Miss Grand Florida

Miss Grand Florida
FormationNovember 23, 2014 (2014-11-23)
FounderSuzi Hosfeld
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersMiami
Location
  • United States
Official language
English
Director
Jennifer Lovelace (2019–present)
Parent organization
Golden Crown Productions
AffiliationsMiss Grand USA
Websitegrandfloridapageants.com

Miss Grand Florida is a state-level female beauty pageant based in Florida,[1][2][3] founded by Suzi Hosfeld in 2014.[2] It is one of the preliminary stages for the Miss Grand USA national pageant.[2][4][5]: 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.[5]: 4–5 [6]

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.[7]

Editions

The following table details Miss Grand California's annual editions since 2014.

EditionDateFinal venueEntrantsWinnerRef.
1st November 23, 2014Orlando, FloridaN/AMaicie Lynn Clark[2]
2nd May 25, 2019Art and Culture Center of Hollywood14Que Demery[5][8]
3rd December 19, 2020Krave Restaurant & Lounge, Sunrise9Isabella Logins[9][10]
4th July 16, 2023CUZ Miami Venue, Doral, Florida6Ivana Garcia[4][11]
5th June 2, 2024Teatro 8, Miami9Andrea Valentina[1][3]
6th May 18, 2025Wynwood Center, Wynwood, Miami10Shirley Ramirez[12]
7th May 2, 2026Black Box Media, Miami12Luisa Ganatios[13][14]

National competition

The following is a list of representatives of the state of Florida in the Miss Grand USA national pageant.

YearRepresentativeState qualificationPlacement at Miss Grand USARef.
2016 Stephanie CamachoAppointmentUnplaced[15]
2017 Tyeshaa HudsonTop 10[16]
2018 No national pageant
2019 Que DemeryMiss Grand Florida 2019 winner2nd runner-up[17]: 6–7 
2020 No national pageant
2021 Isabella LoginsMiss Grand Florida 2020 winnerTop 10[10]
2022 Florence GarciaAppointmentUnplaced[18]
2023 Ivana GarciaMiss Grand Florida 2023 winnerTop 10[4]
2024 Andrea ValentinaMiss Grand Florida 2024 winner3rd runner-up[1][19]
2025 Shirley RamirezMiss Grand Florida 2025 winner Top 10[20]
2026 Luisa GanatiosMiss Grand Florida 2026 winner Top 20[21]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Daniela Zulueta (June 5, 2024). "Miss Grand Miami wins Miss Grand Florida pageant". caplinnews.fiu.edu. Retrieved June 12, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Miss Cape Coral culls Miss Grand Florida win". www.pineisland-eagle.com. December 4, 2014. Archived from the original on May 10, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Meet Andrea Valentina: From Miss Grand Miami to Miss Grand Florida". WSFL-TV. June 14, 2024. Retrieved June 16, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. 1 2 3 Marcos A. Tejeda (July 16, 2023). "Ivana García es coronada como Miss Grand Florida y Miss Grand Orlando". elsolnetworktv.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 24, 2025. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 "Miss Grand Florida". Artistic Design. May 25, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2024 – via Issuu.
  6. ↑ "State Director: Florida". Miss Grand United States. 2023. Archived from the original on May 28, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  7. ↑ "Emily Irene crowned Miss Grand USA 2019". Times of India. August 29, 2019. Archived from the original on August 29, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Early bird Tickets for the show are now available on Evenbrite". Miss Grand Florida. May 12, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2024 – via Archive Today.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  9. ↑ "It's almost pageant day. Saturday, December 19th, 2020, we will have a new Miss Grand Florida". Miss Grand Florida. December 19, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2024 – via Archive Today.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  10. 1 2 "Your Miss Grand Florida 2020–2021 is Isabella Logins". Miss Grand Florida. December 21, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2024 – via Instagram.
  11. ↑ "You are cordially invited to the Miss Grand Florida 2023 pageant". Miss Grand Florida. June 13, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2024 – via Archive Today.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  12. ↑ "Miss Grand Florida pageant 2025". www.eventbrite.com. May 2025. Retrieved May 13, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  13. ↑ Jaime Mybs (April 13, 2026). "Luisa Ganatios Davis rumbo al Miss Grand Florida USA 2026 – Actriz & Modelo" [Luisa Ganatios Davis on her way to Miss Grand Florida USA 2026 – Actress & Model]. perumira.org (in Spanish).
  14. ↑ "Miss Grand Florida Pageant 2026". Retrieved August 9, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Miss Grand United States 2016 contestants". Miss Grand United States. 2016. Archived from the original on April 27, 2018. Retrieved May 7, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  16. ↑ "Tyeshaa Hudson, Miss Grand Florida 2017". Miss Grand United States. January 18, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2024 – via Facebook.
  17. ↑ "Miss Grand Florida 2019: Que Demery". Crowns Magazine. May 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2024 – via Issuu.
  18. ↑ "Your Miss Grand Florida 2022 is Florence Garcia". Miss Grand Florida. May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2024 – via Archive Today.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  19. ↑ "Miss Grand USA 2024 3rd Runner-Up is Andrea Valentina of Florida!". Miss Grand USA. August 13, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  20. ↑ "Miss Grand USA 2025". officialmissgrandusa.com. August 2025. Archived from the original on September 7, 2025. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
  21. ↑ "2026 Fan Favorite". officialmissgrandusa.com. 2026. Archived from the original on July 29, 2026. Retrieved July 30, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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