Miss Grand Paraguay

Miss Grand Paraguay is an annual female beauty pageant based in Asunción of Paraguay,[2] founded in 2017 by Gabriel Roman of MGM Productions, aiming to select the country representatives to compete in various international pageants including its parent pageant, Miss Grand International,[1][3] in which Paraguay won the main title once in 2018, by Clara Sosa of Asunción,[4][5][6] and was placed among the top 20 finalists twice in 2017 and 2019 by Lía Ashmore and Milena Rodríguez, respectively.[7][8]

Miss Grand Paraguay
Established2016 (2016)
FounderGabriel Roman
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersAsunción
Location
Official language
Spanish
OwnerMGM Productions Co., Ltd.
President
Gabriel Roman
Directors of Miss Grand Paraguay, Myrian Arévalos and Gabriel Román, visit Nilda Romero, the Minister of Ministry of Women discuss the possibility of collaborating on women's right-related projects.[1]

The reigning Miss Grand Paraguay is Jimena Sosa of Colonias Unidas who was crowned on 3 July 2021 at the Hotel Guaraní Asunción, and later represented the country at the Miss Grand International 2021 pageant in Thailand, unfortunately, got non-placement.[9]

Background

History

Paraguay made its debutant at Miss Grand International in 2013, with the representation of a Asunción-based fashion model Sendy Cáceres, followed by Giselle Sotomayor in 2014, but both of them finished as non-placement. After the country had no licensee in 2015, Gabriel Roman of MGM Productions, the Asunción organizer company, acquired the franchise in the following year,[1][3] and subsequently appointed Cindy Nordmann Arias to represent the country at Miss Grand International 2016, held in Las Vegas of the United States,[10] unfortunately, also went unplaced.[11]

Under the management of MGM Productions, the first contest of Miss Grand Paraguay finally happened in 2017, featuring 16 national finalists who were selected by various local licensees as well as the event organizer.[12][10] Its final coronation event was broadcast on La Tele,[12][13][10] in which Lía Duarte Ashmore of Guairá won the main title, she was also placed among the top 20 finalists after participating in the 5th edition of Miss Grand International in Vietnam.[14][7] Since then, the pageant has been held annually to determine the country representatives for such an international contest.[15][16][17]

The pageant, originally scheduled to be held on 15 March, was canceled for the first time in 2020, resulting from the spike of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant positive cases in Paraguay. The organizer decided to appoint Daisy Lezcano of Isla Pucú, one of the pageant candidates, to participate at the international stage.[18][19] Meanwhile, the remainder of delegates goes to compete in the 2021 edition instead.[18]

In 2022, Kendal Hirschfeld, also known as La Comadre on social media, became the first openly transgender to compete for the Miss Grand Paraguay title.[20][21][22]

Location and date

The following list is the edition detail of the Miss Grand Paraguay contest, since its inception in 2017.

Year Edition Date Final venue Host City Entrants Ref.
2017 1st July 29 Agustin Pio Barrios Theater, Japanese Paraguayan Center Asunción 16[12][10]
2018 2nd June 9 Theater of the Americas, Paraguayan-American Cultural Center (CCPA) 15[15]
2019 3rd July 29 Marshal Convention Center 16[4][16]
2020 The pageant was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the titleholder was instead appointed. [18][19]
2021 4th July 3 Hotel Guaraní Asunción Asunción 22[17][23]
2022 5th

Titleholders
Miss Grand Paraguay Titleholders and the result at the international contest
YearMiss Grand ParaguayRunners-upRef.
1st runner-up2nd runner-up3rd runner-up4th runner-up
2013 Asunción – Sendy Marisol CáceresNo runners-up, the titleholders were appointed to the position[24]
2014 Itapúa – Gissella Sotomayor[25]
2016 Encarnación – Cindy Nordmann Arias[10]
2017 Guairá – Lía Duarte Ashmore Alto Paraná – Nathalia Méndez Asunción – Alejandra Amarilla Itapúa – Yenifer Sauer Cordillera – Jessica Acosta [14]
2018 Asunción – Clara Sosa Paraguarí – Irene Camacho Areguá – Vanessa Ramirez Ciudad del Este – Tamara Carvallo Presidente Franco – Bianca Antonelli [15]
2019 Itapúa – Milena Rodríguez  Nueva Italia – Luján Mendoza  Mariano Roque Alonso – Clara Berni  Caaguazú – Venus Calvo  Ciudad del Este – Silvana Duarte [26][27]
2020 Isla Pucú – Daisy Lezcano No runners-up, due to the cancellation of the pageant caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the pageant candidate from Isla Pucú – Daisy Lezcano – was promoted to the position. [19][5]
2021 Colonias Unidas – Jimena Sosa  San Pedro – Liz Valdovinos  PAR com. in Spain – Elicena Andrada  Concepción –  Angélica Peña Testa — [17]
2022TBATBATBATBATBA
Color keys for the Placements at Miss Grand International
  Declared as the winner: 2018[5][6]
  Ended as a runner-up (Top 5)
  Ended as a finalist (Top 10)
  Ended as a semifinalist (Top 20/21): 2017,[7] 2019[8]
Note
1. ^ Dethroned
2. ^ Originally crowned first runner-up. Took over the title after the original winner was dethroned.
Winner gallery
  • Miss Grand Paraguay 2021
    Jimena Sosa
     Colonias Unidas
  • Miss Grand Paraguay 2018
    Clara Sosa
    Asunción
  • Miss Grand Paraguay 2014
    Gissella Sotomayor
    Itapúa

National finalists

The following list is the national finalists of the Miss Grand Pagrauay pageant, as well as the competition results.

Maps shows departments and districts of Paraguay that have been participating at Miss Grand Paraguay, as well as the result of the contest, since the first edition in 2017.
Miss Grand Paraguay 2017; 16 national finalists
Miss Grand Paraguay 2018; 15 national finalists
Miss Grand Paraguay 2019; 16 national finalists
Miss Grand Paraguay 2021; 22 national finalists
Color keys
 W  Declared as the winner
  Ended as a runner-up (Top 5)
  Ended as a semifinalist (Top 10/11)
 –  Did not participate
Year
2017[13]2018[28]2019[16]2021[29]2022
Alto Paraguay—————
Alto ParanáNathalia Méndez————
—Tamara CarvalloSilvana Duarte Romero—Agatha Leon
———Violeta Van Humbeck—
———Adriana MarecosLorena Román
—Bianca Antonelli—Lorena RodríguezPatricia Graciano
—Anna Niedermeyer———
Amambay——Támara Dutra Córdoba——
———Lisa MoriganoIngrid Paniagua
AsunciónAlejandra AmarillaClara Sosa (W)Paloma Martins ReidlBianca AyalaNayeli Portillo[30]
Boquerón—————
CaaguazúÁngela Ayala—Venus Calvo——
——Brenda FlechaDahiana Aquino—
CaazapáLuana NovakCamila De Souza——Romina Duarte Yahari
CanindeyúCamila ThomeDaniela Garcia—Elena ToledoMilena Colman
Central————Alía Díaz Rodriguez
—Vanessa Ramirez—Juliel Pöckel—
——Sol María PavónLenny Rojas—
Karen Piñanez—María Eugenia Mora—Ailin Adorno
Yamila Bernal————
———Nara Bardales—
Analiz BlancoAdelaida CubillaMelina Belén Aguayo—Sara Alcaraz
Michelle Easteen————
———Gina AntonellaMilenha Varela
——Clara Berni PretteElena Mora—
——Lujan Mendoza——
—Laura NotarioElena OlevarCecilla SalinasAndrea Nicole Rojas
——Villa Elisa——
ConcepciónGabriela DuarteBrenda Barrios—Angelica Peña TestaFatima Valdez
CordilleraJessica AcostaLeticia Echeverria———
——Sol María SánchezNayeli Riquelme—
GuairáLía Ashmore (W)————
———Karen Rodríguez—
ItapúaYenifer SauerLiz HeppnerMilena Rodríguez (W)—Ingrid Semeniuk
  • Colonias Unidas
———Jimena Sosa (W)—
———Emma Báez—
———Fátima Ruíz Díaz—
MisionesLaura LindstromAmarilla Blanca———
Ñeembucú—————
ParaguaríMarian RecaldeIrene Camacho—Eliana FernándezYsapy Cano
——Pamela Britez——
Presidente Hayes—————
San PedroNathalia SegoviaRomina CaceresSabrina SamudioLiz ValdovinosOlga Irala
————Andrea Sosa
PAR Communities in Spain———Elicena Andrada—
PAR Communities in Germany————Daniel Duarte[31]
Total1615162218

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