{{Short description|Beauty pageant in Ivory Coast}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox organization | name = Miss Grande Ivory Coast | image = Miss Grand Ivory Coast Logo.jpg | image_size = | caption = | formation = {{Start date and age|2022|10|01}} | founder = | type = [[Beauty pageant]] | headquarters = [[Abidjan]] | location = [[Ivory Coast]] | leader_title = Directors | leader_name = {{Hlist|Tatiana Kacou|Kelly Serge }} | parent_organization = Comite Miss Grande Côte d'Ivoire (COMIGCI) | language = [[French language|French]] | num_members = {{Hlist|Miss Planet International|Miss Premium African International}} | budget = | website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20230331142835/http://missgrandeci.com/ MissGrandeCI.com] }} {{Infobox organization | name = Miss Grand Ivory Coast | image = | caption = | formation = 2014 | founder = | type = [[Beauty pageant]] | headquarters = [[Paris]] | location = [[France]] | leader_title = Director | leader_name = Angell Robles Yanez ''(2024–Present)'' | parent_organization = [[Miss Grand France|Celest Productions]] | language = [[French language|French]] | num_members = [[Miss Grand International]] | budget = }} '''Miss Grand Ivory Coast''' ({{langx|fr|Miss Grande Côte d'Ivoire}}) is a national beauty pageant for women in the [[Ivory Coast]], headquartered in [[Abidjan]].<ref name="page">{{cite web|url=http://missgrandeci.com/|title=Demi Finale Miss Grand Côte d'Ivoire 2023|date=2023|accessdate=27 October 2023|language=fr|via=[[Internet Archive]]|website=missgrandeci.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331142835/http://missgrandeci.com/ |archive-date=March 31, 2023 }}</ref><ref name="2023detail" /> The competition was established in 2022 by the Comité Miss Grande Côte d'Ivoire (COMIGCI), under the directorship of Kelly Serge and Tatiana Kacou.<ref name="com">{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/missgrandci/posts/pfbid0nn9BYjwqdXpSKc9DUeqabkAL5Vyf8LWujL63Cme7re32bFssghAuxpoYjoR3KxCul|title=Miss Grand Côte d'Ivoire est le concours de beauté officiel de Côte d'Ivoire il est organisé par COMIGCI et préside par Mme Tatiana kacou et Kelly serge |date=4 April 2022|accessdate=27 October 2023|language=fr|work=Miss Grande Côte d'Ivoire|archivedate=27 October 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20231027091037/https://www.facebook.com/missgrandci/posts/pfbid0nn9BYjwqdXpSKc9DUeqabkAL5Vyf8LWujL63Cme7re32bFssghAuxpoYjoR3KxCul}}</ref> As the organization does not hold the national license for Miss Grand International, the winners of the contest have instead been designated to participate in alternative international competitions, including {{ill|Miss Planet International|km|បវរកញ្ញា ភពផែនដី អន្តរជាតិ}} and Miss Premium African International.<ref name="marry2" />
Ivory Coast has participated in the [[Miss Grand International]] pageant only once, in 2014, when the country was represented by Richlove Amissah,<ref name=ivory14/><ref name=back>{{cite web|url=https://www.backstage.com/u/richlove-amissah/|title=Richlove Amissah|website=www.backstage.com|accessdate=27 October 2023|archivedate=27 October 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20231027104156/https://www.backstage.com/u/richlove-amissah/}}</ref> who did not achieve placement among the finalists.<ref name=res14/>
==History== The inaugural Miss Grand Ivory Coast pageant was organized in 2022 under the direction of Kelly Serge and Tatiana Kacou<ref name=com/> and featured nine finalists; it was held on 1 October at the Amphithéâtre de la Cité Rouge in [[Abidjan]],<ref name=2022detail/> where Sandra N’Guessan, a [[Baoulé people|Baoulé]] candidate from the host city, was declared the winner.<ref name=marry/><ref name=marry2>{{cite web|url=https://www.affairage.ci/affaire-une-miss-dotee-a-plus-de-80-millions-fcfa-des-internautes-accusent/|title=Affaire une Miss dotée à plus de 80 millions FCFA : des internautes accusent…|date=24 May 2023|accessdate=27 October 2023|language=fr|archivedate=27 October 2023|website=www.affairage.ci|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20231027085717/https://www.affairage.ci/affaire-une-miss-dotee-a-plus-de-80-millions-fcfa-des-internautes-accusent/|author=Kevin Aka}}</ref> Although initially slated to represent Ivory Coast at the [[Miss Grand International 2022]] pageant in [[Indonesia]],<ref name=mgi22>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/missgrandci/posts/pfbid02v9v8XNLtcvHZgRNzmtmVpeHm6vLzR64ueMmgrxnMRtkf6bqu1bGiMGq5g1QsK712l|language=fr|date=15 April 2023|title=MISS GRAND est un concours de beauté qui met en valeur les femmes de grandes tailles, belles, élégantes, intelligentes (….). Ce concours existe déjà dans plusieurs pays où chaque année un concours est organisé dans ces différents pays et la miss Élue part représente son pays à l'international d'où « MISS GRAND INTERNATIONAL » mais n'existe pas sur notre territoire national. C'est en ce sens que nous|website=[[Facebook]] |accessdate=27 October 2023|archivedate=27 October 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20231027092521/https://www.facebook.com/missgrandci/posts/pfbid02v9v8XNLtcvHZgRNzmtmVpeHm6vLzR64ueMmgrxnMRtkf6bqu1bGiMGq5g1QsK712l}}</ref> her participation did not materialize due to the absence of a locally secured license, and she was instead assigned to compete in other international beauty competitions.<ref name=marry2/>
In 2024, the franchise rights to designate an Ivory Coast representative to [[Miss Grand International]] were conferred upon Celest Productions, a Paris-based pageant organization led by Angell Robles Yanez,<ref name=licensee2024>{{cite web|via=[[Archive Today]]|language=fr|date=10 May 2024|accessdate=13 May 2024|work=Organization of the Crown in Côte d'Ivoire|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C6wvNImNmGi/?img_index=1|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240513093730/https://www.instagram.com/p/C6wvNImNmGi/?img_index=1|url-status=dead|archive-date=2024-05-13|title=Pour Celest productions international c'est un grand plaisir d'annoncer Aya Kadjo comme nouvelle Miss Grand Yvory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire ) pour Miss Grand International 2024.}}</ref> who has also served as the director of [[Miss Grand France]] since 2023.
==Editions== ===Location and date=== {{table alignment}} {| class="wikitable defaultcenter col2left col3left" style="font-size:95%;" |- !Edition!!Date!!Venue!!Entrants!!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- !1st |October 1, 2022 |Amphithéatre de la Cité Rouge, Cocody Danga, [[Abidjan]] |9 |<ref name=2022detail>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/missgrandci/posts/pfbid022VJPkNAu6A1JBp34mEoGon9MaavqPZU5xVPEWEyQ2esBxwWvUKQVQrQbnqpHor8vl|title=En route Pour la couronne|date=24 September 2022|accessdate=27 October 2023|language=fr|work=Miss Grande Côte d’Ivoire|archivedate=27 October 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20231027094156/https://www.facebook.com/missgrandci/posts/pfbid022VJPkNAu6A1JBp34mEoGon9MaavqPZU5xVPEWEyQ2esBxwWvUKQVQrQbnqpHor8vl}}</ref> |- !2nd |September 1, 2023 |Yelam's Theater, [[Treichville]], Abidjan |14 |<ref name=2023detail>{{cite web|url=https://www.scoopernews.com/2023/07/11/les-finalistes-de-miss-grande-c-te-d-ivoire-une-sortie-d-tente-la-baie-des-milliardaires-tout-frais/45913428|website=www.scoopernews.com|language=fr|date=11 July 2023|accessdate=27 October 2023|title=Les finalistes de Miss Grande Côte d'Ivoire à une sortie détente à la baie des Milliardaires tout frais payer par le comité|archivedate=27 October 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20231027094812/https://www.scoopernews.com/2023/07/11/les-finalistes-de-miss-grande-c-te-d-ivoire-une-sortie-d-tente-la-baie-des-milliardaires-tout-frais/45913428|editor=Star Chics}}</ref><ref name=detail23>{{cite web|url=https://www.yelams.com/programmation/miss-grande-cote-divoire-la-grande-finale|title=Miss Grande Côte d'Ivoire la Grande Finale|date=2023|website=www.yelams.com|accessdate=27 October 2023|language=fr|archivedate=27 October 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20231027100028/https://www.yelams.com/programmation/miss-grande-cote-divoire-la-grande-finale}}</ref> |}
===Competition results=== {{table alignment}} {| class="wikitable " style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;" ! Year ! {{Nowrap|Miss Grand Ivory Coast}} ! {{Nowrap|1st Runner-Up}} ! {{Nowrap|2nd Runner-Up}} ! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- | 2022 || Sandra N'guessan || Esther Dongo || Mouna Fofana ||<ref name=2022result>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/missgrandci/posts/pfbid02JEQYp79f2StvcbtZoFmTFVwz5CfjrcjHu1HrZCzq6x3MM33Y6GoHRH3bqKRyS8z3l|title=Le Trio Officiel de Miss Grande CI 2022|date=3 October 2022|accessdate=27 October 2023|language=fr|archivedate=27 October 2023|work=Miss Grande Côte d’Ivoire|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20231027093814/https://www.facebook.com/missgrandci/posts/pfbid02JEQYp79f2StvcbtZoFmTFVwz5CfjrcjHu1HrZCzq6x3MM33Y6GoHRH3bqKRyS8z3l}}</ref> |- | 2023 || Lago Christiane||Bah Maeva||Aboa Jennifer||<ref name=2023result>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/missgrandci/posts/pfbid02bxQDiaq7vneqCmDjiNZqb8jdrTD7TqyhECFTMLLuMc3RCDjzW5SDQy7BVFZVT82Vl|title=Félicitations au Trio Gagnant Miss Grande CI 2023 de cette deuxième édition|date=2 September 2023|accessdate=27 October 2023|language=fr|work=Miss Grande Côte d’Ivoire|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20231027102013/https://www.facebook.com/missgrandci/posts/pfbid02bxQDiaq7vneqCmDjiNZqb8jdrTD7TqyhECFTMLLuMc3RCDjzW5SDQy7BVFZVT82Vl|archivedate=27 October 2023}}</ref> |}
==International competition== The following is a list of Miss Grande Côte d'Ivoire representatives who competed internationally. {{Table alignment}} {| class="wikitable defaultcenter col3left col7left" style="font-size:90%;" |- ! rowspan=2|Year !! rowspan=2|International pageant!! rowspan=2|Representative !! rowspan=2|Original national title !! colspan=2|Competition performance!!rowspan=2|National director(s) |- !Placement!! Other awards |- !2014 |[[Miss Grand International 2014]] |Richlove Amissah<ref name=ivory14>{{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> |{{n/a|Appointed}} |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|''Self-dominated''}} |- |colspan=7 {{n/a|'''''No representatives for Miss Grand International between 2015 - 2023'''''}} |- !rowspan=2|2022 |Miss Planet International 2022 |rowspan=2|{{nowrap|Sandra N'guessan<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mb.com.ph/2022/11/13/its-final-miss-planet-international-2022-pageant-postponed|title=IT'S FINAL! Miss Planet International 2022 pageant postponed|author=Stephanie Bernardino|date=14 November 2022|accessdate=27 October 2023|work=[[Manila Bulletin]]|archivedate=27 October 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20231027104418/https://mb.com.ph/2022/11/13/its-final-miss-planet-international-2022-pageant-postponed}}</ref>}} |rowspan=2|Miss Grande Côte d'Ivoire 2022<ref name=marry>{{cite web|url=https://afrikbuzz.com/cote-divoire-le-mariage-traditionnel-de-la-miss-sandra-nguessan-fait-polemique/|title=Le mariage traditionnel de la Miss Sandra N'guessan fait polémique|date=22 May 2023|accessdate=27 October 2023|language=fr|website=afrikbuzz.com|archivedate=27 October 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20231027084944/https://afrikbuzz.com/cote-divoire-le-mariage-traditionnel-de-la-miss-sandra-nguessan-fait-polemique/}}</ref> | colspan=2 {{n/a|''Canceled''<ref name=planet2022>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnc.com.kh/detail/news/37533|title=បេក្ខនារី១៥ប្រទេស ដែលចូលរួមប្រកួតបវរកញ្ញាភពផែនដីអន្តរជាតិឆ្នាំ២០២៣ សន្យាជួយផ្សព្វផ្សាយគោលដៅទេសចរណ៍នៅកម្ពុជា|date=30 January 2023|accessdate=27 October 2023|language=km|website=www.cnc.com.kh|archivedate=10 February 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210090218/https://www.cnc.com.kh/detail/news/37533}}</ref>}} |rowspan=3|{{Bulletedlist|Tatiana Kacou<ref name=com/>|Marlene Sié<ref name=com/>}} |- |{{nowrap|Miss Premium African International 2022}} |colspan=2 {{n/a|''Canceled''<ref name=premium>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/miss-premium-africa-press-release-21-october-2022|title=Miss Premium Africa — Press Release|date=21 October 2022|accessdate=27 October 2023|via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>}} |- !rowspan=2|2024 |{{ill|Miss Planet International 2024|km|បវរកញ្ញា ភពផែនដី អន្តរជាតិ 2024}} |Lago Christiane |Miss Grande Côte d'Ivoire 2023<ref name=2023result/> |Unplaced||— |- |[[Miss Grand International 2024]]||{{left|Aya Kadjo<ref name=mgci24>{{cite web|url=https://www.saostar.vn/nguoi-mau-hoa-hau/nguoi-dep-co-mai-toc-doc-nhat-vo-nhi-tai-miss-grand-international-2024-202405110744529514.html|title=Chân dung người đẹp có mái tóc độc nhất vô nhị tại Miss Grand International 2024|date=11 May 2024|accessdate=13 May 2024|language=vi|website=www.saostar.vn|archivedate=12 May 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240512191037/https://www.saostar.vn/nguoi-mau-hoa-hau/nguoi-dep-co-mai-toc-doc-nhat-vo-nhi-tai-miss-grand-international-2024-202405110744529514.html}}</ref>}}||{{center|{{nowrap|1st runner-up [[Miss Grand France 2023]]}}}}||Unplaced<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2024/10/25/india-wins-miss-grand-international-2024-ph-bet-cj-opiaza-is-1st-runner-up-2339|title=India wins Miss Grand International 2024; PH bet CJ Opiaza is 1st runner-up|date=25 October 2024|access-date=25 October 2024|publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]]|archive-date=25 October 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241025170757/https://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2024/10/25/india-wins-miss-grand-international-2024-ph-bet-cj-opiaza-is-1st-runner-up-2339|author=Josiah Antonio}}</ref>||—||{{nowrap|Angell Robles Yanez<ref name=licensee2024/>}} |}
==Gallery== <gallery> File:Richlove Amissah.png|{{center|Richlove Amissah<br>Miss Grand Ivory Coast 2014}} File:Aya Kadjo.png|{{center|Aya Kadjo<br>Miss Grand Ivory Coast 2024}} </gallery>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{commons category-inline|Miss Grand Ivory Coast}}
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