Miss Grand Guatemala

Miss Grand Guatemala is a national title bestowed upon a woman chosen to represent Guatemala at Miss Grand International.^[1][2][3] The title was first mentioned in 2013 when the winner of Miss Guatemala Latina 2013, Melanie Michelle Cohn Bech, was appointed by Oscar Flores, who served as the director of such a national pageant as well as the franchise holder of Miss Grand International in Guatemala.^[1] The license was transferred to another national pageant, Miss Guatemala, in 2017, and then to a queen maker, Alex Orellana, in 2019.^[4]

Miss Grand Guatemala

Formation	2013
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Guatemala City
Location	Guatemala
Membership	Miss Grand International
Official language	Spanish
National director	Alex Orellana
Parent organization	Miss Guatemala Latina (2013, 2015 – 2016) Miss Guatemala (2017 – Present)

Since the first participation at Miss Grand International in 2013, no Miss Grand national pageant has been held individually to determine the representatives; all were either appointed or selected through other national pageants.^[2][3] The highest achievement of Guatemala at Miss Grand International is the second runner-up position, which was obtained by Ivana Batchelor in 2020.^[5]

History

Guatemala has been participating in the Miss Grand International pageant since 2013.^[1] However, all of its representatives were either appointed or determined via other national pageants; no Miss Grand National was held separately to determine the titleholders.^[2][3][6] From 2013 to 2016, the license belonged to a capital-based national pageant chaired by Oscar Flores, Miss Guatemala Latina,^[1][2][3] in which Miss Grand Guatemala was considered one of the supplemental titles at such a pageant.^[2][3] In 2017, the license was then taken over by another national pageant, Miss Guatemala (Miss Universe Guatemala), and was then transferred to a queen maker, Alex Orellana, in 2019.^[4] However, all representatives during that period were appointed.^[4][7][8]

Guatemala's representative obtained placements at the Miss Grand International pageant twice, including the top 20 finalists in 2019,^[9] and the second runner-up and the Best National Costume award in 2020.^[5]

Gallery

• 
  Miss Grand Guatemala 2021
  María José Sazo
• 
  Miss Grand Guatemala 2022
  Andrea Radford
• 
  Miss Grand Guatemala 2023
  Raschel Paz
• 
  Miss Grand Guatemala 2024
  Cristina Gonzalo

International competition

The following is a list of Guatemalan 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	Department	Miss Grand Guatemala	Title	Placement	Special Awards	National Director
2025	Guatemala USA	Ana Sofia Lendl[10]	Miss Guatemala 2025 – Miss Grand Guatemala[a]	TBA		Alex Orellana
2024	Sacatepéquez	Cristina Gonzalo[11][12]	Miss Guatemala 2024 – Miss Grand Guatemala[b]	Top 20
2023	Guatemala	Raschel Paz[13]	Appointed	Unplaced
2022	Guatemala	Andrea Radford[14][15]	Appointed	Unplaced
2021	Escuintla	María José Sazó[5][16]	Appointed	Unplaced
2020	Guatemala	Ivana Batchelor[5][17]	Appointed	2nd runner-up	Best National Costume
2019	San Marcos	Dannia Guevara[7][9]	2nd runner-up Reina Nacional de Independencia 2017	Top 20
2018	Guatemala	Raquel Maria Alejandra[6][18]	Appointed	Did not compete		Carlos Garnica Paiz
2017	Guatemala	Alenjandra Castro[8][19]	Miss United Continents Guatemala 2017[20][c]	Unplaced
2016	Jalapa	Susan Larios Cruz[3][21]	Miss Grand Guatemala 2016[d]	Unplaced		Oscar Flores
2015	San Marcos	Analí Calderón[2][22]	Miss Grand Guatemala 2015[e]	Unplaced
Did not compete 2014
2013	Guatemala	Michelle Cohn[1][23]	Miss Guatemala Latina 2013	Unplaced		Oscar Flores

Notes

1. One of the main titles in the Miss Guatemala 2025 pageant.
2. One of the main titles in the Miss Guatemala 2024 pageant.
3. Supplemental title at the Miss Guatemala 2017 pageant.
4. Supplementary title in the Miss Guatemala Latina 2016 pageant.
5. Supplementary title in the Miss Guatemala Latina 2015 pageant