Miss Grand Euskadi

Miss Grand Euskadi or Miss Grand País Vasco is a Spanish regional female beauty pageant founded in 2018 by Samuel Benasco of Muevete Producciones,[1][2] aiming to select representatives from the Basque Country for the Miss Grand Spain national competition.[3][4][5][6]

Miss Grand Euskadi
Miss Grand País Vasco
Miss Grand Basque Country
FormationApril 28, 2018 (2018-04-28)
FounderSamuel Benasco
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersZaragoza
Location
Membership
Miss Grand Spain
Official language

Since first participating in the Miss Grand Spain pageant, Euskadi's representatives have not won the main title yet. The highest placement they obtained was the first runner-up, won by Oihana Torres in 2022.[7]

History

Euskadi debuted in the Miss Grand Spain pageant in 2018 after the license for Miss Grand Euskadi pageant was granted to Muevete Producciones led by Samuel Benasco,[1][2] who later held the first contest of Miss Grand Euskadi, consisting of candidates from 23 municipalities, on April 28, 2018, at the Hotel Gran Bilbao, Bilbao,[8] in which a 19-year-old Ane Álvarez Alcántara was named the first Miss Grand Euskadi.[9] Ane later represented Euskadi in the Miss Grand Spain 2018 pageant but was unplaced.

Some titleholders were also sent to compete at other international pageants, such as the 2020 winner, Sara Lahidalga, who later represented Spain in the Reina Hispanoamericana 2024 pageant in Bolivia.[5]

Editions

The following table details Miss Grand Euskadi's annual editions since 2018.

EditionDateFinal venueEntrantsWinnerRef.
1st April 28, 2018Hotel Gran Bilbao, Bilbao23Ane Álvarez Alcántara[8][9]
2nd February 22, 2019
19
Zuriñe Ruiz
[1][10]
3rd[lower-alpha 1] March 21, 2020Serantes Theater, Santurtzi20Sara Lahidalga[3][4]
4th November 5, 2021Bilbao Exhibition Centre, Barakaldo33Oihana Torres[7][11]
5th January 27, 2023Sala Santana 27 Event Hall, Bilbao21Lorea Urkia[12][13]
6th November 18, 2023Palacio de Congresos Europa, Vitoria-Gasteiz24Esther Escudero[14][15]
Note
  1. Held in pararel with the Mister Euskadi pageant[2]

National competition

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

YearRepresentativeOriginal provincial titlePlacement at Miss Grand SpainRef.
2018 Ane Álvarez AlcántaraMiss Grand Euskadi 2018Unplaced[16]
2019 Zuriñe RuizMiss Grand Euskadi 2019Unplaced[17]
No national contest in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Sara Lahidalga BeneitezMiss Grand Euskadi 2020Unplaced[18]
2022 Oihana TorresMiss Grand Euskadi 20211st runner-up[19]
2023 Lorea UrkiaMiss Grand Euskadi 2022Unplaced[20][21]
2024 Esther EscuderoMiss Grand Euskadi 20234th runner-up

References
  1. Solange Vázquez (25 February 2019). "Zuriñe Ruiz, vecina de Indautxu, se alza como Miss Grand Euskadi". El Correo (in Basque). Archived from the original on 25 February 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  2. Sarai Vázquez (10 March 2020). "Así son los jóvenes que aspiran a ser los más guapos de Euskadi". El Correo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 15 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  3. Iera Agote (11 November 2020). "Sara Lahidalga: la enfermera en prácticas que aspira a Miss Grand Spain". Gasteiz Hoy. Archived from the original on 15 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  4. Sara López de Pariza (4 June 2021). "Sara Lahidalga, la estudiante de enfermería vitoriana que la representado a Euskadi en Miss Grand Spain". El Correo (in Basque). Archived from the original on 15 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  5. Sara López de Pariza (8 June 2021). "Sara Lahidalga, la estudiante de enfermería vitoriana que ha representado a Euskadi en Miss Grand Spain". El Correo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 15 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  6. Aitor Ruiz (22 January 2024). "Descubre a Sara Lahidalga, la alavesa que cambió el hospital por la pasarela". Noticias de Álava (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 15 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  7. V.M. (3 May 2022). "La bilbaína Oihana Torres queda segunda en 'Miss Grand Spain'". El Correo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  8. "Miss Grand Euskadi 2018". Radio La Mega - País Vasco - España (in Spanish). 18 April 2018. Archived from the original on 2024-04-15. Retrieved 15 April 2024 – via Archive Today.
  9. "Joseba Solozabal Entrevista a Miss Grand Euskadi "Ane Álvarez Alcántara"". LAKAPITALTB (in Spanish). 11 May 2018. Archived from the original on 15 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  10. "Colaboramos con Miss Grand Euskadi 2019". centroarmengol.com (in Spanish). 2019. Archived from the original on 15 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  11. V.M. (May 2022). "Así es la bilbaína Oihana, entre las favoritas a ganar 'Miss Grand Spain'". El Correo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  12. Nahikari Cayado (11 January 2023). "Olga Olivares representará al Duranguesado en el certamen Miss Grand Euskadi" (in Spanish). El Correo. Archived from the original on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  13. "Olga Olivares, cuarta finalista y Miss Simpatía en Miss Grand Euskadi". dotb.eus (in Spanish). 28 January 2023. Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  14. Alba Peláez (23 November 2023). ""De pequeña se metían conmigo por ser alta y ahora no me bajo de los tacones"". El Correo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  15. Irati Alonso García (24 November 2023). "Miss Usansolo, hirugarren Miss Grand Euskadi txapelketan". Binke (in Basque). Archived from the original on 27 November 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  16. Fran Ricardo (6 March 2018). "Mariola Partida se proclama Miss Grand Sevilla 2018". periodicolasemana.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 11 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  17. "Ainara De Santamaria crowned Miss Grand Spain 2019". Times of India. 8 July 2019. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  18. "La canaria Alba Dunkenberck, se proclama Miss Grand Spain 2021". www.semana.es (in Spanish). 18 May 2021. Archived from the original on 11 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  19. "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.
  20. "La toledana Celia Sevilla, Miss Grand Spain 2023" (in Spanish). Canarias7. 27 March 2023. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  21. "Celia Sevilla, representante de Toledo, elegida Miss Grand Spain 2023". Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). 27 March 2023. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
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