Oscaiderlys Alejandra “Oky” Espinoza Palacios, 21, represented Peninsula de Araya of Sucre, Venezuela in the third and fourth editions of Miss Grand Venezuela. She will represent the country in the fourth edition of Miss Charm, an international beauty pageant based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Originally from Caucagua, Acevedo, Miranda, Venezuela, Espinoza is a professional model currently based in Caracas, Venezuela. She is 6’0″ tall.
Miss Grand Venezuela 2025
On February 16, 2023, Lady di Maria Mosquera Hernandez represented Venezuela at Miss Charm 2023 and competed against 37 other candidates at the Hoa Binh Theater in Ho Chi Minh City. These were the winners:
- Miss Charm 2023: Luma Russo (Brazil)
- 1st runner-up: Annabelle McDonnell (Philippines)
- 2nd runner-up: Olivia Tan (Indonesia)
- Top 6: Juliana Habib (Colombia), Luyanda Zuma (South Africa), Lady di Maria Mosquera Hernandez (Venezuela)
On August 5, 2025, Espinoza and Mosquera were among the 63 women who joined the national casting of Miss Grand Venezuela 2025 at the Televen headquarters in Horizonte, Sucre. Only 37 were selected as official candidates including the two and Nariman Cristina Battikha Yanyi of Maturin, Monagas, Venezuela.
After the casting, a traditional competition was not held. Battikha was chosen as the titleholder and crowned at the Wynwood Park in Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela on August 30, 2025.
On October 18, 2025, a total of 77 countries and territories were represented at Miss Grand International 2025 at the MGI Hall in Bangkok, Thailand. There were the winners:
- Miss Grand International 2025: Emma Tiglao (Philippines)
- 1st runner-up: Sarunrat Puagpipat (Thailand)
- 2nd runner-up: Aitana Jimenez (Spain)
- 3rd runner-up: Faith Maria Porter (Ghana)
- 4th runner-up: Nariman Battikha (Venezuela)
- 5th runner-up: Laura Ramos (Colombia), Markéta Mörwicková (Czech Republic), Ana-Sofía Lendl (Guatemala), Montserrat Villalva (Mexico), Beatrice Alex Akyoo (Tanzania)
Miss Grand Venezuela 2026
Only 24 of the original Miss Grand Venezuela 2025 candidates went on to participate at Miss Grand Venezuela 2026. The coronation ceremony was held at the Teatro Municipal de Chacao in Caracas on April 29, 2026.
Battikha hosted the event along with Silvana Continanza, Arnaldo Catanaima and Adriana Pérez. These were the winners:
- Miss Grand Venezuela 2026: Lady di Maria Mosquera Hernandez (Carora)
- 1st runner-up: Marielen Vacondio (Miranda), Oky Espinoza (Peninsula de Araya)
- Top 7: Yanett Díaz (Amazonas), Paola Donquis (Carabobo), Fernanda Pernia (Peninsula de Paria), Fabiola Ramirez (Zulia)
This marked the debut of Miss World 1995 Jacqueline Aguilera as the Miss Grand Venezuela national director. She was officially introduced as the national director of Miss Cosmo Venezuela on May 16, 2026 and Miss Charm Venezuela on June 4, 2026,
Miss Charm 2026
Including Venezuela, a total of 35 countries and territories were represented at Miss Charm 2025 at the BHD Studio in Ho Chi Minh City on December 12, 2025. These were the winners:
- Miss Charm 2025: Anna Blanco (Venezuela)
- 1st runner-up: Luisa Malz (Germany)
- 2nd runner-up: Rinanda Maharani (Indonesia)
Under Aguilera’s directorship, six women competed for the Miss Charm Venezuela 2026 title on Isla Margarita in Nueva Esparta, Venezuela on June 21, 2026. Blanco graced the event.
Espinoza won the title. These were her fellow candidates:
- Yanett Díaz (Amazonas)
- Paola Donquis (Carabobo)
- Marielen Vacondio (Miranda)
- Fernanda Pernia (Peninsula de Paria)
- Fabiola Ramirez (Zulia)
In December 2026, Espinoza will represent Venezuela at Miss Charm 2026 in Ho Chi Minh City. This edition marks the debuts of Cameroon, Cuba, Guatemala, Paraguay, Spain, Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom.
Including Espinoza, more than 30 women will compete for the title. Here are her confirmed fellow candidates:
- Florencia Hernández, 22, Argentina
- Krysta Heath, 20, Australia
- Britney Ngafansi, 24, Cameroon
- Natasha Peng, 24, Costa Rica
- Karina Ramírez, 25, Guatemala
- Gisela Thesa, 24, Indonesia
- Balroop Aujla, 32, Malaysia
- Bayarchimeg Tsegmid, 23, Mongolia
- Fátima Rodríguez, 34, Paraguay
- Apriel Smith, 31, Philippines
- Dominique Reyes, 22, Spain
- Bianca del Buon Tromboni, 24, Sri Lanka
- Charlie Cousin, 19, UK
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