Miss Grand Congo (RDC)

Miss Grand Democratic Republic of the Congo
Formation2014
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Location
MembershipMiss Grand International
Official language
  • English
  • French
Parent organization
Merton'y Business (2025)

Miss Grand Democratic Republic of the Congo (French: Miss Grand République Démocratique du Congo) is a national beauty pageant title awarded to Congolese representatives who were elected to partake in the Miss Grand International pageant.[1][2][3][4] The title was first mentioned in 2014 when a Manchester-based Congolese model, Naise Gumanda, was named the RDC representative for Miss Grand International 2014,[5] followed by a Belgium-residing Congolese, Caroline Kondé, in 2022.[1][4]

History

Initially, the Democratic Republic of the Congo was expected to make its debut in Miss Grand International in 2014 when a Manchester-based Congolese model, Anna Naise Gumanda, was announced as the country representative;[5][6] however, Naise did not join the pageant for unknown reasons.[7] Later in 2022, DR Congo was expected to participate in the Miss Grand International 2022 in Indonesia,[1][8] with a Congolese businessperson from Belgium, Caroline Kondé, as the representative.[1][2][3] Nevertheless, Caroline did not enter the international tournaments for undisclosed reasons.[9]

An attempt was made to organize the inaugural Miss Grand Democratic Republic of the Congo on 27 September 2025. Seven contestants were confirmed with the declared intention that the winner would represent the nation at the Miss Grand International 2025 competition in Thailand.[10] However, the event was ultimately cancelled following a warning issued by the international organizing body, which stated that the domestic organizer, Merton'y Business, had not acquired the official license for that year.

International competition

The following is a list of Democratic Republic of the Congo representatives at the Miss Grand International contest.

Year Representative Original national title Result National director
Placement Other awards
2014 Naise Gumanda[5][6] N/a Did not compete[11][12] Unknown
No titleholders from 2015 to 2021
2022 Caroline Kondé[1][4] N/a Did not compete[9] Caroline Kondé
No titleholders since 2023

Miss Grand RD Congo 2025

Miss Grand Democratic Republic of the Congo 2025
Date27 September 2025
VenueSultani Hotel, Kinshasa
ProducerMerton'y Business
Entrants7
Winner(Pageant cancelled)

Miss Grand Democratic Republic of the Congo 2025 (French: Miss Grand République Démocratique du Congo 2025) originally was expected to be the first Miss Grand RD Congo pageant, set for 27 September 2025 at the Sultani Hotel in Kinshasa.[13] Seven contestants, who qualified through the audition round held earlier on 2 September,[14] were expected to compete for the right to represent the Democratic Republic of the Congo internationally at the Miss Grand International 2025 contest,[10] held in Thailand on 18 October 2025.[15] However, the pageant was cancelled following a warning issued by the Miss Grand International Organization, as the designated organizer for Miss Grand République Démocratique du Congo (RDC), Merton'y Business, had not purchased the official franchise license for that year.

Contestants

Nine contestants have been confirmed.[10]

  1. Loleke Laurene
  2. Amina Julianna
  3. Lokangu Reine
  4. Evodi Esala (withdrew)[16]
  5. Kat Goretti
  6. Lembikisa Mercia (withdrew)[16]
  7. Mbombo Ella
  8. Kaninda Samara
  9. Libwa Daniella

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Josh Mut (13 July 2022). "Miss Grand International : Caroline Kondé représentera la RDC en Indonésie". laplumeinfos.net (in French). Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Meet The African Beauties Representing The Continent at Miss Grand International 2022". satisfashionug.com. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ^ a b "Miss Grand Congo 2022 is Caroline Kondé, 25 years old lady standing in 179 cm tall. From the beautiful DR Congo". Miss Grand International. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ^ a b c "Caroline Konde représentanta la RDC au Miss Grand International — rap2kin". infosurbaines.com (in French). 15 July 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ^ a b c "Miss Grand International 2014 delegates". Miss Grand International. 2014. Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  6. ^ a b "Miss Grand International 2014 Vote". Miss Grand International. 2014. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  7. ^ "Miss Grand International 2014 (finalized)". Miss Grand International. 2014. Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2023 – via Internet Archive. Note: Naise Gumanda was deleted from the list of the final candidates
  8. ^ Huy Minh (12 October 2022). "Miss Grand International 2022: Thiên Ân bị chê diễn 'đơ' và xin lỗi khán giả". VietNamNet (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 7 November 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  9. ^ a b "2/5 thí sinh 'mất tích' tại buổi trao sash MGI 2022 chính thức lên đường đến Bali". Baomoi.com (in Vietnamese). 9 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  10. ^ a b c "Miss Grand RD Congo 2025". www.town-event.com. September 2025. Archived from the original on 12 September 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  11. ^ "Miss Grand International 2014 contestants (Finalized)". Miss Grand International. 25 December 2014. Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  12. ^ Arvin Ello (6 October 2014). "Miss Cuba is Miss Grand International 2014". www.vintersections.com. Retrieved 9 February 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  13. ^ "Grand Final Miss Grand RD Congo". www.town-event.com. September 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  14. ^ "Casting Miss Grand RD Congo 2025". Miss Grand République Démocratique du Congo. 30 August 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  15. ^ "มงลงวันนี้ ถ่ายทอดสด Miss Grand Thailand 2025 รอบตัดสิน MGT2025" [Today's crown, live broadcast of Miss Grand Thailand 2025, final round MGT2025] (in Thai). Bangkok Biz News. 29 March 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  16. ^ a b "Detail: Miss Grand RD Congo". www.town-event.com. 14 September 2025. Archived from the original on 15 September 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
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