{{Short description|Kenyan beauty pageant title}} {{for-multi|the most recent edition|Miss Grand Kenya 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox organization | name = Miss Grand Kenya | image = Elaine Mwangi.png | caption = Elaine Mwangi, Miss Grand Kenya 2015 | formation = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2024|08|31}} | founder = Tanveen Onyango | type = [[Beauty pageant]] | headquarters = [[Nairobi]] | location = [[Kenya]] | leader_title = National director | leader_name = Tanveen Onyango ''(2024)'' | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 = | parent_organization = {{bulletedlist|Beauties of Africa Inc. ''(2013)''|[[Miss Kenya]] ''(2015)''}} | language = [[English language|English]] | affiliations = [[Miss Grand International]] | budget = | website = }} '''Miss Grand Kenya''' is a national female [[beauty pageant]] in Kenya, established in 2024 by Tanveen Onyango, chairperson of The Drop Models Kenya modeling school, to select the country's representatives for the [[Miss Grand International]] pageant.<ref name=2024license>{{cite web|url=https://fashionbrunet.com/read/?title=MISS%20GRAND%20KENYA%20LICENSE%20FACES%20UNCERTAINTY%20AMID%20MAGDALENE%20TAKANGIRO%E2%80%99s%20SHIFT%20TO%20MODELING&title_id=377&category=World%20Fashion|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250510204549/https://fashionbrunet.com/read/?title=MISS%20GRAND%20KENYA%20LICENSE%20FACES%20UNCERTAINTY%20AMID%20MAGDALENE%20TAKANGIRO%E2%80%99s%20SHIFT%20TO%20MODELING&title_id=377&category=World%20Fashion|url-status=dead|archive-date=2025-05-10|title=Miss Grand Kenya License Faces Uncertainly Amid Magdalene Takangiro's Shift to Modeling|work=Fashion Brunet|date=8 May 2025|accessdate=11 May 2025}}</ref> Prior to the creation of this formal national competition, all Kenyan representatives were appointed,<ref name=ken13/><ref name=ken15/><ref name=ken20/><ref name=afrik>{{cite web|url=https://www.afrik.com/miss-grand-kenya-et-celle-du-nigeria-testees-positives-au-coronavirus|title=Miss Grand Kenya et celle du Nigeria testées positives au Coronavirus|author=Justin Coulibaly|date=5 March 2021|accessdate=29 July 2023|website=www.afrik.com|language=fr|archivedate=28 July 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230728230103/https://www.afrik.com/miss-grand-kenya-et-celle-du-nigeria-testees-positives-au-coronavirus}}</ref> the first being Pauline Akwacha, a national finalist of [[Miss World Kenya|Miss World Kenya 2012]], who was designated by Beauties of Africa Inc., under the direction of Andy Abulime, to compete at the inaugural Miss Grand International in Thailand in 2013.<ref name=ken13/>

Kenya's only placement at Miss Grand International occurred in 2020, when Irene Ng’endo advanced to the top twenty finalists.<ref name=res20/>

==History== Since its inception of [[Miss Grand International]], Kenya has participated intermittently in the pageant. In 2013, Pauline Akwacha, a [[Nairobi]]-based model and [[Miss World Kenya|Miss World Kenya 2012]] finalist, was selected by Beauties of Africa Inc., under Andy Abulime, to represent the country at the [[Miss Grand International 2013|inaugural edition]] in [[Thailand]],<ref name=ken13/> but she did not place.<ref name=res13/>

After a hiatus, Tony Chirah, director of [[Miss Kenya]], held the title as a supplementary award in the 2014 national pageant, and the candidate was sent to the [[Miss Grand International 2015|2015 international event]],<ref name=15direct/> while no Kenyan representatives competed from 2016 to 2019. In 2020, Irene Mukii, winner of Miss Africa 2019, acquired the license and appointed herself to compete in Thailand,<ref name=ken20/><ref name=ken201/> reaching the top twenty finalists.<ref name=res20/>

In 2024, the [[Miss Grand Kenya 2024|first standalone Miss Grand Kenya]] pageant was held,<ref name=tic24>{{cite web|url=https://event.talksasa.com/event/miss-grand-kenya-gala-night/118|title=Miss Grand Kenya Gala Night|website=event.talksasa.com|accessdate=12 July 2024|date=2024|archivedate=12 July 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240712161936/https://event.talksasa.com/event/miss-grand-kenya-gala-night/118}}</ref> and Magdalene Takangiro was crowned;<ref name=res>{{cite web|url=https://www.adnradio.cl/2024/11/18/emilia-dides-tiene-nuevo-desafio-todo-lo-que-tienes-que-saber-sobre-el-miss-grand-internacional-2025/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241228234039/https://www.adnradio.cl/2024/11/18/emilia-dides-tiene-nuevo-desafio-todo-lo-que-tienes-que-saber-sobre-el-miss-grand-internacional-2025/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2024-12-28|title=Emilia Dides tiene nuevo desafío: todo lo que tienes que saber sobre el Miss Grand Internacional 2025|language=es|date=18 November 2024|accessdate=2 May 2025|author=Alejandro Basulto|work=[[ADN Radio Chile]]}}</ref><ref name=mgken25>{{cite web|url=https://www.t13.cl/noticia/espectaculos/que-miss-grand-internacional-nuevo-certamen-belleza-participara-emilia-dides-18-11-2024|title=Qué es el Miss Grand Internacional, el nuevo certamen de belleza en el que participará Emilia Dides|trans-title=What is Miss Grand International, the new beauty pageant in which Emilia Dides will participate?|date=18 November 2024|accessdate=18 November 2024|language=es|work=T13|archivedate=18 November 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20241118175134/https://www.t13.cl/noticia/espectaculos/que-miss-grand-internacional-nuevo-certamen-belleza-participara-emilia-dides-18-11-2024#55%}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Your top 3: Miss Grand Kenya - Magdalene Takangiro, Miss Grand Kenya 1st Runner-up - Purity Khabukwi and Miss Grand Kenya 2nd Runner-up - Joy Favour|date=1 September 2024|work=Miss Grand Kenya|accessdate=1 September 2024|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C_XFlteoI4P/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240901161442/https://www.instagram.com/p/C_XFlteoI4P/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2024-09-01}}</ref> however, she is currently ineligible for the [[Miss Grand International 2025|2025 international edition]], as the national license has not yet been renewed.<ref name=2024license/>

==Edition== ===Location and date=== The following is the competition detail of the Miss Grand Kenya pageant, held as a stand-alone pageant only once in 2024.<ref name=tic24/><ref name=20August>{{cite web|url=https://africavotes.com/p/miss.grand.kenya.2024|date=20 August 2024|accessdate=20 August 2024|title=Miss Grand Kenya 2024 candidates|via=[[Internet Archive]]|website=africavotes.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240820131400/https://africavotes.com/p/miss.grand.kenya.2024 |archive-date=August 20, 2024 }}</ref> {{Table alignment}} {| class="wikitable defaultcenter col3left col4left" style="font-size: 95%" ! Edition ! Date ! Final venue ! Entrants ! {{tooltip|Ref.|References}} |-

| 31 August 2024 | Delight Africa Hall, [[Nairobi]] | {{center|9}} | <ref>{{cite instagram|postid=C_XFlteoI4P|title=Your top 3: Miss Grand Kenya - Magdalene Takangiro, Miss Grand Kenya 1st Runner-up - Purity Khabukwi and Miss Grand Kenya 2nd Runner-up - Joy Favour|date=1 September 2024|user=missgrand.kenya|accessdate=1 September 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240901161442/https://www.instagram.com/p/C_XFlteoI4P/|archive-date=1 September 2024}}</ref> |}

===Competition result=== {{table alignment}} {| class="wikitable defaultcenter" style="font-size:95%;" |- ! rowspan=2|Edition ! rowspan=2|Winner ! colspan=2|Runners-up ! rowspan=2|{{tooltip|Ref.|References}} |- ! First ! Second |- |[[Miss Grand Kenya 2024|1st]] | Magdelene Takangiro{{efn|Even though the winner of Miss Grand Kenya 2024 was expected to participate in the [[Miss Grand International 2024]], the Kenyan organization later announced their representative would only compete internationally in [[Miss Grand International 2025|2025]],<ref name=2024license/> but withdrew due to no national license purchased.<ref name=2024license/>|name=A}}<br><small>([[Rift Valley Province|Rift Valley – North]])</small> | Purity Khabukwi<br><small>([[Coast Province|Coast]])</small> | Joy Awiti Favour<br><small>([[Central Province (Kenya)|Central]])</small> | <ref name=2024result>{{cite web|work=Miss Grand Kenya|date=1 September 2024|accessdate=1 September 2024|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C_XGJyBoar2/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240901042044/https://www.instagram.com/p/C_XGJyBoar2/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2024-09-01|title=Miss Grand Kenya – Magdelene Takangiro}}</ref> |} ;Notes {{notelist}}

==International competition== The following is a list of Kenyan 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: 90%; text-align:center; width:100%" !style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Year !style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Miss Grand Kenya !style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Title !style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Placement !style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Special Awards !style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|National Director |- |[[Miss Grand International 2025|2025]] | Magdalene Takangiro<ref name=kenya2025>{{cite web|url=https://www.adnradio.cl/2024/11/18/emilia-dides-tiene-nuevo-desafio-todo-lo-que-tienes-que-saber-sobre-el-miss-grand-internacional-2025/|title=Emilia Dides tiene nuevo desafío: todo lo que tienes que saber sobre el Miss Grand Internacional 2025|date=18 November 2024|accessdate=29 December 2024|language=es|trans-title=Emilia Dides has a new challenge: everything you need to know about Miss Grand International 2025|work=[[ADN Radio Chile]]|archivedate=28 December 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20241228234039/https://www.adnradio.cl/2024/11/18/emilia-dides-tiene-nuevo-desafio-todo-lo-que-tienes-que-saber-sobre-el-miss-grand-internacional-2025/|author=Alejandro Basulto}}</ref> | [[Miss Grand Kenya 2024]]<ref name=2024license/> | colspan=2 {{n/a|Did not complete}} | Tanveen Onyango<ref name=2024license/> |- | colspan=6 {{n/a|Did not compete between 2021-2024}} |-bgcolor=#FFFACD |[[Miss Grand International 2020|2020]] | Irene Ng'endo<ref name=ken20>{{cite web|language=tl|url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/157047/miss-garnd-international-covid-19-a718-20210304|title=Two Miss Grand International candidates test positive for COVID-19|date=4 March 2021|author=Arniel C. Serato|accessdate=29 July 2023|publisher=Philippines Entertainment Portal|archivedate=28 July 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230728223059/https://www.pep.ph/news/local/157047/miss-garnd-international-covid-19-a718-20210304}}</ref><ref name=embas>{{cite web|url=https://nairobi.thaiembassy.org/th/content/ส่งเสริมความร่วมมือด้านการท่องเที่ยวผ่านการสร้างคว?page=5d752a3115e39c4624002d81&menu=5d752a3215e39c4624002e4a|title=ส่งเสริมความร่วมมือด้านการท่องเที่ยวผ่านการสร้างความตระหนักรู้ระหว่างกัน / Tourism promotion through mutually awareness raising|date=25 February 2021|accessdate=29 July 2023|language=th|publisher=Royal Thai Embassy in Nairobi|archivedate=28 July 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230728230416/https://nairobi.thaiembassy.org/th/content/%E0%B8%AA%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%87%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B7%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%94%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%97%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%87%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%9C%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A7?page=5d752a3115e39c4624002d81&menu=5d752a3215e39c4624002e4a}}</ref> |Miss Africa 2019<ref name=missaf>{{Cite news|url=https://punchng.com/kenyan-irene-mukii-crowned-miss-africa-2019/|title=Kenyan, Irene Mukii, crowned Miss Africa 2019|date=28 December 2019|accessdate=29 July 2023|author= Ada Wodu|archivedate=28 July 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230728195040/https://punchng.com/kenyan-irene-mukii-crowned-miss-africa-2019/|newspaper=[[The Punch]]}}</ref> |Top 20<ref name=res20>{{cite web|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/content/781485/samantha-bernardo-makes-it-to-top-20-of-miss-grand-international/story/|title=Samantha Bernardo makes it to Top 20 of Miss Grand International!|date=27 March 2021|accessdate=27 August 2022|work=[[GMA Network]]|archivedate=26 August 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220826204805/https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/content/781485/samantha-bernardo-makes-it-to-top-20-of-miss-grand-international/story/}}</ref> | | Irene Ng'endo<ref name=ken201>{{cite web|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/life/03/04/21/2-candidates-of-miss-grand-international-test-positive-for-coronavirus|access-date=29 July 2023|publisher=[[ABS-CBN]]|title=2 candidates of Miss Grand International test positive for coronavirus|archive-date=28 July 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230728224857/https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/03/04/21/2-candidates-of-miss-grand-international-test-positive-for-coronavirus}}</ref> |- | colspan=6 {{n/a|Did not compete between 2016-2019}} |- |[[Miss Grand International 2015|2015]] | Elaine Mwangi<ref name=ken15/><ref name=ken151>{{cite web|url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/news/article/2000172429/former-beauty-queen-beaten|title=Former beauty queen beaten|accessdate=29 July 2023|url-access=subscription|publisher=[[The Standard (Kenya)|Tha Standard]]|archivedate=28 July 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230728225359/https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/news/article/2000172429/former-beauty-queen-beaten|author=Steven Kisuli Muendo|date=2016}}</ref> |Miss Grand Kenya 2015{{efn-lr|Supplementary title at the [[Miss Kenya|Miss Kenya 2015]] pageant.|name=y2015}}<ref name=ken15>{{cite web|url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/entertainment/monday-blues/2000172317/miss-university-beauty-queen-fails-to-impress-at-miss-kenya-earth|title=Miss University beauty queen fails to impress at Miss Kenya Earth|work=[[The Standard (Kenya)|Tha Standard]]|year=2015|access-date=27 December 2021|author=Stevens Muendo|archive-date=26 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226172750/https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/entertainment/monday-blues/2000172317/miss-university-beauty-queen-fails-to-impress-at-miss-kenya-earth}}</ref> |Unplaced<ref name=res15>{{cite web|url=https://dantri.com.vn/giai-tri/le-quyen-bat-ngo-trang-tay-tai-miss-grand-international-2015-20151026083839519.htm|title=Lệ Quyên bất ngờ "trắng tay" tại Miss Grand International 2015|date=26 October 2015|language=vi|accessdate=9 February 2023|website=Dantri.com.vn|archivedate=9 February 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230209133829/https://dantri.com.vn/giai-tri/le-quyen-bat-ngo-trang-tay-tai-miss-grand-international-2015-20151026083839519.htm}}</ref> | | Tony Chirah<ref name=15direct>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-star.co.ke/sasa/word-is/2015-05-26-miss-kenya-franchise-to-plant-10-million-trees/|title=Miss Kenya franchise to plant 10 million trees|author=Elly Gitau|work=[[The Star (Kenya)|The Star]]|archivedate=28 July 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230728191620/https://www.the-star.co.ke/sasa/word-is/2015-05-26-miss-kenya-franchise-to-plant-10-million-trees/|accessdate=29 July 2023|date=21 June 2015}}</ref> |- | colspan=6 {{n/a|Did not compete in 2014}} |- |[[Miss Grand International 2013|2013]] | Pauline Akwacha<ref name=ken13>{{cite web|url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000103184/beauty-beyond-skin|title=Beauty Beyond Skin|url-access=subscription|accessdate=29 July 2023|date=2014|author=Maureen Odiwuor|publisher=[[The Standard (Kenya)|The Standard]]|archivedate=28 July 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230728183645/https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000103184/beauty-beyond-skin}}</ref> |Top 10 finalist [[Miss Kenya|Miss World Kenya 2012]]<ref name=ken13/> |Unplaced<ref name=res13>{{cite web|url=https://www.metro.pr/pr/entretener/2013/11/19/janelee-chaparro-se-corona-miss-grand-international-2013.html|title=Janelee Chaparro se corona Miss Grand International 2013|author=Harry Rodríguez|date=18 November 2013|accessdate=8 February 2023|language=es|website=www.metro.pr|archivedate=8 May 2019|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20190508072838/https://www.metro.pr/pr/entretener/2013/11/19/janelee-chaparro-se-corona-miss-grand-international-2013.html}}</ref> | | Andy Abulime<ref name=ken13/> |} ;Note {{notelist-lr}}

==Participating national finalists== The following list is the national finalists of the Miss Grand Kenya pageant and the competition results. {{table alignment}} {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 80%;" ! width=300|Represented ! width=120|[[Miss Grand Kenya 2024|1st]] |- |[[Central Province (Kenya)|Central]] | {{yes2|[[File:Eo circle indigo white number-2.svg|15px]]}} |- |[[Coast Province|Coast]] | {{yes2|[[File:Eo circle indigo white number-1.svg|15px]]}} |- |[[Eastern Province (Kenya)|Eastern]] | {{yes2|Y}} |- |[[Nairobi Province|Nairobi]] | {{yes2|Y}} |- |[[North Eastern Province (Kenya)|North Eastern]] | {{yes2|Y}} |- |[[Nyanza Province|Nyanza]] | {{yes2|Y}} |- |[[Rift Valley Province|Rift Valley-North]] | {{yes2|[[File:Eo circle brown white letter-w.svg|15px]]}} |- |[[Rift Valley Province|Rift Valley-South]] | {{yes2|Y}} |- |[[Western Province (Kenya)|Western]] | {{yes2|Y}} |- !Total !!9 |- | colspan="9" align=left | ;Color keys {{plainlist| * {{Color box|#bbffddff|[[File:Eo circle brown white letter-w.svg|15px]]|border=silver}} : Declared as the winner * {{Color box|#bbffddff|[[File:Eo circle indigo white number-1.svg|15px]]}} : Ended as a 1st runner-up * {{Color box|#bbffddff|[[File:Eo circle indigo white number-2.svg|15px]]}} : Ended as a 2nd runner-up * {{Color box|#bbffddff|'''A'''|border=silver}} : Ended as a finalist, semifinalist (N) and unplaced (Y) * {{Color box|#D8BFD8|'''×'''|border=silver}} : Ended as withdrew during the competition * {{Color box|#ffe3e3ff|'''×'''|border=silver}} : Ended as no representative }} |}

==References== {{reflist}}

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