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Peru's Luciana Fuster was crowned Miss Grand International 2023 in a glittering show held on Wednesday, October 25 at the Phu Thọ Indoor Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The 24-year-old model and TV personality hailing from Callao succeeds Isabella Menin from Brazil. She is the second representative from Peru to clinch the coveted title next to María José Lora. Ni Ni Lin Eain of Myanmar was named first runner-up while María Alejandra López of Colombia, Sthephanie Miranda of the United States of America, and Le Hoang Phuong of Vietnam were the second, third, and fourth runners-up, respectively. The fifth runners-up were from Angola, Eugénia das Neves, the Dominican Republic, Skarxi Marte, Indonesia, Ritassya Wellgreat, Netherlands, Melissa Bottema, and Thailand, Thaweeporn Phingchamrat. This year's event marked the 11th edition of the Miss Grand International pageant. A total of 69 contestants took part in the competition. View this post on Instagram A

Luciana Fuster was proclaimed Miss Grand Peru 2023 in a national competition held on Thursday, June 22 in Lima. The 24-year-old model and TV personality from Callao bested 10 other competitors to win the title. She succeeds last year's titleholder and Miss Grand International 2022 Top 20 semifinalist, Janet Leyva. Rounding out the Top 5 finalists were Pía Requejo, Zuliet Seminario, Brenda Serpa, and Michelle Choque. They were announced as the first, second, third, and fourth runners-up, respectively. "I couldn’t be happier. Infinite thanks for supporting me and accompanying me on this wonderful path," Luciana wrote on social media after winning the pageant. "Representing my Peru is a very big responsibility that fills my heart with emotion and pride. I promise to work very hard to bring the golden crown back home," she added. Reigning Miss Grand International Isabella Menin from Brazil attended the event as a special guest together with Miss Grand International