Miss Grand Angola

Beauty pageant in Angola
Miss Grand Angola
FormationSeptember 2, 2023; 2 years ago (2023-09-02)
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersLuanda
Location
MembershipMiss Grand International
Official language
Portuguese
National director
  • Edueni António
  • Márcia de Menezes

Miss Grand Angola is a national beauty pageant in Angola,[1][2] established in 2023 to select the country’s representative for the international competition Miss Grand International.[3][4][5] The earliest reference to the title dates to 2013, when Nádia de Vasconcelos, a 26-year-old professional model, was appointed by the London-based event organizer Beauties of Africa Inc. to participate in the inaugural edition of Miss Grand International in Thailand. For reasons that were not officially disclosed, Nádia did not ultimately compete.[6]

The pageant began to assume greater institutional form in 2021, when the franchise rights for Angola were acquired by Márcia de Menezes, a computer engineer and former international contestant. In that year, de Menezes not only directed the national franchise but also represented Angola herself at Miss Grand International, marking the onset of a nationally managed selection process.[7][8]

Since Angola’s confirmed debut in 2015, its representatives have increasingly gained visibility on the international stage. The country’s highest placement to date was achieved in 2023, when Eugénia das Neves secured the position of fifth runner-up.[9] Prior to this, Angola had twice advanced to the Top 20: by Meriam Kaxuxwena in 2015 and by Márcia de Menezes in 2021.[7][10]

History

Angola made its inaugural appearance at the Miss Grand International pageant in 2015, when an Angolan-Australian model based in Sydney acquired the national license and designated herself as the country’s representative for the international competition held in Thailand.[7] During this edition, she attained a placement among the top twenty finalists.[10]

Following a five-year hiatus, Angola re-entered the Miss Grand International competition in 2021, with the national license having been acquired by Márcia de Menezes, a computer engineer residing in Luanda. De Menezes subsequently appointed herself as Angola’s representative for the 2021 international contest in Thailand,[4][11][12] where she was awarded the Best National Costume distinction and secured a position among the top twenty finalists.[7]

In 2022, the national license was transferred to Edueni António, an event organizer. Under António’s stewardship, the inaugural edition of the Miss Grand Angola pageant was conducted in September 2023, marking the establishment of a formal national competition to select representatives for the international pageant.[1][2]

Editions

Location and date

The following is the competition details for the Miss Grand Angola pageant, held twice in 2023 and 2024.[1][2]

Edition Date Final venue Entrants Ref.
1st 2 September 2023 Epic Sana Hotel, Luanda
10
 [1][2]
2nd 31 August 2024 Centro Cultural Paz Flor, Luanda
13
 [13]

Competition result

Edition Winner Runners-up Ref.
First Second Third Fourth
1st Eugénia das Neves Jacira Saiombo Airania Dias Roberta Capule Paulo Angélica Varela [14]
2nd Nacira Amaral Neidi Wanda Eliany Vitorino Alda dos Santos Jéssica Sofia [15]

International competition

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

Color keys
  •   : Declared as the winner
  •   : Ended as a runner-up (Top 5)
  •   : Ended as a finalist (Top 10)
  •   : Ended as a semifinalist (Top 20/21)
  •   : Ended as special awards winner
Year Province Miss Grand Angola Title Placement Special Awards National Director
2025 Luanda Elizandra Costa[16] Top 7 Miss Grand Angola 2023 Unplaced Edueni António &
Márcia de Menezes
2024 Benguela Nacira Amaral[13] Miss Grand Angola 2024 Unplaced[17]
2023 Luanda Eugénia das Neves[18] Miss Grand Angola 2023 5th runner-up[9]
2022 Luanda Teresa Sara[19][20] Top 10 Miss Universe Angola 2022 Unplaced
2021 Luanda Márcia de Menezes[8] Appointed Top 20
  • Best National Costume
Did not compete between 2016-2020
2015 Luanda Meriam Kaxuxwena[7][10] Appointed Top 20 Meriam Kaxuxwena
Did not compete in 2014
2013 Luanda Nádia de Vasconcelos[21] Top 10 Miss Angola 2008 Did not compete Bongie Munjanja
  • Meriam Kaxuxwena Miss Grand Angola 2015
    Meriam Kaxuxwena
    Miss Grand Angola 2015
  • Teresa Sara Miss Grand Angola 2022
    Teresa Sara
    Miss Grand Angola 2022
  • Eugénia das Neves Miss Grand Angola 2023
    Eugénia das Neves
    Miss Grand Angola 2023
  • Nacira Amaral Miss Grand Angola 2024
    Nacira Amaral
    Miss Grand Angola 2024
  • Elizandra da Costa Miss Grand Angola 2025
    Elizandra da Costa
    Miss Grand Angola 2025

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Comité do Miss Grand Angola realiza primeira edição do concurso no país". Angorussia.com (in Portuguese). 14 July 2023. Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d Janeth Mendes. "Miss Grand Angola: 1ª edição do concurso no país". Chocolate.co.ao (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Ministro da Cultura e Turismo recebe Teresa Sara "Miss Grand Angola 2022"" (in Portuguese). Jornal de Angola. 1 November 2022. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b Justin Coulibaly (29 September 2021). "Miss Grand International: Márcia Marilia représentera l'Angola". www.afrik.com (in French). Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  5. ^ "PH Designer Turns To Be A Blessing To Miss Grand Angola 2021". Pageone.ph. 23 November 2021. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Angolana Nádia de Vasconcelos representa o país no "Miss Grand" naTailândia". Angorussia.com (in Portuguese). 16 October 2013. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Teresa Sara representa o país no Miss Grand International na Indonésia" (in Portuguese). Jornal de Angola. 19 October 2022. Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  8. ^ a b Luzimenia Mota (10 November 2021). "Angolana Márcia Menezes em destaque no concurso "Miss Grand Internacional", na Tailândia". Angorussia.com (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Peru wins Miss Grand International 2023; PH makes early exit". ABS-CBN. 25 October 2023. Archived from the original on 25 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  10. ^ a b c "Lệ Quyên bất ngờ "trắng tay" tại Miss Grand International 2015". Dantri.com.vn (in Vietnamese). 26 October 2015. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  11. ^ "มิสแกรนด์แองโกลา ร่ำไห้ ซึ้งน้ำใจคนไทย ให้ชุดราตรีใส่รอบไฟนอล ชิงมง MGI 2021" (in Thai). Kom Chad Luek. 21 November 2021. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  12. ^ Sofia de Aros (24 November 2021). "The Touching Story Of The Filipino Designer Who Lent Outfits To Miss Grand Angola". www.preview.ph. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  13. ^ a b "Nacira Amaral Eleita Miss Grand Angola 2024" [Nacira Amaral Elected Miss Grand Angola 2024]. diarioindependente.info (in Portuguese). 1 September 2024. Archived from the original on 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  14. ^ Nelma Inglês (3 September 2023). "Eugénia das Neves eleita Miss Grand Angola 2023" (in Portuguese). Jornal de Angola. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  15. ^ Hélio Cristóvão (1 September 2024). "Nacira Amaral crowned Miss Grand Angola 2024" [Nacira Amaral crowned Miss Grand Angola 2024]. chocolate.co.ao (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  16. ^ "Elizandra da Costa é coroada Miss Grand Angola 2025" [Elizandra da Costa was crowned as Miss Grand Angola 2025] (in Portuguese). Okusaka. 10 September 2025. Archived from the original on 11 September 2025.
  17. ^ Josiah Antonio (25 October 2024). "India wins Miss Grand International 2024; PH bet CJ Opiaza is 1st runner-up". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on 25 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  18. ^ "Peru wins Miss Grand International 2023; PH makes early exit". ABS-CBN. 25 October 2023. Archived from the original on 25 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  19. ^ Arieth Silva (9 September 2022). "Teresa Sara é a nova Miss Grand Angola 2022". Platinaline.com (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 9 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  20. ^ María Fernanda Cedeño (25 October 2022). "Miss Grand International 2022 Isabella Novaes Menin de Brasil, ganadora del certámen". Colombia.as.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  21. ^ "Miss Grand International 2013 delegates". Miss Grand International. 2013. Archived from the original on 5 September 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2023 – via Internet Archive.

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