Miss Grand Colombia 2023

Miss Grand Colombia 2023
María López, the winner of the contest
DateJune 18, 2023
Presenters
VenueMayor Auditorium CUN, Bogota, Colombia
Broadcaster
Entrants23
Placements12
Debuts
ReturnsZona Andina
WinnerMaría Alejandra López
(Eje Cafetero)
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External videos
video icon Miss Grand Colombia 2023 Grand Final Competition, on June 18, 2023, YouTube video

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]

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

The 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.
 Italy Miss Grand Colombia en Europa 1st June 3 at the AEGUA Disco Club, Varazze, Savona, Italy 5 [11][12]

Competition

At 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

Miss Grand Colombia 2023 competition result by department/city/etc.
Color key:
 Winner
 First runner-up
 Second runner-up
  Top 6
  Top 12
  Unplaced
  Did not participate
  Representative determined but did not compete

Main placement

Placement Contestant[8]
Miss Grand Colombia 2023
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
Top 6
Top 12

Special awards

Award Delegate
Miss Elegance
  •  Antioquia – Valeria Gutierrez
Miss Photogenic
  •  Meta – Yuri Rey
Miss Congeniality
  •  Amazonas – Catalina Cabrera Jimenez
Best Face
  •  Zona Andina – Valentina Cárdenas
Best Skin
Best Smile
  •  Meta – Yuri Rey
Best Curve
  • Panama Panama communities – Diana Sandoval
Best in Swimsuit
  •  Meta – Yuri Rey
Best Evening Gown
  • Panama Panama communities – Diana Sandoval
Queen of Journalists
  •  Meta – Yuri Rey
Make-up Challenge Winner
  • Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. communities – Sasha Perea

Candidates

Originally, 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
 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
Chile Colombian communities in Chile Katherin Aguilar Castillo
Europe Colombian communities in Europe Aischa Vargas Duran Top 12
 Colombian communities in Miami Maria Camila Medina
Panama Colombian communities in Panama Diana Sandoval[16] Top 6
Washington, D.C. Colombian communities in Washington, D.C. Sasha Perea Top 6
Cundinamarca Daniela Mejía Top 12
Colombia 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
Colombia Zona Andina Valentina Cárdenas[6] 2nd Runner-Up

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Gran favorita se corona como Miss Grand Colombia 2023". Metro Puerto Rico (in Spanish). June 19, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ a b "Miss Grand Colombia en Europe 2023" (in Spanish). Reinas en Europa. May 26, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "Attention. Communiqué" (in Spanish). Reinas en Europa. June 8, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ "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.