Miss Grand Colombia 2023 was the third edition of the Miss Grand Colombia pageant, held on June 18, 2023,[1][2][3][4] at the Mayor Auditorium CUN located in the country's capital city, Bogotá D.C.[5][6] Candidates from twenty-three Colombian departments and oversea communities competed for the title,[2][3] of whom, an industrial engineer representing Eje Cafetero, María Alejandra López, was announced the winner and crowned by Miss Grand Colombia 2022, Priscilla Londoño.[7][8] As Miss Grand Colombia 2023, she represent her country at Miss Grand International 2023 held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, where she was named the 2nd runner-up.[9][10]
Miss Grand Colombia 2023 | |
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Date | June 18, 2023 |
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Venue | Mayor Auditorium CUN, Bogota, Colombia |
Broadcaster | |
Entrants | 23 |
Placements | 12 |
Debuts | |
Returns | Zona Andina |
Winner | María Alejandra López (Eje Cafetero) |
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Miss Grand Colombia 2023 Grand Final Competition, on June 18, 2023, YouTube video |
The grand final of the pageant was broadcast to the audience nationwide via a state-owned television channel, Canal 1,[1][2][3][4] and was hosted by Lees Garcia Miss Grand International 2014 and Manuela Restrepo Miss Teen Colombia 2022/23.
Selection of contestants
editThe national candidates for Miss Grand Colombia 2023 were chosen by either the national organizer or regional licensees; however, most of them were appointed, and only one sub-national pageant, Miss Grand Colombia in Europe, has been held.[11][12] Still, the winner of such a contest later resigned from the title, which caused the organizer, AIHME Association (Italian-Hispanic Association of Women Entrepreneurs Emigrants in Europe), to appoint the 1st runner-up as the replacement.[13]
Of the central organizer-selected candidates, each of them was later assigned to represent one of the country's administrative divisions that lacked a regional licensee.
The following table is the details of the 2023 Miss Grand Colombia's sub-national contest
Host state | Pageant | Edition | Date & Venue | Entrants | Ref. |
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Italy | Miss Grand Colombia en Europa | 1st | June 3 at the AEGUA Disco Club, Varazze, Savona, Italy | 5 | [11][12] |
Competition
editAt the grand final competition held on June 18, 2023, at the Mayor Auditorium CUN, Bogotá, the top 12 and top 6 finalists who were determined through all pre-final activities which included the preliminary competition held one day earlier, were announced after finishing the opening show, swimsuit parade, and the evening gown show. In the final 6 rounds, all qualified contestants were then asked the same question and the panel of judges scored each of them based on their answers, three contestants with the highest given scores qualified for the final 3 rounds, in which, the two runners-up and the winner of the contest were decided based on the accumulated scores from all previous rounds.
Result
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Main placement
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Miss Grand Colombia 2023 | |
1st runner-up |
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2nd runner-up |
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Top 6 |
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Top 12 |
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Special awards
editAward | Delegate |
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Miss Elegance |
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Miss Photogenic |
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Miss Congeniality |
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Best Face |
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Best Skin |
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Best Smile |
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Best Curve | |
Best in Swimsuit |
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Best Evening Gown | |
Queen of Journalists |
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Make-up Challenge Winner |
Candidates
editOriginally, twenty-five candidates confirmed to participate, but two candidates, including Dayana Cárdenas Mestraof the Cesar, and Sophia Ortiz of Barranquilla, withdrew from the competition for health issues,[14] making the finalized total of twenty-three contestants.[2][3]
Department/District | Contestant | Placement |
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Amazonas | Catalina Cabrera Jimenez | |
Antioquia | Valeria Gutierrez[15] | Top 12 |
Armenia | Angela Gonzales | Top 12 |
Bogotá | Valentina Bermudez | |
Bolívar | Jania Lucia Viano Polo | Top 12 |
Bucaramanga | Andrea Motta | Top 12 |
Cali | Yamileth Delgado | |
Cauca | Maria Alejandra Millan | |
Colombian communities in Chile | Katherin Aguilar Castillo | |
Colombian communities in Europe | Aischa Vargas Duran | Top 12 |
Colombian communities in Miami | Maria Camila Medina | |
Colombian communities in Panama | Diana Sandoval[16] | Top 6 |
Colombian communities in Washington, D.C. | Sasha Perea | Top 6 |
Cundinamarca | Daniela Mejía | Top 12 |
Eje Cafetero | María Alejandra López[6] | Miss Grand Colombia 2023 |
Medellín | Camila Medellín | |
Meta | Yuri Rey[6] | 1st Runner-Up |
Nariño | Lina María Santacruz[17] | |
Quindío | Vanessa Fandiño | |
Risaralda | Maria Jose Villegas | Top 6 |
Santander | Lizeth Montañez | |
Valle del Cauca | Emily Pulido | |
Zona Andina | Valentina Cárdenas[6] | 2nd Runner-Up |
References
edit- ^ a b "Catalina Cabrera Jimenez representará o Amazonas no Miss Gran Colômbia". Portaltabatinga.com.br (in Portuguese). Portal Tabatinga. April 10, 2023. Archived from the original on April 12, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Todo listo para Miss Grand Colombia 2023". www.hoydiariodelmagdalena.com.co (in Spanish). June 4, 2023. Archived from the original on June 5, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Miss Grand Colombia 2023 Final Show". Latiquetera.com (in Spanish). 2023. Archived from the original on May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ a b "Miss Grand Colombia 2023 Final Show to be broadcast live on Canal 1" (in Spanish). César Prado Casa de Reinas. May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ "Participante de certamen de belleza cayó al agua en medio de su pasarela" (in Spanish). El Tiempo. June 17, 2023. Archived from the original on June 19, 2023. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Diego Yaranga (June 18, 2023). "Miss Grand Colombia 2023 EN VIVO HOY: hora, CANDIDATAS y cómo ver el concurso de belleza Canal 1" (in Spanish). La República. Archived from the original on June 19, 2023. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
- ^ "Gran favorita se corona como Miss Grand Colombia 2023". Metro Puerto Rico (in Spanish). June 19, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ a b Dana Chaparro (June 18, 2023). "¡Felicidades! Eje Cafetero se llevó la corona en Miss Grand Colombia" (in Spanish). Canal 1. Archived from the original on June 19, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ Beltrán, Por Daniela (October 25, 2023). "La colombiana María Alejandra López quedó entre las tres más hermosas en el concurso Miss Grand Internacional: Perú fue la reina". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ País, El (October 26, 2023). "¿Quién es María Alejandra López? Miss Grand Colombia 2023, que quedó de segunda en el certamen internacional". Noticias de Cali, Valle y Colombia - Periodico: Diario El País (in Spanish). Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ a b "Miss Grand Colombia en Europe 2023" (in Spanish). Reinas en Europa. May 26, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b "Miss Grand Colombia en Europa 2023 – "Más allá de la belleza" , elección 3 de junio en Varazze". www.visionlatina.it (in Spanish). Vision Latina. June 2, 2023. Archived from the original on June 14, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
- ^ "Attention. Communiqué" (in Spanish). Reinas en Europa. June 8, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Sophia Ortiz, representante de Barranquilla en concurso Miss Grand Colombia, anunció su retiro: "por motivos de fuerza mayor"". www.elpais.com.co (in Spanish). El País. June 13, 2023. Archived from the original on June 13, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
- ^ "Valeria Chavarriaga elegida como Miss Grand Antioquia" (in Spanish). Teleantioquia. June 6, 2023. Archived from the original on June 19, 2023. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
- ^ Sandry Crespo (June 13, 2023). "Diana Sandoval representa a Panamá en el Miss Grand Colombia" (in Spanish). La Estrella de Panamá. Archived from the original on June 15, 2023. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
- ^ "Increíble caída en vivo: candidata a Miss Grand Colombia protagonizó curioso accidente durante desfile en traje de baño" (in Spanish). Semana. June 17, 2023. Archived from the original on June 19, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
External links
edit- Media related to Miss Grand Colombia at Wikimedia Commons