{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Short description|Surinamese beauty pageant title}} {{Infobox organization | name = Miss Grand Suriname | image = | image_size = | caption = | formation = 2014 | type = [[Beauty pageant]] | headquarters = [[Aalsmeer]] | location = [[Netherlands]] | leader_title = National directors | leader_name = Robin Hoven – Lieuw Choy | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 = | parent_organization = {{Bulletedlist|Tropical Beauties Suriname ''(2014 –2016)''|12 Months of Beauty ''(2018)''}} | language = Dutch | num_members = [[Miss Grand International]] | budget = | website = }} '''Miss Grand Suriname''' is a national [[beauty pageant]] title awarded to [[Suriname]] representatives competing at the [[Miss Grand International]] contest.<ref name=suri14/><ref name=suri15/><ref name=suri18/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.waterkant.net/suriname/2018/07/03/safina-barsatie-is-miss-grand-suriname-2018/|title=Safina Barsatie is Miss Grand Suriname 2018|date=3 July 2018|accessdate=28 August 2023|language=nl|publisher={{ill|Waterkant|nl|Waterkant (media)}}|archivedate=27 August 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230827191457/https://www.waterkant.net/suriname/2018/07/03/safina-barsatie-is-miss-grand-suriname-2018/}}</ref> From 2014 to 2016 the right to send Surinamese candidates to compete at the mentioned international stage belonged to the national pageant of Miss Tropical Beauties Suriname,<ref name=suri14/><ref name=trop15/> which is headed by Gietanjali Thakoer.<ref name=direc>{{cite web|url=https://www.dbsuriname.com/2014/01/08/khazanas-new-years-dinner-met-tropical-beauties-suriname/|title=Khazana's new years dinner met Tropical Beauties Suriname|date=8 January 2014|accessdate=28 August 2023|language=nl|publisher=[[Dagblad Suriname]]|archivedate=27 August 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230827190849/https://www.dbsuriname.com/2014/01/08/khazanas-new-years-dinner-met-tropical-beauties-suriname/}}</ref> Miss Grand Suriname title was first awarded in 2014 to the winner of Miss Tropical Beauties Suriname, Tashana Losche,<ref name=suri14/><ref name=tro14/> who then competed at Miss Grand International 2014 in [[Thailand]],<ref name=trop15/> but was unplaced.<ref name=res14/>
The license of Miss Grand Suriname was purchased by a [[Netherlands]]-based pageant organizer, 12 Months of Beauty, in 2018, in which the first runner-up of [[Miss Grand Netherlands 2018]] was assigned Miss Grand Suriname for that year international competition.<ref name=suri18/><ref name=2018res/> However, since 2019 no Surinamese candidates competed in the Miss Grand International pageant due to a lack of licensees.<ref name=participating>{{Unbulleted list citebundle| |For 2019 participating countries, see: {{cite web|url=http://www.missgrandinternational.com/?page=contestant&year=2019|title=Miss Grand International 2019 contestants|date=22 September 2019|accessdate=9 February 2023|publisher=Miss Grand International|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922114011/http://www.missgrandinternational.com/?page=contestant&year=2019 |archive-date=22 September 2020 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}} |For 2020 participating countries, see: {{cite web|url=https://www.missgrandinternational.com/?page=contestant&year=2020|title=Miss Grand International 2020 contestants|date=18 June 2021|accessdate=9 February 2023|publisher=Miss Grand International|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618030845/https://www.missgrandinternational.com/?page=contestant&year=2020 |archive-date=18 June 2021 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}} |For 2021 participating countries, see: {{cite web|url=http://www.missgrandinternational.com/?page=contestant&year=2021|title=Miss Grand International 2021 contestants|date=3 December 2021|accessdate=9 February 2023|publisher=Miss Grand International|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203065407/http://www.missgrandinternational.com/?page=contestant&year=2021 |archive-date=3 December 2021 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}} |For 2022 participating countries, see: {{cite web|url=https://missgrandinternational.com/contestants/|title=Miss Grand International 2022 contestants|date=5 October 2022|accessdate=9 February 2023|publisher=Miss Grand International|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005212811/https://missgrandinternational.com/contestants/ |archive-date=5 October 2022 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}} }}['''Note:''' No Surinamese representatives in the contestant lists from 2019 to 2022.]</ref>
Since the establishment of [[Miss Grand International]], Suriname participated four times; from 2014 to 2018, but all of its representatives were unplaced.<ref name=res14/><ref name=res15/><ref name=res16/><ref name=res18/>
==International competition== The following is a list of Surinamese representatives at the [[Miss Grand International]] contest. {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" |- ! rowspan=2|Year !! rowspan=2|Representative !! rowspan=2|Original national title !! colspan=2|Competition Performance!! rowspan=2|National director(s) |- !Placement!! Other awards |- !2014 |Tashana Losche<ref name=suri14>{{cite web|url=http://www.nieuws-suriname.nl/de-surinaamse-tashana-losche-doet-mee-aan-miss-grand-international-2014/|title=De Surinaamse Tashana Losche doet mee aan Miss Grand International 2014|date=16 September 2014|accessdate=28 August 2023|language=nl|website=www.nieuws-suriname.nl|archivedate=27 August 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230827181006/http://www.nieuws-suriname.nl/de-surinaamse-tashana-losche-doet-mee-aan-miss-grand-international-2014/}}</ref> |align=center|Miss Tropical Beauties Suriname 2014<ref name=suri14/><ref name=tro14>{{cite web|url=https://dagbladdewest.com/2016/07/09/meer-tashana-losche-miss-tropical-beauties-suriname-2014/|title=Meer over: Tashana Losche: Miss Tropical Beauties Suriname 2014|date=9 July 2016|accessdate=17 August 2023|language=nl|publisher=[[De West]]|archivedate=16 August 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230816180202/https://dagbladdewest.com/2016/07/09/meer-tashana-losche-miss-tropical-beauties-suriname-2014/}}</ref> |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}} | rowspan="3" |Gietanjali Thakoer |- !2015 |Svetoisckia Brunswijk<ref name=suri15>{{cite web|url=https://dagbladdewest.com/2015/12/19/stichting-beauties-of-suriname-pageants-zoekt-5e-winnares/|title=Stichting Beauties of Suriname Pageants zoekt 5e winnares|date=19 December 2015|author=Teenie West|accessdate=28 August 2023|publisher=[[De West]]|language=nl|archivedate=27 August 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230827181439/https://dagbladdewest.com/2015/12/19/stichting-beauties-of-suriname-pageants-zoekt-5e-winnares/}}</ref> |align=center|1st runner-up Miss Tropical Beauties Suriname 2015<ref name=trop15>{{cite web|url=https://werkgroepcaraibischeletteren.nl/miss-grand-suriname-top20-national-costume-competition/|language=nl|title=Miss Grand Suriname Top20 National Costume Competition|date=19 October 2015|accessdate=28 August 2023|website=Werkgroepcaraibischeletteren.nl|publisher={{ill|Werkgroep Caraïbische Letteren|nl}}|archivedate=27 August 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230827181703/https://werkgroepcaraibischeletteren.nl/miss-grand-suriname-top20-national-costume-competition/}}</ref> |align=center|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> |{{n/a}} |- !2016 |Daryola Brandon<ref name=suri16>{{cite web|url=http://www.missgrandinternational.com/?page=contestant|title=Miss Grand International 2016 contestants|date=20 October 2016|accessdate=9 February 2023|publisher=Miss Grand International|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161020092928/http://www.missgrandinternational.com/?page=contestant |archive-date=20 October 2016 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> |align=center|1st runner-up Miss Tropical Beauties Suriname 2016<ref name=trop16>{{cite web|url=http://www.chungfadaily.com/info.asp?id=2417|language=zh|title=Jaleesa Pigot获得2016年苏里南热带小姐的殊荣|date=13 July 2016|accessdate=28 August 2023|website=www.chungfadaily.com|archivedate=27 August 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230827182240/http://www.chungfadaily.com/info.asp?id=2417}}</ref> |align=center|Unplaced<ref name=res16>{{cite web|url=https://english.vtv.vn/news/nguyen-thi-loan-in-final-top-20-miss-grand-international-2016-20161030225945447.htm|title=Nguyen Thi Loan in final top 20 Miss Grand International 2016|date=26 October 2016|accessdate=27 August 2022|work=[[Vietnam Television]]|archivedate=26 August 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220826205954/https://english.vtv.vn/news/nguyen-thi-loan-in-final-top-20-miss-grand-international-2016-20161030225945447.htm}}</ref> |{{n/a}} |- !2017 | colspan="5" {{n/a|Did not compete}} |- !2018 |Safina Barsatie<ref name=suri18>{{cite web|url=https://www.gfcnieuws.com/miss-grand-suriname-2018-is-safina-barsatie/|title=Miss Grand Suriname 2018 is Safina Barsatie|date=13 July 2018|accessdate=28 August 2023|language=nl|publisher={{ill|GFC Nieuws|nl|GFC (mediabedrijf)}}|archivedate=27 August 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230827182639/https://www.gfcnieuws.com/miss-grand-suriname-2018-is-safina-barsatie/}}</ref> |align=center|1st runner-up [[Miss Grand Netherlands 2018]]<ref name=2018res>{{cite web|url=https://misshollandnow.com/miss-grand-netherlands-2018/|title=Miss Grand Netherlands 2018|date=2018|accessdate=30 March 2023|website=Misshollandnow.com|archivedate=30 March 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230330143856/https://misshollandnow.com/miss-grand-netherlands-2018/}}</ref> |align=center|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> |{{n/a}} |Robin Hoven – Lieuw Choy |- |colspan=6 {{n/a|''No representatives since 2019''}} |}
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