{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Short description|Lebanese beauty pageant title}} {{Infobox organization | name = Miss Grand Lebanon | image = {{multiple image | border = infobox | total_width = 250 | perrow = 2 | image1 = Eliane Kerdy.png | image2 = Eliane Kerdy 2014.png | footer = {{center|Eliane Kerdy, Miss Grand Lebanon 2014}} }} | formation = 2013 | type = [[Beauty pageant]] | headquarters = [[Beirut]] | location = [[Lebanon]] | leader_title = National director | leader_name = Sawsan Elsayed | parent_organization = {{bulletedlist|Rosotro Production ''(2013)''|Al-Sawsan International Foundation ''(2017–2019)''}} | language = {{Hlist|[[Arabic]]|English}} | membership = [[Miss Grand International]] }} '''Miss Grand Lebanon''' is a female beauty pageant title awarded to [[Lebanon|Lebanese]] representatives competing at the [[Miss Grand International]] pageant.<ref name=lebanon20142/><ref name=lebanon14/><ref name=lebanon2018/><ref name=lebanon20182/> The title was first awarded in 2013 to a Canadian Lebanese model, Elizabeth Ojeil,<ref name=lebanon2013/> after competing at the [[Miss Earth Canada|Miss Earth Canada 2023]] pageant in late-August 2013 and finishing as the top 8 finalists.<ref name=earth8/> Ojeil later became the licensee of Miss Grand Lebanon the following year.<ref name=lebanon20142/>
Since the establishment of [[Miss Grand International]], Lebanon participated five times, all of its representatives were appointed and all went unplaced on the international stage.<ref name=res13/><ref name=res14/><ref name=res17/><ref name=res18/><ref name=res19/> ==History== Lebanon debuted in the [[Miss Grand International]] pageant in 2013 when a finalist of [[Miss Earth Canada|Miss Earth Canada 2023]], Elizabeth Ojeil, who is of [[Lebanon]] descent, was assigned by the Miss Earth Canada organizer, Rosotro Production, to represent Lebanon at the inaugural edition of Miss Grand International in Thailand.<ref name=lebanon2013/><ref name=earth8/> After finishing the international pageant, her brother Jean-Paul Ojeil was granted the right to send a Lebanese representative to the 2014 edition, and an actress from [[Zahlé]], Eliane Kerdy, was elected.<ref name=lebanon20142/><ref name=lebanon14>{{cite web|url=https://aljaras.com/الطبخ-الفن-والجمال-في-أحلى-جلسة/|title=الطبخ الفن والجمال في (أحلى جلسة)|date=2014|accessdate=17 September 2023|language=ar|website=Aljaras.com|archivedate=16 September 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230916234012/https://aljaras.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A8%D8%AE-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%86-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A3%D8%AD%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A9/}}</ref>
From 2017 to 2019, Lebanese representatives for Miss Grand International were sent by a [[Beirut]]-based organizer led by former [[Miss Lebanon|Miss Lebanon 1985]] Sawsan Alsayed, Al-Sawsan International Foundation.<ref name=sawsan>{{cite web|url=https://heloualfan.com/archives/30841|title=حلو الفن – مؤسسة السوسن العالمية تتوّج ملكة جمال القارات في حفل حاشد|date=29 September 2017|accessdate=17 September 2023|language=ar|website=Heloualfan.com|archivedate=17 September 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230917002711/https://heloualfan.com/archives/30841}}</ref><ref name=sawsan2>{{cite web|url=https://ellemaraa.com/archives/8184|title=الإعلامية سوسن السيد"Sawsan El Sayed" ملكة جمال سابقة وصاحبة مؤسسة السوسن العالمية.. .. لها بصمة واضحة في عالم المرأة|language=ar|date=5 October 2018|author=Eva Makdessi|website=Ellemaraa.com|archivedate=20 February 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210220150035/https://ellemaraa.com/archives/8184}}</ref><ref name=licensee2019>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/sawsan.sayed.16/posts/pfbid036mQHx98MQwrYpqJ3BmjThdFJtpb4USNujuULX4fTVLMt1huYPBrJHgNDRKg7d7Bfl|title=السوسن الدولية ترسل سفيرتها اللبنانية ستيفي كرم لمدينة كاراكاس في فنزويلا لتمثيل لبنان في المسابقة الرائعة Miss Grand|language=ar|date=16 October 2019|accessdate=17 September 2023|publisher=Sawsan Elsayed|archivedate=17 September 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230917010213/https://www.facebook.com/sawsan.sayed.16/posts/pfbid036mQHx98MQwrYpqJ3BmjThdFJtpb4USNujuULX4fTVLMt1huYPBrJHgNDRKg7d7Bfl}}</ref> However, no Miss Grand National was held; all titleholders during such a period were appointed.<ref name=lebanon20182/><ref name=lebanon2017/>
Since 2020, due to a lack of licensees, no additional Miss Grand Lebanon has been elected.
==International competition== The following is a list of Lebanese representatives at the [[Miss Grand International]] contest. {{table alignment}} {| class="wikitable defaultcenter col2left col5left" style="font-size:95%;" |- ! Year !! Representative !! Original national title!! Result!!National director |- ![[Miss Grand International 2013|2013]] |Elizabeth Ojeil<ref name=lebanon2013>{{cite web|url=https://www.ryt9.com/en/prg/145089|title=Promenada Resort Mall Chiang Mai reveals Top 10 Best National Costume Miss Grand International 2013|date=2013|accessdate=17 September 2023|website=www.ryt9.com|archivedate=16 September 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230916225909/https://www.ryt9.com/en/prg/145089}}</ref> |Top 8 [[Miss Earth Canada|Miss Earth Canada 2013]]<ref name=earth8>{{cite web|url=http://www.elizabethojeil.com/|title=Our very own Miss Earth Quebec 2013 Elizabeth Ojeil will be representing Lebanon at the Miss Grand International 2013 pageant|date=2013|accessdate=17 September 2023|website=www.elizabethojeil.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203054934/http://www.elizabethojeil.com/ |archive-date=3 December 2013 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> |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> |Ronaldo Trono<ref name=earth8/> |- !rowspan=2|[[Miss Grand International 2014|2014]] |Antonella Imad<ref name=old14>{{cite web|url=http://www.missgrandinternational.com:80/?page=contestant&year=2014|title=Miss Grand International 2014 delegates|date=2014|work=Miss Grand International|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906203549/http://www.missgrandinternational.com:80/?page=contestant&year=2014 |accessdate=27 October 2023|archive-date=6 September 2014 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> |{{n/a}} |{{n/a|Unable to compete}} |rowspan=2|Jean-Paul Ojeil<ref name=lebanon20142/> |- |{{left|Eliane Kerdy}}<ref name=lebanon20142>{{cite web|url=http://asdaazahle.com/page.php?p=news&i=450|language=ar|accessdate=17 September 2023|title=مقابلة مع Miss Grand Lebanon عارضة الازياء اليان كردي .|date=2 October 2014|website=Asdaazahle.com|archivedate=16 September 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230916232317/http://asdaazahle.com/page.php?p=news&i=450|author=نيكول صدقة}}</ref><ref name=lebanon2014>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=tKF5Ztoamys&ab_channel=QualityProduction|publisher=Quality Production|date=11 September 2019|accessdate=17 September 2023|title=حازم الصدير - في منك ع فريز Hazem Al Sadeer - Fraise|language=ar|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230916232731/https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=tKF5Ztoamys&ab_channel=QualityProduction |archive-date=16 September 2023|type=[[YouTube Video]]}}</ref> |{{center|Miss Zahle 2013<ref name=lebanon20142/>}} |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> |- ![[Miss Grand International 2017|2017]] |Christine Houry<ref name=lebanon20182/><ref name=lebanon2017>{{cite web|url=https://thanhnien.vn/nhung-nhan-sac-chau-a-se-den-viet-nam-tranh-vuong-mien-cung-huyen-my-185676682.htm|title=Những nhan sắc châu Á sẽ đến Việt Nam tranh vương miện cùng Huyền My|date=2 July 2017|accessdate=17 September 2023|author=Thùy Linh|publisher=[[Thanh Niên]]|archivedate=16 September 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230916235145/https://thanhnien.vn/nhung-nhan-sac-chau-a-se-den-viet-nam-tranh-vuong-mien-cung-huyen-my-185676682.htm}}</ref> |{{n/a}} |Unplaced<ref name=res17>{{cite web|url=https://vov.vn/van-hoa/nghe-si/ngam-top-20-miss-grand-international-2017-nong-bong-voi-phan-thi-bikini-687450.vov|title=Ngắm Top 20 Miss Grand International 2017 nóng bỏng với phần thi bikini|date=26 October 2017|accessdate=12 May 2023|language=vi|publisher=[[Voice of Vietnam]]|archivedate=8 November 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20221108215655/https://vov.vn/van-hoa/nghe-si/ngam-top-20-miss-grand-international-2017-nong-bong-voi-phan-thi-bikini-687450.vov}}</ref> | rowspan=3|Sawsan Elsayed<ref name=lebanon2018/> |- ![[Miss Grand International 2018|2018]] |Anastasia Mitri<ref name=lebanon2018>{{cite web|url=https://www.aa-news.iq/?p=11437|title=مؤسسة السوسن العالمية تتوج آناستازيا ابو متري Miss Grand Lebanon 2018|language=ar|date=4 October 2018|accessdate=17 September 2023|website=www.aa-news.iq|archivedate=17 September 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230917003745/https://www.aa-news.iq/?p=11437}}</ref><ref name=lebanon20182>{{cite web|url=https://beautypageants.in/miss-grand-international/anastasia-abou-mitri-crowned-miss-grand-lebenon-2018/eventshow/66014886.cms|title=Anastasia Abou Mitri crowned Miss Grand Lebanon 2018|date=30 September 2018|accessdate=17 September 2023|work=[[The Times of India]]|archivedate=16 September 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230916234708/https://beautypageants.in/Anastasia-Abou-Mitri-crowned-Miss-Grand-Lebanon-2018/eventshow/66014880.cms}}</ref> |{{n/a}} |Unplaced<ref name=res18>{{cite web|url=https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/miss-grand-international/meenakshi-chaudhary-of-india-crowned-miss-grand-international-2018/articleshow/66366162.cms|title=Meenakshi Chaudhary from India wins 1st runner-up title at Miss Grand International 2018|date=25 October 2018|accessdate=27 August 2022|work=[[Times of India]]|archivedate=26 August 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220826204549/https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/miss-grand-international/meenakshi-chaudhary-of-india-crowned-miss-grand-international-2018/articleshow/66366162.cms}}</ref> |- ![[Miss Grand International 2019|2019]] |Stephanie Karam<ref name=lebanon2019>{{cite web|url=https://suluttimes.com/2020/08/ratu-kecantikan-lebanon-minta-bantuan-doa/|title=Ratu Kecantikan Lebanon Minta Bantuan Doa|date=5 August 2020|accessdate=17 September 2023|language=id|website=Suluttimes.com|archivedate=16 September 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230916235958/https://suluttimes.com/2020/08/ratu-kecantikan-lebanon-minta-bantuan-doa/}}</ref> |[[Miss Lebanon 2018]] Finalist<ref name=2018fin>{{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com.lb/en/misslebanon/stephanie_karam|title=Stephanie Karam|date=2018|accessdate=17 September 2023|publisher=[[MTV (Lebanon)|MTV]]|archivedate=17 September 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230917000450/https://www.mtv.com.lb/en/misslebanon/stephanie_karam}}</ref> |Unplaced<ref name=res19>{{cite web|url=https://www.ejan.co/entertain/11056|title=สาว "เวเนซุเอลา" คว้ามง Miss grand international 2019|date=26 October 2019|accessdate=9 February 2023|language=th|author=อีจัน Oline Team|website=www.ejan.co|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230209143137/https://www.ejan.co/entertain/11056|archivedate=9 February 2023}}</ref> |- | colspan=6 {{n/a|'''''2020 – Present:''' No representatives''}} |}
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
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