Miss Grand Sierra Leone is a national beauty pageant title awarded to Sierra Leonean representatives competing at the Miss Grand International contest. The title was first mentioned in 2017 when Rubie Timbo, who was affiliated with Swadu Beckley's pageant organizer IAMSL Pageant, was appointed to represent the country in the Miss Grand International contest in Vietnam.
Sierra Leone participated in Miss Grand International twice; in 2017 and 2018, but its both representatives were unplaced on the international stage. In 2019, the Sierra Leonean candidate for Miss Grand International 2019 was also decided but she withdrew.
History Sierra Leone made the debut in the Miss Grand International pageant in 2017 after the license was granted by Swadu Beckley, the director of Face of Sierra Leone organizer company named IAMSL Pageant, and a model from Freetown, Rubie Timbo, was assigned to represent the country internationally in Vietnam. However, Rubie was unable to join the international for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by former Miss Tourism Queen Sierra Leone, Nyallay Sia, The following representatives for the 2018 and 2019 international contests were also appointed; no Miss Grand National was held to determine titleholders.
In 2019, a 24-year-old model, Ramatulai Wurie, was hand-picked by the national licensee to compete at Miss Grand International 2019 in Venezuela, but she withdrew; security concerns in the host country was expected as the main reasons. She was later elected to compete at the Miss Supranational 2021 pageant in Poland, but went unplaced.
Due to the absence of franchise holders, Sierra Leone’s representatives for Miss Grand International were not determined from 2020 to 2025. In 2026, the license was acquired by Althyri Media, which organized the pageant at the Bintumani Auditorium in Aberdeen in June of that year, where the country’s representatives for Miss Universe 2026 and Miss Grand International 2026 were selected.
Edition The inaugural Miss Grand Sierra Leone pageant is scheduled to be held on 5 June 2026, in conjunction with the Miss Universe Sierra Leone 2026 pageant.
Edition DateFinal venueEntrants Winner 1st 26 June 2026 Bintumani Auditorium, Aberdeen 11 Adel Caroline Jusu
International competition The following is a list of Sierra Leonean representatives at the Miss Grand International contest.
Year Representative Original national title Competition performanceNational directorPlacement Other awards2017Rubie Timbo colspan=2 Natasha BeckleyNyallay Sia KamaraMiss Tourism Sierra Leone 2017Unplaced2018Fanta KabiaUnplaced2019Ramatulai Wuriecolspan=2 colspan=7 2026Adel Caroline JusuMiss Grand Sierra Leone 2026TBA
Miss Universe and Miss Grand Sierra Leone 2026
Miss Universe and Miss Grand Sierra Leone 2026 was a national beauty pageant held to select Sierra Leone's representatives for the Miss Universe 2026 and Miss Grand International 2026 pageants. It was also the first edition of the Miss Grand Sierra Leone pageant. Previously, the country's representatives at Miss Grand International had either been appointed or selected as supplemental titleholders at other national pageants. The event was organized by Althyri Media (SL) Ltd and held on 26 June 2026 at the Bintumani Auditorium in Aberdeen, with 11 contestants representing different districts of the country competing for the titles.
At the conclusion of the event, Katti Fofanah was crowned Miss Universe Sierra Leone 2026, while Adel Caroline Jusu was awarded the Miss Grand Sierra Leone 2026 title.
Contestants Initially, 12 contestants representing 12 districts of Sierra Leone were confirmed, but Keona Opal Harris of Port Loko later withdrew, reducing the final field to 11 contestants.
Bo – Abibatu Seibatu S. Brewah Bombali – Kumba Elizabeth Y. Gbomor – (winner – Face of Althyri Media) Bonthe – Katti Fofanah (winner – Miss Univserse SL) Freetown – Salamatu Babara Jalloh Kailahun – Judith Sia Allieu Kenema – Shalom P. E. John Koinadugu – Mariama Kanessie Kono – Fanta Sesay Moyamba – Christina B. Bangura Port Loko – Keona Opal Harris (withdrew) Pujehun – Adel Caroline Jusu (winner – Miss Grand SL) Tonkolili – Blossom Isatu Koroma
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