{{Short description|State-level pageant in the United States}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox organization | name = Miss Grand Florida | logo = [[File:Miss Grand Florida Logo.png|200px]] | caption = | formation = {{Start date and age|2014|11|23}} | type = Beauty pageant | founder = Suzi Hosfeld | headquarters = Miami | location = United States | affiliations = [[Miss Grand USA]] | language = English | parent_organization = Golden Crown Productions | leader_title = Director | leader_name = Jennifer Lovelace ''(2019–present)'' | key_people = | num_staff = | budget = | website = [https://www.grandfloridapageants.com/ grandfloridapageants.com] }} '''Miss Grand Florida''' is a state-level female beauty pageant based in Florida,<ref name=sum24>{{cite web|url=https://caplinnews.fiu.edu/miss-grand-miami-andrea-valentina-miss-grand-florida-jennifer-lovelace-little-havana/|title=Miss Grand Miami wins Miss Grand Florida pageant|date=5 June 2024|accessdate=12 June 2024|author=Daniela Zulueta|website=caplinnews.fiu.edu|archivedate=12 June 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240612110621/https://caplinnews.fiu.edu/miss-grand-miami-andrea-valentina-miss-grand-florida-jennifer-lovelace-little-havana/}}</ref><ref name=winner2014/><ref name=win24>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsfltv.com/inside-south-florida/meet-andrea-valentina-from-miss-grand-miami-to-miss-grand-florida|title=Meet Andrea Valentina: From Miss Grand Miami to Miss Grand Florida|date=14 June 2024|accessdate=16 June 2024|work=[[WSFL-TV]]|archivedate=15 June 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240615205832/https://www.wsfltv.com/inside-south-florida/meet-andrea-valentina-from-miss-grand-miami-to-miss-grand-florida}}</ref> founded by Suzi Hosfeld in 2014.<ref name=winner2014/> It is one of the preliminary stages for the [[Miss Grand USA]] national pageant.<ref name=winner2014/><ref name=ivan>{{cite web|url=https://elsolnetworktv.com/index.php/2023/07/16/ivana-garcia-es-coronada-como-miss-grand-florida-y-miss-grand-orlando/|title=Ivana García es coronada como Miss Grand Florida y Miss Grand Orlando|date=16 July 2023|accessdate=10 May 2024|author=Marcos A. Tejeda|website=elsolnetworktv.com|archivedate=28 October 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20231028212641/https://elsolnetworktv.com/index.php/2023/07/16/ivana-garcia-es-coronada-como-miss-grand-florida-y-miss-grand-orlando/|language=es}}</ref><ref name=y2019/>{{rp|4–5}} Since 2019, the competition license has belonged to a Miami-based event organizer, Golden Crown Productions, led by [[Haitian American]] nurse practitioner and radio personality, Jennifer Lovelace.<ref name=y2019>{{cite web|url=https://issuu.com/bjameson/docs/miss_grand_florida_program_-_web|title=Miss Grand Florida|date=25 May 2019|accessdate=10 May 2024|via=[[Issuu]]|work=Artistic Design}}</ref>{{rp|4–5}}<ref name=2023director>{{cite web|url=https://www.missgrandus.com/copy-of-state-director-colorado|via=[[Internet Archive]]|date=2023|accessdate=10 May 2024|title=State Director: Florida|work=[[Miss Grand United States]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528091255/https://www.missgrandus.com/copy-of-state-director-colorado |archive-date=May 28, 2023 }}</ref>
Florida has participated in the [[Miss Grand USA]] pageant since 2016 but has not won the contest yet. The highest placement obtained by Florida candidates at the national level was the 2nd runner-up, won in 2019 by Que Demery.<ref name=result2019>{{cite web|url=https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/miss-grand-international/Emily-Irene-crowned-Miss-Grand-USA-2019/eventshow/70889756.cms|title=Emily Irene crowned Miss Grand USA 2019|date=29 August 2019|accessdate=12 March 2022|work=[[Times of India]]|archivedate=29 August 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829192217/https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/miss-grand-international/Emily-Irene-crowned-Miss-Grand-USA-2019/eventshow/70889756.cms}}</ref>
==Editions== The following table details Miss Grand California's annual editions since 2014. {{table alignment}} {| class="wikitable defaultcenter col2left col3left col5left" style="font-size:95%;" |- ! Edition !! Date !! Final venue !! Entrants !! Winner!! {{tooltip|Ref.|References}} |- !1st |November 23, 2014||[[Orlando, Florida]]||{{n/a|''N/A''}}||Maicie Lynn Clark||<ref name=winner2014>{{cite web|url=https://www.pineisland-eagle.com/2014/12/04/miss-cape-coral-culls-miss-grand-florida-win/|title=Miss Cape Coral culls Miss Grand Florida win|date=4 December 2014|accessdate=10 May 2024|website=www.pineisland-eagle.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510082115/https://www.pineisland-eagle.com/2014/12/04/miss-cape-coral-culls-miss-grand-florida-win/|archivedate=10 May 2024}}</ref> |- !2nd | May 25, 2019||[[Art and Culture Center of Hollywood]]||14||Que Demery||<ref name=y2019/><ref name=2019date>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BxV6Y6JHHNT/?hl=en|title=Early bird Tickets for the show are now available on Evenbrite|date=12 May 2019|accessdate=10 May 2024|via=[[Archive Today]]|work=Miss Grand Florida|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240510092809/https://www.instagram.com/p/BxV6Y6JHHNT/?hl=en|archive-date=2024-05-10}}</ref> |- !3rd |December 19, 2020||Krave Restaurant & Lounge, [[Sunrise, Florida|Sunrise]]||9||Isabella Logins||<ref name=2020date>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CI9D07nnBb6/?hl=en|title=It's almost pageant day. Saturday, December 19th, 2020, we will have a new Miss Grand Florida|date=19 December 2020|accessdate=10 May 2024|work=Miss Grand Florida|via=[[Archive Today]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240510085249/https://www.instagram.com/p/CI9D07nnBb6/?hl=en|archive-date=2024-05-10}}</ref><ref name=2020winner>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CJB1gxwnAfk/?hl=en|via=[[Instagram]]|date=21 December 2020|title=Your Miss Grand Florida 2020–2021 is Isabella Logins|work=Miss Grand Florida|accessdate=10 May 2024}}</ref> |- !4th |July 16, 2023||CUZ Miami Venue, [[Doral, Florida]]||6||Ivana Garcia||<ref name=ivan/><ref name=date2023>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CtZ8vnHJkoy/?hl=en|title=You are cordially invited to the Miss Grand Florida 2023 pageant|date=13 June 2023|accessdate=10 May 2024|work=Miss Grand Florida|via=[[Archive Today]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240510075815/https://www.instagram.com/p/CtZ8vnHJkoy/?hl=en|archive-date=2024-05-10}}</ref> |- !5th |June 2, 2024||[[Teatro 8]], Miami||9||Andrea Valentina||<ref name=sum24/><ref name=win24/> |- !6th |May 18, 2025||Wynwood Center, [[Wynwood]], [[Miami, Florida|Miami]]||10||Shirley Ramirez||<ref name=date2025>{{cite web|url=https://www.eventbrite.com/e/miss-grand-florida-pageant-2025-tickets-1331212726099|title=Miss Grand Florida pageant 2025|date=May 2025|accessdate=13 May 2025|website=www.eventbrite.com|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250513161845/https://www.eventbrite.com/e/miss-grand-florida-pageant-2025-tickets-1331212726099|archive-date=2025-05-13}}</ref> |}
==National competition== The following is a list of representatives of the state of Florida in the [[Miss Grand USA]] national pageant.
{{table alignment}} {| class="wikitable defaultcenter col2left" style="font-size:95%;" |- ! Year !! Representative !! Original state title !! Placement at Miss Grand USA !! {{tooltip|Ref.|References}} |- ![[Miss Grand United States 2016|2016]] |Stephanie Camacho||{{n/a|Appointed}}||Unplaced||<ref name=contestantsusa2016>{{cite web|url=http://www.missgrandunitedstates.com/contestants/index|via=[[Internet Archive]]|date=2016|accessdate=7 May 2024|work=Miss Grand United States|title=Miss Grand United States 2016 contestants|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427154617/http://www.missgrandunitedstates.com/contestants/index |archive-date=April 27, 2018 }}</ref> |- ![[Miss Grand United States 2017|2017]] |Tyeshaa Hudson||{{n/a|Appointed}}||bgcolor=yellow|Top 10||<ref name=florida17>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1726067491044448&set=a.1533181630333036|title=Tyeshaa Hudson, Miss Grand Florida 2017|date=18 January 2017|accessdate=10 May 2024|work=[[Miss Grand United States]]|via=Facebook}}</ref> |- !2018 |colspan=5 {{n/a|No national pageant}} |- ![[Miss Grand United States 2019|2019]] |Que Demery||Miss Grand Florida 2019||bgcolor=Orange|2nd runner-up||<ref name=2019mag>{{cite web|url=https://issuu.com/crownsmagazine/docs/may_issue|via=[[Issuu]]|date=May 2019|accessdate=10 May 2024|publisher=Crowns Magazine|title=Miss Grand Florida 2019: Que Demery}}</ref>{{rp|6–7}} |- !2020 |colspan=5 {{n/a|No national pageant}} |- ![[Miss Grand United States 2021|2021]] |Isabella Logins||Miss Grand Florida 2020/21||bgcolor=yellow|Top 10||<ref name=2020winner/> |- ![[Miss Grand United States 2022|2022]] |Florence Garcia||{{n/a|Appointed}}||Unplaced||<ref name=florida22>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CdcSAwDrMme/?hl=en|title=Your Miss Grand Florida 2022 is Florence Garcia|date=12 May 2022|accessdate=10 May 2024|work=Miss Grand Florida|via=[[Archive Today]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240510085816/https://www.instagram.com/p/CdcSAwDrMme/?hl=en|archive-date=2024-05-10}}</ref> |- ![[Miss Grand United States 2023|2023]] |Ivana Valentina Garcia||Miss Grand Florida 2023||bgcolor=yellow|Top 10||<ref name=ivan/> |- ![[Miss Grand United States 2024|2024]] |Andrea Valentina||Miss Grand Florida 2024||bgcolor=Orange|3rd runner-up||<ref name=sum24/><ref>{{cite web|work=Miss Grand USA|date=13 August 2024|accessdate=14 August 2024|title=Miss Grand USA 2024 3rd Runner-Up is Andrea Valentina of Florida!|url=https://archive.today/20250331210053/https://www.instagram.com/p/C-mFdPXRwfo/}}</ref> |- ![[Miss Grand United States 2025|2025]] |Shirley Ramirez||Miss Grand Florida 2025 |bgcolor=yellow|Top 10 ||<ref name=mgusa2025result>{{cite web|url=https://officialmissgrandusa.com/2025-winners-mobile-copy/|title=Miss Grand USA 2025|date=August 2025|accessdate=8 September 2025|website=officialmissgrandusa.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250907170032/https://officialmissgrandusa.com/2025-winners-mobile-copy/|archive-date=2025-09-07}}</ref> |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{cite web|url=https://www.grandfloridapageants.com/|title=Official Website|date=18 June 2024|via=[[Internet Archive]]}}
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