Miss Grand Cuba
Formation2013
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersTampa
Location
Membership
Miss Grand International
Official language
  • English
  • Spanish
National director
Daryanne Lees
Chief financial officer
Noemi Meléndez
WebsiteMissGrandCuba.com

Miss Grand Cuba is a national title given to a woman chosen to represent Cuba at the Miss Grand International pageant.[1][2][3] The first titleholder was a Mexican-Cuban model from Sinaloa, Jamillette Gaxiola, who was appointed by the Miss Cuba organization to compete at the inaugural edition of the mentioned international contest in Thailand,[4] where she was ranked in the final 10.[5] Since then, Cuba has always sent their representatives to compete every year; however, most of them were appointed to the position without organizing the respective pageant until 2022,[6][7][8] when a Miami-based Cuban pageant, Miss y Mister Cuba, acquired the license and the Miss Grand Cuba titleholder was elected through such a contest.[9]

The first contest of Miss Grand Cuba was expected to happen in mid-2023 in Tampa, Florida, after a former Miss Grand International 2014, Daryanne Lees, took over the franchise from the Miss y Mister Cuba organization,[10]

History

Cuba has usually been sending their representatives to compete at the Miss Grand International since 2013,[4] and actually won the contest once in 2014 by a Cuban-Puerto Rican, Daryanne Lees,[11] who later became the director of the Miss Grand Cuba pageant in 2023.[10] From 2013 to 2020, the license belonged to a Miami-based pageant organizer chaired by Noemi Meléndez, Miss Cuba.[1][2][12] However, no national contests were organized for Miss Grand International; Cuban representatives for the mentioned period were all appointed.[3][13]

In 2021, the license was taken over by another group of Cuban Americans, Vicar Abel and Miledy de los Santos, and was then transferred to Julio César Cruz and Faddya Halabi in 2022, when Miss Grand Cuba was one of the main titles in their national pageant, Miss y Mister Cuba.[9] However, Daryanne Lees, with a former licensee, Noemi Meléndez, as chief financial officer, took the license back in 2023 and subsequently established a new national pageant, Miss Grand Cuba, to select the country representative for the 2023 edition of Miss Grand International.[10] The inaugural edition of the newly established contest was expected to be held in Tampa, Florida, in mid-2023.

Edition

The following are the details of the Miss Grand Cuba edition, which was held as a stand-alone pageant only once in 2023.

EditionDateFinal venueEntrantsResultRef.
Winner1st runner-up2nd runner-up3rd runner-up
1st August 20, 2023Tampa Marriott Westshore, Tampa, Florida, United States5Sofia AcostaLulú FeliuMaria VilchesYamislaidy García[14]

International Contest

The following is a list of Cuban representatives at the Miss Grand International contest.

Year Delegate National Title Competition Performance[15] National director(s) Ref.
Placements Other Award(s)
2013 Jamillette Gaxiola 2nd runner-up Senorita Republica Deportiva Top 10 — Noemi Meléndez [4]
2014 Daryanne Lees Runner-up Miss Earth USA 2014 Winner — [11]
2015 María Manzo Appointed Unplaced — [1]
2016 Merys Navarro Appointed Top 20 — [2]
2017 Rachel Vazquez Appointed Resigned
Yvette Blaess Miss World America 2016 Finalist Resigned [12]
Lisandra Delgado Appointed Unplaced — [3]
2018 Gladys Carredeguas Appointed Top 20 Best in Swimsuit [6]
2019 Elaine González Appointed Unplaced — [7]
2020 Geysel Vailant Appointed Resigned [8]
Jennifer Sánchez Appointed Unplaced —
2021 Geysel Valliant Appointed Unplaced —
  • Vicar Abel
  • Miledy de los Santos
 [13]
2022 Daniela Espinosa Miss Grand Cuba 2022 Resigned
  • Julio César Cruz
  • Faddya Halabi
 [9]
Fabién Laurencio Nuestra Belleza Latina 2021 — 1st runner up Unplaced — [16]
2023 Sofia Acosta Miss Grand Cuba 2023 Unplaced — Daryanne Lees [14]
2024
Color keys for the Placements at Miss Grand International
  Declared as the winner
  Ended as a runner-up (Top 5)
  Ended as a finalist (Top 10)
  Ended as a semifinalist (Top 20/21)

References

  1. 1 2 3 Alejandro Martínez (15 September 2015). "Modelo cubana Maria Elena Manzo representa a Cuba en Miss Grand International 2015". Dev.cubaenmiami.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Merys Navarro crowned as Miss Grand Cuba 2016". Times of India. 12 May 2016. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Cubana Lisandra Delgado revela qué pasó con Vin Diesel durante rodaje de "Rápido y Furioso 8" en La Habana" (in Spanish). CiberCuba. 23 April 2023. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "Esta es Jamillette Gaxiola, la representante de Cuba en Miss Universo". www.radiotelevisionmarti.com. 8 September 2015. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  5. ↑ Harry Rodríguez (18 November 2013). "Janelee Chaparro se corona Miss Grand International 2013". www.metro.pr (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Gladys Carredeguas crowned Miss Grand Cuba 2018". Times of India. 18 June 2018. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  7. 1 2 Lulú Rivera (30 June 2019). "¿Quién es Elaine González, la Miss Grand Cuba 2019?". www.cubatel.com. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  8. 1 2 "Representante de Cuba en Miss Grand International sufre caída en la pasarela" (in Spanish). Periódico Cubano. 21 March 2021. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  9. 1 2 3 Deneb González (20 June 2022). "Tres jóvenes representarán a Cuba en concursos internacionales de belleza". CiberCuba Noticias (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  10. 1 2 3 "Miss Grand Cuba". Miss Grand Cuba. 2023. Archived from the original on 28 April 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  11. 1 2 "Gana cubana concurso Miss Grand International". www.radiotelevisionmarti.com (in Spanish). 7 October 2014. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  12. 1 2 Phi Yen (2017). "Vietnamese designer to help Cuban beauty shine on world stage". Thời Đại. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  13. 1 2 "Miss Grand International 2021: conoce el día, hora, participantes y cómo ver EN VIVO el certamen internacional" (in Spanish). La República. 4 December 2021. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  14. 1 2 "Nhan sắc nóng bỏng của người đẹp Cuba sang Việt Nam thi Hoa hậu Hòa bình" (in Vietnamese). Tiền Phong. 22 August 2023. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  15. ↑
  16. ↑ "Faby Laurencio representa a Cuba en el concurso Miss Grand Internacional" (in Spanish). Periódico Cubano. 8 October 2022. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.

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