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Miss Grand International 2013
Miss Grand International 2013 was the first edition of the Miss Grand International pageant, held on November 19, 2013 at the IMPACT Arena in Muang Thong Thani, Nonthaburi, Thailand. Contestants from seventy-one countries and territories competed for the title, of whom the representative of Puerto Rico, Janelee Chaparro, was announced the winner and received a reward of 30,000 USD in cash. Meanwhile, the representatives of Australia, the Dominican Republic, the Philippines, and Slovakia were named the runners-up. The pageant grand final featured a live performance by a Thai hip-hop band, Thaitanium, and was broadcast nationwide via Channel 7, with two Thai television personalities, Utt Panichkul and Sonia Couling, as the event's MCs. Initially, eighty-eight candidates confirmed to participate, but some of them did not enter the tournament or withdrew during the pageant boot camp, such as the representatives of Denmark, Sweden, Ukraine, and Singapore. Background Date and ven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janelee Chaparro
Janelee Marcus Chaparro Colón (born September 12, 1991 in Barceloneta), known professionally as Janelee Chaparro, is a Puerto Rican model and beauty queen who represented Puerto Rico at Miss World 2012 where she finished in the Top 30 and at Miss Grand International 2013 where she became the first winner in the pageant's history. Personal life Chaparro was born in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico to Sonia Colón and Sergio Chaparro, both pastors. In August, 2019, Colón gave birth to a baby girl. Pageant participation Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico 2011 Chaparro competed in Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico 2011, representing Barceloneta, where she placed 1st Runner-Up to Amanda Vilanova of San Juan. On April 26, 2012, Janelee was appointed as Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico 2012 in a press conference as no competition was held that year. Miss World 2012 Chaparro represented Puerto Rico at Miss World 2012 pageant, held at Ordos, China on August 18, 2012 where she placed in the Top 30. Miss Grand I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
