italy.html|title=Le miss verso la finale nazionale: anche una Cesenate tra le premiate per Miss Grand International Italy}}</ref><ref name=mgit2024>{{cite web|url=https://www.ilmessaggero.it/roma/eventi/miss_grand_international_concorso_foto-8328336.html|title=Miss Grand International, il fascino conquistato in un clic|date=1 September 2024|language=it|accessdate=2 September 2024|author=Lucilla Quaglia|archivedate=2 September 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240902093821/https://www.ilmessaggero.it/AMP/roma/miss_grand_international_concorso_foto-8328336.html|work=[[Il Messaggero]]}}</ref> |- | [[Miss Grand Italy 2025|2025]]||7th||14 September|| {{center|37}} ||{{left|[[Lazio]] – Elisa Crocchianti}} ||{{center|<ref name=napoli25>{{cite web|url=https://www.napolitoday.it/eventi/selezione-regionale-miss-grand-international-italy-2025-ottaviano.html|date=26 October 2024|accessdate=18 February 2025|website=www.napolitoday.it|title=Selezione Regionale di Miss Grand International Italy 2025 alla Baita del Re Resort di Ottaviano|trans-title=Regional Selection of Miss Grand International Italy 2025 at Baita del Re Resort in Ottaviano|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241029162427/https://www.napolitoday.it/eventi/selezione-regionale-miss-grand-international-italy-2025-ottaviano.html|archive-date=2024-10-29}}</ref>}} |}
==Contestant selection== [[File:Miss Grand Marche 2023 Grand Gala Finals.png|thumb|Miss Grand Italy region-level contest held in the Region of [[Marche]] on June 3, 2023, at the La Giara Ristorante Pizzeria, [[Pesaro]].|260px]] Since its establishment in 2019, the national finalists' selection of the Miss Grand Italy has been operated via three systems, including: * '''Multiplex regional pageant system''', in which the regional franchisee conduct several local pageants or casting events to determine the finalists for their regional pageants,<ref name=compania2021>{{cite web|url=https://www.cronachedelsannio.it/sannionews24/miss-grand-international-domani-la-tappa-regionale-a-benevento/|title=Miss Grand International, domani la tappa regionale a Benevento|date=30 July 2021|accessdate=24 January 2022|language=it|work=Cronache del Sannio|archivedate=6 August 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806225510/https://www.cronachedelsannio.it/sannionews24/miss-grand-international-domani-la-tappa-regionale-a-benevento/}}</ref> such as the contest of [[Emilia-Romagna]] region in 2021, where the regional organizer held three small contests and one casting event in [[Bagnolo in Piano]], [[Rubiera]], [[Campogalliano]], and [[Modena]]. * '''Simple regional pageant system''', the regional pageant is held to select the national finalists with no lower pageants or casting events, the winner will be automatically qualified to the national stage.<ref name=udine2021>{{cite web|url=https://www.udinetoday.it/eventi/miss-grand-international-fvg-24-luglio-2021.html|title=Giulia di Udine è la più bella tra le belle di Miss Grand International Italy|work=Udinetoday.it|date=27 July 2021|accessdate=24 January 2022|language=it|archivedate=23 August 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823153711/https://www.udinetoday.it/eventi/miss-grand-international-fvg-24-luglio-2021.html}}</ref> * '''Central direct application''' through the national licensee, the organization then selects two candidates a month for the national pageant, beginning from February to August, via the online challenging events.<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220124152832/https://www.facebook.com/missgrandinternationalitaly/posts/4517265608329345|archivedate=24 January 2022|accessdate=24 January 2022|language=it|work=Miss Grand International Italy|url=https://www.facebook.com/missgrandinternationalitaly/posts/4517265608329345|title=Si riparte con il contest social di Miss Grand International Italy. Contatta il tuo agente regionale e vola in finale nazionale!|url-status=live}}</ref>
The selection summary process is shown below: {{chart top|Miss Grand Italy national finalists selection procedure<br>''<small>(2019–present)</small>''}} {{Tree chart/start|align=right}} {{Tree chart|SYST|| | | |MULR| | | ||SIMR|| |CEND|CEND = '''Centrally Direct'''|SYST = '''Stage/System'''|MULR = '''Multiplex Regional'''|SIMR = '''Simple Regional'''|boxstyle_SYST = background-color: #E5E4E2;|boxstyle_MULR = background-color: #E5E4E2;|boxstyle_SIMR = background-color: #E5E4E2;|boxstyle_CEND = background-color: #E5E4E2;}} {{Tree chart|||||||| | | || | | || | | || || | | }} {{Tree chart|LEV1|||LOCP | |LOCC||||||||ONLC|||||LOCP=Local Pageant (s)|LOCC=Local Casting (s)|LEV1='''Stage 1'''|ONLC=Online Challenge{{efn|The tract no longer existed since 2024|name=A}}|boxstyle_LEV1 =background-color: #E5E4E2; }} {{Tree chart|||||||!||||!||||||||||!||| }} {{Tree chart|LEV2||||`|REGP|'||,|-|REGP||||!|REGP=Regional Pageant|LEV2='''Stage 2'''|boxstyle_LEV2 =background-color: #E5E4E2; }} {{Tree chart|||||||||!||||!|||||||TWOF||||border=none|TWOF=''2-3 Finalists/Month''}} {{Tree chart|||||||||!||||!||||||||!||| }} {{Tree chart|LEV3||||||`|-|-|NATP|-|-|-|-|-|-|'|LEV3='''Stage 3'''|NATP='''National Pageant'''|boxstyle_LEV3 =background-color: #E5E4E2; }} {{Tree chart/end}} {{chart bottom}} ;Note {{notelist}}
===Regional pageants=== Since 2019, several [[Regions of Italy|regions]] have organized their local contests to select representatives to compete in the Miss Grand Italy pageant, as detailed below. {{columns-start|num=2}} *[[Central Italy|Centre]]: 4 region-level pageants **[[Miss Grand Lazio]] (est. 2019)<ref name=fashion2019>{{cite web|url=https://www.frosinonetoday.it/eventi/cultura/anagni-sfilata-di-moda-eleganza-senza-tempo.html|title=Anagni, sfilata di moda "Eleganza senza tempo"|trans-title=Anagni, "Timeless Elegance" fashion show|date=7 April 2019|accessdate=29 May 2024|language=it|website=www.frosinonetoday.it|archivedate=29 May 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240529160638/https://www.frosinonetoday.it/eventi/cultura/anagni-sfilata-di-moda-eleganza-senza-tempo.html}}</ref> **[[Miss Grand Marche]] (est. 2021)<ref name=marchevenue21>{{cite web|url=https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/evento/finale-regionale-marche/|title=Finale Regionale Marche|date=2021|accessdate=24 May 2024|language=it|work=Miss Grand Italy|archivedate=24 May 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240524124745/https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/evento/finale-regionale-marche/}}</ref> ** Miss Grand Tuscany (est. 2020)<ref name=tus20>{{cite web|url=https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/evento/finale-regionale-toscana/|title=Finale Regionale Toscana|date=2020|accessdate=24 May 2024|language=it|work=Miss Grand Italy|archivedate=24 May 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240524155854/https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/evento/finale-regionale-toscana/}}</ref> ** [[Miss Grand Umbria]] (est. 2019)<ref name=2019umbria>{{cite web|url=https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/evento/finale-regionale-umbria/|title=Finale Regionale Umbria|language=it|date=2019|accessdate=24 May 2024|work=Miss Grand Italy|archivedate=24 May 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240524204232/https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/evento/finale-regionale-umbria/}}</ref> *[[South Italy|South]]: 6 region-level pageants **[[Miss Grand Abruzzo]] (est. 2022)<ref name=ab2022audition>{{cite web|url=https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/2021/12/13/selezione-regionale-abruzzo/|title=Selezione Regionale Abruzzo|date=13 December 2021|accessdate=26 May 2024|language=it|work=Miss Grand Italy|archivedate=25 May 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240525201246/https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/2021/12/13/selezione-regionale-abruzzo/}}</ref> **[[Miss Grand Apulia]] (est. 2021)<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> **[[Miss Grand Basilicata]] (est. 2019)<ref name=co2019>{{cite web|url=https://www.ilgiornaledicaivano.it/2019/09/03/elette-le-miss-campania-e-basilicata-di-miss-grand-international/|title=Elette le Miss Campania e Basilicata di Miss Grand International|date=3 September 2019|accessdate=28 May 2024|language=it|author=Francesco Celiento|website=www.ilgiornaledicaivano.it|archivedate=27 May 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240527210349/https://www.ilgiornaledicaivano.it/2019/09/03/elette-le-miss-campania-e-basilicata-di-miss-grand-international/|trans-title=The Miss Campania and Basilicata of Miss Grand International have been elected}}</ref> **[[Miss Grand Calabria]] (est. 2019)<ref name=regis19>{{cite web|url=https://www.telemia.it/2019/10/arriva-in-calabria-il-concorso-di-bellezza-miss-grand-international-italy-anche-su-telemia/|via=[[Internet Archive]]|language=it|title=Arriva in Calabria il Concorso di Belleza "Miss Grand International Italy," Anche su Telemia|date=10 October 2019|website=www.telemia.it|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814142106/https://www.telemia.it/2019/10/arriva-in-calabria-il-concorso-di-bellezza-miss-grand-international-italy-anche-su-telemia/ |archive-date=2020-08-14 |trans-title=The Miss Grand International Italy Beauty Competition arrives in Calabria, also in Telemia}}</ref> **[[Miss Grand Campania]] (est. 2019)<ref name=venue19campania>{{cite web|url=https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/evento/seconda-finale-regionale-campania/|title=Seconda Finale Regionale Campania|date=2019|accessdate=24 May 2024|language=it|work=Miss Grand Italy|archivedate=24 May 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240524201903/https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/evento/seconda-finale-regionale-campania/}}</ref> **Miss Grand Molise (est. 2023)<ref name=venue24campania>{{cite web|url=https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/evento/finale-interregionale-campania-molise-basilicata/|title=Finale Regionale Campania, Molise, Basilicata|date=2023|accessdate=23 May 2024|language=it|work=Miss Grand Italy|archivedate=23 May 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240523172215/https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/evento/finale-interregionale-campania-molise-basilicata/}}</ref>
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*[[Northeast Italy|North-East]]: 4 region-level pageants **[[Miss Grand Emilia-Romagna]] (est. 2021)<ref name=2021emilia>{{cite web|url=https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/evento/finale-regionale-emilia-romagna/|title=Finale Regionale Emilia-Romagna|date=2021|accessdate=24 May 2024|language=it|work=Miss Grand Italy|archivedate=24 May 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240524125355/https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/evento/finale-regionale-emilia-romagna/}}</ref> **[[Miss Grand Friuli-Venezia Giulia]] (est. 2021)<ref name=y2021>{{cite web|url=https://www.udinetoday.it/eventi/miss-grand-international-fvg-24-luglio-2021.html|title=Giulia di Udine è la più bella tra le belle di Miss Grand International Italy|date=27 July 2021|trans-title=Giulia from Udine is the most beautiful of the beauties of Miss Grand International Italy|accessdate=29 May 2024|language=it|website=www.udinetoday.it|archivedate=28 May 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240528221420/https://www.udinetoday.it/eventi/miss-grand-international-fvg-24-luglio-2021.html}}</ref> **[[Miss Grand Trentino-South Tyrol]] (est. 2022)<ref name=tren22>{{cite web|url=https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/evento/finale-regionale-veneto-trentino-alto-adige/|title=Finale Regionale Veneto and Trentino-Alto Adige|date=2022|accessdate=24 May 2024|language=it|work=Miss Grand Italy|archivedate=23 May 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240523200922/https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/evento/finale-regionale-veneto-trentino-alto-adige/}}</ref> **[[Miss Grand Veneto]] (est. 2019)<ref name=2019licensee>{{cite web|url=https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/2019/02/02/agente-regione-veneto/|title=Agente Regionale Veneto|date=2 February 2019|accessdate=26 May 2024|language=it|work=Miss Grand Italy|archivedate=26 May 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240526112443/https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/2019/02/02/agente-regione-veneto/}}</ref> *[[Northwest Italy|North-West]]: 3 region-level pageants **[[Miss Grand Liguria]] (est. 2022)<ref name=venue22ligu>{{cite web|url=https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/evento/finale-regionale-lazio-e-liguria/|title=Finale Regionale Lazio - Liguria|date=2022|accessdate=24 May 2024|language=it|work=Miss Grand Italy|archivedate=23 May 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240523211450/https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/evento/finale-regionale-lazio-e-liguria/}}</ref> **Miss Grand Lombardy (est. 2022)<ref name=lom22>{{cite web|url=https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/evento/finale-regionale-lombardia/|title=Finale Regionale Lombardia|date=2022|accessdate=23 May 2024|language=it|work=Miss Grand Italy|archivedate=23 May 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240523211032/https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/evento/finale-regionale-lombardia/}}</ref> **Miss Grand Piedmont (est. 2024)<ref name=aospie>{{cite web|url=https://www.unionemonregalese.it/2024/07/21/micaela-vietto-miss-grand-international-piemonte-farigliano/|title=Micaela Vietto eletta Miss Grand International Piemonte nella "sua" Farigliano|trans-title=Micaela Vietto elected Miss Grand International Piemonte in “her” Farigliano|date=21 July 2024|accessdate=19 August 2024|language=it|website=www.unionemonregalese.it|archivedate=19 August 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240819072644/https://www.unionemonregalese.it/2024/07/21/micaela-vietto-miss-grand-international-piemonte-farigliano/}}</ref> *[[Insular Italy|Islands]]: 2 region-level pageant **Miss Grand Sardinia (est. 2019)<ref name=venue19sar>{{cite web|url=https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/evento/finale-regionale-sardegna/|title=Finale Regionale Sardegna|date=2019|accessdate=23 May 2024|language=it|work=Miss Grand Italy|archivedate=24 May 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240524205610/https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/evento/finale-regionale-sardegna/}}</ref> **[[Miss Grand Sicily]] (est. 2019)<ref name=2019winner>{{cite web|url=https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/2019/09/02/finale-regionale-sicilia-augusta-sr/|title=Finale Regionale Sicilia Augusta (SR)|date=2 September 2019|accessdate=26 May 2024|archivedate=26 May 2024|language=it|work=Miss Grand Italy|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240526000939/https://www.missgrandinternationalitaly.it/2019/09/02/finale-regionale-sicilia-augusta-sr/}}</ref> {{columns-end}}
==International competition== The following is a list of Italian representatives at the [[Miss Grand International]] contest. ;Color keys {{plainlist| * {{Color box|gold|border=silver}} : Declared as the winner * {{Color box|#FFFF33|border=silver}} : Ended as a runner-up (Top 5) * {{Color box|#FFFF99|border=silver}} : Ended as a finalist (Top 10) * {{Color box|#FFFACD|border=silver}} : Ended as a semifinalist (Top 20/21) * {{Color box|#FADADD|border=silver}} : Ended as special awards winner }} {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center" !Year !Region !Miss Grand Italy !Title !Placement !Special Awards !National Director |- | [[Miss Grand International 2025|2025]] | [[Lazio]] | Elisa Crocchianti<ref name=mgit25>{{cite web|url=https://www.provinciagranda.it/langa/2025/09/26/news/la-fariglianese-micaela-vietto-ha-incoronato-la-nuova-miss-grand-international-italy-22085/|title=La fariglianese Micaela Vietto ha incoronato la nuova Miss Grand International Italy|trans-title=Micaela Vietto from Farigliano crowned the new Miss Grand International Italy|date=24 September 2025|language=it|publisher=Provincia Granda|archivedate=28 September 2025|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20250928115148/https://www.provinciagranda.it/langa/2025/09/26/news/la-fariglianese-micaela-vietto-ha-incoronato-la-nuova-miss-grand-international-italy-22085/}}</ref> | [[Miss Grand Italy 2025]] | Unplaced | | rowspan=7|Giuseppe Puzio |- | [[Miss Grand International 2024|2024]] | [[Piedmont]] | Micaela Vietto<ref name=mgit2024/> | [[Miss Grand Italy 2024]] | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss Grand International 2023|2023]] | [[Aosta Valley]] | Andrea Zanettin<ref name=italyre/> | [[Miss Grand Italy 2023]] | Unplaced | |- |[[Miss Grand International 2022|2022]] | [[Apulia]] | Miriam Malerba <ref name=sumresult>{{cite web|url=https://www.thaich8.com/news_detail/114043|title=บราซิล คว้ามงกุฎ "มิสแกรนด์ อินเตอร์เนชั่นแนล 2022" ไปครอง|date=25 October 2022|access-date=26 October 2022|language=th|work=Thaich8.com|archive-date=25 October 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221025181820/https://www.thaich8.com/news_detail/114043}}</ref><ref name=riopreto>{{cite web|url=https://riopreto.dlnews.com.br/noticias?id=127457/isabella-menin-vence-miss-grand-international-e-quebra-jejum-de-51-anos|title=Isabella Menin vence Miss Grand International e quebra jejum de 51 anos|date=25 October 2022|access-date=26 October 2022|language=pt|author=Fábio Luis de Paula|work=Riopreto.dlnews.com.br|archive-date=26 October 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221026060623/https://riopreto.dlnews.com.br/noticias?id=127457/isabella-menin-vence-miss-grand-international-e-quebra-jejum-de-51-anos}}</ref> | [[Miss Grand Italy 2022]] | Unplaced | |- |[[Miss Grand International 2021|2021]] | [[Lazio]] | Marika Nardozi<ref name=it2021>{{cite web|url=https://www.maxintheworld.net/marika-nardozi-miss-grand-international-italy-2021/|title=Marika Nardozi Miss Grand International Italy 2021|date=30 September 2021|accessdate=23 January 2022|language=it|author=Nicola Convertino|work=Maxintheworld.net|archivedate=22 January 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220122214907/https://www.maxintheworld.net/marika-nardozi-miss-grand-international-italy-2021/?fbclid=IwAR28Qmj3OaZgSXoE3n7nhL6paGm8ajHVLeUSGD2sL37ufXyqlolZ2Vbar_4}}</ref><ref name=paeser21/>{{efn|Later 1st runner-up Miss World Italy 2022.|name=C}} | Miss Grand Italy 2021 | Unplaced | |- |[[Miss Grand International 2020|2020]] | [[Campania]] | Filomena Venuso<ref name=mgit2020/><ref name=it2020>{{cite web|url=https://casertaweb.com/notizie/filomena-venuso-nola-eletta-miss-grand-international-italy-2020/|language=it|date=14 October 2020|accessdate=7 August 2021|title=Filomena Venuso, da Nola, eletta Miss Grand International Italia 2020|author=Alfonso Voccia|work=CasertaWeb|archivedate=19 February 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210219172341/https://casertaweb.com/notizie/filomena-venuso-nola-eletta-miss-grand-international-italy-2020/}}</ref> | Miss Grand Italy 2020 | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss Grand International 2019|2019]] | [[Basilicata]] | Mirea Sorrentino<ref name=it2019>{{cite web|url=https://lostrillone.tv/pompei-mirea-sorrentino-trionfa-a-miss-grand-international-italy/19804.html|work=Redazione|date=11 September 2019|accessdate=7 August 2021|language=it|archivedate=6 August 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806202840/https://lostrillone.tv/pompei-mirea-sorrentino-trionfa-a-miss-grand-international-italy/19804.html|title=Pompei. Mirea Sorrentino trionfa a Miss Grand International Italy}}</ref><ref name=italy19/> | Miss Grand Italy 2019 | Unplaced | |- | colspan=7{{n/a|Did not compete between 2017 - 2018}} |- | [[Miss Grand International 2016|2016]] | [[Sardinia|Sardegna]] | Martina Corrias<ref name=it2016/> | Eccellenze di Sardegna 2016{{efn|Also Eccellenze di Sardegna 2016.|name=B}} | Unplaced | | rowspan=2|Maurizio Ciaccio |- |[[Miss Grand International 2015|2015]] | [[Sardinia|Sardegna]] | Maria Grazia Murazzani<ref name=italy2015>{{cite web|url=https://webapi.unionesarda.it/articoloamp/spettacoli/2015/10/03/cagliari_bangkok_per_la_fascia_da_miss_l_avventura_di_maria_grazi-7-437831.html|title=Cagliari-Bangkok per la fascia da miss, l'avventura di Maria Grazia Murazzani|date=3 October 2015|accessdate=31 August 2024|trans-title=From Cagliari to Bangkok for the Miss title, Maria Grazia Murazzani's adventure|language=it|website=unionesarda.it|archivedate=31 August 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240831125857/https://webapi.unionesarda.it/articoloamp/spettacoli/2015/10/03/cagliari_bangkok_per_la_fascia_da_miss_l_avventura_di_maria_grazi-7-437831.html}}</ref> | Bellezza Italiana Porto Rotondo 2015{{efn|Also Bellezza Italiana Porto Rotondo 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lanuovasardegna.it/olbia/cronaca/2015/08/06/news/bellezza-italiana-contest-a-porto-rotondo-1.11896586|title=Bellezza italiana, contest a Porto Rotondo|date=6 August 2015|accessdate=31 August 2024|language=it|website=www.lanuovasardegna.it|archivedate=31 August 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240831130438/https://www.lanuovasardegna.it/olbia/cronaca/2015/08/06/news/bellezza-italiana-contest-a-porto-rotondo-1.11896586}}</ref>|name=A}} | Unplaced | |- |[[Miss Grand International 2014|2014]] | [[Emilia-Romagna]] | Jennifer Casula<ref name=mgit2014>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/MISSGRANDINTERNATIONAL/photos/a.568738516482482/787144781308520/?type=3&hc_ref=ARSA1ott49tEBd5QXLAJfgUAEB4UYdeAcm6545ndoGKq5XvM1ZBTxe50RDIELJdaWp0|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230521045141/https://www.facebook.com/MISSGRANDINTERNATIONAL/photos/a.568738516482482/787144781308520/?type=3&hc_ref=ARSA1ott49tEBd5QXLAJfgUAEB4UYdeAcm6545ndoGKq5XvM1ZBTxe50RDIELJdaWp0|url-status=dead|archive-date=2023-05-21|title=Welcome Miss Grand Italy 2014 - Miss Jennifer Casula|date=10 September 2014|accessdate=24 August 2022|work=Miss Grand International}}</ref> | Miss Cinema 2013{{efn|Also Miss Cinema 2013.<ref name=cinema>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportfair.it/2018/12/uomini-donne-jennifer-casula-ex-infanzia-corteggiatrice-ivan-gonzalez/852823/|title=Uomini e Donne – Chi è Jennifer Casula? Due ex celebri e un'infanzia complicata: tutto sulla corteggiatrice di Ivan Gonzalez [GALLERY]|date=1 December 2018|accessdate=31 August 2024|language=it|author=Giulia Galletta|website=www.sportfair.it|archivedate=31 August 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240831113213/https://www.sportfair.it/2018/12/uomini-donne-jennifer-casula-ex-infanzia-corteggiatrice-ivan-gonzalez/852823/}}</ref>|name=D}} | colspan=2 {{n/a|Did not compete}} | rowspan="2"|Antonio Marzano |- |[[Miss Grand International 2013|2013]] | [[Lazio]] | Katarina Chabrecekova<ref name=it2013/> | Finalist [[Miss World Italy]] | Unplaced | |}
==Winners' gallery== <gallery> File:Maria Grazia Murazzani.png|{{center|Maria Grazia Murazzani (2015)}} File:Marika Nardozi.png|{{center|Marika Nardozi (2021)}} File:Miriam Malerba.jpg|{{center|Miriam Malerba (2022)}} File:Andrea Zanettin.png|{{center|Andrea Zanettin (2023)}} File:Micaela Vietto 02.png|{{center|Micaela Vietto (2024)}} File:Elisa Crocchianti.png|{{center|Elisa Crocchianti (2025)}} </gallery>
==Notes== {{notelist}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Portal|Italy}} * {{commons category-inline|Miss Grand Italy}}
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