# Miss Grand Spain 2023

Miss Grand Spain 2023 (Spanish: Miss Grand España 2023) was the seventh edition of the Miss Grand Spain beauty pageant. The event was held on 25 March 2023, at Centro Comercial Martiánez Shopping Mall in the tourism coastline city of the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Puerto de la Cruz, for the third year in a row, with the Canary Islands hosting the competition.
Thirty-four contestants who qualified for the national contest from the provincial competitions competed for the title, and a 22-year-old model from Toledo, Celia Sevilla González, was named the winner and obtained the right to represent the country at Miss Grand International 2023, which is scheduled to be held in Vietnam on 25 October.
The grand final round of the competition was highlighted by a live performance by a Romanian singer, Wrs, and was attended by Miss Grand International 2022, Isabella Menin of Brazil, as well as vice president of the MGI PLC, Teresa Chaivisut.

## Background
### Location and date

On the grand final night of Miss Grand Spain 2022 contest, in addition to crowning the winner, the host of the event also announced that Puerto de la Cruz of the Santa Cruz de Tenerife will be served as the grand final venue of its succeeding edition, Miss Grand Spain 2023. A day after the 2022 coronation night, the president of Miss Grand Spain "Vicente Gonzalez" together with the vice-president of Miss Grand International Ltd. "Teresa Chaivisut" as well as Miss Grand International 2021 Nguyễn Thúc Thùy Tiên visit His Excellency Mayor of the City Council of Puerto de la Cruz "Marco Antonio Mesa" and the Councilor for Tourism Promotion, Roberto Medina, at the Costa Martiánez Tourist Complex to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for hosting Miss Grand Spain 2023 in the city in March 2023.
List of the main events in the Miss Grand Spain 2023 pageant :
| Date | Event | Venue |
| 19 March | Official Press Conference | Precise Resort Tenerife, Puerto de la Cruz |
| 23 March | Swimsuit competition | Lago Martiánez, Puerto de la Cruz |
| 24 March | Preliminary competition | Centro Comercial Martiánez Shopping Mall, Puerto de la Cruz |
| 25 March | Grand Final Coronation | Centro Comercial Martiánez Shopping Mall, Puerto de la Cruz |

### Selection of contestants

| 1 provincial title  2 provincial titles  No pageant held in the province | 3 provincial titles  4 provincial titles |
The national finalists for Miss Grand Spain 2023 were determined by provincial licensees through their regional pageants, where in some cases the qualifiers for the national stage are more than one person per event. Thirty-four province and autonomous community representatives competed for the title, 27 of which directly obtained the regional title at the subnational pageant, while six candidates were appointed to the position after finishing as the runners-up at the regional contest, including the representatives of Atlántico, Barcelona, Las Palmas, Costa Canaria, Navarre, and Islas Afortunadas.
Of the appointed contestants, two were assigned as the replacements for the original ones, including:
* Dayanara Rodriguez of Las Palmas was appointed as the replacement for the original winner, Ana Trujillo, who resigned from the title. Dayanara Rodriguez was the first runner-up of the Miss Grand Las Palmas 2022 pageant.
* Marta Rovira Mañé of Barcelona, who finished as the first runner-up at the provincial pageant, was appointed as the replacement for Eva Faife who withdrew for undisclosed reasons.
In the Province of Sevilla, at least two municipality pageants, such as Miss Grand Alcalá de Guadaíra and Miss Grand Capital, were held to determine the city's representative for the provincial pageant.
The following is a list of the provinces that held the preliminary contests for Miss Grand Spain 2023.
List of Miss Grand Spain 2023 Regional Pageants, by the coronation date :
| Host province | Level | Date & venue | Entrants | Title(s) |
| Cantabria | Provincial | 26 August 2022 at Concha Espina Municipal Theater, Torrelavega | 26 | 1 title Miss Grand Cantabria |
| Toledo | Provincial | 17 September 2022 at Teatro Lope De Vega [es], Ocaña | 18 | 2 titles Miss Grand ToledoMiss Grand Madrid |
| Badajoz | Autonomy | 18 September 2022 at Teatro Carolina Coronado [es], Almendralejo | 16 | 1 title Miss Grand Extremadura |
| Cádiz | Provincial | 23 September 2022 at Juan Luis Galiardo Theater, San Roque | 27 | 1 title Miss Grand Cádiz |
| Granada | Provincial | 2 October 2022 at San Sebastián Park, Ogíjares | 44 | 1 title Miss Grand Granada |
| Barcelona | Autonomy | 12 November 2022 at Meliá Sitges Hotel, Sitges | 31 | 4 titles Miss Grand BarcelonaMiss Grand GironaMiss Grand LleidaMiss Grand Tarragona |
| Castellón | Provincial | 19 November 2022 at Real Casino Antiguo, Castellón de la Plana | 10 | 1 title Miss Grand Castellón |
| Huelva | Provincial | 20 November 2022 at Teatro España, La Palma del Condado | 14 | 1 title Miss Grand Huelva |
| La Rioja | Provincial | 26 November 2022 at Restaurante Barros, Lardero | 13 | 1 title Miss Grand La Rioja |
| Tenerife | Provincial | 27 November at the Teobaldo Power Performing Arts Centre, Villa de la Orotava | 12 | 3 titles Miss Grand TenerifeMiss Grand AtlánticoMiss Grand Islas Afortunadas |
| Zaragoza | Provincial | 9 December 2022 at Teatro de las Esquinas, Delicias, Zaragoza | 13 | 2 titles Miss Grand ZaragozaMiss Grand Navarre |
| Las Palmas | Provincial | 10 December 2022 at Nordotel Hotel, Las Palmas | 12 | 2 titles Miss Grand Las PalmasMiss Grand Costa Canaria |
| Jaén | Provincial | 11 December 2022 at Jardines de la Almazara Restaurant, Mancha Real | 17 | 1 title Miss Grand Jaén |
| Málaga | Provincial | 16 December 2022 at Edgar Neville auditorium of the Diputación de Málaga | 15 | 2 titles Miss Grand MálagaMiss Grand Costa del Sol |
| Alicante | Provincial | 18 December 2022 at Elitium Club Hípico, San Vicente del Raspeig | 15 | 1 title Miss Grand Alicante |
| Valencia | Provincial | 18 December 2022 at Medison Events Room, Valencia | 14 | 1 title Miss Grand Valencia |
| Balearic Islands | Provincial | 14 January 2023 at Valparaiso Palace & Spa, La Bonanova [es] | 14 | 1 title Miss Grand Islas Baleares |
| Seville | Provincial | 14 January 2023 at Teatro de la Villa del Conocimiento y las Artes, Mairena del Alcor | 20 | 2 titles Miss Grand SevilleMiss Grand Andalucía |
| Biscay | Autonomy | 27 January 2023 at Sala Santana 27 event hall, Bilbao | 21 | 1 title Miss Grand Euskadi |
| Córdoba | Provincial | 5 February 2023 at Teatro El Brillante, Córdoba | 28 | 1 title Miss Grand Córdoba |
| Murcia | Provincial | 5 February 2023 at Hotel Sercotel Amistad Murcia, San Miguel, Murcia | 14 | 1 title Miss Grand Murcia |
| Pontevedra | Autonomy | 6 February 2023 at the Cultural and Sports Society Liceo Casino, Tui | 11 | 2 titles Miss Grand GaliciaMiss Grand Costa Gallega |
| Almería | Provincial | 24 February 2023 at the Municipal Theater of Macael, Macael | 10 | 1 title Miss Grand Almería |

## Results
### Placements

| Winner  1st runner-up  2nd runner-up  3rd runner-up  4th runner-up | Top 10  Top 15  Unplaced  Did not compete |
Miss Grand Spain 2023 competition result :
| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss Grand Spain 2023 | Toledo – Celia Sevilla |
| 1st runner-up | La Rioja – Alejandra León |
| 2nd runner-up | Tenerife – Carolina Barroso Pérez |
| 3rd runner-up | Almería – Denisse Vivienne Andor |
| 4th runner-up | Cantabria – Marina Edilla |
| Semifinalists (Top 10) | Andalucia - Cecilia Bellido Costa Canaria - Sara Jane Cicero  Costa del Sol - Nuria González  Extremadura - Jara Bonito Ortega Seville - Andrea Boza |
| Quarterfinalists (Top 15) | Córdoba - Pilar Espejo  Girona - Cristina López  Madrid – Faridi Dacasa  Málaga – Patricia Romero Reina  Murcia – Maria Moreno |

### Special awards

List of Miss Grand Spain 2023 special award winners :
| Award | Winner |
| Miss Popular Vote | Cantabria – Marina Edilla |
| Best in Swimsuit | La Rioja – Alejandra León |

## Candidates

Thirty-four delegates competed for the title.
| Provinces/Autonomies | Contestant | Age | Height |
| Alicante | Yamila Heredia | 17 | |
| Almería | Denisse Vivienne Andor | 27 | |
| Andalucia | Cecilia Bellido | 26 | |
| Atlántico | Haridian Pérez Morales | 24 | |
| Barcelona | Marta Rovira Mañé | 22 | |
| Cádiz | Nuria Vela | | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Cantabria | Marina Edilla | 18 | |
| Castellón | Nacary Rey Meneses | 25 | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Córdoba | Pilar Espejo | 19 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Costa Canaria | Sara Jane Cicero | 17 | |
| Costa del Sol | Nuria González | 22 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Costa Gallega | Nerea Casas | 22 | |
| Euskadi | Lorea Urkia | | |
| Extremadura | Jara Bonito Ortega | 19 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
| Galicia | Nuria Méndez | | |
| Girona | Cristina López | 28 | |
| Granada | Marta Guarnido | | |
| Huelva | Lucía Fábregas | 19 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
| Islas Afortunadas | Daniela González Delgado | 24 | |
| Islas Baleares | Marina Vich Moll | 19 | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
| Jaén | Alba Hayas | | |
| La Rioja | Alejandra León | 17 | |
| Las Palmas | Dayanara Rodriguez | 20| | |
| Lleida | Sonia Castro | | |
| Madrid | Faridi Dacasa | 22 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Málaga | Patricia Romero Reina | 21 | |
| Murcia | Maria Moreno | | |
| Navarre | Nerea Moreno | 26 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Seville | Andrea Boza | | |
| Tarragona | Ainara Sánchez | 21 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Tenerife | Carolina Barroso Pérez | 25 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Toledo | Celia Sevilla | 22 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Valencia | Maria Rojas | 18 | |
| Zaragoza | Lara Gil Barranco | 24 | |