Miss Grand Belgium 2023 | |
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Date | June 25, 2023 |
Venue | AED Studios, Lint, Belgium |
Entrants | 8 |
Placements | 3 |
Winner | Albertina Rodrigues (Liège) |
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Miss Grand Belgium 2023 was the third edition of the Miss Grand Belgium pageant, held at the AED Studios in Lint, Belgium, on June 25, 2023. [1] [2] Eight candidates who qualified through the casting process competed for the title, of whom a nineteen-year-old professional model and social worker with Angolan decedent from Liège, Albertina Rodrigues, was elected the winner. [1] [2] Rodrigues then represented the country at the international pageant, Miss Grand International 2022, held in Vietnam in October 2023, [3] [4] but was unplaced. [5] [6]
The pageant was held in parallel with the Mister International Belgium 2023 pageant, [7] in which the winner competed at the Mister International 2023 pageant, held on September 17, in Bangkok, Thailand. [8]
Placement | Candidate [1] [2] [9] |
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Miss Grand Belgium 2023 |
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1st runner-up |
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2nd runner-up |
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Special Awards [7] | |
Miss Personality |
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Miss Social Media |
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Miss Photogenic |
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Initially, nine candidates confirmed to participate, but Julie Vansant of Antwerp withdrew, making the finalized total of eight contestants. [10]
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