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Miss Grand International 2022 Isabella Menin of Brazil arrived in Manila, Philippines from Bangkok, Thailand on Wednesday, November 23 for her first official visit to the country. Joining the arrival were MGI President Nawat Itsaragrisil, Vice President Teresa Chaivisut, runners-up from Indonesia, Andina Julie, Venezuela, Luiseth Materán, and Czech Republic, Mariana Bečková, and the rest of the Top 10 from Puerto Rico, Oxana Rivera, Spain, Hirisley Jimenez, Colombia, Priscilla Londoño, Cambodia, Pich Votey Saravody, and the Philippines, Roberta Tamondong. Arnold Vegafria, the new national director of Miss Grand Philippines, welcomed the team at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport airport with Filipino fans and members of the media. They will be in the country until November 26 and part of this trip is to attend the launching of the first-ever national pageant exclusively for Miss Grand Philippines. A press conference will be held this Thursday, November 24 at Hilton Manila.

A week after the spectacular final show in Jakarta, Indonesia, the winners of the highly talked about Miss Grand International 2022 competition arrived in Bangkok, Thailand on Tuesday, November 1. Accompanied by MGI organization executives Nawat Itsaragrisil and Teresa Chaivisut, the new queen Isabella Menin of Brazil together with her runners-up were warmly welcomed by the members of the media and a huge crowd of fans at the Suvarnabhumi Airport. They were also joined by the newly appointed fifth runner-up Roberta Tamondong who came on a separate flight from the Philippines. As previously announced, she replaced the Miss Popular Vote winner from Mauritius, Yuvna Rinishta, who refused to sign a contract with MGI. The Top 10 beauties during arrival also include first runner-up Engfa Waraha of Thailand, second runner-up Andina Julie of Indonesia, third runner-up Luiseth Materán of Venezuela, fourth runner-up Mariana Bečková of the Czech Republic, and fifth runners-up Oxana Rivera of Puer

Miss Grand Philippines Roberta Tamondong has been officially announced by the MGI organization as the new Miss Grand International 2022 fifth runner-up. The 20-year-old environmental awareness advocate was part of the Top 20 semi-finalists during the Miss Grand International 2022 final competition in Jakarta, Indonesia on October 25. She replaced the "Miss Popular Vote" winner and Top 10 finalist Yuvna Rinishta of Mauritius, who refused to sign a contract and resigned due to personal reasons. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Roberta Tamondong (@roberta.tamondong) Roberta seemed to have accepted the replacement offer after posting the announcement on her social media and changing her bio. She is now expected to join the rest of the Top 10 in Bangkok, Thailand to assume the duties and responsibilities that come with her new position and also be part of the pageant's 10th-year anniversary world tour. Amid the announcement, MGI has been receiv

Isabella Menin of Brazil was crowned Miss Grand International 2022 in a glittering grand final competition held on Tuesday, October 25 at the Sentul International Convention Centre in Bogor, Indonesia. The 26-year-old model and entrepreneur beat 67 other contestants to win her country's first-ever golden crown. She succeeds last year's winner Nguyen Thuy Thuc Tien of Vietnam. Thailand's Engfa Waraha was named first runner-up while Indonesia's Andina Julie, Venezuela's Luiseth Materán, and Czech Republic's Mariana Bečková finished second, third, and fourth runners-up, respectively. Rounding out the Top 10 and were announced fifth runners-up were from Cambodia, Pich Votey Saravody, Colombia, Priscilla Londoño, Puerto Rico, Oxana Rivera, Mauritius, Yuvna Rinishta (Miss Popular Vote), and Spain, Hirisley Jimenez. The rest of the Top 20 were from Curacao, Kanisha Sluis, Denmark, Victoria Kjaer Theilvig, Dominican Republic, Jearmanda Ramos, Honduras, Saira Cacho, Mexi

Tonight, one of the 68 contestants from around the world will walk away with the title of Miss Grand International 2022 and an opportunity of a lifetime. The 10th Miss Grand International anniversary edition will broadcast live from the Sentul International Convention Centre (SICC) in Bogor, Indonesia. Don's miss the show streaming on the Grand TV Youtube channel from 7 p.m. (Jakarta time). In a few hours, Nguyen Thuy Thuc Tien of Vietnam will crown her successor. Who will be the next queen to take home the coveted golden MGI crown? The final show's distinguished panel of judges consists of Indonesian celebrity dentist Devya Linda; Director of National and International Events, Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy Dessy Ruhati; model and award-winning actor Atalarik Syah; actress and entrepreneur Luna Maya; economic and business anchor of CNBC Indonesia Syarifa Rahma; and former MGI queens Janelee Chaparro, Lees Garcia, and Ariska Putri Pertiwi. View this post on I

Don't miss the Miss Grand International 2022 final competition live from the Sentul International Convention Centre (SICC) in Indonesia tonight at 7 p.m. (Jakarta time) exclusively on the Grand TV YouTube channel. The grandest event will feature 68 of the world's most beautiful women vying for the golden crown. You wouldn't want to miss what MGI has in store for us tonight at the culmination of its 10th year anniversary edition. In a bittersweet moment, outgoing queen and Vietnamese pride Nguyen Thuy Thuc Tien will pass the highly coveted crown to another deserving woman whose life is about to change forever. Who will be the next Miss Grand International who will advocate for the "Stop The War and Violence" campaign? Here's where you can watch the show: Photos: Miss Grand International

Based on their official photos, national costume, preliminary swimwear, and evening gown competitions, we scored each contestant to come up with our own list of favorites for Miss Grand International 2022 special awards. Meet our winners: BEST IN NATIONAL COSTUME United Kingdom - Sofia Mayers 2nd place - Philippines 3rd place - Australia --- BEST IN SPORTSWEAR Brazil - Isabella Menin 2nd place - Dominican Republic 3rd place - Thailand --- BEST IN EVENING GOWN Indonesia - Andina Julie 2nd place - Puerto Rico 3rd place - Mexico --- MISS PHOTOGENIC Czech Republic - Mariana Bečková 2nd place - Venezuela 3rd place - Thailand  Photos: Miss Grand International

After two weeks of pre-pageant activities and competitions in Bali and Jakarta, Indonesia, the Miss Grand International 2022 pageant will finally culminate this Tuesday, October 25 at the Sentul International Convention Centre (SICC). A total of 68 contestants made it to the final stage of this year's pageant but one of them will walk away with the coveted international title and the golden crown. Who will succeed Nguyen Thuy Thuc Tien of Vietnam as Miss Grand International? Based entirely on the contestants' overall presentations throughout the competition, here are our Final Top 16 favorites for this year's crown: TOP 5 (in alphabetical order) Brazil - Isabella Menin Czech Republic - Mariana Bečková Indonesia - Andina Julie Thailand - Engfa Waraha Venezuela - Luiseth Materán TOP 16 (in alphabetical order) Cambodia - Pich Votey Saravody Colombia - Priscilla Londoño Curaçao - Kanisha Sluis Dominican Republic - Jearmanda Ramos Ecuador - Lisseth Naranjo Mexico - Laysha Salaza

The Miss Grand International 2022 preliminary competition held at the Sentul International Convention Centre (SICC) in Bogor, Indonesia on Saturday, October 22 was a full show of glitz and glamour as the 68 contestants dazzled on stage in their evening gowns. Based entirely on the evening gowns worn by the contestants, here are our Top 10 favorites: Bolivia - Camila Sanabria Cambodia - Pich Votey Saravody Chile - Karina Perez Gres Costa Rica - Brenda Muñoz Crimea - Yulia Pavlikova Indonesia - Andina Julie Mexico - Laysha Salazar Uganda - Oliver Nakakande United States - Emily Rose DeMure Venezuela - Luiseth Materán Photos: Miss Grand International

The impressive Miss Grand International 2022 preliminary competition took place on Friday, October 21 at the Sentul International Convention Centre (SICC) in Bogor, Indonesia. A total of 68 equally stunning contestants, who all did amazing presentations, walked the spectacular MGI stage in their sportswear by Ivan Gunawan and glittering evening gowns of their choice. Standouts in sportswear were Angola, Argentina, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Crimea, Curacao, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Honduras, Indonesia, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Laos, Mexico, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Spain, Thailand, Ukraine, Venezuela, and Vietnam. Standouts in evening gown were Angola, Argentina, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Crimea, Curacao, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Ghana, Honduras, Indonesia, Italy, Jamaica, Laos, Mauritius, Mexico, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland,

Tonight, the preliminary competition for Miss Grand International 2022 is taking place at the Sentul International Convention Centre (SICC) in Bogor, Indonesia. The glittering show is now streaming live on the Grand TV official YouTube channel. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 (@missgrandinternational) Sixty-eight contestants from across the world present themselves onstage in their sportswear and evening gowns during the crucial part of the competition that will help determine their placements in the final. Here is where to watch the show: Photos: Miss Grand International