The 11th edition of the Miss Grand International pageant was held at the Phú Thọ Indoor Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on October 25, 2023, in which candidates from 71 countries and territories participated. These candidates were elected as the country representatives through different methods, such as through the Miss Grand National which was held to select the country representative for Miss Grand International specifically, or appointed by another national pageant organizer, in which the main winner was sent to compete on other international stages. Some of them were assigned as the representatives without competing at any national pageant in this particular year.
Overview As per data collected in the National preliminary contest section, 48 national pageant was held to elect the country representatives for Miss Grand International 2023. Thirty-four of which was the Miss Grand National pageants (A1). Five was other national contests that sent their main winners to Miss Grand International 2023 (A2). Six national contests listed the Miss Grand title as one of the supplement awards (B1). Meanwhile, the remaining 3 contestants later appointed its runner-up as Miss Grand National titleholder (B2), including the representatives of Gibraltar, and Denmark. and Nepal. All the remaining candidates were either determined through the casting or appointed without participating in any respective national pageants (C1 and C2), such as the representative of Hong Kong.
Four replacements and two withdrawal have been observed, including: Ecuador: Véronique Michielsen, the winner of Miss Grand Ecuador 2023, was replaced by the first runner-up, Andrea Ojeda Fernández, after getting pregnant during her reign. India: The appointed, Kashish Methwani, was replaced by a newly elected, Arshina Sumbul, due to some contract agreement between Miss Grand International PCL and the Miss Grand India license holder. Portugal: Anais Cerreira, who was named Miss Grand Portugal 2023 in the Miss República Portuguesa 2023 contest, was replaced by an appointed, Filipa Gama, for undisclosed reasons. Trinidad and Tobago: The Miss Grand Trinidad and Tobago 2023 winner, Mileidy Materano, resigned from the title, and the first runner-up, Rebekah Hislop, automatically took over the title and competed internationally as the replacement. Guadeloupe: Laura Ballonad, who was named Miss Grand Guadeloupe 2023 in the Miss International Guadeloupe 2023 pageant, did not compete internationally for unrevealed reasons. South Sudan: The appointed Amylia Deng was unable to travel to Vietnam due to visa issues, which caused her to withdraw.
In this edition, a total of eleven countries withdrew, five countries debuted, and seven countries returned, making the total 70 countries that participated. The information is summarized below. ReturnsWithdrawalsDebuts Last competed in 2015: Greece Last competed in 2016: Switzerland Last competed in 2018: Taiwan Us Virgin Islands Last competed in 2019: Romania Last competed in 2020: Albania Kosovo Last competed in 2021: Egypt No licensee:
Representative determinedbut did not compete: Guadeloupe Portugal South Sudan Sri Lanka
Trinidad and Tobago
National preliminary contest The following is a list of Miss Grand International 2023's national preliminary contests, which were categorized by the country representative selection methods.
+Map shows Miss Grand International 2023 participating countries and territories, classified by representative selection methodsColor keys
+List of the national preliminary pageants (A1 – B2) for the Miss Grand International 2023 contest, by the coronation dateCountry/TerritoryPageant TypeDate and VenueEntrantsRef.Total: 48 pageantscolspan=2 Miss Grand HondurasA1July 10, 2022 at La Galería, Tegucigalpa 18 Miss Grand VenezuelaA1August 13, 2022 at Teatro Municipal of Caracas, Capital District22 Miss World CanadaNovember 13, 2022 at Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, Richmond Hill50 Miss GibraltarB2November 23, 2022, at the Alameda Open Air Theatre, Gibraltar12 Miss BonaireA2December 5, 2022, at the Marriott Bonaire Courtyard, Kralendijk3 Miss Grand SpainA1March 25, 2023, at Centro Comercial Martiánez Shopping Mall, Puerto de la Cruz, Santa Cruz de Tenerife34 Miss Grand ParaguayA1April 2, 2023, at the Paseo Events Center, Asunción24 Nuestra Belleza Puerto RicoA2April 13, 2023, at Hotel The Condado Plaza Hilton, San Juan16 Miss Grand EcuadorA1April 15, 2023, at TC Television Studios, Guayaquil7 Miss Grand ThailandA1April 29, 2023, at Show DC Hall, Bangkok77 Miss Czech RepublicMay 13, 2022, at , Prague11 Miss Grand NicaraguaA1May 24, 2023, at Holiday Inn Managua Convention Center, Managua12 Miss Grand KoreaA1June 4, 2023 at Grand Walkerhill Seoul Hotel, Seoul18 Miss Grand NetherlandsA1June 4, 2023, at the Claus Park Collection, Hoofddorp11 Miss Mega Bintang IndonesiaA2June 8, 2023, at Ciputra Artpreneur, Jakarta20 Miss Grand BrazilA1June 10, 2023, at Recanto Cataratas Thermas Resort, Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná28 Miss Grand ItalyA1June 11, 2023, at the Grand Hotel Pianeta Maratea, Maratea, Potenza46 Miss Grand ColombiaA1June 18, 2023, at the Mayor Auditorium CUN, Bogotá23 Miss Grand ChileA1June 18, 2023, at the Teatro ICTUS, Santiago6 Miss Grand PeruA1June 22, 2023, the América Televisión Studio, Lima12 Miss Grand BelgiumA1June 25, 2023, at AED Studios, Lint9 Miss BoliviaJuly 1, 2023, at the Salón Sirionó de la FexpoCruz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra27 Miss Grand PhilippinesA1July 13, 2023, at SM Mall of Asia Arena, Bay City, Pasay, Metro Manila30 Miss Grand AustraliaA1July 15, 2023, at RACV City Club, Melbourne30 Miss Grand JapanA1July 16, 2023, at the Tokyo FM Hall Center, Chiyoda, Tokyo14 Miss Grand South AfricaA1July 22, 2023, at the Atterbury Theatre, Pretoria25 Miss Grand LaosA1July 29, 2023, at the National Convention Center (NCC), Vientiane18 CNB Grand El SalvadorA1July 29, 2023, at the FEPADE Theater, San Salvador14 Miss Grand Dominican RepublicA1August 5, 2023, at the , Santiago de los Caballeros18 Miss Grand FranceA1August 13, 2023, at the La Salicorne Restaurant, Saujon, Charente-Maritime8 Miss Grand United KingdomA1August 13, 2023, at the Aures London, London5 Miss Grand MalaysiaA1August 14, 2023, in the Zodiac Theatre, 7th floor Genting Dream Cruise11 Miss Grand United StatesA1August 17, 2023, at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel & Conference Center, Chicago, Illinois25 Miss Grand CambodiaA1August 19, 2023, in the Koh Pich Theatre, Phnom Penh25 Miss Grand CubaA1August 20, 2023, at the Tampa Marriott Westshore, Tampa, Florida, United States5 Miss Grand VietnamA1August 26, 2023, at the Phú Thọ Indoor Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City44 Miss DenmarkB2August 27, 2023, the Cirkusbygningen, Copenhagen30 Miss International GuadeloupeAugust 29, 2023, at the An Kann' La Restaurant, Les Abymes12 Miss Grand MexicoA1August 30, 2023, at the Modular Inés Arredondo (MIA), Culiacán, Sinaloa5 Miss Grand AngolaA1September 2, 2023, at the Epic Sana Hotel, Luanda10 Miss EgyptSeptember 2, 2023, at the Triumph Luxury Hotel, Cairo33 Miss From GermanyA2September 9, 2023, in theatre of the Hotel Dolce, Bad Nauheim 8 Miss Universe NepalB2September 9, 2023, at the Godavari Sunrise Convention Center, Lalitpur37 Miss Grand SingaporeA1September 9, 2023, at the Black Studio, Stamford Arts Centre 17 Miss & Mister Grand Trinidad and TobagoA1September 10, 2023, at the Banquet and Conference Centre MovieTowne Mall, Port of Spain15 Miss República PortuguesaSeptember 16, 2023, at the Cine-Teatro Messias, Mealhada12 Miss Grand IndiaA1September 19, 2023, at the Rambagh Palace Hotel, Jaipur, Rajasthan18 Queen of UkraineA2Note
References
External links Miss Grand International official website