Team South America for Miss Grand International 2021

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Miss Grand Argentina 2021 Florencia Melanie De Palo

Florencia Melanie De Palo was appointed as Miss Grand Argentina 2021 as she succeeded Miss Grand Argentina 2020 Alina Luz Akselrad for the national title and will represent the country at the upcoming Miss Grand International 2021 pageant. Florencia Melanie De Palo is 24-years-old and stands 175cm tall, who is a statuesque ex-dancer from Laflia and has worked with a Keanu Reeves in a series that was filmed in Montevideo and will be releasing on Netflix soon is emerging as a front runner for the title. She is studying for a degree in Nutrition and is also a dancer and a professional model. She is very strong, confident, and dedicated towards winning as well as representing Argentina at Miss Grand International stage. She has been a finalist for Miss Universe Argentina twice in the year 2016 and 2019.

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Miss Grand Bolivia 2021 Eloisa Gutierrez Rendon

Eloísa Gutiérrez Rendón was appointed as the official representative of Bolivia for Miss Grand International 2021 as she succeeds Miss Grand Bolivia 2020, Teresita Sánchez, for the title. Hailing from Sucre, Bolivia, Eloísa Gutiérrez Rendón is 23-years-old and stands 175 cm tall. She graduated from the Argos Casazul University of Performing Arts and continued her training as an actress at the Televisa CEA Art Education Center. She is currently studying TV Conduction at the Televisa artistic education centre and is strengthening her studies with specialties in TV Azteca, in addition to participating in generating content on digital platforms such as Badabun. Eloisa is experienced, confident, and a strong woman who understands the importance of having a platform that can be used to make a significant change in society, along with representing the country on an international platform.

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Miss Grand Brazil 2021 Lorena Goncalves Rodrigues

Lorena Gonçalves Rodrigues was chosen to represent Brazil in the 2021 edition of the Miss Grand International and was crowned in Ouro Preto by the outgoing queen, Lala Guedes Miss Grand Brazil 2020, who also ended up at the fifth place in the Miss Grand International 2020. Lorena is 26 years old and has a degree in Journalism from the Juiz de Fora Higher Education Center and in Design Arts from the Federal University of Juiz de Fora. Not new to the world of pageantry, she was placed among the Top 11 in the National Beauty Contest 2017 and secured the third place at Miss Grand Brazil 2019. She was also ranked third at Miss Global Beauty 2017, in South Korea, and vice Miss Friendship, in China, in 2019. Lorena is a woman with a strong personality, has excellent speaking skills, walks the runway beautifully, is fluent in English and has a lot of will power. She is definitely one of the strongest choices to fill in the shoes of her amazing forerunners to represent Brazil at one of the most valued stages in the pageant industry.

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Miss Grand Chile 2021 Vanessa Echeverria Maizares

Vanessa Echeverría Maizares was elected as Miss Grand Chile 2021 as she succeeded Miss Grand Chile 2020 Valentina Benavente for the title and will represent the country at the 9th Miss Grand International pageant. As a woman, 17 year-old Vanessa has always maintained a strong conviction to serve others. For that reason, her main ambition is to be able to become a nurse to be able to help others and feels that as Miss Grand International, she can help and give others a message of peace and love. Her dream has always been to become a strong woman, become a queen of hearts and be the support of those who need her.

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Miss Grand Colombia 2021 Mariana Jaramillo Cordoba

Mariana Jaramillo was appointed as the new Miss Grand Colombia 2021 as she succeeded Miss Grand Colombia 2020 Natalia Manrique Aguilar and will now represent Colombia at Miss Grand International 2021. Mariana is 21 years of age and a student of International Relations at the Universidad del Norte. She was awarded the Caribbean Pride Scholarship and received the academic distinction ASPAEN Award upon graduating from high school. Mariana was the debutant Señorita Región Caribe 2019-2020 and reached the title of Segunda Princesa Nacional de la Belleza. Since then, she was a fan-favourite to represent Colombia at an international beauty pageant and win a crown for her country. She had previously been designated as Miss Charm Colombia, but for well-known reasons she left this title. The stunning beauty is a fluent speaker of Spanish as well as English which will definitely be a strong point for her when she represents Colombia at the international stage.

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Miss Grand Ecuador 2021 Andrea Victoria Aguilera

Miss Grand International 2018 Clara Sosa, from Paraguay, together with CNB Ecuador Grand 2020 Sonia Augusta Luna Menéndez crowned Andrea Victoria Aguilera Paredes, from the province of Los Rivers as the Miss Grand Ecuador 2021 on 26th June 2021. 20 years-old Andrea, is a medical student, and was going to the second semester of the degree but she left it on pause for this year to be able to dedicate herself to her preparation to win the international competition. Andrea stood out in every way and in all the challenges, winning the ‘Be a model’ and the ‘Miss Cielo’ ribbon among others at the national pageant. Andrea’s performance was exemplary throughout the competition and she also carries along a strong social media presence which can be another one of her strengths at the international platform.

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Miss Grand Paraguay 2021 Jimena Sosa

Andrea Jimena Sosa was crowned as Miss Grand Paraguay 2021 on 3rd July 2021 as she succeeded Miss Grand Paraguay 2020 Daisy Lezcano for the title. Andrea is 21-years-old and stands 175 cm tall. She is a professional model and is fluent in many languages, including Spanish and advanced English. She is a confident, strong, and determined woman who is assured that she will prepare herself and perform her best in the competition to make Paraguay proud. Andrea is a focused woman who believes that before someone else believes in our purpose, it is we who must believe in ourselves that we can do whatever we desire. With her positive attitude, experience, and determination, she could emerge as one of the strongest contenders for Miss Grand International 2021.

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Miss Grand Peru 2021 Samantha Batallanos Cortagena

Samantha Batallanos Cortagena was appointed as new Miss Grand Perú 2021 on 12th June 2021 and will represent her country at Miss Grand International 2021. She is a journalism student who comes from an orthodox Peruvian family where her parents had to work hard to educate her and her sisters and that made her a dreamer. Samantha is not new to the pageantry as the 25-year-old stunning beauty participated in Miss Peru 2019 and at the end of the event finale, Samantha was crowned Miss Peru Grand 2020 and became the official representative of Peru at Miss Grand International 2020. However, she was later replaced by Maricielo Gamarra who instead represented Peru at the 2020 edition. Prior to her winning Miss Peru Grand 2020, Samantha became the official representative of Peru at Miss Landscapes International 2018 where she placed as the second runner-up. With her experience in the pageantry, Samantha will definitely be a strong competition for the other ladies at the 2021 edition of Miss Grand International.

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Miss Grand Venezuela 2021 Vanessa Carolina Coello Coraspe

The Miss Grand Venezuela crowned Vanessa Coello Coraspe as the new Miss Grand Venezuela 2021 in August 2021. She succeeds Miss Grand Venezuela 2020 Eliana Roa for the title. anessa is a gleaming beauty who belongs to Carabobo. She seems to have an affectionate nature and besides this, she is blessed with dazzling beauty who can win over anyone’s heart with ease. Hailing from Monagas, 25-year-old Vanessa stands 178 cm tall and speaks English and Portuguese perfectly. She is a professional model of international stature and has been part of advertising campaigns in Turkey and India. She is beautiful, intelligent and is a refined, professional and cultured woman. Vanessa definitely has all the attributes of a potential Miss Grand International. The diva also works as a general dentist by profession and is a part of the Venezuelan Society of Stomatological Prosthesis as well as the Endodontic Non-profit Society. Valentina also runs her own online business, ‘La Belle Store, which is an online store and showroom for women’s clothing and accessories.