Miss Grand Costa Rica 2022

Miss Grand Costa Rica 2022
Brenda Muñoz of Guanacaste, the winner of the contest
Date7 July 2022
Presenters
  • Catalina Murillo
  • Sasa Gomez
  • Henry B. Wood
VenueEugene O'Neill Theatre, San José, Costa Rica
BroadcasterYouTube
Entrants12
Placements5
WinnerBrenda Muñoz
(Guanacaste)
External videos
video icon Grand Final

Miss Grand Costa Rica 2022 was the first edition of the Miss Grand Costa Rica beauty pageant, held at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre in San José on 7 July 2022.[1][2][3][4] Twelve contestants, chosen to participate directly through the national casting held by the Concurso Nacional de Belleza de Costa Rica (CNB Costa Rica), competed for the title,[5][6][7] of whom a 28-year-old model from Guanacaste, Brenda Muñoz, was named the winner.[1][8][9] She then represented Costa Rica in the Miss Grand International 2022 pageant held on October 25 in Indonesia,[2][8][10][11] but got a non-placement.[12][13]

The event was hosted by Catalina Murillo, Sasa Gomez, and Henry Wood.[14]

Following the end of the international tournament, due to such an unsatisfactory competition result, some Costa Ricans accused the national organizers of a lack of preparation and mismanagement of Brenda's English language training before entering the international contest.[15][16][17] The country's licensee, Erick Solís, was also blamed for using Brenda only for business purposes.[16][17]

Results

Final placements

Miss Grand Costa Rica 2022 competition results by province
Color key:
 Winner
 1st RU
 2nd runner-up
  Top 5
  Unplaced
  Withdrew
PositionDelegate[1][4][5]
Miss Grand Costa Rica 2022
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
Top 5

Grand final selection committee

The following list is the panel of judges for the grand final competition of the Miss Grand Costa Rica 2022 pageant.[5]

  • Andrea Aguilera Paredes – First runner-up Miss Grand International 2021 from Ecuador
  • Maricrís Rodríguez – Miss United Continents Costa Rica 2019
  • Adriana Moya – Miss Grand Costa Rica 2021
  • Gabriela Jara – Miss Grand Costa Rica 2020
  • Brenda Castro – Miss Grand Costa Rica 2019
  • Amalia Matamoros – Miss Grand Costa Rica 2017
  • Viviana Rodríguez – CEO of WM Top Models Agency
  • Daniel Meza –  Sales director of the Dreams Las Mareas Hotel
  • Alejandro Venegas – Regional director of the sports facility brand, Penalty

Contestants

Twelve contestants competed for the title of Miss Grand Costa Rica 2022.[7][18]

Province Candidate Age Hometown
AlajuelaTabatha Delgado Calvo20Alajuela
CartagoDennhuá Arguedas Ortiz19Tres Ríos
Cartago City
(CA)
Shaony Richard Blanco26Cartago
GuanacasteBrenda Muñoz Hernández28Liberia
HerediaCiany Salazar Chavarría22Heredia
Heredia City
(HE)
Sofía Rojas Zamora20Heredia
LimónDorsa Saffarian Zolfaghari17Heredia
Puerto Viejo   
(HE)
Maria Alejandra Acosta García20Heredia
PuntarenasCeleste Ulloa Mora21Rohrmoser
San Isidro de El General   
(SJ)
Isabella Oldenburg Zamora22Santa Ana
San JoséCamila Calvo Tobón27San José
San José City
(SJ)
Kimberly Saballos Alpízar25Santa Ana

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kimberly Herrera (11 July 2022). "Brenda Muñoz, nueva Miss Grand Costa Rica: 'Era mi última oportunidad para ser reina'". nacion.com. La Nación. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022 – via PressReader. Alt URL
  2. 1 2 Kimberly Herrera (1 October 2022). "Brenda Muñoz viaja al Miss Grand International y pide a Costa Rica que vote por ella". nacion.com (in Spanish). La Nación. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022 – via PressReader. Alt URL
  3. ↑ Berkat Prima (21 July 2022). "9 Potret Miss Grand Kosta Rika 2022 Brenda Munoz, Bikin Terpesona!". idntimes.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 16 November 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. 1 2 "Brenda Muñoz suma otra corona, la de Miss Grand Costa Rica 2022". lateja.cr (in Spanish). La Tela. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. 1 2 3 "Brenda Muñoz gana Miss Grand Costa Rica". Contactocr.com (in Spanish). 18 July 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ↑ "Brenda Muñoz fue coronada como Miss Grand Costa Rica 2022". Amprensa.com (in Spanish). 8 July 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. 1 2 "¡Un día! Mañana el mundo conocerá a la nueva Miss Grand Costa Rica, rumbo al décimo aniversario de Miss Grand Costa Rica". Concurso Nacional de Belleza de Costa Rica. 6 July 2022. Archived from the original on 15 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022 – via Instagram. Alt URL
  8. 1 2 "Mỹ nhân nóng bỏng với suối tóc đen óng ả đăng quang Hoa hậu Hòa bình Costa Rica 2022". Kênh 14 (in Vietnamese). 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  9. ↑ "Mỹ nhân nóng bỏng với suối tóc đen óng ả đăng quang Hoa hậu Hòa bình Costa Rica 2022". Tienphong.vn (in Vietnamese). Tiền Phong. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  10. ↑ Silvia Núñez (19 October 2022). "Miss Grand CR desfiló con un traje típico inspirado en la paloma de la paz y en Oscar Arias". lateja.cr (in Spanish). La Teja. Retrieved 15 November 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  11. ↑ "Brenda Muñoz sufrió un accidente a pocas horas de la gran final de Miss Grand International". lateja.cr (in Spanish). La Teja. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  12. ↑ María Fernanda Cedeño (25 October 2022). "Miss Grand International 2022 Isabella Novaes Menin de Brasil, ganadora del certámen". Colombia.as.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 October 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  13. ↑ Fábio Luis de Paula (25 October 2022). "Isabella Menin vence Miss Grand International e quebra jejum de 51 anos". Riopreto.dlnews.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 October 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  14. ↑ "¡Presentadores de lujo!". Concurso Nacional de Belleza de Costa Rica (in Spanish). 10 July 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022 – via Instagram.
  15. ↑ "Nicole Carboni le tira con todo a la Reina de belleza guanacasteca Brenda Muñoz". Guananoticias.com (in Spanish). 31 October 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  16. 1 2 Gemeth Zamora (28 October 2022). "(Video) "Todo lo que esconden las figuras públicas", debut de Nicole Carboni en YouTube". Ncrnoticias.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 November 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  17. 1 2 Vennizar Alfaro (1 November 2022). "Nicole Carboni asegura que director de Miss Grand Costa Rica utilizó a Brenda Muñoz". Amprensa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 November 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  18. ↑ "Hija del actor Gustavo Rojas participa en concurso de belleza". Lateja.cr (in Spanish). 9 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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