{{Short description|Beauty pageant in Ukraine}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox organization | name = Miss Grand Ukraine | image = | image_size = | caption = | formation = 2013 | founder = | type = [[Beauty pageant]] | headquarters = [[Kyiv]]<br>''(Temporarily in [[Wiesbaden]], Germany, since 2022)'' | location = [[Ukraine]] | leader_title = National director | leader_name = Natalia Kovaleva | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 = | parent_organization = Queen of Ukraine<br>''(2016 – 2019, 2022 – Present)'' | language = [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]] | num_members = [[Miss Grand International]] | budget = | website = }}
'''Miss Grand Ukraine''' is a national [[beauty pageant]] title awarded to Ukrainian representatives competing at the [[Miss Grand International]] pageant.<ref name=uk2016/><ref name=uk2017/><ref name=uk18/> The titleholders from 2013 to 2015 were all appointed by the different franchise holders; no respective national pageant was held.<ref name=k155>{{cite web|url=https://ladyzone.bg/laifstail/bivsha-mis-ukrajna.html|title=Бивша "Мис Украйна" замени златната корона с автомат|language=bg|date=28 February 2022|accessdate=26 May 2023|website=LadyZone.bg|archivedate=26 May 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230526083403/https://ladyzone.bg/laifstail/bivsha-mis-ukrajna.html}}</ref> Since 2016, the Miss Grand Ukraine titleholders have been elected through a national contest, Queen of Ukraine ({{lang|uk|Королева України}}), headquartered in [[Kyiv]].<ref name=uk2016/><ref name=resign/><ref name=lady2016/>
Since first partaking in 2013, Ukrainian representatives secured placements in [[Miss Grand International]] five times in total,<ref name=res14/><ref name=res15/><ref name=res16/><ref name=res17/> the highest position is the final 10, which was reached in 2016 and 2017.<ref name=res16/><ref name=res17/>
==History== Ukraine has always sent its representatives to compete at the [[Miss Grand International]] since 2013.<ref name=uk13/> Nonetheless, its first three representatives were all appointed to the title; no respective national pageant was held. In 2016, the license was transferred to Diva Fashion Group, the Queen of Ukraine ({{langx|uk|Королева Украины}}) pageant organizer chaired by Natalia Kovaleva;<ref name=uk2016/><ref name=resign/><ref name=lady2016/> the Ukrainian representatives have been selected through the mentioned national contest since then.<ref name=uk2017/><ref name=uk18/><ref name=uk19/><ref name=uk22/>
In 2022, due to the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine|2022 Russo-Ukrainian War]], the national contest of the Queen of Ukraine, which was usually held in [[Kyiv]], was temporarily moved to [[Wiesbaden]], [[Germany]], where the pageant was organized on a smaller scale and aimed to raise funds to support [[2022–present Ukrainian refugee crisis#Germany|displaced Ukrainian people]] in Germany.<ref name=uk22/><ref name=ukraine2>{{cite web|url=https://ukr-space.com.ua/news/178298|title=Королева України та Міс Гранд Україна 2022: франківська викладачка Ольга Василів здобула обидва титули|date=13 September 2022|access-date=14 September 2022|language=uk|work=Ukr-space.com.ua|archive-date=13 September 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220913192043/https://ukr-space.com.ua/news/178298|author=Івано Франківськ}}</ref> Since 2023, the titleholders were determined through virtual procedures instead of the actual pageant.<ref name=2023y>{{cite web|url=https://elle.ua/ludi/novosty/stalo-vidomo-hto-predstavlyatime-ukrainu-na-konkursi-miss-grand-international-2023-u-vetnami/|title=СТАЛО ВІДОМО, ХТО ПРЕДСТАВЛЯТИМЕ УКРАЇНУ НА КОНКУРСІ MISS GRAND INTERNATIONAL 2023 У В'ЄТНАМІ|date=19 September 2023|accessdate=14 May 2024|language=uk|work=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]|archivedate=14 May 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240514024240/https://elle.ua/ludi/novosty/stalo-vidomo-hto-predstavlyatime-ukrainu-na-konkursi-miss-grand-international-2023-u-vetnami/}}</ref>
==International competition== The following is a list of Ukrainian representatives at the [[Miss Grand International]] contest. {{table alignment}} {| class="wikitable defaultcenter col2left" style="font-size:95%;" |- ! rowspan=2|Year !! rowspan=2|Representative !! rowspan=2|Original national title !! colspan=2|Competition performance |- !width=100px|Placement!! Other awards |- !2013 |Liudmyla Alexandrovna<ref name=uk13>{{cite web|url=http://www.missgrandinternational.com/contestent.php|title=Miss Grand International 2013 contestants|date=22 November 2013|publisher=Miss Grand International|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131122064513/http://www.missgrandinternational.com/contestent.php |via=[[Internet Archive]]|accessdate=8 February 2023|archive-date=22 November 2013}}</ref>||rowspan=3 {{n/a|''Appointed''}}||colspan=2 {{n/a|''Withdrew during the competition''}} |- !2014 |Nadiya Karplyuk<ref name=uk14>{{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>||bgcolor=#FFFACD|Top 20<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>||— |- !2015 |[[Anastasiia Lenna]]<ref name=uk15>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/dh-galleries/photos/former-miss-ukraine-anastasiia-lenna-takes-up-arms-to-inspire-people-1086567#7|title=Former Miss Ukraine Anastasiia Lenna 'takes up arms' to inspire people|date=6 April 2022|accessdate=26 May 2023|publisher=[[Deccan Herald]]|archivedate=2 March 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302095303/https://www.deccanherald.com/dh-galleries/photos/former-miss-ukraine-anastasiia-lenna-takes-up-arms-to-inspire-people-1086567}}</ref>|| bgcolor="#FFFACD" |Top 20<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>||— |- !rowspan=2|2016 |Marina Kushnir<ref name=resign>{{cite web|url=https://viva.ua/starcolumn/developments/37574-koroleva-ukraini-2016-v-kieve-vibrali-samuyu-krasivuyu-devushku-strani.html|title=КОРОЛЕВА УКРАИНЫ-2016: В КИЕВЕ ВЫБРАЛИ САМУЮ КРАСИВУЮ ДЕВУШКУ СТРАНЫ|language=uk|date=27 May 2016|accessdate=26 May 2023|website=Viva.ua|archivedate=29 May 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160529215436/https://viva.ua/starcolumn/developments/37574-koroleva-ukraini-2016-v-kieve-vibrali-samuyu-krasivuyu-devushku-strani.html}}</ref><ref name=lady2016>{{cite web|url=http://ladyindress.com.ua/koroleva-ukrainy-2016-pobeditel-nitsej-stala-veronika-mihajlishin/|title=Королева Украины 2016: победительницей стала Вероника Михайлишин|date=20 May 2016|accessdate=8 August 2017|author=Нет комментариев|work=Lady in Dress|language=uk|archive-date=2 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202034545/http://ladyindress.com.ua/koroleva-ukrainy-2016-pobeditel-nitsej-stala-veronika-mihajlishin/|url-status=dead}}</ref>||{{tooltip|Queen of Ukraine — Grand International 2016|Supplemental title in the Queen of Ukraine 2016 contest}}<ref name=kpua>{{cite web|url=http://kp.ua/culture/540289-v-kyeve-vybraly-korolevu-ukrayny-2016|title=В Киеве выбрали Королеву Украины – 2016 [фото]|date=25 May 2016|accessdate=8 August 2017|author=Из жизни звезд|work=Светская хроника и ТВ|language=uk|archivedate=26 May 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160526101428/http://kp.ua/culture/540289-v-kyeve-vybraly-korolevu-ukrayny-2016}}</ref>||colspan=2 {{n/a|''Resigned''}} |- |{{left|Veronika Mykhailyshyn<ref name=uk2016>{{cite web|url=http://vikna.if.ua/news/category/if/2016/10/14/62156/view|title=Франківчанка Вероніка Михайлишин поїхала у Лас-Вегас поборотися за корону "Miss Grand International 2016". ФОТО+ВІДЕО|website=Vikna.if.ua|date=14 October 2016|accessdate=10 December 2019|archivedate=10 September 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170910075014/http://vikna.if.ua/news/category/if/2016/10/14/62156/view|language=uk}}</ref>}}||{{center|Queen of Ukraine 2016<ref name=lady2016/><ref name=uk2016/>}}||bgcolor=#FFFF66|Top 10<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>||— |- !2017 |Snizhana Tanchuk<ref name=uk2017>{{cite web|archivedate=22 July 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722044518/http://touch-magazine.eu/news/konkurs-koroleva-ukrainy-2017-vyigrala-zvezda-indijskogo-kino.html|url=http://touch-magazine.eu/news/konkurs-koroleva-ukrainy-2017-vyigrala-zvezda-indijskogo-kino.html|title=Конкурс «Королева Украины - 2017» выиграла звезда индийского кино!|date=May 2017|accessdate=7 August 2017|author=Touch Magazine|language=ru}}</ref>||Queen of Ukraine 2017<ref name=viva>{{cite web|url=http://viva.ua/starcolumn/developments/43655-korolevoy-ukraini-2017-stala-ukrainskaya-ayshvariya-ray.html|title=«Королевой Украины - 2017» стала украинская Айшвария Рай!|date=6 June 2017|accessdate=7 August 2017|author=VIVA! ВХОД РЕГИСТРАЦИЯ|language=uk|archivedate=4 June 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170604215903/http://viva.ua/starcolumn/developments/43655-korolevoy-ukraini-2017-stala-ukrainskaya-ayshvariya-ray.html}}</ref>||bgcolor=#FFFF66|Top 10<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> |- !2018 |Yana Laurinaichute<ref name=uk18>{{cite web|url=https://viva.ua/ru/events/3158-stalo-izvestno-imya-korolevy-ukrainy|title=СТАЛО ИЗВЕСТНО ИМЯ КОРОЛЕВЫ УКРАИНЫ|date=30 May 2018|accessdate=26 May 2023|language=uk|author=ТАТЬЯНА ВИТЯЗЬ|website=Viva.ua|archivedate=26 May 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230526045341/https://viva.ua/ru/events/3158-stalo-izvestno-imya-korolevy-ukrainy}}</ref>||Queen of Ukraine 2018<ref name=uk18/>||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>||— |- !2019 |Viktoriya Myronova<ref name=uk19>{{cite web|url=https://tv.ua/news/1006440-koroleva-ukrainy-2019-stalo-izvestno-kto-vyigral-konkurs|title=Королева Украины 2019: стало известно, кто выиграл конкурс|author=Олександр КІва|date=25 May 2019|accessdate=26 May 2023|language=uk|website=Tv.ua|archivedate=17 October 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017060712/https://tv.ua/news/1006440-koroleva-ukrainy-2019-stalo-izvestno-kto-vyigral-konkurs}}</ref><ref name=uk191>{{cite web|url=https://afisha.tochka.net/89032-v-kieve-proshel-masshtabnyy-konkurs-koroleva-ukrainy-2019/?fbclid=IwAR0iwSRV2YvtCRgIOxugFwZrPhI74sIPzXtNw0hOitEQETM7xMZ6RxYLfDg|title=В Киеве прошёл масштабный конкурс "Королева Украины-2019"|date=22 May 2019|accessdate=26 May 2023|language=uk|author=МАРИНА ГОШ|website=Afisha.tochka.net|archivedate=24 May 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524170724/https://afisha.tochka.net/89032-v-kieve-proshel-masshtabnyy-konkurs-koroleva-ukrainy-2019/?fbclid=IwAR0iwSRV2YvtCRgIOxugFwZrPhI74sIPzXtNw0hOitEQETM7xMZ6RxYLfDg}}</ref>||Queen of Ukraine 2019<ref name=uk19/><ref name=uk191/>||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|'''2020–2021:''' No representatives}} |- !2022 |Olga Vasyliv<ref name=uk22>{{cite web|url=https://kurs.if.ua/society/koroleva-ukrayiny-ta-mis-grand-ukrayina-2022-frankivka-olga-vasyliv-zdobula-obydva-tytuly/|title=Королева України та Міс Гранд Україна 2022: франківка Ольга Василів здобула обидва титули|date=12 September 2022|language=uk|access-date=14 September 2022|work=Kurs.if.ua|archive-date=13 September 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220913191237/https://kurs.if.ua/society/koroleva-ukrayiny-ta-mis-grand-ukrayina-2022-frankivka-olga-vasyliv-zdobula-obydva-tytuly/}}</ref>||Queen of Ukraine 2022<ref name=uk22/>||Unplaced<ref name=res22>{{cite web|url=https://colombia.as.com/tikitakas/miss-grand-international-2022-en-vivo-gala-del-certamen-de-belleza-en-directo-n/|language=es|date=25 October 2022|access-date=26 October 2022|title=Miss Grand International 2022 Isabella Novaes Menin de Brasil, ganadora del certámen|author=María Fernanda Cedeño|work=Colombia.as.com|archive-date=25 October 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221025182232/https://colombia.as.com/tikitakas/miss-grand-international-2022-en-vivo-gala-del-certamen-de-belleza-en-directo-n/}}</ref> ||— |- !2023 | Julia Klimenko<ref name=ukraine2023>{{cite web|url=https://gk-press.if.ua/vidomo-hto-predstavyt-ukrayinu-na-konkursi-miss-grand-international-2023/|title=Відомо, хто представить Україну на конкурсі Miss Grand International 2023|date=22 September 2023|accessdate=25 September 2023|language=uk|website=Gk-press.if.ua|archivedate=25 September 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230925005756/https://gk-press.if.ua/vidomo-hto-predstavyt-ukrayinu-na-konkursi-miss-grand-international-2023/}}</ref> | Queen of Ukraine 2023<ref name=ukraine2023/> ||bgcolor=#FFFACD|Top 20<ref name=nationtv>{{cite web|url=https://www.nationtv.tv/news/entertainment/378934227|title=สาวงามจาก "เปรู" คว้ามงทองตำแหน่ง "Miss Grand International 2023"|date=25 October 2023|accessdate=25 October 2023|language=th|work=[[Nation TV (Thai TV channel)|Nation TV]]|archivedate=25 October 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20231025164020/https://www.nationtv.tv/news/entertainment/378934227}}</ref> |— |- !2024 |Kateryna Bilyk<ref name=ukr24>{{cite web|url=https://tsn.ua/glamur/katerina-bilik-koroleva-ukrayini-2024-gotuyetsya-predstavlyati-ukrayinu-na-miss-grand-international-u-kambodzhi-ta-tayilandi-2660844.html|title=Катерина Білик — Королева України 2024: готується представляти Україну на Miss Grand International у Камбоджі та Таїланді|trans-title=Kateryna Bilyk - Queen of Ukraine 2024: preparing to represent Ukraine at Miss Grand International in Cambodia and Thailand|language=uk-UA|work=TCH|date=16 September 2024|archivedate=17 September 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240917125551/https://tsn.ua/glamur/katerina-bilik-koroleva-ukrayini-2024-gotuyetsya-predstavlyati-ukrayinu-na-miss-grand-international-u-kambodzhi-ta-tayilandi-2660844.html}}</ref> | Queen of Ukraine 2024<ref name=ukr24/> | colspan=2 {{n/a|''Withdrew during the competition''}}<ref name=ukrainewithdrawal24>{{cite web|url=https://www.vietnam.vn/en/hoa-hau-ukraine-tuyen-bo-rut-lui-to-btc-miss-grand-international/%23gsc.tab=0|title=Miss Ukraine announced her withdrawal, accusing the Miss Grand International Organizing Committee|date=20 October 2024|accessdate=20 October 2024|work=vietnam.vn|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241020105249/https://www.vietnam.vn/en/hoa-hau-ukraine-tuyen-bo-rut-lui-to-btc-miss-grand-international/%23gsc.tab=0|archive-date=2024-10-20}}</ref> |- !2025 |colspan=6 {{n/a|'''''No representative'''''}} |- !2026 |Maria Kolotilo<ref name=ukraine26>{{cite web|url=https://prm.ua/ru|title=Детский врач из «Охматдета» победила в конкурсе «Королева Украины 2025»|date=4 October 2025|accessdate=19 October 2025|trans-title=Pediatrician from "Okhmatdet" won the "Queen of Ukraine 2025" contest|website=prm.ua|archive-url=https://archive.today/20251018184926/https://prm.ua/ru|archive-date=2025-10-18}}</ref> |Queen of Ukraine 2025<ref name=ukraine26>{{cite web|url=https://prm.ua/ru|title=Детский врач из «Охматдета» победила в конкурсе «Королева Украины 2025»|date=4 October 2025|accessdate=19 October 2025|trans-title=Pediatrician from "Okhmatdet" won the "Queen of Ukraine 2025" contest|website=prm.ua|archive-url=https://archive.today/20251018184926/https://prm.ua/ru|archive-date=2025-10-18}}</ref> |TBA |_ |- | colspan="6" align=left | ;<small>Color keys for the Placements at [[Miss Grand International]]</small> :<small>{{Color box|#EAC117|border=silver}} Declared as the winner</small> :<small>{{Color box|#FFDB58|border=silver}} Ended as a runner-up (Top 5)</small> :<small>{{Color box|#FFFF66|border=silver}} Ended as a finalist (Top 10)</small> :<small>{{Color box|#FFFACD|border=silver}} Ended as a semifinalist (Top 20/21)</small> |}
==Gallery== <gallery> File:Nadiya Karplyuk.png|{{center|'''Miss Grand Ukraine 2014'''<br>Nadiya Karplyuk}} File:Anastasiia Lenna.png|{{center|'''Miss Grand Ukraine 2015'''<br>Anastasiia Lenna}} File:Yulia Klimenko.png|{{center|'''Miss Grand Ukraine 2023'''<br>Yulia Klimenko}} File:Kateryna Bilyk.png|{{center|'''Miss Grand Ukraine 2024'''<br>Kateryna Bilyk}} </gallery>
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