| Miss Grand Paraguay 2023 | |
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 Maelia Salcines, one of the contest's winners | |
| Date | April 2, 2023 |
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| Entertainment |
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| Venue | Paseo Events Center,Asunción |
| Broadcaster | Unicanal |
| Entrants | 24 |
| Placements | 15 |
| Debuts | |
| Withdrawals | |
| Returns | |
| Winner | Maelia Salcines (Paraguayan Community in USA) |
| Congeniality | Fabiola Martínez (Villarrica) |
| Photogenic | Tirsa Cantero (Areguá) |
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| External videos | |
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 Miss Grand Paraguay 2023 Grand Final Competition, on April 2, 2023, YouTube video |
Miss Grand Paraguay 2023 was the 6th edition of theMiss Grand Paraguay pageant, held on April 2, 2023, at the Paseo Events Center,Asunción.[1] Candidates chosen through either the regional pageants or national preliminary casting competed for the title.[2][3] Maelia Salcines of theParaguayan Community in USA was crowned byMiss Grand Paraguay 2022, Agatha Leon ofCiudad del Este, and gained the right to represent the country atMiss Grand International 2023,[4][5][6] to be held inVietnam on October 25.[6][7] On the other hand, Sharon Capó ofAmambay was crowned Miss Grand Paraguay 2024, and will eventually represent the country at the2024 international edition.[4][5][6]
Additionally, Fabiola Martínez ofVillarrica was crowned Miss Supranational Paraguay 2023 and has earned the right to represent Paraguay atMiss Supranational 2023, to be held inPoland on July 14.[4][5][8]
The grand final competition of the pageant was hosted by Lucía Sapena, Fabián Benítez, and Solange Mendez Flores, and was live-transmitted to the audience nationwide viaUnicanal.[9]
After the end of theMiss Grand Paraguay 2022 contest in May 2022, the pageant organizer, MGM Productions, consequently announced to accept of the department licensees responsible to held a regional contest to elect the representative[10] and also ran the first central casting on 17 September,[3] to select the national finalists for the 2023 edition of the contest, each of finalists qualified through the casting was later assigned to represent one of the country's administrative divisions.
The following is a list of the main events in the Miss Grand Paraguay 2023 pageant.
| Location | Date | Event | Venue | Ref. |
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| Preliminary Host: San Pedro | March 28 | Miss Sport Challenge | Hotel Cristal,Santa Rosa del Aguaray | [11] |
| Swimsuit contest | Rancho gregoria, Santa Rosa del Aguaray | [4][5] | ||
| Final Venue: Asunción | March 31 | Preliminary competition | Paseo Events Center,Asunción | [4][5] |
| April 2 | Grand Final Coronation | [4][5] |
National finalists for the Miss Grand Paraguay 2023 pageant were either; (1) selected by local organizers entitled by the national committee to elect their regional candidates, or (2) directly chosen by the national organizer through the casting events, then each qualified candidate was later assigned to represent one of thecountry's administrative divisions.[2]
The following is a list of local preliminary contests for the Miss Grand Paraguay 2023 beauty pageant.
| Host Department | Pageant | Date & Venue | Entrants | Title | Ref. |
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 Central | Miss San Lorenzo | 4 August 2022 at San Lorenzo Shopping,San Lorenzo | 9 | Miss Grand San Lorenzo | [2] |
| Miss Grand Luque | 20 December 2022 at Hotel Excelsior,Asunción | 17 | Miss Grand Luque | [12] | |
 Canindeyú | Miss Grand Canindeyú | 25 June 2022 at Hotel Katueté,Katueté | 8 | Miss Grand Canindeyú | [13][14] |
 Alto Paraná | Señorita Minga Guazú | 25 September 2022 at Km 16 Minga Guazú Itau Supermarket,Minga Guazú | 5[α] | Miss Grand Minga Guazú | [15] |
 Asunción | Miss Grand Asunción | 1 November 2022 at Hotel Excelsior,Catedral, Asunción | 13 | Miss Grand Asunción | [16] |
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  PAR. Communityin USA AmambayCapitán Bado Concepción San Pedro General Elizardo Aquino Central Minga Guazú Ciudad del Este  VillarricaNueva ItaliaVilleta  San LorenzoCanindeyú  LuqueAsunción  F. de la Mora 
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| Position | Delegate[4][5][6] |
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| Miss Grand Paraguay 2023 |
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| Miss Grand Paraguay 2024 |
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| Virreina |
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| Top 15 |
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| Position | Delegate[4][5][6] |
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| Miss Supranational Paraguay 2023 |  Villarrica – Fabiola Martínez |
| 1st runner-up |  Mariano Roque Alonso – Guadalupe Pereira |
| 2nd runner-up | Central – Valeria Giagni |
| Position | Delegate[4][5] |
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| Miss Petite Paraguay 2023 | Nueva Italia – Abigail Gómez |
| Runner-up |  General Elizardo Aquino – Melina Marecos |
| Award | Winner[1][11][6] |
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| Miss Sports | Villarrica – Fabiola Martínez |
| Miss Top Model | Canindeyú – Yanina Pereira |
| Miss Social Media | Villarrica – Fabiola Martínez |
| Miss Photogenic |  Areguá – Tirsa Cantero |
| Miss Congeniality | Villarrica – Fabiola Martínez |
| Miss Beautiful Girl |  Fernando de la Mora – Tamara Vera |
| Best Face |  Capitán Bado – Meilin Chang Franco |
| Best Shape | Asunción – Thiara Zorrilla |
| Best Smile | San Lorenzo – Sol Pérez |
| Best Video Presentation | Villarrica – Fabiola Martínez |
| Best Evening Gown |  Paraguayan Community in USA – Maelia Salcines |
| Truss Hair Girl | Amambay – Sharon Capó |
As of February 2023, 25 delegates have been confirmed to participate.
| Department/District/City | Contestant | Age | Height | Ref. |
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| Amambay | Sharon Capó Nara | 23 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | [17] |
| Areguá (CE) | Tirsa Cantero | 25 | 1.69 m (5 ft6+1⁄2 in) | [18] |
| Asunción | Thiara Zorrilla | 21 | 1.71 m (5 ft7+1⁄2 in) | [19] |
| Canindeyú | Yanina Pereira | 20 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | [20] |
| Capiatá (CE) | Laura Carmona | 23 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |
| Capitán Bado (AM) | Meilin Chang Franco | 20 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |
 Ciudad del Este(AA) | Jazmin Castillo | 18 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | |
| Central | Valeria Giagni | 19 | 1.76 m (5 ft9+1⁄2 in) | [21] |
 Concepción | Luisa Villalba | 25 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |
| Fernando de la Mora (CE) | Tamara Vera | 22 | 1.72 m (5 ft7+1⁄2 in) | [8] |
| General Elizardo Aquino (SP) | Melina Marecos | |||
| Itauguá (CE) | Yesenia Quiñónez | 22 | 1.69 m (5 ft6+1⁄2 in) | |
| Limpio (CE) | Chabely Zoilan | 27 | 1.72 m (5 ft7+1⁄2 in) | |
 Luque(CE) | Sindy Riquelme | 21 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | [12] |
| Mariano Roque Alonso (CE) | Guadalupe Pereira | 23 | 1.71 m (5 ft7+1⁄2 in) | |
 Minga Guazú(AA) | Alma Garcete | 25 | [15] | |
 Ñemby(CE) | Andrea Estigarribia | 22 | 1.72 m (5 ft7+1⁄2 in) | [22] |
| Nueva Italia (CE) | Sofía Ayala | 25 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |
| Abigail Gómez | 23 | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Paraguayan Community in USA | Maelia Salcines | 28 | 1.66 m (5 ft5+1⁄2 in) | [23] |
| San Antonio (CE) | Shyrley Ortiz | 25 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | |
| San Lorenzo (CE) | María Sol Pérez | 23 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | [2] |
| San Pedro | Evelin Baruja | 25 | 1.74 m (5 ft8+1⁄2 in) | |
| Villarrica (GU) | Fabiola Martínez | 28 | 1.64 m (5 ft4+1⁄2 in) | [24] |
| Villeta (CE) | Belén Amarilla | 22 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
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