Miss Grand Costa Rica is a San José-based female national beauty pageant in Costa Rica, organized separately for in first time in 2022 by the (CNB Costa Rica), with Erick Solis as the president. The winner of the contest represents the country at its parent competition, the Miss Grand International pageant. Alt URL Alt URL Before 2022, the competition license belonged to different organizers, such as the Reinas de Costa Rica organization (2015 – 2017) and the Miss Costa Rica organization (2018 – 2021). Most of the country's representatives at the Miss Grand International pageant during such a period were appointed without organizing the respective pageant.
Since its first participation at Miss Grand International in 2014, Costa Rica has never won the contest but has a record of five placements, including the top 10 finalists in 2015 and 2021, and the top 20 finalists in 2017, 2018, and 2019.
History Costa Rica has joined the Miss Grand International pageant annually since 2014. However, most of its representatives were appointed to participate without organizing the national contest. In 2020, two years after taking over the franchise from the Reinas de Costa Rica organization, the organizer team related to the Miss Costa Rica organization, led by Gerson Jiménez, ran the pageant reality show "The Finalists," which was aired on Telenovela, to determine country representatives for Miss Grand International, Top Model of the World, Miss Asia Pacific International, and Miss International. The pageant delegates were chosen through regional casting in various locations throughout the country, including Guanacaste, Limón, Alajuela, and San José, with Gabriela Jara Cordero of Limón being chosen as the country representative for the Miss Grand International 2020 pageant, outperforming the other 13 national aspirants.
Previously, the franchise belonged to Olais Antonio Padilla and the Reinas de Costa Rica organization in 2014 and 2015 - 2017, respectively. Padilla planned to organize the first Miss Grand Costa Rica contest the following year after sending a delegate to the Miss Grand International 2014 but lost the franchise to the Reinas de Costa Rica organization before completing such a willingness.
In 2022, after four consecutive years of serving as the national licensee, Jiménez lost the franchise to the organization chaired by Erick Solis, (CNB Costa Rica), which conducted the inaugural edition of Miss Grand Costa Rica that year. The contest was held at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre in San José, featuring 12 national finalists, who were directly chosen to compete by the central organizer through online screening, of whom a 28-year-old girl from Guanacaste, Brenda Muñoz, was named the winner. In 2025, the license was obtained by Adriano Núñez from the Adriano Models agency.
Costa Rica has five placements in the Miss Grand International pageant, including the top 10 finalists in 2015 and 2021, and the top 20 finalists in 2017, 2018, and 2019.
Editions The following list is the edition detail of the Miss Grand Costa Rica contest, since its inception in 2022.
Date and venue
Edition Date Final venue Host province Entrants 1stEugene O'Neill Theatre, San JoséSan José12 2nd Auditorio Nacional Museo de los Niños 25 3rd 14
Competition result
YearEditionWinner1st runner-up2nd runner-up 2022 1stGuanacaste – Brenda MuñozPuerto Viejo – Maria AlejandraSan Isidro de El General – Iabella Oldenburg 2025 2nd Heredia – Kristel GómezSan José – Aylin MonteroPuntarenas – Karla Sequeira 20263rdHeredia – Catalina MurilloSan José – Noribel ArceGuanacaste – Eimy Jiménez
Representatives at Miss Grand International Color keys
+ List of Costa Rican representatives at Miss Grand InternationalYear Representative National qualification International result National directorPlacements Other awards2014Anniel Quesadarowspan=2 UnplacedOlais Antonio Padilla2015Mariela AparicioTop 10Best in SwimsuitAlan Aleman2016Monique Rodriguez4th runner-up Miss Universe Costa Rica 2013 Unplaced 2017Amalia MatamorosMiss World Costa Rica 2008Top 20Best in Swimsuit2018Nicole Menayo2nd runner-up Miss Grand Spain 2018Top 20Gerson Jiménez2019Brenda CastroMiss Costa Rica 2015Top 20 2020Gabriela JaraThe Finalists 2020Unplaced2021Adriana MoyaTop 102022Brenda MuñozMiss Grand Costa Rica 2022UnplacedErick Solis2023Kristell Freeman1st runner-up Miss Costa Rica 2022Unplaced2024Macarena Chamberlaincolspan=2 2025 Kristel Gómez Miss Grand Costa Rica 2025UnplacedAdriano Nuñez2026 Catalina Murillo Miss Grand Costa Rica 2026TBATBA
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Miss Grand Costa Rica 2025
Miss Grand Costa Rica 2025 was the 2nd edition of Miss Grand Costa Rica pageant, held on 28 August 2025, at the Auditorio Nacional Museo de los Niños, San José, Costa Rica. Twenty-five contestants from all 7 provinces of Costa Rica competed for the title.
The contest was won by a 31-year-old Kristel Gómez, representing the Heredia Province. Kristel later represented the country at the Miss Grand International 2025 pageant, held in Thailand on 16 October 2025, but was unplaced.
The event was hosted by a Costa Rican television personality Adriana Víquez and a Dominican politician and internet personality Bray Vargas.
Results
Position DelegateMiss Grand Costa Rica 2025Heredia III – Kristel GómezMiss Latinoamercia Costa Rica 2025Heredia V – Luzmery Rodriguez1st runner-upSan José II – Aylin Montero2nd runner-upPuntarenas II – Karla Sequeira3rd runner-upHeredia I – Ana Carolina Artavia4th runner-upCartago IV – Jimena Zuñiga Herrera5th runner-upGuanacaste IV – Kendra Valeska VillalobosTop 16Alajuela I – Marisol Guanacaste I – Malu Fajardo Guanacaste II – Sugey Obando Guanacaste III – Gabriella Reyes Heredia IV – Joheysi Lopez Limón I – Ritchelle Avendaño Limón III – Ashley Hernandez Limón IV – Shanill Veach Puntarenas III– Tatiana Vallejos RojasSpecial awardsBest BodyPuntarenas II – Karla SequeiraBest TalentGuanacaste III – GabriellaMiss EleganceCartago II – Monserrath Jiménez Note
Candidates
Limón I – Ritchelle Avendaño Heredia I – Ana Carolina Artavia Alajuela I – Marisol Cartago I – Dixiana Burgos San José I – Melany Bedoya Heredia II – Ashley Campos Guanacaste I – Malu Fajardo Limón II – Candy Gaitan Heredia III – Kristel Gómez Limón III – Ashley Hernandez Cartago II – Monserrath Jiménez Heredia IV – Joheysi Lopez Cartago III – Mariana Marín Castro Alajuela II – Kristel Mongee San José II – Aylin Montero Guanacaste II – Sugey Obando Puntarenas I – Kiara Ramirez Garro Guanacaste III – Gabriella Reyes Heredia V – Luzmery Rodriguez Puntarenas II – Karla Sequeira San José III – Sofi Solano Puntarenas III– Tatiana Vallejos Rojas Limón IV – Shanill Veach Guanacaste IV – Kendra Valeska Villalobos Cartago IV – Jimena Zuñiga Herrera
Miss Grand Costa Rica 2026
Miss Grand Costa Rica 2026 was the 3rd edition of the Miss Grand Costa Rica pageant, held on 12 August 2026 at the Auditorio Nacional Museo de los Niños in San José, Costa Rica. Fourteen contestants representing all seven provinces of Costa Rica competed for the title.
At the end of the event, Catalina Murillo of Heredia was named the winner and was crowned by the outgoing titleholder, Kristel Gómez, Miss Grand Costa Rica 2025. Murillo will represent the country at Miss Grand International 2026, to be held in India in October 2026.
The grand final was hosted by Melania Villalta, a Costa Rican candidate at MGI All Stars 1st Edition, and Jesse del Valle, a model from Mexico. Results
Position DelegateMiss Grand Costa Rica 2026Heredia – Catalina Murillo1st runner-upSan José – Noribel Arce2nd runner-upGuanacaste – Eimy JiménezTop 6San José – Margaret Gray4th runner-upLimón – Gabriela Aguilar5th runner-upAlajuela – Mariela AguirreTop 10Cartago – Priscilla Fonseca Guanacaste – Sheryll Sandoval Puntarenas – Evaluna Delgado San José – Samantha Olivier
Contestants Fifteen contestants were initially confirmed, but one of Cartago's candidates, Emily Moraga, later withdrew, leaving fourteen in the final lineup. Province Representatives ProvinceRepresentative(s)Alajuela Amanda Quirós Mariela Aguirre Nataly HervosoHerediaCatalina Murillo Karol CamposLimónGabriela AguilarCartagoPaula Hernández Priscilla FonsecaPuntarenasEvaluna DelgadoSan JoséMargaret Gray Noribel Arce Samantha OlivierGuanacasteEimy Jiménez Sheryll Sandoval Withdrawals Cartago – Emily Moraga
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