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Miss Grand United States 2022 | |
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Date | June 23, 2022 |
Presenters | Alexandria Kelly and Paola Cossyleon |
Venue | Copernicus Center, Chicago, Illinois |
Entrants | 12 |
Placements | 6 |
Debuts | |
Withdrawals | |
Returns | |
Winner | Emily DeMure Colorado |
Congeniality | Darcy Nguyen Louisiana |
Photogenic | Florence Garcia Florida |
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Miss Grand United States 2022: Grand final coronation, on 20 September 2022, YouTube video |
Miss Grand United States 2022 was the fifth edition of the Miss Grand USA pageant, held on June 23, 2022 at Copernicus Center, Chicago. [1] [2] Twelve candidates chosen through state pageant or national casting competed for the title, [3] of whom the representative of Colorado, Emily DeMure, was announced the winner. [4] [5] [6] She then represented the country in the Miss Grand International 2022 in Indonesia, [4] but got a non-placement. [7]
The contest was hosted by Paola Cossyleon and Alexandria Kelly, [3] and held in parallel with Miss Eco International and Miss Eco Teen International, [1] [2] in which the winners of the Miss Eco categories later participated at the international contests in Egypt. [8]
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Miss Grand USA 2022 |
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1st Runner-Up |
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2nd Runner-Up |
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Top 6 |
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Award | Contestant [3] |
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Miss Congeniality |
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Miss Photogenic |
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Miss Humanitarian |
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Miss People's Choice |
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12 State titleholders competed for the national title. [3]
State | Contestant |
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California | Bibyana Marquez |
Colorado | Emily Demure |
Florida | Florence Garcia |
Kansas | Brooke Butler |
Louisiana | Darcy Nguyen |
Maine | Susie Damm |
Minnesota | Annais Loko |
Mississippi | Jessica Fields |
New York | Maxine Cesar |
Ohio | Mercia Stephens |
Pennsylvania | Jennifer Santiago |
Texas | Juanita Maldonado |
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