# Miss Grand Nicaragua 2021

Miss Grand Nicaragua 2021 was the inaugural edition of the Miss Grand Nicaragua beauty pageant, held at the Teatro Municipal José de la Cruz Mena in León, Nicaragua, on August 8, 2021. Nine candidates from seven country's departments competed for the national titles, with Managua and the North Caribbean Coast each sending two candidates, of whom Epifanía Solís of Managua and Maycrin Jáenz of Granada were named Miss Grand Nicaragua 2021 and Miss Grand Nicaragua 2022, respectively. The contest was organized under the direction of Saul Benítez, a León-based designer who acquired the contest license in 2019.
After the end of the pageant training, Epifanía Solís represented the country at the Miss Grand International 2021 pageant held on December 4, 2021, in Thailand, while Maycrin Jáenz later participated in the following edition held on October 25, 2022, in Indonesia, but both of them went unplaced.
In the 2021 international tournament, Epifanía Solís was ranked among the top ten in the Best in Swimsuit category, one of the pageant's sub-contests.

## Competition

In the grand final competition held on August 8, the results of all preliminary activities determined the 5 semifinalists.
The following list is the panel of judges for the grand final competition of the Miss Grand Nicaragua 2021 pageant.
* Nairoby Ramírez
* Arlen Mairena
* Karina Gaitán
* Gabriel Rodríguez
Miss Grand Nicaragua 2021 selection process :
| Initial pool (9 candidates) | Initial pool (9 candidates) | Initial pool (9 candidates) | Initial pool (9 candidates) | Initial pool (9 candidates) | Initial pool (9 candidates) | Finals (Top 5) | Finals (Top 5) | Finals (Top 5) | Finals (Top 5) | Finals (Top 5) | Finals (Top 5) | Winners announcement | Winners announcement | Winners announcement | Winners announcement | Winners announcement | Winners announcement |
| Swimsuit round | Swimsuit round | Swimsuit round | Swimsuit round | Swimsuit round | Swimsuit round | Granada | Granada | Granada | Granada | Granada | Granada | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Managua (1) | Managua (1) | Managua (1) | Managua (1) | Managua (1) | Managua (1) | Managua (1) | Managua (1) | Managua (1) | Managua (1) | Managua (1) | Managua (1) |
| | | | | | | Managua (1) | Managua (1) | Managua (1) | Managua (1) | Managua (1) | Managua (1) | Managua (1) | Managua (1) | Managua (1) | Managua (1) | Managua (1) | Managua (1) | Evening gown round | Evening gown round | Evening gown round | Evening gown round | Evening gown round | Evening gown round | RACCN (2) | RACCN (2) | RACCN (2) | RACCN (2) | RACCN (2) | RACCN (2) | Speech round | Speech round | Speech round | Speech round | Speech round | Speech round | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
| | | | | | | RACCS | RACCS | RACCS | RACCS | RACCS | RACCS | Granada | Granada | Granada | Granada | Granada | Granada |
| | | | | | | RACCS | RACCS | RACCS | RACCS | RACCS | RACCS | Granada | Granada | Granada | Granada | Granada | Granada | | | | | | | Río San Juan | Río San Juan | Río San Juan | Río San Juan | Río San Juan | Río San Juan | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Results summary
### Main placements

| Winner Runners-up | Unplaced Did not compete |
Miss Grand Nicaragua 2021 competition result :
| Position | Delegate |
| Miss Grand Nicaragua 2021 | Managua (1) – Epifanía Solís |
| Miss Grand Nicaragua 2022 | Granada – Maycrin Jáenz |
| 1st runner-up | North Caribbean Coast (2) – Magdalena Jarquín |
| 2nd runner-up | South Caribbean Coast – Krizzia Chang |
| 3rd runner-up | Río San Juan – Mayela Chamorro |

### Special awards

List of Miss Grand Nicaragua 2021 special award winners :
| Award | Winner |
| Miss Virtual | Río San Juan – Mayela Chamorro |
| Miss Elegance | Managua (1) – Epifanía Solís |
| Best Face | León – Cristina Pérez |
| Best Skin | Managua (2) – Hellen Morales |
| Best Hair | Río San Juan – Mayela Chamorro |
| Best Body | North Caribbean Coast (2) – Magdalena Jarquín |
| Best Model | South Caribbean Coast – Krizzia Chang |

## Candidates

9 contestants competed for the titles.
| Department | Candidate |
| Boaco | Sherly Corea |
| Granada | Maycrin Jáenz |
| León | Cristina Pérez |
| Managua (1) | Epifanía Solís |
| Managua (2) | Hellen Morales |
| North Caribbean Coast (1) | Katy Muller |
| North Caribbean Coast (2) | Magdalena Jarquín |
| Río San Juan | Mayela Chamorro |
| South Caribbean Coast | Krizzia Chang |