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Former Miss Grand El Salvador, Luciana Martínez, was officially crowned Miss Supranational El Salvador 2023 on Saturday, April 1 at Fepade Auditorium. Her coronation ceremony took place during the Miss Teen El Salvador 2023 pageant, which was won by Grace Mancia of Santa Tecla. The event was organized by Francisco Cortez (CNB El Salvador). Luciana succeeded last year's titleholder Jennifer Figueroa and will now prepare to represent El Salvador at Miss Supranational 2023 in Poland this July. No stranger to pageantry, the 23-year-old TV host (for Fanáticos 21) held the title Reina de El Salvador 2020 before getting appointed as Miss Grand El Salvador. She went on to participate in Miss Grand International 2020 in Bangkok, Thailand, and achieved a historic Top 20 placement — a first for her country. In January last year, she joined Reinado Internacional del Café 2022 pageant in Colombia where she finished as second runner-up and bagged the Mejor Cabello (Best Hair) award. Meet the new

Former Miss Grand Cambodia, Chily Tevy, was crowned Miss Supranational Cambodia 2023 on Saturday, April 1 at the Grand Ballroom of Morgan Tower in Koh Pich, Phnom Penh. The 26-year-old model representing Kampong Thom edged out 17 other contestants to win the national beauty pageant. She succeeded last year's titleholder and first-ever Miss Supranational Cambodia Leakena In. Khemma Metayer of Kep finished as first runner-up while Leak Monyanita of Battambang, Houn Srey Khouch of Phnom Penh, and Yi Srey Pov of Rattanakiri were the second, third, and fourth runners-up, respectively. The new Miss Supranational Cambodia is no stranger to pageantry. She was named Miss Grand Cambodia 2020 and competed during the 8th Miss Grand International edition where she was voted (Country's Choice of the Year) into the Top 20. "I love Cambodia, you are my heart and I will fulfill this role to the best of my ability," she wrote on social media shortly after winning her title. Chily will

Former Miss Slovensko finalist Simona Leskovská has been officially appointed as Miss Supranational Slovakia 2023. Miss Slovakia organization made the announcement on Monday, April 3 via social media. The 31-year-old beauty is a well-known influencer and sports editor from Bratislava. She took part as one of the 12 finalists of Miss Slovensko 2015 and bagged the special title Miss Pierot for her beautiful hair. Simona succeeded last year's titleholder Jana Vozárová and will now prepare to represent her country at the Miss Supranational 2023 final in Poland this July. Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, has yet to win the Miss Supranational competition since its debut in 2013 with Luciána Čvirková. The country's highest achievements at the Poland-based international pageant were Top 10 placements in 2015 and 2016 courtesy of Petra Denková and Lenka Tekeljaková. Here's the new Miss Supranational Slovakia: View this post on Instagram A post shared by

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