Sthephanie Marie Miranda Morales (born November 9, 1993) is a Puerto Rican-American beauty pageant titleholder.[1][2][3] She was Miss Ohio USA 2020, Top 16 Miss USA 2020, Top 5 Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2021 and first runner-up of Nuestra Belleza Puerto Rico 2023.[4][5] Miranda represented the United States at Miss Grand International 2023 held in Vietnam in October 25, 2023, and was named 3rd Runner-Up to Luciana Fuster of Peru.[1][4]
Sthephanie Miranda | |
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Born | Sthephanie Marie Miranda Morales November 9, 1993 |
Alma mater | Youngstown State University (BA) |
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Title | Miss Ohio USA 2020 Miss Grand USA 2023 |
Major competition(s) | Miss Latinoamérica 2018 (Winner) Miss Ohio USA 2020 (Winner) Miss USA 2020 (Top 16) Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2021 (Top 5) Nuestra Belleza Puerto Rico 2023 (1st runner-up) Miss Grand United States 2023 (Winner) Miss Grand International 2023 (3rd runner-up) |
Early life and education
editMiranda was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico.[1] She moved to Campbell, Ohio at the age of five,[6] and graduated in communications, journalism, and theatre from Youngstown State University.[1]
Pageantry
editShe was the winner of Miss Ohio USA 2020 and participated in the Miss USA 2020 competition. She advanced to the top 16 in the final round.[1][4][3] Later in 2023, Miranda represented the Great Lakes at the Miss Grand United States competition held August, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois, and became Miss Grand United States 2023. She will represent the United States in the Miss Grand International 2023 pageant in Vietnam.[4][6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Sthephanie Miranda se corona Miss Grand Estados Unidos 2023" (in Spanish). Diario del Sur . August 23, 2023. Archived from the original on September 13, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
- ^ "Boricua no ganó corona para representar a Puerto Rico y ahora representará a EEUU". Esnoticiapr.com (in Spanish). August 20, 2023. Archived from the original on September 13, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
- ^ a b Damaris Hernández Mercado (August 18, 2023). "Finalista de Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2021 se corona como la nueva Miss Grand Estados Unidos" (in Spanish). El Nuevo Día. Archived from the original on August 19, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Harry Rodríguez Caraballo (August 18, 2023). "El paso de Sthephanie Miranda en los concursos de belleza" (in Spanish). Metro International. Archived from the original on August 19, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
- ^ "Finalist of Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2021 is crowned as the new Miss Grand United States". Kumnegermedia.com. August 18, 2023. Archived from the original on August 19, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
- ^ a b "Người đẹp 30 tuổi bị chê già khi đăng quang Hoa hậu Hòa bình Mỹ" (in Vietnamese). Tiền Phong. August 18, 2023. Archived from the original on August 18, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2023.