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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 semifinalists three times in 2017, 2019 and 2022 by Lía Ashmore, Milena Rodríguez and Agatha León, respectively.[7][8][9]
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| Established | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Gabriel Roman |
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Asunción |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss Grand International |
Official language | Spanish |
| Owner |
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President | Gabriel Roman |
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 national 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]
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.[17][18] Meanwhile, the remainder of delegates goes to compete in the 2021 edition instead.[17]
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.[19][20][21]
The following list is the edition detail of the Miss Grand Paraguay contest, since its inception in 2017.
| Year | Edition | Date | Final venue | 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), Asunción | 15 | [22] |
| 2019 | 3rd | July 29 | Marshal Convention Center, Asunción | 16 | [4][15] |
| 2020 | The pageant was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the titleholder was instead appointed. | [17][18] | |||
| 2021 | 4th | July 3 | Hotel Guaraní, Asunción | 22 | [16][23] |
| 2022 | 5th | May 7 | 17 | [24] | |
| 2023 | 6th | April 2 | Paseo Events Center, Asunción | 25 | [25][26] |
| 2024 | 7th | April | TBA | [27] | |
Miss Grand Paraguay Titleholders and the result at the international contest.
| Year | Miss Grand Paraguay | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | 4th Place | 5th Place | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Sendy Marisol Cáceres (Asunción) |
No runners-up, the titleholders were appointed to the position | [28] | ||||
| 2014 | Gissella Sotomayor (Itapúa) |
[29][30] | |||||
| 2016 | Cindy Nordmann Arias (Encarnación) |
[10] | |||||
| 2017 | Lía Duarte Ashmore (Guairá) |
Nathalia Méndez (Alto Paraná) |
Alejandra Amarilla (Asunción) |
Yenifer Sauer (Itapúa) |
Jessica Acosta (Cordillera) |
[14] | |
| 2018 | Clara Sosa (Asunción) |
Irene Camacho (Paraguarí) |
Vanessa Ramirez (Areguá) |
Tamara Carvallo (Ciudad del Este) |
Bianca Antonelli (Presidente Franco) |
[22] | |
| 2019 | Milena Rodríguez (Itapúa) |
Luján Mendoza (Nueva Italia) |
Clara Berni (Mariano Roque Alonso) |
Venus Calvo (Caaguazú) |
Silvana Duarte (Ciudad del Este) |
[31][32] | |
| 2020 | Daisy Lezcano (Isla Pucú) |
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. | [18][5] | ||||
| 2021 | Jimena Sosa (Colonias Unidas) |
Lorena Rodríguez (Presidente Franco) |
Liz Valdovinos (San Pedro) |
Elicena Andrada (PAR com. in Spain) |
Angélica Peña Testa (Concepción) |
[16] | |
| 2022 | Agatha Leon (Ciudad del Este) |
Nayeli Portillo (Asunción) |
Ailin Adorno (Fernando de la Mora) |
Milenha Montania (Luque) |
Lorena Román (Minga Guazú) |
[33] | |
| 2023 | Maelia Salcines (PAR. Com. in USA) |
Sol Pérez (San Lorenzo) |
Thiara Zorrilla (Asunción) |
Sindy Riquelme (Luque) |
Tamara Vera (Fernando de la Mora) |
[34][35] | |
| 2024 | Sharon Capó Nara (Amambay) | No runners-up, the titleholder was determined through the 2023 national pageant. | [34][36] | ||||
The following list is the national finalists of the Miss Grand Paraguay pageant, as well as the competition results.
Year Represented |
2017[13] | 2018[37] | 2019[15] | 2021[38] | 2022[24] | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alto Paraguay |
— | — | — | — | — | — |
 Alto Paraná |
Nathalia Méndez | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Tamara Carvallo | Silvana Duarte Romero | — | Agatha Leon (W) | Jazmin Castillo | |
| — | — | — | Violeta Van Humbeck | — | — | |
| — | — | — | Adriana Marecos | Lorena Román | Alma Garcete | |
| — | Bianca Antonelli | — | Lorena Rodríguez | Patricia Graciano | — | |
| — | Anna Niedermeyer | — | — | — | — | |
 Amambay |
— | — | Támara Dutra Córdoba | — | — | Sharon Capó Nara (W) |
| — | — | — | — | — | Meilin Chang Franco | |
| — | — | — | Lisa Morigano | Ingrid Paniagua | — | |
 Asunción |
Alejandra Amarilla | Clara Sosa (W) | Paloma Martins Reidl | Bianca Ayala | Nayeli Portillo[39] | Thiara Zorrilla |
| — | — | — | — | Daniel Duarte[40] | — | |
 Boquerón |
— | — | — | — | — | — |
 Caaguazú |
Ángela Ayala | — | Venus Calves | — | — | — |
| — | — | Brenda Flecha | Dahiana Aquino | — | — | |
 Caazapá |
Luana Novak | Camila De Souza | — | — | Romina Duarte Yahari | — |
 Canindeyú |
Camila Thome | Daniela Garcia | — | Elena Toledo | Milena Colman | Yanina Pereira |
 Central |
— | — | — | — | Alía Díaz Rodriguez | Valeria Giagni |
| — | Vanessa Ramirez | — | Juliel Pöckel | — | Tirsa Cantero | |
| — | — | Sol María Pavón | Lenny Rojas | — | Laura Carmona | |
| Karen Piñanez | — | María Eugenia Mora | — | Ailin Adorno | Tamara Vera | |
| Yamila Bernal | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | Nara Bardales | — | Yessenia Quinonez Franco | |
| Analiz Blancd | Adelaida Cubilla | Melina Belén Aguayo | — | Sara Alcaraz | — | |
| Michelle Easteed | — | — | — | — | Chabely Zoilan | |
| — | — | — | Gina Antonella | Milenha Varela | Sindy Riquelme | |
| — | — | Clara Berni Prette | Elena Mora | — | Guadalupe Pereira | |
| — | — | — | — | — | Andrea Estigarribia | |
| — | — | Lujan Mendoza | — | — | Sofía Ayala | |
|
— | — | — | — | — | Abigail Gómez |
| — | — | — | — | — | Shyrley Ortiz | |
| — | Laura Notario | Elena Olevar | Cecilla Salinas | Andrea Nicole Rojas | María Sol Pérez | |
| — | — | Diana Rojas | — | — | — | |
 Concepción |
Gabriela Duarte | Brenda Barrios | — | Angelica Peña Testa | Fatima Valdez | Luisa Villalba |
 Cordillera |
Jessica Acosta | Leticia Echeverria | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | Sol María Sánchez | Nayeli Riquelme | — | — | |
 Guairá |
Lía Ashmore (W) | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | Karen Rodríguez | — | Fabiola Martínez | |
 Itapúa |
Yenifer Sauer | Liz Heppner | Milena Rodríguez (W) | — | Ingrid Semeniuk | — |
|
— | — | — | Jimena Sosa (W) | — | — |
| — | — | — | Emma Báez | — | — | |
| — | — | — | Fátima Ruíz Díaz | — | — | |
 Misiones |
Laura Lindstrom | Amarilla Blanca | — | — | — | — |
 Ñeembucú |
— | — | — | — | — | — |
 Paraguarí |
Marian Recalde | Irene Camacho | — | Eliana Fernández | Ysapy Cano | — |
| — | — | Pamela Britez | — | — | — | |
 Presidente Hayes |
— | — | — | — | — | — |
 San Pedro |
Nathalia Segovia | Romina Caceres | Sabrina Samudio | Liz Valdovinos | Olga Irala | Evelin Baruja |
| — | — | — | — | — | Melina Marecos | |
| — | — | — | — | Andrea Sosa | — | |
| Candidates With No Affiliated Paraguayan City | ||||||
 Paraguayan Communities in Spain |
— | — | — | Elicena Andrada | — | — |
 Paraguayan Communities in the United States |
— | — | — | — | — | Maelia Salcines (W) |
| Total | 16 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 24 |
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