Miss Grand Iceland
Miss Grand Iceland is the national beauty pageant title conferred upon Icelandic candidates designated to represent the nation at the Miss Grand International competition. The title was first conferred in 2016 upon Arna Ýr Jónsdóttir, a professional track and field athlete and Miss Iceland 2015, who subsequently participated in Miss Grand International 2016, held in Las Vegas, Nevada. However, prior to the final event, Jónsdóttir withdrew from the competition following a conflict with the international organizing body.
Since its inception, no independent national contest specifically dedicated to the selection of Miss Grand Iceland has been organized. Instead, representatives have been appointed through alternative pageant structures or by external organizers possessing the national license.
History
Iceland first participated in the Miss Grand International pageant in 2016, when Arna Ýr Jónsdóttir, a professional pole vault athlete and titleholder of Miss Iceland 2015, was designated by the Stockholm-based organizing entity Miss Queen of Scandinavia to serve as the nation’s representative at the international competition, which was convened in Las Vegas, Nevada. However, three days prior to the grand final, Jónsdóttir voluntarily withdrew from the contest following directives from pageant officials instructing her to reduce her body weight. This decision garnered extensive international media attention, with coverage disseminated by prominent outlets including CNN and The Independent.From 2017 through 2024, Iceland did not field any representatives for the Miss Grand International pageant. The nation subsequently re-entered the competition in 2025, when the national license was conferred upon Lisa Lents, director of Miss Denmark. In this capacity, Lents appointed Brynja Mary Sverrisdóttir, a participant in Miss Denmark 2024 of Icelandic descent, to represent Iceland at the international edition of the pageant hosted in Thailand.