# Miss Grand Paraguay 2023

Miss Grand Paraguay 2023 was the 6th edition of the Miss Grand Paraguay pageant, held on April 2, 2023, at the Paseo Events Center, Asunción. Candidates chosen through either the regional pageants or national preliminary casting competed for the title. Maelia Salcines of the Paraguayan Community in USA was crowned by Miss Grand Paraguay 2022, Agatha Leon of Ciudad del Este, and gained the right to represent the country at Miss Grand International 2023, to be held in Vietnam on October 25. On the other hand, Sharon Capó of Amambay was crowned Miss Grand Paraguay 2024, and will eventually represent the country at the 2024 international edition.
Additionally, Fabiola Martínez of Villarrica was crowned Miss Supranational Paraguay 2023 and has earned the right to represent Paraguay at Miss Supranational 2023, to be held in Poland on July 14.
The grand final competition of the pageant was hosted by Lucía Sapena, Fabián Benítez, and Solange Mendez Flores, and was live-transmitted to the audience nationwide via Unicanal.

## Background
### Date and venue

After the end of the Miss Grand Paraguay 2022 contest in May 2022, the pageant organizer, MGM Productions, consequently announced to accept of the department licensees responsible to held a regional contest to elect the representative and also ran the first central casting on 17 September, to select the national finalists for the 2023 edition of the contest, each of finalists qualified through the casting was later assigned to represent one of the country's administrative divisions.
The following is a list of the main events in the Miss Grand Paraguay 2023 pageant.
| Location | Date | Event | Venue |
| Preliminary Host: San Pedro | March 28 | Miss Sport Challenge | Hotel Cristal, Santa Rosa del Aguaray |
| Preliminary Host: San Pedro | March 28 | Swimsuit contest | Rancho gregoria, Santa Rosa del Aguaray |
| Final Venue: Asunción | March 31 | Preliminary competition | Paseo Events Center, Asunción |
| Final Venue: Asunción | April 2 | Grand Final Coronation | Paseo Events Center, Asunción |

### Selection of contestants

National finalists for the Miss Grand Paraguay 2023 pageant were either; (1) selected by local organizers entitled by the national committee to elect their regional candidates, or (2) directly chosen by the national organizer through the casting events, then each qualified candidate was later assigned to represent one of the country's administrative divisions.
The following is a list of local preliminary contests for the Miss Grand Paraguay 2023 beauty pageant.
List of Miss Grand Paraguay 2023 regional pageants, by the coronation date :
| Host Department | Pageant | Date & Venue | Entrants | Title |
| Central | Miss San Lorenzo | 4 August 2022 at San Lorenzo Shopping, San Lorenzo | 9 | Miss Grand San Lorenzo |
| Central | Miss Grand Luque | 20 December 2022 at Hotel Excelsior, Asunción | 17 | Miss Grand Luque |
| Canindeyú | Miss Grand Canindeyú | 25 June 2022 at Hotel Katueté, Katueté | 8 | Miss Grand Canindeyú |
| Alto Paraná | Señorita Minga Guazú | 25 September 2022 at Km 16 Minga Guazú Itau Supermarket, Minga Guazú | 5 | Miss Grand Minga Guazú |
| Asunción | Miss Grand Asunción | 1 November 2022 at Hotel Excelsior, Catedral, Asunción | 13 | Miss Grand Asunción |
| Note ^α Only for the Señorita category, age 17 – 28 ||||||

## Results summary
### Main placements

| Winner  2nd place  3rd place  4th place  5th place | Top 15  Unplaced  Did not compete  Won at least 1 supplementary title |
| Position | Delegate |
| Miss Grand Paraguay 2023 | Paraguayan Community in USA – Maelia Salcines |
| Miss Grand Paraguay 2024 | Amambay – Sharon Capó |
| Virreina Miss Grand Paraguay 2023 | San Lorenzo – Sol Pérez |
| 1st runner-up | Asunción – Thiara Zorrilla |
| 2nd runner-up | Luque – Sindy Riquelme |
| 3rd runner-up | Fernando de la Mora – Tamara Vera |
| Top 15 | Areguá – Tirsa Cantero Capiatá – Laura Carmona Central – Valeria Giagni General Elizardo Aquino – Melina Marecos Limpio – Chabely Zoilan Mariano Roque Alonso – Guadalupe Pereira Minga Guazú – Alma Garcete Nueva Italia 1 – Abigail Gómez Nueva Italia 2 – Sofía Ayala Villarrica – Fabiola Martínez |

### Supplementary titles

| Position | Delegate |
| Miss Supranational Paraguay 2023 | Villarrica – Fabiola Martínez |
| 1st runner-up | Mariano Roque Alonso – Guadalupe Pereira |
| 2nd runner-up | Central – Valeria Giagni |
| Position | Delegate |
| Miss Petite Paraguay 2023 | Nueva Italia – Abigail Gómez |
| Runner-Up | General Elizardo Aquino – Melina Marecos |

### Special awards

| Award | Winner |
| Miss Sports | Villarrica – Fabiola Martínez |
| Miss Top Model | Canindeyú – Yanina Pereira |
| Miss Social Media | Villarrica – Fabiola Martínez |
| Miss Photogenic | Areguá – Tirsa Cantero |
| Miss Congeniality | Villarrica – Fabiola Martínez |
| Miss Beautiful Girl | Fernando de la Mora – Tamara Vera |
| Best Face | Capitán Bado – Meilin Chang Franco |
| Best Shape | Asunción – Thiara Zorrilla |
| Best Smile | San Lorenzo – Sol Pérez |
| Best Video Presentation | Villarrica – Fabiola Martínez |
| Best Evening Gown | Paraguayan Community in USA – Maelia Salcines |
| Truss Hair Girl | Amambay – Sharon Capó |

## Contestants

As of February 2023, 25 delegates have been confirmed to participate.
| Department/District/City | Contestant | Age | Height |
| Amambay | Sharon Capó Nara | 23 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Areguá (CE) | Tirsa Cantero | 25 | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) |
| Asunción | Thiara Zorrilla | 21 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
| Canindeyú | Yanina Pereira | 20 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Capiatá (CE) | Laura Carmona | 23 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Capitán Bado (AM) | Meilin Chang Franco | 20 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Ciudad del Este(AA) | Jazmin Castillo | 18 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Central | Valeria Giagni | 19 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
| Concepción | Luisa Villalba | 25 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Fernando de la Mora(CE) | Tamara Vera | 22 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
| General Elizardo Aquino(SP) | Melina Marecos | | |
| Itauguá(CE) | Yesenia Quiñónez | 22 | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) |
| Limpio(CE) | Chabely Zoilan | 27 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
| Luque(CE) | Sindy Riquelme | 21 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Mariano Roque Alonso (CE) | Guadalupe Pereira | 23 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
| Minga Guazú(AA) | Alma Garcete | 25 | |
| Ñemby(CE) | Andrea Estigarribia | 22 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
| Nueva Italia(CE) | Sofía Ayala | 25 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Nueva Italia(CE) | Abigail Gómez | 23 | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Paraguayan Community in USA | Maelia Salcines | 28 | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
| San Antonio(CE) | Shyrley Ortiz | 25 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| San Lorenzo(CE) | María Sol Pérez | 23 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| San Pedro | Evelin Baruja | 25 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Villarrica(GU) | Fabiola Martínez | 28 | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) |
| Villeta(CE) | Belén Amarilla | 22 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |