{{short description|1st Miss Grand Cuba competition, beauty pageant edition}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox beauty pageant | name = Miss Grand Cuba 2023 | image = Sofía Acosta.png | image_size = | caption = Sofía Acosta, the winner of the contest | date = 20 August 2023 | venue = [[Marriott Hotels & Resorts|Tampa Marriott Westshore]], [[Tampa, Florida]], United States | presenters = Andy Salandy | entrants = 5 | placements = 5 | acts = | broadcaster = [[YouTube]] | debuts = | withdrawals = | returns = | winner = | award1 label = Miss Grand Cuba 2023 | award1 = Sofia Acosta<br>([[Miami]]) | award2 label = Miss International Cuba 2023 | award2 = Sheyla Ravelo<br>([[San Antonio de los Baños]]) | photogenic = | congeniality = | before = | next = [[Miss Grand Cuba 2025|2025]] }} '''Miss Grand Cuba 2023''' was the inaugural edition of the [[Miss Grand Cuba]] pageant, held on 20 August 2023,<ref name=cuba2023>{{cite web|url=https://tienphong.vn/nhan-sac-nong-bong-cua-nguoi-dep-cuba-sang-viet-nam-thi-hoa-hau-hoa-binh-post1562350.tpo|title=Nhan sắc nóng bỏng của người đẹp Cuba sang Việt Nam thi Hoa hậu Hòa bình|date=22 August 2023|accessdate=22 August 2023|language=vi|publisher=[[Tiền Phong (newspaper)|Tiền Phong]]|archivedate=22 August 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822130454/https://tienphong.vn/nhan-sac-nong-bong-cua-nguoi-dep-cuba-sang-viet-nam-thi-hoa-hau-hoa-binh-post1562350.tpo}}</ref><ref name=idn>{{cite web|url=https://www.idntimes.com/men/ladies/berkat-prima/potret-miss-grand-kuba-2023-sofia-acosta-c1c2?page=all|title=7 Potret Miss Grand Kuba 2023 Sofia Acosta, Pesonanya Bikin Terpukau!|author=Berkat Prima|publisher=IDN Times|date=26 August 2023|accessdate=17 September 2023|language=id|archivedate=17 September 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230917031127/https://www.idntimes.com/men/ladies/berkat-prima/potret-miss-grand-kuba-2023-sofia-acosta-c1c2?page=all}}</ref> at the [[Marriott Hotels & Resorts|Tampa Marriott Westshore]], [[Tampa, Florida]], United States.<ref name=ven>{{cite web|url=https://www.globalempowermentmission.org/press/|title=Miss Grand Cuba 2023 is Sofia Acosta|date=2023|accessdate=17 September 2023|publisher=Global Empowerment Mission|website=www.globalempowermentmission.org|archivedate=17 September 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230917033424/https://www.globalempowermentmission.org/press/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02eJ1y6qJsTyP6SRBGo2wxihTtPPoCam2igRH7NUbmb7Mpb3xvnsQusgbGYQDqZfqgl&id=100063703983645|title=We will be having a Grand celebration at Miss Grand Cuba 2023.|date=16 August 2023|accessdate=17 September 2023|publisher=Miss Cuba Organization|archivedate=17 September 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230917032502/https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02eJ1y6qJsTyP6SRBGo2wxihTtPPoCam2igRH7NUbmb7Mpb3xvnsQusgbGYQDqZfqgl&id=100063703983645}}</ref> Five candidates, who qualified for the national final round through an audition held in mid-2023, competed for the title,<ref name=cubacon/><ref name=five/> of whom a 26-year-old Portuguese-Cuban model and assistant project manager from [[Miami-Dade County, Florida|Miami-Dade County]], Sofia Acosta, was announced the winner,<ref name=cuba2023/><ref name=idn/><ref name=sofia>{{cite web|url=https://expresso.pt/internacional/2023-09-09-Bisneta-cubana-de-portugues-agraciado-por-Fidel-disputa-concurso-de-beleza-no-Vietname-d77a13fd|title=Bisneta cubana de português agraciado por Fidel disputa concurso de beleza no Vietname|language=pt|date=9 September 2023|accessdate=11 September 2023|publisher=[[Expresso (newspaper)|Expresso]]|archivedate=11 September 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230911120353/https://expresso.pt/internacional/2023-09-09-Bisneta-cubana-de-portugues-agraciado-por-Fidel-disputa-concurso-de-beleza-no-Vietname-d77a13fd}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.intermati.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1812345|title=Người đẹp Cuba sang Việt Nam thi Hoa hậu Hòa bình: Nhan sắc cực nóng bỏng|date=22 August 2023|language=vi|website=www.intermati.com|archivedate=21 September 2023|accessdate=21 September 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230921064810/https://www.intermati.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1812345}}</ref> while a Cuban national coordinator for the UN Ocean Decade ECOP program, Sheyla Ravelo, won the supplementary title of Miss International Cuba 2023.<ref name=inter>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CwjSEt6re86/|title=Sheyla Miss International Cuba 2023|date=30 August 2023|accessdate=21 September 2023|publisher=Miss Grand Cuba}}</ref>
Sofia later represented the country at the international parent stage, [[Miss Grand International 2023]], held in [[Vietnam]] on 25 October,<ref name=cuba2023/><ref name=sofia/> while Sheyla traveled to [[Japan]] to compete at [[Miss International 2023]], held on 26 October.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bracamonte |first=Earl D. C. |date=22 March 2023|title=Miss International 2023 announces finals date |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2023/03/22/2253433/miss-international-2023-announces-finals-date |access-date=2023-03-30 |publisher=[[Philippine Star]]|archivedate=21 September 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230921064108/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2023/03/22/2253433/miss-international-2023-announces-finals-date}}</ref> However, both of them were unplaced at the mentioned international stages.<ref name=summary>{{cite web|url=https://www.infobae.com/peru/2023/10/25/miss-grand-international-2023-en-vivo-con-luciana-fuster-minuto-a-minuto-de-la-final-en-vietnam-ver-gratis-la-transmision-via-youtube/|title=Luciana Fuster ganó el Miss Grand International 2023: sencillez y glamour en su paso por el concurso de belleza|author1=Chavely Chiroque|author2=Carol Ruiz|author3=Richard Gomero|language=es|website=www.infobae.com|date=25 October 2023|archivedate=25 October 2023|accessdate=25 October 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20231025162441/https://www.infobae.com/peru/2023/10/25/miss-grand-international-2023-en-vivo-con-luciana-fuster-minuto-a-minuto-de-la-final-en-vietnam-ver-gratis-la-transmision-via-youtube/}}</ref>
The event was managed by former Miss Grand International 2014, [[Daryanne Lees]], and the pageant's grand final round was hosted by Andy Salandy.<ref name=five/>
The panel of judges included Juan Carlos Collazo, Arisleyda Alonzo, Pedro Herde, [[Jamillette Gaxiola]], Rachel Martin, and Rafa Delfin.<ref name=five/>
==Result== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"; |- ! Position !! width=180|Delegate<ref name=sofia/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CwjVYzkrK9T/|title=Yamislaidy 3ra Finalista MGC 2023|date=30 August 2023|accessdate=21 September 2023|language=es|publisher=Miss Grand Cuba}}</ref><ref name=mic>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CwjVvb1LM_7/|title=Maria Karla, 2nd runner up MGC 2023, 1st runner up MIC 2023, Winner of "Elegance"|date=30 August 2023|accessdate=21 September 2023|language=es|publisher=Miss Grand Cuba}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CwjV_6ArGb4/|date=30 August 2023|accessdate=21 September 2023|language=es|publisher=Miss Grand Cuba|title=Lulu, 1st runner up MGC 2023, Winner of "Best Body", Winner of "People's Choice"}}</ref> |- ! colspan=2 align=center|Main title |- !Miss Grand Cuba 2023 | * '''03.''' Sofia Acosta |- !1st Runner-up | * '''05.''' Lourdes Feliu |- !2nd Runner-up | * '''01.''' Maria Karla Vilches |- !3rd Runner-up | * '''02.''' Yamislaidy García |- ! colspan=2 align=center|Supplemental title<ref name=inter/><ref name=mic/> |- !Miss International Cuba 2023 | * '''06.''' Sheyla Ravelo |- !Runner-up | * '''01.''' Maria Karla Vilches |}
==Candidates== Initially, six candidates qualified for the national final, but one of them withdrew, making the finalized total of five candidates.<ref name=cubacon>{{cite web|url=https://missgrandcuba.com/contestants/|title=Miss Grand Cuba 2023 contestants|date=2023|accessdate=11 September 2023|publisher=Miss Grand Cuba|archivedate=11 September 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230911120744/https://missgrandcuba.com/contestants/}}</ref><ref name=five>{{cite web|url=https://www.canva.com/design/DAFrcoJPeOA/wQLxRxWeblFhKtfvWwdczQ/view|date=20 August 2023|accessdate=17 September 2023|publisher=Miss Grand Cuba|title=Grand Cuba Magazine}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" !No. !Contestant !Age !Hometown |- !01. |Maria Karla Vilches||19||[[Miami]] |- !02. |Yamislaidy García||20||[[Minnesota]] |- !03. |Sofia Acosta||26||[[Miami]] |- !04. |Mía Davalos{{ref label|Alpha|α}}||20||[[Miami]] |- !05. |Lourdes Feliu||21||[[Miami]] |- !06 |Sheyla Ravelo||23||[[San Antonio de los Baños]] |- |colspan=4|'''Note:''' :<small>{{note|Alpha|α}}</small> <small>Withdrawn candidate</small> |}
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
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