Miss Grand Belgium 2023

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Miss Grand Belgium 2023
Albertina Rodrigues.png
Albertina Rodrigues, the winner of the contest
DateJune 25, 2023
Venue AED Studios, Lint, Belgium
Entrants8
Placements3
WinnerAlbertina Rodrigues (Liège)
 2022
2024 
Miss Grand Belgium 2023 competition result by province
Colors key
  Winner
  Unplaced
  1st runner-up
  Withdrew
  2nd runner-up
  No representative

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]

Contents

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]

Result

PlacementCandidate [1] [2] [9]
Miss Grand Belgium 2023
  • Flag of the Province of Liege.svg  Liège   Albertina Rodrigues
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
Special Awards [7]
Miss Personality
Miss Social Media
Miss Photogenic

Candidates

Initially, nine candidates confirmed to participate, but Julie Vansant of Antwerp withdrew, making the finalized total of eight contestants. [10]

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