Miss Grand United States 2023 | |
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Date | August 17, 2023 |
Venue | Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel & Conference Center, Chicago, Illinois |
Entrants | 24 |
Placements | 15 |
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Winner | Sthephanie Miranda Great Lakes |
Congeniality | Teyana Adams, Ohio |
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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]
Contestants from Florida and Texas were selected through state pageants, while the remainder were appointed. [10] [11]
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Miss Grand USA 2023 | |
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Top 10 |
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Top 15 |
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Miss Congeniality |
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Miss People's Vote |
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24 State titleholders competed for the national title. [12]
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State/Region | Contestant |
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California | Rebecca Edwards |
Colorado | Kylie Klein |
District of Columbia | Natalia Salmon |
Florida | Ivana Valentina Garcia |
Georgia | Kennedy Thomas |
Great Lakes | Sthephanie Miranda |
Hawaii | Jena Masero |
Illinois | Samantha Keaton |
Louisiana | Bri Hunter |
Maryland | Amanda Bertholf |
Michigan | Morgan Pickrell |
Mid-Atlantic | LeslieAnn Padilla |
Missouri | Rachel Ringgenberg |
Nevada | July Garza |
New England | Alanna V. Hepbun |
New Jersey | Christine Pierre |
New York City | Rachel Slawson |
Northeast | Joselyn Farias |
Ohio | Teyana Adams |
Pennsylvania | Ebone Marie Jimerson |
Texas | Francie Millan |
Tri-state | Maxine Cesar |
Washington | Mazzy Eckel |
West Coast | Alexandra Marie Gill |
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