Miss Grand Venezuela

Miss Grand Venezuela is a Venezuelan female beauty pageant that has been held for the first time in 2022 to select the country's representatives to compete in its parent stage Miss Grand International,^[1][2][3][4] in which Venezuela acquired the main title once in 2019, won by a 19-year-old model from Anzoátegui, Valentina Figuera.^[5] Another highlight achievement is the first runner-up, obtained in 2017 by Tulia Alemán of Falcón.^[6]

Venezuela's representatives always got placement at Miss Grand International,^[6] except for 2020,^[7] however, during 2013 - 2021, all such representatives were appointed instead of organizing the Miss Grand national contest.^[6][8] The first edition of Miss Grand Venezuela was held in August 2022 in Caracas.^[2]

The current Miss Grand Venezuela is Lady Di Mosquera of Canaima, who was crowned on April 29, 2026.^{[citation needed]}

Background

History

Venezuela has been participating in the Miss Grand International since its establishment in 2013.^[6] Throughout 2013 – 2016, under the leadership of a Venezuelan marketing publicist Bruno Caldieron, either winners or runners-up of the "Señorita Deporte Venezuela" pageant were designated as Miss Grand Venezuela.^[9][10][11] Thenceforward, the license of Miss Grand Venezuela was respectively transferred to Miguel Segovia, Osmel Sousa, and George Wittles in 2017, 2019, and 2020.^[12][8] However, the country representatives during such periods were all appointed; no respective national pageant was held to elect the titleholders.^[6][8] Until 2021, the inaugural edition of Miss Grand Venezuela was expected to be held under the leadership of George Wittles but postponed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the country's representative was instead appointed.^[13][14]

After the aforementioned urgent postponement, the inaugural edition of the national contest "Miss Grand Venezuela" finally took place in Caracas in July 2022, the winner of such becomes the first Miss Grand Venezuela titleholder to be elected through the Miss Grand national pageant.^[2][4]

Selection of contestants

In the first edition of Miss Grand Venezuela, the national aspirants were determined either by the state licensee or the national organizer through their regional contests or casting events,^[13][15][16] in which some state pageants were permitted to select more than one qualified winner,^[17][15] such as Miss Grand Los Andes held in San Cristóbal, where the representatives of Táchira, Barinas, Mérida, and Trujillo, were determined.^[3]

Editions

Date and location

Notes

1. ^ To select the country representative for Miss Grand International 2025
2. ^ To select the country representative for Miss Grand International 2026

Competition results

Venezuelan representatives

Miss Grand Venezuela

Color key

Notes

• Successor.
• Resigned.
• Dethroned

Winners by state

Miss Venezuela Intercontinental

Color key

In 2023, George Wittles owned the rights to send the Venezuelan representative to Miss Intercontinental.

Notes

• Alexa Fernanda Paredes Terán was replaced by Migleth Cuevas in 2023; Isabel Andreína Mogollón by María Alejandra Sanllorente in 2014 and Hilda Fleitas by María Eugenia Hernández in 2004.
• Margarita Island competed in Miss Intercontinental twice. Inés Mercedes Mujica Díaz placed as Top 12 in 2002 and Emily Fernández ended as 2nd Runner-Up in 2007.
• Natascha Börger, Miss Yaracuy in Miss Venezuela 2000 competed as the German representative in Miss Intercontinental 2002 placing as 2nd Runner-Up.

Miss Intercontinental Venezuela gallery

See also

• Miss Venezuela
• Miss Earth Venezuela

References

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External links

• Miss Grand Venezuela Official Website in Instagram