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A press conference was held on Thursday, August 18 to officially announce the preliminary and final schedules of Miss Grand Vietnam 2022. The event took place at Sofitel Saigon Plaza and was attended by the reigning Miss Grand International Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien, Sen Vang Entertainment General Director Hoang Nhat Nam, pageant organizers, and sponsors. Former queens, newly crowned Miss World Vietnam 2022 Huynh Nguyen Mai Phuong, and runners-up Le Nguyen Bao Ngoc and Nguyen Phuong Nhi were also present. Schedules for this year's competition consisted of an online preliminary round on August 21 whose qualifiers will move on to face the judges in the next round on August 28. The fashion show, swimsuit, national costume, and final round will take place in September. There will also be a separate competition for the costume designers. The winning costume will be the official national costume of the next Miss Grand Vietnam at Miss Grand International 2022 in Indonesia. Miss Grand Vietnam

Lisseth Naranjo Goya has been appointed to replace previously crowned Miss Grand Ecuador 2022 Emilia Vásquez Larrea as the new titleholder. The 24-year-old business administration student from Cuenca also held the title in 2020 but was also replaced for unknown reasons. She will finally represent Ecuador at Miss Grand International 2022 in Indonesia this October. In addition to working in her family's company where bananas are produced for export, she is part of an economics circle called Adam Smith and owns her personal brand called Lisstology, based on cosmetic skin care products. Lisseth is also a professional makeup artist and nail technician (nails artist). View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miss Grand Ecuador (@missgrandecuador) Photos: Opia Photo Studio / Miss Grand Ecuador / Concurso Nacional de Belleza - Ecuador

Former Miss Universe Curacao Kanisha Sluis has been officially announced by the Curacao Beauty Pageant Committee as Miss Grand Curacao 2022 on Wednesday, August 17. The 26-year-old speech therapy student will represent Curacao at Miss Grand International 2022 final this October 25 in Indonesia. Kanisha was crowned Miss Universe Curacao 2015 and went on to compete at the 64th Miss Universe pageant at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, where she made it to the Top 10. "After 7 years I’m stepping back into the beauty pageant world as your Miss Grand international Curacao 2022," she wrote in a statement on social media. "I humbly accept this responsibility and challenge to represent my beautiful island Curacao with pride and love," she added. Photo: Delbert Daal / Curacao Beauty Pageant Committee

Seira Inoue was crowned Miss Grand Japan 2022 during the national competition held on Saturday, August 6 at Yokosuka Arts Theater in Kanagawa Prefecture. The 26-year-old Japanese-Filipino beauty bested 24 other finalists to win the national title. She succeeds last year's winner Chika Mizuno and will represent Japan at Miss Grand International 2022 in Indonesia this October. Maria Nasu, Mizuki Takashima, Anna Yamanouchi, and Yukino Jahana were the first, second, third, and fourth runners-up, respectively. The rest of the Top 10 were Mika Takeda, Rika Asanuma, Yume Uchida, Yuriko Teshima　and Ai Ikegami. "I would like to express my gratitude to the many people who cheered me on," the new Miss Grand Japan wrote in a statement on social media. "I am still lacking in strength, but I would like to work hard so that I can show even more growth at the world tournament," she added. Miss Grand Japan was established in 2015 and is currently headed by former titleholder Eri

Miss Alto Cafezal, Isabella Menin, was crowned Miss Grand Brasil 2022 (Miss Grand Brazil 2022) on Thursday, July 28 at Teatro da Caesb in Águas Claras, Brasília. The 26-year-old succeeds last year's winner and Miss Grand International second runner-up Lorena Rodrigues and will represent her country at Miss Grand International 2022 in Indonesia this October.  Grabriela Borges of Paraná and Vitória Brodt of Rio Grande do Sul were the first and second runners-up, respectively, while the representatives of Norte-Matogrossense, Bárbara Reis, and Mato Grosso, Maythe Varzoni completed the Top 5. The new Miss Grand Brazil holds a degree in economics and a master's in finance. She speaks fluent English and Spanish and can communicate well in French and Italian. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Isabella Menin (@isanm) Photos: Ricardo Siviero / Miss Grand Brasil, Concurso Nacional de Beleza

Over 30 delegates have already been confirmed to compete in the 10th-anniversary edition of the Miss Grand International pageant this October in Indonesia. Meet the delegates from Colombia, Costa Rica, Ghana, Honduras, Nicaragua, and South Africa: Miss Grand Colombia 2022 Priscilla Londoño is a 28-year-old US-based model and entrepreneur with an associate's degree in communications and public relations. Miss Grand Costa Rica 2022 Brenda Muñoz Hernández is a 28-year-old renowned model and influencer in Central America. She is a public relations student who hails from the province of Guanacaste. Miss Grand Ghana 2022 Priscilla Bossman-Pinkrah is a 20-year-old model and postgraduate student who holds a master's degree in brand and communications management. Miss Grand Honduras 2022 Saira Cacho is a 21-year-old beauty from Tegucigalpa. She is a Garifuna dancer, model and medical student. Miss Grand Nicaragua 2022 Maycrin Yuliet Jaenz is a 23-year-old accounting and marketing studen