List of Miss Grand International titleholders

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The following is a list of Miss Grand International titleholders from the competition's inaugural edition in 2013 to present.

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Miss Grand International titleholders

YearRepresentedTitleholderAge [lower-alpha 1] HometownNational TitleLocationDateEntrants
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Janelee Chaparro [1]
22
Barceloneta Miss Grand Puerto Rico 2013 Nonthaburi, Thailand November 19, 2013
71
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Lees Garcia [2]
27
Miami Miss Grand Cuba 2014 Bangkok, Thailand October 7, 2014
85
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Anea Garcia [lower-alpha 2] [3]
20
Cranston Miss Grand Dominican Republic 2015 October 25, 2015
77
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Claire Elizabeth Parker [lower-alpha 3] [3]
24
Sydney Miss Grand Australia 2015 April 1, 2016
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Ariska Putri Pertiwi [5]
21
Medan Puteri Indonesia Perdamaian 2016 Las Vegas, United States October 25, 2016
74
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru María José Lora [6]
27
Trujillo Miss Grand Peru 2017 Phú Quốc, Vietnam October 25, 2017
77
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay Clara Sosa [7]
25
Asunción Miss Grand Paraguay 2018 Yangon, Myanmar October 25, 2018
75
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Valentina Figuera [8]
19
Puerto La Cruz El Concurso by Osmel Sousa 2018 Caracas, Venezuela October 25, 2019
60
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Abena Appiah [9]
27
New York City Miss Grand United States of America 2020 Bangkok, Thailand [lower-alpha 4] March 27, 2021
63
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Nguyễn Thúc Thùy Tiên [11]
23
Ho Chi Minh City Miss Grand Vietnam 2021 December 4, 2021
59
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Isabella Menin [12]
26
Marília Miss Grand Brazil 2022 West Java, Indonesia October 25, 2022
68
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Luciana Fuster [13]
24
Callao Miss Grand Peru 2023 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam October 25, 2023
69

Countries by number of wins

Country or territoryTitlesYears
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
2
2017, 2023
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
1
2022
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 2021
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2020
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 2019
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 2018
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 2016
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2015
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 2014
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 2013
Assumed wins

Titles assumed following dethronements.

Country or territoryTitlesYears
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
1
2015
Continent or regionTitlesYears
Oceania
1
2015
Dethroned wins
Country or territoryTitlesYears
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
1
2015
Continent or regionTitlesYears
North America
1
2015
Resigned not replaced wins
Country or territoryTitlesYears
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
1
2015
Continent or regionTitlesYears
Oceania
1
2015
Debut wins
Debut wins timeline
DecadesCountry or territory
2010s
List
  • 2013:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico
  • 2014:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba
  • 2015:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
  • 2016:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia
  • 2017:Flag of Peru.svg Peru
  • 2018:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay
  • 2019:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela
2020s
List
  • 2020:Flag of the United States.svg United States
  • 2021:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam
  • 2022:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil

Continents by number of wins

Continent or regionTitlesYears
South America
5
2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
North America
3
2013, 2014, 2015, 2020
Asia
2
2016, 2021
Oceania
1
2015
Africa
0
Europe
0

See also

Notes

  1. Ages at the time of Miss Grand International.
  2. Anea Garcia was dethroned because Garcia could not fulfill her duties during her reign as Miss Grand International. [3]
  3. Claire Elizabeth Parker, the 2015 winner, was originally placed 1st Runner-Up but was assumed as the winner after the original titleholder was dethroned. Later, Parker terminated her title in 2019 for participating in Miss Universe Australia 2019 pageant. [4]
  4. The 2020 edition was originally to be organized in Caracas, Venezuela but was transposed to Thailand twice after the COVID-19 pandemic. [10]

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