Miss Grand United States 2023

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Miss Grand United States 2023
Sthephanie Miranda.png
Sthephanie Miranda
DateAugust 17, 2023
VenueCrowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel & Conference Center, Chicago, Illinois
Entrants24
Placements15
Debuts
Withdrawals
  • Kansas
  • Maine
  • Minnesota
  • Mississippi
Returns
  • District of Columbia
  • Georgia
  • Hawaii
  • Illinois
  • Maryland
  • Michigan
  • Missouri
  • Nevada
  • New Jersey
  • Washington
Winner Sthephanie Miranda
Great Lakes
CongenialityTeyana Adams, Ohio
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External videos
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg Grand final coronation, August 18, 2023

Miss Grand United States 2023 was the sixth edition of the Miss Grand USA pageant, held on August 17, 2023 [1] at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel & Conference Center, Chicago. [2] [3] [4] Twenty-four candidates chosen through state pageant or national casting competed for the title, of whom the representative of Great Lakes, Sthephanie Miranda, was announced the winner. [5] [6] [7] She represented the United States at Miss Grand International 2023 held in Vietnam on October 25, 2023, [6] and became third runner-up to Luciana Fuster of Peru. [8] [9]

Contents

Contestants from Florida and Texas were selected through state pageants, while the remainder were appointed. [10] [11]

Results

PlacementContestant [5] [6] [7]
Miss Grand USA 2023
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
  • New York City – Rachel Slawson
3rd runner-up
  • Texas – Francie Millan
4th runner-up
Top 10
  • California – Rebecca Edwards
  • Florida – Ivana Valentina Garcia
  • Georgia – Kennedy Thomas
  • Pennsylvania – Ebone Marie Jimerson
  • Tri-state – Maxine Cesar
Top 15
  • District of Columbia – Natalia Salmon
  • Hawaii – Jena Masero
  • Maryland – Amanda Bertholf
  • New Jersey – Christine Pierre
  • Northeast – Joselyn Farias
Special awards
Miss Congeniality
  • Ohio – Teyana Adams
Miss People's Vote
  • Pennsylvania – Ebone Marie Jimerson

Contestants

24 State titleholders competed for the national title. [12]

Miss Grand United States 2023 competition result
Color key:
  Winner
  Top 10
  1st runner-up
  Top 15
  2nd runner-up
  Unplaced
  3rd runner-up
  No representative
  4th runner-up
State/RegionContestant
CaliforniaRebecca Edwards
ColoradoKylie Klein
District of Columbia Natalia Salmon
FloridaIvana Valentina Garcia
GeorgiaKennedy Thomas
Great Lakes Sthephanie Miranda
HawaiiJena Masero
IllinoisSamantha Keaton
LouisianaBri Hunter
MarylandAmanda Bertholf
MichiganMorgan Pickrell
Mid-Atlantic LeslieAnn Padilla
MissouriRachel Ringgenberg
NevadaJuly Garza
New England Alanna V. Hepbun
New JerseyChristine Pierre
New York CityRachel Slawson
Northeast Joselyn Farias
OhioTeyana Adams
PennsylvaniaEbone Marie Jimerson
TexasFrancie Millan
Tri-state Maxine Cesar
WashingtonMazzy Eckel
West Coast Alexandra Marie Gill

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