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Formation | November 13, 2021 |
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Founder | Braz Alves |
Type | Beauty pageant |
Headquarters | Belo Horizonte |
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Membership | Miss Grand Brazil |
Official language | Portuguese |
Director | Adriana Macedo |
Miss Grand Minas Gerais is a Brazilian state-level female beauty pageant, [1] [2] [3] founded in 2021 by a Patos de Minas-based organizer, Braz Alves, [4] to select the representatives of Minas Gerais for the Miss Grand Brazil pageant. [5] [6] The competition license was transferred to Adriana Macedo, who has owned and run the pageant since 2024. [7]
Since the establishment of Miss Grand Brazil, Minas Gerais representatives have not won the title yet. The highest achievement they obtained was the first runner-up, won in 2019 by an appointed Lorena Rodrigues, [8] who was later appointed Miss Grand Brazil 2021 and received the second runner-up in the international competition held in Thailand. [9]
The state of Minas Gerais has participated in the Miss Grand Brazil pageant since the first edition which was held in 2014. [10] However, its first three representatives were appointed. The first Miss Grand Minas Gerais was held in November 2021 after the state franchise was granted to a local organizer led by Braz Alves. [1] [4] The contest, held on November 13 at the HZ Hotel in Patos de Minas, consisted of 20 finalists, [11] of whom a model Malu Camargos was elected the winner. [1] Camargos later participated in the national pageant held the following year and qualified for the top 12 round. [12] [13]
Later in 2024, Braz Alves planned to organize the 2024 state competition in Patos de Minas, on 17 January, [4] but lost the license to another local organizer, Adriana Macedo, [7] due to the change of national franchise holder. [14] [15]
In addition to the state-level contest, another regional event, Miss Grand Zona da Mata Mineira, was held in 2023 in the city of Barbacena. [16] [17] The event consisted of 12 candidates, of whom Adriana Yanca was named the winner. Yanca later participated in the Miss Grand Brazil 2023 pageant and won the title. [18]
The following table details Miss Grand Minas Gerais's annual editions since 2021.
Edition | Date | Final venue | Entrants | Winner | Ref. |
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1st [a] | November 13, 2021 | HZ Hotel, Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais | 11 | Malu Camargos | [1] [11] |
2nd | November 15, 2022 | 8 | Júlia de Castro Rodrigues | ||
3rd | July 15, 2024 | Hotel Ouro Minas, Belo Horizonte | 20 | Bruna Rezende | [2] [3] [21] |
The following is a list of representatives of the state of Minas Gerais in the Miss Grand Brazil national pageant.
Year | Representative | Original state title | Placement at Miss Grand Brazil | Ref. | |
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2014 | Cynthia Gomes | Appointed | 3rd runner-up | [10] [22] | |
2019 | Lorraine Rodrigues | Appointed | 2nd runner-up | [23] [8] | |
2020 | Luísa Rocha | Appointed | Top 12 | [24] [25] | |
No national pageant in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
2022 | Malu Camargos | Miss Grand Minas Gerais 2022 | Top 16 | [12] [13] | |
2023 | Júlia de Castro Rodrigues | Miss Grand Minas Gerais 2023 | 4th runner-up | [26] [18] | |
2024 | Bruna Rezende | Miss Grand Minas Gerais 2024 | Top 10 | [27] | |
2025 | Anne Alice Rhein | Appointed | [28] |