Miss Grand Angola 2023

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Miss Grand Angola 2023
Eugenia das Neves.png
Eugénia das Neves, the winner of the contest
DateSeptember 2, 2023
Presenters
Entertainment
  • Bass
  • Heróide Dos Prazeres
VenueEpic Sana Hotel, Luanda
Broadcaster YouTube
Entrants10
Placements7
WinnerEugénia das Neves
(Luanda)
2024  →
External videos
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg Miss Grand Angola 2023 Grand final competition, on September 2, 2023, Youtube Video

Miss Grand Angola 2023 was the inaugural edition of the Miss Grand Angola pageant, [1] [2] [3] held on September 2, 2023, [2] [3] at the Epic Sana Hotel, Luanda. [4] [5] [6] Ten candidates who qualified for the national final round through an audition held on July 9, 2023, at the Mundo da Casa Shopping Mall (MDC), competed for the title. [2] [3] [7] Of whom, a 24-year-old administrative assistant from Luanda, Eugénia das Neves, was elected the winner. [5] [6] [8] Eugénia later represented the country at the international parent stage, Miss Grand International 2023, held in Vietnam on October 25, 2023, and was named the 5th runner-up. [2] [3]

Contents

The grand final round of the contest was hosted by Mister Angola 2017, Bráulio Anderson, and Miss Angola 2014, Whitney Shikongo, [9] and was highlighted by live performances of two music bands, Bass and Heroide. [8]

The pageant was financially supported by the MDC Shopping Mall, Água Perla, Kabuiza, and Opal Negra, with an online news portal, Platinaline, as the official media partner. [2] [3]

Background

After two years of returning to join the Miss Grand International pageant, a scheme to conduct the first national contest of Miss Grand Angola was observed in early-July 2023 when the national licensee team led by former Miss Grand Angola, Márcia de Menezes, ran an audition in the MDC Shopping Mall in Luanda to select the national aspirants for the national final contest, which was scheduled for September. [7] [10] The final twelve of the qualified candidates were later revealed in mid-July. [2] [3]

The judges for the audition round included:

Result

PositionDelegate [6] [8] [11]
Miss Grand Angola 2023
  • Eugénia das Neves
1st runner-up
  • Jacira Saiombo
2nd runner-up
  • Airania Dias
3rd runner-up
  • Roberta Capule Paulo
4th runner-up
  • Angélica Varela
Top 7
  • Anna Chiquel
  • Elizandra Costa

Candidates

Initially, twelve candidates qualified for the national final, but two of them withdrew, making the finalized total of ten candidates. [4]

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References

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  4. 1 2 Irinea Lukombo (August 8, 2023). "Dez candidatas disputam pela primeira vez a coroa do Miss Grand Angola 2023". Angorussia.com (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on August 9, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
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  7. 1 2 "Organização do Miss Grand Angola realiza grande casting a 9 de Julho". Platinaline.com (in Portuguese). June 3, 2023. Archived from the original on July 4, 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
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