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Margaret Gray has just been officially announced as Miss Supranational Costa Rica 2023 and will now prepare for Miss Supranational 2023 pageant in Poland. The 21-year-old jazz dancer and medical student succeeded last year's titleholder, Miss Supranational Costa Rica 2022 Natalia González. No stranger to pageantry, Margaret was previously named Miss Costa Rica Beauty Worldwide and went on to win the international Miss Beauty Worldwide 2021 title in Tacna, Peru. She is bilingual and holds a qualification for teaching jazz dance. Her hobbies include reading, volunteering, and outdoor walks. Costa Rica has yet to win Miss Supranational. Its highest placement was in 2017 courtesy of Nicole Menayo who finished as one of the Top 10 finalists. Meet the new Miss Supranational Costa Rica: View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Finalists Costa Rica (@thefinalistscr) Photos: The Finalists / Miss Supranational Costa Rica

Promociones Gloria has confirmed that Maria Camila Sanabria Pereyra will represent Bolivia in Miss Supranational 2023 in Poland this July. The 27-year-old holds a bachelor's degree in business administration and a master's in commercial management. She took part in Miss Bolivia 2022 representing Santa Cruz and bagged the Miss Supranational Bolivia 2023 title. Last October, she was designated as Miss Grand Bolivia and went on to compete in Miss Grand International 2022 in Bali, Indonesia. Following MGI, she was named Miss Universe Bolivia and went to New Orleans, Louisiana for the 71st Miss Universe pageant. After her unsuccessful participation in Miss Grand International and Miss Universe, is Camila destined for Miss Supranational? View this post on Instagram A post shared by 𝗖 𝗔 𝗠 𝗜 𝗟 𝗔 🇧🇴 (@camilasanabriap) Photos: Promociones Gloria, Camila Sanabria / Instagram

Miss South Africa 2022 first runner-up Ayanda Thabethe has been officially announced on Tuesday, February 28 as Miss Supranational South Africa 2023. The 23-year-old entrepreneur and model hails from Pietermaritzburg and is pursuing a degree in dietetics and human nutrition from the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Her campaign "Project Khulisa" aims to improve the future of all South Africans through nutritional intervention and innovation by mobilizing food solutions through initiatives such as community vegetable gardens, food parcels, and education about diet. “After visiting a KZN orphanage, I was surprised at how little consideration is taken by those preparing and funding the meals into providing the children with nutrient-dense meals as most of their meals are supplied by their schools during the day," she wrote on social media. "I hope to transform the standard of food given to children in schools under the National School Nutrition Programme as well as start a

Miss Universe Curacao 2022 second runner-up Andreina Pereira has been officially designated as Miss Supranational Curacao 2023 on Wednesday, February 22 in Willemstad. The 28-year-old University of Curacao graduate with a degree in business and marketing management succeeded last year's titleholder Risandra Simon and will now represent Curacao at Miss Supranational 2023 in Poland this July. Attending her coronation ceremony as a special guest was the reigning Miss Supranational from South Africa, Lalela Mswane. No stranger to pageantry, Andreina placed third to Miss Universe 2022 Top 5 finalist Gabriela Dos Santos and Miss Universe Curacao 2022 first runner-up Mariana Pietersz during last year's national competition held at the Renaissance Resort Hotel & Casino. "It’s an honor to represent my beautiful island Curaçao at the next [Miss Supranational]. I am very excited about this journey and I cannot wait to share wonderful things with you all," she wrote on social

Merlie Fleurizard was crowned Miss Supranational Supranational 2023 in a competition held on Sunday, February 5 at the Orlando Museum of Art in Florida. The 31-year-old attorney succeeded Lynn Rubiane St-Germain and will now represent her country at Miss Supranational 2023 in Poland this July. No stranger to pageantry, she previously held the title Miss International Haiti 2018 but was replaced for Miss International due to the age limitation. She went on to compete in the 48th Miss Intercontinental pageant in Sharm El Sheik, Egypt, and also participated in The Miss Globe 2020 which was held in Tirana, Albania where she bagged the Miss Tourism award. Meet the new Miss Supranational Haiti: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Merlie Fleurizard (@merliefl) Photos: Miss Supranational Haiti

Former model, TV presenter, and Miss World Brazil Sancler Frantz has been officially announced as Miss Supranational Brasil 2023. The 31-year-old beauty succeeded last year's titleholder, Giovanna Reis, and will now prepare to represent Brazil at Miss Supranational 2023 in Poland. No stranger to pageantry, the Arroio do Tigre native participated in the Miss World 2013 pageant in Bali, Indonesia where she placed in the Top 5 and was awarded the Beach Beauty and Miss World America. Sancler is a biomedical esthetician, nutritionist, gastrologist, health coach, marketer, communicator, and actress, with a postgraduate degree in health and aesthetics, aesthetic nutrition and women's health, and natural and functional gastronomy. She founded a social project called "For Angels" which aims to promote actions and support projects aimed at promoting children's health and well-being. Photos: Pedro Colombelli / Concurso Nacional de Beleza

Panama's representatives for Miss Supranational and Mister Supranational 2023 were officially crowned during the 5th edition of Mister Panama Oficial on Sunday, January 29 in Panama City. Mario Bianco, a professional model who holds a degree in marketing and a postgraduate degree in senior management, won the title Mister Panama Oficial 2022 and was designated as Mister Supranational Panama 2023. While his predecessor, Mister Panama Oficial 2021 Aarón Guerra, will compete in the 11th Mr World pageant, he will prepare to represent his country at Mister Supranational 2023 in Poland. Other winners were Manhunt International Panama, Andrés Primera, Man of the Year Panama, José Berastegui, and Mister Global Panama, Raúl Pinto. They are expected to take part in the next Manhunt International, Man of Year, and Mister Global pageants, respectively. Reigning Mister Supranational from Cuba, Luis Daniel Galvez (Mister Supranational 2022), was a special guest during the event held at Hotel El

The Top 11 official finalists vying for Miss Czech Republic 2023 have been officially announced on Thursday, January 26 at Aureole restaurant in Prague. Along with the special presentation of the 11 competitors, a brand new crown designed by jeweler Olga Kopalova was also unveiled. The finalists and a 40-member team were next taken to the DoubleTree by Hilton Resort & Spa Marjan Island in the United Arab Emirates where they will train and prepare for the grand coronation. Miss Czech Republic 2023 final show will be held on May 13 at the Forum Karlín in Prague where five national titles are at stake. The winners are expected to represent the Czech Republic at Miss World 2024, Miss International 2023, Miss Supranational 2023, Miss Grand International 2023, and Miss Intercontinental 2023. Meet the Top 11 finalists: Erika Teichertová – 20, a student at the University of Ostrava majoring in social pedagogy Dominika Nemečková – 22, special education student at Masaryk University, Brno

The Miss Supranational Organization has announced that the reigning queen Lalela Mswane is scheduled to visit Curacao this February. Lalela will be in the Dutch Caribbean island from February 16 to 23 as a special guest of the Miss Supranational Curaçao Organization in collaboration with the Curacao Tourist Board. During her stay, the South African beauty queen is expected to explore and showcase the beauty of the island and take part in the country's Carnival celebrations. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miss Supranational (@misssupranational) Photos: Miss Supranational

South Africa's reigning Miss Supranational Lalela Mswane will touch down in Ho Chi Minh City on Monday, November 28 for her first-ever visit to Vietnam. The beauty queen will be the VIP guest at the Harper's Bazaar Star Awards 2022, an event celebrating the people and organizations who made outstanding contributions to Vietnam's luxury market. She will be opening the fashion show and walk for one of Vietnam's top fashion designers. Lalela will also be shooting for several top fashion magazines, including the cover of Harper's Bazaar Vietnam. In addition to attending the special event, she will be reunited with her second runner-up at Miss Supranational 2022, Nguyen Huynh Kim Duyen, and they will visit one of Kim Duyen's charitable projects during the week-long visit to the southeast Asian country. "It's my first visit to Asia and I am beyond excited to visit Vietnam. I have heard amazing things about this country and I cannot wait to experience everythi