Miss Grand Málaga

Miss Grand Málaga
Formation2016 (2016)
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersMálaga
Location
MembersMiss Grand Spain
Official language
Spanish

Miss Grand Málaga is a Spanish provincial female beauty pageant,[1][2][3] held annually since 2016,[4] to select representatives from the Province of Málaga for the Miss Grand Spain national competition.[5]

Since the first competition in the Miss Grand Spain pageant, Málaga's representatives won the main title once; in 2016 by Adriana Sánchez.[6]

History

After Vicente Gonzalez acquired the license of Miss Grand Spain in 2015, he began franchising the provincial competitions to individual organizers, who would name the provincial representatives to compete in the national pageant the following year. In the province of Málaga, the first provincial contest of Miss Grand was organized in 2016,[4] and a model Adriana Sánchez was named the first Miss Grand Málaga.[6] Since then, the pageant has been held annually,[7] with delegates from different municipalities in Málaga participating.[2][8][9]

Editions

The following table details Miss Grand Málaga's annual editions since 2016.[4]

EditionDateFinal venueEntrantsWinnerRef.
1st
2016
No data available
Adriana Sánchez
2nd 14 May 2017Sala París 15, Cruz de Humilladero30Anastasia Castillo[10][11]
3rd[a] 20 May 2018
39
María Sánchez Alés
4th[a] 3 May 2019Hotel Ilunion Hacienda, Mijas16Nabila Recio[15][16]
5th[a] 27 August 2020Recinto Musical Eduardo Ocón, Centro28Alexandra Cucu[8][17]
6th[a] 20 November 2021Edgar Neville Auditorium, Carretera de Cádiz22Lourdes Cabrera[8][18]
7th[a] 16 December 2022
15
Patricia Romero Reina
8th 9 February 2024
12
Virginia Pelagia Nnang
9th 28 April 2025Valencia, Aldaia9Valeria García
10th 31 January 2026Teatro de Las Lagunas, Mijas Costa9Gema Sánchez[20]

National competition

The following is a list of Málaga representatives who competed at the Miss Grand Spain national pageant.

YearRepresentativeOriginal provincial titlePlacement at Miss Grand SpainRef.
2016 Adriana SánchezMiss Grand Málaga 2016Winner[6][21]
2017 Anastasia CastilloMiss Grand Málaga 2017Unplaced[22]
2018 Maria Sánchez AlésMiss Grand Málaga 2018Unplaced[12]
2019 Nabila RecioMiss Grand Málaga 2019Unplaced[23][24]
No national pageant in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Alexandra CucuMiss Grand Málaga 2020Unplaced[25]
2022 Lourdes CabreraMiss Grand Málaga 2021Unplaced[26]
2023 Patricia Romero ReinaMiss Grand Málaga 2022Top 15[27]
2024 Virginia Pelagia NnangMiss Grand Málaga 2023Unplaced[28]
2025 Valeria GarcíaAppointedUnplaced[29]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Representatives of Costa del Sol were also named in the event.[13][14][8][9]

References

  1. 1 2 "La joven cartaojaleña María Aguilera optará el próximo 9 de febrero al título de Miss Grand Málaga en una gala a celebrar en el auditorio Edgar Neville de la Diputación". www.antequera.es (in Spanish). 27 December 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. 1 2 "Nazaret Núñez, de 18 años, candidata de Alhaurín de la Torre a Miss Grand Málaga". www.alhaurindelatorre.com (in Spanish). 16 March 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ "Mijas contará con representación en la final de 'Miss Grand Málaga'". www.mijas.es (in Spanish). 13 May 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Elena González nos representará en Miss Grand Málaga". www.creandacosas.com (in Spanish). 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ↑ Doina Dimitrescu (13 October 2023). "Saray Benítez, esteponera y aspirante a convertirse en la nueva Miss Grand Málaga". www.areacostadelsol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 April 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Adriana Sánchez, Miss Málaga, nueva Miss Grand Spain". andaluciainformacion.es (in Spanish). 24 July 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. 1 2 "La antequerana María Sánchez se hace con el título Miss Grand Málaga". las4esquinas.com. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2024 – via Archive Today.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Miss Grand Málaga muestra el lado más solidario de las candidatas a su certamen de belleza". www.malaga.es (in Spanish). 2 November 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  9. 1 2 3 "El auditorio Edgar Neville acoge una nueva edición del certamen de belleza Miss Grand Málaga y Miss Grand Costa del Sol". www.malaga.es (in Spanish). 11 November 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  10. ↑ Anastasia Castillo Speech "No a la Guerra o la Violencia" MG Malaga 2017. My Spanish Queen (in Thai). 15 May 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2024.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  11. ↑ "Anastasia Castillo Miss Grand Malaga 2017". SoartP Magazine (in Spanish). 2017. Archived from the original on 12 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024 – via Calaméo.
  12. 1 2 "María, Miss Grand Málaga 2018, tuvo neuroblastoma". www.fneuroblastoma.org (in Spanish). 23 January 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  13. ↑ "Todo preparado para la Gala Final de Miss Grand Málaga 2019". Miss Grand Malaga (in Spanish). 3 May 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2024 – via Archive Today.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  14. ↑ "Vino, La Excusa Perfecta". Diario Sur (in Spanish). 10 January 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  15. ↑ "Pre-gala y Elección Miss Grand Costa del Sol 2019". Miss Grand Málaga (in Spanish). 10 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2024 – via Archive Today.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  16. ↑ "Nabila Recio, después de unos días del soñado día donde fui coronada MissGrandMalaga 2019". Miss Grand Malaga (in Spanish). 8 May 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  17. ↑ "Miss Grand Malaga" (in Spanish). 21 August 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2024 – via Archive Today.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  18. ↑ "Exposición de joyas en el Hotel Años 50 de Torremolinos". www.monplamar.com (in Spanish). 22 November 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  19. ↑ "Miss Grand Málaga y Costa del Sol 2022 celebran su gala en el auditorio Edgar Neville el 16 de diciembre". www.lavanguardia.com (in Spanish). La Vanguardia. 11 November 2022. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022.
  20. ↑ Francisco M. Moreno (2 February 2026). "La mijeña Gema Sánchez se corona como la nueva Miss Grand Málaga" [Gema Sánchez from Mijas is crowned the new Miss Grand Málaga]. mijascomunicacion.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 February 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  21. ↑ "María Rocío Ibáñez, en el 'top ten' de las mujeres más guapas de España". www.huelva24.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 April 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  22. ↑ "Carolina Santos, segunda finalista en el certamen de belleza Miss Grand Spain". lavozdelviso.com (in Spanish). 10 July 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  23. ↑ Sergio Sainz; Laura González Quintana (12 July 2019). "La santoñesa Ainara de Santamaría cumple el sueño de coronarse Miss Grand España" (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 April 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  24. ↑ "Ainara De Santamaria crowned Miss Grand Spain 2019". Times of India. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  25. ↑ "La canaria Alba Dunkenberck, se proclama Miss Grand Spain 2021". www.semana.es (in Spanish). 18 May 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  26. ↑ "Hirisley Jiménez, Miss Grand Las Palmas, es coronada Miss Grand Spain 2022". El Sur Digital Gran Canaria (in Spanish). 3 May 2022. Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  27. ↑ "La toledana Celia Sevilla, Miss Grand Spain 2023" (in Spanish). Canarias7. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  28. ↑ "Miss Grand Spain 2024". GrandSpain TV. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  29. ↑ Patricia Murillo (4 August 2025). "Mijas acoge el primer casting del certamen de belleza Miss Grand Málaga" [Mijas hosts the first casting call for the Miss Grand Málaga beauty pageant.]. mijascomunicacion.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 August 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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