Miss Grand Venezuela
Established2020; 4 years ago (2020)
FounderGeorge Wittles
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersCaracas
Location
  • Venezuela
Membership
Official language
Spanish
Key people
George Wittles
(President)
Parent organization
Thunder Productions CA (2020 – present)

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 [es] of Falcón.[6]

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 13 August 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 13 August Teatro Municipal of Caracas Capital District 22 [18][19]

Competition results

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]

Venezuelan representatives

Miss Grand International Venezuela

Color key
In 2020, George Wittles owned the rights to send the Venezuelan representative to Miss Grand International.
Year State Miss Grand Venezuela Placement at Miss Grand International Original national title National licensee Ref.
2023 Anzoátegui Valentina Martínez Unplaced Miss Grand Venezuela 2022 George Wittles [19][20]
2022 Miranda Luiseth Materán[α] 3rd Runner-Up Top 5 Miss Venezuela 2020 [21][22]
Sabrina Deraneck[β] No able to compete[23] 1st runner-up of El Concurso by Osmel Sousa 2022 [19]
2021 Monagas Vanessa Coello Top 10 2nd runner-up of Miss Venezuela 2019 [9]
2020 Táchira Eliana Roa Unplaced Miss Grand Distrito Capital 2020 [5][8]
2019 Anzoátegui Valentina Figuera Miss Grand International 2019 Winner of El Concurso by Osmel Sousa 2018 Osmel Sousa [5]
2018 Zulia Biliannis Álvarez Top 10 1st runner-up of Miss Venezuela 2017 Miguel Segovia [24][25]
2017 Falcón Tulia Alemán [es][α] 1st Runner-Up Contestant of Miss Venezuela 2016 [26][27]
Maritza Contreras[β] No able to compete Winner of Señorita Deporte Venezuela 2016 Bruno Caldieron [10][28]
2016 Táchira Débora Medina [es] Top 21 Top 10 Miss Venezuela 2014 [6][29]
2015 Capital District Reina Rojas Top 20 Winner of Señorita Deporte Venezuela 2014 [6][12]
2014 Capital District Alix Sosa Top 20 6th finalist Miss Mundo Venezuela 2013 [6][12]
2013 Vargas Mariana Jiménez Top 10 Winner of Señorita Deporte Venezuela 2013 [6][12]
Notes
Miss Grand International Venezuela gallery
States by number of titleholders
States Number Year(s)
 Táchira 3 2016, 2017[β], 2020
 Anzoátegui 2 2019, 2023
 Distrito Capital 2014, 2015
 Miranda 1 2022[α]
 Mérida 2022[β]
 Monagas 2021
 Zulia 2018
 Falcón 2017[α]
 Vargas 2013

Miss Venezuela Intercontinental

Main article: Miss Venezuela § Big Seven pageants historial
Color key
In 2023, George Wittles owned the rights to send the Venezuelan representative to Miss Intercontinental.
Year State Miss Intercontinental Venezuela Placement at Miss Intercontinental Notes
2024 Aragua Georgette Gabriela Musrie Efeisa TBA
2023 Yaracuy Migleth del Valle Cuevas Mujica Top 22
2022 Táchira Emmy Marianne Carrero Mora 5th Runner-Up
  • Miss Power of Beauty
  • Miss Global Beauty Venezuela 2021
2021 Carabobo Auri Esthefani López Camejo Unplaced
  • Miss Intercontinental Venezuela 2019
2020 Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no competition held
2019 Miranda Brenda Suárez Villamizar Top 20
  • 3rd place in Social Proyect
  • Miss Intercontinental Venezuela 2018
2018 Amazonas Gina Alessandra Paula Bitorzoli Pinto Unplaced
  • Miss Intercontinental Venezuela 2017
2017 Táchira Maritza Paola Contreras Reyes Unplaced
  • Señorita Deporte Venezuela 2016
2016 Barinas Amal Karina Nemer Erched 4th Runner-Up
  • Miss Intercontinental South America 2016
  • Miss Photogenic (awarded by BIONA Company)
  • Miss Beautiful
  • Señorita Centro Occidental 2016
2015 Miranda Katherine Charlotte García Salinas 3rd Runner-Up
  • Miss Intercontinental South America 2015
  • 2nd place as Miss Photogenic and as Best in Swimwear
  • Unplaced in Miss Venezuela 2015
2014 María Alejandra Sanllorente Unplaced
2013 Iswill Carolina Raben Ortega Unplaced
  • Miss Intercontinental Spain 2013
2012 Distrito Capital Daniela Xanadú Chalbaud Maldonado Miss Intercontinental 2012
2011 Maria Eugenia Sánchez Pacheco Unplaced
2010 Anzoátegui Flory Gabriela Díez Estrada Top 15
2009 Cojedes Hannely Zulami Quintero Ledezma Miss Intercontinental 2009
2008 Lara María Gabriela Garmendia Sandoval Top 5
2007 Yaracuy Iselmar Antonietta Burgos Reyes Top 16
2006 Karla Krupij Digna Top 12
2005 Lara Emmarys Diliana Pinto Peralta Miss Intercontinental 2005
2004 Península de Araya María Eugenia Hernández Ereu Unplaced
2003 Zulia Ana Graciela Quintero Nava 1st Runner-Up
2002 Táchira Aura Consuelo Zambrano Alijas 4th Runner-Up
2001 Guárico Ligia Fernanda Petit Vargas Miss Intercontinental 2001
2000 Sucre Reiyna Fabiola Borges Noguera 2nd Runner-Up
Did not compete between 1992—1999
1991 Barinas Dairy Nuccely Pérez Castillo 4th Runner-Up
1990 Falcón Carolina Durán Canal 1st Runner-Up
  • 4th Runner-Up in Miss Venezuela 1990
  • Semifinalist in Miss All Nations 1990
  • Miss Tourism International 1990
1989 Portuguesa Nancy Elena García Amor Did not compete
1988 No competition held
1987 Did not compete
1986
1985 No competition held
1984
Rene Lacle pageant ownership era
1983 Distrito Federal Helene Suzette Chemaly Abudei Top 12
1982 Lara
(assumed) 		Sondra Carpio Useche Top 12
Miss Teen Intercontinental
1981 Elizabeth Betancourt Unplaced
1980 María Eugenia O'Baró 4th Runner-Up
  • Miss Princesita Venezuela 1980
1979 Zulia Enza Carbone Top 12
  • Miss Casino
  • Miss Princesita Venezuela 1979
  • Retired candidate in Miss Venezuela 1982 as Miss Mérida
Miss Teenage Intercontinental
1978 Rosa del Valle Martínez Sayago Top 14
  • 1st Runner-Up in Maja Internacional 1979
1977 Zulay Hurtado Sotillo Top 12
1976 Lee Anne Goiri Top 7
  • Sixth place in the Top 7
  • Miss Princesita Venezuela 1976
1975 María Ingrid Centeno Carreño 1st Runner-Up
  • Miss Princesita Venezuela 1975
1974 María Emilia de los Ríos Miss Teenage Intercontinental 1974
Miss Teenage Peace International
1973 Ruth Ferrara Top 7
1972 Uncertainty about the completion of the 1971 and 1972 editions
1971
Notes
Miss Intercontinental Venezuela gallery

See also

References

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