Miss Grand International 2019 is the 7th edition of Miss Grand International pageant, was held on October 25, 2019, at Poliedro de Caracas in Caracas, Venezuela, where for the first time in the pageant history the host country delegate won the crown. The nineteen-year-old Valentina Figuera was the first Venezuelan representative to win the title since the establishment of the contest. As was normal for the event, she was crowned by her immediate predecessor, Clara Sosa of Paraguay.
Contestants from 60 countries and territories participated in this year's pageant, with a new crown created by Venezuelan jewelry designer George Wittels, the official jewelry sponsor of the Miss Grand International Organization. However, Security concerns in Venezuela and visa regulation problems caused many representatives to drop out of the contest. The pageant was broadcast on Televen, hosted by Venezuelan TV host Leo Aldana and Miss Grand International 2018 Clara Sosa.
At the end of the final event, the host had announced that the 8th Miss Grand International will take place in Venezuela again in October 2020 but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization decided to postpone the pageant to 2021 and move the venue to Bangkok, Thailand instead.
Background
Location
On March 15, 2019, the Miss Grand International Organization announced that the competition would be held on May 25, 2019, at Poliedro de Caracas in Caracas, Venezuela.
Selection of participants
Delegates representing 60 countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant; three of these delegates were appointed to their titles after an audition process or other internal selection (Cuba, Germany, and Mauritius), two contestants were designated after the withdrawal of the original contestant. Génesis Quintero, who had been crowned "Miss Grand Colombia 2019", was appointed to represent Colombia after Sthefani Rodríguez, the former titleholder, has presented her letter of resignation to the national director Luis Garcés citing personal reasons. Previously, Quintero was the winner of Miss Grand Colombia 2018 but she renounced her title without competing in the international event. Sudawan Kumdee was appointed to the title "Miss Grand Ireland 2019" by the country's national director Manuel Munares after Hollie Hersey, the original titleholder, handed back the national title after being body-shamed by the director. Nine of the total delegates were appointed to their titles without participating in any respective national pageants, including Belarus, Canada, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Latvia, and Romania.