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Miss Grand Nicaragua

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Miss Grand Nicaragua
AbbreviationMGN
Formation8 August 2021; 3 years ago (2021-08-08)
HeadquartersLeón
Location
Membership (2014)
Official language
Spanish
Miss Grand Nicaragua 2024
Isabella Salgado
President
Saúl Benítez
Parent organization

Miss Grand Nicaragua is an annual national women's beauty pageant in Nicaragua founded by a León-based designer "Saúl Benítez" in 2020, aiming to select the country representative to compete at Miss Grand International.[1] Formerly, throughout 2014–2017, the license of the contest belonged to Miss Mundo Nicaragua and Miss Nicaragua but the country representatives were either appointed or determined through the main contest of such organizations.[1][2][3]

The first time ever Miss Grand Nicaragua was María Alejandra Gross Rivera from Managua.[1][4] The reining Miss Grand Nicaragua is Isabella Salgado from Chinandega. She will represent Nicaragua at Miss Grand International 2024 in Cambodia and Thailand, on 25 October 2024.

Background

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History

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Nicaragua competed at Miss Grand International for the first time in 2014, by María Alejandra Gross, the appointed representative from Managua.[1][4] In 2016, the Miss Nicaragua, headed by Karen Celebertti, had obtained the license for the 2016–2017, then the country representatives were elected via such a national competition.[1] After an absence in 2018, the León-based designer Saúl Benítez later purchased the license in the following year, however, his first two affiliated titleholders – Vanessa Baldizón and Teresa Moreno – were designated without organizing the contest,[1] both of them were the national finalists of Miss Nicaragua 2017.[5][6]

In 2021, Benítez ran the first Miss Grand Nicaragua contest on 8 August at José de la Cruz Mena Municipal Theater of the León city, aiming to determine the country representative for the 2021 and 2022 editions of Miss Grand International.[1][7] The contest consisted of 9 candidates from 7 departments, including Boaco, Granada, León, Managua, RACCN, RACCS, and Río San Juan, of which, both Managua and the RACCN was sending 2 delegates to take part.[1] In the final round, Epifanía Solís of Managua together with Maycrin Jáenz of Granada were sequentially announced Miss Grand Nicaragua 2021 and 2022.[1][7][8]

Since the debutant in 2014, to date, none of Nicaragua's representatives been qualified for the further round on the international stage.[1] However, the 2021 candidate, Epifanía Solís, was placed among the top 10 best in a swimsuit competition, one of the sub-contests in Miss Grand International 2021 pageant.[9]

Editions

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Date and venue

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Year Edition Date Venue Entrants Ref.
2021 1st 8 August José de la Cruz Mena Municipal Theater, León 9 [1][7]
2023 2nd 24 May Holiday Inn Managua - Convention Center, Managua 12 [10]

Results

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Year Miss Grand Nicaragua Runners-up Ref.
1st runner-up 2nd runner-up 3rd runner-up 4th runner-up 5th runner-up 6th runner-up
2021 Epifanía Solís (Managua) Magdalena Jarquín
(RACCN)
Krizzia Chang
(RACCS)
Mayela Chamorro
(Río San Juan)
Not awarded [1]
Maycrin Jáenz (Granada)
2023 Glennys Medina
(Rivas)
Gabriela Saballos
(Managua)
Yolaina Guillén
(Madriz)
Lisseth Palacios
(Masaya)
Keytel Price
(RACCS)
Esther Ruiz
(León)
Mayerlin Sánchez
(Carazo)
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International competition

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The following is a list of Nicaragua representatives at the Miss Grand International contest.

Color key
  •   Declared as winner
  •   Ended as runner-up (top 5)
  •   Ended as one of the finalists (top 10)
  •   Ended as one of the semifinalists (top 20/21)
  •   Ended as special awards winner
Year Department Representative Placement Other awards Original national title National director Ref.
2024 Chinandega Isabella Salgado Unplaced 3rd runner-up Miss Nicaragua 2022 Saúl Benítez [13]
2023 Rivas Glennys Medina Unplaced Miss Grand Nicaragua 2023 [11]
2022 Granada Maycrin Jáenz Unplaced Miss Grand Nicaragua 2022 [1]
2021 Managua Epifanía Solís Unplaced Miss Grand Nicaragua 2021 [1]
2020 León Teresa Moreno Unplaced Miss Nicaragua 2017 Finalist [1][14]
2019 León Vanessa Baldizón Unplaced Miss Nicaragua 2017 Finalist [1][14]
2018 Managua Laura Ramírez Did not compete Top 6 Miss Nicaragua 2018 Karen Celebertti [15]
2017 Estelí Martha Meza Unplaced 2nd runner-up Miss Nicaragua 2017 [3]
2016 Carazo Michelle Lacayo Unplaced Top 7 Miss Nicaragua 2016 [2][16]
2015 No representative
2014 Managua Alejandra Gross Unplaced Appointed Denis Dávila [4]
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Regional rankings

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Department Titles Years
Managua 3
  • 2014
  • 2018
  • 2021
León 2
  • 2019
  • 2020
Carazo 1
  • 2016
Chinandega
  • 2024
Estelí
  • 2017
Granada
  • 2022
Rivas
  • 2023

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Miss Grand Nicaragua crowned two queens: Epifanía Solís and Maycrin Jaenz, 2021 and 2022 respectively". La Prensa (in Spanish). 8 August 2021. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b Karen Espinoza (11 July 2016). "Michelle Lacayo rumbo a Miss Grand International". El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Huyền My khoe dáng chuẩn với bikini bên nhan sắc thế giới". Baodautu.vn (in Vietnamese). 18 October 2017. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Miguel Orozco (22 September 2014). "Gross en certamen global". La Prensa (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  5. ^ Delwing Cruz Medina (17 March 2017). "Miss Nicaragua 2017 Vanessa Baldizón quiere llamarse Nicaragua". La Prensa (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  6. ^ Kathia Matamoros (23 March 2017). "Miss Nicaragua 2017 Teresa Moreno, embajadora de la salud". La Prensa (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  7. ^ a b c "Một đêm chung kết, Nicaragua tìm ra 2 đại diện đến Miss Grand International 2021 & 2022". Worldbeauties.org (in Vietnamese). 9 August 2021. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Epifanía Solís: "Miss Grand busca dar un mensaje de paz y cambio en el mundo"" (in Spanish). Vos TV. 11 August 2021. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Epifanía Solís entre las 10 mejores candidatas en traje de baño en Miss Grand International" (in Spanish). Vos TV. 24 November 2021. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Rumbo al Miss Grand Nicaragua 2023" (in Spanish). Vos TV. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023 – via YouTube.
  11. ^ a b Linh Lan (26 May 2023). "Lộ diện Hoa hậu 'cả gan' từ bỏ danh hiệu 2 cuộc thi danh giá để thi Miss Grand". www.saostar.vn (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on 26 May 2023.
  12. ^ Hoàng Phúc (27 May 2023). "Mr. Nawat "vô mánh", tìm được con cưng "xịn" hơn cả Engfa, Thùy Tiên tiếp tục làm MG nở mày nở mặt". Vgt.vn (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  13. ^ Josiah Antonio (25 October 2024). "India wins Miss Grand International 2024; PH bet CJ Opiaza is 1st runner-up". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on 25 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  14. ^ a b Keysi Garcia (5 February 2017). "¿Quién será la nueva Miss Nicaragua?". El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  15. ^ Vagisha Mishra (15 February 2018). "Miss Grand Nicaragua 2018 – Laura Ramírez". Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  16. ^ Gema Osejo (20 May 2022). "Michelle Lacayo revela algunos detalles sobre su primer embarazo". Vos TV (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
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