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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

The Glamanand Supermodel India 2022 final competition took place on Sunday, September 4 at Zee Studios in a city of rich cultural heritage, Jaipur. Kashish Methwani, 21, was named Miss International India 2023 and will represent her country at the Miss International 2023 pageant. Her predecessor, last year's titleholder Zoya Afroz will compete in Miss International 2022 in Japan this December. The title of Miss Grand India 2022 went to 24-year-old Praachi Nagpal, who was crowned by Miss Grand India 2020 Simran Sharma. She will travel to Indonesia this October to compete in Miss Grand International 2022. Jigyasa Sharma and Arshina Sumbul were the first and second runners-up, respectively. A total of 29 beauties competed in the glittering event. Reigning Miss Grand International Nguyen Thuy Thuc Tien of Vietnam and MGI Organization Vice President Teresa Chaivisut were special guests. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Glamanand Supermodel India (@glamana

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

Sabrina Deraneck officially announced her resignation as Miss Grand Venezuela and will no longer be competing in Miss Grand International 2022. In an official statement on social media, she said: "Giving up a dream or a crown is not easy at all, but it's not wrong to do it when it comes to your health and all your personal well-being. Sometimes there are those very personal reasons that force you to do it and this time it was my turn." She added that it was a difficult decision to make but according to her: "God is in charge of guiding my steps and making them the right thing, at the right moment and time. There will always be reasons to continue and I'm sure there are many ways to represent my beautiful country Venezuela later on." The 23-year-old beauty was unveiled as Miss Grand Venezuela 2022 during the national competition held in Caracas last August 13. Following her resignation, the Miss Grand Venezuela organization also released an official statement

Malaysia's representatives for Miss World 2022, Miss Supranational 2023, and Miss Grand International 2022 have been selected during the HyperLive Festival Malaysia 2022 on Saturday, August 27 at the Sabah International Convention Centre (SICC) in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. Meet the winners: Miss World Malaysia 2022 - Wenanita Angang, 23, from Kuala Penyu, is a conference producer living in Kuala Lumpur. She will represent Malaysia at the 71st Miss World pageant. Miss Supranational Malaysia 2023 - Deidre Walker, 28, from Sabah, is a model and psychology graduate. She will compete in Miss Supranational 2023 in Poland. Miss Grand Malaysia 2022 - Charissa Chong, 28, from Selangor, was first runner-up at Miss Universe Malaysia 2020. She will go to Miss Grand International 2022 in Indonesia this October. Last year's national titleholders Lavanya Sivaji, Melisha Lin, and Lishallinny Kanaran relinquished their reigns at the culmination of the competition. Reigning Miss World Karolina Bi

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

Nigerian Queen 2022, the 14th Nigerian Queen pageant took place on Saturday, August 20 at the EUI Centre in Port Harcourt. Damilola Bolarinde, 26, from Lagos, walked away with the title. She succeeds last year's winner Abimbola Abayomi and will represent her country at Miss Grand International 2022 this October in Indonesia. The first runner-up was Nnena Odum (expected to participate in the next Miss Eco International) and the second runner-up was Mavis Aruma. A total of 40 contestants took part in the event which was hosted by Ebuka. The glittering show also featured live performances from August Chuk, Africa's premium band Alternate Sound, and CC Johnson with the 25-man symphony orchestra. "I am truly grateful that you find me worthy to take up this responsibility and represent the organization. I will do my very best to be the best ambassador," the new Nigerian Queen wrote in a statement on social media. View this post on Instagram A post shared