Miss Grand Florida

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]

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

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]

National competition

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

YearRepresentativeOriginal state titlePlacement at Miss Grand USARef.
2016 Stephanie CamachoAppointedUnplaced[12]
2017 Tyeshaa HudsonAppointedTop 10[13]
2018 No national pageant was held
2019 Que DemeryMiss Grand Florida 20192nd runner-up[14]: 6–7 
2020 No national pageant was held
2021 Isabella LoginsMiss Grand Florida 2020/21Top 10[10]
2022 Florence GarciaAppointedUnplaced[15]
2023 Ivana Valentina GarciaMiss Grand Florida 2023Top 10[4]
2024 Andrea ValentinaMiss Grand Florida 2024[1]

References
  1. Daniela Zulueta (5 June 2024). "Miss Grand Miami wins Miss Grand Florida pageant". caplinnews.fiu.edu. Archived from the original on 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  2. "Miss Cape Coral culls Miss Grand Florida win". www.pineisland-eagle.com. 4 December 2014. Archived from the original on 10 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  3. "Meet Andrea Valentina: From Miss Grand Miami to Miss Grand Florida". WSFL-TV. 14 June 2024. Archived from the original on 15 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  4. Marcos A. Tejeda (16 July 2023). "Ivana García es coronada como Miss Grand Florida y Miss Grand Orlando". elsolnetworktv.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  5. "Miss Grand Florida". Artistic Design. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2024 – via Issuu.
  6. "State Director: Florida". Miss Grand United States. 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  7. "Emily Irene crowned Miss Grand USA 2019". Times of India. 29 August 2019. Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  8. "Early bird Tickets for the show are now available on Evenbrite". Miss Grand Florida. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2024 – via Archive Today.
  9. "It's almost pageant day. Saturday, December 19th, 2020, we will have a new Miss Grand Florida". Miss Grand Florida. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2024 – via Archive Today.
  10. "Your Miss Grand Florida 2020–2021 is Isabella Logins". Miss Grand Florida. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2024 – via Instagram.
  11. "You are cordially invited to the Miss Grand Florida 2023 pageant". Miss Grand Florida. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2024 – via Archive Today.
  12. "Miss Grand United States 2016 contestants". Miss Grand United States. 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  13. "Tyeshaa Hudson, Miss Grand Florida 2017". Miss Grand United States. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2024 – via Facebook.
  14. "Miss Grand Florida 2019: Que Demery". Crowns Magazine. May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2024 – via Issuu.
  15. "Your Miss Grand Florida 2022 is Florence Garcia". Miss Grand Florida. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2024 – via Archive Today.
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