Miss Grand Ecuador 2021

Miss Grand Ecuador 2021 was the inaugural edition of the Miss Grand Ecuador beauty pageant,^[1] held on June 26, 2021, at the TC Televisión Studios in Guayaquil.^[1][2][3][4] Six contestants, qualified for the national stage through an online audition, competed for the title,^[1][4][5][6] of whom the a 20-year old medical student and model from Los Ríos, Andrea Aguilera, was elected the winner.^[1][2][5][7] The contest was showcased under the direction of Tahiz Panus and Miguel Panus, presidents of the Concurso Nacional de Belleza Ecuador (CNB Ecuador), who have owned the Miss Grand Ecuador license since 2019.^[3][8]

Miss Grand Ecuador 2021
Date	June 26, 2021
Presenters	Ronald Farina Miguel Cedeño
Venue	TC Televisión Studios, Guayaquil
Broadcaster	TC Televisión YouTube
Entrants	6
Placements	3
Debuts	Cañar El Oro Esmeraldas Los Ríos Manabí Pichincha
Winner	Andrea Aguilera Paredes  Los Ríos
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External videos
Miss Grand Ecuador 2021 Grand Final Competition, on June 27, 2022, YouTube video

The event was broadcast nationwide via TC Televisión as well as on Miss Grand International's YouTube channel, GrandTV, for a global audience.^[1] Clara Sosa, Miss Grand International 2018 from Paraguay, attended the event and served as the public speaking trainer for the delegates during the pageant camp held a few days before the gala final, which was hosted by Ronald Farina and Miguel Cedeño.^[9] The media expected the current international titleholder, American Abena Appiah, to attend, but the airline was unable to arrive for unknown reasons, according to the organization's publicist.^[1] 

Andrea temporarily quit her undergraduate studies after winning the competition to compete in the Miss Grand International 2021 pageant in Thailand,^[3][10][11] where she was named the vice-queen of the Vietnamese candidate, Nguyễn Thúc Thùy Tiên.^[3][12][13] Furthermore, the contest's first runner-up, Emilia Vásquez of Pichincha Province, was later assignated Miss Grand Ecuador 2022 and was expected to represent the country at the 2022 international contest in Indonesia,^[14] but she was replaced by Liseth Naranjo for undisclosed reasons.^[15]

Competition

In the grand final competition held on June 26, the results of the early round—which consisted of the swimsuit and evening gown competitions and the speech round, wherein all six qualified candidates delivered a speech related to the pageant campaign, Stop wars and violence—determined the 3 semifinalists, who then competed in the question and answer portion. After which, Miss Grand Ecuador 2021 and her two runners-up were announced.^[5]

The summary of the selection process is shown below.

Miss Grand Ecuador 2021 selection process^[5]
Initial pool (6 candidates) Finals (Top 3) Winner   Cañar   El Oro   Esmeraldas   Los Ríos   Manabí   Pichincha Swimsuit round Evening gown & speech round   Los Ríos   Manabí   Pichincha Question & answer round   Los Ríos

Result

Miss Grand Ecuador 2021 competition result by province

Los Ríos Manabí Pichincha Esmeraldas El Oro Cañar Color keys   Winner   Runners-up   Unplaced   Did not compete

Position	Delegate^[2]^[4]
Miss Grand Ecuador 2021	Los Ríos – Andrea Aguilera
1st runner-up Miss Grand Ecuador 2022	Pichincha – Emilia Vásquez (Dethroned)
2nd runner-up	Manabí – Marjorie Vivas
Special awards^[2]^[4]
Best in Swimsuit	El Oro – Tahiz Zambrano
Miss Cielo	Los Ríos – Andrea Aguilera
Miss Multimedia	Los Ríos – Andrea Aguilera

Contestants

6 contestants competed for the title of Miss Grand Ecuador 2021.^[1][2][4]

Province	Delegate	Age	Height	Hometown
Cañar	Dayanna Méndez	24	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	La Troncal
El Oro	Tahiz Zambrano	20	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Machala
Esmeraldas	Lissette Arroyo	26	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Esmeraldas
Los Ríos	Andrea Aguilera	20	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Ventanas
Manabí	Marjorie Vivas	27	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Portoviejo
Pichincha	Emilia Vásquez	25	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Quito

References

1. Alejandro Puga (June 27, 2021). "Andrea Aguilera crowned Miss Grand" (in Spanish). Diario Expreso [es]. Archived from the original on November 18, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
2. "Andrea Aguilera (Miss Grand Ecuador 2021): 'Gané el trabajo, ahora tengo que trabajar'" (in Spanish). El Universo. June 28, 2021. Archived from the original on November 18, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
3. . Eluniverso.com (in Spanish). El Universo. December 4, 2021. Archived from the original on January 7, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
4. . Ecupunto.com (in Spanish). June 30, 2021. Archived from the original on July 6, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
5. Duy Nam (June 29, 2021). "Nữ sinh y khoa sở hữu sắc vóc cực nóng bỏng đăng quang Hoa hậu Hòa bình Ecuador 2021" (in Vietnamese). Tiền Phong. Archived from the original on November 18, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
6. Vũ Toàn (June 30, 2021). "Vẻ đẹp nóng bỏng của nữ sinh y khoa đăng quang Hoa hậu Hòa bình Ecuador" (in Vietnamese). Voice of Vietnam. Archived from the original on November 18, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
7. Anurag Mohapatra (December 4, 2021). . Newsodihaonline.com. Odiha News. Archived from the original on December 4, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
8. . Radiohuancavilca.com.ec (in Spanish). Radio Huancavilca. October 24, 2019. Archived from the original on February 5, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
9. Rodrigo (June 25, 2022). "Reina paraguaya entregará corona a la próxima Miss Grand Ecuador". Epa.com.py (in Spanish). Archived from the original on November 18, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
10. . Indiatimes.com. Times of India. June 29, 2021. Archived from the original on June 29, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
11. Berkat Prima (July 2, 2021). "Bikin Speechless, 9 Pesona Andrea Aguilera Miss Grand Ekuador 2021" (in Indonesian). IDN Times. Archived from the original on November 18, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
12. Đạt Phan (December 4, 2021). "Thùy Tiên đăng quang Miss Grand International 2021" (in Vietnamese). VnExpress. Archived from the original on December 4, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
13. "Vietnam's Thuy Tien crowned Miss Grand International 2021". VietNamNet. December 5, 2021. Archived from the original on November 18, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
14. Gianella Muñoz (February 27, 2022). . Diario Expreso de Guayaquil (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 27, 2022. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
15. Ingrid Balseca (July 28, 2022). "Liseth Naranjo es la nueva Miss Grand Ecuador 2022" (in Spanish). Diario Expreso [es]. Archived from the original on July 29, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022.

External links

•  Ecuador portal

•   Media related to Miss Grand Ecuador at Wikimedia Commons