Miss Grand United States 2024

Miss Grand United States 2024
Cora Griffen, the winner of the contest
DateAugust 12, 2024
VenueClub M2, Miami, Florida, United States
Entrants19
Placements12
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerCora Griffen (Georgia)
CongenialityHanin Al Qoreishy (Nevada)
PhotogenicAndrea Valentina (Florida)
External videos
Grand final coronation, August 12, 2024

Miss Grand United States 2024 was the 7th edition of the Miss Grand USA pageant,[1] held on August 12, 2024, in Miami, Florida,[2][3] at the Club M2.[4][5] Contestants from 19 states of the United States competed for the title.[6][7]

At the end of the event, Miss Grand United States 2023 Sthephanie Miranda crowned Cora Griffen of Georgia as her successor.[6] Griffen later represented the country at the international stage, Miss Grand International 2024,[6] held in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 25, 2024[8][9] but was unplaced.

This year's edition was also the first Miss Grand United States organized by Protagonist Live LLC with former 2nd runner-up Miss Grand United States 2023, Rachel Slawson, as the pageant director under Iron Tiara LLC.[1][10]

Background

Date and venue

After obtaining the Miss Grand USA pageant license in early 2024,[1][11] the organizer announced on the official social platforms that the 2024 Miss Grand United States national competition has been set for Miami, Florida, from August 9–12,[5] with the swimwear competition on August 11.[10]

Selection of contestants

The national finalists for Miss Grand United States 2024 were determined by the state licensees or the national organizer. In Florida, a local competition named "Miss Grand Treasure Coast" was organized as the preliminary to the state pageant, Miss Grand Florida.

Only four states organized their state-level pageants to elect representatives for this year's edition, as detailed below.

Pageant Edition Date Final venue Entrants Ref.
Miss Grand Texas 4th Jan 12, 2024 Sheraton Brookhollow Hotel, Houston 8 [3][12]
Miss Grand New Jersey 1st Jan 14, 2024 White Eagle Hall, Jersey City 7 [13][14]
Miss Grand Florida 5th Jun 2, 2024 Teatro 8, Miami 9 [15][16]
Miss Grand California 2nd Jun 30, 2024 Skiptown Playhouse, Los Angeles 2 [17][18]

Results

Miss Grand USA 2024 competition results by state
Color key:
 Winner
 1st RU
 2nd RU
 3rd RU
 4th RU
  Top 8
  Top 12
  Unplaced
  Withdrew
  No representative
 RU = Runner-up
Placement Contestant
Miss Grand USA 2024
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 8[23]
Top 12[24]
Special awards[25]
Miss Photogenic
Miss Congeniality
Grand Voice Award
Best in Social Media
Best in Swimsuit
Top Model Award
Dreame Hair Award

Contestants

Initially, twenty contestants were confirmed to participate but Sara Zaimi of Connecticut later withdrew.[6][7]

State Contestant Age Hometown
Arizona Giselle Burgos — —
California Me-Kayla Brittany[7] — Ridgecrest
Colorado Liza Degtiarova — Denver
Connecticut Sara Zaimi
(withdrew)
 — —
Florida Andrea Valentina[16] 28 Miami
Georgia Cora Griffen 28 Columbus
Illinois Victoria Oluwakotanmi[2] 23 Chicago
Louisiana Cassandra Negrete 18 Baton Rouge
Massachusetts Joyce Sanchez — Boston
Minnesota Nkechi Okorie — —
Missouri Rachel Ringgenberg 28 St. Louis
Nevada Hanin Al Qoreishy — Las Vegas
New Jersey Tiajah Elliott[26] 22 Linden
New Mexico Francely Lopez 28 Albuquerque
New York Ariel Jingjing Cao — —
Rhode Island Christella Merveille Ilunga — Providence
South Carolina Jakiyra Hambright — —
Texas Karina Ramirez[3] 28 Houston
Virginia Amella Montiel–Goodman — Orlando
Washington Gillian Arroyo — Seattle

References

  1. ^ a b c "Người đẹp song tính mua lại bản quyền Hoa hậu Hòa bình Mỹ" (in Vietnamese). Tiền Phong. January 5, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ^ a b "Competing in Miss Grand USA". News 4 San Antonio. July 16, 2024. Archived from the original on July 15, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Sharron Melton (July 3, 2024). "Houston native wins Miss Grand Texas 2024 title, going for the national crown". KLST. Retrieved July 19, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ^ "Miss Grand USA 2024". M2Miami. Retrieved July 11, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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  7. ^ a b c Claudia Cuba (August 12, 2024). "¿Quiénes son los candidatas del concurso Miss Gran United States 2024?". Gestión (in Spanish). Retrieved August 13, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ^ "VIDEO: Miss Grand International 2024 to be co-hosted by Cambodia". Khmer Times. July 30, 2024. Retrieved July 30, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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  12. ^ "Miss Grand Texas Host Hotel". December 14, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  13. ^ "Miss Grand New Jersey 2024". Miss Grand New Jersey. December 12, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2024 – via Archive Today.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  14. ^ "Tiajah Elliott, the newly crowned Miss Grand New Jersey, competes in the swimsuit competition at Miss Grand New Jersey". January 17, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024 – via Archive Today.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  15. ^ "Golden Crown Productions Inc. cordially invites you to come witness the crowning of Miss Grand Florida 2024 in a glitz and glam competition like never before". Miss Grand Florida. April 28, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2024 – via Archive Today.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  16. ^ a b Daniela Zulueta (June 5, 2024). "Miss Grand Miami wins Miss Grand Florida pageant". caplinnews.fiu.edu. Retrieved June 12, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  17. ^ "Frequently Asked Questions". Miss Grand California. 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  18. ^ "Miss Grand California 2024 – People's Choice!". Miss Grand California. 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Archive Today.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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  20. ^ "Miss Grand USA 2024 2nd Runner-Up is Victoria Oluwakotanmi of Illinois!". Miss Grand USA. August 13, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  21. ^ "Miss Grand USA 2024 3rd Runner-Up is Andrea Valentina of Florida!". Miss Grand USA. August 13, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  22. ^ "Miss Grand USA 2024 4th Runner-Up is Giselle Burgos of Arizona!". Miss Grand USA. August 13, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  23. ^ "Official Miss Grand USA Top 8". Miss Grand USA. August 13, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  24. ^ "Official Miss Grand USA Top 12". Miss Grand USA. August 13, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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  26. ^ Jessie Gómez (May 23, 2024). "From COVID masks to evening gowns: Newark's Class of 2024 gets ready for prom". Chalkbeat. Retrieved May 27, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)


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