Miss Grand International 2020 Delegates From North America

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Miss Grand Canada 2020 Sara Winter

Sara Winter was adjudged as the first runner-up at Miss World Canada 2020 after which she has earned the opportunity to represent Canada at Miss Grand International 2020 stage. Sara is 26-years-old and stands 177 cm tall. She attended York University as a honor roll student where she was earning her Bachelor of Science, although she believes that education is crucial, she also feels that life is too short to not fulfil your passions. She is determined, ambitious, and hardworking and feels passionate about empowering women to pursue their goals, and wants to show the diversity we have today. Sara advocates for addiction awareness and speaks at elementary schools on the importance of goal setting.

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Miss Grand Costa Rica 2020 Gabriella Jara

Gabriella Jara was crowned Miss Grand Costa Rica 2020 on 6th October 2019 and succeeded Miss Grand Costa Rica 2019 Brenda Castro for the title. Gabriella is 23-years-old and stands 175 cm tall. She works as a health optometrist, in addition of working as a model and wants to use this platform to advocate about self-love, and women empowerment as it is very essential advocacy that people tend to ignore it. She is a woman with a lot of determination, capable of achieving all her dreams. She always dreamed of being a beauty queen and this year she has been given the opportunity to represent her beautiful country in an international beauty pageant.

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Miss Grand Dominican Republic 2020 Lady Leon

Lady Leon was crowned Miss Grand Dominican Republic 2020 on 14th November 2020 and the announcement was made on their official social media account. She has succeeded Miss Grand Dominican Republic 2019 Stephanie Bustamante for the title. Leon is 27-years-old and stands 175 cm tall. She has been working as a professional model for a while and strongly believes that beauty pageants have helped her to develop herself more in the area of projection and modelling. “Being [Miss Grand International] Dominican Republic means much more than just having a sash and a crown, it means commitment, courage, dedication, goals, dreams, and a number of other things,” she said.

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Miss Grand El Salvador 2020 Luciana Martinez Cienfuegos

Luciana Martínez Cienfuegos was appointed El Salvador and succeeded Miss Grand El Salvador 2019 Olga Maria Ortiz for the title. Luciana is 21-years-old and stands 170 cm tall. She is a student of Journalism and audio-visual communication, who used her qualities and intellect to get the desired crown. Luciana always aspired to be a beauty queen someday and after she enrolled into her college, she started working towards becoming one.

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Miss Grand Guatemala 2020 Ivana Batchelor

Ivana Batchelor was crowned Miss Grand Guatemala 2020 on 16th March 2020 and succeeded Miss Grand Guatemala 2019 Dania Guevara for the title. Ivana is 20-years-old and stands 182 cm tall. She works as a translator for English and Spanish languages; she is also a pianist and professional dancer. She is highly inspired by the art, culture, and traditions of her country and wants to use the platform of Miss Grand Guatemala 2020 to promote it along with carrying out her mission to spread kindness. She is one of the strongest contenders for the title and is working hard to prepare herself for the finale.

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Miss Grand Jamaica 2020 Monique Thomas

Monique Thomas was announced as Miss Grand Jamaica 2020 as she was adjudged as the second runner-up at Miss Universe Jamaica 2020. Monique is 26-years-old and stands 175 cm tall and has graduated with a degree in Communications from Florida International University. She works as a professional model and has lived in the US and Italy and has travelled to over 15 countries that has helped her in gaining a lot of experiences of life. With her self-awareness and determination, she wants to encourage people to build up a stronger community and reduce the violence in the community.

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Miss Grand Mexico 2020 Angela Leon Yuriar

Ángela León Yuriar was crowned Miss Grand Mexico 2020 via virtual pageant and succeeded Miss Grand Mexico 2019 María Malo for the title. Ángela is 20-years-old and stands 178 cm tall. She is a student of international trade and works as a professional model. She is very passionate about being on-stage and feels that she has the skills and abilities to win the title for Mexico. She has been active on her social media which has helped her be one of the favorites for the title. She has lived with destitute, unemployed, and drug addicts which has helped her to stay firm and determined towards her cause which is to raise her voice for them and support such causes.

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Miss Grand Nicaragua 2020 Teresa Perez Moreno

Teresa Pérez Moreno was appointed Miss Grand Nicaragua 2020 and succeeded Miss Grand Nicaragua 2019 Vanessa Baldizón for the title. Teresa is 27-years-old and stands 170 cm tall. She is a Doctor of Medicine and Surgery by profession and works as a professional model. She is passionate about beauty pageants and is preparing herself while being quarantined in Thailand to perform her best on-stage to win the title.

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Miss Grana Panama 2020 Angie Keith

Angie Keith was appointed Miss Grana Panama 2020 and the announcement was made via organization’s social media. She succeeded Miss Grand Panama 2019 Carmen Drayton for the title who was adjudged as the third runner-up at the Miss Grand International 2019. Angie is 26-years-old and stands 176 cm tall and has a degree in Bilingual Tourism Business Administration from the University of Panama with Distinction of Honor Sigma Lambda. She has a Tourism Technician degree from the University of Panama and is currently studying Graphic Design at the California Institute of Arts, United States. She is one of the favorites for the title since she has showcased immense dedication and determination to the win the title for her country.

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Miss Grand Puerto Rico 2020 Fabiola Valentin

Fabiola Valentín was appointed Miss Grand Puerto Rico 2020 and the announcement was made via the organization’s official social media page. She succeeded Miss Grand Puerto Rico 2019 Hazel Ortiz for the title. Fabiola is 21-years-old and stands 178 cm tall. She is a journalism student at the University of Sagrado Corazón who is communicator and a model. She was adjudged as the second runner-up at Miss Puerto Rico 2019 and was highly appreciated for her strong performance throughout the competition. The diva is considered as one of the favorites for the title because of her strong and dedicated attitude towards whatever she puts her heart in.

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Miss Grand Cuba 2020 Jennifer Sanchez Aguilar

Jennifer Sánchez Aguilar replaced and was appointed as Miss Grand Cuba 2020 after Geysel Vaillant was tested positive for covid19 and Geysel will represent Cuba at Miss Grand International 2021. Jennifer is 20-years-old and studies architecture and works as a model as well. She is strong, confident, and determined to win the title for Cuba and make the people of her country proud. She is very grateful for the opportunity to represent her country at international stage.

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Miss Grand USA 2020 Abena Appiah

Abena Appiah was appointed Miss Grand USA 2020 and the organization announced the appointment news via their social media page. She succeeded Miss Grand United States 2019 Emily Irene for the title. Abena is 27-years-old and stands 172 cm tall. She holds a degree in Fashion from the Radford University in Ghana and is determined to win the pageant for her country. She describes herself as an entertainer who loves to be entertained as well. She stepped into the world of beauty pageants and modeling at the age of 3 and discovered her love of music at the age of 9. She loves to be on-stage as she feels that she is confident and empowered when she is on-stage. With her strong, focused, and determined attitude, she is surely one of the favorites for the title.