Miss Grand Philippines 2023 was the second Miss Grand Philippines pageant, held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines, on July 13, 2023.
At the end of the event, Binibining Pilipinas Grand International 2022 Roberta Tamondong crowned Nikki de Moura of Cagayan de Oro as Miss Grand Philippines 2023. She went on to represent the Philippines at the Miss Grand International pageant, which was held on October 25, 2023 at the Phú Thọ Indoor Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Other titles were also given in this edition of the pageant. Michelle Arceo of Bagumbayan, Quezon City was crowned as Reina Hispanoamericana Filipinas 2023, Herlene Nicole Budol of Angono, Rizal was crowned as Miss Philippines Tourism 2023, and Francine Reyes of Tarlac was crowned as Miss Eco Teen Philippines 2023.
This edition is the first Miss Grand Philippines competition held under the ALV Pageant Circle management, after Binibining Pilipinas Charities Inc. did not renew the franchise.
Background Location and date After the first edition in 2014, no Miss Grand Philippines competitions held independently to elect titleholders from 2015 to 2022; the representatives of the country at Miss Grand International were determined through Binibining Pilipinas, until Arnold Vegafria of ALV Pageant Circle acquired the license in 2023.
A press conference of the new organization and standalone Miss Grand Philippines competition was held on November 26, 2022, at the Hilton Manila, attended by Miss Grand International president Nawat Itsaragrisil and Miss Grand International 2022, Isabella Menin of Brazil.
Selection of participants The national aspirants for Miss Grand Philippines 2023 were both determined through regional pageants and national auditions. An audition round held by the central organizer was divided into 2 sessions: an online application was officially opened on March 18, with a deadline of May 31, while an onsite casting was conducted twice: first on June 2, 2023, at the Teatrino Promenade of the Promenade Mall — Greenhills Shopping Center, Metro Manila, where the batch of 11 national aspirants were chosen, and the other 15 candidates were elected through a second casting organized on June 7 at the Newport World Resorts, Pasay City. The completed list of candidates, who qualified via both regional pageants, online registration, and onsite casting were later revealed on June 9.
For the regional selection, the ALV Pageant Circle signed an agreement with the local government of Pangasinan that the winner of the annual "Limgas na Pangasinan" pageant will automatically qualify to join the Miss Grand Philippines 2023 competition. Results
Placements Placement Contestant International placement Miss Grand Philippines 2023 Cagayan de Oro – Nikki de Moura Reina Hispanoamericana Filipinas 2023 Bagumbayan, Quezon City – Michelle Arceo Miss Eco Teen Philippines 2023 Tarlac – Francine Reyes Miss Philippines Tourism 2023 Angono, Rizal – Herlene Nicole Budol1st Runner-Up Caloocan – Shanon Tampon2nd Runner-Up Caluya, Antique – Charie Manalo Sergio Top 10 Northern Samar – Maria Gail Tobes Nueva Ecija – Aeroz Ganiban Pampanga – Dynara Maurer Pangasinan – Rona Lalaine Lopez Top 15 Occidental Mindoro – Gabrielle Basan Runnstrom San Juan – Arine Ejercito Tan Socorro, Quezon City – Queen Mongcupa Sultan Kudarat – Dianne Pampura Urdaneta – Faith Grace Heterick
Special awards Award Contestant Kapetan Cafe's Best in Runway Angono, Rizal – Herlene Nicole Budol Best National Costume Urdaneta – Faith Grace Heterick Best in Evening Gown Caluya, Antique – Charie Manalo Sergio Best in Swimsuit Bagumbayan, Quezon City – Michelle Arceo Miss Photogenic Cagayan de Oro – Nikki de Moura Miss Multimedia Caloocan – Shanon Tampon Miss Congeniality General Santos – Laica Eupeña
Sponsor awards Award CandidateMiss Ever Bilena Angono, Rizal – Herlene Nicole BudolMiss Hello Glow Bagumbayan, Quezon City – Michelle ArceoMiss Blackwater Caloocan – Shanon TamponMiss Careline Cagayan de Oro – Nikki de MouraMiss Ever Organics Nueva Ecija – Aeroz GanibanMiss Spotlight Northern Samar – Maria Gail TobesMiss Hyaloo Pangasinan – Rona Lalaine LopezSkin Elements Ambassadors Cagayan de Oro – Nikki de Moura Pampanga – Dynara Maurer San Juan – Arine Ejercito Tan Tarlac – Francine Reyes Urdaneta – Faith Grace HeterickMiss ArenaPlus Angono, Rizal – Herlene Nicole BudolMiss K Magic Tarlac – Francine ReyesMiss Mermaid Manila Hair Angono, Rizal – Herlene Nicole BudolMiss Bench Body Northern Samar – Maria Gail TobesMiss Bench Cagayan de Oro – Nikki de MouraMiss Aqua Boracay Bagumbayan, Quezon City – Michelle ArceoMiss Stackey Bagumbayan, Quezon City – Michelle ArceoMiss Philippine Airlines Cagayan de Oro – Nikki de MouraALV Talent Brand Star San Juan – Arine Ejercito Tan Tarlac – Francine Reyes Urdaneta – Faith Grace HeterickMiss BlueWater Day Spa Angono, Rizal – Herlene Nicole Budol
Pageant
Format Fifteen semifinalists were chosen through the preliminary competition— composed of the swimsuit and evening gown competitions and closed-door interviews. The top 15 competed in the swimsuit competition and the evening gown competition, and were narrowed down to the top ten afterward. The top ten competed in the question and answer round, after which the winners and the runners-up were named.
Selection committee
Joee Guilas – Newscaster, PTV 4 John Domantay - President and CEO, Lancaster Technology and Development Corporation Christopher Co – Executive Director for Marketing, Aqua Boracay Alyssa Muhlach – Actress, Reina Hispanoamericana Filipinas 2018 Dr. Rosanie F. Estuche – President, City University of Pasay Enzo Pineda – Actor Rafael Jasper Vicencio Nancy Go Dr. Demiee Grace Sy – Public Relations Officer, Ever Bilena Cosmetics Capt. Stanley Ng – President and COO, Philippine Airlines Bryan Lim – Executive Vice President, Bench/Suyen Corporation Rian Fernandez – CEO, Rian Fernandez Atelier Isabella Menin – Miss Grand International 2022 Joey Abacan – Vice President for Program Management, GMA Network Vivienne Tan – Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, Philippine Airlines Elizabeth Clenci – Binibining Pilipinas Grand International 2017, Miss Grand International 2017 Second Runner-Up
Contestants Thirty contestants competed for the four titles. No Locality Contestant Age1AngonoHerlene Nicole Budol232BaguioImogene Balles223BagumbayanMichelle Arceo254BoholMarinella Catangay255CagayanNikki de Moura196CaloocanShanon Tampon 267CaluyaCharie Manalo Sergio238CaviteEstephanie Delgado259General SantosLaica Eupeña2110LagunaJan Wilsie Perez2011La UnionZyra Mae Carbonell2212MarikinaBernadine Ambry Nicolas2313NagaCarla Fatima Tobias 2214Northern SamarMaria Gail Tobes2815Nueva EcijaAeroz Ganiban2116Occidental MindoroGabrielle Basan Runnstrom2917PampangaDynara Maurer2218PangasinanRona Lalaine Lopez2019ParañaqueLeorenjen Gonzaga2420PasayResalina Toledo2321RizalCamilla Ricarto2522San JuanArine Ejercito Tan2123San LeonardoBernadette Fajardo2424SaranganiEjay Vergara 2125SocorroQueen Mongcupa2326Sultan KudaratDianne Pampura2327TantanganJirah Bantas2228TarlacFrancine Reyes1929TuyCatherine Camilon2630UrdanetaFaith Grace Heterick21
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