# Listed Miss Grand International 2022's national representative selection

The 10th-anniversary edition of the Miss Grand International pageant was held at the Sentul International Convention Center in West Java, Indonesia on October 25, 2022, in which candidates from 68 countries and territories participated. These candidates were elected as the country representatives through different methods, such as through the Miss Grand National which was held to select the country representative for Miss Grand International specifically, or appointed by another national pageant organizer, in which the main winner was sent to compete on other international stages. Some of them were assigned as the representatives without competing at any national pageant in this particular year.

## Overview

* A1: Miss Grand National pageant winners: 23 (33.82%)
* A2: Other 2023 national pageant main winners: 6 (8.82%)
* B1: Won Miss Grand as supplemental title: 5 (7.35%)
* B2: Appointed from other 2022 pageants: 1 (1.47%)
* C1: Casting/audition: 1 (1.47%)
* C2: Appointed, no event held: 32 (47.06%)
As per data collected in the National preliminary contest section, 39 national pageant was held to elect the country representatives for Miss Grand International 2022. Twenty-three of which was the Miss Grand National pageants (A1). Seven was other national contests that sent their main winners to Miss Grand International 2023 (A2). Eight national contests listed the Miss Grand title as one of the supplement awards (B1). One pageant, Miss Bolivia, later appointed its runner-up as Miss Grand National titleholder (B2). All the remaining candidates were either determined through the casting or appointed without participating in any respective national pageants (C1 and C2), such as the representative of Mexico.
The representatives of Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Kazakhstan, who were appointed to the title, as well as the Kyrgyzstan candidate, who obtained the title from the national contest, did not enter the international tournament and no replacements were assigned. Meanwhile, the representative of Kosovo withdrew during the international pageant boot camp due to health issues.
Seven candidates were assigned as the replacements for the original ones, including:
* Belgium: Alyssa Gilliaert, Miss Grand Belgium 2022 winner, was replaced by the finalist, Chiara Vanderveeren, due to health issues.
* Bolivia: Camila Sanabria, who had been elected Miss Supranational Bolivia 2023 in the Miss Bolivia 2022 [es] pageant, was appointed Miss Grand Bolivia 2022 as a consequence of the Alondra Mercado's renouncement; Alondra has previously announced Miss Grand Bolivia 2022 on the stage of the Miss Bolivia 2022 pageant.
* Cuba: Daniela Hernández, who obtained the title from the Miss y Mister Cuba 2022 pageant, was replaced by Fabién Laurencio for undisclosed reasons.
* Ecuador: Lisseth Naranjo, former Miss Grand Ecuador who resigned from the title before competing at the international pageant in 2020, was designated as the replacement for Emilia Vásquez, the first runner-up Miss Grand Ecuador 2021 who was appointed the country representative for Miss Grand International 2022, but resigned before competing internationally with undisclosed reasons.
* Mexico: An internal conflict in the licensee team between Orlando Ruiz, a founder of the Concurso Nacional de Belleza México (CNB México) who also served as the general director of Miss Grand México, and Flavio Falsiroli, Miss Grand México national director, caused Orlando Ruiz to depart from the team and his affiliated candidate, Jessica Farjat, who was previously set to represent the country at Miss Grand International 2022, also resigned from the title. Laysha Salazar was then elected as the replacement.
* Panama: Laura de Sanctis, former Miss Universe Panamá, was designated Miss Grand Panamá 2022 by a new Miss Grand Panama licensee, Chass Panamá, who took over the franchise from Señorita Panamá in mid-2022. Originally, Katheryn Yejas, one of the finalists of Señorita Panamá 2022 was named Miss Grand Panamá 2022.
* Venezuela: Sabrina Deraneck, an appointed representative, resigned from the title, and Luiseth Materán was elected as the replacement.
In this 2022 edition, three countries were expected to make their debuts, but two withdrew for unspecified reasons even though their representatives had already been determined; six countries that competed in the 2021 edition withdrew due to a lack of a national licensee, and 15 countries returned to the competition after being absent in the previous editions. Initially, seventy-two countries and territories franchises confirmed that they would send their candidates to Indonesia; however, representatives from Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, withdrew before the pageant started, while the representative from Kosovo withdrew due to health problems at the fourth day of the pre-final activities, making the finalized total of sixty-eight contestants.
The information is summarized below.
| Returns | Returns | Withdrawals | Withdrawals | Debuts |
| Last competed in 2014:  United Kingdom Last competed in 2016:  Singapore  Turkey Last competed in 2017:  Uganda Last competed in 2018:  Denmark  Ghana  Mongolia | Last competed in 2019:  Ukraine Last competed in 2020:  Belarus  China  Crimea  Ireland  Jamaica  Kosovo  Poland | No licensee:  Armenia  Egypt  Liberia  Northern Ireland  Siberia  Sweden | During the contest:  Kosovo Representative determined but did not compete:  Cameroon  Democratic Republic of Congo  Kazakhstan  Kyrgyzstan | Mozambique |

## National preliminary pageants

Thirty-nine countries organized national preliminary pageants (A1 - B2) to select their representatives for Miss Grand International 2022, the competition details are shown in the table below; 23 of which were the Miss Grand national contest (A1), however, 3 of these 39 candidates, the original Belgium, Cuba, and Panamanian representatives who were chosen through the respective national pageants, were later replaced by the other appointed candidates, as mentioned above; and the Kyrgyzstan representative withdrew before entering the international contest due to the increase in flight ticket prices during the 2022 Russo-Ukrainian war.
Map shows Miss Grand International 2022 participating countries and territories, classified by representative selection methods :
* Color keys
* A1: Main winner of the Miss Grand National pageant, e.g., Miss Grand Spain of Spain.
* A2: Main winner of the national contest with other pageant names apart from Miss Grand, e.g., The Nigerian Queen of Nigeria.
* B1: Obtained Miss Grand National as the supplementary title at other national pageants, e.g., the representative from Binibining Pilipinas of the Philippines.
* B2: Appointed Miss Grand National after (1) obtaining the supplementary position at other 2022 national pageants or (2) finishing other placements apart from the main winner at the previous Miss Grand National edition. Such as the representative of Ecuador.
* C1: Determined through the casting/audition event.
* C2: Appointed with no pageant held
* D0: No representative
List of the national preliminary pageants for Miss Grand International 2022, by the coronation date :
| Country/Territory | Pageant | Type | Date and Venue | Entrants | Ref. |
| Total: 39 pageants | Total: 39 pageants | – | – | | – |
| Nicaragua | Miss Grand Nicaragua | A1 | 8 August 2021 at Jose de la Cruz Mena Municipal Theater, León | 9 | |
| Canada | Miss World Canada | B1 | 4 October 2021 at Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, Richmond Hill | 40 | |
| Panama | Señorita Panamá | B1 | 7 November 2021 at Hotel Whyndham Convention Center, Panama City | 29 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | Miss Kyrgyzstan | B1 | Virtual pageant, the crowning event was held in Bishkek on 22 November 2021 | 10 | |
| Jamaica | Andwar International Pageant | A2 | 24 April 2022 at Courtleigh Auditorium, Kingston | 20 | |
| Netherlands | Miss Grand Netherlands | A1 | 24 April 2022 at Leonardo Royal Hotel, Amsterdam | 8 | |
| Thailand | Miss Grand Thailand | A1 | 30 April 2022 at Show DC Hall, Bangkok | 77 | |
| Spain | Miss Grand Spain | A1 | 2 May 2022 at South Park Auditorium, Maspalomas, Las Palmas | 34 | |
| Czech Republic | Miss Czech Republic | B1 | 7 May 2022 at Forum Karlín [cs], Prague | 10 | |
| Paraguay | Miss Grand Paraguay | A1 | 7 May 2022 at Hotel Guaraní, Asunción | 18 | |
| El Salvador | CNB El Salvador | A2 | 28 May 2022 at FEPADE Auditorium, Santa Tecla | 14 | |
| Chile | Miss Grand Chile | A1 | 28 May 2022 at Criss Chacana Model Agency, Iquique | 10 | |
| Puerto Rico | Nuestra Belleza Puerto Rico | A2 | 5 June 2022 at Alejandro Tapia y Rivera Theater, San Juan | 23 | |
| Kosovo | Miss Universe Albania and Kosovo | B1 | 10 June 2022 at Palace of Congresses, Tirana, Albania | 22 | |
| Cuba | Miss and Mister Cuba | A2 | 19 June 2022 at Manuel Artime Theater, Miami, Florida, United States | 5 | |
| United States | Miss Grand USA | A1 | 23 June 2022 at Copernicus Center, Chicago, Illinois | 12 | |
| Colombia | Miss Grand Colombia | A1 | 24 June 2022 at Hotel Grand Park, Bogotá | 21 | |
| Costa Rica | Miss Grand Costa Rica | A1 | 7 July 2022 at Eugene O'Neill Theatre, San José | 12 | |
| Ghana | Miss Grand Ghana | A1 | 8 July 2022 at National Theatre, Accra | 16 | |
| Belgium | Miss Grand Belgium | A1 | 9 July 2022 at AED Studios, Lint | 8 | |
| South Africa | Miss Grand South Africa | A1 | 9 July 2022 at Lake Umuzi Waterfront, Secunda, Mpumalanga | 38 | |
| Honduras | Miss Grand Honduras | A1 | 10 July 2022 at La Galería, Tegucigalpa | 18 | |
| Australia | Miss Grand Australia | A1 | 16 July 2022 at Sofitel Sydney Wentworth Hotel, Sydney | 20 | |
| Bolivia | Miss Bolivia | B2 | 16 July 2022 at Sirionó Hall of FexpoCruz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 24 | |
| Brazil | Miss Grand Brazil | A1 | 28 July 2022 in Teatro da CAESB, Brasília, Federal District | 31 | |
| Philippines | Binibining Pilipinas | B1 | 31 July 2022 at Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City | 40 | |
| Japan | Miss Grand Japan | A1 | 6 August 2022 at Yokosuka Arts Theatre, Yokosuka | 25 | |
| Nigeria | The Nigerian Queen | A2 | 20 August 2022 at EUI Event Center, Port Harcourt | 40 | |
| Cambodia | Miss Grand Cambodia | A1 | 27 August 2022 at the Union of Youth Federations of Cambodia (UYFC-PP), Phnom Penh | 35 | |
| Malaysia | Miss Grand Malaysia | A1 | 27 August 2022 at Sabah International Convention Centre, Kota Kinabalu | 8 | |
| Laos | Miss Grand Laos | A1 | 27 August 2022 at Crowne Plaza Vientiane, Vientiane | 20 | |
| Germany | Miss From Germany | A2 | 27 August 2022 at Stroetmanns Fabrik EMS-HALLE, Emsdetten | 8 | |
| France | Miss Grand France | A1 | 3 September 2022 at Le Mughal Restaurant, Chartres | 10 | |
| India | Glamanand Supermodel India | B1 | 4 September 2022 at Zee Studios in Jaipur, Rajasthan | 36 | |
| Ukraine | Queen of Ukraine International | A2 | 9 September 2022 at Theater im Pariser Hof, Wiesbaden, Germany | 10 | |
| Nepal | Miss Grand Nepal | A1 | 10 September 2022 at Kathmandu Marriott Hotel, Kathmandu | 14 | |
| Portugal | Miss Portuguesa | B1 | 11 September 2022 at Casino Estoril, Cascais | 19 | |
| Italy | Miss Grand Italy | A1 | 18 September 2022 at Grand Hotel Pianetamaratea, Maratea (PZ) | 40 | |
| Vietnam | Miss Grand Vietnam | A1 | 1 October 2022 at Phú Thọ Indoor Stadium, District 11, Ho Chi Minh City | 52 | |
| Note: ^α Later replaced by the appointed representatives. ^β Withdrew before entering the international contest, no replacement assigned. ||||||