# Miss Grand Venezuela 2022

Miss Grand Venezuela 2022 was the first edition of the Miss Grand Venezuela beauty pageant, held at Teatro Municipal of Caracas in the Capital District on 13 August 2022. Twenty-two national delegates, chosen through various state pageants, participated in the contest, of which, Valentina Martínez of Anzoátegui was named the winner and was crowned by Vanessa Coello Miss Grand Venezuela 2021, she will later represent the country at Miss Grand International 2023, which was scheduled to be held in October 2023 in Vietnam.
In addition to crowning the winner, the country representative for the 10th-anniversary edition of Miss Grand International, Sabrina Deraneck of Mérida, was also revealed; Deraneck had been elected the first runner-up at another national pageant, 2022 El Concurso by Osmel Sousa, and was later appointed the country representative by the Venezuelan Miss Grand licensee, George Wittles. However, in early September – one month before the commencement of the international tournament, Deraneck resigned the title due to health problems, caused the organizer to assign Luiseth Materán Miss Universe Venezuela 2021 as the replacement.
The grand final round of the pageant was hosted by Vanessa Coello, Leo Aldana, and Yanuaria Verde; and was beamed live to a virtual audience worldwide via the pageant YouTube channel, named GrandTV-VE. Originally, the winner of the competition was expected to participate at the Miss Grand International 2022 but the organizer later decided to appoint a new country representative for such an international event and planned to send this edition winner to the 2023 competition in Vietnam instead.

## Background
### History

After hosting the Miss Grand International 2019 pageant, the licensee of the national pageant in Venezuela was transferred to the Venezuelan jewelry designer, George Wittles, who has also acted as the crown sponsor for the Miss Grand International since 2019. Wittles planned to conduct the first Miss Grand Venezuela contest in 2021 by distributing the regional license to state organizers to select their representatives for such a national contest, however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the pageant was instead postponed to July 2022 and then to August.

### Selection of contestants

The national aspirants for the Miss Grand Venezuela 2022 pageant were chosen through the state pageants held by several local licensees, who in some cases are responsible for more than one state, such as the state pageant organized in Táchira, Miss Grand Los Andes; four state representatives were determined through such the contest, moreover, one of its finalists was later designated to represent the neighboring state due to a lacking of state licensee. However, some delegates, such as the representative of Lara, Nueva Esparta, Sucre, and Zulia, were appointed state or regional titles because of the absence of a state pageant in their area.
| State pageant  5 titles  3 titles  2 titles  1 title | Others  State casting with 1 state title  No pageant held in state |
State pageants/casting of Miss Grand Venezuela 2022, by the coronation date :
| Location | Type | Date & venue | Entrants | Title for the national round |
| Guárico | Pageant | 26 June 2021 at Aprolegua de Valle de la Pascua, Leonardo Infante [es] | 18 | Miss Grand Guárico |
| Táchira | Pageant | 31 August 2021 at Arminio Gutiérrez Castro Indoor Gymnasium, San Cristóbal | 20 | Miss Grand Táchira Miss Grand Barinas Miss Grand Mérida Miss Grand Trujillo Miss Grand Amazonas |
| Portuguesa | Pageant | 4 September 2021 at Oryzagua Grand Hall, Hotel GEO Inn, Araure | 18 | Miss Grand Portuguesa Miss Grand Cojedes |
| Capital District | Pageant | 15 November 2021 at Garden of Casa Versalles, San Bernardino, Libertador | 12 | Miss Grand Distrito Capital Miss Grand Miranda |
| Anzoátegui | Pageant | 14 December 2021 at Maremares Hotel Marina & Spa, Lechería | 18 | Miss Grand Anzoátegui |
| Bolívar | Pageant | 22 April 2022 at Centro Portugués Venezolano de Guayana, Guayana | 28 | Miss Grand Bolívar |
| La Guaira | Pageant | 22 April 2022 at Eurobuilding Hotel Maiquetía, Vargas | 11 | Miss Grand La Guaira Miss Grand Federal Dependencies Miss Grand Monagas |
| Aragua | Pageant | 28 April 2022 at Festejos Da Luigi, C.A. Quinta Gran Gala, Maracay | 20 | Miss Grand Aragua |
| Carabobo | Casting | 29 May 2022 at WTC Hesperia Valencia, Valencia | — | Miss Grand Carabobo |
| Falcón | Pageant | 25 June 2022 at Gran Salón C.C Ciudad del Viento, Punto Fijo | 7 | Miss Grand Falcón |
| Note: 1. ^α The representative was originally finished as one of the finalists at the state pageant but later designated to such a title. ||||||

## Results summary

Miss Grand Venezuela 2022 competition result :
| Main placement Miss Grand Venezuela 2022 competition result Position Delegate Miss Grand Venezuela 2022  Anzoátegui – Valentina Martínez 1st runner-up  Barinas – Delia Santander 2nd runner-up  Táchira – Iraima Castillo 3rd runner-up  La Guaira – Valeria Camacho 4th runner-up  Mérida – Valeria Cárdenas Top 12  Amazonas – María José Pernía  Bolívar – Indira Zaraza Cordero  Guárico – Marian Pérez  Nueva Esparta – Alia Abized  Portuguesa – Zuly Nicols  Sucre – Genesis Bartholome  Zulia – Neilenys Cervantes Top 16  Capital District – Daniela Durán  Carabobo – Sylvana Michelle Carmona  Lara – Alejandra Ríos  Miranda – Ivana Valsint Supplementary title PositionDelegate Miss Elite Venezuela 2022  Nueva Esparta – Alia Abized 1st runner-up  Capital District – Daniela Durán 2nd runner-up  Sucre – Genesis Bartholome Special awards AwardDelegate Miss Photogenic  Carabobo – Sylvana Michelle Carmona Miss Congenialily  Anzoátegui – Valentina Martínez Best Body  Táchira – Paola Castillo Best Catwalk  Portuguesa – Zuly Alvarado Best Elegance  Lara – Alejandra Ríos Best Face  Barinas – Delia Santander Queen of TikTok  Capital District – Daniela Durán | Miss Grand Venezuela 2022 competition result by states Táchira Barinas Mérida La Guaira Anzoátegui Colors key  Winner  Third runner-up  Top 16  First runner-up  Fourth runner-up  Unplaced  Second runner-up  Top 12  Did not participate |

## Candidates

| State | Contestant | Age | Height |
| Amazonas | María José Pernía | 25 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Anzoátegui | Valentina Martínez | 22 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Aragua | Daniellys Ojeda Ramírez | 24 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Barinas | Delia Santander | 20 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
| Bolívar | Indira Zaraza Cordero | 23 | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) |
| Capital District | Daniela Durán | 25 | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
| Carabobo | Sylvana Michelle Carmona | 26 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
| Cojedes | Valentina Bonalde | 20 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Falcón | Gisselle Dos Santos | 18 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
| Federal Dependencies | Dariana Pacheco Romero | 21 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Guárico | Marian Pérez | 22 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| La Guaira | Valeria Camacho | 17 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) |
| Lara | Alejandra Ríos | 21 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
| Mérida | Valeria Cárdenas | 19 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Miranda | Ivana Valsint | 22 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Monagas | Mayra Carrillo | 20 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Nueva Esparta | Alia Abized | 19 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Portuguesa | Zuly Alvarado | 22 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
| Sucre | Genesis Bartholome | 24 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Táchira | Paola Castillo | 26 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Trujillo | Johanna Villamizar | 22 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Zulia | Neilenys Cervantes | 19 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |

### Replacement

* Guárico: Betzy Capicciotti resigned her state title, six months after winning the state pageant on 26 June 2021 for undisclosed reasons, caused the state licensee to appoint Marian Pérez, the fourth runner-up, to participate in the national pageant instead.