[1][2] Melina was the vice-miss of a newly established national pageant, Nuestra Belleza Uruguay [es].
[10] The Miss Grand contract was not extended in the following years, causing the country to be absent from 2017 to 2019.
[11] After three consecutive years of hiatus, Uruguay returned to the tournament after Jimena Martino was assigned to represent the country at the Miss Grand International 2020 pageant held in Thailand in early 2021.
[3][4] Originally, Jimena was set for Miss Tourism World 2020 to be held in China;[12][13] however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the host country, the pageant was canceled and caused Jimena to instead apply for Miss Grand Uruguay 2020 casting organized by Yeisson Coronado's Certamen Nacional de Belleza Uruguay (CNB Uruguay) and was elected the winner.
[12][13] Due to lacking national licensees, no Uruguay candidates at Miss Grand International since 2021.