# Miss Grand USA

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Beauty contest

Not to be confused with [Miss America](/source/Miss_America), [Miss USA](/source/Miss_USA), [United States representatives at Miss World](/source/United_States_representatives_at_Miss_World), [Miss U.S. International](/source/Miss_U.S._International), [Miss Earth USA](/source/Miss_Earth_USA), or [Miss Supranational USA](/source/Miss_Supranational_USA).

Miss Grand United States of America Formation May 28, 2016; 10 years ago (2016-05-28) Founder Chantel Martínez Type Beauty pageant Headquarters Chicago Location United States Members Miss Grand International Official language English Parent organization Protagonist Live LLC. (2024-2026) Website Official Website

**Miss Grand USA**, also referred to as **Miss Grand United States of America**, is an annual female [beauty pageant](/source/Beauty_pageant) in the [United States](/source/United_States), founded in 2016[1] by a [Dominican-American](/source/Dominican-American) [businessperson](/source/Businessperson), Chantel Martínez,[2] aiming to select the country representative for [Miss Grand International](/source/Miss_Grand_International),[3][4] which is an annual international beauty pageant promoting [World Peace](/source/World_Peace) and against all kinds of conflicts.[5][6]

The Miss Grand USA organization has been franchising the state competitions to individual organizers since 2016,[1] which in some cases are responsible for more than one state.[7][8] Each [U.S. state](/source/U.S._state) must choose a candidate who competes at the national Miss Grand USA pageant, however, delegates may be appointed state or regional titles if a state pageant is not offered in their area.[3][9]

The United States holds a record of 6 placements at [Miss Grand International](/source/Miss_Grand_International), the highest position was first place, won in 2020 by [Abena Appiah](/source/Abena_Appiah) of [New York](/source/New_York_(state)),[10][11] followed by the third and fourth runners-up by [Sthephanie Miranda](/source/Sthephanie_Miranda) and Michelle León in 2023 and 2016, respectively.[12]

## History

The [United States](/source/United_States) has been participating at [Miss Grand International](/source/Miss_Grand_International) since its inception in 2013. Under the management of Earth Pageant Productions during 2013 – 2015, the first two country representatives were appointed to join the international event without organizing the contest while the last one obtained the title through the [Miss Earth United States 2015](/source/Miss_Earth_United_States_2015), two of them, [Blair Griffith](/source/Blair_Griffith) and Lauren Petersen, were placed among the top 20 finalists in 2013 and 2015, respectively.[13]

After Chantel Martínez, a [New York](/source/New_York_City)-based [Dominican-American](/source/Dominican-American) [fashion model](/source/Fashion_model), acquired the franchise in 2016, she eventually ran the first contest of Miss Grand USA to determine a winner for the international stage. The event was held at Leonard Nimoy Thalia of Symphony Space in [New York City](/source/New_York_City), featuring 13 national finalists, of whom Michelle León from the host state was announced the winner.[1] León also obtained the fourth runner-up title after participating in the 2016 Miss Grand International contest in [Las Vegas](/source/Las_Vegas), [Nevada](/source/Nevada).[14] Later in 2018, Martínez scheduled to organize the 2018 contest on May 28 in [New York](/source/New_York_City),[15] but lost the franchise to *Israel Silva* and *Hernan Rivera* of H&I Grand Productions [LLC](/source/LLC), the [Chicago](/source/Chicago)-based [event organizer](/source/Event_organizer) that owned and ran the Miss Grand USA beauty contest from 2019 to 2023.[16] The license was then transferred to an [e-commerce](/source/E-commerce) company, Protagonist Live LLC, in early 2024, with former [Miss Grand Ireland 2023](/source/Miss_Grand_Ireland), Rachel Slawson, as the president under Iron Tiara LLC.[17] On December 6, 2024, Crown Legacy LLC took over the management of the franchise still under production of Protagonist Live LLC.[18]

Since its establishment, the pageant, originally programmed to be held on 31 August, was canceled once in 2020 due to the significantly increased of [COVID-19](/source/COVID-19) infection cases in the country, the organizer then decided to appoint a [Ghanaian American](/source/Ghanaian_American) model [Abena Appiah](/source/Abena_Appiah) to instead compete at the international stage in [Thailand](/source/Thailand),[19] where she won the contest, making her the first American representative to hold such a title and the first black contender to do so.[10][11]

## Editions

### Location and date

The following list is the edition detail of the Miss Grand USA contest, since its inception in 2016.

Year Edition Date Final venue Host State Entrants Ref. 2016 1st 28 May Leonard Nimoy Thalia, Symphony Space, New York City New York 13 [1][20] 2017 2nd 25 Jul 17 [3] 2019 3rd 11 Aug Lincolnshire Marriott Resort, Lake County Illinois 28 [4] 2021 4th 20 Jun Joe's Live Rosemont, Rosemont 18 [9][21] 2022 5th 23 Jun Copernicus Center, Chicago 12 [22] 2023 6th 17 Aug Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel & Conference Center 25 [23] 2024 7th 12 Aug Club M2, Miami Florida 19 [24][25] 2025 8th 18 Aug Rio Showroom at Rio Las Vegas, Las Vegas Nevada 32 [26][27]

### Competition results

Year Result Ref. Miss Grand United States 1st runner-up 2nd runner-up 3rd runner-up 4th runner-up 2016 Michelle León (New York) Heather Jorgensen (Illinois) Melissa Martinez (Mississippi) Not Awarded [1][28] 2017 Taylor Kessler[β] (California) Brianna Key (Louisiana) Alexi Gropper (Georgia) Courtney Williams (Maryland) Leidy Guzman (Rhode Island) [3] 2019 Emily Delgado[γ] (Nevada) Alexandria Kelly (Michigan) Que Demery (Florida) Shiobhan Fraser (Georgia) Stormy Keffeler (Washington) [4][29] 2021 Madison Callaghan (North Carolina) Taylor Gipson (Tennessee) Gennesis Padron (Atlantic) Sydney Salinas (Texas) Emily Argo (Illinois) [30][9] 2022 Emily DeMure[ε] (Colorado) Mercia Stephens (Ohio) Brooke Butler (Kansas) Not Awarded [31] 2023 Sthephanie Miranda[ϝ] (Great Lakes) Samantha Keaton (Illinois) Rachel Slawson (New York) Francie Millan (Texas) Mazzy Eckel (Washington) [32][33] 2024 Cora Griffen[ζ] (Georgia) Tiajah Elliott (New Jersey) Victoria Oluwakotanmi (Illinois) Andrea Valentina (Florida) Giselle Burgos (Arizona) [34][35] 2025 Ivana Garcia (Ohio) Andrea Valentina Nuñez (East Coast) Rachelle Di Stasio (Washington) Christianah Adejokun (Southern States) Emely Aleman (Tennessee) [36][37]

## International competition

Year Delegate Original National Title Competition Placement Special Awards National director(s) Ref. 2013 Blair Griffith[α] Miss Grand United States 2013 Top 20 — Evan L. Skow [13] 2014 Sara Platt Miss Grand United States 2014 Unplaced — [38] 2015 Lauren Petersen Miss Grand United States 2015 Top 20 — [39] 2016 Michelle León Miss Grand United States 2016 4th Runner-Up — Chantel Martínez [1] 2017 Taylor Kessler[β] Miss Grand United States 2017 Unplaced — [3] 2018 Paola Cossyleon Appointed Unplaced — Israel Silva & Hernan Rivera [40] 2019 Emily Delgado[γ] Miss Grand United States 2019 Unplaced — [4][29] 2020 Abena Appiah[δ] Appointed Miss Grand International 2020 — [19][10][41] 2021 Madison Callaghan Miss Grand United States 2021 Unplaced — [30][9] 2022 Emily DeMure[ε] Miss Grand United States 2022 Unplaced — [31] 2023 Sthephanie Miranda[ϝ] Miss Grand United States 2023 3rd Runner-Up — [32][33][12] 2024 Cora Griffen[ζ] Miss Grand United States 2024 Unplaced — Rachel Slawson [42] 2025 Ivana Garcia Miss Grand United States 2025 Top 22 [43] 2026 TBA Miss Grand United States 2026 Candace Thomas & Sthephanie Miranda Note 1. ^α Previously Miss Colorado Teen USA 2006 and Miss Colorado USA 2011.[44][45] 2. ^β Later Miss Texas USA 2020.[46] 3. ^γ Also Miss Supranational Nevada 2019. 4. ^δ Previously Top Model of the World Ghana 2013, Miss Universe Ghana 2014 & Miss Earth Ghana 2019.[19] 5. ^ε Previously Miss Colorado USA 2020. 6. ^ϝ Previously Miss Ohio USA 2020. 7. ^ζ Previously Miss Georgia USA 2021.

### Winner gallery

		- Miss Grand USA 2025 Ivana Garcia (Ohio)

		- Miss Grand USA 2024 Cora Griffen (Georgia)

		- Miss Grand USA 2023 [Sthephanie Miranda](/source/Sthephanie_Miranda) (Great Lakes)

		- Miss Grand USA 2022 Emily DeMure (Colorado)

		- Miss Grand USA 2021 Madison Callaghan (North Carolina)

		- Miss Grand USA 2020 [Abena Appiah](/source/Abena_Appiah) (New York)

		- Miss Grand USA 2015 Lauren Petersen (Virginia)

		- Miss Grand USA 2014 Sara Platt (South Carolina)

		- Miss Grand USA 2013 [Blair Griffith](/source/Blair_Griffith) (Colorado)

**States by number of wins**

List of states by number of Miss Grand USA wins Number of wins State Years 2 Colorado 2013, 2022 New York 2016, 2020 1 North Carolina 2021 Nevada 2019 Illinois 2018 California 2017 Virginia 2015 South Carolina 2014

## National finalists

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The following list is the national finalists of the Miss Grand USA pageant, as well as the competition results.

Year Represented 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th State, etc. Alabama Y Y Alaska Y Arizona 10 Y Y Y Y Arkansas California Y 16 Y 6 10 8 Y Colorado Y 16 Y Y 12 Y Y Connecticut Y Y Y Y Delaware Y District of Columbia Y Y 15 Y Florida Y 10 10 Y 10 Y Georgia 10 10 Y Hawaii 10 10 Y Idaho Illinois 10 Y Y Indiana Y Y Iowa Y Kansas Y Y Kentucky Y Y Louisiana Y Y Y Y Maine Y Y Maryland Y 10 15 Massachusetts Y 10 Y Y Michigan Y Y Y Minnesota Y Y Y 12 Mississippi 10 16 Y Y Missouri Y Y Y Montana Y Nebraska Y Nevada Y Y Y Y 12 Y New Hampshire New Jersey 5 10 15 Y New Mexico Y Y 12 Y New York Y 10 10 6 8 Y North Carolina Y Y Y North Dakota Ohio Y Y 10 Y Y Oklahoma 16 Oregon 16 Y Pennsylvania 5 16 Y Y 10 Y Rhode Island Y Y South Carolina Y Y Y South Dakota Tennessee Y Y Y Texas Y 10 10 6 8 Y Utah Vermont Y Virginia Y Y Y Y Washington Y Y Y West Virginia Wisconsin Y Wyoming Candidates with no affiliated state Atlantic Central New York Y East Coast Y Golden Coast Y Great Lakes Mid-Atlantic Y Y New England Y North Atlantic Y North East Y 15 Northern California Y Silver State Y South Y South Atlantic Y South East Y Southern States Y Tri-State 10 West Coast Y Y Total 13 17 28 18 12 24 19 TBA Color keys : Declared as the winner : Ended as a 1st runner-up : Ended as a 2nd runner-up : Ended as a 3rd runner-up : Ended as a 4th runner-up A : Ended as a finalist, semifinalist or unplaced × : Withdrew during the competition × : No representative

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