| Miss Grand Ecuador 2021 | |
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 Andrea Aguilera, the winner of the contest | |
| Date | 26 June 2021 |
| Presenters |
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| Venue | TC Televisión Studios,Guayaquil |
| Broadcaster | |
| Entrants | 6 |
| Placements | 3 |
| Debuts | |
| Winner | Andrea Aguilera Paredes Los Ríos |
2023 → | |
| External videos | |
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 Miss Grand Ecuador 2021 Grand Final Competition, on 27 June 2022, YouTube video |
Miss Grand Ecuador 2021 was the inaugural edition of theMiss Grand Ecuador beauty pageant,[1] held on 26 June 2021, at theTC Televisión Studios inGuayaquil.[1][2][3][4] Six contestants, qualified for the national stage through an online audition, competed for the title,[1][4][5][6] of whom the a 20-year oldmedical student and model fromLos Ríos,Andrea Aguilera, was elected the winner.[1][2][5][7] The contest was showcased under the direction of Tahiz Panus and Miguel Panus, presidents of theConcurso Nacional de Belleza Ecuador (CNB Ecuador), who have owned the Miss Grand Ecuador license since 2019.[3][8]
The event was broadcast nationwide viaTC Televisión as well as onMiss Grand International's YouTube channel, GrandTV, for a global audience.[1]Clara Sosa, Miss Grand International 2018 fromParaguay, attended the event and served as the public speaking trainer for the delegates during the pageant camp held a few days before the gala final, which was hosted by Ronald Farina and Miguel Cedeño.[9] The media expected the current international titleholder, AmericanAbena Appiah, to attend, but the airline was unable to arrive for unknown reasons, according to the organization's publicist.[1]
Andrea temporarily quit her undergraduate studies after winning the competition to compete in theMiss Grand International 2021 pageant inThailand,[3][10][11] where she was named the vice-queen of theVietnamese candidate,Nguyễn Thúc Thùy Tiên.[3][12][13] Furthermore, the contest's first runner-up, Emilia Vásquez ofPichincha Province, was later assignated Miss Grand Ecuador 2022 and was expected to represent the country at the2022 international contest in Indonesia,[14] but she was replaced by Liseth Naranjo for undisclosed reasons.[15]
In the grand final competition held on June 26, the results of the early round—which consisted of the swimsuit and evening gown competitions and the speech round, wherein all six qualified candidates delivered a speech related to the pageant campaign, Stop wars and violence—determined the 3 semifinalists, who then competed in the question and answer portion. After which, Miss Grand Ecuador 2021 and her two runners-up were announced.[5]
The summary of the selection process is shown below.
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| Position | Delegate[2][4] |
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| Miss Grand Ecuador 2021 | |
| 1st Runner-up |
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| 2nd Runner-up |
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| Special awards[2][4] | |
| Best in Swimsuit |
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| Miss Cielo | |
| Miss Multimedia | |
6 contestants competed for the title of Miss Grand Ecuador 2021.[1][2][4]
| Province | Delegate | Age | Height | Hometown |
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 Cañar | Dayanna Méndez | 24 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | La Troncal |
 El Oro | Tahiz Zambrano | 20 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Machala |
 Esmeraldas | Lissette Arroyo | 26 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Esmeraldas |
| Los Ríos | Andrea Aguilera | 20 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Ventanas |
 Manabí | Marjorie Vivas | 27 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Portoviejo |
 Pichincha | Emilia Vásquez | 25 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Quito |
Media related toMiss Grand Ecuador at Wikimedia Commons
