Miss Grand Mexico is a national title bestowed upon a woman chosen to represent Mexico at the international pageant, headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand. The title was first mentioned in 2013 when Jesús Rábago, the director of a Mexican national pageant, Rostro de México, appointed his 2012 contest winner, Laura Alvarez, to represent the country in the inaugural edition of the parent international contest, Miss Grand International 2013, in Thailand. The license was transferred to Miss Mexico Organization in 2017, and then to Flavio Falsiroli in 2022. Since December 2023, the new franchise holder is former Miss Universe 1991, Mexico's own Lupita Jones, who will crown next year's official candidate during her national pageant of Mexicana Universal, sometime in 2024.
Mexico has competed in all 13 editions of Miss Grand International, with their highest placement being in 2019 where María Malo finished as the first runner-up. In addition, Mexico has won the Best Evening Gown award three times: 2020, 2022, and 2025.
The current Miss Grand Mexico is Montserrat Villalva from Hidalgo. She finished as the 5th runner-up at Miss Grand International 2025 in Thailand.
History Since the establishment of Miss Grand International in 2013, Mexico has always sent its representatives to compete at such every year. In the first four years, the country representatives were either handpicked or determined through a national pageant organized by Jesús Rábago, Rostro de México. In 2017, Hugo Castellanos took over the franchise and the representatives were instead elected through another national pageant, Miss Mexico, until Castellanos lost the franchise to Flavio Falsiroli in 2022.
Under the direction of Flavio Falsiroli, his first affiliated titleholder, Jessica Farjat, was appointed. The following representatives were expected to be elected through a national contest directed by Orlando Ruiz, Concurso Nacional de Belleza de México (CNB México). However, some internal conflicts caused Orlando Ruiz to vacate the team and Farjat also resigned from the title. Falsiroli then held an ad hoc audition to select a new representative; more than 20 applications were received, and a 19-year-old girl from Hermosillo, Laysha Salazar, was elected the winner. Falsiroli organized the inaugural edition of the Miss Grand Mexico pageant in August 2023. However, Falsiroli relinquished the franchise the following year.
As of December 2023, the current national franchise holder is former Miss Universe 1991, Lupita Jones, who will select the official candidate for the 2024 pageant during the Mexicana Universal national pageant.
Editions The following is the detail of the Miss Grand Mexico edition, which was held as a stand-alone pageant only once in 2023.
Date and venue
Edition Date Host state Entrants 1st 30 August 2023 Modular Inés Arredondo (MIA), Culiacán Sinaloa 10
Competition result Year Edition Winner 1st runner-up 2nd runner-up 3rd runner-up 4th runner-up 2023 1stFernanda Beltrán(Sinaloa)Aarlin Bustamante(MEX in the US)Frida Reynoso(Coahuila)Priscila Franco(Jalisco)Ingrid Lucero(Puebla )
International Competition The following is a list of Mexican representatives at the Miss Grand International contest.
Year DelegateCompetition performanceNational DirectorPlacements Other awards 2013 Laura Álvarez Rostro de México 2012 Unplaced —Jesús Rábago 2014 Marsha Ramírez Rostro de México 2013 Top 20 — 2015 Aracely Azar Rostro de México 2014 Top 20 — 2016 Paulina Flores Rostro de México 2015 Top 20 — 2017 Yoana Gutiérrez Miss Mexico 2016 — Top 5 Top 20 — Hugo Castellanos 2018 Lezly Díaz Top 10 — 2019 María Malo — 2020 Ángela Yuriar Miss Mexico 2019 — Top 10 Top 20 Best Evening Gown 2021 Mariana Macías Unplaced — 2022 colspan="2" Flavio Falsiroli Laysha Salazar Miss Grand Mexico 2022 Top 20 Best Evening Gown 2023 Fernanda Beltrán Miss Grand Mexico 2023 Unplaced — 2024 Tania Estrada Mexicana Universal 2023 — Top 5 Top 20 — Lupita Jones 2025 Montserrat Villalva Top 10 Best Evening Gown 2026 Pety Juárez TBA Color keys for the Placements at Miss Grand International Declared as the winner Ended as a runner-up (Top 5) Ended as a finalist (Top 10) Ended as a semifinalist (Top 20/21)
Winners Gallery
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