Miss Grand Honduras
National beauty contest in Honduras
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Miss Grand Honduras is a national beauty pageant in Honduras, founded in 2022 by a chairperson of AV Productions, Amelia Vega.[1][2][3][4] The winner represents the country at its parent contest Miss Grand International.[1][2][4] Previously in 2013 to 2015, the license belonged to the Miss Honduras organization.[5][6]
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| Formation | 10 July 2022 |
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| Founder | Amelia Vega |
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Tegucigalpa |
| Location | |
| Members | Miss Grand International |
Official language | Spanish |
National Director | Carlos Marroquin |
Parent organization |
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| Website | MissGrandHonduras.org |
Honduras participated in the Miss Grand International pageant six times in 2013, 2015, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024;[3][5][6] but only qualified for the semi-final round twice in 2022 and 2023.[7][8] The reigning Miss Grand Honduras is Saira Cacho of Colón Department who was crowned on 10 July 2022 at La Galería in Tegucigalpa, she will represent Honduras in Miss Grand International 2022.[4][9][10]
Background
History
Honduras participated at Miss Grand International for the first time in 2013, represented by former Miss Honduras 2013 Nelly Reyes,[5] who was appointed by the Miss Honduras organization which franchised the license for 2013 and 2015.[5][6] However, no Honduran licensee for Miss Grand International from 2016 to 2020, but after such the hiatus, former Miss International Queen Honduras, Amelia Vega, acquired the license in 2021 and subsequently appointed Celia Monterrosa, Miss Honduras 2017, to participate in that year's edition in Thailand.[3] Moreover, under her directorship, an inaugural edition of Miss Grand Honduras also happen in the following year, aiming to determine country representatives for the Miss Grand International 2022 and 2023.[1][2][11] The contest featured eighteen finalists represented eighteen country departments, of which Saira Cacho of Colón was elected the main winner,[4][9][10][12] while Britthany Marroquin of Copán was named the 2023 titleholder.[11]
After the finish of the Miss Grand International 2024 pageant, the partnership between Amelia Vega and the MGI PCL was discontinued.[13]
Selection of contestants
In its first two editions, the national finalists were directly chosen by the central licensee through an online application then the qualified candidates were later assigned to represent one of the 18 country's administrative departments.[1][2]
Editions
Date and Venue
The following list is the edition detail of the Miss Grand Honduras contest, since its inception in 2022.
- Note
- 1. ^α In the same event, the 2023 titleholder was also determined.
Competition Results
| Year | Miss Grand Honduras | Runners-up | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | |||
| 2022 | Saira Cacho (Colón) | Isabel Durón (Olancho) |
Nasifa Gabie (Cortés) |
Not awarded | Not awarded | [9][10] |
| Britthany Marroquin (Copán) | [11] | |||||
| 2023 | Cecilia García (Francisco Morazán) |
Abigail Rovelo (Intibucá) |
Alejandra Espino (Copán) |
Layisha Serrano (Atlántida) |
Nathaly Rivera (Santa Bárbara) |
[16][17] |
International competition
The following is a list of Honduran representatives at the Miss Grand International contest.
- Color keys
- : Declared as the winner
- : Ended as a runner-up (Top 5)
- : Ended as a finalist (Top 10)
- : Ended as a semifinalist (Top 20/21)
- : Ended as special awards winner
| Year | Miss Grand Honduras | Title | Placement | Special Awards | National Director | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Carlos Thomas Marroquin[18] | |||||
| 2026 | Emely Alemán[19] | 4th runner-up Miss Grand United States 2025[20] | ||||
| 2025 | Did not compete | |||||
| 2024 | Yariela García[21] | Top 10 Miss Grand Honduras 2022[22] | Unplaced[23] |
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Amelia Vega | |
| Cecilia García[16] | Miss Grand Honduras 2024[16] | Resigned[24] | ||||
| 2023 | Britthany Marroquin[11] | Miss Grand Honduras 2023[11] | Top 20[25] | |||
| 2022 | Saira Cacho[9][10] | Miss Grand Honduras 2022[9][10] | Top 20[26] | |||
| 2021 | Celia Monterrosa[3] | Miss Honduras World 2017[3] | Unplaced[27] | |||
| Did not compete between 2019—2020 | ||||||
| 2018 | María Fernanda Amador[28] | Finalist Miss Honduras World 2018[29] | Did not compete | Eduardo Zablah | ||
| Did not compete between 2016—2017 | ||||||
| 2015 | Nadia Morales[6] | Appointed | Unplaced[30] | Eduardo Zablah | ||
| Did not compete 2014 | ||||||
| 2013 | Nelly Reyes[5] | 2nd runner-up Miss Honduras 2013[31] | Unplaced[32] | Eduardo Zablah | ||
Winner gallery
Miss Grand Honduras 2024
Yariela García
Miss Grand Honduras 2023
Britthany Marroquin
Miss Grand Honduras 2022
Saira Cacho![Miss Grand Honduras 2021Celia Monterrosa [es]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Celia_Monterrosa.png/120px-Celia_Monterrosa.png)
Miss Grand Honduras 2021
Celia Monterrosa
![Miss Grand Honduras 2021Celia Monterrosa [es]](#/media/File:Celia_Monterrosa.png)
