{{Short description|Seychelles beauty pageant title}} {{EngvarB|date=June 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox organization | name = Miss Grand Seychelles | image = | image_size = | caption = | formation = 2014 | founder = | type = Beauty pageant | headquarters = [[Seychelles]] | location = [[Victoria, Seychelles|Victoria]] | leader_title = Director | leader_name = Gabriella Gonthier | parent_organization = Seychelles Pageantry Association ''(2023–present)'' | language = {{Hlist|English|French}} | num_members = [[Miss Grand International]] | budget = | website = }} [[File:Shaniah Dick.png|thumb|150px|Shaniah Dick, Miss Grand Seychelles 2023]] '''Miss Grand Seychelles''' is a national beauty pageant title awarded to [[Seychelles]] representatives who were elected to compete at the [[Miss Grand International]] pageant.<ref name=nation>{{cite web|url=https://www.nation.sc/articles/19318/shaniah-dick-is-miss-grand-seychelles-2023|title=Shaniah Dick is Miss Grand Seychelles 2023|date=11 September 2023|accessdate=28 October 2023|author=Patrick Joubert|work=[[Seychelles Nation]]|archivedate=28 October 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20231028002220/https://www.nation.sc/articles/19318/shaniah-dick-is-miss-grand-seychelles-2023}}</ref><ref name=Seychelles/><ref name=es>{{cite web|url=https://www.diariodelsur.com.co/miss-grand-seychelles-2023-es-shaniah-dick/|title=Miss Grand Seychelles 2023 es Shaniah Dick|date=25 September 2023|accessdate=28 October 2023|language=es|archivedate=28 October 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20231028005650/https://www.diariodelsur.com.co/miss-grand-seychelles-2023-es-shaniah-dick/|work={{ill|Diario del Sur (Pasto)|lt=Diario del Sur|es|Diario del Sur (Colombia)}}}}</ref><ref name=fr>{{cite web|url=https://www.sbc.sc/sbc-news/shaniah-dick-i-premye-fiy-seselwa-ki-pou-al-reprezant-sesel-dan-konkour-labote-miss-grand-international/|title=Shaniah Dick i premye fiy Seselwa ki pou al reprezant Sesel dan konkour labote Miss Grand International|date=13 September 2023|accessdate=28 October 2023|work=[[Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation]]|archivedate=28 October 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20231028010041/https://www.sbc.sc/sbc-news/shaniah-dick-i-premye-fiy-seselwa-ki-pou-al-reprezant-sesel-dan-konkour-labote-miss-grand-international/|language=crs}}</ref> The title was first awarded in 2014 to a [[Sino-Seychellois]] model, Linda Cui,<ref name=old14/> followed by a diploma student from [[Mahé, Seychelles|Mahé]], Shaniah Dick, in 2023.<ref name=nation/><ref name=Seychelles/><ref name=es/>
Since the establishment of [[Miss Grand International]], Seychelles only participated once in 2023,<ref name=es/><ref name=fr/><ref name=viet>{{cite web|url=https://giadinh.suckhoedoisong.vn/dan-hoa-hau-quoc-te-do-bo-ha-noi-nhieu-nhan-sac-gay-that-vong-172231003121247429.htm|title=Dàn hoa hậu quốc tế 'đổ bộ' Hà Nội, nhiều nhan sắc gây thất vọng|language=vi|date=3 October 2023|accessdate=28 October 2023|website=suckhoedoisong.vn|archivedate=28 October 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20231028014015/https://giadinh.suckhoedoisong.vn/dan-hoa-hau-quoc-te-do-bo-ha-noi-nhieu-nhan-sac-gay-that-vong-172231003121247429.htm}}</ref> and the remaining representative withdrew.<ref name=with/> The first contest of Miss Grand Seychelles is scheduled to be held in 2024.<ref name=nation/><ref name=Seychelles/>
==History== Initially, [[Seychelles]] was expected to make its debut in [[Miss Grand International]] in 2014 by the appointed representative, Linda Nan Cui,<ref name=old14/> but Linda did not enter the [[Miss Grand International 2014|international contest]] in Thailand for undisclosed reasons.<ref name=with/>
Later in 2023, the licence of Miss Grand Seychelles was taken by a newly established pageant organiser, the Seychelles Pageantry Association,<ref name=nation/> with Gabriella Gonthier as the director and Jouel Boutique as the sponsor.<ref name=nation/><ref name=Seychelles/> The audition to select the country representative for [[Miss Grand International 2023]] was then arranged on 5 August.<ref name=nation/> Four candidates qualified for the final round, and Shaniah Dick, a diploma student in social work from the National Institute of Health and Social Studies (NIHSS), was named the winner;<ref name=nation/><ref name=Seychelles/><ref name=es/> however, Shaniah received a non-placement after partaking in the [[Miss Grand International 2023|international pageant]] in Vietnam.<ref name=resultabs>{{cite web|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/life/10/25/23/peru-wins-miss-grand-international-2023|work=[[ABS-CBN]]|date=25 October 2023|access-date=25 October 2023|title=Peru wins Miss Grand International 2023; PH makes early exit|archive-date=25 October 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231025161409/https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/10/25/23/peru-wins-miss-grand-international-2023}}</ref><ref name=res23/>
Initially, the Seychelles Pageantry Association also planned to organise a contest in 2024 to elect their representative for [[Miss Grand International 2024]],<ref name=nation/><ref name=Seychelles/> but was cancelled for undisclosed reasons.
==International competition== The following is a list of Seychelles representatives at the [[Miss Grand International]] contest. {{Table alignment}} {| class="wikitable defaultcenter col2left col6left" style="font-size:95%;" |- ! rowspan=2|Year !! rowspan=2|Representative !! rowspan=2|Original national title !! colspan=2|Result!!rowspan=2|National director |- !Placement!! Other awards |- ![[Miss Grand International 2014|2014]] |Linda Cui<ref name=old14>{{cite web|url=http://www.missgrandinternational.com/?page=contestant&year=2014|title=Miss Grand International 2014 delegates|year=2014|website=missgrandinternational.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808224503/http://www.missgrandinternational.com/?page=contestant&year=2014 |accessdate=27 October 2023|archive-date=8 August 2014 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> |[[Miss Universe China|Miss Universe China 2014]] Finalist |colspan=2 {{n/a|''Did not compete''}}<ref name=with>{{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 (Finalized)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225140601/http://www.missgrandinternational.com/?page=contestant&year=2014 |archive-date=25 December 2014 |via=[[Internet Archive]]|quote='''Note:''' Linda Cui was removed from the list of the final candidates.}}</ref><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=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=6 {{n/a|''No representatives from 2015 to 2022''}} |- ![[Miss Grand International 2023|2023]] |Shaniah Dick<ref name=Seychelles/><ref name=th>{{cite web|url=https://www.komchadluek.net/entertainment/thai-entertainment/560368|title=ส่องสาวงาม Miss Grand International 2023 แต่ละประเทศ มีใครบ้าง|date=25 October 2023|accessdate=28 October 2023|language=th|work=[[Kom Chad Luek]]|archivedate=28 October 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20231028014404/https://www.komchadluek.net/entertainment/thai-entertainment/560368}}</ref> |{{n/a}} |Unplaced<ref name=res23>{{cite web|url=https://www.infobae.com/peru/2023/10/25/miss-grand-international-2023-en-vivo-con-luciana-fuster-minuto-a-minuto-de-la-final-en-vietnam-ver-gratis-la-transmision-via-youtube/|title=Luciana Fuster ganó el Miss Grand International 2023: sencillez y glamour en su paso por el concurso de belleza|author1=Chavely Chiroque|author2=Carol Ruiz|author3=Richard Gomero|language=es|website=infobae.com|date=25 October 2023|archivedate=25 October 2023|accessdate=25 October 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20231025162441/https://www.infobae.com/peru/2023/10/25/miss-grand-international-2023-en-vivo-con-luciana-fuster-minuto-a-minuto-de-la-final-en-vietnam-ver-gratis-la-transmision-via-youtube/}}</ref> |— |Gabriella Gonthier<ref name=Seychelles>{{cite web|url=http://m.seychellesnewsagency.com/view_news.php?id=19276|title=Shaniah Dick to represent Seychelles at Miss Grand International|date= 11 September 2023|accessdate= 11 September 2023|language=en|agency=[[Seychelles News Agency]]|archivedate=11 September 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230911173036/http://m.seychellesnewsagency.com/view_news.php?id=19276|author=Rita Joubert-Lawen}}</ref> |- |colspan=7 {{n/a|'''''No representatives since 2024'''''}} |}
==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{Commonscat-inline|Miss Grand Seychelles}} {{portalbar|Lists|Africa}} {{Miss Grand International titleholders}} {{Navboxes| | title = [[Miss Grand International]] participating countries and territories | list = {{Miss Grand national pageants in Africa}} {{Miss Grand national pageants in Asia and Oceania}} {{Miss Grand national pageants in Europe}} {{Miss Grand national pageants in North America}} {{Miss Grand national pageants in South America}} }} [[Category:Beauty pageants in Seychelles|Grand Seychelles]] [[Category:Miss Grand International by country|Seychelles]]