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]

For the most recent edition, see Miss Grand Venezuela 2022.
Not to be confused with Miss Venezuela, Miss Earth Venezuela, or Mister Venezuela.

Miss Grand Venezuela
Established2020 (2020)
FounderGeorge Wittles
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersCaracas
Location
  • Venezuela
Membership
Official language
Spanish
Key people
George Wittles
(President)
Parent organization
Thunder Productions CA (2020 – present)

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 Valentina Martínez of Anzoátegui who was crowned on August 13, 2022, at the Teatro Municipal of Caracas in Caracas, Venezuela.[9]

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.[10][11][12] Thenceforward, the license of Miss Grand Venezuela was respectively transferred to Miguel Segovia, Osmel Sousa, and George Wittles in 2017, 2019, and 2020.[13][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.[14][15]

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,[14][16][17] in which some state pageants were permitted to select more than one qualified winner,[9][16] 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
Year Edition Date Final venue Host state Entrants Ref.
2022 1st August 13 Teatro Municipal of Caracas Capital District 22[18][19]

Competition Result
Year Competition Result Ref.
Miss Grand Venezuela 1st Runner Up 2nd Runner Up 3rd Runner Up 4th Runner Up
2022 Valentina Martínez
(Anzoátegui)		 Delia Santander
(Barinas)		 Iraima Castillo
(Táchira)		 Valeria Camacho
(La Guaira)		 Valeria Cárdenas
(Mérida)		 [19]

Representatives at Miss Grand International
Year Representative Original national title Placement at MGI National licensee Ref.
2013Vargas – Mariana JiménezWinner of Señorita Deporte Venezuela 2013Top 10Bruno Caldieron[6][12]
2014Capital District – Alix Sosa6th finalist Miss Mundo Venezuela 2013Top 20[6][12]
2015Capital District – Reina RojasWinner of Señorita Deporte Venezuela 2014Top 20[6][12]
2016Táchira – Débora MedinaTop 10 Miss Venezuela 2014Top 21[6][20]
2017Táchira – Maritza Contreras[β]Winner of Señorita Deporte Venezuela 2016Not able to compete[10][21]
Falcón – Tulia Alemán[α]Contestant of Miss Venezuela 20161st runner-upMiguel Segovia[22][23]
2018Zulia – Biliannis Álvarez1st runner-up of Miss Venezuela 2017Top 10[24][25]
2019Anzoátegui – Valentina FigueraWinner of El Concurso by Osmel Sousa 2018WinnerOsmel Sousa[5]
2020Táchira – Eliana RoaMiss Grand Distrito Capital 2020UnplacedGeorge Wittles[5][8]
2021Monagas – Vanessa Coello2nd runner-up of Miss Venezuela 2019Top 10[9]
2022Mérida – Sabrina Deraneck[β]1st runner-up of El Concurso by Osmel Sousa 2022Not able to compete[26][19]
Miranda – Luiseth Materán[α]Top 5 Miss Venezuela 20203rd runner-up[27][28]
2023Anzoátegui – Valentina MartínezMiss Grand Venezuela 2022Unplaced[19]
Color keys for the Placements at Miss Grand International
  Declared as the winner
  Ended as a runner-up (Top 5)
  Ended as a finalist (Top 10)
  Ended as a semifinalist (Top 20/21)
Note
^α Successor.
^β Resigned.
^γ Dethroned
Titleholder gallery
States by number of titleholders
States Number Year(s)
 Táchira32016, 2017[β], 2020
 Anzoátegui22019, 2023
 Distrito Capital2014, 2015
 Miranda12022[α]
 Mérida2022[β]
 Monagas2021
 Zulia2018
 Falcón2017[α]
 Vargas2013

National finalists

The following list is the national finalists of the Miss Grand Venezuela pageant, as well as the competition results.

Color keys
 W  Declared as the winner
  Ended as a runner-up (Top 5)
  Ended as a semifinalist (Top 12)
  Ended as a semifinalist (Top 16)
 –  Did not participate
  Withdraw during the competition
Year
State, etc.
 2022 2023
 Amazonas María José Pernía —
 Anzoátegui Valentina Martínez Silvana Lomonaco
 Aragua Daniellys Ojeda Ramírez —
 Barinas María José Pernía —
 Bolívar Indira Zaraza Cordero —
 Capital District Daniela Durán —
 Carabobo Valentina Bonalde —
 Cojedes Valentina Martínez —
 Falcón Gisselle Dos Santos —
 Federal Dependencies Dariana Romero Shania Sleiman
 Guárico Marian Pérez —
 La Guaira Valeria Camacho —
 Lara Alejandra Ríos —
 Mérida Valeria Cárdenas —
 Miranda Ivana Valsint —
 Monagas Mayra Carrillo —
 Nueva Esparta Alia Abized —
 Portuguesa Zuly Alvarado —
 Sucre Genesis Bartholome —
 Táchira Paola Castillo —
 Trujillo Johanna Villamizar —
 Zulia Neilenys Cervantes —
Total22TBA

See also

References
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