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Albertina Rodrigues was crowned Miss Grand Belgium 2023 in a glittering national competition held last June 25 at AED Studios in Lint, Antwerp. The 25-year-old model of Angolan descent succeeds Chiara Vanderveeren and will now prepare to represent Belgium at Miss Grand International 2023 in Vietnam this October. Feline Verhaegen and Morgana Billiet were named the first and second runners-up, respectively. Meet the new Miss Grand Belgium: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Albertina Rodrigues (@miss_albertinakele) Photo: Eric Bordeaud'huy / Miss Grand Belgium

The culmination of the 14th edition of the Miss Supranational pageant will take place tonight at the Strzelecki Park Amphitheater in Nowy Sącz, Poland. Sixty-five equally beautiful and talented contestants from around the world will fight for the crown and one of them is about to embark on a year-long adventure of a lifetime. Who will succeed Lalela Mswane of South Africa for the coveted international title? Based on their overall performance throughout the competition, meet our Top 16 final favorites to win Miss Supranational 2023: TOP 5 (in alphabetical order) Brazil - Sancler Frantz Ecuador - Andrea Aguilera India - Pragnya Ayyagari Thailand - Patraporn Wang Peru - Valeria Flórez TOP 16 (in alphabetical order) Botswana - Dabilo Moses Canada - Alexa Marie Grant Colombia - Valentina Mora Dominican Republic - Crystal Matos Nigeria - Genevieve Ukatu Philippines - Pauline Amelinckx Poland - Aleksandra Klepaczka South Africa - Aya...

Nikki de Moura bested 29 other competitors to be crowned Miss Grand Philippines 2023 in a glittering national competition held on Thursday, July 13 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. The 19-year-old Filipino-Brazilian model representing Cagayan de Oro City also bagged the Miss Photogenic, Skin Elements Ambassador, Miss Bench, and Miss Philippines Airlines awards. She succeeds Roberta Tamondong and will now prepare to represent the Philippines at Miss Grand International 2023 in Vietnam this October. Michelle Arceo of Bagumbayan, Quezon City won Reina Hispanoamericana Filipinas 2023, Herlene Nicole Budol of Angono, Rizal clinched the title Miss Philippines Tourism 2023, and Francine Reyes of Tarlac was named Miss Eco Teen Philippines 2023. They are expected to compete in Miss Reina Hispanoamericana 2023, Miss Tourism World 2023, and Miss Eco Teen International 2023 pageants, respectively. Caloocan City's Shanon Tampon finished as first runner-up while Caluya, Antique's ...

The much-awaited Miss Grand Philippines 2023 final and coronation show will be taking place tonight at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City, Metro Manila. Outgoing national queen and Miss Grand International 2022 fifth runner-up Roberta Tamondong of San Pablo, Laguna will crown her successor at the end of the event. One of the 30 beauties from across the country will walk away with the national title and represent the Philippines at Miss Grand International 2023 in Vietnam this October. Reina Hispanoamericana Filipinas 2023, Miss Philippines Tourism 2023, and Miss Eco Teen Philippines 2023 will also be selected from this year's group of contestants. Hosted by model Maria Gigante, actor EA Guzman, former Miss Multinational Philippines Shaila Rebortera, and Miss World Philippines 2021 second princess Janelle Lewis, the event broadcasts live from 8 p.m. local time on the ALV TV online streaming platform. Tonight's show will also feature musical performances from Filipino-Ameri...

Ilyas Chaouki was proclaimed Mister International Netherlands 2023 last July 1 at the Zalencentrum De Brug in Reeuwijk. The 21-year-old Dutch-Moroccan model and restaurant employee will now prepare to represent the Netherlands at Mister International 2023 pageant in Asia this September. He succeeds last year's winner and Mister International 2022 Top 16 semifinalist Iliya Shahedi. "Yesterday evening was something incredible. Shivers are still running through my body," the new Mister International Netherlands shared on social media after winning the competition. "This has been an incredible 2-month journey, meeting great people, gaining a ton of experience and a lot of joyful memories with new friends," he wrote in another post. "Let's get ready for that international stage and let's make the Netherlands proud," he added. Alongside Mister International Netherlands, Mister Senior Netherlands 2023 was also held and the title went to Hedwig Binda. ...

Miss Universe Thailand 2023, the fifth edition of the Miss Universe Thailand pageant under TPN Global, officially kicked off on Monday, July 10 in Bangkok. More than 50 beauties selected from different provinces of Thailand attended the registration day held at Bangkok World, Siam Amazing Park where they received their official sashes and drew their numbers. They will go through a series of pre-pageant activities and challenges (accessible for viewing via TPN Global's official YouTube channel) leading up to the much-awaited final competition next month. The first MUT Challenge "First Gate to Universe" featured the contestants strutting a 30-meter-long runway in their two-piece swimsuits on Tuesday, July 11 at the Chao Phraya Grand Hall. This year's pageant themed "The Unlimited" (Unlimited Universe) will be held on August 20 at the MCC Hall, The Mall Lifestore Ngamwongwan in Nonthaburi. Last year's winner and Miss Universe 2022 Social Impact awardee, A...

Miss Grand Philippines 2023, the first standalone pageant for Miss Grand Philippines under the directorship of Arnold Vegafria will take place this Thursday, July 13 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. The final show to be hosted by Miss World Philippines 2022 Top 11 finalist Maria Gigante, Filipino actor EA Guzman, and Miss Multinational Philippines 2021 Shaila Rebortera, will be streaming live on ALV TV from 8 p.m. local time. Who will succeed Roberta Tamondong and represent the Philippines at Miss Grand International 2023 in Vietnam? From the 30 contestants representing various cities and provinces of the country, meet our Top 10 final favorites: TOP 10 (in alphabetical order) Angono, Rizal - Herlene Nicole Budol Bagumbayan, Quezon City - Michelle Arceo Cagayan de Oro - Nikki de Moura Caloocan City - Shanon Tampon Caluya, Antique - Charie Manalo Sergio Northern Samar - Maria Gail Tobes Nueva Ecija - Aeroz Ganiban Pangasinan - Rona Lalaine Lopez Tantangan, South Cotabato - Jira...

Miss Universe Indonesia 2023, the first edition of the standalone Miss Universe Indonesia pageant under Poppy Capella will be held in Jakarta this August. A total of 30 beauties representing different provinces of Indonesia have been selected from across the country to compete for the coveted national title. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miss Universe Indonesia (@missuniverse_id) The winner of the much-awaited competition will represent the largest archipelago in the world at the 72nd Miss Universe (Miss Universe 2023) in El Salvador. Head over to the Miss Universe Indonesia official app to vote for your favorites to win the pageant — simply download the app on App Store or Google Play, and register. Who will take home the crown and the title of Miss Universe Indonesia 2023? Meet the contestants: Bali  - Lola Nadya Larasati Bali  - Ni Kadek Natasha Lilian Ari Rudana Bali  - Putu Chelsea Ivana Maida Banten  - Fayza Fahria Khaldani D...

The Miss Grand Japan 2023 final competition will be held this Sunday, July 16 at the Tokyo FM Hall in Tokyo from 3 p.m. local time. A total of 14 beauties will be vying for the national title and the winner will have the opportunity to represent Japan at Miss Grand International 2023 in Vietnam this October. Who will succeed last year's winner Seira Inoue as Miss Grand Japan? Meet the contestants: View this post on Instagram A post shared by 𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐒 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐉𝐀𝐏𝐀𝐍 (@missgrandjapan) Karina Yamada Megumi Ohteki Midori Sawano Miyuki Nozawa Mizuki Ueda Saho Suenaga Saki Inoue Shinoki Mami Taeko Yoshida Yayoi Machida Yuka Oyama Yuki Furihata Yukiko Hayashi Yurina Ishihara Photo: Kazz Yamaji, Miss Grand Japan / Instagram

The Miss Supranational 2023 preliminary competition was held on Tuesday, July 11 in Nowy Sącz, Małopolska, Poland. Following the withdrawal of Albania, Chile, Equatorial Guinea, and Somalia for various reasons, 65 contestants were left competing in their swimsuits and evening gowns during yesterday's evaluation event hosted by Ivan Podrez. The judges were reigning Mister Supranational Luis Daniel Gálvez, reigning Miss Supranational Lalela Mswane, former Miss Supranational Srinidhi Shetty, Miss Supranational 2022 third runner-up Adinda Cresheilla, and creative director of the organization Andre Sleigh. Standouts for their exceptional performances on stage were the contestants from Botswana, Brazil, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Gibraltar, India, Malaysia, Nigeria, Peru, South Africa, Thailand, Vietnam, and Zimbabwe. Also worth mentioning were Canada, Cuba, Curacao, El Salvador, Iceland, Indonesia, Nicaragua, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Spain, Togo, U...