Sthephanie Marie Miranda Morales (born November 9, 1993) is a Puerto Rican-American beauty pageant titleholder. She was Miss Ohio USA 2020, Top 16 Miss USA 2020, Top 5 Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2021 and first runner-up of Nuestra Belleza Puerto Rico 2023. Miranda represented the United States at

Miss Grand International 2023 Miss Grand International 2023 was the eleventh edition of the Miss Grand International pageant, held on October 25, 2023 at the Phú Thọ Indoor Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. At the end of the event, Isabella Menin of Brazil crowned L ...

held in

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in October 25, 2023, and was named 3rd Runner-Up to

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of Peru.

Early life and education

Miranda was born in

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, Puerto Rico. She moved to Campbell,

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at the age of five, and graduated in communications, journalism, and theatre from Youngstown State University.

Pageantry

She was the winner of Miss Ohio USA 2020 and participated in the Miss USA 2020 competition. She advanced to the top 16 in the final round. Later in 2023, Miranda represented the Great Lakes at the

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competition held August, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois, and became

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. She will represent the United States in the

pageant in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Miranda, Sthephanie 1993 births Living people American beauty pageant winners American female models Beauty pageant contestants from Ohio People from Campbell, Ohio People from San Juan, Puerto Rico Puerto Rican beauty pageant winners Puerto Rican female models