Miss Grand Spain 2022

Miss Grand Spain 2022 (Spanish: Miss Grand España 2022) is the sixth edition of Miss Grand Spain beauty contest, held at South Park Auditorium of Maspalomas in Las Palmas Province on 2 May 2022.^[1][2][3] The Miss Grand Spain 2021 Alba Dunkenberck of Costa Canaria crowned her successor, a Cuban-Spanish Hirisley Jiménez of Las Palmas, at the end of the event.^[1][4][5] Jiménez then represented Spain at the Miss Grand International 2022 pageant held on October 25 in Indonesia,^[1][6][7] and was named the fifth runner-up.^[8][9]

Miss Grand Spain 2022
Hirisley Jimenez, the winner of the contest
Date	2 May 2022
Presenters	Roberto Herrera
Entertainment	Cristina Ramos
Venue	South Park Auditorium, Maspalomas, Las Palmas
Broadcaster	YouTube
Entrants	34
Placements	15
Debuts	Costa Cantábrica Euskadi Girona Islas Afortunadas La Rioja Lleida
Withdrawals	Asturias Baleares País Vasco Palencia
Returns	Cantabria Murcia Toledo Valencia Zaragoza
Winner	Hirisley Jiménez Las Palmas
Congeniality	Iratxe Francés Navarre
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External videos
Miss Grand Spain Grand Final Competition, on 2 May 2022, YouTube video

Thirty-four delegates who qualified via the provincial contests competed for the national title.^[10][11] The event was hosted by "Roberto Herrera" and was beamed live to a virtual audience worldwide via the pageant YouTube channel, named GrandSpainTV.^[6] The event was also attended by Nguyễn Thúc Thùy Tiên Miss Grand International 2021 and "Teresa Chaivisut", the vice president of Miss Grand International.^[5][6]

In addition to crowning the country representative, Miss Grand Spain 2023 was announced to be happening in Puerto de la Cruz in the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, three consecutive years for the Canary Islands to host the pageant.^[6][12][13]

Background

History

On 1 January 2022, the pageant organizer published the announcement of the 2022 competition host province on their social media, the contest is scheduled to happen on 2 May at South Park Auditorium of Maspalomas in the province of Las Palmas.^[1][2] The official press conference of the contest was later conducted on 20 April at Hotel Orquídea Club and Spa in Bahía Feliz [de], in which other competition details was additionally clarified such as the competition system, sub-contests as well as the pageant activities.^[11][14]

List of the main events in the Miss Grand Spain 2022 pageant

Date	Event	Venue	Ref.
20 April	Official Press Conference	Hotel Orquídea Club and Spa, Bahía Feliz [de]	[11][14]
28 April	Swimsuit competition	Holiday World entertainment center, Maspalomas	[11][14]
1 May	Preliminary competition	South Park Auditorium, Maspalomas	[11][14]
2 May	Grand Final Coronation		[1][2]

Selection of contestants

Thirty-four national delegates were selected to participate by their regional licensees, 23 of which obtained the title after winning the respective local pageants, while 10 runners-up of those local pageants were additionally appointed to represent the neighboring provinces due to a lacking of provincial directors.^[10] The remainder 1 candidate, Mar Pallini, who previously obtained second place at Miss Grand Barcelona 2020, was elected to represent the province of Lleida without participating in any 2022 regional contests.^[15]

In the province of Barcelona, local pageants are also held in Anoia, Baix Llobregat, and Osona, to determine delegates for the province competition.^[16][17]

Map shows provinces that held the regional contest for Miss Grand Spain 2022
(Click on a province name on the map to go to that name in the table below)

• Pontevedra • Cantabria • Biscay • Navarre La Rioja • • Zaragoza Girona • • Barcelona • Valencia • Murcia • Almería Granada • • Málaga Cádiz • Huelva • • Seville Córdoba • • Jaén Badajoz • • Ciudad Real • Toledo • Las Palmas Tenerife • • Osona • Baix Llobregat Anoia • Color keys for the number of title qualified to the national pageant   1 provincial title   2 provincial titles   3 provincial titles   Local contest (preliminary for the provincial stage)   No pageant held in the region

List of Miss Grand Spain 2022 regional pageants, by the coronation date

Location	Level	Date & Venue	Entrants	Title(s)	Ref.
Seville	Provincial	5 September 2021 at Abades Benacazón Hoteles, Benacazón	16 Cities Alcalá del Río Aljarafe Coria del Río Esquivel Others (Data Not Available)	1 title Miss Grand Seville	[18]
Cádiz	Provincial	25 September 2021 at Monasterio de la Victoria, El Puerto de Santa María	16 Cities Alcalá de los Gazules Algeciras Algodonales Arcos de la Frontera Bahía de Cádiz Campiña de Jerez Campo de Gibraltar Capital Chiclana de la Frontera Puerto de Santa María Jerez de la Frontera La Janda Puerto Real Puerto Sherry San José del Valle Sierra de Cádiz	3 titles Miss Grand Cádiz Miss Grand Andalusia Miss Grand Costa de la Luz	[19][20]
Huelva	Provincial	25 September 2021 at Recinto Ferial Villarrasa, Villarrasa	16 Cities Aljaraque Andévalo Ayamonte Capital Doñana Guadiana Huelva Isla Cristina Lepe Manzanilla Moguer Sierra de Huelva Trigueros Valverde del Camino	1 title Miss Grand Huelva	[21]
Granada	Provincial	3 October 2021 at San Sebastián Park, Ogíjares	49 Cities Albolote Albuñol Alfacar Alhama de Granada Alhendín Almuñécar Armilla Atarfe Baza Calahonda Carchuna Cenes de la Vega Chauchina Cúllar Vega Churriana Deifontes Dílar Dúrcal Padul Freila Gójar Guadix Güevéjar Huétor de Santillán Huétor Vega Íllora Iznalloz La Herradura La Zubia Maracena Monachil Montefrío Motril Las Gabias Loja Loma Linda Ogíjares Otura Pinos Puente Polopos Pulianas Purullena Rubite Salar Salobreña Santa Fé Torrenueva Costa Valderrubio Vegas del Genil	1 title Miss Grand Granada	[22]
Toledo	Provincial	16 October 2021 at Hotel Abaceria, Toledo	24 Candidates	2 titles Miss Grand Madrid Miss Grand Toledo	[23]
Pontevedra	Community	28 October 2021 at Hotel Bahía de Vigo, Pontevedra	15 Cities Arousa Cíes Cortegada Estelas Gavoteira Ínsua Bela La Toja Ons Sálvora San Pedro San Simón Santa Comba Santa Cruz Tambo Toralla	3 titles Miss Grand Galicia Miss Grand Costa Gallega Miss Grand Costa Cantárica	[24][25]
Biscay	Community	5 November 2021 at Bilbao Exhibition Centre, Barakaldo	21 Cities Abando Basurto Derio Eibar Etxebarri Galdakao Gros Irala Irun Ispaster Lakua Laudio Oiartzun Ondarroa Orio Plentzia Rekalde Santutxu San Martin San Ignazio Sopelana	1 title Miss Grand Euskadi	[26][27]
Málaga	Provincial	20 November 2021 at the Edgar Neville auditorium of the Diputación de Málaga	24 Cities Alhaurín de la Torre Bahía de Málaga Bailén-Miraflores Benalmádena Cártama Cruz de Humilladero El Calvario El Cónsul El Torcal Gibralfaro Huelin La Carihuela La Malagueta Marbella Mijas Montemar Ojén Pedregalejo Rincón de la Victoria Puerto Marina Ronda Torre del Mar Torremolinos Torrox	2 titles Miss Grand Málaga Miss Grand Costa del Sol	[28]
Barcelona	Provincial	27 November 2021 at Sarau 08911 Club, Badalona, Barcelona	25 Cities Alt Penedès Anoia Bages Baix Llobregat Barcelonès Berguedà Ciutat Vella Costa Central Eixample Garraf Gràcia Guinardó Horta Les Corts Maresme Moianès Montjuïc Nou Barris Sant Andreu Sant Gervasi Sant Martí Sants Sarrià Vallès Occidental Vallès Oriental	2 titles Miss Grand Barcelona Miss Grand Tarragona	[29]
Córdoba	Provincial	28 November 2021 at Hacienda La Piconera, Córdoba	30 Cities Aguilar Alcolea Almodóvar Añora Baena Cañete Cardeña Córdoba Capital Encinarejo [es] Fernán Núñez Guadalcázar Hinojosa del Duque La Carlota La Rambla La Victoria Lucena Montalbán Montemayor Montoro Nueva Carteya Palma del Río Pedro Abad Posadas Pozoblanco Priego Puente Genil Santa Cruz [es] Villanueva de Córdoba Villanueva del Duque Villa del Río	1 title Miss Grand Córdoba	[30]
Girona	Provincial	5 December 2021 at Municipal Auditorium, Santa Coloma de Farners	15 Cities Arbúcies Blanes Caldes de Malavella Figueres La Bisbal d'Empordà La Selva de Mar Llançà Maçanet de la Selva Palamós Riudarenes Roses Santa Coloma de Farners Santa Coloma Residencial [ca] Sant Gregori Sarrià de Ter	1 title Miss Grand Girona	[31]
Las Palmas	Provincial	12 December 2021 at the Maspalomas Cultural Center, Maspalomas	20 Cities Agaete Agüimes Arucas Artenara Fuerteventura Gáldar Ingenio La Graciosa Lanzarote Las Palmas Mogán San Bartolomé de Tirajana Santa Brígida Santa Lucía Santa María de Guía Tejeda Telde Teror Valsequillo	3 titles Miss Grand Las Palmas Miss Grand Costa Canaria Miss Grand Atlántico	[32]
Badajoz	Community	23 January 2022 at Teatro Carolina Coronado, Almendralejo	12 Cities Almendralejo Badajoz Capital Campanario Castuera Cáceres Capital Don Benito Jaraíz de la Vera La Serena Jerte Mérida Plasencia Jaraíz de la Vera	1 title Miss Grand Extremadura	[33]
Zaragoza	Provincial	18 February 2022 at Teatro de las Esquinas, Zaragoza	16 Candidates	1 title Miss Grand Zaragoza	[3][34]
Valencia	Community	20 February 2022 at Sala Madison, Massanassa	17 Candidates	1 title Miss Grand Valencian	[35][36]
Murcia	Community	27 February 2022 at Hotel NH Amistad Murcia	12 Candidates	1 title Miss Grand Murcia	[37]
Cantabria	Provincial	6 March 2022 at Pub Dalí Santander, Santander	18 Cities Cabezón de la Sal Astillero Bárcena de Pie de Concha Camargo Carandía [es] Comillas El Sardinero Isla La Concha de Villaescusa Maliaño Miengo Peñacastillo [es] Piélagos Reinosa Santa Cruz de Bezana Selaya Somo Torrelavega	1 title Miss Grand Cantabria	[38]
Jaén	Provincial	20 March 2022 at Salon Yerba Buena, Martos	15 Candidates	1 title Miss Grand Jaén	[39]
Tenerife	Provincial	20 March 2022 at Orfeon La Paz, San Cristóbal de La Laguna	17 Cities Arafo Candelaria El Rosario Guía de Isora Güímar La Laguna La Matanza La Orotava La Palma La Victoria Puerto de la Cruz Respol Grupo Gonzalez Rest El Picú Santa Cruz Tacoronte Ricardo Tegueste	2 titles Miss Grand Tenerife] Miss Grand Islas Afortunadas
La Rioja	Provincial	26 March 2022 at Bodegas y Viñedos Heras Cordón, Fuenmayor	10 Candidates	1 title Miss Grand La Rioja	[40]
Almería	Provincial	27 March 2022 at Terraza del hotel HO, Puerta de Purchena [es]	12 Cities Adra Almería Capital Cabo de Gata Carboneras Aguadulce Mojácar El Ejido Huércal de Almería Níjar Roquetas de Mar Vélez-Rubio Vícar	1 title Miss Grand Almería]	[41]
Ciudad Real	Provincial	27 March 2022 at Hotel Sercotel Guadiana, Ciudad Real	10 Candidates	1 title Miss Grand Ciudad Real	[42]
Navarre	Community	27 March 2022 at Hotel NH Pamplona Iruña Park, Pamplona	13 Candidates	1 title Miss Grand Navarre	[43]

Main Pageant

Preliminary activities

• Pre-pageant voting:

Evening Gown Voting Result^[44]

Rank	Province	Point
1.	Navarra	1,394
2.	Huelva	1,167
3.	Cádiz	1,144
4.	Jaén	1,117
5.	Cantabria	1,098
6.	Zaragoza	1,088

Swimsuit Voting Result^[45]

Rank	Province	Point
1.	Jaén	1,058
2.	Navarra	1,046
3.	Atlántico	990
4.	Cádiz	988

Gala Dinner Voting Result^[46]

Rank	Province	Point
1.	Cantabria	1,113
2.	Euskadi	1,022
3.	Navarra	964
4.	Huelva	954
5.	Cádiz	893

• Swimsuit contest: held on 28 April at Holiday World entertainment center in Maspalomas where all 34 aspirants paraded in a swimwear one by one in front of the panel of judges,^[11][14] the representative of Euskadi, "Oihana Torres", was named the winner at the grand final round on 2 May and automatically placed in the top 10 finalists of the final competition, regardless of all accumulation scores.^[6][47]
• Preliminary competition: held on 1 May at the South Park Auditorium of Maspalomas, where all 34 contestants competed in swimwear and evening gowns in front of a panel of preliminary judges.^[11][14] The scores from the preliminary event, together with a closed-door interview portion, the swimsuit competition as well as the scoring via all ancillary activities, determines the top 15 finalists who were later announced on the grand final stage on 2 May.^[4]

Grand Final

The grand final round of Miss Grand Spain 2022 was held on the night of 2 May at South Park Auditorium of Maspalomas city in Las Palmas, hosted by "Roberto Herrera" and was beamed live to a virtual audience worldwide via the pageant YouTube channel, named GrandSpainTV.^[6][13] As the tradition of the pageant, 15 semifinalists are chosen from the initial pool of contestants through observation during the entire pageant, a closed-door interview, swimsuit round as well as a preliminary competition, which featured contestants competing in swimsuits and evening gowns.^[4][6] The top 15 finalists were then competed in the swimsuit round, with 10 of them advancing to the Top 10, this number eventually was reduced to 9 with the 10th semifinalist being the "Best in Swimsuit" winner determined through the swimsuit contest previously held on 28 April, all 10 semifinalists would then compete in an evening gown and the top 5 finalists were decided.^[6][13]

The top five then competed in the question-and-answer portion, where each entrant was asked a different question. The judges select the winner based on their answer, then the host sequentially announced the fourth, third, and second runners-up. The last 2 candidates from Las Palmas and Euskadi then stand in the center of the stage and the Las Palmas representative was named "Miss Grand Spain 2022".^[6][13]

The panel of judges includes:^[6][13]

• Drag Valcano – Drag Queen 2022 of the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Carnival
• Janet González Carballo – Medical director and orthodontist
• Blas García – Official surgeon of Miss Grand Spain
• Nguyễn Thúc Thùy Tiên – Miss Grand International 2021
• Teresa Chaivisut – Vice-president of Miss Grand International Ltd.
• Vicente Jiménez – President of Miss Grand Spain

Results

Placements Miss Grand Spain 2022 competition result[3][4][5][6][12] Position Delegate Miss Grand Spain 2022 Las Palmas – Hirisley Jiménez 1st runner-up Euskadi – Oihana Torres 2nd runner-up Zaragoza – Anakristina Rivero 3rd runner-up  Madrid – Kristina Caci 4th runner-up Granada – Natalia Quirós Semifinalists (Top 10) Cádiz – Alba Pérez Cantabria – María Pardo Costa Canaria – Maryana Abreu  Murcia – Miriam Avilés Valencia – Erika Pereira Quarterfinalists (Top 15)  Almería – Gigi Mendes  Andalusia – Elisabeth Ros Costa de la Luz – María Moreno Sevilla – Maria Domínguez Toledo – María Victoria Medina Special awards List of Miss Grand Spain 2022 Special Award Winners[6][13] Award Winner Best Elegance  Madrid – Kristina Caci Best in Swimsuit Euskadi – Oihana Torres Miss Congeniality  Navarre – Iratxe Francés Miss Photogenic Cantabria – María Pardo

Miss Grand Spain 2022 competition result by province Color keys   Winner   First runner-up   Second runner-up   Third runner-up   Fourth runner-up   Top 10   Top 15   Unplaced   Did not participate

Candidates

34 delegates were selected by regional licensees to compete for the national title of Miss Grand Spain 2022.

Province/Community/Region	Contestant	Age	Hometown	Ref.
Almería	Gigi Mendes	28	Huércal de Almería	[48]
Andalusia	Elisabeth Ros	22	La Janda	[20]
Atlántico	Sara Sánchez	27		[10]
Barcelona	Marta Bernal	22	Les Corts
Cádiz	Alba Pérez	19	Puerto Real	[20]
Cantabria	María Pardo	17	Piélagos	[49]
Ciudad Real	Elisabeth Vergara	19		[42]
Costa Canaria	Maryana Abreu	18		[10]
Costa Cantábrica	Sil Vázquez	21		[50]
Costa de la Luz	María Moreno	20	San José del Valle
Costa del Sol	Belén López	27	Málaga
Costa Gallega	Lucía Lamas	21	Ourense	[24]
Córdoba	Naiara Afan	18	Aguilar de la Frontera	[42]
Euskadi	Oihana Torres	17	Bilbao	[51]
Extremadura	Cristina Vaquerizo	21		[52]
Galicia	Aitana Paradela	23	Ourense	[24]
Girona	Luna López	20	Figueres
Granada	Natalia Quirós	19	La Zubia	[22]
Jaén	María José Molina	22	Mancha Real	[39]
Huelva	Verónica Molins	23	Ayamonte	[21]
Islas Afortunadas	Ana Luisa Herrera	26
Las Palmas	Hirisley Jiménez	20	Tejeda	[53]
La Rioja	Elena Prado Marin	26	Logroño
Lleida	Mar Pallini	22
Madrid	Kristina Caci	25
Málaga	Lourdes Cabrera	19
Murcia	Miriam Avilés	20
Navarre	Iratxe Francés	23		[43]
Sevilla	Maria Domínguez	20	Coria del Río	[18]
Tarragona	Lorena Sospedra	26
Tenerife	Fabiola Sánchez	19		[54]
Toledo|Toledo	María Victoria Medina	27
Valencia	Erika Pereira	22
Zaragoza	Anakristina Rivero	22		[55]