# Miss Grand Belgium

Miss Grand Belgium is an annual Belgian female beauty pageant based in Lint, Belgium. It was founded in 2021 by the event organizer, CC Productions, which is managed by Nepali businessperson Carolyn Collinda. The contest winners represent Belgium at its parent international platform, Miss Grand International.
Previously, Belgium representatives at the Miss Grand International pageant were appointed by different licensees, but none of them placed at the aforementioned international pageant.

## History

Belgium is one of the countries that has participated in the Miss Grand International contest since its inception in 2013. Nevertheless, most of its representatives have been chosen without organizing a national contest. However, after Carolyn Collinda, the Netherlands-born businessperson, obtained the license in 2021, she subsequently organized the first Miss Grand Belgium contest on September 18, 2021, at AED Studios in the city of Lint. The contest featured eight national finalists, and Tenzin Zomkey, who was born in India's Tibetan refugee camp and is currently residing in Flemish Brabant, was crowned Miss Grand Belgium 2021.
In 2022, the original winner, Alyssa Gilliaert, resigned from the title due to health problems, which caused the organizer to appoint one of the national finalists, Chiara Vanderveeren, to compete at the Miss Grand International 2022 in Indonesia instead.

## Editions

The following is a list of Miss Grand Belgium edition details, since its inception in 2021.
| Edition | Date | Final Venue | Entrants | Winner |
| 1st | 18 September 2021 | AED Studios, Lint | 8 | Tenzin Zomkey |
| 2nd | 9 July 2022 | AED Studios, Lint | 8 | Alyssa Gilliaert |
| 3rd | 25 June 2023 | AED Studios, Lint | 8 | Albertina Rodrigues |
| 4th | 15 June 2024 | AED Studios, Lint | 11 | Jennifer Louise Felix |

## International Competition

The following is a list of Belgium representatives at Miss Grand International competition.

### Color keys

* : Declared as the winner
* : Ended as a runner-up (Top 5)
* : Ended as a finalist (Top 10)
* : Ended as a semifinalist (Top 20/21)
* : Ended as special awards winner
| Year | City | Miss Grand Belgium | National title (Title obtained from the national pageant) | Competition performance | Competition performance | National director |
| Year | City | Miss Grand Belgium | National title (Title obtained from the national pageant) | Placement | Special awards | National director |
| 2024 | Heuvelland | Jennifer Louise Felix | Miss Grand Belgium 2024 | Unplaced | | Carolyn Collinda |
| 2023 | Liège | Albertina Rodrigues | Miss Grand Belgium 2023 | Unplaced | | Carolyn Collinda |
| 2022 | Brussels | Chiara Vanderveeren | Finalist Miss Grand Belgium 2022 | Unplaced | | Carolyn Collinda |
| 2022 | Brussels | Alyssa Gilliaert | Miss Grand Belgium 2022 | Did not compete | Did not compete | | Carolyn Collinda |
| 2021 | Leuven | Zomkey Tenzin | Miss Grand Belgium 2021 | Unplaced | | Carolyn Collinda |
| Did not compete between 2019-2020 |||||||
| 2018 | Brussels | Elisabeth Moszkowicz | 1st runner-up Miss Brussel 2019 | Unplaced | | Elisabeth Moszkowicz |
| 2017 | Antwerp | Rachel Nimegeers | Miss Supranational Belgium 2015 | Unplaced | | Miss Toerisme Organisatie Benelux |
| 2016 | Gembloux | Kawtar Riahi Idrissi | Top 12 Miss Belgium 2015 | Unplaced | | Miss Toerisme Organisatie Benelux |
| 2015 | Limburg | Rana Özkaya | Appointed | Unplaced | | Annick Eycken |
| 2015 | Brussels | Axelle Stratsaert | 1st runner-up Miss Exclusive 2015 | Did not compete | Did not compete | | Annick Eycken |
| 2014 | Malle | Sarah De Groof | Top 20 Miss Tourism Belgium 2012 | Unplaced | | Annick Eycken |
| 2013 | Limburg | Karolien Termonia | Appointed | Unplaced | | Miss Exclusive Belgium Org. |

## Gallery

* Sarah De Groof (2014)
* Rana Özkaya (2015)
* Zomkey Tenzin (2021)
* Alyssa Gilliaert (2022)
* Albertina Rodrigues (2023)
* Jennifer Louise (2024)

## National finalists

The following list is the national finalists of the Miss Grand Belgium pageant, as well as the competition results.

### Color keys

    A Declared as the winner
    Ended as a runner-up
    Ended as a semifinalist
    Ended as a quarterfinalist
    – Did not participate
    Withdraw during the competition
| YearProvince | 2021 | 2023 |
| Antwerp | Veronique Michielsen | Julie Vansant |
| Brussels | Souad Lips | Hillary Hartmann |
| East Flanders | Aiona Santana | Morgana Billiet |
| Flemish Brabant | Tenzin Zomkey | Feline Verhaegen |
| Hainaut | Imaine Khoudairi | — |
| Liège | Thanaree Scheerlinck | Albertina Rodrigues |
| Limburg | Noor Beldjoudi | Ioana Moldoveanu |
| Luxembourg | — | Angie Frimps |
| Namur | — | — |
| Walloon Brabant | Laurine Remans | Kenza Michael Zerrouki |
| West Flanders | — | Amber Dobbels |
| Total | 8 | 9 |

### 2022 : National Finalists

Miss Grand Belgium National Finalists :
| YearNo. | 2022 |
| 1 | Anke |
| 2 | Alyssa |
| 3 | Chiara |
| 4 | Denisa |
| 5 | Elisa |
| 6 | Liliana |
| 7 | Sarah |
| 8 | Theresia |