Miss Grand Venezuela 2024 | |
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Date | June 28, 2024 |
Venue | Salon Venezuela, Circulo Militar, Caracas |
Broadcaster | YouTube |
Winner | TBA |
Miss Grand Venezuela 2024 will be the second edition of the Miss Grand Venezuela pageant, scheduled to be held on June 28, 2024, at the Salon Venezuela, Circulo Militar, Caracas. [1] [2] [3] Contestants from fourteen administrative divisions of the country will compete for the title, and the winner of which will represent Venezuela in the Miss Grand International 2025 pageant. [1] [2]
In addition to the 2025 titleholder, a Venezuelan candidate for the 2024 international competition, elected earlier through a closed-door interview, will be revealed at the event. [1] [2]
After finishing the national contest of Miss Grand Venezuela 2022 in August 2022, the national director, George Wittles, began franchising the state pageant for the 2023 national contest to local organizers. According to José Gil, vice president of Miss Grand Zulia, the second edition of the Miss Grand Venezuela pageant was scheduled for November 2022. [4] However, the pageant was postponed to 2024. [1] [3] [5]
In late March 2024, the organizer announced on the official social media that the final competition of Miss Grand Venezuela 2024 was set for June 28, 2024, at Salon Venezuela, Circulo Militar in Caracas, [1] where the country representative for the Miss Grand International 2025 will be elected, while the Venezuelan candidate for the 2024 international event will be chosen from another group of four aspirants through the closed-door interview. [1] [2] [3]
Contestants for the Miss Grand Venezuela 2024 pageant will be either directly appointed by the state licensee or determined through the state pageants. The following list is the preliminary state pageants that were expected to be held.
Host state | Pageant | Edition | Date & venue | Entrants | Title(s) | Ref. |
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Anzoátegui | Miss Grand Anzoátegui | 2nd | December 17, 2022, at the Teatro Cajigal , Barcelona | 13 | Miss Grand Anzoátegui | [6] |
Miranda | Señorita Fashion Venezuela | 1st | December 21, 2022, at the Hotel Pestana Caracas, Chacao | 20 | Miss Grand Federal Dependencies | [7] |
Lara | Miss Grand Lara | 1st | June 10, 2023, at the Hotel Trinitarias Suites, Barquisimeto | 20 | 6 titles
| [8] |
La Guaira | Miss Grand La Guaira | 2nd | September 14, 2023, at the Bambú Beach Club, Macuto | 8 | Miss Grand La Guaira | [9] |
Portuguesa | Miss Grand Portuguesa | 2nd | November 11, 2023, at the Casino WinStar, Acarigua | 16 | 3 titles
| [10] |
Aragua | Miss Grand Aragua | 2nd | TBA | Miss Grand Aragua | ||
Zulia | Miss Grand Zulia | 1st | TBA | Miss Grand Zulia | [4] |
As of April 2024, 14 candidates have confirmed their participation.
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