Miss Grand Angola 2023 was the inaugural edition of the Miss Grand Angola pageant,[1][2][3] held on September 2, 2023,[2][3] at the Epic Sana Hotel, Luanda.[4][5][6] 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.[2][3][7] Of whom, a 24-year-old administrative assistant from Luanda, Eugénia das Neves, was elected the winner.[5][6][8] 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.[2][3]
The grand final round of the contest was hosted by Mister Angola 2017, Bráulio Anderson, and Miss Angola 2014, Whitney Shikongo,[9] and was highlighted by live performances of two music bands, Bass and Heroide.[8]
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.[2][3]
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.[7][10] The final twelve of the qualified candidates were later revealed in mid-July.[2][3]
The judges for the audition round included:
Imanni da Silva [pt] – Model, activist, actress, and fashion designer
