Miss Grand Argentina organization has elected Alina Luz Akselrad as the new Miss Grand Argentina 2021 who will represent the country at the upcoming edition of Miss Grand International. She succeeds Miss Grand Argentina 2020 Mariana Varela for the crown.
Alina Akselrad hails from Cordoba and works as a real estate agent and a presenter. She is of Moroccan descent who speaks Spanish and English fluently. She stands 175 cm tall. The beauty queen launched a line of perfumes in her name in September 2020 as the proceeds were donated to nonprofit organizations including Córdoba Capital – Asociación Civil Vaso de Leche and Fundación Córdoba en Acción.
A pageant veteran, Alina has a long list of pageant titles under her belt; Reina Regional ONG Vaso de leche (Winner, 2016-2018), Reina de la Fiesta provincial del Olivo (1st Runner-up, 2016), Reina Nacional de la Frutihorticultura, Colonia Caroya, Córdoba (Winner, 2016-2018), Miss Mundo Córdoba (3rd Runner-up, 2016), Miss Sudamérica Argentina (Winner, 2017), Miss Sudamérica (Winner, 2017), World Miss Tourism Ambassador Argentina (Winner, 2018), Miss Tourism Ambassador América (Winner, 2018), Miss Universe Argentina 2019 (Top 7), Miss Universe Argentina 2020 (Winner), Miss Universe 2020 (Top 20).
In 2020, Miss Grand Argentina 2020 Mariana Varela represented her country at Miss Grand International 2020 and placed in the Top 10 with her stellar performance. The country is yet to pioneer its win at Miss Grand International.