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Miss Grand Florida

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Miss Grand Florida
FormationNovember 23, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-11-23)
FounderSuzi Hosfeld
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersMiami
Location
  • United States
Official language
English
Director
Jennifer Lovelace (2019–present)
Parent organization
Golden Crown Productions
AffiliationsMiss Grand USA
Websitegrandfloridapageants.com

Miss Grand Florida is a state-level female beauty pageant based in Florida,[1][2][3] founded by Suzi Hosfeld in 2014.[2] It is one of the preliminary stages for the Miss Grand USA national pageant.[2][4][5]: 4–5  Since 2019, the competition license has belonged to a Miami-based event organizer, Golden Crown Productions, led by Haitian American nurse practitioner and radio personality, Jennifer Lovelace.[5]: 4–5 [6]

Florida has participated in the Miss Grand USA pageant since 2016 but has not won the contest yet. The highest placement obtained by Florida candidates at the national level was the 2nd runner-up, won in 2019 by Que Demery.[7]

Editions

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The following table details Miss Grand California's annual editions since 2014.

Edition Date Final venue Entrants Winner Ref.
1st November 23, 2014 Orlando, Florida N/A Maicie Lynn Clark [2]
2nd May 25, 2019 Art and Culture Center of Hollywood 14 Que Demery [5][8]
3rd December 19, 2020 Krave Restaurant & Lounge, Sunrise 9 Isabella Logins [9][10]
4th July 16, 2023 CUZ Miami Venue, Doral, Florida 6 Ivana Garcia [4][11]
5th June 2, 2024 Teatro 8, Miami 9 Andrea Valentina [1][3]

National competition

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The following is a list of representatives of the state of Florida in the Miss Grand USA national pageant.

Year Representative Original state title Placement at Miss Grand USA Ref.
2016 Stephanie Camacho Appointed Unplaced [12]
2017 Tyeshaa Hudson Appointed Top 10 [13]
2018 No national pageant was held
2019 Que Demery Miss Grand Florida 2019 2nd runner-up [14]: 6–7 
2020 No national pageant was held
2021 Isabella Logins Miss Grand Florida 2020/21 Top 10 [10]
2022 Florence Garcia Appointed Unplaced [15]
2023 Ivana Valentina Garcia Miss Grand Florida 2023 Top 10 [4]
2024 Andrea Valentina Miss Grand Florida 2024 3rd runner-up [1][16]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Daniela Zulueta (June 5, 2024). "Miss Grand Miami wins Miss Grand Florida pageant". caplinnews.fiu.edu. Archived from the original on June 12, 2024. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Miss Cape Coral culls Miss Grand Florida win". www.pineisland-eagle.com. December 4, 2014. Archived from the original on May 10, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Meet Andrea Valentina: From Miss Grand Miami to Miss Grand Florida". WSFL-TV. June 14, 2024. Archived from the original on June 15, 2024. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Marcos A. Tejeda (July 16, 2023). "Ivana García es coronada como Miss Grand Florida y Miss Grand Orlando". elsolnetworktv.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on October 28, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Miss Grand Florida". Artistic Design. May 25, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2024 – via Issuu.
  6. ^ "State Director: Florida". Miss Grand United States. 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  7. ^ "Emily Irene crowned Miss Grand USA 2019". Times of India. August 29, 2019. Archived from the original on August 29, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  8. ^ "Early bird Tickets for the show are now available on Evenbrite". Miss Grand Florida. May 12, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2024 – via Archive Today.
  9. ^ "It's almost pageant day. Saturday, December 19th, 2020, we will have a new Miss Grand Florida". Miss Grand Florida. December 19, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2024 – via Archive Today.
  10. ^ a b "Your Miss Grand Florida 2020–2021 is Isabella Logins". Miss Grand Florida. December 21, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2024 – via Instagram.
  11. ^ "You are cordially invited to the Miss Grand Florida 2023 pageant". Miss Grand Florida. June 13, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2024 – via Archive Today.
  12. ^ "Miss Grand United States 2016 contestants". Miss Grand United States. 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  13. ^ "Tyeshaa Hudson, Miss Grand Florida 2017". Miss Grand United States. January 18, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2024 – via Facebook.
  14. ^ "Miss Grand Florida 2019: Que Demery". Crowns Magazine. May 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2024 – via Issuu.
  15. ^ "Your Miss Grand Florida 2022 is Florence Garcia". Miss Grand Florida. May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2024 – via Archive Today.
  16. ^ @Miss Grand USA (August 13, 2024). "Miss Grand USA 2024 3rd Runner-Up is Andrea Valentina of Florida!". Retrieved August 14, 2024 – via Instagram.
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