Miss Grand Brazil 2023 was the 5th edition of the Miss Grand Brazil beauty pageant, originally programmed to be held on June 29, 2023, at Hotel Sibara Flat & Conventions in Balneário Camboriú, Santa Catarina, but was later rescheduled to June 10 and the venue was moved to Recanto Cataratas Thermas Resort, Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná.
Twenty-eight candidates, who were chosen through either the state pageants or national preliminary casting held directly by a central licensee, competed for the title, of whom a 26-year-old dentist, nursing technician and medical student representing Zona da Mata Mineira, Adriana Yanca, was announced the winner, while the representatives of Pernambuco, Tocantins, Paraná, and Minas Gerais, were named runners-up. Adriana was crowned by Miss Grand Brazil 2022 , Isabella Menin of Alto Cafezal, and later represented Brazil at Miss Grand International 2023 held in Vietnam on October 25, but was unplaced.
The grand final round of the pageant was hosted by Juliano Crema and Gabrielle Vilela. Meanwhile, Lorena Rodrigues who was previously crowned as Miss Grand Brazil 2021, and Henrique Fontes, Miss Grand Brazil national director, served as backstage correspondents. The event was live transmitted to an audience worldwide through its international parent contest's YouTube channel, GrandTV.
Selection of contestants Overview
Twenty-eight contestants took part in the pageant. As per the data collected in the regional pageants section below, thirteen of whom were directly determined through state pageants; four were the winners of the Miss Grand regional pageants (A1), including the representatives of Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, and Zona da Mata Mineira; while the representative of Piauí obtained Miss Grand title as the main award in the Miss and Mister Model Piauí pageant (A2). The remaining seven candidates obtained the Miss Grand title as a supplemental title in the Miss Brazil CNB state pageant (B1), such as the representatives of Santa Catarina, São Paulo, and Goiás.
Of the appointed candidates, the representative of Cataratas do Iguaçu was appointed to the title after finishing as the vice-miss in the Miss Grand Paraná 2023 pageant (B2), while the other four candidates, including the representative of Ilha de São Luís, Pernambuco, Plano Piloto, and Rio Grande do Sul, were appointed after obtaining the runner-up title at other state pageants (C1). The remaining eleven candidates, such as Paraíba's representative, were appointed to the position without participating in any state pageant in this particular year (C2).
One contestant, Letícia Santana, the representative of Sergipe, resigned from the title for unknown reasons and no replacement was assigned. Meanwhile, the original representative of Ipiranga, Sandy Menezes. was replaced by Brooke Shields Assunção.
Four states and insular cities made their debut in this edition, including Acre, Cataratas do Iguaçu, Guanabara, Ilha de São Luís, and Ipiranga. Compared to the previous edition, Amazonas returned, while nine states and cities withdrew, making the finalized total of twenty-eight contestants.
The information is summarized below. ReturnsWithdrawalsDebuts Last competed in 2020: Alto Cafezal Cânions Paulistas
Ilha Comprida Norte Mato-Grossense
Sul Mineiro Vale do Aço Note: Representative determined but did not compete
Regional pageants Several Brazilian states organized Miss Grand state pageants separately to select representatives for the Miss Grand Brazil 2023 contest, such as Paraná, Minas Gerais, Sergipe; moreover, tertiary-level contests were also observed, such as Miss Grand Nova Iguaçu, with the winners representing their communities in the state-level pageants.
The following is a list of state pageants of Miss Grand Brazil 2023. + List of Miss Grand Brazil 2023 preliminary pageants, by the state coronation dateHost statePageantTypeDate & VenueEntrantsMiss and Mister Santa Catarina CNBB126 March 2022 at Centreventos Itajaí, Itajaí32Miss Pernambuco CNBC116 April 2022 at Centro de Convenções Empresário Djalma Farias Cintra, Caruaru15Miss and Mister São Paulo CNBB118 June 2022 at Tênis Clube de Campinas, Campinas25 Miss Grand ParanáA1 6 September 2022 at Recanto Cataratas Thermas Resort & Convention, Foz do Iguaçu 20Miss Grand Zona da Mata MineiraA116 October 2022 at the Barbacena Exhibition Park, Barbacena12Miss Grand Minas GeraisA115 November 2022 at HZ Hotel, Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais8 IpirangaB13 November 2022 at the Commercial Association of São Paulo, São Paulo15 Miss Ceará CNBB18 December 2022 at Francisca Clotilde Theatre, Aracati17 Miss and Mister Model PiauíA216 December 2022 at the 309 Bar, Teresina20 Miss & Mister Goiás CNBB15 February 2023 at the Augustus Hotel, Goiânia18 Miss & Mister Brasília CNBC110 February 2023 at Theater Caesb, Federal District11 Garota da PraiaC125 February 2023 on the Tramandaí beach, Rio Grande do Sul63Miss Mato Grosso CNBB14 March 2023 at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Querência17 Miss Pará CNBB130 March 2023 at the Maria Sylvia Nunes Theater, Belém14 Miss Grand Rio de JaneiroA17 May 2023 at the Baden Powel Theater Copacabana Room, Rio de Janeiro12 C11 July 2023 at the Arthur Azevedo Theater, São Luís18Note
Competition + Miss Grand Brazil 2023 scoring procedureRound/categoryCriteria/eventsPoint(s)Pre-pageant mediaVideo: 5 facts about meVideo PresentationMagazine coverTV Commercial campaignMiss PopularityWinner2nd place3rd placePageant boot campDiscipline and behaviorClosed-door interviewPeace talksPreliminary roundEvening gown roundSwimsuit round colspan=4 Top 11 finalistsSwimsuit roundEvening gown roundSpeech round colspan=4 Top 5 finalistsQuestion and answer round colspan=4 In the grand final competition held on June 10, the results of the preliminary competition—which consisted of the swimsuit and evening gown competition as well as the closed-door interview and all other pre-pageant activities—determined the top 20 and top 10 semifinalists. After the swimsuit and evening gown parade of the top 20 finalists, the final ten were announced.
In the final ten rounds, each qualified candidate delivered a speech related to the pageant campaign, Stop War and Violence. The judges then scored each candidate based on their stage performances and the speech. Together with previous scores, five candidates with the highest accumulated scores qualified for the final question and answer round, in which all of the five candidates were asked the same questions, and the judges scored them based on their answers. The candidate with the highest accumulated score, Adriana Yanca of Zona da Mata Mineira, was announced as Miss Grand Brazil 2023.
At all stages, the lowest score given by a juror was excluded to prevent biased scoring.
The judges for the preliminary and grand final rounds include: Ceres Sessin Ribeiro — Businessperson and godmother of the Miss Brazil CNB Mário Medeiros — Plastic surgeon and member of the Brazilian Society of Plastic Surgery Isabella Menin — Miss Grand International 2022 Henrique Martins — Lala Guedes — Miss Grand Brazil 2020 Caroline Venturini — Miss Grand Brazil 2017 Fábio Paula — Journalist specializing in covering beauty contests Eva Bitar — Film and television manager
Result Main placement + Miss Grand Brazil 2023 competition result by states/cities/etc.Color key: Position DelegateMiss Grand Brazil 2023 Zona da Mata Mineira – Adriana Yanca 1st runner-up – Cinthya Moura Escavadeira 2nd runner-up – Luciana Gomes 3rd runner-up – Ana Finkler 4th runner-up – Júlia de Castro RodriguesTop 11 – Victoria Melo – Natália Seipel Nikolić – Yasmin Alcântara Resende Cataratas do Iguaçu – Bárbara David Vázquez – Esthefane Souza – Caroline ValentinoTop 20 – Nathália Acácia da Cruz Costa Circuito das Frutas – Carina Manzi – Kelry Fernandes Guanabara – Nathália Salema Ilhabela – Bruna Sartori – Hélen Gonçalves Larocca Plano Piloto – Rebeca Amorim – Amanda Brasil Macedo – Fernanda Lupato
Special awards Award Delegate Miss Photogenic – Luciana Gomes Miss Congeniality Guanabara – Nathália Salema Miss Popularity – Yasmin Alcântara Resende Best in Swimsuit - Cinthya Moura Escavadeira Best Evening Gown Zona da Mata Mineira – Adriana Yanca Note The winner of Miss Popularity automatically qualifies for the top 11 finalists.
Candidates 28 delegates competed for the title. State/RegionContestantAgeHometownSarah Cristinny19Rio BrancoNathália Acácia da Cruz Costa22ManausKalline Zins24Salvador Cataratas do IguaçuBárbara David Vázquez22Foz do IguaçuVictoria Melo24Redenção Circuito das FrutasCarina Manzi27São José dos CamposCarol Tibery28TaguatingaKelry Fernandes22Goiânia GuanabaraNathália Salema21Jacarepaguá IlhabelaBruna Sartori25Rio Claro Ilha de São LuísRoberta Carvalho24São Luís Island IpirangaBrooke Shields Assunção20AmazonasNatália Seipel Nikolić24São José de RibamarHélen Gonçalves Larocca20Alta FlorestaJúlia de Castro Rodrigues24DivinópolisYasmin Alcântara Resende19UlianópolisElen Guedes23Campina GrandeAna Finkler26CascavelCinthya Moura23RecifeMaria Veloso22Floriano Plano PilotoRebeca Amorim22BrasíliaEsthefane Souza27Rio de JaneiroSuan Magnone21NatalAmanda Bernardo Brasil Macedo19Bento GonçalvesFernanda Lupato24TangaráCaroline Valentino27SorocabaLuciana Gomes28Palmas Zona da Mata MineiraAdriana Yanca26Belford Roxo
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References
External links
Miss Grand Brazil official website