Miss Grand Brazil
National female beauty contest in Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Miss Grand Brazil is an annual female beauty pageant in Brazil, founded in 2014 by a São Paulo-based event organizer Gerson Antonelli,[1][2] to select the country's representatives to compete in its parent international contest, Miss Grand International.[3][4] From 2015 to 2023, the pageant was managed by Concurso Nacional de Beleza Miss Brasil (CNB Miss Brazil), led by Henrique Fontes.[5][6] Then the franchise was transferred to former Miss Universe Brazil organizer, Evandro Hazzy of Hazzy Top Talent, in 2024.[7]
Formation | July 25, 2014; 9 years ago (2014-07-25) |
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Founder | Gerson Antonelli |
Type | Beauty pageant |
Headquarters | Rio de Janeiro |
Location | |
Membership | Miss Grand International |
Official language | Portuguese |
National Director | Evandro Hazzy |
Parent organization | Hazzy Top Talent (2024 – Present) |
In its first two editions, 2014 and 2019, all national entrants were selected by the organization directly.[1][2][5] However, after the license was distributed to the regional organizer in 2020, the pageant has regularly been featuring the contestants chosen by either the central organ or the licensed organizers.[8][9][10] Since its inception, the contest was canceled once in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]
Brazil holds a record of 9 placements at Miss Grand International, the highest position was the first place won by Isabella Menin in 2022,[12] followed by the second runner-up, obtained by Lorena Rodrigues of Minas Gerais in 2021,[13][14] and the fourth runner-up in 2019 and 2020, won by Marjorie Marcelle and Alaíse Guedes, respectively.[15][16]
The current Miss Grand Brazil is Adriana Yanca of Zona da Mata, who was crowned on June 29, 2023, at the Recanto Cataratas Thermas Resort, Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná.