Miss Grand Philippines 2023 was the 2nd edition of the

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pageant, held at SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay on July 13, 2023. At the end of the event, Miss Grand Philippines 2022

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of Cagayan de Oro as Miss Grand Philippines 2023. She went on to represent the Philippines at the Miss Grand International pageant, which was held on October 25, 2023 at the Phú Thọ Indoor Stadium in

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, Vietnam. Other titles were also given in this edition of the pageant. Michelle Arceo of Bagumbayan, Quezon City was crowned as Reina Hispanoamericana Filipinas 2023, Herlene Nicole Budol of Angono, Rizal was crowned as Miss Philippines Tourism 2023, and Francine Reyes of Tarlac was crowned as Miss Eco Teen Philippines 2023. This edition is the first

competition to be held under the ALV Pageant Circle management, after Binibining Pilipinas Charities Inc. did not renew the franchise.

Background

Location and date

After the first edition in 2014, no

competitions held independently to elect titleholders from 2015 to 2022; the representatives of the country at Miss Grand International were determined through Binibining Pilipinas, until Arnold Vegafria of ALV Pageant Circle acquired the license in 2023. A press conference of the new organization and standalone Miss Grand Philippines competition was held on November 26, 2022, at the Hilton Manila, attended by Miss Grand International president Nawat Itsaragrisil and Miss Grand International 2022, Isabella Menin of Brazil.

Selection of participants

The national aspirants for Miss Grand Philippines 2023 were both determined through regional pageants and national auditions. An audition round held by the central organizer was divided into 2 sessions: an online application was officially opened on March 18, with a deadline of May 31, while an onsite casting was conducted twice: first on June 2, 2023, at the Teatrino Promenade of the Promenade Mall — Greenhills Shopping Center, Metro Manila, where the batch of 11 national aspirants were chosen, and the other 15 candidates were elected through a second casting organized on June 7 at the Newport World Resorts, Pasay City. The completed list of candidates, who qualified via both regional pageants, online registration, and onsite casting were later revealed on June 9. For the regional selection, the ALV Pageant Circle signed an agreement with the local government of

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that the winner of the annual "Limgas na Pangasinan" pageant will automatically qualify to join the Miss Grand Philippines 2023 competition.

Results

Placements

Special awards

Sponsor awards

Pageant

Format

Fifteen semifinalists were chosen through the preliminary competition— composed of the swimsuit and evening gown competitions and closed-door interviews. The top 15 competed in the swimsuit competition and the evening gown competition, and were narrowed down to the top ten afterward. The top ten competed in the question and answer round, after which the winners and the runners-up were named.

Selection committee

* Joee Guilas – Newscaster, PTV 4 * John Domantay * Christopher Co – Executive Director for Marketing, Aqua Boracay * Alyssa Muhlach – Actress, Reina Hispanoamericana Filipinas 2018 * Dr. Rosanie F. Estuche – President,

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* Enzo Pineda – Actor * Rafael Jasper Vicencio * Nancy Go * Dr. Demiee Grace Sy – Public Relations Officer, Ever Bilena Cosmetics * Capt. Stanley Ng – President and COO, Philippine Airlines * Bryan Lim – Executive Vice President, Bench/Suyen Corporation * Rian Fernandez – CEO, Rian Fernandez Atelier * Isabella Menin – Miss Grand International 2022 * Joey Abacan – Vice President for Program Management, GMA Network * Vivienne Tan – Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, Philippine Airlines * Elizabeth Clenci – Binibining Pilipinas Grand International 2017, Miss Grand International 2017 second runner-up

Contestants

Thirty contestants competed for the four titles.

Notes

References

External links

* {{Miss Grand International titleholders Grand Philippines

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