Miss Grand Argentina

Miss Grand Argentina is a national title bestowed upon a woman chosen to represent Argentina at the annual international pageant, Miss Grand International.^[1][2][3] The title was mentioned for the first time in 2013 when the winner of Reina Nacional del Carnaval, Susel Jacquet, was chosen to represent the country at the inaugural edition of Miss Grand International in Thailand.^[4][5] The franchise is currently managed by a Buenos Aires-based event organizer, Sambrizzi Producción, who purchased the license in 2023 and is also the organizer of Miss Universe Argentina.^[6]

Miss Grand Argentina

Formation	2013
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Buenos Aires
Location	Argentina
Membership	Miss Grand International
Official language	Spanish
National director	Mathias Sambrizzi
Parent organization	Sambrizzi produccion Producción (2023 – Present)

Since the first debutants in 2013, Argentina's representatives have never won the Miss Grand International title. The highest and only one placement is the top 10 finalists in 2020, obtained by Mariana Varela [es].^[7]

History

Miss Grand Argentina licensee timeline

Argentina debuted in Miss Grand International in 2013, but all of the country representatives were appointed to the position, and no preliminary national pageant was explicitly held for Miss Grand International. The franchise license was previously managed by several organizers such as Iron Tree SRL in 2021 and 2022,^[8] until a Buenos Aires-based event organizer, Sambrizzi Producción, took over the franchise in early 2023.

The franchise transfer occurred in 2021, when the former licensee, Marcelo Shaya, was unable to meet the international firm's requirements due to a lack of funds,^[3] causing the original representative, Alina Luz Akselrad, to withdraw and be replaced by Florencia de Palo, who was appointed by a new licensee, Iron Tree SRL.^[9]

Titleholders' gallery

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  Nadina Vallina (2014)
• 
  FNatalia Cometto (2023)
• 
  Alejandra Morales (2024)

Titleholders

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

Color keys

•   : Declared as the winner
•   : Ended as a runner-up (Top 5)
•   : Ended as a finalist (Top 10)
•   : Ended as a semifinalist (Top 20/21)
•   : Ended as special awards winner

Year	Town	Miss Grand Argentina	National title (Title obtained from the national contest)	Competition performance		National director
				Placement	Special awards
2024	Córdoba	Alejandra Morales[10]	Appointed	Unplaced[11]		Mathias Sambrizzi
2023	Pirané	Natalia Cometto[6][12]	Appointed	Unplaced
2022	Buenos Aires	Camila Barraza[13]	Miss Universe Kosovo 2016	Unplaced		Iron Tree SRL
2021	Buenos Aires	Florencia de Palo[9]	Top 7 Miss Universe Argentina 2019	Unplaced
	Córdoba	Alina Luz Akselrad[3]		Did not compete
2020	Buenos Aires	Mariana Varela[2][7]	Miss Universe Argentina 2019	Top 10		Marcelo Shaya
2019	Buenos Aires	Agustina Epelde[2]	Appointed	Did not compete
2018	Córdoba	Julieta Riveros[1]	Appointed	Unplaced
2017	Santiago del Estero	Yoana Don[1]	Miss World Argentina 2014	Unplaced
2016	Did not compete
2015	Córdoba	Sol Chaves Aguilar[14]	Appointed	Did not compete		Sol Chaves Aguilar
2014	Buenos Aires	Nadina Vallinai[15]	Appointed	Unplaced		Belleza Argentina
2013	Corrientes	Susel Jacquet[4][5]	Reina Nacional del Carnaval 2013	Unplaced

References

1. "Julieta Riveros crowned Miss Grand Argentina 2018". Times of India. August 7, 2018. Archived from the original on February 15, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
2. "Mariana Varela elected Miss Grand Argentina 2020". Times of India. October 15, 2020. Archived from the original on February 15, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
3. "Alina Luz Akselrad withdraws participation from MGI 2021 as the national pageant license was terminated". Times of India. October 18, 2021. Archived from the original on February 15, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
4. "Belleza del Carnaval Correntino representa a la Argentina en Tailandia". www.ellitoral.com.ar (in Spanish). El Litoral. October 22, 2013. Archived from the original on February 14, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
5. "La reina del carnaval muestra su belleza en Tailandia". www.impactocorrientes.com (in Spanish). November 6, 2013. Archived from the original on February 14, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
6. "Natalia Carolina Cometto es Miss Grand Argentina 2023" (in Spanish). Diario del Sur [es]. August 30, 2023. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
7. Sarah Do Couto (November 3, 2022). "Beauty queens Miss Argentina and Miss Puerto Rico secretly marry". Global News. Archived from the original on November 14, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
8. "Iron Tree S.R.L." Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina. June 13, 2019. Archived from the original on February 15, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
9. "Take a peek at the exquisite national costumes worn by beauty queens at Miss Grand International 2021". Times of India. December 10, 2021. Archived from the original on February 15, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
10. "Selección de Miss Internacional y Miss Grand en Argentina". hechos.ar (in Spanish). March 11, 2024. Archived from the original on March 11, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
11. Josiah Antonio (October 25, 2024). "India wins Miss Grand International 2024; PH bet CJ Opiaza is 1st runner-up". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on October 25, 2024. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
12. "Peru wins Miss Grand International 2023; PH makes early exit". ABS-CBN. October 25, 2023. Archived from the original on October 25, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
13. "¿Quién es Camila Alejandra Barraza, la candidata de Argentina en Miss Grand International?". Diario AS. October 24, 2022. Archived from the original on February 15, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
14. "Miss Grand International 2015 contestants". Miss Grand International. November 16, 2015. Archived from the original on November 16, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
15. "Miss Grand International 2014 contestants". Miss Grand International. December 25, 2014. Archived from the original on December 25, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Internet Archive.

External links

• Argentina portal

• Media related to Miss Grand Argentina at Wikimedia Commons