Miss Grand Netherlands 2023 | |
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![]() Melissa Bottema, the winner of the contest | |
Date | 4 June 2023 |
Presenters | Marit Beets |
Venue | Claus Event Center, Hoofddorp |
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Entrants | 11 |
Placements | 5 |
Winner | Melissa Bottema (Groningen) |
Photogenic | Merel Bakker (Gelderland) |
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Miss Grand Netherlands 2023 was the fourth edition of the Miss Grand Netherlands beauty pageant, held on June 4, 2023,[1][2][3][4] at the Claus Event Center in the city of Hoofddorp.[4][5][6][7] Eleven candidates, who qualified for the national stage through an audion held in February and then were assigned to represents one of the country's provinces, competed for the title.[2]
At the end of the event, the representative of Groningen, Melissa Bottema, was announced the winner, outclassing the other ten finalists.[3][4][8][9] Meanwhile, Amber Tamara of Flevoland and Merel Bakker of Gelderland were named the first and second runners-up, respectively.[3] Bottema was crowned by Miss Grand Netherlands 2022, Marit Beets, and obtained the right to represent the country at the Miss Grand International 2023 pageant,[2] to be held in Vietnam on October 25.[7][10][11]
Position | Candidate[3] |
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Miss Grand Netherlands 2023 |
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1st runners-up |
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2nd runners-up |
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3rd runners-up |
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4th runners-up |
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Special Awards[3] | |
Miss BaroQco |
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Miss Fit and Shape |
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Miss Photogenic |
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Miss Social Media |
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Originally, 12 candidates were confirmed to participate,[1] of whom, the representative of Zeeland, Rebecca Zuidweg, withdrew due to personal reasons, making the finalized total of 11 contestants.[3]