Miss Grand Honduras
FormationJuly 10, 2022; 21 months ago (2022-07-10)
FounderAmelia Vega
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersTegucigalpa
Location
Membership
Miss Grand International
Official language
Spanish
National Director
Amelia Vega
Parent organization
WebsiteMissGrandHonduras.org

Miss Grand Honduras is a national beauty pageant in Honduras, founded in 2022 by a chairperson of AV Productions, Amelia Vega.[1][2][3][4] The winner represents the country at its parent contest Miss Grand International.[1][2][4] Previously in 2013 to 2015, the license belonged to the Miss Honduras organization.[5][6]

Honduras participated in the Miss Grand International pageant four times in 2013, 2015, 2021, and 2022,[3][5][6] but only qualified for the semi-final round once in 2022.[7][8][9] The reigning Miss Grand Honduras is Saira Cacho of Colón Department who was crowned on 10 July 2022 at La Galería in Tegucigalpa, she will represent Honduras in Miss Grand International 2022.[4][10][11]

Background

History

Honduras participated at Miss Grand International for the first time in 2013, represented by former Miss Honduras 2013 Nelly Reyes,[5] who was appointed by the Miss Honduras organization which franchised the license for 2013 and 2015.[5][6] However, no Honduran licensee for Miss Grand International from 2016 to 2020, but after such the hiatus, former Miss International Queen Honduras, Amelia Vega, acquired the license in 2021 and subsequently appointed Celia Monterrosa [es], Miss Honduras 2017, to participate in that year's edition in Thailand.[3] Moreover, under her directorship, an inaugural edition of Miss Grand Honduras also happen in the following year, aiming to determine country representatives for the Miss Grand International 2022 and 2023.[1][2][12] The contest featured eighteen finalists represented eighteen country departments, of which Saira Cacho of Colón was elected the main winner,[4][10][11][13] while Britthany Marroquin of Copán was named the 2023 titleholder.[12]

Selection of contestants

In its first two editions, the national finalists were directly chosen by the central licensee through an online application then the qualified candidates were later assigned to represent one of the 18 country's administrative departments.[1][2]

Editions

Date and Venue

The following list is the edition detail of the Miss Grand Honduras contest, since its inception in 2022.

Edition Date Venue Entrants Ref.
1st[α] July 10, 2022 La Galería, Tegucigalpa 18 [2]
2nd September 16, 2023 Centro de Convenciones Honduras Maya, Tegucigalpa 16 [14][15]
Note
1. ^α In the same event, the 2023 titleholder was also determined.

Competition Results

Year Miss Grand Honduras Runners-up Ref.
1st 2nd 3rd 4th
2022 Saira Cacho
(Colón) 		Isabel Durón
(Olancho) 		Nasifa Gabie
(Cortés) 		Not awarded Not awarded [10][11]
Britthany Marroquin
(Copán) 		[12]
2023 Cecilia García
(Francisco Morazán) 		Abigail Rovelo
(Intibucá) 		Alejandra Espino
(Copán) 		Layisha Serrano
(Atlántida) 		Nathaly Rivera
(Santa Bárbara) 		[16][17]

International competition

The following is a list of Honduran representatives at the Miss Grand International contest.

Year Representative Original national title Competition result National director
2013 Nelly Reyes[5] 2nd runner-up Miss Honduras 2013[18][19] Unplaced[20] Eduardo Zablah
2015 Nadia Morales[6] — Unplaced[21]
2018 María Fernanda Amador[22] Miss Honduras World 2018 Finalist[23] Unable to competed
2021 Celia Monterrosa[3] Miss Honduras World 2017[3] Unplaced[24] Amelia Vega
2022 Saira Cacho[10][11] Miss Grand Honduras 2022[10][11] Top 20[25]
2023 Britthany Marroquin[12] Miss Grand Honduras 2023[12] Top 20[26]
2024 Cecilia García[16] Miss Grand Honduras 2024[16] TBA
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)
  Unplaced

Winner gallery

References

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  17. ^ Abigail Ramirez (18 September 2023). "La capitalina Cecilia García gana el Miss Grand Honduras 2024" (in Spanish). El Tiempo. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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  26. ^ "Peru wins Miss Grand International 2023; PH makes early exit". ABS-CBN. 25 October 2023. Archived from the original on 25 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.

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