Miss Grand Jamaica is a national title bestowed upon a woman chosen to represent Jamaica at Miss Grand International. The title was first mentioned in 2016, when the 4th runner-up of Miss Universe Jamaica 2014, Dianne Brown, dominated herself as the country representative at the Miss Grand International 2016 competition held in Las Vegas, United States.
Since its first participation in 2016, no Miss Grand National has been held; the Miss Grand Jamaica titleholders have usually been determined through other national pageants, such as Miss Universe Jamaica and Miss Jamaica Imperial. However, an attempt to organize the Miss Grand Jamaica pageant was made in 2017, but the project was rescinded due to the financial issues.
Jamaican representatives obtained placement at the Miss Grand International pageant only once in 2016, when Dianne Brown was placed among the top 20 finalists and won the Best Social Media award.
History Jamaica debuted at Miss Grand International in 2016 when 4th runner-up Miss Universe Jamaica 2014, Dianne Brown, purchased the license and dominated herself as the country representative at the international contest held in Las Vegas, Nevada, where she was placed among the top 20 finalists and obtained the Best Social Media award. After returning to her home country, Brown attempted to organize an event to select the country representative for the Miss Grand International 2017, but the project was canceled, and the license was transferred to the Miss Universe Jamaica pageant, where one of the pageant runners-up in the particular years was assumed to be the Miss Grand Jamaica. After three years of non-placement, Miss Universe Jamaica terminated its partnership with Miss Grand International in 2021.
Later in 2022, the Andwar International Group, chaired by Andrew Harris, acquired the license, and the winner of their affiliated national pageant, Miss Jamaica Imperial, was appointed Miss Grand Jamaica 2022. In addition, the Andwar Group also holds the Jamaican licenses for Miss International, , and The Miss Globe. Gallery
International competition The following is a list of Jamaican representatives at the Miss Grand International contest. Year Representative Original national title International competition result National directorPlacement Other awards2013Shereka Millercolspan=2 colspan=7 2016Dianne Brown4th runner-up Miss Universe Jamaica 2014Top 20Best Social MediaDianne Brown2017Jenaae Jackson1st runner-up Miss Universe Jamaica 2017UnplacedKarl Williams &Mark McDermoth2018Kadejah Anderson1st runner-up Miss Universe Jamaica 2018Unplaced2019colspan=4 2020Monique Thomas2nd runner-up Miss Universe Jamaica 2020Unplaced2021colspan=6 2022Queen Supreme of the Andwar Pageant 2022UnplacedAndrew Harriscolspan=7 2025Matea Mahal Smith2nd runner-up Miss Universe Jamaica 2025Unplaced Tahjé Bennett2026Simone GardnerTop 15 Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 Color keys for the Placements at Miss Grand International Declared as the winner Ended as a runner-up (Top 5) Ended as a finalist (Top 10) Ended as a semi-finalist (Top 20/21)
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