# Miss Grand Philippines

Miss Grand Philippines is a female national beauty pageant in the Philippines, launched in 2014 by John Dela Vega, who was also the founder of the "House of JDV", one of the country's most recognized pageant training camps. The winner of the contest represents the country at its parent international platform, Miss Grand International. In cooperation with the Binibining Pilipinas Charities, Inc. (BPCI), some national finalists of the Binibining Pilipinas pageant were assigned to participate in the Miss Grand International pageant in 2013 and 2015.
In 2016, the competition license was transferred to BPCI. Under the supervision of BPCI, from 2016 to 2022, majority of Filipino representatives at the Miss Grand International pageant were directly determined through the Binibining Pilipinas contest, except for the 2020 season, wherein the runner-up of the previous edition was appointed to participate. The Miss Grand Philippines pageant, on the other hand, returned as a separate platform in 2023 when the franchise was passed to the ALV Pageant Circle under the leadership of talent manager and businessman Mr. Arnold L. Vegafria.
Since the inception of the Miss Grand International pageant in 2013, the Philippines has yet to win the contest, but hold a record of seven placements; the highest position is the first runner-up, obtained by Nicole Cordoves in 2016, Samantha Bernardo in 2020, and Christine Juliane Opiaza in 2024.

## History

Before the 2020s, the Philippines had only one Miss Grand national standalone pageant, which took place in 2014. Under the direction of John Dela Vega, who served as the national licensee from 2013 to 2015. The contest was held on August 16 at the GT-Toyota Asian Cultural Center in Quezon City, where Kimberly Karlsson of Oriental Mindoro was named the winner. The remaining representatives were either chosen on the Binibining Pilipinas stage or appointed, such as Parul Shah, who was elected Binibining Pilipinas Tourism in the Binibining Pilipinas 2014 pageant, but was later assigned to represent the country at the Miss Grand International 2015 pageant instead, due to the cancellation of the Miss Tourism International 2014 pageant; as well as Samantha Bernardo, who was appointed Miss Grand Philippines 2020 after obtaining the second runner-up position at the Binibining Pilipinas 2019 pageant.

## Titles

The standalone Miss Grand Philippines competition was retrieved in 2023 after the Miss World Philippines organizer, chaired by Arnold Vegafria of ALV Pageant Circle, took over the franchise from Binibining Pilipinas Charities, Inc. in late 2022.

## Editions

The following list is the edition detail of the Miss Grand Philippines contest, since its inception in 2014.
| Edition | Date | Final Venue | Entrants | Competition Result | Competition Result | Competition Result | Ref. |
| Edition | Date | Final Venue | Entrants | Miss Grand Philippines | 1st Runner Up | 2nd Runner Up | Ref. |
| 1st | August 16, 2014 | GT-Toyota Asian Cultural Center, Quezon City, Metro Manila | 19 | Kimberly Karlsson Oriental Mindoro | Rosevemme Marie Fajardo Surigao del Sur | Mary Theresa Erna Gomez Tarlac | |
| 2nd | July 13, 2023 | SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay, Metro Manila | 30 | Nikki de Moura Cagayan de Oro | Shanon Tampon Caloocan | Charie Manalo Sergio Caluya | |
| 3rd | September 29, 2024 | Newport Performing Arts Theater, Pasay City, Metro Manila | 20 | Christine Opiaza Castillejos | Jubilee Therese Acosta Manila | Alexandra Mae Rosales Laguna | |

## Titleholders

| Year | Represented | Miss Grand Philippines |
| 2013 | Supplemental title under the BPCI | Supplemental title under the BPCI |
| 2014 | Oriental Mindoro | Kimberly Karlsson |
| 2015 – 2022 | Supplemental title under the BPCI | Supplemental title under the BPCI |
| 2023 | Cagayan de Oro | Nikki de Moura |
| 2024 | Castillejos | Christine Juliane Opiaza |

## International competition
### Current Titles
#### Miss Grand International

* : Declared as Winner
* : Ended as runner-up or Top 5 qualification
* : Ended as one of the finalist/semi-finalist/5th runner-up
* : Unplaced but given special award(s)
| Year | Delegate | Original National Title | Competition Placement | Special Awards | National Director |
| 2013 | Annalie Forbes | Binibining Pilipinas 2012 2nd Runner-Up | 3rd Runner-Up | — | John dela Vega |
| 2014 | Kimberly Karlsson | Miss Grand Philippines 2014 | Unplaced | — | John dela Vega |
| 2015 | Parul Shah | Binibining Pilipinas Grand International 2015 | 3rd Runner-Up | Best National Costume | John dela Vega |
| 2016 | Nicole Cordoves | Binibining Pilipinas Grand International 2016 | 1st Runner-Up | — | Stella Márquez Araneta |
| 2017 | Elizabeth Clenci | Binibining Pilipinas Grand International 2017 | 2nd Runner-Up | — | Stella Márquez Araneta |
| 2018 | Eva Patalinjug | Binibining Pilipinas Grand International 2018 | Unplaced | — | Stella Márquez Araneta |
| 2019 | Samantha Ashley Lo | Binibining Pilipinas Grand International 2019 | Unplaced | — | Stella Márquez Araneta |
| 2020 | Samantha Mae Bernardo | Binibining Pilipinas Grand International 2020 | 1st Runner-Up | — | Stella Márquez Araneta |
| 2021 | Samantha Alexandra Panlilio | Binibining Pilipinas Grand International 2021 | Unplaced | — | Stella Márquez Araneta |
| 2022 | Roberta Angela Tamondong | Binibining Pilipinas Grand International 2022 | 5th Runner-Up (Top 10) | — | Stella Márquez Araneta |
| 2023 | Nikki de Moura | Miss Grand Philippines 2023 | Unplaced | — | Arnold Vegafria |
| 2024 | Christine Juliane Opiaza | Miss Grand Philippines 2024 | 1st Runner-Up | — | Arnold Vegafria |
| 2025 | | Miss Grand Philippines 2025 | | | Arnold Vegafria |
| Note: ^α Resigned from the title after finishing the international contest in Venezuela, Bb. Pilipinas 2019 1st Runner-up, Maria Andrea Abesamis was later promoted to take over the title but did not go internationally to compete. ^β Initially finishing as one of the top 20 finalists, she has since been promoted to the 5th Runner-up (Top 10) position as a replacement for Miss Grand Mauritius, who resigned from the title. |||||||

#### Reina Hispanoamericana

| Year | Reina Hispanoamericana Filipinas | Hometown | Placement | Special Award(s) |
| Representatives from Miss World Philippines ||||||
| 2017 | Teresita Ssen Marquez | Parañaque | Reina Hispanoamericana 2017 | — |
| 2018 | Alyssa Muhlach | Pasig | Unplaced | — |
| 2019 | Maria Katrina Llegado | Taguig | 5th Runner-Up | — |
| 2020 | Pageant not held due to Covid-19 pandemic | Pageant not held due to Covid-19 pandemic | Pageant not held due to Covid-19 pandemic | Pageant not held due to Covid-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | Emmanuelle Fabienne Camcam | Taguig | 3rd Runner-Up | — |
| 2022 | Maria Ingrid Teresita Santa Maria | Parañaque | Top 14 | — |
| Representatives from Miss Grand Philippines ||||||
| 2023 | Michelle Arceo | Quezon City | 2nd Runner-Up | — |
| 2024 | Pageant not held | Pageant not held | Pageant not held | Pageant not held |
| Representatives from Miss World Philippines ||||||
| 2025 | Deanne Marie Maté | Cavite | Reina Hispanoamericana 2025 | Best in National Costume |

#### Universal Woman

| Year | Universal Woman Philippines | Hometown | Placement | Special Award(s) |
| Representatives from Miss World Philippines ||||||
| 2024 | Maria Gigante | Cebu | Universal Woman 2024 | UW Social Media UW Sympathy UW MVLA Fan Vote Winner |
| Representatives from Miss Grand Philippines ||||||
| 2025 | Sophia Bianca Santos | Pampanga | TBA | TBA |

#### Miss Teen International

| Year | Miss Teen International Philippines | Hometown | Placement | Special Award(s) | Ref. |
| 2024 | Anna Margaret Mercado | Aglipay | TBA | TBA | |

### Former Titles
#### Miss Eco International

| Year | Miss Eco Philippines | Hometown | Placement | Special Award(s) |
| Representatives from Miss World Philippines |||||
| 2018 | Maureen Ann Montagne | Batangas | 1st Runner-Up | 2nd Runner-Up in Miss Eco Best Resort Wear |
| 2019-2020 | Pageant not held | Pageant not held | Pageant not held | Pageant not held |
| 2021 | Kelley Day | Tarlac City | 1st Runner-Up | Best in National Costume |
| 2022 | Kathleen Joy Paton | Aklan | Miss Eco International 2022 | |
| 2023 | Ashley Montenegro | Makati | Top 21 | |

#### Miss Eco Teen

| Year | Miss Eco Teen Philippines | Hometown | Placement | Special Award(s) |
| Representatives from Miss World Philippines ||||||
| 2019 | Mary Daena Zaide Resurrecion | Manila | Top 5 | |
| 2020 | Roberta Angela Tamondong | San Pablo | Miss Eco Teen 2020 | Best in Eco Dress Best in National Costume 1st Runner-Up in Beach Wear 2nd Runner-Up in Best in Talent |
| 2021 | Tatyana Alexi Austria | Parañaque | 1st Runner Up | Miss Vatika 1st Runner-Up in Eco Dress Prime |
| 2022 | Francesca Beatriz McLelland | Aklan | 1st Runner Up | Best in National Costume Best in Resorts Wear 2nd Runner-Up in Best Eco Dress 2nd Runner-Up in Miss Talent |
| Representatives from Miss Grand Philippines ||||||
| 2023 | Francine Fatima Reyes | Tarlac | Top 11 | |

## Gallery

* Miss Grand Philippines 2024 Christine Opiaza
* Miss Grand Philippines 2022 Roberta Tamondong
* Miss Grand Philippines 2021 Samantha Panlilio
* Miss Grand Philippines 2016 Nicole Cordoves
* Miss Grand Philippines 2015 Parul Shah
* Miss Grand Philippines 2014 Kimberly Karlsson