Miss Grand Australia is an annual national female beauty pageant in Australia established in 2014 by Nadasha Zhang, to select Australian representatives for its parent stage, Miss Grand International. Its first two editions were co-organized with the Miss Supranational Australia pageant, after which it was conducted separately with the transfer of the license to Dani Fitch in 2017.

The reigning Miss Grand Australia is Mikaela-Rose Fowler from Victoria who was crowned on 15 July 2023 at the RACV City Club, she will represent the country in Miss Grand International 2023 to be held on 25 October 2023 in Vietnam.

History

Australia has usually been sending its representative to compete at the Miss Grand International since 2013. In 2013–2014, the license belonged to Nadasha Zhang, and was transferred to Renera Thompson in 2015, then to Dani Fitch and Amber Dew in 2017 and 2023, respectively.

The first contest of Miss Grand Australia was held in parallel with Miss Supranational Australia in 2014, featuring 19 national finalists, of which "Renera Thompson" was named the winner. Thompson later participated in Miss Grand International 2014 in Thailand, where she was elected the third runner-up. Later in 2016, the contest was also held in parallel with Miss Supranational Australia, however, after the license was purchased by Dani Fitch in the following year, the Miss Grand Australia pageant has been arranged independently since then.

Since their first participation in 2013, Australian representatives have consistently placed at least among the top 20 finalists, except in 2022. The highest performance was the first runner-up in 2015, obtained by Claire Elizabeth Parker who was later promoted to take over the winner title after the original winner, Anea Garcia[es] of the Dominican Republic, had been dethroned. However, Parker was later delegitimized from the position in 2019 due to partaking in Miss Universe Australia 2019.

Editions

Location and date

EditionDateFinal venueHost stateEntrantsRef.
1st30 August 2014TRAK Live Lounge Bar, MelbourneVictoria19
2nd14 August 2016NIDA Playhouse Theatre, SydneyNew South Wales18
3rd30 June 2017Doltone House - Hyde Park, Sydney16
4th16 June 2018Sofitel Sydney Wentworth, Sydney28
5th8 June 201929
6th16 July 202220
7th15 July 2023RACV City Club, MelbourneVictoria30
8th3 August 2024Sofitel Darling Harbour, SydneyNew South Wales21
9th26 July 2025The Imperial Hotel, Gold CoastQueensland19

Notes

Competition result

EditionWinnerRunners-upRef.
FirstSecondThirdFourthFifth
1stRenera Thompson (New South Wales)Breanna Herbert (Victoria)Not awarded
2ndDani Fitch (New South Wales)Jessica Parrish (Victoria)Sophie Grosser (South Australia)Not awarded
3rdKassandra Kashian (New South Wales)Maddison Clare Sloane (New South Wales)Sophie Grosser (South Australia)Amelia Conway (New South Wales)Alana Thomas (New South Wales)Not awarded
4thKimberly Gundani (Victoria)Chloe Maddison Ryan (Capital Territory)Jasmine Leatham (Victoria)Krishna Shukla (Capital Territory)Alana Thomas (New South Wales)
5thTaylor Curry Marlene (Queensland)Anja Christ Offersen (Queensland)Lavinia Grace White (New South Wales)Alecia McCallum (New South Wales)Jazel Alarca (New South Wales)Jayde Crystal Wright (New South Wales)
6thAmber Sidney (Victoria)Paitin Powell (Queensland)Brooke Murray (New South Wales)Christy Taylor (New South Wales)Lydia Harland (New South Wales)Not awarded
7thMikaela-Rose Fowler (Victoria)Paitin Powell (Queensland)Brooke Murray (New South Wales)Selina McCloskey (New South Wales)Alecia McCallum (New South Wales)
8thPaitin Powell (Queensland)Jada Kyle (Victoria)Patricia Sheeran (New South Wales)Letitia Walker (New South Wales)Courtney-Jade Tester (Western Australia)
9thGabriella Oxley (Queensland)Jada Kyle (Victoria)Rebecca Shandley (New South Wales)Kiara McCarthy (New South Wales)Rattana Luangnan (Western Australia)Annabelle Munt (Queensland)

International competition

The following is a list of Australian representatives who competed at the Miss Grand International pageant.

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
YearTownMiss Grand AustraliaTitlePlacementSpecial AwardsNational Director
2025Gold CoastGabriella OxleyMiss Grand Australia 2025UnplacedSophia Harris & Charlotte Allison-Bruce
2024WhitsundaysPaitin PowellMiss Grand Australia 2024UnplacedDani Fitch
2023MorningtonMikaela-Rose FowlerMiss Grand Australia 2023UnplacedAmber Sidney
2022MelbourneAmber SidneyMiss Grand Australia 2022UnplacedDani Fitch
2021SydneyAngolina AmoresAppointedTop 20
Did not compete in 2020
2019Gold CoastTaylor MarleneMiss Grand Australia 2019Top 10
2018MelbourneKimberly GundaniMiss Grand Australia 2018Top 20
2017SydneyKassandra KashianMiss Grand Australia 2017Top 20
2016SydneyDani FitchMiss Grand Australia 2016Top 20Renera Thompson
2015SydneyClaire Elizabeth ParkerAppointedWinner
2014SydneyRenera ThompsonMiss Grand Australia 20143rd runner-upNadasha Zhang
2013SydneyKelly Louise MaguireAppointed4th runner-up

Notes

Winner gallery

  • Miss Grand Australia 2025 Gabriella Oxley
  • Miss Grand Australia 2024 Paitin Powell
  • Miss Grand Australia 2023 Mikaela-Rose Fowler
  • Miss Grand Australia 2022 Amber Sidney
  • Miss Grand Australia 2021 Angolina Amores
  • Miss Grand Australia 2015 Claire Elizabeth Parker
  • Miss Grand Australia 2014 Renera Thompson

External links

  • Media related to Miss Grand Australia at Wikimedia Commons