Miss Grand Angola 2023
{{short description|1st Miss Grand Angola competition, beauty pageant edition}}
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{{Infobox beauty pageant
| name = Miss Grand Angola 2023
| image = Eugénia das Neves.png
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| caption = Eugénia das Neves, the winner of the contest
| date = September 2, 2023
| venue = Epic Sana Hotel, Luanda
| presenters = {{Hlist|Bráulio Anderson|Whitney Shikongo}}
| entertainment = {{Hlist|Bass|Heróide Dos Prazeres}}
| entrants = 10
| placements = 7
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| broadcaster = YouTube
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| winner = Eugénia das Neves
(Luanda)
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| next = 2024
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{{External media
| video1 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIRlpAo8uOQ Miss Grand Angola 2023 Grand final competition, on September 2, 2023], Youtube Video
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Miss Grand Angola 2023 was the inaugural edition of the Miss Grand Angola pageant,{{cite web|url=https://angorussia.com/entretenimento/moda/domineves-anthony-e-o-fotografo-oficial-do-miss-grand-angola-2023/|title=Domineves Anthony é o fotógrafo oficial do "Miss Grand Angola 2023"|date=2 August 2023|accessdate=9 August 2023|language=pt|website=Angorussia.com|author=Luzimenia Mota|archivedate=9 August 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230809033851/https://angorussia.com/entretenimento/moda/domineves-anthony-e-o-fotografo-oficial-do-miss-grand-angola-2023/}} held on September 2, 2023, at the Epic Sana Hotel, Luanda.{{cite web|author=Irinea Lukombo|url=https://angorussia.com/entretenimento/moda/dez-candidatas-disputam-pela-primeira-vez-a-coroa-do-miss-grand-angola-2023/|title=Dez candidatas disputam pela primeira vez a coroa do Miss Grand Angola 2023|date=8 August 2023|accessdate=9 August 2023|language=pt|website=Angorussia.com|archivedate=9 August 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230809034329/https://angorussia.com/entretenimento/moda/dez-candidatas-disputam-pela-primeira-vez-a-coroa-do-miss-grand-angola-2023/}}{{cite web|url=https://opais.co.ao/cultura/eugenia-das-neves-representa-o-pais-no-miss-grand-internacional-em-outubro/|title=Eugênia das Neves representa o país no Miss Grand Internacional em Outubro|date=4 September 2023|accessdate=4 September 2023|language=pt|archivedate=4 September 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230904162740/https://opais.co.ao/cultura/eugenia-das-neves-representa-o-pais-no-miss-grand-internacional-em-outubro/|publisher=O País|website=Opais.co.ao}}{{cite web|url=https://platinaline.com/eugenia-das-neves-e-a-nova-detentora-da-coroa-do-miss-grand-angola/|title=Eugénia das Neves é a nova detentora da coroa do Miss Grand Angola 2023|date=4 September 2023|author=Arieth Silva Arieth Silva|website=Platinaline.com|language=pt|archivedate=4 September 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230904163209/https://platinaline.com/eugenia-das-neves-e-a-nova-detentora-da-coroa-do-miss-grand-angola/}} Ten candidates who qualified for the national final round through an audition held on July 9, 2023, at the Mundo da Casa Shopping Mall (MDC), competed for the title. Of whom, a 24-year-old administrative assistant from Luanda, Eugénia das Neves, was elected the winner.{{Cite web |date=3 September 2023|title=Eugénia das Neves eleita Miss Grand Angola 2023|url=https://www.jornaldeangola.ao/ao/noticias/eugenia-das-neves-eleita-miss-grand-angola-2023/|access-date=3 September 2023|publisher=Jornal de Angola|author=Nelma Inglês|language=pt|archivedate=3 September 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230903172135/https://www.jornaldeangola.ao/ao/noticias/eugenia-das-neves-eleita-miss-grand-angola-2023/}} Eugénia later represented the country at the international parent stage, Miss Grand International 2023, held in Vietnam on October 25, 2023, and was named the 5th runner-up.
The grand final round of the contest was hosted by Mister Angola 2017, Bráulio Anderson, and Miss Angola 2014, Whitney Shikongo,{{cite web|url=https://platinaline.com/braulio-anderson-sera-apresentador-do-miss-grand-angola-2023/|title=Bráulio Anderson será apresentador do Miss Grand Angola 2023|date=2 September 2023|language=pt|accessdate=3 September 2023|website=Platinaline.com|archivedate=3 September 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230903092422/https://platinaline.com/braulio-anderson-sera-apresentador-do-miss-grand-angola-2023/}} and was highlighted by live performances of two music bands, Bass and Heroide.
The pageant was financially supported by the MDC Shopping Mall, Água Perla, Kabuiza, and Opal Negra, with an online news portal, Platinaline, as the official media partner.
Background
After two years of returning to join the Miss Grand International pageant, a scheme to conduct the first national contest of Miss Grand Angola was observed in early-July 2023 when the national licensee team led by former Miss Grand Angola, Márcia de Menezes, ran an audition in the MDC Shopping Mall in Luanda to select the national aspirants for the national final contest, which was scheduled for September.{{cite web|language=pt|url=https://platinaline.com/organizacao-do-miss-grand-angola-realiza-grande-casting-a-9-de-julho/|title=Organização do Miss Grand Angola realiza grande casting a 9 de Julho|date=3 June 2023|accessdate=23 July 2023|website=Platinaline.com|archivedate=4 July 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230704105233/https://platinaline.com/organizacao-do-miss-grand-angola-realiza-grande-casting-a-9-de-julho/}}{{cite web|url=https://www.verangola.net/va/pt/072023/eventos/36221/Casting-Miss-Grand-Angola-Moda.htm|language=pt|date=9 July 2023|accessdate=23 July 2023|title=Casting Miss Grand Angola|website=www.verangola.net|archivedate=23 July 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230723132458/https://www.verangola.net/va/pt/072023/eventos/36221/Casting-Miss-Grand-Angola-Moda.htm}} The final twelve of the qualified candidates were later revealed in mid-July.{{cite web|language=pt|url=https://angorussia.com/entretenimento/moda/comite-do-miss-grand-angola-realiza-primeira-edicao-do-concurso-no-pais/|title=Comité do Miss Grand Angola realiza primeira edição do concurso no país|date=14 July 2023|accessdate=22 July 2023|website=Angorussia.com|archivedate=21 July 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230721184546/https://angorussia.com/entretenimento/moda/comite-do-miss-grand-angola-realiza-primeira-edicao-do-concurso-no-pais/}}{{cite web|url=https://chocolate.co.ao/moda-beleza/2023/07/18/65228/miss-grand-angola-1a-edicao-do-concurso-no-pais/|language=pt|accessdate=22 July 2023|title=Miss Grand Angola: 1ª edição do concurso no país|author=Janeth Mendes|website=Chocolate.co.ao|archivedate=21 July 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230721213359/https://chocolate.co.ao/moda-beleza/2023/07/18/65228/miss-grand-angola-1a-edicao-do-concurso-no-pais/}}
The judges for the audition round included:
- {{ill|Imanni da Silva|pt}} – Model, activist, actress, and fashion designer
- Whitney Shikongo – Miss Angola 2014
- Eryvaldo Reis – Mister Angola 2021 and Mister Africa International 2022
- Marlon Pacheco – Mister Angola 2014
- Victória Garcia – Agency model manager and event organizer
Result
Candidates
Initially, twelve candidates qualified for the national final, but two of them withdrew, making the finalized total of ten candidates.
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- Airania Dias
- Amélia Agostinho (withdrew)
- Angélica Varela
- Anna Chiquel
- Elizandra Costa
- Emiliana Milena (withdrew)
- Ester Bleck
- Eugénia das Neves
- Hermenegilda Hitilasa
- Jacira Saiombo
- Laricia Cange
- Roberta Patrícia Capule Paulo
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References
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External links
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