Miss Grand Ecuador

For the most recent edition, see Miss Grand Ecuador 2023.

Miss Grand Ecuador
Formation26 June 2021 (2021-06-26) (As Miss Grand Ecuador pageant)
FounderTahiz Panuz
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersGuayaquil
Location
MembershipMiss Grand International
Official language
Spanish
National Director
  • Tahiz Panus
  • Miguel Panus
Parent organization
Concurso Nacional de Belleza Ecuador (2019 – present)
Miss Grand Ecuador
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Miss Ecuador Organization
Concurso Nacional de Belleza Ecuador

Miss Grand Ecuador is an Ecuadorian female national beauty pageant launched in 2021 by the Concurso Nacional de Belleza Ecuador (CNB Ecuador) organization, directed by Tahiz Panus and Miguel Panus,[1] with the aim of selecting a country representative to participate in its parent pageant, Miss Grand International.[1][2][3] Previously, the competition franchise belonged to Maria del Carmen Aguayo, who usually chose the runners-up or national finalists from her national pageant, Miss Ecuador, to partake in such an international competition.[4][5][6][7]

Ecuador has three Miss Grand International placements; the highest is first runner-up, achieved by Andrea Aguilera in 2021,[8] followed by Mara Topic's Top 10 finalists in 2019.[9]

History

Ecuador made its Miss Grand International debut in 2013, when Alexandra Zulay Castillo Velasco, the national finalist of Miss Ecuador 2012, was named one of the top 20 finalists.[10] From 2013 to 2018, the Ecuadorian franchise belonged to the Miss Ecuador organization, with one of the pageant finalists being appointed as Miss Grand Ecuador.[4][5][6][7] However, only one of them qualified for the top 20 finalists on the international stage; the rest were unplaced.[11] Later in 2019, Ecuador broke the record of non-placement after the new franchisee, the Concurso Nacional de Belleza Ecuador (CNB Ecuador), appointed a 24-year-old actress from Guayaquil, Mara Topic Verduga, to join the international contest in Venezuela,[12][13][14] where she was ranked among the top 10 finalists as well as obtained the Best in National Costume award.[15][9]

Tahiz Panus and Miguel Panus, the presidents of the CNB Ecuador, have been serving as the national directors of Miss Grand Ecuador since 2019.[16] Under their leadership, the first edition of Miss Grand Ecuador happened on June 26, 2021, at the TC Televisión studios in the city of Guayaquil.[1][2] The contest featured six national finalists from six provinces, including Cañar, El Oro, Esmeraldas, Los Ríos, Manabí, and Pichincha,[3] of whom Andrea Aguilera from Los Ríos Province was elected the winner.[1][2][3] Aguilera had later participated at Miss Grand International 2021 in Thailand and was awarded the first runner-up, the highest placement of Ecuador at such the international contest since 2013.[1][2][3] Previously, Aguilera competed in the Miss Earth Ecuador 2019 pageant but did not win the main title.[1][2]

However, no pageant was held to determine the titleholder in 2022; the first runner-up of the previous edition, Emilia Vásquez of Pichincha Province, was appointed to the position and expected to represent the country at Miss Grand International 2022 in Indonesia,[17] but was later replaced by Liseth Naranjo for undisclosed reasons.[18] Naranjo was a former Miss Grand Ecuador 2020 but was dethroned before competing on the international stage.[19]

Editions

Location and date

The Miss Grand Ecuador pageant was separately held once in 2021,[1][2][3] and the upcoming edition is scheduled to be held in 2023.[20]

Edition Date Final venue Host province Entrants Ref.
1st 26 June 2021 TC Televisión Studios, Guayaquil Guayas
6
 [1][2][3]
2nd 15 April 2023
7
 [21][22]

Competition result

Edition Winner Runners-up Ref.
First Second
1st Andrea Aguilera
(Los Ríos) 		Emilia Vásquez
(Pichincha) 		Marjorie Vivas
(Manabí) 		[1][2]
[3]
2nd Véronique Michielsen
(Ecuadorian commu. in Europe) 		Andrea Ojeda
(Guayaquil) 		Alyson Flores
(Santo Domingo) 		[21][22]

International competition

The following is a list of Ecuadorian 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 20/22)
  •   : Ended as special awards winner
Year Province Miss Grand Ecuador Title Placement[23] Special Awards National Director
2025 Pichincha Samantha Quenedit[24] CNB Ecuador 2025 – Miss Grand Ecuador Top 22 Tahiz Panuz
2024 Los Ríos María José Vera[25]
CNB Ecuador 2023 – Virreina Miss World Ecuador[26]
 Unplaced[27] Best National Costume
2023 Antwerp, Belgium Véronique Michielsen[22][28] Miss Grand Ecuador 2023 Did not compete
Guayas Andrea Ojeda[28] 1st runner-up Miss Grand Ecuador 2023 Unplaced[29]
2022 Pichincha Emilia Vásquez[17][18] 1st runner-up Miss Grand Ecuador 2021 Did not compete
Guayas Lisseth Naranjo[30] CNB Ecuador 2020 – Grand International Unplaced[31]
2021 Los Ríos Andrea Aguilera[8] Miss Grand Ecuador 2021 1st runner-up[32]
2020 Guayas Lisseth Naranjo[33][34] CNB Ecuador 2020 – Grand International Did not compete
Guayas Sonia Luna[34] 1st runner-up Miss Ecuador 2019 Unplaced[35]
2019 Guayas Mara Topić[36] Appointed Top 10[9] Best National Costume
2018 El Oro Norma Tejada[7][37] 2nd runner-up Miss Ecuador 2018 Did not compete María del
Carmen Aguayo
Guayas Blanca Arambulo[37] 3rd runner-up Miss Ecuador 2018 Unplaced[38]
2017 Imbabura María José Villacís[6][39] 2nd runner-up Miss Ecuador 2017 Did not compete
Pichincha Analía Vernaza[39] Appointed Unplaced[40]
2016 Guayas Carmen Iglesias[5] 3rd runner-up Miss Ecuador 2016 Unplaced[41]
2015 Guayas María Emilia Cevallos[4] 2nd runner-up Miss Ecuador 2015 Did not compete
2014 Guayas Irene Lucia Zabala[42] Appointed Unplaced
2013 Esmeraldas Alexandra Castillo[43] Appointed Top 20

National pageant candidates

Participating provinces and territories representatives

Representatives 1st 2nd
Provinces
Azuay
Bolívar
Cañar Y
Carchi
Chimborazo
Cotopaxi
El Oro Y Y
Esmeraldas Y Y
Galápagos
Guayas
Imbabura
Loja
Los Ríos
Manabí Y
Morona Santiago
Napo
Orellana
Pastaza
Pichincha
Santa Elena
Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas
Sucumbíos
Tungurahua
Zamora Chinchipe
No affiliated province
Ecuadorian communities in Europe
Ecuadorian communities in USA Y
Guayaquil
Total 6 7
Color keys
  •    : Declared as the winner
  •    : Ended as a 1st runner-up
  •    : Ended as a 2nd runner-up
  •  A  : Ended as a finalist, semifinalist and unplaced
  •  ×  : Ended as withdrew during the competition
  •  ×  : Ended as no representative
  • Miss Grand Ecuador 2025
    Samantha Quenedit
  • Miss Grand Ecuador 2024
    María José Vera
  • Miss Grand Ecuador 2022
    Lisseth Naranjo
  • Miss Grand Ecuador 2021
    Andrea Aguilera
  • Miss Grand Ecuador 2016
    Carmen Iglesias
  • Miss Grand Ecuador 2015
    María Cevallos
  • Miss Grand Ecuador 2014
    Irene Zabala

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