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Teresa Sara has been officially announced as Miss Grand Angola 2022 on Friday, September 9, and will represent her country at Miss Grand International 2022 in Indonesia this October. The 25-year-old law graduate received her crown in an intimate ceremony from last year's titleholder Márcia de Menezes, who placed in the Top 20 at Miss Grand International 2021 and bagged the Best in National Costume award. This year's Miss Grand Angola is a model, jurist, philanthropist, social volunteer, entrepreneur, and business strategist. She represented Zaire at Miss Universe Angola 2022 where she placed in the Top 10 last month. Teresa is the third Angolan representative at the Thailand-based Miss Grand International pageant. The newly appointed beauty queen mentioned that one of her focuses is to continue to invest in her career as an entrepreneur so that she can become a successful businesswoman and serve as an inspiration to other women. “I want to continue working in the field of entre

Former Miss Universe Venezuela, Luiseth Materán, has now been confirmed as the new Miss Grand Venezuela 2022. The 26-year-old actress and social communication graduate from Los Teques, Miranda replaced Sabrina Deraneck who resigned due to personal reasons. Luiseth is no stranger to pageantry. She was named Miss Globe Venezuela 2015 and later on, she represented her home state of Miranda during Miss Venezuela 2020 and placed in the Top 5. Last year, she was appointed as Miss Universe Venezuela and went on to compete in Miss Universe 2021 in Israel where she placed in the Top 16. The new Miss Grand Venezuela will now prepare to represent her country in the upcoming Miss Grand International 2022 pageant in Indonesia this October. Venezuela has won Miss Grand International once with Valentina Figuera in 2019. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Luiseth Materán (@luisimateran) Photos: Sergio Di Francesco / Miss Grand Venezuela, Luiseth Materán / Instagram

Mannheim native Kim Kelly Braun was crowned Miss From Germany 2022 (Miss Grand Germany) on Saturday, August 27 at the Stroetmanns Fabrik in Emsdetten. The 28-year-old beauty is a model, actress, and animal lawyer and advocates for Heart Pawject, a non-profit animal sanctuary in Thailand. She will now prepare to represent Germany at Miss Grand International 2022 this October in Indonesia. Stephanie Oben Ebob and Jennifer Monreal bagged the titles Miss Planet Germany and Miss Ultranational Germany 2022, respectively, and will also compete internationally. Completing the Top 5 finalists were Ivona Bagaric and Sieglinde Lampe who were respectively named the first and second runners-up. The glittering show, produced and directed by Miss From Germany President Leandro Apontes, was streamed live on the pageant's official YouTube channel. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kim Kelly 🇩🇪🇹🇭 (@thisiskimkelly) Photos: Miss From Germany, Kim Kelly / Instagram

Phoutsavanh Vongkhamxao bested 19 other contestants to be crowned Miss Grand Laos 2022 during the national competition held on Saturday, August 27 at the National Assembly Hall in Vientiane. The 25-year-old beauty is a graduate of Kent Institute Australia with a degree in accounting and business management. She is currently working as a finance officer in a bank in her country's capital. Soukanya Soulivong was named first runner-up while Jitta Thiphonephosy, Kittima Khanthaphengxay, and Jindavanh Senthavy were the second, third, and fourth runners-up, respectively. Last year's winner, Daomixay Dao Pachansithi, passed her crown on to her successor who will represent Laos at Miss Grand International 2022 in Indonesia this October. Photos: Miss Grand Laos

Laysha Anaili Salazar Ocejo was officially announced as Miss Grand Mexico 2022 in a special ceremony held on Thursday, August 25 at the Victoria Hall of the Los Lagos Country Club in Hermosillo. The 19-year-old beauty hails from the city of Hermosillo, in the center of the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora. She is pursuing a degree in entertainment business management. Previously owned by the Miss Mexico Organization, the license for Miss Grand Mexico has now been taken over by Venezuelan businessman Flavio Falsiroli. The newly appointed Miss Grand Mexico is no stranger to pageantry. In 2021, she was named Miss Teen Universe Mexico and went on to compete in the Miss Teen Universe pageant in Nicaragua where she placed in the Top 10. Laysha will now prepare to represent her country at Miss Grand International 2022 in Indonesia this October. View this post on Instagram A post shared by @missgrandmexico.oficial Photos: Daniel Alonso / Miss Grand Mexico

For the fourth time in its 10-year history, the Miss Grand International Organization has introduced a new crown for its 10th anniversary edition in Bali and Jakarta, Indonesia this October. The "golden crown" was made by jewelry designer from Venezuela, George Wittels, and will be worn by 2022, 2023, and 2024 Miss Grand International winners. Miss Grand International 2022 will take place at the Sentul International Convention Center (SICC) on October 25. The grand final show will stream live on its official YouTube channel Grand TV. Over 40 contestants have already been confirmed so far to participate in the upcoming international event where the reigning queen Nguyen Thuy Thuc Tien of Vietnam will crown her successor. The Seminyak Beach Resort & Spa and the Le Meridien Jakarta have been announced as the official residence of the contestants while they are in Bali and Jakarta during their pre-pageant activities, preliminary and final competition. Here is the partial sche

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

Former Miss Polonia, Natalia Gryglewska, has been officially announced by the Miss Polonia organization on Thursday, August 4 as the newly appointed Miss Grand Poland 2022. The 24-year-old beauty is a model, clinical dietitian and personal trainer from Lublin. She was crowned Miss Polonia 2020/21. As the new Miss Grand Poland, Natalia is expected to represent her country at the 10th Miss Grand International (Miss Grand International 2022) pageant in Indonesia this October. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miss Polonia Official (@miss.polonia) Photos: Miss Polonia Official

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

Vietnam has been announced to host the Miss Grand International 2023 competition. It will be the second time the country will host the pageant after 2017. The deal was sealed in an official press conference and contract signing between the Miss Grand International Organization and Senvang Entertainment at Saigon South Marina Club. Reigning Miss Grand International and Vietnam's very own Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien attended the ceremony together with MGI executives Nawat Itsaragrisil and Teresa Chaivisut. This year's Miss Grand International edition, its 10th-year anniversary, will take place in Indonesia this October. Photos: Miss Grand International

Model and influencer Agatha León was crowned Miss Grand Paraguay 2022 in a glittering competition held last May 7 at Teatro del Hotel Guaraní in Asunción. The 20-year-old beauty from Ciudad del Este in Alto Paraná is a marketing student. She succeeds Jimena Sosa and will now prepare to represent Paraguay at Miss Grand International 2022 in Indonesia this October. Nayeli Portillo, Ailin Adorno, Milenha Montania, and Lorena Roman completed the Top 5 finalists. Photos: Rafael Alvarez Fotógrafo / Miss Grand Paraguay

Engfa Waraha was proclaimed Miss Grand Thailand 2022 in a glittering competition held at SHOW DC Hall in Bangkok on Saturday, April 30. The 27-year-old singer, model and actress representing Bangkok succeeds last year's appointed titleholder, Indy Johnson. Amanda Jensen and Thanawan Wigg were the first and second runners-up, respectively, while Nesa Mahmoodi and Suphatra Kliangprom completed the Top 5. The new Miss Grand Thailand will represent her country at the Miss Grand International 2022 pageant this October in Indonesia. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 (@missgrandthailand) Photos: Miss Grand Thailand

Marit Beets was crowned Miss Grand Netherlands 2022 in a national competition held at Leonardo Royal Hotel in Amsterdam last April 24. The 22-year-old human resource management student who hails from the fishing town of Volendam succeeds Nathalie Yasmin. "The news has now landed a bit, every morning when I enter the living room I see the beautiful crown then a kind of shiver always goes through my body, because it is really true," she shared on social media. "I will do everything I can to get the best out of it and the Netherlands as best as possible put it on the map," she added. Marit will now prepare to represent the Netherlands at the Miss Grand International 2022 pageant to be held in Indonesia this October. Photos: Marcel Schwab