Miss Grand International
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| Motto | Beauty with a Mission |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2013 |
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Bangkok |
| Location | |
Official language | English |
Created by | Nawat Itsaragrisil |
| Website | www.missgrandinternational.com |
Miss Grand International is an annual international female beauty contest with the aim to ‘Stop the War and Violence’.[1][2]
The current Miss Grand International is Ariska Putri Pertiwi of Indonesia who was crowned on 25 October 2016 in Las Vegas, USA.
Titleholders
Titleholders
| Year | Country/Territory | Miss Grand International | Venue | Number of Entrants |
| 2013 |  Puerto Rico |
Janelee Chaparro | Nonthaburi, Thailand | 71 |
| 2014 |  Cuba |
Daryanne Lees | Bangkok, Thailand | 85 |
| 2015 |  Dominican Republic |
Anea Garcia (Dethroned) | Bangkok, Thailand | 78 |
 Australia |
Claire Elizabeth Parker (successor)[3] | |||
| 2016 |  Indonesia |
Ariska Putri Pertiwi[4] | Las Vegas, United States | 76 |
| 2017 | |
Huế, Vietnam |
Runners-up
| Year | First Runner-up | Second Runner-up | Third Runner-up | Fourth Runner-up |
| 2013 | Dominican Republic - Chantel Martínez |
 Slovakia - Denisa Pasečiaková |
 Philippines - Annalie Forbes |
Australia - Kelly Louise Maguire |
| 2014 |  Ethiopia - Hiwot Mamo |
 Canada - Kathryn Kohut |
Australia - Renera Thompson |
 Colombia - Mónica Castaño |
| 2015 | Australia - Claire Parker (Promoted)[3] |
 India - Vartika Singh[3] |
Philippines - Parul Shah[3] |
 Thailand - Rattikorn Kunsom[3] |
| 2016 | Philippines - Nicole Cordoves[4] |
Thailand - Supaporn Malisorn[4] |
Puerto Rico - Madison Anderson[4] |
 United States - Michelle León[4] |
| 2017 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Gallery
Special awards
| Year | Best National Costume Award | Best In Swimsuit Award | Best In Evening Gown Award | Miss Popular Vote | Best Social Media Award |
| 2013 |  China Jie Pan |
 Latvia Kristīne Rancāne |
Dominican Republic Chantel Martinez |
 Myanmar Htar Htet Htet |
No Awards |
| 2014 |  Vietnam Cao Thuỳ Linh |
Thailand Parapadsorn Disdamrong |
Indonesia Margenie Winarti |
 Cambodia Tim Sreyneat |
 Japan Mieko Takeuchi |
| 2015 | Philippines Parul Shah[3] |
 Costa Rica Mariela Aparicio[3] |
Japan Ayaka Tanaka[3] |
 Sri Lanka Ornella Mariam Gunesekere[3] |
India Vartika Singh[3] |
| 2016 | Indonesia Ariska Putri Pertiwi[4] |
 Bahamas Selvinique Wright[4] |
 England Cherelle Rose Patterson[4] |
 South Korea Yeseul Cho[4] |
 Jamaica Dianne Brown[4] |
| 2017 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Controversy
On March 24, 2016, Anea Garcia of Dominican Republic resigned the title of Miss Grand International 2015 after allegations of sexual assault while on a publicity trip to South Sudan and safety issues arose, in which the organization and the president Nawat Itsaragrisil of MGI did not take action nor look into. After Garcia's resignation from the title, the Miss Grand International Organization announced that her first runner-up, Claire Elizabeth Pearl Parker, assumed the title of Miss Grand International 2015.[5]
In 2016, Miss Iceland, Arna Ýr Jónsdóttir, withdrew from the pageant after being told she needed to lose weight by pageant officials. In a statement, Nawat Itsaragrisil said she was too fat and needed to lose weight too.[6] She was told to stop eating breakfast and only eat salad for lunch and drink water for dinner.[7] The pageant attempted to withhold her passport, demanding $3000 for it back.[8]
References
- ↑ "Miss Grand International enters the 'Grand Slam of Beauty Pageants'". Global Beauties. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ↑ "Miss Grand International 2015 - Claire Elizabeth Parker". Miss Grand International. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Hall of Fame 2015". Miss Grand International.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Hall of Fame 2016". Miss Grand International.
- ↑ "Miss Grand International will sue Anea Garcia". Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ↑ Britton, Bianca (26 October 2016). "Miss Iceland quits pageant after being told to lose weight". CNN. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ↑ Olya, Gabrielle. "Miss Iceland Drops Out of Beauty Contest After Being Told She's Too Fat". People. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ↑ "Miss Iceland quits beauty contest after she was told she has 'too much fat'". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 30 October 2016.