Nina Izadpanah, 24, will represent Iran at Miss Grand International 2026 in India. It is the 14th edition of the international beauty pageant based in Bangkok, Thailand.
Iran was represented in Miss Grand International by Bahareh Heidar in 2014, Shadi Osmani in 2015 and Ayda Mirahmadi in the 2020 edition in 20221. They were all unplaced.
Miss Grand Iran 2026
Iranian-American television producer George Clooney was the national director of Miss Grand Iran from 2014 to 2020. In 2026, she was replaced by Roxana Mohammadgholinezhad and Daniela Costin, who is also the national director of Miss Grand UK.
On May 17, 2026, Pooja Ghodekar won Miss Grand UK 2026 at the Wyllyotts Theatre and Cinema in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom. On July 18, 2026, Izadpanah competed against 13 other Miss Grand Iran 2026 candidates at the same venue and won the title.
Ghodekar was one the Miss Grand Iran 2026 judges. The others were Ana Sofia Lendl, Juan Castillo, Mohammad Khordadian and Sepehir Akbari.
On October 18, 2025, Lendl represented Guatemala at Miss Grand International 2025 at the MGI Hall in Bangkok. She competed against 76 other candidates including Harriotte Lane of the U.K and Emma Tiglao of the Philippines.
Tiglao won the title. Lendl finished in the Top 10 and was named one of the five fifth runners-up while Lane finished in the Top 23.
Miss Grand International 2026
In October 2026, Tiglao will crown her successor in India. The exact date and venue of the coronation ceremony have yet to be finalized.
Including Izadpanah and Ghodekar, more than 70 women will compete for the Miss Grand International 2026 crown. Among their fellow candidates are:
- Sara Shehu, 22, Albania
- Cat Jane Shepherd, 26, Australia
- Alyanni Gómez, 25, Cuba
- Dominique Alagia, 21, Czech Republic
- Keitty Familia, 19, Dominican Republic
- Valeria Amaya, 19, El Salvador
- Rebecca Attiogbe, 24, Ghana
- Ximena Carrillo, 22, Guatemala
- Emely Alemán, 27, Honduras
- Xuebing Liu, 27, Hong Kong
- Lakshita Thilagaraj, 23, India
- Simone Gardner, 30, Jamaica
- Anel Emel, 21, Kazakhstan
- Rufina Gasanova, 22, Kyrgyzstan
- Minshi Lin, 23, Macau
- Natalia Galea, 27, Malta
- Beau Megan Goos, 22, Netherlands
- Erica Iren Vihovde, 22, Norway
- Micaela Viveros, 21, Paraguay
- Milena Rabelo, 27, Portugal
- Adel Caroline Jusu, 24, Sierra Leone
- Viktória Kloknerová, 21, Slovakia
- Estèe-Mari Smit, 18, South Africa
- Kim Hyeonjin, 24, South Korea
- Akoi Arok, 29, South Sudan
- Alba María Ruiz, 22, Spain
- Pathama Jitsawat, 33, Thailand
- Maria Kolotilo, 24, Ukraine
- Lady Di Mosquera, 26, Venezuela
- Charity Mumba, 26, Zambia
- Shelly Usman, 27, Zimbabwe
Qeshm
Izadpanah is a performance artist and a filmmaker. She is an alumna of Central Saint Martins, a constituent college of the University of the Arts London in London, England.
Asiede from arts, Izadpanah is also into travel, culture and yoga. She is originally from Qeshm, Iran.
Situated in the Strait of Hormuz, Qeshm is the largest island in the Persian Gulf. Spanning roughly 1,491 square kilometers (576 square miles), this dolphin-shaped island is renowned for its rich history, unique culture, and striking natural landforms.
Historically, Qeshm served as a strategic maritime center due to its position along major trade routes, enduring periods of Portuguese and British presence. Today, the island functions as a duty-free trade zone, blending commercial activity with traditional Bandari culture. Local residents are known for their distinct handicrafts, maritime heritage, and vibrant coastal cuisine. Combining ancient geological history with rich cultural traditions, the island remains one of the Persian Gulf’s most captivating destinations.
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