Miss Grand Spain Explained
Miss Grand Spain (Spanish: Miss Grand España) is a national female beauty pageant in Spain that has been held annually since 2016 to select the country representatives to compete in Miss Grand International pageant.[1] Its inaugural edition was held in Seville with 24 provinces and autonomous communities participating; in which Adriana Sánchez Rivas of Málaga won the main title. The pageant has been owned by Vicente Gonzalez since the establishment.[2]
The reigning Miss Grand Spain is Alba Dunkerbeck of Costa Canaria who was crowned on 16 May 2021 at Hotel Orquídea, in Bahía Feliz. Dunkerbeck represented the country later at the Miss Grand International 2021 pageant in Bangkok, Thailand, on 4 December and finished as the Top 10 finalists.[3]
Background
History
Miss Grand Spain was held for the first time in 2016 after Vicente Gonzalez took over the franchise from the former owner, Marcel Arnalot Salazar, in 2015.[2] Few provincial pageants were held to select their representatives for the inaugural edition such as Miss Grand Sevilla, Miss Grand Huelva, and Miss Grand Ciudad Real.[4] [5] [6] However, the number of its preliminary contest was significantly increased to 24 in the 2021 edition.[7] In some provinces, for instance, Seville, Huelva, and Cádiz, local pageants are also held to determine delegates for the province competition,[8] [9] in which winners hold the title "Miss Grand (Province)" for the year of their reign. Some runners-up of the provincial pageants might be appointed to represent the neighboring provinces in case the directors of such provinces were lacking.[10] [11]
The pageant was canceled for the first time in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, originally scheduled to be held at the Fair Pavilion in the city of Daimiel in Ciudad Real Province on 3 October, with 31 provincial representatives.[12] [13] [14] Nonetheless, all such candidates instead gained the right to participate in Las Palmas for the succeeding edition, Miss Grand Spain 2021. The event also featured the presence of Dori Rodríguez from Navarre, the first openly transgender contestant to compete for the Miss Grand Spain title.[15]
Since 2018, the pageant, including its regional organs, has collaborated with many non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to raise funds available and provide necessities for the needed people,[16] [17] such as; the Pequeño Valiente Foundation, which is dedicated to providing the necessary support to children and families affected by childhood cancers,[18] [19] as well as the Mechones Solidarios, the Málaga-based NGO that produce and donate natural hair wigs to chemotherapy-induced and universal alopecia patients.[16] [17]
Date and Location
The following list is the edition detail of the Miss Grand Spain contest, since its inception in 2016.
Regaional pageants
Since 2016, several provinces have organized their local contests to select representatives to compete in the Miss Grand Spain pageant, as detailed below.
- Andalusia: 8 pageants
- Aragon: 1 pageant
- Asturias: no regional pageant
- Balearic Islands: 1 pageant
- Basque Country: 1 pageant
- Canary Islands: 2 pageants
- Cantabria: 1 pageant
- Castile and León: no regional pageant
- Castilla–La Mancha: 2 pageants
- Catalonia: 3 pageants
- Extremadura: 1 pageant
- Galicia:1 pageant
- La Rioja: 1 pageant
- Madrid:1 pageant
- Murcia: 1 pageant
- Navarre: 1 pageant
- Valencia:3 pageants
Main pageant
The pre-pageant of Miss Grand Spain usually commenced a week before the grand final contest, consisting of the swimsuit competition, personal interview, national costume round, and preliminary competition.[22] In the preliminary round, held 2–3 days before the grand final, all contestants will compete in swimwear, cocktail dresses, and evening gowns in front of a panel of preliminary judges.[22] [33] Each round of the preliminary competition together with the Swimsuit competition will determine the winner of the Best Evening Gown, Best cocktail dress, as well as the Best in Swimsuit awards, all such awards will be announced later in the grand final round.[22] [33] Moreover, the scores from all pre-pageant portions, also determine the quarterfinalists during the grand final telecast of the pageant.[22] [33]
Competition results
Winner gallery
International placements
The following is a list of Spanish representatives a Miss Grand International.Color keys
- : Declared as Winner
- : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
- : Ended as one of the Finalists
- : Ended as one of the Semi-finalists
- : Ended as special awards winner
See also
Notes and References
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- Web site: Vicente Jiménez, Director Nacional Miss Grand Spain: "Estamos intentando que resurjan los certámenes de belleza en España". Jesus Bolin Ramirez. 5 July 2017. 26 March 2019. es. Sevilla Magazine. 25 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190325225415/http://www.sevillamagazine.es/vicente-jimenez-director-nacional-miss-grand-spain-estamos-intentando-que-resurjan-los-certamenes-de-belleza-en-espana/.
- Web site: Mineira critica Bolsonaro no palco e fica em 3º no Miss Grand International. pt. 4 December 2021. 5 December 2021. Folha de S.Paulo. Fábio Luís de Paula. 4 December 2021. https://archive.today/20211204221209/https://f5.folha.uol.com.br/colunistas/de-faixa-a-coroa/2021/12/mineira-critica-bolsonaro-no-palco-e-fica-em-3o-no-miss-grand-international.shtml. subscription.
- Web site: Una trianera, nueva Miss Grand Sevilla . Pepe Catalán . 22 February 2016 . 1 November 2021 . es . Andalucía Información . 31 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211031222523/https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/573896/una-trianera-nueva-miss-grand-sevilla/.
- Web site: María Rocío Báñez, Miss Grand Huelva 2016. 11 June 2016. 1 November 2021. es. Huelva24.com. 31 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211031223014/https://huelva24.com/art/86167/maria-rocio-banez-miss-grand-huelva-2016.
- Web site: es. 1 November 2021. Este sábado se celebra la semifinal de Miss Grand Ciudad Real. 5 April 2016. MiCiudadReal.es. 31 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211031225539/https://www.miciudadreal.es/2016/04/05/este-sabado-se-celebra-la-semifinal-de-miss-grand-ciudad-real/.
- Web site: Miss Grand Spain. 2021. 4 November 2021. es. Miss Grand Spain Ltd.. 10 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210410191419/http://www.missgrandspain.es/MG-SPAIN/.
- Web site: Una concursante de "La báscula" promociona con éxito a las modelos y bellezas del Aljarafe. es. 2 March 2016. 1 November 2021. ABC. 19 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191119041939/https://sevilla.abc.es/provincia/sevi-concursante-bascula-promociona-exito-modelos-y-bellezas-aljarafe-201603020652_noticia.html.
- Web site: es. En busca de Miss Grand Aljarafe. 10 January 2016. 1 November 2021. Andalucía Información. 31 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211031225011/https://andaluciainformacion.es/sevilla/562154/en-busca-de-miss-grand-aljarafe/.
- Web site: De la lucha libre a la pasarela. 14 May 2019. 3 November 2021. es. Faro de Vigo. 2 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211102190753/https://www.farodevigo.es/deza-tabeiros-montes/2019/05/14/lucha-libre-pasarela-15692254.html.
- Web site: Alba Peiteado Méijome: "Lo mejor de este concurso es el vínculo de amistad con otras chicas". 15 May 2018. 2 November 2011. es. Faro de Vigo. 1 November 2021. https://archive.today/20211101221332/https://www.farodevigo.es/deza-tabeiros-montes/2018/05/15/alba-peiteado-meijome-mejor-concurso-15998828.html.
- Web site: Daimiel acogerá el Certamen Miss Grand España en su edición 2020. 10 July 2020. 3 November 2021. es. Castilla-La Mancha Media. 2 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211102212635/https://manchamedia.com/miss-grand-espana-2020-daimiel/.
- Web site: La villarrasera Luján Suárez representará a Huelva en Miss Grand España. 29 September 2020. 3 November 2021. es. . 23 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201023115909/https://www.huelvainformacion.es/provincia/Lujan-Suarez-Huelva-Grand-Espana_0_1505550018.html.
- Web site: La portuense Clara Navas, Miss Grand Cádiz 2020. 3 August 2020. 3 November 2021. es. . 3 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200803230312/https://www.diariodejerez.es/jerez/miss-grand-cadiz-2020-clara-navas-hontoria-garden_0_1488751112.html.
- Web site: Una mujer transgénero gana por primera vez un certamen de belleza internacional en Navarra. 19 October 2020. 4 November 2021. es. El Español. 3 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211103210301/https://navarra.elespanol.com/articulo/sociedad/miss-grand-navarra-2020-nh-iruna-park-ganadora-primera-mujer-transgenero/20201019181831341982.html.
- Web site: Las vecinas de Sestao y varias misses se cortan la melena contra el cáncer. 10 June 2019. 3 November 2021. es. Mariam Bustos. El Correo. 24 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191024035722/https://www.elcorreo.com/bizkaiadmoda/moda/vecinas-sestao-varias-20190610121310-nt.html.
- Web site: Miss Grand Málaga muestra el lado más solidario de las candidatas a su certamen de belleza. 2 November 2021. 4 November 2021. es. 20 minutos. 2 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211102172025/https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/4876734/0/miss-grand-malaga-muestra-el-lado-mas-solidario-de-las-candidatas-a-su-certamen-de-belleza/.
- Web site: Presentación Oficial a beneficio de la Fundación Pequeño Valiente .Miss Grand Las Palmas. 15 September 2021. 4 November 2021. es. Digitalfarocanarias.com. 3 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211103233924/https://www.digitalfarocanarias.com/index.php/2021/09/15/presentacion-oficial-a-beneficio-de-la-fundacion-pequeno-valiente-miss-grand-las-palmas/.
- Web site: Miss Grand Las Palmas consigue recaudar 5.000 euros para la fundación Pequeño Valiente. 2 October 2021. 4 November 2021. es. Teldeactualidad.com. 4 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211104090247/https://www.teldeactualidad.com/hemeroteca/noticia/grancanaria/2021/10/02/8831.html.
- News: María Rocío Ibáñez, en el 'top ten' de las mujeres más guapas de España . 26 July 2016. 1 November 2021. es. Huelva24 . 31 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211031223344/https://huelva24.com/art/88032/maria-rocio-ibanez-en-el-top-ten-de-las-mujeres-mas-guapas-de-espana.
- Web site: Alba María Lara Gallego fue coronada en Úbeda como 'Miss Grand Jaén 2017'. es. 6 June 2017. 1 November 2021. Alberto Román. Ideal. 1 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211101022137/https://ubeda.ideal.es/ubeda/noticias/201706/05/alba-maria-lara-gallego-20170605181609.html?ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.co.th%2F.
- Web site: es. 5 July 2018. 1 November 2021. Miss Grand España 2018 se celebrará en Carmona del 26 de junio al 1 de julio. ABC. 1 November 2021. https://archive.today/20211101120948/https://sevilla.abc.es/estilo/bulevarsur/noticias/moda/miss-grand-espana-2018-carmona/.
- Web site: Ainara De Santamaria crowned Miss Grand Spain 2019. 8 July 2019. 3 November 2021. Times of India. 2 November 2021. https://archive.today/20211102170407/https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/Ainara-De-Santamaria-crowned-Miss-Grand-Spain-2019/eventshow/70127534.cms.
- Web site: La palmerina de 17 años Ángela Gil Pinto, a la conquista de Miss Grand Spain 2019. es. 28 June 2019. 3 November 2021. Huelva24.com. 2 November 2021. https://archive.today/20211102173517/https://huelva24.com/art/127498/la-palmerina-de-17-anos-angela-gil-pinto-a-la-conquista-de-miss-grand-spain-2019.
- Web site: Uxía Miranda . 27 August 2021 . Iris Miguélez, de campeona de lucha libre a Miss Grand España (pasando por Galicia) . . es . 4 November 2021 . 27 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210827080639/https://www.elespanol.com/treintayseis/articulos/vivir/iris-miguelez-de-campeona-de-lucha-libre-a-miss-grand-espana-pasando-por-galicia.
- Web site: Una miss desfilando, de la mañana a la noche, por los pasillos del CHUS. Patricia Calveiro Iglesias. 2 May 2021. 4 November 2021. es. La Voz de Galicia. 2 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210502113516/https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/santiago/santiago/2021/04/30/miss-desfilando-manana-noche-pasillos-chus/00031619800599255175790.htm.
- Web site: La canaria Alba Dunkenberck, se proclama Miss Grand Spain 2021. 18 May 2021. Iván Reboso. Semana. es. 4 November 2021. 22 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210522122557/https://www.semana.es/corazon/canaria-alba-dunkenberck-proclama-miss-grand-spain-2021-20210518-002350109/.
- Web site: Las más guapas de Galicia son de Ourense. María Doallo and Yolanda García. 28 October 2021. 4 November 2021. es. 30 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211030145532/https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/ourense/2021/10/27/guapas-galicia-ourense/00031635351344005694817.htm. La Voz de Galicia.
- Web site: Miss Grand Spain 2023 convierte a Puerto de la Cruz en el epicentro de la belleza española. 16 March 2023. 22 March 2023. es. Puerto de la Cruz City Hall. www.puertodelacruz.es. 22 March 2023. https://archive.today/20230322162939/https://www.puertodelacruz.es/noticias/2023/03/16/miss-grand-spain-2023-convierte-a-puerto-de-la-cruz-en-el-epicentro-de-la-belleza-espanola/.
- Web site: Hirisley Jiménez, Miss Grand Las Palmas, es coronada Miss Grand Spain 2022. es. 3 May 2022. 3 May 2022. El Sur Digital Gran Canaria. 3 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220503124012/https://elsurdigitalgc.es/art/6093/hirisley-jimenez-miss-grand-las-palmas-es-coronada-miss-grand-spain-2023/.
- Web site: Presentada la Gala Miss Grand Spain 2024 que se celebrará en Isla Cristina. es. 5 March 2024. 7 March 2024. canalcostatv.es. 7 March 2024. https://archive.today/20240307120347/https://canalcostatv.es/presentada-la-gala-miss-grand-2024-que-se-celebrara-en-isla-cristina/.
- Web site: Isla Cristina acogerá el certamen Miss Grand Spain 2024. es. 5 March 2024. Diego Neto. 7 March 2024. isla-cristina.com. 7 March 2024. https://archive.today/20240307120542/https://isla-cristina.com/isla-cristina-acogera-el-certamen-miss-grand-spain-2024/.
- Web site: El ejemplo de superación de la Miss Málaga que venció al cáncer. es. 4 February 2019. Rossel Aparicio and Almudena Nogués. Diario Sur. 4 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190204231117/https://www.diariosur.es/interior/ejemplo-superacion-miss-20190204153528-nt.html. 3 November 2021.
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- Web site: Miss Grand Spain 2013. Miss Grand International. 2013. 14 December 2021. 10 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151210214939/http://www.missgrandinternational.com/?page=contestant_detail&cont=247.
- Web site: "Con esfuerzo, trabajo e ilusión todo se puede conseguir". 20 February 2021. 1 November 2021. es. Almería 360. 27 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171027100826/https://almeria360.com/sociedad/entrevistas/20022015_entrevista-nazaret_125106.html.
- Web site: Andrea de Cozar, una belleza internacional. 8 October 2015. 1 November 2021. es. Mariví Morilla. Diario Sur. 8 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151008212602/https://www.diariosur.es/gente-estilo/moda/201510/08/andrea-cozar-belleza-internacional-20151008000633.html.
- Web site: Adriana Sánchez, Miss Málaga, nueva Miss Grand Spain. 25 June 2016. José Catalán. 1 November 2021. es. Andalucía Información. 31 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211031221935/https://andaluciainformacion.es/sevilla/612512/adriana-sanchez-miss-malaga-nueva-miss-grand-spain/.
- Web site: Mariana Rico, Miss Grand Spain 2017: "Me gustaría romper elesquema de "guapa" y "tonta". es. 9 July 2017. 8 March 2022. Ricardo Castillejo. Sevillamagazine.es. 7 March 2022. https://archive.today/20220307182822/http://sevillamagazine.es/mariana-rico-miss-grand-spain-2017-me-gustaria-romper-el-esquema-de-guapa-y-tonta/.
- Web site: Patricia López Miss Grand Murcia, 1ª finalista en Miss Grand España 2018. 2 July 2018. 1 November 2021. es. Murcia.com. 1 November 2021. https://archive.today/20211101135211/https://www.murcia.com/region/noticias/2018/07/02-patricia-lopez-miss-grand-murcia-1-finalista-en-miss-grand-espana-2018.asp.
- Web site: La ubetense Miriam Herrera, segunda finalista en Miss Grand España. es. 16 July 2019. 3 November 2021. Alberto Román. Ideal. 17 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190717143414/https://ubeda.ideal.es/ubeda/ubetense-miriam-herrera-20190716113030-nt.html.
- Web site: La portuense Clara Navas, en el top 5 del certamen Miss Grand España. 17 May 2021. 4 November 2021. es. Diario de Cádiz. 17 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210517092341/https://www.diariodecadiz.es/elpuerto/Clara-Navas-Miss-Grand-Espana_0_1574842702.html.
- Web site: La bilbaína Oihana Torres queda segunda en 'Miss Grand Spain'. es. 2 May 2022. 3 May 2022. El Correo. subscription. 4 March 2023. https://archive.today/20230304233255/https://www.elcorreo.com/bizkaiadmoda/moda/oihana-torres-segunda-miss-grand-spain-20220503120034-nt.html.
- Web site: La toledana Celia Sevilla, Miss Grand Spain 2023. 27 March 2023. 31 March 2023. es. Canarias7. 30 March 2023. https://archive.today/20230330180854/https://www.canarias7.es/gente-estilo/toledana-carla-sevilla-miss-grand-spain-2023-20230327122145-nt.html.
- Web site: Así es la toledana Celia Sevilla, elegida la mujer más bella de España. 26 March 2023. 31 March 2023. es. El Español. 30 March 2023. https://archive.today/20230330182050/https://www.elespanol.com/eldigitalcastillalamancha/region/toledo/20230326/toledana-carla-sevilla-elegida-mujer-bella-espana/751424932_0.html.
- Web site: La grancanaria Susana Medina gana Miss Grand Spain 2024. es. 14 May 2024. 25 July 2024. subscription. Diez Minutos. 25 July 2024. https://archive.today/20240725020904/https://www.diezminutos.es/famosos-corazon/famosos-espanoles/g60783525/susana-medina-ganadora-miss-gran-spain-2024/. Daniel Reyes.
- Web site: Nicole Menayo fue coronada como la nueva Miss Grand Costa Rica. es. 12 September 2018. Alexánder Sánchez. 1 November 2021. La Nación. 13 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180913053449/https://www.nacion.com/viva/farandula/nicole-menayo-fue-coronada-como-la-nueva-miss/FMMLWX2QMJE3ZFI2K2F4U77IHM/story/.