{{short description|2nd Miss Grand Namibia competition, beauty pageant edition}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2023}} {{Infobox beauty pageant | image = Independence Avenue (Windhoek) - View to S.jpg | image_size = | caption = [[Windhoek]], the host city of the contest | date = 9 July 2016 | venue = [[National Theatre of Namibia]], [[Windhoek]] | presenters = | entrants = 17 | placements = 10 | acts = | broadcaster = | debuts = | withdrawals = | returns = | winner = [[Esperance Luvindao]]<br>([[Khomas Region|Khomas]]) | award1 label = | award1 = | award2 label = | award2 = | photogenic = | congeniality = | before = [[Miss Grand Namibia 2015|2015]] | next = 2018 }}
'''Miss Grand Namibia 2016''' was the second edition of the [[Miss Grand Namibia]] beauty pageant, held on July 9, 2016,<ref name=fashion>{{cite web|url=https://www.namibian.com.na/150643/archive-read/Matheus-Erastus-winner-of-Miss-Grand-Namibia-fashion-show|title=Matheus Erastus, winner of Miss Grand Namibia fashion show|date=12 May 2016|access-date=3 December 2022|publisher=[[The Namibian]]|archive-date=2 December 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221202213621/https://www.namibian.com.na/150643/archive-read/Matheus-Erastus-winner-of-Miss-Grand-Namibia-fashion-show}}</ref><ref name=namibia2016/> at the [[National Theatre of Namibia]] in the country's capital, [[Windhoek]],<ref name=namibia2016/> where a fourth-year medical student from the [[UNAM School of Medicine (Namibia)|School of Medicine]] of the [[University of Namibia]], [[Esperance Luvindao]], was announced the winner,<ref name=medical>{{cite web|title=Miss Grand Namibia plans for the future|date=10 November 2016|access-date=20 January 2022|publisher=Windhoek Express|archive-date=19 January 2022|url=https://www.we.com.na/news/miss-grand-namibia-plans-for-the-future|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220119204735/https://www.we.com.na/news/miss-grand-namibia-plans-for-the-future|url-status=dead|via=[[Internet Archive]]|author=Limba Mupetami}}</ref><ref name=mtcnamibia>{{cite web|url=https://www.mtc.com.na/uploads/press_releases/NAMA_2018_HEADS_BACK_TO_SWAKOPMUND_DOME.pdf|title=NAMAs Heads Back to Swakopmund Dome|date=27 February 2018|access-date=20 January 2022|work=[[MTC Namibia]]|archive-date=19 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119175033/https://www.mtc.com.na/uploads/press_releases/NAMA_2018_HEADS_BACK_TO_SWAKOPMUND_DOME.pdf}}</ref> outclassing other sixteen regional representatives.<ref name=namibia2016>{{cite web|url=https://www.namibian.com.na/150322/archive-read/Miss-Grand-Namibia-Finalists-Vie-for-2016-Crown|title=Miss Grand Namibia Finalists Vie for 2016 Crown|date=29 April 2016|access-date=27 December 2021|work=[[The Namibian]]|archive-date=26 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226221422/https://www.namibian.com.na/150322/archive-read/Miss-Grand-Namibia-Finalists-Vie-for-2016-Crown}}</ref> Luvindao was expected to represent Namibia at the [[Miss Grand International 2016]] pageant in [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]],<ref name=medical/><ref name=nampa>{{cite web|url=https://www.namibiansun.com/main/print_post/otjiwarongo-girl-qualifies-for-miss-little-grand-namibia/|title=Otjiwarongo girl qualifies for Miss Little Grand Namibia|date=8 July 2016|access-date=27 December 2021|work=[[Namibian Sun]]|archive-date=26 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226222201/https://www.namibiansun.com/main/print_post/otjiwarongo-girl-qualifies-for-miss-little-grand-namibia/}}</ref> but withdrew for unknown reasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.missgrandinternational.com/?page=contestant|title=Miss Grand International 2016 contestants|date=20 October 2016|accessdate=9 February 2023|publisher=Miss Grand International|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161020092928/http://www.missgrandinternational.com/?page=contestant |archive-date=20 October 2016 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> Meanwhile, one of the contest's runners-up was also sent to compete at the [[Miss International 2017]] pageant in [[Japan]].<ref name=namibia2016/><ref name=nampa/>
The event was held with a total of 39 candidates,<ref name=fashion/><ref name=namibiansun>{{cite web|url=https://www.namibiansun.com/news/the-grandest-of-them-all|title=The Grandest of them all|date=13 May 2016|accessdate=27 April 2023|author=June Shimuoshili|publisher=[[Namibian Sun]]|archivedate=27 April 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230427154334/https://www.namibiansun.com/news/the-grandest-of-them-all}}</ref> who each competed in one category of the titles, including Little Miss Grand Namibia (ages 8 to 10), Miss Pre-Teen Grand Namibia (ages 11 to 14), Miss Teen Grand Namibia (ages 15 to 17), and the Miss category (ages 18–27).<ref name=namibia2016/><ref name=nampa/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://missgrandnamibia.wixsite.com/grand-pageants-nam|title=The Grand Namibia Pageants|date=2016|accessdate=28 April 2023|publisher=Zephyr Namibia|archivedate=19 January 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220119180805/https://missgrandnamibia.wixsite.com/grand-pageants-nam}}</ref> Other than the Miss category, the winners of other categories also gained the right to represent Namibia internationally.<ref name=namibia2016/><ref name=nampa/>
The following list is the national finalists of the Miss Grand Namibia 2016 pageant;<ref name=namibia2016/> some of them qualified for the national pageant by winning a regional preliminary contest.<ref name=Namib2016>{{cite web|work=[[Namib Times]]|url=https://issuu.com/namibtimes/docs/04_march_namib_times_e-edition|title=Zephyr Namibia Expands to Erongo Region|date=4 March 2016|access-date=28 April 2023|via=[[Issuu.com]]|page=9}}</ref> {{div col|colwidth=20em}} *'''[[Erongo Region|Erongo]]''' – Ruusa Angula *'''[[Hardap Region|Hardap]]''' – Hileni Mwahomenange *'''[[Kavango East]]''' – Yanique Kastoor *'''[[Kavango West]]''' – Sammy Jo Sowden *'''[[Khomas Region|Khomas]]''' – [[Esperance Luvindao]] *'''[[Kunene Region|Kunene]]''' – Kerth Harvest Ithana *'''[[Ohangwena Region|Ohangwena]]''' – Lucia Jakob *'''[[Omaheke Region|Omaheke]]''' – Ripuree Hoebes *'''[[Omusati Region|Omusati]]''' – Helvi Pewa Shiweda *'''[[Oshana]]''' – Eva Ndatipo *'''[[Oshikoto Region|Oshikoto]]''' – Sicillia Samuel *'''[[Otjozondjupa Region|Otjozondjupa]]''' – Mercy Kharigus *'''[[Swakopmund]]''' – Purity Mbeha *'''[[Walvis Bay]]''' – Tara Minah Haufiku *'''[[Windhoek]]''' – Latifah Makaula *'''[[Zambezi Region|Zambezi]]''' – Ruusa Marius *'''[[ǁKaras Region|ǁKaras]]''' – Victoria Penna {{div col end}}
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