13 things about Miss Grand Ecuador 2025 Samantha Quenedit

Samantha Quenedit Sánchez represented Quito, Ecuador in the 72nd edition of Miss Ecuador. She represented the country in the sixth edition of Teen Universe and the 13th edition of Miss Grand International.

BIOGRAPHY

Quenedit is an Ecuadorian teacher, singer, dancer and beauty queen from Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador. An alumna of the Universidad Internacional del Ecuador (UIDE) in Quito with a master’s degree in dance, she teaches dance at the Proarte Estudio de Danza in Quito.

On May 18, 2025, Quenedit turned 25. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She is Teen Universe Ecuador 2016.
2. She was a Teen Universe 2017 semifinalist.
3. From 2018 to 2022, she attended the UIDE where she earned a bachelor’s degree in social communication.
4. In 2018, she visited the United States and Cuba.
5. She is Miss Hispanic Continental Teen Ecuador 2018.
6. In 2019, she visited Mexico.
7. In 2021, she visited Panama.
8. In 2023, she visited Colombia.
9. She was Miss Ecuador 2022 second runner-up.
10. In 2025, she visited Thailand.
11. She is Miss Universe Quito 2025.
12. She was a Miss Universe Ecuador 2025 candidate when she was crowned Miss Grand Ecuador 2025.
13. She was a Miss Grand International 2025 semifinalist.

TIMELINE

Quenedit is 5’7″ tall. She speaks Spanish and English.

2010s

• On May 29, 2016, she competed at Reinas Internacionales del Ecuador 2016 and was crowned Teen Universe Ecuador 2016.
• On April 25, 2017, she represented Ecuador at Teen Universe 2017 and competed against 25 other candidates at the Teatro Nacional Rubén Darío in Managua, Nicaragua. She finished in the Top 16.
• In January 2018, she traveled to North Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
• On April 9, 2018, she was appointed Miss Hispanic Continental Teen Ecuador 2018.
• In June 2018, she started dating Leonardo Ulloa.
• In August 2018, she traveled to New York City, New York, USA.
• In October 2018, she traveled to Havana, Cuba.
• In September 2019, she traveled to Mexico City, Mexico.

2020s

• In December 2021, she traveled to Taboga, Panama.
• On September 3, 2022, she competed against 17 other Miss Ecuador 2022 candidates at the Malecón Eloy Alfaro in Quevedo, Los Ríos, Ecuador. She was second runner-up to Nayelhi Alejandra Gonzalez.
• In January 2023, she traveled to Cartagena, Colombia.
• In January 2024, she traveled to Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
• She was supposed to represent Quito at Miss Universe Ecuador 2025 and compete against 18 other candidates in Guayaquil on July 26, 2025 but at the end of the preliminary competition at the Centro de Convenciones Mall del Rio in Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador on July 18, 2025, she was crowned Miss Grand Ecuador 2025.
• On October 18, 2025, she represented Ecuador at Miss Grand International 2025 and competed against 76 other candidates at the MGI Hall in Bangkok, Thailand. She finished in the Top 22.