Miss Grand Curaçao

For the most recent edition, see Miss Grand Curaçao 2014.

Miss Grand Curaçao is a national title given to a woman chosen to represent Curaçao at the Miss Grand International pageant.^[1][2][3] Silvienne Winklaar, the winner of the Miss Grand Curaçao 2014 pageant, was the first Curaçaoan to compete in the mentioned pageant.^[1] Since 2019, the right to send Curaçaoan representatives to compete at the Miss Grand International belonged to the Miss Curaçao organizer, Curaçao Beauty Pageant Committee, which was led by Ayshel Maria.^[4]

Miss Grand Curaçao

Formation	2014
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Willemstad
Location	Curaçao
Membership	Miss Grand International
Official language	English and Dutch
National director	Ayshel Maria
Parent organization	Señorita Curaçao (2014) Curaçao BP Committee (2019, 2021 – 2022)

Since its first participation, only one edition of the Miss Grand Curaçao has been held;^[5][6] other Miss Grand Curaçao titleholders were appointed by the respective licensees.^[1][2] The only placement of Curaçao at Miss Grand International is the top 20 finalists, obtained in 2022 by Kanisha Sluis.^[7]

History

In partnership with the Señorita Curaçao and a food delivery company Curadise, HUGON Business Management & Entrepreneurial organized the first contest of the Miss Grand Curaçao pageant in 2014 in Willemstad.^[8][9] The event was held at the World Trade Center Curaçao (WTC) on April 30 and featured seven national finalists,^[5][6] of whom a nineteen-year-old from the capital, Silvienne Winklaar, was named the winner.^[1] Winklaar then represented the country at the Miss Grand International 2014 in Thailand, making her the first Curaçaoan candidate at such a contest; however, she failed to get any placements in the finals.^[1][10] An attempt to organize the Miss Grand National in 2015 has been observed, but the project was canceled for undisclosed reasons.^[11]

After five years of absence, Curaçao returned to the competition after an event organizer chaired by Ayshel Maria, Curaçao Beauty Pageant Committee (CBPC), purchased the license in 2019.^[1] However, under the management of such a committee, all Miss Grand Curaçao titleholders were handpicked; most of them were the finalists of the CBPC-affiliated pageant, Miss Curaçao.^[1][2]

Edition

The Miss Grand Curaçao pageant was held as an individual contest once in 2014 by the Señorita Curaçao organization, the Curadise company, and the HUGON Curaçao.

Year	Edition	Date	Final venue	Entrants	Winner	Ref.
2014	1st	April 30	World Trade Center Curaçao, Willemstad	7	Silvienne Winklaar	^[5]^[6]

International competition

The following is a list of Curaçaoan representatives at the Miss Grand International contest.

Year	Representative	Original national title	International competition result		Ref.
			Placement	Other awards
2014	Silvienne Winklaar	Miss Grand Curaçao 2014	Unplaced	—	^[1]^[10]
2019	Liane Bonofacia	Finalist Miss Curaçao 2019	Unplaced	—	^[1]^[12]
2021	Kimberly Fernandes	Appointed	Unplaced	—	^[13]^[14]
2022	Kanisha Sluis	Miss Curaçao 2015	Top 20	—	^[2]^[15]
Color keys for the Placements at Miss Grand International   Declared as the winner   Ended as a runner-up (Top 5)   Ended as a finalist (Top 10)   Ended as a semifinalist (Top 20/21)

Gallery

•  
  Miss Grand Curaçao 2014
  Silvienne Winklaar
•  
  Miss Grand Curaçao 2021
  Kimberly Fernandes
•  
  Miss Grand Curaçao 2022
  Kanisha Sluis

References

1. "Liane Bonofacia elected Miss Grand Curacao 2019". Times of India. October 7, 2019. Archived from the original on May 21, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
2. "Kanisha Sluis is Miss Grand Curaçao 2022". Curaçao Chronicle. August 19, 2022. Archived from the original on May 21, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
3. Kandidatanan di Miss Grand Curaçao di paseo na Bandabou (in Papiamento). Vol. 10. GO Weekly. April 18, 2014. p. 8. Retrieved May 22, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
4. "Three candidates for Miss Curaçao 2022 beauty pageant announced". Curaçao Chronicle. March 28, 2022. Archived from the original on May 22, 2023. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
5. (in Dutch). Knipselkrant Curaçao. April 8, 2014. Archived from the original on February 2, 2018. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
6. "Miss Grand Curaçao 2014 ta presenta the Asian Encounter Evening" (in Papiamento). Curadise. April 18, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
7. "Á hậu Miss Grand International bỏ danh hiệu" (in Vietnamese). VNExpress. October 28, 2022. Archived from the original on May 22, 2023. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
8. "HUGON Business Management & Entrepreneurial Support konhunto ku Curadise i Organisashon Señorita Kòrsou tin e plaser di invitá abo damita pa partisipá na Miss Grand Curacao, un elekshon di beyesa diferente for di kua nos lo skohe representantenan ku lo ta embahador di nos pais den eksterior" (in Papiamento). Curadise. February 19, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
9. . Señorita Curaçao. April 9, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
10. Arvin Ello (October 6, 2014). "Miss Cuba is Miss Grand International 2014". www.vintersections.com. Archived from the original on July 31, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
11. . Señorita Curaçao. January 2, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
12. อีจัน Oline Team (October 26, 2019). "สาว "เวเนซุเอลา" คว้ามง Miss grand international 2019". www.ejan.co (in Thai). Archived from the original on February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
13. "Miss Grand International: quiénes han sido las ganadoras de los últimos años" (in Spanish). La República. December 2, 2021. Archived from the original on May 16, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
14. Robert Requintina (December 5, 2021). "Samantha Panlilio ends journey in Miss Grand International 2021". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on May 21, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
15. María Fernanda Cedeño (October 24, 2022). "Miss Grand International 2022: lista de nominadas, candidatas y favoritas al concurso de belleza". Colombia.as.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on November 7, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2022.

External links

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