Miss Grand Iran is a national beauty pageant title awarded to representatives of Iran who compete in the Miss Grand International competition. The title was first conferred in 2014 upon Bahareh Heidari, the winner of Miss Iran 2013, who subsequently represented Iran at the Miss Grand International 2014 pageant in Thailand; however, she did not place in the competition.
Traditionally, winners of the Miss Iran pageant were also designated as Miss Grand Iran titleholders until 2021, when the contractual relationship with Miss Grand International was terminated. Following this change, the national titleholder was instead selected to represent Iran at the Miss Earth competition.
Since the establishment of the Miss Grand International contest, Iran has participated on three occasions, with all of its representatives failing to achieve placement.
History Following the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran, beauty pageants were officially prohibited, and several national pageants that had previously been held on an annual basis were abolished. In 2013, George Clooney, an Iranian-American television producer and chairperson of the Australia-based media company IMAJH, established a virtual beauty pageant titled Miss Iran. The inaugural titleholder, Bahareh Heidari, subsequently represented Iran at the Miss Grand International 2014 competition in Thailand. The partnership between IMAJH and Miss Grand International was terminated in 2021, after which the national pageant was rebranded as Queen of Persia. Under this new title, the winner was selected to represent Iran at the Miss Earth competition instead.
In a related development, Atefeh Eskandari, the 2016 titleholder, was arrested and imprisoned by Iranian authorities due to her participation in a beauty pageant and the publication of images deemed sexually provocative under the laws of the Islamic Republic of Iran. She was released in early 2021 after serving nearly five years in prison.
After five consecutive years of absence, two London-based pageant organizers, Daniela Costin and Roxana Mohammad Gholinezhad, acquired the Miss Grand Iran license in 2026 and the first standalone Miss Grand Iran pageant was then held in July 2026 in London, United Kingdom.
Edition The following is a list of editions of the Miss Grand Iran pageant, which was held as a stand-alone competition once in 2026.
Edition Date Final venue Entrants Winner 1st18 July 2026Wyllyotts Theatre & Cinema, Potters Bar, England15 Nina Izadpanah2ndTBATBATBATBA
International competition The following is a list of Iranian representatives at the Miss Grand International contest.
Year Representative Original national titleCompetition PerformanceNational directorEnglish namePersian namePlacement Special Award(s)2014Bahareh Heidariبهاره حیدری Miss Iran 2013UnplacedGeorge Clooney2015Shadi Osmaniشادی عثمانیMiss Iran 2014Unplaced2016Atefeh Eskandariعاطفه اسکندریMiss Iran 2015 colspan=2 2017Sonia Beytoushiسونیا بیطوشیMiss Iran 2016 colspan=2 2020Ayda Mirahmadiآیدا میراحمدیMiss Iran 2020Unplaced colspan=7 2026Nina Izadpanahنینا ایزدپناهMiss Grand Iran 2026 colspan=2 Daniela Costin &Roxana Gholinezhadطنین عالمی بیگی TBA TBA
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