Miss Grand Spain 2023 (Spanish: Miss Grand España 2023) was the seventh edition of the Miss Grand Spain beauty pageant. The event was held on 25 March 2023, at Centro Comercial Martiánez Shopping Mall in the tourism coastline city of the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Puerto de la Cruz, for the third year in a row, with the Canary Islands hosting the competition.
Thirty-four contestants who qualified for the national contest from the provincial competitions competed for the title, and a 22-year-old model from Toledo, Celia Sevilla González, was named the winner and obtained the right to represent the country at Miss Grand International 2023, which is scheduled to be held in Vietnam on 25 October.
The grand final round of the competition was highlighted by a live performance by a Romanian singer, Wrs, and was attended by Miss Grand International 2022, Isabella Menin of Brazil, as well as vice president of the MGI PLC, Teresa Chaivisut.
Background Location and date On the grand final night of Miss Grand Spain 2022 contest, in addition to crowning the winner, the host of the event also announced that Puerto de la Cruz of the Santa Cruz de Tenerife will be served as the grand final venue of its succeeding edition, Miss Grand Spain 2023. A day after the 2022 coronation night, the president of Miss Grand Spain "Vicente Gonzalez" together with the vice-president of Miss Grand International Ltd. "Teresa Chaivisut" as well as Miss Grand International 2021 Nguyễn Thúc Thùy Tiên visit His Excellency Mayor of the City Council of Puerto de la Cruz "Marco Antonio Mesa" and the Councilor for Tourism Promotion, Roberto Medina, at the Costa Martiánez Tourist Complex to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for hosting Miss Grand Spain 2023 in the city in March 2023.
+ List of the main events in the Miss Grand Spain 2023 pageant Date Event Venue 19 MarchOfficial Press ConferencePrecise Resort Tenerife, Puerto de la Cruz 23 March Swimsuit competition Lago Martiánez, Puerto de la Cruz 24 March Preliminary competition Centro Comercial Martiánez Shopping Mall, Puerto de la Cruz 25 March Grand Final Coronation
Selection of contestants +Map shows provinces that held the regional contest for Miss Grand Spain 2023Color keys for the number of title qualified to the national pageant The national finalists for Miss Grand Spain 2023 were determined by provincial licensees through their regional pageants, where in some cases the qualifiers for the national stage are more than one person per event. Thirty-four province and autonomous community representatives competed for the title, 27 of which directly obtained the regional title at the subnational pageant, while six candidates were appointed to the position after finishing as the runners-up at the regional contest, including the representatives of Atlántico, Barcelona, Las Palmas, Costa Canaria, Navarre, and Islas Afortunadas.
Of the appointed contestants, two were assigned as the replacements for the original ones, including: Dayanara Rodriguez of Las Palmas was appointed as the replacement for the original winner, Ana Trujillo, who resigned from the title. Dayanara Rodriguez was the first runner-up of the Miss Grand Las Palmas 2022 pageant. Marta Rovira Mañé of Barcelona, who finished as the first runner-up at the provincial pageant, was appointed as the replacement for Eva Faife who withdrew for undisclosed reasons.
In the Province of Sevilla, at least two municipality pageants, such as Miss Grand Alcalá de Guadaíra and Miss Grand Capital, were held to determine the city's representative for the provincial pageant.
The following is a list of the provinces that held the preliminary contests for Miss Grand Spain 2023.
+List of Miss Grand Spain 2023 Regional Pageants, by the coronation dateHost provinceLevelDate & venueEntrants CantabriaProvincial26 August 2022 at Concha Espina Municipal Theater, Torrelavega 26 ToledoProvincial17 September 2022 at , Ocaña18 BadajozAutonomy18 September 2022 at , Almendralejo16 CádizProvincial23 September 2022 at Juan Luis Galiardo Theater, San Roque27 GranadaProvincial2 October 2022 at San Sebastián Park, Ogíjares44 BarcelonaAutonomy12 November 2022 at Meliá Sitges Hotel, Sitges31 CastellónProvincial19 November 2022 at Real Casino Antiguo, Castellón de la Plana10 HuelvaProvincial20 November 2022 at Teatro España, La Palma del Condado14 La RiojaProvincial26 November 2022 at Restaurante Barros, Lardero13 TenerifeProvincial27 November at the Teobaldo Power Performing Arts Centre, Villa de la Orotava12 ZaragozaProvincial9 December 2022 at Teatro de las Esquinas, Delicias, Zaragoza13 Las PalmasProvincial10 December 2022 at Nordotel Hotel, Las Palmas12 JaénProvincial11 December 2022 at Jardines de la Almazara Restaurant, Mancha Real17 MálagaProvincial16 December 2022 at Edgar Neville auditorium of the Diputación de Málaga15 AlicanteProvincial18 December 2022 at Elitium Club Hípico, San Vicente del Raspeig15 ValenciaProvincial18 December 2022 at Medison Events Room, Valencia14 Balearic IslandsProvincial14 January 2023 at Valparaiso Palace & Spa, 14 SevilleProvincial14 January 2023 at Teatro de la Villa del Conocimiento y las Artes, Mairena del Alcor20 BiscayAutonomy27 January 2023 at Sala Santana 27 event hall, Bilbao21 CórdobaProvincial5 February 2023 at Teatro El Brillante, Córdoba28 MurciaProvincial5 February 2023 at Hotel Sercotel Amistad Murcia, San Miguel, Murcia14 PontevedraAutonomy6 February 2023 at the Cultural and Sports Society Liceo Casino, Tui11 AlmeríaProvincial24 February 2023 at the Municipal Theater of Macael, Macael10
Results Placements +Miss Grand Spain 2023 competition result by provinceColor keys: + Miss Grand Spain 2023 competition result Placement Contestant Miss Grand Spain 2023 Toledo – Celia Sevilla1st runner-up La Rioja – Alejandra León2nd runner-up – Carolina Barroso Pérez3rd runner-up – Denisse Vivienne Andor4th runner-up – Marina EdillaSemifinalists(Top 10) - Cecilia Bellido Costa Canaria - Sara Jane Cicero Costa del Sol - Nuria González - Jara Bonito Ortega Seville - Andrea BozaQuarterfinalists(Top 15) - Pilar Espejo - Cristina López – Faridi Dacasa – Patricia Romero Reina – Maria Moreno
Special awards + List of Miss Grand Spain 2023 special award winnersAward Winner Miss Popular Vote Cantabria – Marina Edilla Best in Swimsuit La Rioja – Alejandra León
Candidates Thirty-four delegates competed for the title.
Provinces/AutonomiesContestant AlicanteYamila Heredia17 AlmeríaDenisse Vivienne Andor27 Cecilia Bellido26 AtlánticoHaridian Pérez Morales24 Marta Rovira Mañé22 CádizNuria Vela Marina Edilla18 Nacary Rey Meneses25 CórdobaPilar Espejo19 Costa CanariaSara Jane Cicero17 Costa del SolNuria González22 Costa GallegaNerea Casas22 EuskadiLorea Urkia Jara Bonito Ortega19 GaliciaNuria Méndez Cristina López28 GranadaMarta Guarnido HuelvaLucía Fábregas19 Islas AfortunadasDaniela González Delgado24 Islas BalearesMarina Vich Moll19Alba Hayas La RiojaAlejandra León17 Dayanara Rodriguez20| Sonia Castro Faridi Dacasa22Patricia Romero Reina21 MurciaMaria Moreno Nerea Moreno26 SevilleAndrea Boza Ainara Sánchez21 TenerifeCarolina Barroso Pérez25 ToledoCelia Sevilla22 Maria Rojas18 Lara Gil Barranco24
References
External links
Miss Grand Spain official website