Miss Grand United States 2023

Miss Grand United States 2023
Sthephanie Miranda
Date	August 17, 2023
Venue	Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel & Conference Center, Chicago, Illinois
Entrants	24
Placements	15
Debuts	Great Lakes Mid-Atlantic New England Northeast Tri-State West Coast
Withdrawals	Kansas Maine Minnesota Mississippi
Returns	District of Columbia Georgia Hawaii Illinois Maryland Michigan Missouri Nevada New Jersey Washington
Winner	Sthephanie Miranda Great Lakes
Congeniality	Teyana Adams, Ohio

External videos
Grand final coronation, August 18, 2023

Miss Grand United States 2023 was the sixth edition of the Miss Grand USA pageant, held on August 17, 2023^[1] at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel & Conference Center, Chicago.^[2][3][4] Twenty-four candidates chosen through state pageant or national casting competed for the title, of whom the representative of Great Lakes, Sthephanie Miranda, was announced the winner.^[5][6][7] She represented the United States at Miss Grand International 2023 held in Vietnam on October 25, 2023,^[6] and became third runner-up to Luciana Fuster of Peru.^[8][9]

Contestants from Florida and Texas were selected through state pageants, while the remainder were appointed.^[10][11]

Results

Placement	Contestant[5][6][7]
Miss Grand USA 2023	Great Lakes – Sthephanie Miranda
1st runner-up	Illinois – Samantha Keaton
2nd runner-up	New York City – Rachel Slawson
3rd runner-up	Texas – Francie Millan
4th runner-up	Washington – Mazzy Eckel
Top 10	California – Rebecca Edwards Florida – Ivana Valentina Garcia Georgia – Kennedy Thomas Pennsylvania – Ebone Marie Jimerson Tri-state – Maxine Cesar
Top 15	District of Columbia – Natalia Salmon Hawaii – Jena Masero Maryland – Amanda Bertholf New Jersey – Christine Pierre Northeast – Joselyn Farias
Special awards
Miss Congeniality	Ohio – Teyana Adams
Miss People's Vote	Pennsylvania – Ebone Marie Jimerson

Contestants

24 State titleholders competed for the national title.^[12]

Miss Grand United States 2023 competition result Great Lakes Northeast New England Tri-state Mid- Atlantic D.C. West Coast Color key:   Winner   Top 10   1st runner-up   Top 15   2nd runner-up   Unplaced   3rd runner-up   No representative   4th runner-up

State/Region	Contestant
California	Rebecca Edwards
Colorado	Kylie Klein
District of Columbia	Natalia Salmon
Florida	Ivana Valentina Garcia
Georgia	Kennedy Thomas
Great Lakes	Sthephanie Miranda
Hawaii	Jena Masero
Illinois	Samantha Keaton
Louisiana	Bri Hunter
Maryland	Amanda Bertholf
Michigan	Morgan Pickrell
Mid-Atlantic	LeslieAnn Padilla
Missouri	Rachel Ringgenberg
Nevada	July Garza
New England	Alanna V. Hepbun
New Jersey	Christine Pierre
New York City	Rachel Slawson
Northeast	Joselyn Farias
Ohio	Teyana Adams
Pennsylvania	Ebone Marie Jimerson
Texas	Francie Millan
Tri-state	Maxine Cesar
Washington	Mazzy Eckel
West Coast	Alexandra Marie Gill

Did not compete

• Arizona - Sierra Rothacker
• Indiana - Barbara Satine
• New Mexico - Jacqueline Mata
• North Carolina - London Tucker
• South Atlantic - Alexis D Williams
• South East - Chinelo Aniekwu

References

1. "Rachel Slawson Crowned Miss Grand New York, Breaking Barriers and Inspiring Change". The Gazette. June 29, 2023. Archived from the original on July 5, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
2. Damaris Hernández Mercado (August 18, 2023). "Finalista de Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2021 se corona como la nueva Miss Grand Estados Unidos" (in Spanish). El Nuevo Día. Archived from the original on August 19, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
3. "Finalist of Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2021 is crowned as the new Miss Grand United States". Euro.eseuro.com. Euronews. August 18, 2023. Archived from the original on August 19, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
4. "Finalist of Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2021 is crowned as the new Miss Grand United States". Kumnegermedia.com. Kumneger Media. August 18, 2023. Archived from the original on August 19, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
5. Harry Rodríguez Caraballo (August 18, 2023). "Boricua gana Miss Grand Estados Unidos 2023 tras quedar primera finalista en Puerto Rico" (in Spanish). Metro International. Archived from the original on August 19, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
6. "Người đẹp 30 tuổi bị chê già khi đăng quang Hoa hậu Hòa bình Mỹ" (in Vietnamese). Tiền Phong. August 18, 2023. Archived from the original on August 18, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
7. Harry Rodríguez Caraballo (August 18, 2023). "El paso de Sthephanie Miranda en los concursos de belleza" (in Spanish). Metro International. Archived from the original on August 19, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
8. "Peru wins Miss Grand International 2023; PH makes early exit". ABS-CBN. October 25, 2023. Archived from the original on October 25, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
9. Chavely Chiroque; Carol Ruiz; Richard Gomero (October 25, 2023). "Luciana Fuster ganó el Miss Grand International 2023: sencillez y glamour en su paso por el concurso de belleza". www.infobae.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on October 25, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
10. Marcos A Tejeda (July 16, 2023). "Ivana García es coronada como Miss Grand Florida y Miss Grand Orlando". elsolnetworktv.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on October 28, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
11. "We are getting closer to crown a new Miss Grand Texas". Universal Misses Media. October 10, 2022. Archived from the original on October 28, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
12. "Miss Grand USA 2023 delegates". H&I Grand Productions LLC. 2023. Archived from the original on October 28, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023.

External links

• Official Website
• Media related to Miss Grand United States at Wikimedia Commons