# Miss Grand Colombia 2023

Miss Grand Colombia 2023 was the third edition of the Miss Grand Colombia pageant, held on June 18, 2023, at the Mayor Auditorium CUN located in the country's capital city, Bogotá D.C. Candidates from twenty-three Colombian departments and oversea communities competed for the title, of whom, an industrial engineer representing Eje Cafetero, María Alejandra López, was announced the winner and crowned by Miss Grand Colombia 2022, Priscilla Londoño. As Miss Grand Colombia 2023, she represent her country at Miss Grand International 2023 held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, where she was named the 2nd runner-up.
The grand final of the pageant was broadcast to the audience nationwide via a state-owned television channel, Canal 1, and was hosted by Lees Garcia Miss Grand International 2014 and Manuela Restrepo Miss Teen Colombia 2022/23.

## Selection of contestants

The national candidates for Miss Grand Colombia 2023 were chosen by either the national organizer or regional licensees; however, most of them were appointed, and only one sub-national pageant, Miss Grand Colombia in Europe, has been held. Still, the winner of such a contest later resigned from the title, which caused the organizer, AIHME Association (Italian-Hispanic Association of Women Entrepreneurs Emigrants in Europe), to appoint the 1st runner-up as the replacement.
Of the central organizer-selected candidates, each of them was later assigned to represent one of the country's administrative divisions that lacked a regional licensee.
The following table is the details of the 2023 Miss Grand Colombia's sub-national contest
| Host state | Pageant | Edition | Date & Venue | Entrants | Ref. |
| Italy | Miss Grand Colombia en Europa | 1st | June 3 at the AEGUA Disco Club, Varazze, Savona, Italy | 5 | |

## Competition

At the grand final competition held on June 18, 2023, at the Mayor Auditorium CUN, Bogotá, the top 12 and top 6 finalists who were determined through all pre-final activities which included the preliminary competition held one day earlier, were announced after finishing the opening show, swimsuit parade, and the evening gown show. In the final 6 rounds, all qualified contestants were then asked the same question and the panel of judges scored each of them based on their answers, three contestants with the highest given scores qualified for the final 3 rounds, in which, the two runners-up and the winner of the contest were decided based on the accumulated scores from all previous rounds.

## Result

Miss Grand Colombia 2023 competition result by department/city/etc. :
* Miss Grand Colombia 2023 competition result by department/city/etc.
* Colombian community in other countries:
* Chile
* Europe
* Miami
* Panama
* Washington, D.C.
* Barranquilla
* Cesar
* Bolívar
* Zona Andina
* Bucaramanga
* Antioquia
* Santander
* Cundinamarca
* Bogotá
* Meta
* Amazonas
* Medellín
* Risaralda
* Eje Cafetero
* Armenia
* Quindío
* Valle del Cauca
* Cali
* Cauca
* Nariño
* Color key:
* Winner First runner-up Second runner-up
* Top 6  Top 12  Unplaced
* Did not participate
* Representative determined but did not compete

### Main placement

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss Grand Colombia 2023 | Eje Cafetero – María Alejandra López |
| 1st runner-up | Meta – Yuri Rey |
| 2nd runner-up | Zona Andina – Valentina Cárdenas |
| Top 6 | Panama – Diana Sandoval  Risaralda – Maria Jose Villegas  Washington, D.C. – Sasha Perea |
| Top 12 | Antioquia – Valeria Gutierrez Armenia – Angela Gonzales  Bolívar – Jania Lucia Viano Polo Bucaramanga – Andrea Motta  Cundinamarca – Daniela Mejía  Europe – Aischa Vargas Duran |

### Special awards

| Award | Delegate |
| Miss Elegance | Antioquia – Valeria Gutierrez |
| Miss Photogenic | Meta – Yuri Rey |
| Miss Congeniality | Amazonas – Catalina Cabrera Jimenez |
| Best Face | Zona Andina – Valentina Cárdenas |
| Best Skin | Eje Cafetero – María Alejandra López |
| Best Smile | Meta – Yuri Rey |
| Best Curve | Panama communities – Diana Sandoval |
| Best in Swimsuit | Meta – Yuri Rey |
| Best Evening Gown | Panama communities – Diana Sandoval |
| Queen of Journalists | Meta – Yuri Rey |
| Make-up Challenge Winner | Washington, D.C. communities – Sasha Perea |

## Candidates

Originally, twenty-five candidates confirmed to participate, but two candidates, including Dayana Cárdenas Mestraof the Cesar, and Sophia Ortiz of Barranquilla, withdrew from the competition for health issues, making the finalized total of twenty-three contestants.
| Department/District | Contestant | Placement |
| Amazonas | Catalina Cabrera Jimenez | |
| Antioquia | Valeria Gutierrez | Top 12 |
| Armenia | Angela Gonzales | Top 12 |
| Bogotá | Valentina Bermudez | |
| Bolívar | Jania Lucia Viano Polo | Top 12 |
| Bucaramanga | Andrea Motta | Top 12 |
| Cali | Yamileth Delgado | |
| Cauca | Maria Alejandra Millan | |
| Colombian communities in Chile | Katherin Aguilar Castillo | |
| Colombian communities in Europe | Aischa Vargas Duran | Top 12 |
| Colombian communities in Miami | Maria Camila Medina | |
| Colombian communities in Panama | Diana Sandoval | Top 6 |
| Colombian communities in Washington, D.C. | Sasha Perea | Top 6 |
| Cundinamarca | Daniela Mejía | Top 12 |
| Eje Cafetero | María Alejandra López | Miss Grand Colombia 2023 |
| Medellín | Camila Medellín | |
| Meta | Yuri Rey | 1st Runner-Up |
| Nariño | Lina María Santacruz | |
| Quindío | Vanessa Fandiño | |
| Risaralda | Maria Jose Villegas | Top 6 |
| Santander | Lizeth Montañez | |
| Valle del Cauca | Emily Pulido | |
| Zona Andina | Valentina Cárdenas | 2nd Runner-Up |