Miss Grand United States 2024 | |
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Date | August 12, 2024 |
Venue | Club M2, Miami, Florida, United States |
Entrants | 19 |
Placements | 12 |
Withdrawals | |
Returns | |
Winner | Cora Griffen (Georgia) |
Congeniality | Hanin Al Qoreishy (Nevada) |
Photogenic | Andrea Valentina (Florida) |
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Grand final coronation, August 12, 2024 |
Miss Grand United States 2024 was the 7th edition of the Miss Grand USA pageant, [1] held on August 12, 2024, in Miami, Florida, [2] [3] at the Club M2. [4] [5] Contestants from 19 states of the United States competed for the title. [6] [7]
At the end of the event, Miss Grand United States 2023 Sthephanie Miranda crowned Cora Griffen of Georgia as her successor. [6] Griffen will represent the country at the international stage, Miss Grand International 2024, [6] to be finalized in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 25, 2024. [8] [9]
This year's edition was also 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] [10]
After obtaining the Miss Grand USA pageant license in early 2024, [1] [11] 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, [5] with the swimwear competition on August 11. [10]
The national finalists for Miss Grand United States 2024 were determined by the state licensees or the national organizer. In Florida, a local competition named "Miss Grand Treasure Coast" was organized as the preliminary to the state pageant, Miss Grand Florida.
Only four states organized their state-level pageants to elect representatives for this year's edition, as detailed below.
Pageant | Edition | Date | Final venue | Entrants | Ref. |
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Miss Grand Texas | 4th | Jan 12, 2024 | Sheraton Brookhollow Hotel, Houston | 8 | [3] [12] |
Miss Grand New Jersey | 1st | Jan 14, 2024 | White Eagle Hall, Jersey City | 7 | [13] [14] |
Miss Grand Florida | 5th | Jun 2, 2024 | Teatro 8, Miami | 9 | [15] [16] |
Miss Grand California | 2nd | Jun 30, 2024 | Skiptown Playhouse, Los Angeles | 2 | [17] [18] |
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Top 8 [23] |
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Top 12 [24] |
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Special awards [25] | |
Miss Photogenic |
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Miss Congeniality |
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Grand Voice Award |
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Best in Social Media |
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Best in Swimsuit |
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Top Model Award |
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Dreame Hair Award |
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Initially, twenty contestants were confirmed to participate but Sara Zaimi of Connecticut later withdrew. [6] [7]
State | Contestant | Age | Hometown |
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Arizona | Giselle Burgos | — | — |
California | Me-Kayla Brittany [7] | — | Ridgecrest |
Colorado | Liza Degtiarova | — | Denver |
Connecticut | Sara Zaimi (withdrew) | — | — |
Florida | Andrea Valentina [16] | 28 | Miami |
Georgia | Cora Griffen | 28 | Columbus |
Illinois | Victoria Oluwakotanmi [2] | 23 | Chicago |
Louisiana | Cassandra Negrete | 18 | Baton Rouge |
Massachusetts | Joyce Sanchez | — | Boston |
Minnesota | Nkechi Okorie | — | — |
Missouri | Rachel Ringgenberg | 28 | St. Louis |
Nevada | Hanin Al Qoreishy | — | Las Vegas |
New Jersey | Tiajah Elliott [26] | 22 | Linden |
New Mexico | Francely Lopez | 28 | Albuquerque |
New York | Ariel Jingjing Cao | — | — |
Rhode Island | Christella Merveille Ilunga | — | Providence |
South Carolina | Jakiyra Hambright | — | — |
Texas | Karina Ramirez [3] | 28 | Houston |
Virginia | Amella Montiel–Goodman | — | Orlando |
Washington | Gillian Arroyo | — | Seattle |
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