Miss Grand Curaçao
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| Formation | 2014 |
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| Purpose | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Willemstad |
| Location | |
Official language |
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National director | Ayshel Maria |
Parent organization | Curaçao BP Committee |
| Affiliations | Miss Grand International |
Miss Grand Curaçao is a Curaçaoan beauty contest that chooses a representative for the Miss Grand International pageant.[1][2][3] Silvienne Winklaar, the winner of the Miss Grand Curaçao 2014 pageant, was the first Curaçaoan to compete at Miss Grand International.[1] Since 2019, the right to send Curaçaoan representatives to compete at Miss Grand International belonged to the Miss Curaçao organizer, Curaçao Beauty Pageant Committee, which was led by Ayshel Maria.[4]
Only one contest has been held;[5][6] other titleholders were appointed by their respective licensees.[1][2] The highest placement so far is the fifth runner-up, obtained by Akisha Albert in 2024. The other representative was also placed in the top 20, obtained by Kanisha Sluis in 2022.[7]
In partnership with Señorita Curaçao and food delivery company Curadise, HUGON Business Management & Entrepreneurial organized the first contest of the Miss Grand Curaçao pageant in 2014 in Willemstad.[8][9] The event was held at the World Trade Center Curaçao on 30 April with seven national finalists,[5][6] with nineteen-year-old, Silvienne Winklaar, the winner.[1] Winklaar then represented the country at the Miss Grand International 2014 in Thailand, making her the first Curaçaoan candidate at the contest, but was unplaced.[1][10] There was an attempt to organize the pageant in 2015, but it was canceled for undisclosed reasons.[11]
In 2019, Curaçao returned to the competition as the Curaçao Beauty Pageant Committee (CBPC), chaired by Ayshel Maria, purchased the license.[1] All Miss Grand Curaçao titleholders were handpicked by the committee, with most of them finalists of the CBPC-affiliated pageant, Miss Curaçao.[1][2]
Edition
The Miss Grand Curaçao pageant was held once in 2014 by the Señorita Curaçao organization, the Curadise company, and the HUGON Curaçao.
| Year | Edition | Date | Final venue | Entrants | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1st | 30 April | World Trade Center Curaçao, Willemstad | 8 | Silvienne Winklaar | [5][6] |
International competition
The following is a list of Curaçaoan representatives at the Miss Grand International contest.
- Color keys
- : Declared the winner
- : Finished as a runner-up (Top 5)
- : Finished as a finalist (Top 10)
- : Finished as a semifinalist (Top 20/21)
- : Finished as special awards winner
| Year | Miss Grand Curaçao | Title | Placement | Special Awards | National Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Did not compete | ||||
| 2024 | Akisha Albert[12][13] | Miss Curaçao 2018 | 5th runner-up | Aysjel Maria | |
| 2023 | Did not compete | ||||
| 2022 | Kanisha Sluis[2][14] | Miss Curaçao 2015 | Top 20 | Aysjel Maria | |
| 2021 | Kimberly Fernandes[15][16] | Appointed | Unplaced | ||
| 2020 | Did not compete | ||||
| 2019 | Liane Bonofacia[1][17] | Finalist Miss Curaçao 2019 | Unplaced | Aysjel Maria | |
| Did not compete between 2015-2018 | |||||
| 2014 | Silvienne Winklaar[1][10] | Miss Grand Curaçao 2014 | Unplaced | Dushi Magazine | |
