Miss Grand Cuba 2023

Miss Grand Cuba 2023 was the inaugural edition of the Miss Grand Cuba pageant, held on August 20, 2023,[1][2] at the Tampa Marriott Westshore, Tampa, Florida, United States.[3][4] Five candidates, who qualified for the national final round through an audition held in mid-2023, competed for the title,[5][6] of whom a 26-year-old Portuguese-Cuban model and assistant project manager from Miami-Dade County, Sofia Acosta, was announced the winner,[1][2][7][8] while a Cuban national coordinator for the UN Ocean Decade ECOP program, Sheyla Ravelo, won the supplementary title of Miss International Cuba 2023.[9]

Miss Grand Cuba 2023
Sofía Acosta, the winner of the contest
DateAugust 20, 2023
PresentersAndy Salandy
VenueTampa Marriott Westshore, Tampa, Florida, United States
BroadcasterYouTube
Entrants5
Placements5
Miss Grand Cuba 2023Sofia Acosta
(Miami)
Miss International Cuba 2023Sheyla Ravelo
(San Antonio de los Baños)

Sofia will represent the country at the international parent stage, Miss Grand International 2023, to be held in Vietnam on October 25 this year.[1][7] Meanwhile, Sheyla will travel to Japan to compete at Miss International 2023, to be held on October 26 of the same year.[10]

The event was managed by former Miss Grand International 2014, Daryanne Lees, and the pageant's grand final round was hosted by Andy Salandy.[6]

The panel of judges included Juan Carlos Collazo, Arisleyda Alonzo, Pedro Herde, Jamillette Gaxiola, Rachel Martin, and Rafa Delfin.[6]

Result
PositionDelegate[7][11][12][13]
Main title
Miss Grand Cuba 2023
  • 03. Sofia Acosta
1st Runner-up
  • 05. Lulú Feliu
2nd Runner-up
  • 01. Maria Karla Vilches
3rd Runner-up
  • 02. Yamislaidy García
Supplementary title[9][12]
Miss International Cuba 2023
  • 06. Sheyla Ravelo
Runner-up
  • 01. Maria Karla Vilches

Candidates

Initially, six candidates qualified for the national final, but one of them withdrew, making the finalized total of five candidates.[5][6]

No. Contestant Age Hometown
01. Maria Karla Vilches19Miami
02. Yamislaidy García20Minnesota
03. Sofia Acosta26Miami
04. Mía Davalos[α]20Miami
05. Lulú Feliu21Miami
06 Sheyla Ravelo23San Antonio de los Baños
Note:
^α Withdrawn candidate

References
  1. "Nhan sắc nóng bỏng của người đẹp Cuba sang Việt Nam thi Hoa hậu Hòa bình" (in Vietnamese). Tiền Phong. August 22, 2023. Archived from the original on August 22, 2023. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  2. Berkat Prima (August 26, 2023). "7 Potret Miss Grand Kuba 2023 Sofia Acosta, Pesonanya Bikin Terpukau!" (in Indonesian). IDN Times. Archived from the original on September 17, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  3. "Miss Grand Cuba 2023 is Sofia Acosta". www.globalempowermentmission.org. Global Empowerment Mission. 2023. Archived from the original on September 17, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  4. "We will be having a Grand celebration at Miss Grand Cuba 2023". Miss Cuba Organization. August 16, 2023. Archived from the original on September 17, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  5. "Miss Grand Cuba 2023 contestants". Miss Grand Cuba. 2023. Archived from the original on September 11, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  6. "Grand Cuba Magazine". Miss Grand Cuba. August 20, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  7. "Bisneta cubana de português agraciado por Fidel disputa concurso de beleza no Vietname" (in Portuguese). Expresso. September 9, 2023. Archived from the original on September 11, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  8. "Người đẹp Cuba sang Việt Nam thi Hoa hậu Hòa bình: Nhan sắc cực nóng bỏng". www.intermati.com (in Vietnamese). August 22, 2023. Archived from the original on September 21, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  9. "Sheyla Miss International Cuba 2023". Miss Grand Cuba. August 30, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  10. Bracamonte, Earl D. C. (March 22, 2023). "Miss International 2023 announces finals date". Philippine Star. Archived from the original on September 21, 2023. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  11. "Yamislaidy 3ra Finalista MGC 2023" (in Spanish). Miss Grand Cuba. August 30, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  12. "Maria Karla, 2nd runner up MGC 2023, 1st runner up MIC 2023, Winner of "Elegance"" (in Spanish). Miss Grand Cuba. August 30, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  13. "Lulu, 1st runner up MGC 2023, Winner of "Best Body", Winner of "People's Choice"" (in Spanish). Miss Grand Cuba. August 30, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2023.

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