# Miss Grand Tanzania

Miss Grand Tanzania is a Tanzanian female national beauty pageant, founded in 2017 by a Dar es Salaam-based legal counsel, Rasheedah Jamaldin. The winner of the contest represented the country in its international parent contest, Miss Grand International. Jamaldin terminated her partnership with Miss Grand International Limited in late 2018 after her both affiliated representatives were unplaced two years in a row. Previously, from 2014 to 2015, the competition license belonged to a businessperson, Veronika Rovegno, but all country representatives during that period were appointed.
Since the debutant in 2014, to date, none of Tanzania's representatives have qualified for the top 20 round on the international stage. However, the 2018 candidate, Queen Mugesi Ainory Gesase, was placed among the top 10 best in a national costume competition, one of the main sub-contests in the Miss Grand International pageant.

## History

Tanzania made its debutant at Miss Grand International in 2014 by Lorraine Marriot, under the direction of a businessperson based in Dar es Salaam, Veronika Rovegno. Later in 2015, Jinah Dameckh, the second runner-up Miss Tanzania 2014, was appointed to represent the country at the 2015 international edition but she withdrew for undisclosed reasons.
After two consecutive years of absence, Tanzania returned to the competition when a group of local organizers including, Swahili Studios, Merry Bright Beauty Point, City Star Boutique, and Infinity Lounge, with legal counsel, Rasheedah Jamaldin, as director, purchased the franchise for 2017–2018. Under Rasheedah's directorship, the first Miss Grand Tanzania pageant was held at the Dar es Salaam Convention Center on 11 August 2017, featuring twenty-eight national finalists, of whom a model Batuli Mohamed was named the winner. The final competition was attended by Miss Grand International 2016, Ariska Putri Pertiwi, and the vice president of the international organization, Teresa Chaivisut.
In 2018, the licensee initially intended to run the pageant from the community to the national level, but it was canceled and that year's titleholder was instead appointed. After that, the contract between the international and the Tanzanian organizers was no longer extended and no Tanzanian candidate for the international events from 2019 to 2023. Until 2024, when former Miss Africa International 2023, Nazimizye Mdolo, acquired the license and organized the second national edition on August 31, 2024.

## Edition

The following list is the edition detail of the Miss Grand Tanzania contest, which was held as a stand-alone pageant in 2017 and 2024.
| Edition | Date | Final venue | Entrants | Winner |
| 1st | 11 Aug 2017 | Dar es Salaam Convention Center | 28 | Batuli Mohamed |
| 2nd | 31 Aug 2024 | Warehouse Arena Masaki, Dar es Salaam | 15 | Fatma Suleiman |
| 3rd | 2025 | Dar es Salaam | | |

### Winner gallery

* Lorraine Marriot (2014)
* Fatma Suleiman (2024)

## International competition
### Miss Grand International

| Year | Representative | Original national title | Competition performance | Competition performance | National director | Ref. |
| Year | Representative | Original national title | Placements | Other award | National director | Ref. |
| 2014 | Lorraine Marriot | Appointed | Unplaced | — | Veronika Rovegno | |
| 2015 | Jihan Dimack | 2nd runner-up Miss Tanzania 2014 | Unable to compete | Unable to compete | Hashim Lundenga | |
| 2016 | No representative | No representative | No representative | No representative | No representative | No representative |
| 2017 | Batuli Mohamed | Miss Grand Tanzania 2017 | Unplaced | — | Rasheedah Jamaldin | |
| 2018 | Mugesi Gesase | Appointed | Unplaced | — | Rasheedah Jamaldin | |
| 2019 – 2023: No representatives |||||||
| 2024 | Fatma Suleiman | Miss Grand Tanzania 2024 | Unplaced | — | Nazimizye Mdolo | |
| 2025 | To be determined | Miss Grand Tanzania 2025 | | | Nazimizye Mdolo | |

### Other pageants

| Year | Representative | National achievement | International competition | International competition | International competition | Ref. |
| Year | Representative | National achievement | Pageant | Placement | Special award | Ref. |
| 2024 | Lujeyn Ahmed | Miss Cosmo Tanzania 2024 | Miss Cosmo 2024 | Unplaced | People's Choice Award | |
| 2024 | Sharon Julius Ndasala | Miss Africa International Tanzania 2024 | Miss Africa International 2024 | 1st runner-up | — | |
| 2025 | | Miss Earth Tanzania 2025 | Miss Earth 2025 | | |
| 2025 | | Miss Cosmo Tanzania 2025 | Miss Cosmo 2025 | | |
| 2025 | | Miss Africa international Tanzania 2025 | Miss Africa International 2025 | | |
| 2025 | | Miss Tourism Tanzania 2025 | Miss Tourism Africa 2025 | | |
| 2025 | | Miss Elite Tanzania 2025 | Miss Elite World 2025 | | |

#### Notes

* 1 2 Supplemental titles at the Miss Grand Tanzania 2024 pageant.
* ↑ National Pride category
* 1 2 3 4 5 Supplemental titles at the Miss Grand Tanzania 2025 pageant.