Miss Grand United States 2024

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Miss Grand United States 2024
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Miami, the host city of the contest
DateAugust 12, 2024
VenueClub M2, Miami, Florida, United States
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerTBD
  2023

Miss Grand United States 2024 will be the 7th edition of the Miss Grand United States pageant, [1] scheduled to be held on August 12, 2024, at the Club M2, Miami, Florida. [2] The contest's winner will be crowned by an outgoing queen, Sthephanie Miranda, and obtain the right to represent the country at the parent international stage, Miss Grand International 2024, to be held in Myanmar on October 25, 2024. [3] [4]

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This year's edition will also be considered the first Miss Grand United States organized by Protagonist Live LLC with former 2nd runner-up Miss Grand United States 2023, Rachel Slawson, as the pageant director. [1]

Background

Date and venue

After obtaining the Miss Grand USA pageant licens in early 2024, [1] [5]  the organizer announced on the official social platforms that the 2024 Miss Grand United States national competition has been set for Miami, Florida, from August 9–12. However, any further details regarding the competition activities are still undisclosed. [2]

Selection of contestants

The national finalists for Miss Grand United States 2024 were determined by the state licensees or the national organizer. Only four states organized their state-level pageants to elect representatives for this year's edition, as detailed below.

PageantEditionDateFinal venueEntrantsRef.
Miss Grand Texas4thJanuary 12, 2024Sheraton Brookhollow Hotel, Houston 8 [6]
Miss Grand New Jersey1stJanuary 14, 2024 White Eagle Hall, Jersey City 7 [7] [8]
Miss Grand Florida5thJune 2, 2024 Teatro 8, Miami 10 [9] [10]
Miss Grand California2ndJune 30, 2024 [11]

Contestants

As of 14 June 2024, ten contestants have been confirmed.

StateContestant
Florida Andrea Valentina [10]
Georgia Cora Griffen [12]
Illinois Victoria Oluwakotanmi [13]
Louisiana Gabriela Vazquez [14]
Massachusetts Joyce Sanchez [15]
Nevada Hanin Al Qoreishy [16]
New Jersey Tiajah Elliott [17]
New Mexico Francely Lopez [18]
Texas Karina Ramirez [19]
Washington Gillian Arroyo [20]

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