Miss Grand Costa Rica

Miss Grand Costa Rica
Established7 July 2022 (2022-07-07)
FounderErick Solis
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersSan José
Location
MembersMiss Grand International
Official language
Spanish
President
Adriano Nuñez (2025)
Parent organization
Adriano Models C.R. (2025)
Miss Grand Costa Rica
licensees timeline
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Olais Antonio Padilla
Reinas de Costa Rica Organization
Miss Costa Rica Organization
CNB Costa Rica
Adriano Models
 

Miss Grand Costa Rica is a San José-based female national beauty pageant in Costa Rica, organized separately for in first time in 2022 by the Concurso Nacional de Belleza de Costa Rica (CNB Costa Rica),[1] with Erick Solis as the president.[2][3] The winner of the contest represents the country at its parent competition, the Miss Grand International pageant.[4][5][6][7] Before 2022, the competition license belonged to different organizers, such as the Reinas de Costa Rica organization (2015 – 2017) and the Miss Costa Rica organization (2018 – 2021).[8][9] Most of the country's representatives at the Miss Grand International pageant during such a period were appointed without organizing the respective pageant.

Since its first participation at Miss Grand International in 2014, Costa Rica has never won the contest but has a record of five placements, including the top 10 finalists in 2015 and 2021, and the top 20 finalists in 2017, 2018, and 2019.[10]

History

Costa Rica has joined the Miss Grand International pageant annually since 2014. However, most of its representatives were appointed to participate without organizing the national contest. In 2020, two years after taking over the franchise from the Reinas de Costa Rica organization, the organizer team related to the Miss Costa Rica organization, led by Gerson Jiménez, ran the pageant reality show "The Finalists," which was aired on Telenovela, to determine country representatives for Miss Grand International, Top Model of the World, Miss Asia Pacific International, and Miss International.[11][12][13] The pageant delegates were chosen through regional casting in various locations throughout the country, including Guanacaste, Limón, Alajuela, and San José,[12][14] with Gabriela Jara Cordero of Limón being chosen as the country representative for the Miss Grand International 2020 pageant, outperforming the other 13 national aspirants.[15]

Previously, the franchise belonged to Olais Antonio Padilla and the Reinas de Costa Rica organization in 2014 and 2015 - 2017, respectively.[8][9] Padilla planned to organize the first Miss Grand Costa Rica contest the following year after sending a delegate to the Miss Grand International 2014 but lost the franchise to the Reinas de Costa Rica organization before completing such a willingness.[8]

In 2022, after four consecutive years of serving as the national licensee, Jiménez lost the franchise to the organization chaired by Erick Solis, Concurso Nacional de Belleza de Costa Rica (CNB Costa Rica), which conducted the inaugural edition of Miss Grand Costa Rica that year.[16] The contest was held at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre in San José, featuring 12 national finalists, who were directly chosen to compete by the central organizer through online screening, of whom a 28-year-old girl from Guanacaste, Brenda Muñoz, was named the winner.[17] In 2025, the license was obtained by Adriano Núñez from the Adriano Models agency.[18]

Costa Rica has five placements in the Miss Grand International pageant, including the top 10 finalists in 2015 and 2021, and the top 20 finalists in 2017, 2018, and 2019.[10]

Editions

The following list is the edition detail of the Miss Grand Costa Rica contest, since its inception in 2022.

Date and venue

Edition Date Final venue Host province Entrants Ref.
1st 7 July 2022Eugene O'Neill Theatre, San JoséSan José12[19][20]
2nd 28 August 2025 Auditorio Nacional Museo de los Niños 25 [21][22]
3rd 12 August 2026 14 [18]

Competition result

YearEditionWinner1st runner-up2nd runner-upRef.
2022 1stGuanacaste – Brenda MuñozPuerto Viejo – Maria AlejandraSan Isidro de El General – Iabella Oldenburg[19][20]
2025 2ndHeredia – Kristel GómezSan José – Aylin MonteroPuntarenas – Karla Sequeira[21]
2026 3rdHeredia – Catalina MurilloSan José – Noribel ArceGuanacaste – Eimy Jiménez[23]

Representatives at Miss Grand International

Color keys
  •   Declared as winner.
  •   Ended as a runner-up (Top 5).
  •   Ended as a semi-finalist (Top 10).
  •   Ended as a quarterfinalist (Top 20).
  •   Unplaced.
List of Costa Rican representatives at Miss Grand International
YearRepresentativeNational qualificationInternational resultNational directorRef.
PlacementsOther awards
2014Anniel QuesadaAppointmentUnplacedN/aOlais Antonio Padilla[24][25]
2015Mariela AparicioTop 10Best in SwimsuitAlan Aleman[10][26]
2016Monique Rodriguez4th runner-up Miss Universe Costa Rica 2013UnplacedN/a[27][28]
2017Amalia MatamorosMiss World Costa Rica 2008Top 20Best in Swimsuit[10][29]
2018Nicole Menayo2nd runner-up Miss Grand Spain 2018Top 20N/aGerson Jiménez[10][30]
2019Brenda CastroMiss Costa Rica 2015Top 20N/a[10][31]
2020Gabriela JaraThe Finalists 2020UnplacedN/a[32][33]
2021Adriana MoyaAppointmentTop 10N/a[10][34]
2022Brenda MuñozMiss Grand Costa Rica 2022UnplacedN/aErick Solis[4][35]
2023Kristell Freeman1st runner-up Miss Costa Rica 2022UnplacedN/a[36][37]
2024Macarena ChamberlainAppointmentWithdrew[38][39]
2025 Kristel GómezMiss Grand Costa Rica 2025UnplacedN/aAdriano Nuñez[21][40]
2026 Catalina MurilloMiss Grand Costa Rica 2026TBATBA[41]

Annual editions

Miss Grand Costa Rica 2025

Miss Grand Costa Rica
Kristel Gómez, the winner of the contest
Date28 August 2025
Presenters
  • Adriana Víquez
  • Bray Vargas
VenueAuditorio Nacional Museo de los Niños, San José, Costa Rica
Broadcaster
  • Fashion Life & Style Latinoamérica
  • YouTube
Entrants25
Placements16
WinnerKristel Gómez (Heredia)
External videos
Miss Grand Costa Rica 2025 Finals
Youtube logo
video icon 2025 Miss Grand Costa Rica Finals by Adriano Models

Miss Grand Costa Rica 2025 was the 2nd edition of Miss Grand Costa Rica pageant, held on 28 August 2025,[21] at the Auditorio Nacional Museo de los Niños, San José, Costa Rica.[22] Twenty-five contestants from all 7 provinces of Costa Rica competed for the title.

The contest was won by a 31-year-old Kristel Gómez, representing the Heredia Province.[42][21] Kristel later represented the country at the Miss Grand International 2025 pageant, held in Thailand on 16 October 2025,[21] but was unplaced.

The event was hosted by a Costa Rican television personality Adriana Víquez[43] and a Dominican politician and internet personality Bray Vargas.[44]

Results

PositionDelegate
Miss Grand Costa Rica 2025
Miss Latinoamercia Costa Rica 2025
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
  • Cartago IV – Jimena Zuñiga Herrera
5th runner-up
Top 16
Special awards
Best Body
Best Talent
Miss Elegance
Note
  1. ↑ Awarded in the preliminary round

Candidates

  1. Limón I – Ritchelle Avendaño
  2. Heredia I – Ana Carolina Artavia
  3. Alajuela I – Marisol
  4. Cartago I – Dixiana Burgos
  5. San José I – Melany Bedoya
  6. Heredia II – Ashley Campos
  7. Guanacaste I – Malu Fajardo
  8. Limón II – Candy Gaitan
  9. Heredia III – Kristel Gómez[21]
  10. Limón III – Ashley Hernandez
  11. Cartago II – Monserrath Jiménez
  12. Heredia IV – Joheysi Lopez
  13. Cartago III – Mariana Marín Castro
  14. Alajuela II – Kristel Mongee
  15. San José II – Aylin Montero
  16. Guanacaste II – Sugey Obando
  17. Puntarenas I – Kiara Ramirez Garro
  18. Guanacaste III – Gabriella Reyes
  19. Heredia V – Luzmery Rodriguez
  20. Puntarenas II – Karla Sequeira
  21. San José III – Sofi Solano
  22. Puntarenas III– Tatiana Vallejos Rojas
  23. Limón IV – Shanill Veach
  24. Guanacaste IV – Kendra Valeska Villalobos
  25. Cartago IV – Jimena Zuñiga Herrera

Miss Grand Costa Rica 2026

Miss Grand Costa Rica
Date12 August 2026
Presenters
  • Jesse Del Valle
  • Melania Villalta
VenueAuditorio Nacional Museo de los Niños, San José, Costa Rica
Entrants14
Placements10
WinnerCatalina Murillo, Heredia
External videos
Miss Grand Costa Rica 2026 Finals
Internet Archive logo
video icon 2026 Miss Grand Costa Rica Top 10, Top 6, and Top 3 Announcement

Miss Grand Costa Rica 2026 was the 3rd edition of the Miss Grand Costa Rica pageant, held on 12 August 2026 at the Auditorio Nacional Museo de los Niños in San José, Costa Rica.[18][45] Fourteen contestants representing all seven provinces of Costa Rica competed for the title.[18]

At the end of the event, Catalina Murillo of Heredia was named the winner and was crowned by the outgoing titleholder, Kristel Gómez, Miss Grand Costa Rica 2025.[23][46][47] Murillo will represent the country at Miss Grand International 2026, to be held in India in October 2026.[18]

The grand final was hosted by Melania Villalta, a Costa Rican candidate at MGI All Stars 1st Edition, and Jesse del Valle, a model from Mexico.[18]

Results

PositionDelegate
Miss Grand Costa Rica 2026
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
Top 6
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
5th runner-up
Top 10

Contestants

Fifteen contestants were initially confirmed, but one of Cartago's candidates, Emily Moraga, later withdrew, leaving fourteen in the final lineup.[18]

ProvinceRepresentativesProvinceRepresentative(s)
Alajuela
  • Amanda Quirós
  • Mariela Aguirre
  • Nataly Hervoso
 Heredia
  • Catalina Murillo
  • Karol Campos
Limón
  • Gabriela Aguilar
Cartago
  • Paula Hernández
  • Priscilla Fonseca
 Puntarenas
  • Evaluna Delgado
San José
  • Margaret Gray
  • Noribel Arce
  • Samantha Olivier
Guanacaste
  • Eimy Jiménez
  • Sheryll Sandoval
Withdrawals

References

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