Miss Grand Pakistan () is a national beauty pageant title awarded to Pakistan representatives competing at the Miss Grand International contest. The title was first mentioned in 2013 when the winner of Miss Pakistan World 2013 was assigned to represent the country at the inaugural edition of Miss Grand International in Thailand, and was placed among the top 20 finalists, which was also considered the highest and only placement obtained by Pakistani candidates at the mentioned international tournament.
Since the establishment of Miss Grand International, Pakistan participated only four times; in 2013 – 2014 and 2021–2022, and all of its representatives are Overseas Pakistanis.
History Pakistan debuted at Miss Grand International in 2013 when the winner of a Pakistani Toronto-based pageant Miss Pakistan World, Shanzay Hayat, was assigned by the director Sonia Ahmed to represent Pakistan at the Miss Grand International 2013 pageant in Thailand, and she managed to be placed among the final-20 candidates. The following representative, Laila Khan Niazi, was also appointed; no national pageant was held specifically to select the Miss Grand titleholder.
After six consecutive years of absence from 2016 to 2020, the license of Miss Grand Pakistan for 2021–2024 was purchased by Hiam Amani Hafizuddin, founder of an Illinois-based Bangladeshi pageant, Miss Bangladesh US. During such a period, Hiam was also the licensee of Miss Grand Bangladesh; however, all Pakistani and Bangladeshi representatives sent by her were appointed.
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International competition The following is a list of Pakistani representatives at the Miss Grand International contest.
Year Representative Original national titleCompetition PerformanceNational directorPlacement Other award(s)2013Shanzay HayatMiss Pakistan World 2013Top 20—Sonia Ahmed2014Laila Khan NiaziUnplaced—colspan=9 2021Ramina AshfaqueMiss Pakistan World 2016Unplaced—Hiam Amani2022Aneesa SheikhUnplaced—2023colspan=9 2024Roma MichaelUnplaced—Hiam Amani2025colspan=9 2026Zara Youns Miss Universe Pakistan 1st Runner-Up
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