Miss Grand Philippines 2014
Miss Grand Philippines 2014 was the inaugural edition of the Miss Grand Philippines pageant,[1][2] held at the GT-Toyota Asian Cultural Center located in the University of the Philippines Asian Center, Quezon City, Metro Manila.[3][4] Nineteen candidates from different provinces of the country competed for the title, and a 19-year-old Filipino-Swedish from Oriental Mindoro, Kimberly Karlsson, was announced the winner,[1][3][4] while the representative of Surigao del Sur, Rosevemme Fajardo, and a candidate from Tarlac, Mary Theresa Erna Gomez, were named the first and second runners-up, respectively.[3][4]
Miss Grand Philippines 2014 | |
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![]() Kimberly Karlsson, the winner of the contest | |
Date | August 16, 2014 |
Venue | GT-Toyota Asian Cultural Center, Quezon City, Metro Manila |
Broadcaster | YouTube |
Entrants | 17 |
Placements | 10 |
Winner | Kimberly Karlsson Oriental Mindoro |
Congeniality | Rosanna Andrea Reniva Ilocos Sur |
Photogenic | Ivy Meerry Enriquez Bataan |
In addition to the main title, Karlsson also won the Best National Costume award.[4] She later represented the Philippines at the international contest, Miss Grand International 2014, held in Thailand in October,[1][5][6] but she was unplaced.[1][7]
The pageant was managed by John Dela Vega,[2] and the contest's grand final round was also attended by Miss Grand International 2013, Janelee Chaparro of Puerto Rico, as well as the president of Miss Grand International, Nawat Itsaragrisil.[3]
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