Miss Grand Florida Explained

Miss Grand Florida
Type:Beauty pageant
Founder:Suzi Hosfeld
Headquarters:Miami
Location:United States
Language:English
Parent Organization:Golden Crown Productions
Leader Title:Director
Leader Name:Jennifer Lovelace (2019–present)
Website:grandfloridapageants.com

Miss Grand Florida is a state-level female beauty pageant based in Florida,[1] [2] founded by Suzi Hosfeld in 2014. It is one of the preliminary stages for the Miss Grand USA national pageant.[3] Since 2019, the competition license has belonged to a Miami-based event organizer, Golden Crown Productions, led by Haitian American nurse practitioner and radio personality, Jennifer Lovelace.[4] [5]

Florida has participated in the Miss Grand USA pageant since 2016 but has not won the contest yet. The highest placement obtained by Florida candidates at the national level was the 2nd runner-up, won in 2019 by Que Demery.[6]

Editions

The following table details Miss Grand California's annual editions since 2014.

Edition Date Final venue Entrants Winner
1stNovember 23, 2014Orlando, FloridaMaicie Lynn Clark[7]
2ndMay 25, 2019Art and Culture Center of Hollywood14Que Demery[8]
3rdDecember 19, 2020Krave Restaurant & Lounge, Sunrise9Isabella Logins[9] [10]
4thJuly 16, 2023CUZ Miami Venue, Doral, Florida6Ivana Garcia[11]
5thJune 2, 2024Teatro 8, Miami9Andrea Valentina

National competition

The following is a list of representatives of the state of Florida in the Miss Grand USA national pageant.

Year Representative Original state title Placement at Miss Grand USA
2016Stephanie CamachoUnplaced[12]
2017Tyeshaa Hudsonbgcolor=yellowTop 10[13]
2018colspan=5
2019Que DemeryMiss Grand Florida 2019bgcolor=Orange2nd runner-up[14]
2020colspan=5
2021Isabella LoginsMiss Grand Florida 2020/21bgcolor=yellowTop 10
2022Florence GarciaUnplaced[15]
2023Ivana Valentina GarciaMiss Grand Florida 2023bgcolor=yellowTop 10
2024Andrea ValentinaMiss Grand Florida 2024bgcolor=Orange3rd runner-up[16]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Miss Grand Miami wins Miss Grand Florida pageant. 5 June 2024. 12 June 2024. Daniela Zulueta. caplinnews.fiu.edu. 12 June 2024. https://archive.today/20240612110621/https://caplinnews.fiu.edu/miss-grand-miami-andrea-valentina-miss-grand-florida-jennifer-lovelace-little-havana/.
  2. Web site: Meet Andrea Valentina: From Miss Grand Miami to Miss Grand Florida. 14 June 2024. 16 June 2024. WSFL-TV. 15 June 2024. https://archive.today/20240615205832/https://www.wsfltv.com/inside-south-florida/meet-andrea-valentina-from-miss-grand-miami-to-miss-grand-florida.
  3. Web site: Ivana García es coronada como Miss Grand Florida y Miss Grand Orlando. 16 July 2023. 10 May 2024. Marcos A. Tejeda. elsolnetworktv.com. 28 October 2023. https://archive.today/20231028212641/https://elsolnetworktv.com/index.php/2023/07/16/ivana-garcia-es-coronada-como-miss-grand-florida-y-miss-grand-orlando/. es.
  4. Web site: Miss Grand Florida. 25 May 2019. 10 May 2024. Issuu. Artistic Design.
  5. Web site: State Director: Florida. Internet Archive. 2023. 10 May 2024. Miss Grand United States.
  6. Web site: Emily Irene crowned Miss Grand USA 2019. 29 August 2019. 12 March 2022. Times of India. 29 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190829192217/https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/miss-grand-international/Emily-Irene-crowned-Miss-Grand-USA-2019/eventshow/70889756.cms.
  7. Web site: Miss Cape Coral culls Miss Grand Florida win. 4 December 2014. 10 May 2024. www.pineisland-eagle.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20240510082115/https://www.pineisland-eagle.com/2014/12/04/miss-cape-coral-culls-miss-grand-florida-win/. 10 May 2024.
  8. Web site: Early bird Tickets for the show are now available on Evenbrite. 12 May 2019. 10 May 2024. Archive Today. Miss Grand Florida.
  9. Web site: It's almost pageant day. Saturday, December 19th, 2020, we will have a new Miss Grand Florida. 19 December 2020. 10 May 2024. Miss Grand Florida. Archive Today.
  10. Web site: Your Miss Grand Florida 2020–2021 is Isabella Logins. Instagram. 21 December 2020. Miss Grand Florida. 10 May 2024.
  11. Web site: You are cordially invited to the Miss Grand Florida 2023 pageant. 13 June 2023. 10 May 2024. Miss Grand Florida. Archive Today.
  12. Web site: Miss Grand United States 2016 contestants. Internet Archive. 2016. 7 May 2024. Miss Grand United States.
  13. Web site: Tyeshaa Hudson, Miss Grand Florida 2017. 18 January 2017. 10 May 2024. Miss Grand United States. Facebook.
  14. Web site: Miss Grand Florida 2019: Que Demery. Issuu. May 2019. 10 May 2024. Crowns Magazine.
  15. Web site: Your Miss Grand Florida 2022 is Florence Garcia. 12 May 2022. 10 May 2024. Miss Grand Florida. Archive Today.
  16. Miss Grand USA. 13 August 2024. 14 August 2024. Miss Grand USA 2024 3rd Runner-Up is Andrea Valentina of Florida!. C-mFdPXRwfo.