Miss Grand USA

Miss Grand USA, also referred to as Miss Grand United States or Miss Grand United States of America, is an annual female beauty pageant in the United States, founded by a Dominican-American businessperson Chantel Martínez in 2016,[1] aiming to select the country representative for Miss Grand International,[2][3] which is an annual international beauty pageant promoting World Peace and against all kinds of conflicts.[4][5]

Not to be confused with Miss America, Miss USA, Miss World America, Miss United States International, Miss Earth United States, or Miss Supranational USA.
Miss Grand USA
Miss Grand United States
Miss Grand United States of America
FormationMay 28, 2016 (2016-05-28)
FounderChantel Martínez
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersChicago, Illinois
Location
Membership
Miss Grand International
Official language
English
National Director
Israel Silva, CEO and Hernan Rivera, President
Parent organization
H&I Grand Productions LLC (2018-Present)
WebsiteOfficial Website

The Miss Grand USA organization has been franchising the state competitions to individual organizers since 2016,[1] in which some cases are responsible for more than one state.[6][7] Each U.S. state must choose a candidate who competes at the national Miss Grand USA pageant, however, delegates may be appointed state or regional titles if a state pageant is not offered in their area.[2][8]

The United States holds a record of 4 placements at Miss Grand International, the highest position was the first place, won in 2020 by Abena Appiah of New York,[9][10] followed by the fourth runner-up by Michelle León in 2016.[11] The current Miss Grand USA is Madison Callaghan of North Carolina who represented the United States at Miss Grand International 2021 in Thailand,[12] but, unfortunately, got non-placement.[13]

Background

History

The United States has been participating at Miss Grand International since its inception in 2013. Under the management of Earth Pageant Productions during 2013 – 2015, the first two country representatives were appointed to join the international event without organizing the contest while the last one obtained the title through the Miss Earth United States 2015, two of them, Blair Griffith and Laurie Petersen, were placed among the top 20 finalists in 2013 and 2015, respectively.[14]

After Chantel Martínez a New York-based Dominican-American fashion model acquired the franchise in 2016, she eventually run the first contest of Miss Grand USA to determine a winner for the international stage. The event was held at Leonard Nimoy Thalia of Symphony Space in New York City, featuring 13 national finalists, of which Michelle León from the host state was announced the winner.[1] León also obtained the fourth runner-up title after participating in the 2016 Miss Grand International contest in Las Vegas, Nevada.[15] Later in 2018, Martínez lost the franchise to Israel Silva and Hernan Rivera of H&I Grand Productions LLC, the Chicago-based event organizer that currently owns and runs the Miss Grand USA beauty contest since 2019.[16]

Since its establishment, the pageant, originally programmed to be held on 31 August, was canceled once in 2020 due to the significantly increased of COVID-19 infection cases in the country, the organizer then decided to appoint a Ghanaian American model Abena Appiah to instead compete at the international stage in Thailand,[17] and eventually won the contest, making her the first American representative to hold such a title and the first black contender to do so.[9][10]

Location and date

The following list is the edition detail of the Miss Grand USA contest, since its inception in 2016.

Year Edition Date Final venue Host State Entrants Ref.
2016 1st May 28 Leonard Nimoy Thalia, Symphony Space, New York City New York 13[1][18]
2017 2nd July 25 17[2]
2019 3rd August 11 Lincolnshire Marriott Resort, Lake County Illinois 35[3]
2021 4th June 20 Joe's Live Rosemont, Rosemont 18[8][19]
2022 5th

Titleholders
Miss Grand USA Titleholders and the result at the international contest
YearMiss Grand USARunners-upRef.
1st runner-up2nd runner-up3rd runner-up4th runner-up
2013 Colorado – Blair Griffith[α]No runners-up, the titleholders were appointed to the position.[20]
2014 South Carolina – Sara Platt[21]
2015 Virginia – Laurie Petersen[22]
2016 New York – Michelle León Illinois – Heather Jorgensen Mississippi – Melissa Martinez New Jersey – Karina Lopez Pennsylvania – Jodelis Diaz[1]
2017 California – Taylor Kessler[β] Louisiana – Brianna Key Georgia – Alexi Gropper Maryland – Courtney Williams Rhode Island – Leidy Guzman[2]
2018 Illinois – Paola CossyleonNo runners-up, the titleholder was appointed to the position.[23]
2019 Nevada – Emily Irene Delgado[γ] Michigan – Alexandria Kelly Florida – Que Demery Georgia – Shiobhan Fraser Washington – Stormy Keffeler[3][24]
2020 New York – Abena Appiah[δ]No runners-up, the pageant was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[17]
2021 North Carolina – Madison Callaghan Tennessee – Taylor Gipson Atlantic – Gennesis Padron Texas – Sydney Salinas Illinois – Emily Rae Argo[12][8]
Color keys for the Placements at Miss Grand International
  Declared as the winner: 2020[9][25]
  Ended as a runner-up (Top 5): 2016[11]
  Ended as a finalist (Top 10)
  Ended as a semifinalist (Top 20/21): 2013, 2015
Note
1. ^α Previously Miss Colorado Teen USA 2006 and Miss Colorado USA 2011.[26][27]
2. ^β Later Miss Texas USA 2020.[28]
3. ^γ Also Miss Supranational Nevada 2019.
4. ^δ Previously Top Model of the World Ghana 2013, Miss Universe Ghana 2014 & Miss Earth Ghana 2019.[17]
Winner gallery
States by number of wins
List of states by number of Miss Grand USA wins
Number of wins State Years
2  New York 2016, 2020
1  North Carolina 2021
 Nevada 2019
 Illinois 2018
 California 2017
 Virginia 2015
 South Carolina 2014
 Colorado 2013

National finalists

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

Color keys
 W  Declared as the winner
  Ended as a runner-up
  Ended as a semifinalist
  Ended as a Quaterfinalist
 Ṉ  Withdrew
 –  Did not participate
Maps shows the U.S. states that have been participating at Miss Grand USA, as well as the result of the contest, since the first edition in 2016.
Miss Grand USA 2016; 13 national finalists
Miss Grand USA 2017; 17 national finalists
Miss Grand USA 2019; 35 national finalists
Miss Grand USA 2021; 18 national finalists
Year
State, etc.
20162017201920212022
 Alabama——Alesha McNeese—
 Alaska——Abigail González—
 Arizona——Myriam RochinAnnaka Jordan
Nadia Monique
 Arkansas————
 CaliforniaJen SidorovaTaylor Kessler (W)Ereka LambeNyakoach Lam
 ColoradoKelly Cardona—Ashley Marian AvilaLizeth Morales TenaEmily Demure
Sabrina Smith
 ConnecticutNaomi AriasAmber WalkerKathyria Burgos—
 Delaware——Eddia Jane Watts—
 FloridaStephanie CamachoTyeshaa HudsonQue DemeryBella Logins
 Georgia—Alexi GropperShiobhan Fraser SmithNicole Monserrat
 Hawaii——Stephanie Wang—
 Idaho————
 IllinoisHeather JorgensenLeah WeatherfordKarah WestEmily Rae Argo
 Indiana————
 Iowa———Faith Bernadette
 Kansas——Beth WieseIleana FloresBrooke Butler
 Kentucky———Ramya Kondaveeti
 Louisiana—Brianna KeyMayura Kulkarni—Darcy Nguyen
 Maine————
 MarylandKarol MelendezCourtney Williams—Brianna Rea Lopez
 MassachusettsCaroline PlaczekAna SolanoParadise Rodriguez—
 Michigan——Alexandria KellyMalia Lopez
 Minnesota——Katerina KatakalidesViệt Mĩ NguyễnAnnais Loko
 MississippiMelissa MartinezMelissa MartinezLatora Melly Bemley—Jessica Fields
 Missouri———Tyler Liane Prugh
 Montana———Shannon MacNeil
 Nebraska——Brenda Melissa Ramos—
 NevadaChelynel SanchezEllen KincaidEmily Delgado (W)Miranda Contreras
 New Hampshire————
 New JerseyKarina Lopez—Mayelin De La Cruz—
 New Mexico——Gabriela Gomez Raiciof—
 New YorkMichelle Leon (W)Chanise ThomasHeather ThompsonAshley Sánchez
 North Carolina——Miriam MarieMadison Callaghan (W)
 North Dakota————
 Ohio—Summer SadiyehNatalia Chelsy CorderoMoazmah GillMercy Stephens
 Oklahoma——Stephanie Ariza Ramírez—
 Oregon——Melony EscobarJasmin Arevalo-Larios
 PennsylvaniaJodelis Diaz—Smaroling EstherMadison RiveraJennifer Santiago
 Rhode Island—Leidy Guzman—Alexa Cardona
 South Carolina—Verhonda CrawfordAngelia Williams—
 South Dakota————
 Tennessee—Autumn EndsleyByrgundy MalloryTaylor Gipson
 TexasAlaina PereynaCourtney NewmanAnastasia SemenovaSydney SalinasJuanita Maldonado
 Utah————
 Vermont—Noelia Baez——
 Virginia——Naomi RahnTrerese Roberts
 Washington——Stormy KeffelerVanessa Guerrero
 Washington, D.C.——Luciana Davalos BrownFaatima Brown
 West Virginia————
 Wisconsin————
 Wyoming————
Atlantic———Gennesis Padron
Total13173518

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