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| Formation | September 2, 2023; 2 years ago (2023-09-02) |
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| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Luanda |
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| Membership | Miss Grand International |
Official language | Portuguese |
National director |
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Miss Grand Angola is a national beauty pageant inAngola,[1][2] established in 2023 to select the country’s representative for the international competitionMiss Grand International.[3][4][5] The earliest reference to the title dates to 2013, when Nádia de Vasconcelos, a 26-year-old professional model, was appointed by the London-based event organizer Beauties of Africa Inc. to participate in the inaugural edition of Miss Grand International inThailand. For reasons that were not officially disclosed, Nádia did not ultimately compete.[6]
The pageant began to assume greater institutional form in 2021, when the franchise rights for Angola were acquired by Márcia de Menezes, a computer engineer and former international contestant. In that year, de Menezes not only directed the national franchise but also represented Angola herself at Miss Grand International, marking the onset of a nationally managed selection process.[7][8]
Since Angola’s confirmed debut in 2015, its representatives have increasingly gained visibility on the international stage. The country’s highest placement to date was achieved in 2023, when Eugénia das Neves secured the position of fifth runner-up.[9] Prior to this, Angola had twice advanced to the Top 20: by Meriam Kaxuxwena in 2015 and by Márcia de Menezes in 2021.[7][10]
Angola made its inaugural appearance at theMiss Grand International pageant in 2015, when an Angolan-Australian model based inSydney acquired the national license and designated herself as the country’s representative for the international competition held in Thailand.[7] During this edition, she attained a placement among the top twenty finalists.[10]
Following a five-year hiatus, Angola re-entered the Miss Grand International competition in 2021, with the national license having been acquired by Márcia de Menezes, a computer engineer residing inLuanda. De Menezes subsequently appointed herself as Angola’s representative for the 2021 international contest in Thailand,[4][11][12] where she was awarded the Best National Costume distinction and secured a position among the top twenty finalists.[7]
In 2022, the national license was transferred to Edueni António, an event organizer. Under António’s stewardship, the inaugural edition of the Miss Grand Angola pageant was conducted in September 2023, marking the establishment of a formal national competition to select representatives for the international pageant.[1][2]
The following is the competition details for the Miss Grand Angola pageant, held twice in 2023 and 2024.[1][2]
| Edition | Date | Final venue | Entrants | Ref. |
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| 1st | 2 September 2023 | Epic Sana Hotel,Luanda | 10 | [1][2] |
| 2nd | 31 August 2024 | Centro Cultural Paz Flor,Luanda | 13 | [13] |
| Edition | Winner | Runners-up | Ref. | |||
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| First | Second | Third | Fourth | |||
| 1st | Eugénia das Neves | Jacira Saiombo | Airania Dias | Roberta Capule Paulo | Angélica Varela | [14] |
| 2nd | Nacira Amaral | Neidi Wanda | Eliany Vitorino | Alda dos Santos | Jéssica Sofia | [15] |
The following is a list of Angolan representatives at theMiss Grand International contest.
| Year | Province | Miss Grand Angola | Title | Placement | Special Awards | National Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Luanda | Elizandra Costa[16] | Top 7Miss Grand Angola 2023 | Unplaced | Edueni António & Márcia de Menezes | |
| 2024 | Benguela | Nacira Amaral[13] | Miss Grand Angola 2024 | Unplaced[17] | ||
| 2023 | Luanda | Eugénia das Neves[18] | Miss Grand Angola 2023 | 5th runner-up[9] | ||
| 2022 | Luanda | Teresa Sara[19][20] | Top 10Miss Universe Angola 2022 | Unplaced | ||
| 2021 | Luanda | Márcia de Menezes[8] | Appointed | Top 20 |
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| Did not compete between 2016-2020 | ||||||
| 2015 | Luanda | Meriam Kaxuxwena[7][10] | Appointed | Top 20 | Meriam Kaxuxwena | |
| Did not compete in 2014 | ||||||
| 2013 | Luanda | Nádia de Vasconcelos[21] | Top 10Miss Angola 2008 | Did not compete | Bongie Munjanja | |
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