Miss Grand Argentina

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Miss Grand Argentina
Formation2013
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Buenos Aires
Location
Membership Miss Grand International
Official language
Spanish
National director
Malena Gonzalez (2025)
Miss Grand Argentina
licensees timeline
2014 —
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2016 —
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2018 —
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2020 —
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2022 —
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2024 —
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2026 —
 
 
 
N Entertainment
Marcelo Shaya
Iron Tree SRL
Sambrizzi Producción
Malena Gonzalez

Miss Grand Argentina is a national title bestowed upon a woman chosen to represent Argentina at the annual international pageant, Miss Grand International. [1] [2] [3] The title was mentioned for the first time in 2013 when the winner of Reina Nacional del Carnaval, Susel Jacquet, was chosen to represent the country at the inaugural edition of Miss Grand International in Thailand. [4] [5] The franchise was then transferred to different organizers every few years, such as Sambrizzi Producción of Mathias Sambrizzi in 2023 [6] and Malena Gonzalez in 2025. [7]

Contents

Since their debut in 2013, Argentina's representatives have yet to win the Miss Grand International title. The highest and only one placement is the top 10 finalists in 2020, obtained by Mariana Varela  [ es ]. [8]

History

Argentina debuted in Miss Grand International in 2013, but all of the country representatives were appointed to the position, and no preliminary national pageant was explicitly held for Miss Grand International. The franchise license was previously managed by several organizers such as Iron Tree SRL in 2021 and 2022, [9] and a Buenos Aires-based event organizer, Sambrizzi Producción, from 2023 [6] to 2024. [10]

In 2021, the former licensee, Marcelo Shaya, was unable to meet the international firm's requirements due to a lack of funds, [3] causing the original representative, Alina Luz Akselrad, to withdraw and be replaced by Florencia de Palo, [11] who was appointed by a new licensee, Tais Ibarra [12] of Iron Tree SRL.

Edition

Location and date

The stand-alone Miss Grand Argentina pageant took place only once, in August 2025.

EditionDateFinal venueEntrantsRef.
1st 27 AugustTeatro Ateneo Cecilia Bernasconi, Buenos Aires
12
 [13]

Competition result

EditionWinnerRunners-upRef.
FirstSecondThirdFourth
1st Elena Mateo
(Tucumán)		Selene Bublitz
(Corrientes)		Caro Elsegood
(Buenos Aires)		Julieta Pérez Castellanos
(Islas del Atlántico Sur)		Luisina Sendra
(Cataratas)		 [14]

International competition

The following is a list of Argentina representatives at the Miss Grand International contest.

Color keys
YearProvinceMiss Grand ArgentinaTitlePlacementSpecial AwardsNational Director
2025 Tucumán Elena Mateo [14] Miss Grand Argentina 2025 UnplacedMalena Gonzalez [7]
2024 Córdoba Alejandra Morales [15] AppointedUnplaced [16] Mathias Sambrizzi [6] [17]
2023 Pirané Natalia Cometto [6] AppointedUnplaced [18]
2022 Buenos Aires Camila Barraza [19] Miss Universe Kosovo 2016 UnplacedTais Ibarra [12]
2021 Buenos Aires Florencia de Palo [11] Top 7 Miss Universe Argentina 2019 Unplaced
Córdoba Alina Luz Akselrad [3] Did not competeMarcelo Shaya [12]
2020 Buenos Aires Mariana Varela [2] [8] Miss Universe Argentina 2019 Top 10
2019 Buenos Aires Agustina Epelde [2] AppointedDid not compete
2018 Córdoba Julieta Riveros [1] AppointedUnplaced
2017 Santiago del Estero Yoana Don [1] Miss World Argentina 2014 Unplaced
Did not compete in 2016
2015 Córdoba Sol Chaves Aguilar [20] AppointedDid not compete Nadia Cerri
2014 Buenos Aires Nadina Vallinai [21] AppointedUnplaced
2013 Corrientes Susel Jacquet [4] [5] Reina Nacional del Carnaval 2013Unplaced

National pageant candidates

Participating regional and territories representatives

Regional/territories 1st
Antártida Y
Buenos Aires Eo circle indigo white number-2.svg
Cataratas Eo circle indigo white number-4.svg
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires Y
Corrientes Eo circle indigo white number-1.svg
Islas del Atlántico Sur  [ es ] Eo circle indigo white number-3.svg
Jujuy Y
Misiones Y
Noroeste 7
Salta 7
Selva Misionera  [ es ]Y
Tucumán Eo circle brown white letter-w.svg
Total12
Color keys
  •   Eo circle brown white letter-w.svg   : Declared as the winner
  •   Eo circle indigo white number-1.svg   : Ended as a 1st runner-up
  •   Eo circle indigo white number-2.svg   : Ended as a 2nd runner-up
  •   Eo circle indigo white number-3.svg   : Ended as a 3rd runner-up
  •   Eo circle indigo white number-4.svg   : Ended as a 4th runner-up
  •  A  : Ended as a finalist, semifinalist and unplaced
  •  ×  : Ended as withdrew during the competition
  •  ×  : Ended as no representative

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Julieta Riveros crowned Miss Grand Argentina 2018". Times of India. August 7, 2018. Archived from the original on February 15, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Mariana Varela elected Miss Grand Argentina 2020". Times of India. October 15, 2020. Archived from the original on February 15, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Alina Luz Akselrad withdraws participation from MGI 2021 as the national pageant license was terminated". Times of India. October 18, 2021. Archived from the original on February 15, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Belleza del Carnaval Correntino representa a la Argentina en Tailandia". www.ellitoral.com.ar (in Spanish). El Litoral. October 22, 2013. Archived from the original on February 14, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  5. 1 2 "La reina del carnaval muestra su belleza en Tailandia". www.impactocorrientes.com (in Spanish). November 6, 2013. Archived from the original on February 14, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Natalia Carolina Cometto es Miss Grand Argentina 2023" (in Spanish). Diario del Sur  [ es ]. August 30, 2023. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Malena González: la misionera que lidera el nuevo Miss Grand Argentina" [Malena González: the missionary leading the new Miss Grand Argentina pageant]. Vive Noticias (in Spanish). August 17, 2025. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
  8. 1 2 Sarah Do Couto (November 3, 2022). "Beauty queens Miss Argentina and Miss Puerto Rico secretly marry". Global News. Archived from the original on November 14, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Iron Tree S.R.L." Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina. June 13, 2019. Archived from the original on February 15, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Selección de Miss Internacional y Miss Grand en Argentina" [Miss International and Miss Grand Selection in Argentina]. hechos.ar (in Spanish). March 11, 2024. Archived from the original on March 23, 2025. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  11. 1 2 "Take a peek at the exquisite national costumes worn by beauty queens at Miss Grand International 2021". Times of India. December 10, 2021. Archived from the original on February 15, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  12. 1 2 3 "Alina Akselrad: Miss Grand Argentina Denuncia Estafa por Parte del Miss Grand International y Nawat Isaragrisil" [Alina Akselrad: Miss Grand Argentina Denounces Scam by Miss Grand International and Nawat Isaragrisil]. vip.net.ve (in Spanish). October 16, 2022. Archived from the original on March 23, 2025. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  13. ↑ Ramiro Menacho (July 31, 2025). "Una por una, las candidatas para Miss Grand Argentina". www.todojujuy.com (in Spanish). Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  14. 1 2 Ramiro Menacho (August 28, 2025). "Elena Mateo representará a Argentina en Miss Grand International 2025" [Elena Mateo will represent Argentina in Miss Grand International 2025]. www.todojujuy.com (in Spanish). Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Selección de Miss Internacional y Miss Grand en Argentina". hechos.ar (in Spanish). March 11, 2024. Archived from the original on March 11, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  16. ↑ Josiah Antonio (October 25, 2024). "India wins Miss Grand International 2024; PH bet CJ Opiaza is 1st runner-up". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on October 25, 2024. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Selección de Miss Internacional y Miss Grand en Argentina" [Miss International and Miss Grand Selection in Argentina]. hechos.ar (in Spanish). March 11, 2024. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Peru wins Miss Grand International 2023; PH makes early exit". ABS-CBN . October 25, 2023. Archived from the original on October 25, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  19. ↑ "¿Quién es Camila Alejandra Barraza, la candidata de Argentina en Miss Grand International?". Diario AS. October 24, 2022. Archived from the original on February 15, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  20. ↑ "Miss Grand International 2015 contestants". Miss Grand International. November 16, 2015. Archived from the original on November 16, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2023– via Internet Archive.
  21. ↑ "Miss Grand International 2014 contestants". Miss Grand International. December 25, 2014. Archived from the original on December 25, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2023– via Internet Archive.
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