Miss Grand Ivory Coast () is a national beauty pageant for women in the Ivory Coast, headquartered in Abidjan. The competition was established in 2022 by the Comité Miss Grande Côte d'Ivoire (COMIGCI), under the directorship of Kelly Serge and Tatiana Kacou. As the organization does not hold the national license for Miss Grand International, the winners of the contest have instead been designated to participate in alternative international competitions, including and Miss Premium African International.
Ivory Coast has participated in the Miss Grand International pageant only once, in 2014, when the country was represented by Richlove Amissah, who did not achieve placement among the finalists.
History The inaugural Miss Grand Ivory Coast pageant was organized in 2022 under the direction of Kelly Serge and Tatiana Kacou and featured nine finalists; it was held on 1 October at the Amphithéâtre de la Cité Rouge in Abidjan, where Sandra N’Guessan, a Baoulé candidate from the host city, was declared the winner. Although initially slated to represent Ivory Coast at the Miss Grand International 2022 pageant in Indonesia, her participation did not materialize due to the absence of a locally secured license, and she was instead assigned to compete in other international beauty competitions.
In 2024, the franchise rights to designate an Ivory Coast representative to Miss Grand International were conferred upon Celest Productions, a Paris-based pageant organization led by Angell Robles Yanez, who has also served as the director of Miss Grand France since 2023.
Editions Location and date
EditionDateVenueEntrants1stOctober 1, 2022Amphithéatre de la Cité Rouge, Cocody Danga, Abidjan92ndSeptember 1, 2023Yelam's Theater, Treichville, Abidjan14
Competition results
Year 2022 Sandra N'guessan Esther Dongo Mouna Fofana 2023 Lago ChristianeBah MaevaAboa Jennifer
International competition The following is a list of Miss Grande Côte d'Ivoire representatives who competed internationally.
Year International pageantRepresentative National qualification Competition performanceNational director(s)Placement Other awards2014Miss Grand International 2014Richlove AmissahAppointmentUnplaced—colspan=7 2022Miss Planet International 2022Miss Grande Côte d'Ivoire 2022 colspan=2 colspan=2 2024Lago ChristianeMiss Grande Côte d'Ivoire 2023Unplaced—Miss Grand International 2024Unplaced—2025 colspan=6 2026Miss Grand International 2026Marlène KouassiMiss Côte d'Ivoire 2022
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