Miss Grand Euskadi or Miss Grand País Vasco is a Spanish regional female beauty pageant founded in 2018 by Samuel Benasco of Muevete Producciones,[1][2] aiming to select representatives from the Basque Country for the Miss Grand Spain national competition.[3][4][5][6]

Miss Grand Euskadi
Miss Grand País Vasco
Miss Grand Basque Country
Formation28 April 2018; 6 years ago (2018-04-28)
FounderSamuel Benasco
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersZaragoza
Location
MembershipMiss Grand Spain
Official language

Since first participating in the Miss Grand Spain pageant, Euskadi's representatives have not won the main title yet. The highest placement they obtained was the first runner-up, won by Oihana Torres in 2022.[7]

History

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Euskadi debuted in the Miss Grand Spain pageant in 2018 after the license for Miss Grand Euskadi pageant was granted to Muevete Producciones led by Samuel Benasco,[1][2] who later held the first contest of Miss Grand Euskadi, consisting of candidates from 23 municipalities, on 28 April 2018, at the Hotel Gran Bilbao, Bilbao,[8] in which a 19-year-old Ane Álvarez Alcántara was named the first Miss Grand Euskadi.[9] Ane later represented Euskadi in the Miss Grand Spain 2018 pageant but was unplaced.

Some titleholders were also sent to compete at other international pageants, such as the 2020 winner, Sara Lahidalga, who later represented Spain in the Reina Hispanoamericana 2024 pageant in Bolivia.[5]

Editions

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The following table details Miss Grand Euskadi's annual editions since 2018.

Edition Date Final venue Entrants Winner Ref.
1st 28 April 2018 Hotel Gran Bilbao, Bilbao 23 Ane Álvarez Alcántara [8][9]
2nd 22 February 2019
19
Zuriñe Ruiz
3rd[a] 21 March 2020 Serantes Theater, Santurtzi 20 Sara Lahidalga [3][4]
4th 5 November2021 Bilbao Exhibition Centre, Barakaldo 33 Oihana Torres [7][11]
5th 27 January 2023 Sala Santana 27 Event Hall, Bilbao 21 Lorea Urkia [12][13]
6th 18 November 2023 Palacio de Congresos Europa, Vitoria-Gasteiz 24 Esther Escudero [14][15]
7th 26 October 2024 Bilbao Exhibition Centre, Barakaldo, Biscay 23 Sara Gonzales [16]
Note
  1. ^ Held in pararel with the Mister Euskadi pageant[2]

National competition

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The following is a list of Basque Country representatives who competed at the Miss Grand Spain national pageant.

Year Representative Original provincial title Placement at Miss Grand Spain Ref.
2018 Ane Álvarez Alcántara Miss Grand Euskadi 2018 Unplaced [17]
2019 Zuriñe Ruiz Miss Grand Euskadi 2019 Unplaced [18]
No national contest in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Sara Lahidalga Beneitez Miss Grand Euskadi 2020 Unplaced [19]
2022 Oihana Torres Miss Grand Euskadi 2021 1st runner-up [20]
2023 Lorea Urkia Miss Grand Euskadi 2022 Unplaced [21][22]
2024 Esther Escudero Miss Grand Euskadi 2023 4th runner-up [23]
2025 Sara Gonzales Miss Grand Euskadi 2024

References

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  1. ^ a b c Solange Vázquez (25 February 2019). "Zuriñe Ruiz, vecina de Indautxu, se alza como Miss Grand Euskadi". El Correo (in Basque). Archived from the original on 25 February 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Sarai Vázquez (10 March 2020). "Así son los jóvenes que aspiran a ser los más guapos de Euskadi". El Correo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 15 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b Iera Agote (11 November 2020). "Sara Lahidalga: la enfermera en prácticas que aspira a Miss Grand Spain". Gasteiz Hoy [es]. Archived from the original on 15 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  4. ^ a b Sara López de Pariza (4 June 2021). "Sara Lahidalga, la estudiante de enfermería vitoriana que la representado a Euskadi en Miss Grand Spain". El Correo (in Basque). Archived from the original on 15 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  5. ^ a b Sara López de Pariza (8 June 2021). "Sara Lahidalga, la estudiante de enfermería vitoriana que ha representado a Euskadi en Miss Grand Spain". El Correo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 15 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  6. ^ Aitor Ruiz (22 January 2024). "Descubre a Sara Lahidalga, la alavesa que cambió el hospital por la pasarela". Noticias de Álava [es] (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 15 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  7. ^ a b V.M. (3 May 2022). "La bilbaína Oihana Torres queda segunda en 'Miss Grand Spain'". El Correo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Miss Grand Euskadi 2018". Radio La Mega - País Vasco - España (in Spanish). 18 April 2018. Archived from the original on 15 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024 – via Archive Today.
  9. ^ a b "Joseba Solozabal Entrevista a Miss Grand Euskadi "Ane Álvarez Alcántara"". LAKAPITALTB (in Spanish). 11 May 2018. Archived from the original on 15 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Colaboramos con Miss Grand Euskadi 2019". centroarmengol.com (in Spanish). 2019. Archived from the original on 15 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  11. ^ V.M. (May 2022). "Así es la bilbaína Oihana, entre las favoritas a ganar 'Miss Grand Spain'". El Correo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  12. ^ Nahikari Cayado (11 January 2023). "Olga Olivares representará al Duranguesado en el certamen Miss Grand Euskadi" (in Spanish). El Correo. Archived from the original on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  13. ^ "Olga Olivares, cuarta finalista y Miss Simpatía en Miss Grand Euskadi". dotb.eus (in Spanish). 28 January 2023. Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  14. ^ Alba Peláez (23 November 2023). ""De pequeña se metían conmigo por ser alta y ahora no me bajo de los tacones"". El Correo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  15. ^ Irati Alonso García (24 November 2023). "Miss Usansolo, hirugarren Miss Grand Euskadi txapelketan". Binke [eu] (in Basque). Archived from the original on 27 November 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  16. ^ Bruno Vergara (9 November 2024). "Aspirantes denuncian «trato vejatorio» en el certamen de belleza 'Miss Grand Euskadi'" [Contestants denounce "degrading treatment" at the 'Miss Grand Euskadi' beauty pageant]. El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  17. ^ Fran Ricardo (6 March 2018). "Mariola Partida se proclama Miss Grand Sevilla 2018". periodicolasemana.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 11 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  18. ^ "Ainara De Santamaria crowned Miss Grand Spain 2019". Times of India. 8 July 2019. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  19. ^ "La canaria Alba Dunkenberck, se proclama Miss Grand Spain 2021". www.semana.es (in Spanish). 18 May 2021. Archived from the original on 11 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  20. ^ "Hirisley Jiménez, Miss Grand Las Palmas, es coronada Miss Grand Spain 2022". El Sur Digital Gran Canaria (in Spanish). 3 May 2022. Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  21. ^ "La toledana Celia Sevilla, Miss Grand Spain 2023" (in Spanish). Canarias7. 27 March 2023. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  22. ^ "Celia Sevilla, representante de Toledo, elegida Miss Grand Spain 2023". Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). 27 March 2023. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  23. ^ Daniel Reyes (14 May 2024). "La grancanaria Susana Medina gana Miss Grand Spain 2024". Diez Minutos (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 25 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
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