Formation | April 28, 2018 |
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Founder | Samuel Benasco |
Type | Beauty pageant |
Headquarters | Zaragoza |
Location | |
Membership | Miss Grand Spain |
Official language |
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]
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]
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 April 28, 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]
The following table details Miss Grand Euskadi's annual editions since 2018.
Edition | Date | Final venue | Entrants | Winner | Ref. |
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1st | April 28, 2018 | Hotel Gran Bilbao, Bilbao | 23 | Ane Álvarez Alcántara | [8] [9] |
2nd | February 22, 2019 | 19 |
Zuriñe Ruiz |
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3rd [a] | March 21, 2020 | Serantes Theater, Santurtzi | 20 | Sara Lahidalga | [3] [4] |
4th | November 5, 2021 | Bilbao Exhibition Centre, Barakaldo | 33 | Oihana Torres | [7] [11] |
5th | January 27, 2023 | Sala Santana 27 Event Hall, Bilbao | 21 | Lorea Urkia | [12] [13] |
6th | November 18, 2023 | Palacio de Congresos Europa, Vitoria-Gasteiz | 24 | Esther Escudero | [14] [15] |
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. |
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2018 | Ane Álvarez Alcántara | Miss Grand Euskadi 2018 | Unplaced | [16] |
2019 | Zuriñe Ruiz | Miss Grand Euskadi 2019 | Unplaced | [17] |
No national contest in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
2021 | Sara Lahidalga Beneitez | Miss Grand Euskadi 2020 | Unplaced | [18] |
2022 | Oihana Torres | Miss Grand Euskadi 2021 | 1st runner-up | [19] |
2023 | Lorea Urkia | Miss Grand Euskadi 2022 | Unplaced | [20] [21] |
2024 | Esther Escudero | Miss Grand Euskadi 2023 | 4th runner-up |
Formation | April 28, 2018 |
---|---|
Founder | Samuel Benasco |
Type | Beauty pageant |
Headquarters | Zaragoza |
Location | |
Membership | Miss Grand Spain |
Official language |
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]
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]
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 April 28, 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]
The following table details Miss Grand Euskadi's annual editions since 2018.
Edition | Date | Final venue | Entrants | Winner | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | April 28, 2018 | Hotel Gran Bilbao, Bilbao | 23 | Ane Álvarez Alcántara | [8] [9] |
2nd | February 22, 2019 | 19 |
Zuriñe Ruiz |
||
3rd [a] | March 21, 2020 | Serantes Theater, Santurtzi | 20 | Sara Lahidalga | [3] [4] |
4th | November 5, 2021 | Bilbao Exhibition Centre, Barakaldo | 33 | Oihana Torres | [7] [11] |
5th | January 27, 2023 | Sala Santana 27 Event Hall, Bilbao | 21 | Lorea Urkia | [12] [13] |
6th | November 18, 2023 | Palacio de Congresos Europa, Vitoria-Gasteiz | 24 | Esther Escudero | [14] [15] |
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 | [16] |
2019 | Zuriñe Ruiz | Miss Grand Euskadi 2019 | Unplaced | [17] |
No national contest in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
2021 | Sara Lahidalga Beneitez | Miss Grand Euskadi 2020 | Unplaced | [18] |
2022 | Oihana Torres | Miss Grand Euskadi 2021 | 1st runner-up | [19] |
2023 | Lorea Urkia | Miss Grand Euskadi 2022 | Unplaced | [20] [21] |
2024 | Esther Escudero | Miss Grand Euskadi 2023 | 4th runner-up |