Miss Grand Venezuela is a

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female

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that has been held for the first time in 2022 to select the country's representatives to compete in its parent stage Miss Grand International, in which Venezuela acquired the main title once in 2019, won by a 19-year-old model from

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, Valentina Figuera. Another highlight achievement is the first runner-up, obtained in 2017 by of

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. Venezuela's representatives always got placement at Miss Grand International, except for 2020, however, during 2013 - 2021, all such representatives were appointed instead of organizing the Miss Grand national contest. The first edition of Miss Grand Venezuela was held in August 2022 in

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. The current Miss Grand Venezuela is Valentina Martínez of

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who was crowned on 13 August 2022, at the

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in Caracas, Venezuela.

Background

History

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has been participating in the Miss Grand International since its establishment in 2013. Throughout 2013 – 2016, under the leadership of a Venezuelan marketing publicist Bruno Caldieron, either winners or runners-up of the "Señorita Deporte Venezuela" pageant were designated as Miss Grand Venezuela. Thenceforward, the license of Miss Grand Venezuela was respectively transferred to Miguel Segovia,

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, and George Wittles in 2017, 2019, and 2020. However, the country representatives during such periods were all appointed; no respective national pageant was held to elect the titleholders. Until 2021, the inaugural edition of Miss Grand Venezuela was expected to be held under the leadership of George Wittles but postponed to 2022 due to the

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, the country's representative was instead appointed. After the aforementioned urgent postponement, the inaugural edition of the national contest "Miss Grand Venezuela" finally took place in

in July 2022, the winner of such becomes the first Miss Grand Venezuela titleholder to be elected through the Miss Grand national pageant.

Selection of contestants

In the first edition of Miss Grand Venezuela, the national aspirants were determined either by the state licensee or the national organizer through their regional contests or casting events, in which some state pageants were permitted to select more than one qualified winner, such as Miss Grand Los Andes held in San Cristóbal, where the representatives of Táchira, Barinas, Mérida, and Trujillo, were determined.

Editions

Date and location

Competition results

Venezuelan representatives

Miss Grand International Venezuela

;Color key ::''In 2020, George Wittles owned the rights to send the Venezuelan representative to Miss Grand International.'' ;Notes * Successor. * Resigned. * Dethroned ;Miss Grand International Venezuela gallery File:Valentina Martínez.png, Miss Grand Venezuela 2023
Valentina Martínez File:Luiseth Materán (cropped).png, Miss Grand Venezuela 2022
Luiseth Materán File:Vanessa Carolina Coello Coraspe.png, Miss Grand Venezuela 2021
Vanessa Coello File:Valentina Figuera Morales.png, Miss Grand Venezuela 2019
Valentina Figuera File:Biliannis Álvarez.png, Miss Grand Venezuela 2018
Biliannis Álvarez File:Reina Rojas.png, Miss Grand Venezuela 2015
Reina Rojas File:Alix Sosa.png, Miss Grand Venezuela 2014
Alix Sosa

Miss Venezuela Intercontinental

; Color key ::''In 2023, George Wittles owned the rights to send the Venezuelan representative to Miss Intercontinental.'' ;Notes *Alexa Fernanda Paredes Terán was replaced by Migleth Cuevas in 2023; Isabel Andreína Mogollón by María Alejandra Sanllorente in 2014 and Hilda Fleitas by María Eugenia Hernández in 2004. * Margarita Island competed in Miss Intercontinental twice. Inés Mercedes Mujica Díaz placed as Top 12 in 2002 and Emily Fernández ended as 2nd Runner-Up in 2007. *Natascha Börger, Miss Yaracuy in

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competed as the German representative in Miss Intercontinental 2002. ;Miss Intercontinental Venezuela gallery File:Ligia Petit.png, File:Miss Venezuela 08 Hannelly Quintero.jpg, File:Emmy Carrero Mio 22.jpg, alt=,

References

External links

Miss Grand Venezuela Official Website in Instagram
{{Miss Grand International titleholders Recurring events established in 2022 Grand Venezuela 2022 establishments in Venezuela Venezuelan culture Venezuelan awards