Miss Grand El Salvador 2023

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Miss Grand El Salvador 2023
Miss Grand El Salvador 2023
	Fátima Calderón, the winner of the contest
Date	29 July 2023
Presenters	Kerim Handal
Venue	FEPADE Theater, San Salvador
Entrants	14
Placements	3
Winner	Fátima Calderón; (La Libertad)

Last updated December 14, 2024

Miss Grand El Salvador 2023 or CNB Grand El Salvador 2023 was the inaugural edition of the Miss Grand El Salvador pageant, held on 29 July 2023,^[1]^[2]^[3] at the FEPADE Theater, San Salvador.^[2]^[3] Candidates from fourteen departments of El Salvador competed for the title,^[4] of whom the representative of La Libertad, Fátima Calderón, was named the winner, while Alexia Pacheco of Santa Ana and Naomy Montiel of San Miguel were named the first and second runners-up, respectively.^[5]^[6]

The winner of the contest, Fátima Calderón, will represent El Salvador at the international pageant, Miss Grand International 2023, to be held in Vietnam on 25 October.^[2]^[3]^[6] Meanwhile, the remaining candidates will compete again on another stage, CNB El Salvador 2023, scheduled for late 2023 when the country representatives for Miss Grand International 2024, Miss International 2024, and Miss Supranational 2024 will be determined.^[5]

The pageant was managed by the Certamen Nacional de Belleza El Salvador (CNB El Salvador) chairperson, Francisco Cortez,^[2]^[3]^[5] and its grand final coronation round was hosted by Kerim Handal.^[5]

Result

Position	Delegate^[5]^[6]
Miss Grand El Salvador 2023	La Libertad – Fátima Calderón
1st runner-up	Santa Ana – Alexia Pacheco
2nd runner-up	San Miguel – Naomy Montiel

Candidates

Fourteen candidates confirmed their participation.^[5]^[6]

Ahuachapán – Ashley Guardado
Cabañas – Sayri Rivera
Chalatenango – Natalia Urías
Cuscatlán – Yancy Tobías
La Libertad – Fátima Calderón^[7]
La Paz – Nathaly Pinto
La Union – Daniela Villalta
Morazán – Mirna Bonilla
San Miguel – Naomy Montiel
San Salvador – Argelia Arévalo
San Vicente – Jimena Siliezar
Santa Ana – Alexia Pacheco
Sonsonate – Gricelda Mercado
Usulutan – Kimberly Castro

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References

↑ J. Barrera (20 July 2023). "Hija de Billy Calderón es la gran favorita para ganar Miss Grand El Salvador". www.elsalvador.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
1 2 3 4 Óscar Orellana (7 June 2023). "Fátima Calderón competirá en el CNB para representar al país en Miss Grand International 2023". www.elsalvador.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
1 2 3 4 Xiomara González (13 June 2023). "Fátima Calderón competirá para obtener el título de Miss Grand International El Salvador 2023". www.ella.sv (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
↑ José Guillermo Romero Sánchez (20 July 2023). "Be Awards, la gala para reconocer a los influencer salvadoreños". Elurbano.news (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
1 2 3 4 5 6 J. Barrera (30 July 2023). "Fátima Calderón, de La Libertad, es la nueva Miss Grand El Salvador". www.elsalvador.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
1 2 3 4 Georgina Trujillo (30 July 2023). "¡Fátima Calderón se convierte en Miss Grand International 2023!". www.tcsahora.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
↑ Georgina Trujillo (23 June 2023). "Fátima Calderón, la hija de Billy Calderón, ¡toda una reina en la pasarela!". www.tcsahora.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.

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[noti-1] J. Barrera (20 July 2023). "Hija de Billy Calderón es la gran favorita para ganar Miss Grand El Salvador". www.elsalvador.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.

[sal-2] 1 2 3 4 Óscar Orellana (7 June 2023). "Fátima Calderón competirá en el CNB para representar al país en Miss Grand International 2023". www.elsalvador.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.

[els-3] 1 2 3 4 Xiomara González (13 June 2023). "Fátima Calderón competirá para obtener el título de Miss Grand International El Salvador 2023". www.ella.sv (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.

[beaward-4] José Guillermo Romero Sánchez (20 July 2023). "Be Awards, la gala para reconocer a los influencer salvadoreños". Elurbano.news (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.

[result23-5] 1 2 3 4 5 6 J. Barrera (30 July 2023). "Fátima Calderón, de La Libertad, es la nueva Miss Grand El Salvador". www.elsalvador.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.

[result231-6] 1 2 3 4 Georgina Trujillo (30 July 2023). "¡Fátima Calderón se convierte en Miss Grand International 2023!". www.tcsahora.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.

[fatima-7] Georgina Trujillo (23 June 2023). "Fátima Calderón, la hija de Billy Calderón, ¡toda una reina en la pasarela!". www.tcsahora.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.

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