Miss Grand Peru

Miss Grand Peru
Formation2014
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersLima
Location
MembershipMiss Grand International
Official language
Spanish
National director
Jessica Newton
Parent organization
Grupo D'Elite
(2016 – 2024)

Miss Grand Peru is a national beauty pageant title bestowed upon a woman chosen to represent Peru at the annual international pageant, Miss Grand International.[1][2][3] The title was first mentioned in 2014 when a finalist of Miss World Peru 2014, Sophía Venero, was appointed to represent the country at the Miss Grand International 2014 in Thailand.[2] Since 2016, to date, the license of Miss Grand Peru has been belonging to the event organizer headed by Jessica Newton, Grupo D'Elite.[1][2][3] Previously, the license belonged to a medical doctor and lawyer, Hanssel Vega.[4]

Since its first participation in 2014, Peru won the Miss Grand International twice; in 2017 and 2023 by María José Lora and Luciana Fuster, respectively.[5][6] Peru also won the Best National Costume awards in 2018, 2021 and 2022.[2][7][8]

History

In the first decades, the Peruvian representatives for the Miss Grand International contest were either hand-picked or determined through a sub-contest of another national pageant, Miss Perú, which was also managed by the same organizer, Grupo D'Elite.[2][9][10] Later in 2023, the event to select Miss Grand Peru titleholder was planned to be held individually for the first time; the event was scheduled to be happened in Lima, 12 national finalists were expected to participate.[1][2][3]

In 2020, the original country representative at the Miss Grand International 2020 pageant who obtained the title the Miss Perú 2019, Samantha Batallanos, was removed from the title by the national licensee; not well prepared for the international was claimed,[10] and a professional model named Maricielo Gamarra was then appointed as the replacement.[10][11] However, Samantha was later appointed to participate in the next international edition the following year.[2][10]

Edition

The Miss Grand Peru pageant was held as a stand-alone pageant only once in 2023.

Edition Date Final Venue Entrants Winner Ref.
1st June 22, 2023 América Televisión Studio, Lima 11 Callao – Luciana Fuster [1][12]
2nd September 21, 2024 La Plaza Central de Punchana, Punchana 18 Callao – Arlette Rujel [13]

International Contest

List of Peruvian representatives at the Miss Grand International pageant
Year Delegate National title Competition performance National Director Ref.
Placements Other awards
2014 Sophia Venero Miss Grand Peru 2014 Top 20[14] — Hanssel Vega [2]
2015 Alejandra Almonte Miss Grand Peru 2015 Unplaced[15] — [16]
2016 Prissila Howard 1st runner-up Miss Peru 2016 Top 10[17] — Jessica Newton [2]
2017 María José Lora Miss Grand Peru 2017 Winner — [2][5]
2018 Andrea Moberg 1st runner-up Miss Peru 2018 Top 20[7] Best National Costume[7] [9]
2019 Camila Escribens 1st runner-up Miss Peru 2019 Top 10[18] Best Evening Gown [2]
2020 Maricielo Gamarra 1st runner-up Miss Peru 2020 Top 20[19] — [11][10]
2021 Samantha Batallanos 2nd runner-up Miss Peru 2019 Unplaced[20] Best National Costume [2][10]
2022 Janet Leyva Miss Grand Peru 2022 Top 20[8] Best National Costume[8] [21]
2023 Luciana Fuster Miss Grand Peru 2023 Winner — [6]
2024 Arlette Rujel Miss Grand Peru 2024 5th runner-up — [22]

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Pilar Cuya (23 March 2023). "Miss Grand Internacional: De qué trata el certamen donde Luciana Fuster se disputará el título para representar al Perú". www.infobae.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Pilar Cuya (23 March 2023). "Luciana Fuster y todas las candidatas con quienes competirá para obtener la corona del Miss Grand Perú". www.infobae.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  4. ^ "A nombre de la organización Miss Grand Perú, hago extensivo en primer lugar mi agradecimiento a nuestra reina nacional: Alejandra Almonte(Miss Grand Perú) por su buena participación en la última edición del certamen nacional, gracias reina por habernos hecho vivir las mejores emociones en este certamen" (in Spanish). Miss Grand Peru. 26 October 2015. Archived from the original on 13 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023 – via Facebook.
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  7. ^ a b c "Meenakshi Chaudhary from India wins 1st runner-up title at Miss Grand International 2018". Times of India. 25 October 2018. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  8. ^ a b c María Fernanda Cedeño (25 October 2022). "Miss Grand International 2022 Isabella Novaes Menin de Brasil, ganadora del certámen". Colombia.as.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
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  13. ^ Marylin Farroñay (22 September 2024). "¿Quién es Arlette Rujel, ganadora del Miss Grand Perú 2024 y sucesora de Luciana Fuster?". www.infobae.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  14. ^ Arvin Ello (6 October 2014). "Miss Cuba is Miss Grand International 2014". www.vintersections.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  15. ^ "Lệ Quyên bất ngờ "trắng tay" tại Miss Grand International 2015". Dantri.com.vn (in Vietnamese). 26 October 2015. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  16. ^ "MGI: National Costume competition". Times of India. 19 October 2015. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  17. ^ "Nguyen Thi Loan in final top 20 Miss Grand International 2016". Vietnam Television. 26 October 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  18. ^ อีจัน Oline Team (26 October 2019). "สาว "เวเนซุเอลา" คว้ามง Miss grand international 2019". www.ejan.co (in Thai). Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  19. ^ "Samantha Bernardo makes it to Top 20 of Miss Grand International!". GMA Network. 27 March 2021. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  20. ^ "Introducing the Top 20 of Miss Grand International 2021". Times of India. 4 December 2021. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  21. ^ "Janet Leyva quedó en el top 20 del Miss Grand International 2022: Miss Brasil se llevó la corona" (in Spanish). La República. 25 October 2022. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023.
  22. ^ 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.