The 10th-anniversary edition of the Miss Grand International pageant was held at the Sentul International Convention Center in West Java, Indonesia on October 25, 2022, in which candidates from 68 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, 39 national pageant was held to elect the country representatives for Miss Grand International 2022. Twenty-three of which was the Miss Grand National pageants (A1). Seven was other national contests that sent their main winners to Miss Grand International 2023 (A2). Eight national contests listed the Miss Grand title as one of the supplement awards (B1). One pageant, Miss Bolivia, later appointed its runner-up as Miss Grand National titleholder (B2). 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 Mexico.

The representatives of Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Kazakhstan, who were appointed to the title, as well as the Kyrgyzstan candidate, who obtained the title from the national contest, did not enter the international tournament and no replacements were assigned. Meanwhile, the representative of Kosovo withdrew during the international pageant boot camp due to health issues.

Seven candidates were assigned as the replacements for the original ones, including: Belgium: Alyssa Gilliaert, Miss Grand Belgium 2022 winner, was replaced by the finalist, Chiara Vanderveeren, due to health issues. Bolivia: Camila Sanabria, who had been elected Miss Supranational Bolivia 2023 in the pageant, was appointed Miss Grand Bolivia 2022 as a consequence of the Alondra Mercado's renouncement; Alondra has previously announced Miss Grand Bolivia 2022 on the stage of the Miss Bolivia 2022 pageant. Cuba: Daniela Hernández, who obtained the title from the Miss y Mister Cuba 2022 pageant, was replaced by Fabién Laurencio for undisclosed reasons. Ecuador: Lisseth Naranjo, former Miss Grand Ecuador who resigned from the title before competing at the international pageant in 2020, was designated as the replacement for Emilia Vásquez, the first runner-up Miss Grand Ecuador 2021 who was appointed the country representative for Miss Grand International 2022, but resigned before competing internationally with undisclosed reasons. Mexico: An internal conflict in the licensee team between Orlando Ruiz, a founder of the Concurso Nacional de Belleza México (CNB México) who also served as the general director of Miss Grand México, and Flavio Falsiroli, Miss Grand México national director, caused Orlando Ruiz to depart from the team and his affiliated candidate, Jessica Farjat, who was previously set to represent the country at Miss Grand International 2022, also resigned from the title. Laysha Salazar was then elected as the replacement. Panama: Laura de Sanctis, former Miss Universe Panamá, was designated Miss Grand Panamá 2022 by a new Miss Grand Panama licensee, Chass Panamá, who took over the franchise from Señorita Panamá in mid-2022. Originally, Katheryn Yejas, one of the finalists of Señorita Panamá 2022 was named Miss Grand Panamá 2022. Venezuela: Sabrina Deraneck, an appointed representative, resigned from the title, and Luiseth Materán was elected as the replacement.

In this 2022 edition, three countries were expected to make their debuts, but two withdrew for unspecified reasons even though their representatives had already been determined; six countries that competed in the 2021 edition withdrew due to a lack of a national licensee, and 15 countries returned to the competition after being absent in the previous editions. Initially, seventy-two countries and territories franchises confirmed that they would send their candidates to Indonesia; however, representatives from Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, withdrew before the pageant started, while the representative from Kosovo withdrew due to health problems at the fourth day of the pre-final activities, making the finalized total of sixty-eight contestants.

The information is summarized below. ReturnsWithdrawalsDebuts Last competed in 2014:

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National preliminary pageants Thirty-nine countries organized national preliminary pageants (A1 - B2) to select their representatives for Miss Grand International 2022, the competition details are shown in the table below; 23 of which were the Miss Grand national contest (A1), however, 3 of these 39 candidates, the original Belgium, Cuba, and Panamanian representatives who were chosen through the respective national pageants, were later replaced by the other appointed candidates, as mentioned above; and the Kyrgyzstan representative withdrew before entering the international contest due to the increase in flight ticket prices during the 2022 Russo-Ukrainian war.

+Map shows Miss Grand International 2022 participating countries and territories, classified by representative selection methodsColor keys

+List of the national preliminary pageants for Miss Grand International 2022, by the coronation dateCountry/TerritoryPageant TypeDate and VenueEntrantsTotal: 39 pageantscolspan=2 Miss Grand NicaraguaA18 August 2021 at Jose de la Cruz Mena Municipal Theater, León 9 Miss World Canada4 October 2021 at Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, Richmond Hill40 Señorita Panamá7 November 2021 at Hotel Whyndham Convention Center, Panama City29 Miss KyrgyzstanVirtual pageant, the crowning event was held in Bishkek on 22 November 202110 Andwar International PageantA224 April 2022 at Courtleigh Auditorium, Kingston20 Miss Grand NetherlandsA124 April 2022 at Leonardo Royal Hotel, Amsterdam8 Miss Grand ThailandA130 April 2022 at Show DC Hall, Bangkok77 Miss Grand SpainA12 May 2022 at South Park Auditorium, Maspalomas, Las Palmas34 Miss Czech Republic7 May 2022 at , Prague10 Miss Grand ParaguayA17 May 2022 at Hotel Guaraní, Asunción18 A228 May 2022 at FEPADE Auditorium, Santa Tecla 14 Miss Grand ChileA128 May 2022 at Criss Chacana Model Agency, Iquique10 Nuestra Belleza Puerto RicoA25 June 2022 at Alejandro Tapia y Rivera Theater, San Juan23Miss Universe Albania and Kosovo10 June 2022 at Palace of Congresses, Tirana, Albania22 Miss and Mister CubaA219 June 2022 at Manuel Artime Theater, Miami, Florida, United States5 Miss Grand USAA123 June 2022 at Copernicus Center, Chicago, Illinois12Miss Grand ColombiaA124 June 2022 at Hotel Grand Park, Bogotá21 Miss Grand Costa RicaA17 July 2022 at Eugene O'Neill Theatre, San José12 Miss Grand GhanaA18 July 2022 at National Theatre, Accra16 Miss Grand BelgiumA19 July 2022 at AED Studios, Lint8 Miss Grand South AfricaA19 July 2022 at Lake Umuzi Waterfront, Secunda, Mpumalanga38 Miss Grand HondurasA110 July 2022 at La Galería, Tegucigalpa 18 Miss Grand AustraliaA116 July 2022 at Sofitel Sydney Wentworth Hotel, Sydney20 Miss BoliviaB216 July 2022 at Sirionó Hall of FexpoCruz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra24 Miss Grand BrazilA128 July 2022 in Teatro da CAESB, Brasília, Federal District31 Binibining Pilipinas31 July 2022 at Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City40 Miss Grand JapanA16 August 2022 at Yokosuka Arts Theatre, Yokosuka25 The Nigerian QueenA220 August 2022 at EUI Event Center, Port Harcourt40 Miss Grand CambodiaA127 August 2022 at the Union of Youth Federations of Cambodia (UYFC-PP), Phnom Penh35 Miss Grand MalaysiaA127 August 2022 at Sabah International Convention Centre, Kota Kinabalu8 Miss Grand LaosA127 August 2022 at Crowne Plaza Vientiane, Vientiane20Miss From GermanyA227 August 2022 at Stroetmanns Fabrik EMS-HALLE, Emsdetten8 Miss Grand FranceA13 September 2022 at Le Mughal Restaurant, Chartres10 Glamanand Supermodel India4 September 2022 at Zee Studios in Jaipur, Rajasthan36 Queen of Ukraine InternationalA29 September 2022 at Theater im Pariser Hof, Wiesbaden, Germany10 Miss Grand NepalA110 September 2022 at Kathmandu Marriott Hotel, Kathmandu14Miss Portuguesa11 September 2022 at Casino Estoril, Cascais19 Miss Grand ItalyA118 September 2022 at Grand Hotel Pianetamaratea, Maratea (PZ)40 Miss Grand VietnamA11 October 2022 at Phú Thọ Indoor Stadium, District 11, Ho Chi Minh City52Note: Later replaced by the appointed representatives. Withdrew before entering the international contest, no replacement assigned.

References

External links Miss Grand International official website