Miss Grand Tanzania is a Tanzanian national beauty pageant whose winner represents the country at its international parent pageant, Miss Grand International. First established in 2017 by Dar es Salaam-based legal counsel Rasheedah Jamaldin, the license has since changed hands several times, including a lapse from 2019 to 2023 before being revived in 2024 under its current president, Nazimizye Mdolo.
Tanzania's best result at Miss Grand International to date came in 2025, when Beatrice Alex Akyoo placed fifth runner-up; its 2018 representative, Queen Mugesi Ainory Gesase, had earlier placed among the top 10 in the national costume sub-contest, one of the pageant's main preliminary events. Since 2024, the organization has also appointed its runners-up to represent Tanzania at other international pageants, including Miss Cosmo, Miss Earth, Miss Africa International, and Miss Tourism Africa.
History Tanzania made its debut at Miss Grand International in 2014 with Lorraine Marriot, appointed under the direction of Veronika Rovegno, a businessperson based in Dar es Salaam. The following year, Jinah Dameckh, second runner-up at Miss Tanzania 2014, was appointed to represent the country at the 2015 international edition but 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—purchased the franchise for 2017–2018, with legal counsel Rasheedah Jamaldin serving as director. Under Rasheedah's directorship, the first Miss Grand Tanzania pageant was held in Dar es Salaam on 11 August 2017, featuring twenty-eight national finalists, from whom 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 the competition was canceled and that year's titleholder was appointed instead. After that, the contract between the international organization and the Tanzanian organizers was not renewed, and no Tanzanian candidate competed at the international event from 2019 to 2023. This continued until 2024, when Nazimizye Mdolo, former Miss Africa International 2023, acquired the license and organized the second national edition on 31 August 2024.
Editions The following is a list of editions of the Miss Grand Tanzania pageant, which has been held as a stand-alone competition since 2017.
Edition DateFinal venueEntrants Winner 1st11 August 2017Dar es Salaam Convention Center28 2nd31 August 2024Warehouse Arena Masaki, Dar es Salaam15 3rd 16 August 2025The Super Dome, Masaki, Dar es Salaam24Beatrice Alex 4th 8 August 2026Jihan Dimack Winner gallery
International competition Miss Grand International
Year Representative Original national titleCompetition performanceNational director Placements Other award2014Lorraine MarriotAppointedUnplaced—Veronika Rovegno2015Jihan Dimack2nd runner-up Miss Tanzania 2014colspan=2 Hashim Lundenga2016 colspan=6 2017Batuli MohamedMiss Grand Tanzania 2017 Unplaced—Rasheedah Jamaldin2018Queen Mugesi Ainory Gesase AppointedUnplacedTop 10 – Best National Costume colspan=7 2024Fatma Suleiman Miss Grand Tanzania 2024Unplaced—Nazimizye Mdolo2025 Beatrice Alex AkyooMiss Grand Tanzania 20255th runner-up—2026 Jihan DimackMiss Grand Tanzania 2026
Other pageants Starting in 2024, the pageant organizer also named the Miss Grand Tanzania's vice queens to represent Tanzania in a number of international pageants.
YearRepresentativeNational qualificationInternational competitionRef.PageantPlacementSpecial award2024 Lujeyn AhmedMiss Cosmo Tanzania 2024Miss Cosmo 2024UnplacedMiss Africa International Tanzania 2024 — 2025 Amina JiggeMiss Earth Tanzania 2025Miss Earth 2025Unplaced— Jesca Michael MiccaMiss Cosmo Tanzania 2025Miss Cosmo 2025Unplaced Jeniffer ShirimaMiss Africa International 2025Best National CostumeBest Talent Adelina MpingaMiss Tourism Tanzania 2025Miss Tourism Africa 2025Top 10— Efrazia MakeneMiss Elite Tanzania 2025Miss International 2025Unplaced Faidha KassimMiss Intercontinental Tanzania 2025 Miss Public Choice 2026 Prisca LyimoMiss Cosmo Tanzania 2026Miss Cosmo 2026 Celine EdisonMiss Earth Tanzania 2026 Miss Earth 2026 Agape AnthonyMiss International Tanzania 2026 Miss International 2026 Rose UsioMiss Global Tanzania 2026 Miss Global 2026 Janeth AnselmeMiss Intercontinental Tanzania 2026 Zulfa YazidMiss Africa Golden Tanzania 2026 Miss Africa Golden International 2026 Eve GodwinMiss Africa International Tanzania 2026Miss Africa International 2026 Aurely MkondaMiss Tourism Africa International Tanzania 2026 Miss Tourism Africa International 2026 Sharon JuliusMiss Elite 2026
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See also
Miss World Tanzania
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