Miss Grand Ecuador

{{Short description|National beauty contest in Ecuador}} {{For|the most recent edition|Miss Grand Ecuador 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox organization | name = Miss Grand Ecuador | logo = Miss Grand Ecuador Logo.png | logo_size = | caption = | formation = {{Start date and age|2021|06|26|df=y}} ''(As Miss Grand Ecuador pageant)'' | type = [[Beauty pageant]] | founder = Tahiz Panuz | headquarters = [[Guayaquil]] | location = [[Ecuador]] | membership = [[Miss Grand International]] | language = Spanish | parent_organization = [[Concurso Nacional de Belleza Ecuador]] ''(2019 – present)'' | leader_title = National Director | leader_name = {{bulletlist|Tahiz Panus|Miguel Panus}} | key_people = | num_staff = | budget = | website = }} {{Graphical timeline

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}} '''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,<ref name=ecuwon/> with the aim of selecting a country representative to participate in its parent pageant, [[Miss Grand International]].<ref name=ecuwon/><ref name=odiha/><ref name=ecu2021/> 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.<ref name="result2015int"/><ref name=2016rep/><ref name=2017rep/><ref name=2018rep/>

Ecuador has three [[Miss Grand International]] placements; the highest is first runner-up, achieved by Andrea Aguilera in 2021,<ref name=2021rep/> followed by Mara Topic's Top 10 finalists in 2019.<ref name=2019top20/> ==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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eluniverso.com/2012/03/01/1/1379/sulay-castillo-velasco.html/|title=Sulay Castillo Velasco|language=es|date=1 March 2012|access-date=6 February 2022|work=[[El Universo]]|archive-date=3 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203204353/https://www.eluniverso.com/2012/03/01/1/1379/sulay-castillo-velasco.html/}}</ref> 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.<ref name="result2015int"/><ref name=2016rep/><ref name=2017rep/><ref name=2018rep/> However, only one of them qualified for the top 20 finalists on the international stage; the rest were unplaced.<ref>{{cite web|title=Miss Grand International se desmayó de la emoción al recibir el premio|url=https://www.elcomercio.com/tendencias/entretenimiento/desmayo-clara-sosa-concurso-belleza.html|language=es|date=26 October 2018|access-date=6 February 2022|website=El Comercio|publisher=[[El Comercio (Ecuador)|El Comercio]]|archive-date=6 February 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220206022532/https://www.elcomercio.com/tendencias/entretenimiento/desmayo-clara-sosa-concurso-belleza.html|url-status=live}}</ref> 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,<ref name=maratopic>{{cite web|url=https://www.eluniverso.com/entretenimiento/2019/06/08/nota/7366446/feminista-que-le-apuesta-reinados/|language=es|access-date=6 February 2022|date=7 June 2019|title=Mara Topic, una feminista que le apuesta a los reinados|website=Eluniverso.com|publisher=[[El Universo]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114042628/https://www.eluniverso.com/entretenimiento/2019/06/08/nota/7366446/feminista-que-le-apuesta-reinados/|archive-date=14 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/miss-grand-international/mara-topic-to-represent-ecuador-at-miss-grand-international-2019/eventshow/69250632.cms|title=Mara Topic to represent Ecuador at Miss Grand International 2019|date=9 May 2019|access-date=6 February 2022|work=[[The Times of India]]|archive-date=9 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509135757/https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/miss-grand-international/mara-topic-to-represent-ecuador-at-miss-grand-international-2019/eventshow/69250632.cms}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://vietnammoi.vn/nhan-sac-ruc-ro-cua-hoa-hau-hoa-binh-ecuador-2019-20190604142201185.htm|title=Nhan sắc rực rỡ của Hoa hậu Hòa bình Ecuador 2019|date=14 June 2019|access-date=6 February 2022|language=vi|website=Vietnammoi.vn|publisher=Việt Nam Mới|archive-date=5 February 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220205193106/https://vietnammoi.vn/nhan-sac-ruc-ro-cua-hoa-hau-hoa-binh-ecuador-2019-20190604142201185.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> where she was ranked among the top 10 finalists as well as obtained the Best in National Costume award.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elcomercio.com/tendencias/entretenimiento/ecuatoriana-mara-topic-traje-miss.html|title=La ecuatoriana Mara Topic ganó el Mejor Traje Típico en el certamen Miss Grand International|date=28 October 2019|access-date=6 February 2022|language=es|website=El Comercio|publisher=[[El Comercio (Ecuador)|El Comercio]]|archive-date=5 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205222955/https://www.elcomercio.com/tendencias/entretenimiento/ecuatoriana-mara-topic-traje-miss.html}}</ref><ref name=2019top20>{{cite web|url=https://philippineslifestyle.com/miss-grand-international-2019-top-20/|title=Miss Grand International 2019 top 20|date=26 October 2019|author=Margret Fermin|access-date=2 February 2022|work=Philippineslifestyle.com|archive-date=31 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211031150856/https://philippineslifestyle.com/miss-grand-international-2019-top-20/}}</ref>

Tahiz Panus and Miguel Panus, the presidents of the CNB Ecuador, have been serving as the national directors of Miss Grand Ecuador since 2019.<ref name=tahizpa>{{cite web|url=https://radiohuancavilca.com.ec/audio-mara-topic-el-sueno-de-ecuador-en-el-grand-international-2019/|title=[AUDIO] Mara Topic, el sueño de Ecuador en el Grand International 2019|language=es|date=24 October 2019|access-date=6 February 2022|website=Radiohuancavilca.com.ec|publisher=Radio Huancavilca|archive-date=5 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205194412/https://radiohuancavilca.com.ec/audio-mara-topic-el-sueno-de-ecuador-en-el-grand-international-2019/}}</ref> 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]].<ref name=ecuwon/><ref name=odiha/> The contest featured six national finalists from six [[Provinces of Ecuador|provinces]], including [[Cañar Province|Cañar]], [[El Oro Province|El Oro]], [[Esmeraldas Province|Esmeraldas]], [[Los Ríos Province|Los Ríos]], [[Manabí Province|Manabí]], and [[Pichincha Province|Pichincha]],<ref name=ecu2021>{{cite web|url=https://ecupunto.com/2021/06/30/andrea-aguilera-miss-grand-ecuador/|language=es|date=30 June 2021|access-date=5 February 2022|website=Ecupunto.com|archive-date=6 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210706164715/https://ecupunto.com/2021/06/30/andrea-aguilera-miss-grand-ecuador/|title=Andrea Aguilera se convirtió en la nueva Miss Grand Ecuador 2021}}</ref> of whom ''[[Andrea Aguilera Paredes|Andrea Aguilera]]'' from [[Los Ríos Province]] was elected the winner.<ref name=ecuwon/><ref name=odiha/><ref name=ecu2021/> 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.<ref name=ecuwon>{{cite web|url=https://www.eluniverso.com/entretenimiento/gente/andrea-aguilera-gana-el-segundo-lugar-en-miss-grand-international-nota/|language=es|access-date=5 February 2022|date=4 December 2021|title=La ecuatoriana Andrea Aguilera gana el segundo lugar en Miss Grand International (Tailandia)|website=Eluniverso.com|publisher=[[El Universo]]|archive-date=7 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107062116/https://www.eluniverso.com/entretenimiento/gente/andrea-aguilera-gana-el-segundo-lugar-en-miss-grand-international-nota/}}</ref><ref name=odiha>{{cite web|url=https://newsodihaonline.com/andrea-aguilera-ecuador/|title=Andrea Aguilera: Miss Grand Ecuador 2021|date=4 December 2021|access-date=5 February 2022|author=Anurag Mohapatra|website=Newsodihaonline.com|publisher=Odiha News|archive-date=4 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204132421/https://newsodihaonline.com/andrea-aguilera-ecuador/}}</ref><ref name=ecu2021/> Previously, Aguilera competed in the [[Miss Earth Ecuador 2019]] pageant but did not win the main title.<ref name=ecuwon/><ref name=odiha/>

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,<ref name=ecu2022>{{cite web|url=https://www.expreso.ec/buenavida/maria-emilia-vasquez-mis-looks-son-diversos-ecuador-122340.html|title=María Emilia Vásquez: "Mis looks son diversos como el Ecuador"|author=Gianella Muñoz|language=es|date=27 February 2022|access-date=5 March 2022|work=Diario Expreso de Guayaquil|archive-date=27 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227054011/https://www.expreso.ec/buenavida/maria-emilia-vasquez-mis-looks-son-diversos-ecuador-122340.html|url-access=subscription}}</ref> but was later replaced by Liseth Naranjo for undisclosed reasons.<ref name=replaced>{{cite web|url=https://www.expreso.ec/ocio/liseth-naranjo-miss-grand-ecuador-132530.html|title=Liseth Naranjo es la nueva Miss Grand Ecuador 2022|language=es|date=28 July 2022|access-date=30 July 2022|work=[[Diario Expreso (Ecuador)|Diario Expreso]]|archive-date=29 July 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220729193706/https://www.expreso.ec/ocio/liseth-naranjo-miss-grand-ecuador-132530.html|author=Ingrid Balseca}}</ref> Naranjo was a former Miss Grand Ecuador 2020 but was dethroned before competing on the international stage.<ref name=sonia>{{cite web|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220729194529/https://www.expreso.ec/ocio/sonia-luna-buscaba-volver-reinados-miss-grand-96623.html|archive-date=29 July 2022|language=es|date=8 January 2021|url=https://www.expreso.ec/ocio/sonia-luna-buscaba-volver-reinados-miss-grand-96623.html|title=Sonia Luna: "No buscaba volver a los reinados"|work=[[Diario Expreso (Ecuador)|Diario Expreso]]|author=Alejandro Puga}}</ref>

==Editions== ===Location and date=== The Miss Grand Ecuador pageant was separately held once in 2021,<ref name=ecuwon/><ref name=odiha/><ref name=ecu2021/> and the upcoming edition is scheduled to be held in 2023.<ref name=2023ed>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckyj0cSOtgq/|title=Miss Grand Ecuador 2023 Casting Nacional|date=10 November 2022|accessdate=12 November 2022|language=es|work=Miss Grand Ecuador}}</ref> {{Table alignment}} {| class="wikitable defaultcenter col3left col4left" style="font-size: 90%" ! Edition ! Date ! Final venue ! Host province ! Entrants ! {{tooltip|Ref.|References}} |- |[[Miss Grand Ecuador 2021|1st]] | 26 June 2021 | rowspan=2|[[TC Televisión]] Studios, [[Guayaquil]] | rowspan=2|[[Guayas Province|Guayas]] | {{center|6}} | <ref name=ecuwon/><ref name=odiha/><ref name=ecu2021/> |- |[[Miss Grand Ecuador 2023|2nd]] | 15 April 2023 | {{center|7}} | <ref name=niagara>{{cite web|url=https://www.notllocal.com/classifieds/announcements-and-events/congratulations-and-thank-yous/1767430|title=Watch Miss Grand Ecuador 2023 Live Streaming Online Free Tv|date=April 15, 2023|access-date=April 16, 2023|author=Bolalm To|publisher=The Niagara-on-the-Lake Local|archive-date=April 15, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230415192741/https://www.notllocal.com/classifieds/announcements-and-events/congratulations-and-thank-yous/1767430}}</ref><ref name=result>{{cite web|url=https://topvzla.com/2023/04/17/a-vengar-a-andrea-aguilera-veronique-michielsen-se-corona-como-miss-grand-ecuador-2023/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230417213722/https://topvzla.com/2023/04/17/a-vengar-a-andrea-aguilera-veronique-michielsen-se-corona-como-miss-grand-ecuador-2023/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2023-04-17|title=Véronique Michielsen se corona como Miss Grand Ecuador 2023|date=April 17, 2023|access-date=April 18, 2023|language=es|author=Leonardo Recine|via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> |}

===Competition result=== {{table alignment}} {| class="wikitable defaultcenter" style="font-size:90%;" |- ! rowspan=2|Edition ! rowspan=2|Winner ! colspan=2|Runners-up ! rowspan=2|{{tooltip|Ref.|References}} |- ! First ! Second |- |[[Miss Grand Ecuador 2021|1st]] | [[Andrea Aguilera Paredes|Andrea Aguilera]] {{small|([[Los Ríos Province|Los Ríos]])}} | Emilia Vásquez {{small|([[Pichincha Province|Pichincha]])}} | Marjorie Vivas {{small|([[Manabí Province|Manabí]])}} | <ref name=ecuwon/><ref name=odiha/> <ref name=ecu2021/> |- |[[Miss Grand Ecuador 2023|2nd]] | Véronique Michielsen {{small|([[Europe|Ecuadorian commu. in Europe]])}} | Andrea Ojeda {{small|([[Guayaquil]])}} | Alyson Flores {{small|([[Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province|Santo Domingo]])}} | <ref name=niagara/><ref name=result/> |}

==International competition== The following is a list of Ecuadorian representatives at the [[Miss Grand International]] contest. ;Color keys {{plainlist| * {{Color box|gold|border=silver}} : Declared as the winner * {{Color box|#FFFF33|border=silver}} : Ended as a runner-up (Top 5) * {{Color box|#FFFF99|border=silver}} : Ended as a finalist (Top 10) * {{Color box|#FFFACD|border=silver}} : Ended as a semifinalist (Top 20/22) * {{Color box|#FADADD|border=silver}} : Ended as special awards winner }} {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center; width:100%" !style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Year !style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Province !style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Miss Grand Ecuador !style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Title !style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Placement<ref name=sumresult>{{Unbulleted list citebundle |For the 2013 competition result, see: {{cite web|url=https://www.metro.pr/pr/entretener/2013/11/19/janelee-chaparro-se-corona-miss-grand-international-2013.html|title=Janelee Chaparro se corona Miss Grand International 2013|author=Harry Rodríguez|date=18 November 2013|accessdate=8 February 2023|language=es|website=www.metro.pr|archivedate=8 May 2019|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20190508072838/https://www.metro.pr/pr/entretener/2013/11/19/janelee-chaparro-se-corona-miss-grand-international-2013.html}} |For the 2014 competition result, see: {{cite web|url=https://www.vintersections.com/2014/10/miss-grand-international-2014-winners.html|title=Miss Cuba is Miss Grand International 2014|date=6 October 2014|accessdate=9 February 2023|author=Arvin Ello|website=www.vintersections.com|archivedate=31 July 2015|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20150731082658/http://www.vintersections.com/2014/10/miss-grand-international-2014-winners.html}} |For the 2015 competition result, see: {{cite web|url=https://dantri.com.vn/giai-tri/le-quyen-bat-ngo-trang-tay-tai-miss-grand-international-2015-20151026083839519.htm|title=Lệ Quyên bất ngờ "trắng tay" tại Miss Grand International 2015|date=26 October 2015|language=vi|accessdate=9 February 2023|website=Dantri.com.vn|archivedate=9 February 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230209133829/https://dantri.com.vn/giai-tri/le-quyen-bat-ngo-trang-tay-tai-miss-grand-international-2015-20151026083839519.htm}} |For 2016 competition result, see: {{cite web|url=https://english.vtv.vn/news/nguyen-thi-loan-in-final-top-20-miss-grand-international-2016-20161030225945447.htm|title=Nguyen Thi Loan in final top 20 Miss Grand International 2016|date=26 October 2016|accessdate=27 August 2022|work=[[Vietnam Television]]|archivedate=26 August 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220826205954/https://english.vtv.vn/news/nguyen-thi-loan-in-final-top-20-miss-grand-international-2016-20161030225945447.htm}} |For the 2017 competition result, see: {{cite web|url=https://vov.vn/van-hoa/nghe-si/ngam-top-20-miss-grand-international-2017-nong-bong-voi-phan-thi-bikini-687450.vov|title=Ngắm Top 20 Miss Grand International 2017 nóng bỏng với phần thi bikini|date=26 October 2017|accessdate=12 May 2023|language=vi|publisher=[[Voice of Vietnam]]|archivedate=8 November 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20221108215655/https://vov.vn/van-hoa/nghe-si/ngam-top-20-miss-grand-international-2017-nong-bong-voi-phan-thi-bikini-687450.vov}} |For the 2018 competition result, see: {{cite web|url=https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/miss-grand-international/meenakshi-chaudhary-of-india-crowned-miss-grand-international-2018/articleshow/66366162.cms|title=Meenakshi Chaudhary from India wins 1st runner-up title at Miss Grand International 2018|date=25 October 2018|accessdate=27 August 2022|work=[[Times of India]]|archivedate=26 August 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220826204549/https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/miss-grand-international/meenakshi-chaudhary-of-india-crowned-miss-grand-international-2018/articleshow/66366162.cms}} |For the 2019 competition result, see: {{cite web|url=https://www.ejan.co/entertain/11056|title=สาว "เวเนซุเอลา" คว้ามง Miss grand international 2019|date=26 October 2019|accessdate=9 February 2023|language=th|author=อีจัน Oline Team|website=www.ejan.co|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230209143137/https://www.ejan.co/entertain/11056|archivedate=9 February 2023}} |For the 2020 competition result, see: {{cite web|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/content/781485/samantha-bernardo-makes-it-to-top-20-of-miss-grand-international/story/|title=Samantha Bernardo makes it to Top 20 of Miss Grand International!|date=27 March 2021|accessdate=27 August 2022|work=[[GMA Network]]|archivedate=26 August 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220826204805/https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/content/781485/samantha-bernardo-makes-it-to-top-20-of-miss-grand-international/story/}} |For the 2021 competition result, see: {{cite web|url=https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/Introducing-the-Top-20-of-Miss-Grand-International-2021/Introducing-the-Top-20-of-Miss-Grand-International-2021/eventshow/88093124.cms|title=Introducing the Top 20 of Miss Grand International 2021|date=4 December 2021|accessdate=27 August 2022|work=[[Times of India]]|archivedate=26 August 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220826221953/https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/Introducing-the-Top-20-of-Miss-Grand-International-2021/Introducing-the-Top-20-of-Miss-Grand-International-2021/eventshow/88093124.cms}} |For the 2022 competition result, see: {{cite web|url=https://colombia.as.com/tikitakas/miss-grand-international-2022-en-vivo-gala-del-certamen-de-belleza-en-directo-n/|language=es|date=25 October 2022|access-date=26 October 2022|title=Miss Grand International 2022 Isabella Novaes Menin de Brasil, ganadora del certámen|author=María Fernanda Cedeño|work=Colombia.as.com|archive-date=25 October 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221025182232/https://colombia.as.com/tikitakas/miss-grand-international-2022-en-vivo-gala-del-certamen-de-belleza-en-directo-n/}} |For the 2023 competition result, see:{{cite web|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/life/10/25/23/peru-wins-miss-grand-international-2023|work=[[ABS-CBN]]|date=25 October 2023|access-date=25 October 2023|title=Peru wins Miss Grand International 2023; PH makes early exit|archive-date=25 October 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231025161409/https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/10/25/23/peru-wins-miss-grand-international-2023}} |For the 2024 competition result, see:{{cite web|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2024/10/25/india-wins-miss-grand-international-2024-ph-bet-cj-opiaza-is-1st-runner-up-2339|title=India wins Miss Grand International 2024; PH bet CJ Opiaza is 1st runner-up|date=25 October 2024|access-date=25 October 2024|publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]]|archive-date=25 October 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241025170757/https://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2024/10/25/india-wins-miss-grand-international-2024-ph-bet-cj-opiaza-is-1st-runner-up-2339|author=Josiah Antonio}} }}</ref> !style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Special Awards !style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|National Director |-bgcolor=#FFFACD |[[Miss Grand International 2025|2025]] | [[Pichincha Province|Pichincha]] | Samantha Quenedit<ref name=mgec25>{{cite web|url=https://www.primicias.ec/entretenimiento/samantha-quenedith-nueva-miss-grand-ecuador-2025-gala-preliminar-101049/|title=¿Quién es Samantha Quenedith, la nueva Miss Grand Ecuador 2025?|trans-title=Who is Samantha Quenedith, the new Miss Grand Ecuador 2025?|date=18 July 2025|language=es|work=Primicias|archivedate=19 July 2025|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20250719124208/https://www.primicias.ec/entretenimiento/samantha-quenedith-nueva-miss-grand-ecuador-2025-gala-preliminar-101049/|author=Cristina Mora}}</ref> | [[Concurso Nacional de Belleza Ecuador|CNB Ecuador 2025]] – Miss Grand Ecuador | Top 22 | | rowspan=10|Tahiz Panuz |- |[[Miss Grand International 2024|2024]] | [[Los Ríos Province|Los Ríos]] | María José Vera<ref name=mgecuador>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4ETXlqu09a/?igsh=MWJ1YzJucTcxd2tuNQ==|title=Miss Grand Ecuador 2024 is María José Vera|date=3 March 2024|accessdate=3 March 2024|publisher=Miss Grand Ecuador Oficial}}</ref> | {{center|[[Concurso Nacional de Belleza Ecuador|CNB Ecuador 2023]] – Virreina Miss World Ecuador<ref name=w2023>{{cite web|url=https://www.aldia.com.ec/santo-domingo-y-pichincha-se-llevaron-las-coronas-en-el-miss-world-y-miss-supranational/|date=7 May 2023|accessdate=8 March 2024|language=es|website=www.aldia.com.ec|title=Santo Domingo y Pichincha se llevaron las coronas en el Miss World y Miss Supranational|archivedate=7 March 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240307181704/https://www.aldia.com.ec/santo-domingo-y-pichincha-se-llevaron-las-coronas-en-el-miss-world-y-miss-supranational/}}</ref>}} | Unplaced<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2024/10/25/india-wins-miss-grand-international-2024-ph-bet-cj-opiaza-is-1st-runner-up-2339|title=India wins Miss Grand International 2024; PH bet CJ Opiaza is 1st runner-up|date=25 October 2024|access-date=25 October 2024|publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]]|archive-date=25 October 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241025170757/https://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2024/10/25/india-wins-miss-grand-international-2024-ph-bet-cj-opiaza-is-1st-runner-up-2339|author=Josiah Antonio}}</ref> | Best National Costume |- |rowspan=2|[[Miss Grand International 2023|2023]] | [[Antwerp]], [[Belgium]] | Véronique Michielsen<ref name=result/><ref name=newecu>{{cite web|url=https://www.metro.pr/entretenimiento/2023/09/06/destronan-a-reina-de-belleza-por-estar-embarazada-a-semanas-del-concurso-internacional/|publisher=[[Metro International]]|title=Destronan a reina de belleza por estar embarazada a semanas del concurso internacional|author=Metro Puerto Rico|date=6 September 2023|accessdate=21 September 2023|language=es|archivedate=21 September 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230921104106/https://www.metro.pr/entretenimiento/2023/09/06/destronan-a-reina-de-belleza-por-estar-embarazada-a-semanas-del-concurso-internacional/}}</ref> | [[Miss Grand Ecuador 2023]] | colspan=2 {{n/a|Did not compete}} |- | [[Guayas Province|Guayas]] | Andrea Ojeda<ref name=newecu/> | 1st runner-up [[Miss Grand Ecuador 2023]] | Unplaced<ref name=res2023>{{cite web|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/life/10/25/23/peru-wins-miss-grand-international-2023|work=[[ABS-CBN]]|date=25 October 2023|access-date=25 October 2023|title=Peru wins Miss Grand International 2023; PH makes early exit|archive-date=25 October 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231025161409/https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/10/25/23/peru-wins-miss-grand-international-2023}}</ref> | |- |rowspan=2|[[Miss Grand International 2022|2022]] | [[Pichincha Province|Pichincha]] | Emilia Vásquez<ref name=ecu2022/><ref name=replaced/> | 1st runner-up Miss Grand Ecuador 2021 | colspan=2 {{n/a|Did not compete}} |- | [[Guayas Province|Guayas]] | Lisseth Naranjo<ref name=2022new>{{cite web|url=https://www.metroecuador.com.ec/entretenimiento/2022/10/13/lisseth-naranjo-sigue-sin-destacar-en-el-miss-gran-internacional-la-final-sera-el-25-de-octubre/|title=Lisseth Naranjo sigue sin destacar en el Miss Gran Internacional: La final será el 25 de octubre|date=12 October 2022|language=es|accessdate=12 November 2022|work=Metroecuador.com.ec|author=Paola Hernández|archivedate=11 November 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20221111204640/https://www.metroecuador.com.ec/entretenimiento/2022/10/13/lisseth-naranjo-sigue-sin-destacar-en-el-miss-gran-internacional-la-final-sera-el-25-de-octubre/}}</ref> | [[CNB Ecuador 2020]] – Grand International | Unplaced<ref name=riopreto>{{cite web|url=https://riopreto.dlnews.com.br/noticias?id=127457/isabella-menin-vence-miss-grand-international-e-quebra-jejum-de-51-anos|title=Isabella Menin vence Miss Grand International e quebra jejum de 51 anos|date=25 October 2022|access-date=26 October 2022|language=pt|author=Fábio Luis de Paula|work=Riopreto.dlnews.com.br|archive-date=26 October 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221026060623/https://riopreto.dlnews.com.br/noticias?id=127457/isabella-menin-vence-miss-grand-international-e-quebra-jejum-de-51-anos}}</ref> | |-bgcolor=#FFFF33 |[[Miss Grand International 2021|2021]] | [[Los Ríos Province|Los Ríos]] | [[Andrea Aguilera Paredes|'''Andrea Aguilera''']]<ref name=2021rep>{{cite web|url=https://www.eluniverso.com/entretenimiento/gente/andrea-aguilera-gana-el-segundo-lugar-en-miss-grand-international-nota/|language=es|accessdate=12 November 2022|archivedate=11 November 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20221111205431/https://www.eluniverso.com/entretenimiento/gente/andrea-aguilera-gana-el-segundo-lugar-en-miss-grand-international-nota/|title=La ecuatoriana Andrea Aguilera gana el segundo lugar en Miss Grand International (Tailandia)|date=4 December 2022|work=[[El Universo]]}}</ref> | [[Miss Grand Ecuador 2021]] | 1st runner-up<ref name="result2021">{{cite web|author=Đạt Phan|date=4 December 2021|title=Thùy Tiên đăng quang Miss Grand International 2021|url=https://vnexpress.net/thuy-tien-dang-quang-miss-grand-international-2021-4398496.html|work=[[VnExpress]]|language=vi|access-date=4 December 2021|archive-date=4 December 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211204164112/https://vnexpress.net/thuy-tien-dang-quang-miss-grand-international-2021-4398496.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | |- |rowspan=2|[[Miss Grand International 2020|2020]] | [[Guayas Province|Guayas]] | Lisseth Naranjo<ref name=2020rep>{{cite web|url=https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/miss-grand-international/lisseth-naranjo-elected-miss-grand-ecuador-2020/eventshow/75295721.cms|accessdate=12 November 2022|work=[[Times of India]]|date=22 April 2020|title=Lisseth Naranjo elected Miss Grand Ecuador 2020|archivedate=11 November 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20221111204924/https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/Lisseth-Naranjo-elected-Miss-Grand-Ecuador-2020/eventshow/75295721.cms}}</ref><ref name=2020ret>{{cite web|url=https://quenoticias.com/entretenimiento/miss-grand-international-ecuador-2020-lisseth-naranjo-embarazada-sonia-luna/|language=es|title=Ella es la nueva Miss Grand International Ecuador 2020 tras destitución de Lisseth Naranjo por supuesto embarazo|date=28 December 2020|accessdate=12 November 2022|archivedate=11 November 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20221111205108/https://quenoticias.com/entretenimiento/miss-grand-international-ecuador-2020-lisseth-naranjo-embarazada-sonia-luna/|work=Quenoticias.com}}</ref> | [[CNB Ecuador 2020]] – Grand International | colspan=2 {{n/a|Did not compete}} |- | [[Guayas Province|Guayas]] | Sonia Luna<ref name=2020ret/> | 1st runner-up [[Miss Ecuador 2019]] | Unplaced<ref name="folha">{{cite web|author=Fábio Luís de Paula|date=27 March 2021|title=Abena Appiah, dos EUA, é primeira mulher negra a vencer Miss Grand International|url=https://f5.folha.uol.com.br/colunistas/de-faixa-a-coroa/2021/03/abena-appiah-dos-eua-e-primeira-mulher-negra-a-vencer-miss-grand-international.shtml|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210402025120/https://f5.folha.uol.com.br/colunistas/de-faixa-a-coroa/2021/03/abena-appiah-dos-eua-e-primeira-mulher-negra-a-vencer-miss-grand-international.shtml|archive-date=2 April 2021|access-date=2 September 2021|work=[[Folha de S.Paulo]]|language=pt}}</ref> | |-bgcolor=#FFFF99 |[[Miss Grand International 2019|2019]] | [[Guayas Province|Guayas]] | [[Mara Topić]]<ref name=2019rep>{{cite web|url=https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/miss-grand-international/mara-topic-to-represent-ecuador-at-miss-grand-international-2019/eventshow/69250632.cms|title=Mara Topic to represent Ecuador at Miss Grand International 2019|date=9 May 2019|accessdate=12 November 2022|work=[[Times of India]]|archivedate=11 November 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20221111204319/https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/Mara-Topic-to-represent-Ecuador-at-Miss-Grand-International-2019/eventshow/69250632.cms}}</ref> | Appointed | Top 10<ref name=2019top20>{{cite web|url=https://philippineslifestyle.com/miss-grand-international-2019-top-20/|title=Miss Grand International 2019 top 20|date=26 October 2019|author=Margret Fermin|access-date=2 February 2022|work=Philippineslifestyle.com|archive-date=31 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211031150856/https://philippineslifestyle.com/miss-grand-international-2019-top-20/}}</ref> |Best National Costume |- |rowspan=2|[[Miss Grand International 2018|2018]] | [[El Oro Province|El Oro]] | Norma Tejada<ref name=2018rep>{{cite web|work=[[Times of India]]|url=https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/miss-grand-international/norma-tejada-crowned-miss-grand-ecuador-2018/eventshow/64426027.cms|date=2 June 2018|title=Norma Tejada crowned Miss Grand Ecuador 2018|accessdate=12 November 2022|archivedate=11 November 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20221111203038/https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/miss-grand-international/norma-tejada-crowned-miss-grand-ecuador-2018/eventshow/64426027.cms}}</ref><ref name=2018ret>{{cite web|url=https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/miss-grand-international/blanca-arambulo-crowned-miss-grand-ecuador-2018/articleshow/65672347.cms?from=mdr|title=Blanca Arambulo crowned Miss Grand Ecuador 2018|date=4 September 2018|accessdate=12 November 2022|work=[[Times of India]]|archivedate=11 November 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20221111203350/https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/miss-grand-international/blanca-arambulo-crowned-miss-grand-ecuador-2018/articleshow/65672347.cms}}</ref> | 2nd runner-up [[Miss Ecuador 2018]] | colspan=2 {{n/a|Did not compete}} | rowspan=8|María del Carmen Aguayo |- | [[Guayas Province|Guayas]] | Blanca Arambulo<ref name=2018ret/> | 3rd runner-up [[Miss Ecuador 2018]] | Unplaced<ref name=2018top20>{{cite web|url=https://www.thaipost.net/main/detail/20795|language=th|title=สาวงามปารากวัยช็อค!ล้มทั้งยืนคว้ามิสแกรนด์ฯไม่คาดฝัน|date=27 October 2022|accessdate=12 November 2022|work=Thaipost.net|archivedate=11 November 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20221111203930/https://www.thaipost.net/main/detail/20795}}</ref> | |- |rowspan=2|[[Miss Grand International 2017|2017]] | [[Imbabura Province|Imbabura]] | María José Villacís<ref name=2017rep>{{cite web|url=https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/miss-grand-international/maria-jose-villacis-to-represent-ecuador-in-miss-grand-international-2017/articleshow/59105642.cms?from=mdr|title=Maria Jose Villacis to represent Ecuador in Miss Grand International 2017|date=12 June 2017|work=[[Times of India]]|accessdate=12 November 2022|archivedate=11 November 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20221111202309/https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/miss-grand-international/maria-jose-villacis-to-represent-ecuador-in-miss-grand-international-2017/articleshow/59105642.cms}}</ref><ref name=2017ret>{{cite web|language=es|url=https://www.diarioelnorte.ec/maria-jose-villacis-se-retira-del-certamen-miss-grand-international/|title=María José Villacís se retira del certamen Miss Grand International|date=23 August 2017|accessdate=12 November 2022|work=Diario el Norte|archivedate=11 November 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20221111202445/https://www.diarioelnorte.ec/maria-jose-villacis-se-retira-del-certamen-miss-grand-international/}}</ref> | 2nd runner-up [[Miss Ecuador 2017]] | colspan=2 {{n/a|Did not compete}} |- | [[Pichincha Province|Pichincha]] | Analía Vernaza<ref name=2017ret/> | Appointed | Unplaced<ref name=2017result>{{cite web|url=https://vov.vn/van-hoa/nghe-si/ngam-top-20-miss-grand-international-2017-nong-bong-voi-phan-thi-bikini-687450.vov|title=Ngắm Top 20 Miss Grand International 2017 nóng bỏng với phần thi bikini|date=26 October 2017|accessdate=9 November 2022|language=vi|work=[[Voice of Vietnam]]|archivedate=8 November 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20221108215655/https://vov.vn/van-hoa/nghe-si/ngam-top-20-miss-grand-international-2017-nong-bong-voi-phan-thi-bikini-687450.vov}}</ref> | |- |[[Miss Grand International 2016|2016]] | [[Guayas Province|Guayas]] | Carmen Iglesias<ref name=2016rep>{{cite web|url=https://www.eldiario.ec/noticias-manabi-ecuador/410344-la-manabita-carmen-iglesias-destaca-en-la-preliminar-del-miss-grand-international/|title=La manabita Carmen Iglesias destaca en la preliminar del Miss Grand International|date=25 October 2022|accessdate=12 November 2022|language=es|work=El diario Ecuador|archivedate=11 November 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20221111182545/https://www.eldiario.ec/noticias-manabi-ecuador/410344-la-manabita-carmen-iglesias-destaca-en-la-preliminar-del-miss-grand-international/}}</ref> | 3rd runner-up [[Miss Ecuador 2016]] | Unplaced<ref name="2016event">{{cite web|author=Khaosod|date=26 October 2016|title="มิสอินโดนีเซีย"น้ำตาคลอ คว้ามงกุฏมิสแกรนด์อินเตอร์เนชั่นแนลฯ "ฝ้าย-สุภาพร"ซิวรองอันดับ2(คลิป)|url=https://www.khaosod.co.th/entertainment/news_69675|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211090336/https://www.khaosod.co.th/entertainment/news_69675|archive-date=11 February 2021|access-date=11 February 2020|language=th}}</ref> | |- |[[Miss Grand International 2015|2015]] | [[Guayas Province|Guayas]] | María Emilia Cevallos<ref name="result2015int">{{cite web|date=11 October 2015|title=María Emilia no va a certamen|url=https://www.eldiario.ec/noticias-manabi-ecuador/370132-maria-emilia-no-va-a-certamen/|work=El Diario|language=es|archive-date=11 November 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221111181823/https://www.eldiario.ec/noticias-manabi-ecuador/370132-maria-emilia-no-va-a-certamen/|accessdate=12 November 2022}}</ref> | 2nd runner-up [[Miss Ecuador 2015]] | colspan=2 {{n/a|Did not compete}} |- |[[Miss Grand International 2014|2014]] | [[Guayas Province|Guayas]] | Irene Lucia Zabala<ref name=2014rep>{{cite web|title=Miss Grand Ecuador 2014|date=2014|accessdate=12 November 2022|work=Miss Grand International|archivedate=29 June 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629084416/http://www.missgrandinternational.com/?page=contestant_detail&cont=130|url=http://www.missgrandinternational.com/?page=contestant_detail&cont=130}}</ref> | Appointed | Unplaced | |-bgcolor=#FFFACD |[[Miss Grand International 2013|2013]] | [[Esmeraldas Province|Esmeraldas]] | Alexandra Castillo<ref name=2013result>{{cite web|url=https://entertain.teenee.com/thaistar/111308.html|title=สาวงามเปอร์โตริโก้คว้า "มิส แกรนด์ อินเตอร์เนชั่นแนล 2013"|date=20 November 2013|access-date=20 October 2021|language=th|work=Teenee.com|archive-date=23 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131123134718/https://entertain.teenee.com/thaistar/111308.html}}</ref> | Appointed | Top 20 | |}

==National pageant candidates== === Participating provinces and territories representatives === {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 80%;" |- ! width=300|Representatives ! width=120|[[Miss Grand Ecuador 2021|1st]] ! width=120|[[Miss Grand Ecuador 2023|2nd]] |- ! colspan=3|[[Provinces of Ecuador|Provinces]] |- |[[Azuay Province|Azuay]] | {{n/a|}} | {{n/a|}} |- |[[Bolívar Province (Ecuador)|Bolívar]] | {{n/a|}} | {{n/a|}} |- |[[Cañar Province|Cañar]] | {{yes2|Y}} | {{no2|}} |- |[[Carchi Province|Carchi]] | {{n/a|}} | {{n/a|}} |- |[[Chimborazo Province|Chimborazo]] | {{n/a|}} | {{n/a|}} |- |[[Cotopaxi Province|Cotopaxi]] | {{n/a|}} | {{n/a|}} |- |[[El Oro Province|El Oro]] | {{yes2|Y}} | {{yes2|Y}} |- |[[Esmeraldas Province|Esmeraldas]] | {{yes2|Y}} | {{yes2|Y}} |- |[[Galápagos Province|Galápagos]] | {{n/a|}} | {{n/a|}} |- |[[Guayas Province|Guayas]] | {{n/a|}} | {{n/a|}} |- |[[Imbabura Province|Imbabura]] | {{n/a|}} | {{n/a|}} |- |[[Loja Province|Loja]] | {{n/a|}} | {{n/a|}} |- |[[Los Ríos Province|Los Ríos]] | {{yes2|[[File:Eo circle brown white letter-w.svg|15px]]}} | {{no2|}} |- |[[Manabí Province|Manabí]] | {{yes2|[[File:Eo circle indigo white number-2.svg|15px]]}} | {{yes2|Y}} |- |[[Morona Santiago Province|Morona Santiago]] | {{n/a|}} | {{n/a|}} |- |[[Napo Province|Napo]] | {{n/a|}} | {{n/a|}} |- |[[Orellana Province|Orellana]] | {{n/a|}} | {{n/a|}} |- |[[Pastaza Province|Pastaza]] | {{n/a|}} | {{n/a|}} |- |[[Pichincha Province|Pichincha]] | {{yes2|[[File:Eo circle indigo white number-1.svg|15px]]}} | {{no2|}} |- |[[Santa Elena Province|Santa Elena]] | {{n/a|}} | {{n/a|}} |- |[[Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province|Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas]] | {{n/a|}} | {{yes2|[[File:Eo circle indigo white number-2.svg|15px]]}} |- |[[Sucumbíos Province|Sucumbíos]] | {{n/a|}} | {{n/a|}} |- |[[Tungurahua Province|Tungurahua]] | {{n/a|}} | {{n/a|}} |- |[[Zamora-Chinchipe Province|Zamora Chinchipe]] | {{n/a|}} | {{n/a|}} |- !colspan=3|No affiliated province |- |[[Europe|Ecuadorian communities in Europe]] | {{n/a|}} | {{yes2|[[File:Eo circle brown white letter-w.svg|15px]]}} |- | [[Ecuadorian Americans|Ecuadorian communities in USA]] | {{n/a|}} | {{yes2|Y}} |- |[[Guayaquil]] | {{n/a|}} | {{yes2|[[File:Eo circle indigo white number-1.svg|15px]]}} |- !Total !!6 !!7 |- | colspan="9" align=left | ;Color keys {{plainlist| * {{Color box|#bbffddff|[[File:Eo circle brown white letter-w.svg|15px]]|border=silver}} : Declared as the winner * {{Color box|#bbffddff|[[File:Eo circle indigo white number-1.svg|15px]]}} : Ended as a 1st runner-up * {{Color box|#bbffddff|[[File:Eo circle indigo white number-2.svg|15px]]}} : Ended as a 2nd runner-up * {{Color box|#bbffddff|'''A'''|border=silver}} : Ended as a finalist, semifinalist and unplaced * {{Color box|#D8BFD8|'''×'''|border=silver}} : Ended as withdrew during the competition * {{Color box|#ffe3e3ff|'''×'''|border=silver}} : Ended as no representative }} |}

==Winner gallery== <gallery> Samantha Quenedit.png|'''Miss Grand Ecuador 2025''' Samantha Quenedit File:María José Vera.png|'''Miss Grand Ecuador 2024''' María José Vera File:Lisseth Naranjo 2.png|'''Miss Grand Ecuador 2022''' Lisseth Naranjo File:Andrea Aguilera.png|'''Miss Grand Ecuador 2021''' [[Andrea Aguilera (Ecuadorian model)|Andrea Aguilera]] File:Carmen Verónica Iglesias López.png|'''Miss Grand Ecuador 2016''' Carmen Iglesias File:María Emilia Cevallos Cuesta.png|'''Miss Grand Ecuador 2015''' María Cevallos File:Irene Lucia Zabala.png|'''Miss Grand Ecuador 2014''' Irene Zabala </gallery>

==References== {{reflist}}

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