Heated public debate has followed result of the 2023 Miss Grand Trinidad and Tobago Pageant.

Mileidy Materano was crowned at the event held last night at Movie Towne in Port of Spain.

She will now represent T&T at the Miss Grand International 2023 Pageant in Vietnam this October.

Ms Materano is a Venezuelan national but has been living in Trinidad for the past few years.

On social media, persons have been questioning the awarding of a T&T pageant title to a Venezuelan national.

Others pointed out that a translator had to be used for the question segment of the pageant, and while the question was translated into Spanish, the answer was given in English.

However, in the midst of criticism, there were some who congratulated Ms Materano on her win and wished her luck for the international leg of the event.