Miss Grand La Rioja

Miss Grand La Rioja is a Spanish provincial female beauty pageant founded by Yajaira Ysturis Martínez in 2022,[1][2] aiming to select representatives from the province of La Rioja for the Miss Grand Spain national competition.[1][3]

Miss Grand La Rioja
FormationMarch 26, 2022 (2022-03-26)
FounderYajaira Ysturis Martínez
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersFuenmayor
Location
Membership
Miss Grand Spain
Official language
Spanish

Since first participating in the Miss Grand Spain pageant, La Rioja's representatives have not won the main title yet. The highest and only placement they obtained was the first runner-up, won by Alejandra León in 2023.[4][5]

History

La Rioja debuted in the Miss Grand Spain pageant in 2022 after a model and event organizer Yajaira Ysturis Martínez obtained the license,[2] and subsequently organized the first contest of Miss Grand La Rioja on March 26, 2022, at the Bodegas y Viñedos Heras Cordón, Fuenmayor,[6] in which Elena Prado Marin was named the winner, outclassing the other nine finalists.[7] However, Elena was unplaced in the national contest held on May 22 of that year in Las Palmas.[8]

Editions

The following table details Miss Grand La Rioja's annual editions since 2022.

EditionDateFinal venueEntrantsWinnerRef.
1st March 26, 2022Bodegas y Viñedos Heras Cordón, Fuenmayor10Elena Prado Marin[6][7]
2nd November 26, 2022Restaurante Barros, Lardero13Alejandra León[1][9]
3rd November 25, 2023Teatro Gran Coliseo, Fuenmayor10Valentina Pereira[10]

National competition

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

YearRepresentativeOriginal provincial titlePlacement at Miss Grand SpainRef.
2022 Elena Prado MarinMiss Grand La Rioja 2021Unplaced[8]
2023 Alejandra LeónMiss Grand La Rioja 20221st runner-up[11][12]
2024 Valentina PereiraMiss Grand La Rioja 2023Top 15

References
  1. "Alejandra León, Miss Grand La Rioja 2022" (in Spanish). La Brújula. 28 November 2022. Archived from the original on 7 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  2. "Miss Grand La Rioja: El certamen de belleza se celebrará el 26 de noviembre a partir de las 8 de la tarde en el Restaurante Barros". Televisión Rioja (in Thai). 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  3. "Conocemos a Elena Prado, Miss Grand La Rioja 2021". Televisión Rioja (in Spanish). 2021. Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  4. Ayuntamiento del Puerto de la Cruz (22 March 2023). "Celia Sevilla se corona en España en la gala Miss Grand Spain celebrada en Puerto de la Cruz". www.puertodelacruz.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  5. "La toledana Carla Sevilla se convierte en la mujer más bella de España en la gala Miss Grand Spain". eldiadigital.es (in Spanish). 26 March 2023. Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  6. "El pasado 26marzo, se celebró La gala final de Miss Grand la Rioja 2021, en la Bodegas y Viñedos Heras Cordón, Fuenmayor". Miss Grand La Rioja (in Spanish). 30 March 2022. Archived from the original on 2024-04-16. Retrieved 16 April 2024 – via Archive Today.
  7. "Así fue la primera pre-selección de Miss Grand La Rioja". Televisión Rioja (in Spanish). 3 February 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  8. "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.
  9. Miss Grand La Rioja (in Spanish). Televisión Rioja. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  10. "El próximo 25 de noviembre tendrá lugar la 3ra. edición de Miss Grand La Rioja 2023". Miss Grand La Rioja (in Spanish). 11 November 2023. Archived from the original on 2024-04-16. Retrieved 16 April 2024 – via Archive Today.
  11. "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.
  12. "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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