Miss Grand Venezuela 2022 was the first edition of the Miss Grand Venezuela beauty pageant, held at Teatro Municipal of Caracas in the Capital District on 13 August 2022. Twenty-two national delegates, chosen through various state pageants, participated in the contest, of which, Valentina Martínez of Anzoátegui was named the winner and was crowned by Vanessa Coello Miss Grand Venezuela 2021, she will later represent the country at Miss Grand International 2023, which was scheduled to be held in October 2023 in Vietnam.
In addition to crowning the winner, the country representative for the 10th-anniversary edition of Miss Grand International, Sabrina Deraneck of Mérida, was also revealed; Deraneck had been elected the first runner-up at another national pageant, 2022 El Concurso by Osmel Sousa, and was later appointed the country representative by the Venezuelan Miss Grand licensee, George Wittles. However, in early September – one month before the commencement of the international tournament, Deraneck resigned the title due to health problems, caused the organizer to assign Luiseth Materán Miss Universe Venezuela 2021 as the replacement.
The grand final round of the pageant was hosted by Vanessa Coello, Leo Aldana, and Yanuaria Verde; and was beamed live to a virtual audience worldwide via the pageant YouTube channel, named GrandTV-VE. Originally, the winner of the competition was expected to participate at the Miss Grand International 2022 but the organizer later decided to appoint a new country representative for such an international event and planned to send this edition winner to the 2023 competition in Vietnam instead.
Background History After hosting the Miss Grand International 2019 pageant, the licensee of the national pageant in Venezuela was transferred to the Venezuelan jewelry designer, George Wittles, who has also acted as the crown sponsor for the Miss Grand International since 2019. Wittles planned to conduct the first Miss Grand Venezuela contest in 2021 by distributing the regional license to state organizers to select their representatives for such a national contest, however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the pageant was instead postponed to July 2022 and then to August.
Selection of contestants The national aspirants for the Miss Grand Venezuela 2022 pageant were chosen through the state pageants held by several local licensees, who in some cases are responsible for more than one state, such as the state pageant organized in Táchira, Miss Grand Los Andes; four state representatives were determined through such the contest, moreover, one of its finalists was later designated to represent the neighboring state due to a lacking of state licensee. However, some delegates, such as the representative of Lara, Nueva Esparta, Sucre, and Zulia, were appointed state or regional titles because of the absence of a state pageant in their area.
+Map shows states that held the state pageant for Miss Grand Venezuela 2022Colors key for the number of titles qualified for the national pageant: State pageant 5 titles 3 titles 2 titles 1 titleOthers State casting with 1 state title No pageant held in state
+State pageants/casting of Miss Grand Venezuela 2022, by the coronation dateLocationTypeDate & venueEntrantsTitle for thenational roundPageant26 June 2021 at Aprolegua de Valle de la Pascua, 18 Miss Grand GuáricoPageant31 August 2021 at Arminio Gutiérrez Castro Indoor Gymnasium, San Cristóbal20 Miss Grand Táchira Miss Grand Barinas Miss Grand Mérida Miss Grand Trujillo Miss Grand AmazonasPageant4 September 2021 at Oryzagua Grand Hall, Hotel GEO Inn, Araure18 Miss Grand Portuguesa Miss Grand CojedesPageant15 November 2021 at Garden of Casa Versalles, San Bernardino, Libertador12 Miss Grand Distrito Capital Miss Grand MirandaPageant14 December 2021 at Maremares Hotel Marina & Spa, Lechería18 Miss Grand Anzoátegui Pageant22 April 2022 at Centro Portugués Venezolano de Guayana, Guayana28 Miss Grand BolívarPageant22 April 2022 at Eurobuilding Hotel Maiquetía, Vargas11 Miss Grand La Guaira Miss Grand Federal Dependencies Miss Grand MonagasPageant28 April 2022 at Festejos Da Luigi, C.A. Quinta Gran Gala, Maracay20 Miss Grand AraguaCasting29 May 2022 at WTC Hesperia Valencia, Valencia Miss Grand CaraboboPageant25 June 2022 at Gran Salón C.C Ciudad del Viento, Punto Fijo7 Miss Grand FalcónNote: 1. The representative was originally finished as one of the finalists at the state pageant but later designated to such a title.
Results summary Main placement + Miss Grand Venezuela 2022 competition result Position DelegateMiss Grand Venezuela 2022 – Valentina Martínez1st runner-up – Delia Santander2nd runner-up Táchira – Iraima Castillo3rd runner-up La Guaira – Valeria Camacho4th runner-up Mérida – Valeria CárdenasTop 12 – María José Pernía – Indira Zaraza Cordero – Marian Pérez – Alia Abized – Zuly Nicols – Genesis Bartholome – Neilenys Cervantes Top 16 – Daniela Durán – Sylvana Michelle Carmona – Alejandra Ríos – Ivana Valsint
Supplementary title Position DelegateMiss Elite Venezuela 2022 – Alia Abized 1st runner-up – Daniela Durán2nd runner-up – Genesis Bartholome Special awards Award DelegateMiss Photogenic – Sylvana Michelle CarmonaMiss Congenialily – Valentina MartínezBest Body – Paola CastilloBest Catwalk – Zuly AlvaradoBest Elegance – Alejandra RíosBest Face – Delia SantanderQueen of TikTok – Daniela Durán+Miss Grand Venezuela 2022 competition result by statesColors key
Candidates State Contestant Age Height María José Pernía25 Valentina Martínez22 Daniellys Ojeda Ramírez24 Delia Santander20 Indira Zaraza Cordero23 Daniela Durán25 Sylvana Michelle Carmona26 Valentina Bonalde20 Gisselle Dos Santos18 Dariana Pacheco Romero21 Marian Pérez22 Valeria Camacho17 Alejandra Ríos21 Valeria Cárdenas19 Ivana Valsint22 Mayra Carrillo20 Alia Abized19 Zuly Alvarado22 Genesis Bartholome24 Paola Castillo26 Johanna Villamizar22 Neilenys Cervantes19 Replacement : Betzy Capicciotti resigned her state title, six months after winning the state pageant on 26 June 2021 for undisclosed reasons, caused the state licensee to appoint Marian Pérez, the fourth runner-up, to participate in the national pageant instead.
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