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Bonaire, an island municipality of the Netherlands off Venezuela's coast in the southern Caribbean, is set to debut at this year's Miss Grand International pageant with newly announced Miss Grand Bonaire 2023 Ruby Pouchet. The 27-year-old nature conservationist was crowned Miss Bonaire 2022 at the Courtyard by Marriott Bonaire Dive Resort in Kralendijk last December. In her latest post on social media today, Ruby shared she is beyond honored to be the first-ever representative of Bonaire on the prestigious stage. "Join me as we make memories on this journey together. See you soon Vietnam," she added. The highly anticipated Miss Grand International 2023 will take place this coming October in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Road to the 11th Miss Grand International: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ruby Pouchet (@rubypaola) Photos: Miss Bonaire, Ruby Pouchet / Instagram

John Sotima was crowned Miss Universe Cambodia 2023 on Thursday, September 7 at Bayon TV Steung Meanchey Studio in Phnom Penh. The 23-year-old beauty representing Kampong Cham bested over 30 other competitors to win the national title. She will now prepare to represent Cambodia at Miss Universe 2023 in El Salvador this coming November. Sai Fhon of Phnom Penh was announced as the first runner-up while Vannak Bormey of Svay Rieng, Channa Pisey of Battambang, and Kolianne Mailfait of Prey Veng were the second, third, and fourth runners-up, respectively. The new Miss Universe Cambodia is no stranger to pageantry as she has already joined the national pageant in 2019 and placed second runner-up. She was then named Miss Tourism Cambodia and went on to compete in Miss Tourism International 2019 in Malaysia where she was awarded the title Dreamgirl of the Year International. Road to the 72nd Miss Universe: View this post on Instagram A post shared by 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬...

Uzbekistan, a Central Asian nation and former Soviet republic, is set to debut at the Miss Grand International pageant this year with the recently announced Miss Grand Uzbekistan 2023 Amaliya Shakirova. The 28-year-old beauty hailing from Tashkent and currently based in the Philippines was officially crowned on Sunday, September 3 by Miss Grand Uzbekistan national director Olinda Cho in a special ceremony held at Luxent Hotel in Quezon City. "Can't describe how blessed and happy I feel to have you all by my side. Can't wait to share my [Miss Grand International] journey with you all. Thank you for your love and support," shared the professional model and ocean advocate on social media. Amaliya is no stranger to pageantry as she has previously joined Miss CosmoWorld 2022 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and placed first runner-up. She will now prepare to represent Uzbekistan at Miss Grand International 2023 to be held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam this October. Road to the ...

The highly anticipated Mister International 2023, the 15th edition of the Mister International pageant, is about to officially begin in Bangkok, Thailand. Over 30 contestants from across the world are expected to arrive in the "Land of Smiles" this week to compete for the coveted male beauty title. For the first time, the competition rules have been changed this year to accept fathers and married or divorced men between ages 18 and 33, allowing them to chase their dreams and inspire people with no barriers. "Our organization has a strong intention to support equality and inclusivity and believes that discrimination should no longer exist," said Pradit Pradinunt, President of the Mister International Organization. This year's much-awaited grand final show will take place at the Crystal Grand Ballroom of the CDC Crystal Design Center in Bangkok. Early favorites include contestants from Cuba, Daruma Almenares, Korea, Kang Ho Sun, Lebanon, Seif Al Walid Harb, Mexico...

Miss Earth South Africa 2023 coronation will take place this Saturday, September 9 at Sandton Southern Sun in Johannesburg. A total of 10 finalists have been revealed vying for the coveted national title. One of them will succeed Ziphozethu Sithebe, last year's winner who competed in Miss Earth 2022 in the Philippines. The next Miss Earth South Africa will have the opportunity to represent the "rainbow nation" at the Miss Earth 2023 competition in Vietnam this December. Who will become the 20th Miss Earth South Africa? Meet the Top 10 finalists: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miss Earth South Africa 🇿🇦 (@missearth_sa) Angelique Fourie Belinde Schreuder Brilliant Mangena Duduzile Mbobo Lesego Matlou Robyn Erasmus Shanice Radhalal Yolanda Ntuli Zabelo Hlabisa Zama-Shandu Mbatha Photos: Miss Earth South Africa

From 25, only the Top 12 contestants have been selected to continue their journey to the Miss Universe Zimbabwe 2023 crown. The highly anticipated grand final and coronation will take place on Saturday, September 16 at the Harare Hippodrome. Several artists have been revealed to perform on the show including Diamond Musica, Nutty O, Ammara Brown, Enzo Ishall, and Prudence Katomeni Mbofana. This year's national competition will mark Zimbabwe's return to the Miss Universe pageant after an absence of over two decades. Who will represent Zimbabwe at Miss Universe 2023 in El Salvador this November? Meet the Top 12: View this post on Instagram A post shared by MISS UNIVERSE ZIMBABWE ® (@missuniversezw) Prudence Moyo Audrey Ward Allyfina Mwanyali Nokutenda Marumbwa Amanda Mpofu Angela Guta Life Matunzeni Yamikani Nyenga Nicole Musiyarira Noliwe Shand Stacey Salaman Brooke Bruk Jackson Photos: Miss Universe Zimbabwe / Instagram

Miss Périgord, Lola Turpin was crowned Miss Aquitaine 2023 in a glittering regional competition held on Sunday, September 3 at Casino Barrière in Bordeaux. The 19-year-old beauty from Trélissac will now prepare to represent the historical region of southwestern France at the 94th Miss France later this year. Lola succeeds last year's winner Orianne Galvez-Soto, who placed in the Top 15 at Miss France 2023. Annaëlle Jonot was named first runner-up while Zoé Ennie, Margaux Darracq, and Océane Pourtuguez were the second, third, and fourth runners-up, respectively. Miss France 2024 will take place on December 16 at the Zénith de Dijon in Dijon. Indira Ampiot of Guadeloupe will crown her successor at the end of the event. Meet the new Miss Aquitaine: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miss Aquitaine Organisation (@missaquitaineoff) Photos: Rémi Freches, Miss Aquitaine Organisation / Instagram

Miss International Canada 2023 final competition will take place this Saturday, September 9 at the Capitol Theatre in Windsor, Ontario. A total of 22 contestants have been announced competing for the national title. The winner will receive an all-expenses, paid trip to represent Canada at Miss International 2023 in Tokyo, Japan this October. Last year's titleholder, Madison Kvaltin, placed in the Top 8 at Miss International 2022. She was recently crowned Miss Universe Canada 2023 and will be heading to El Salvador this November for Miss Universe 2023. Don't forget to vote for your favorites on the Miss Universe Canada app powered by Choicely. The contestant with the highest number of votes will win the People's Choice Award and advance to the Top 7 in Saturday's final. Who will be the next Miss International Canada? Meet the contestants: Abigail Woodbury Alyssa Gill Anita Persaud-Tinker Anmol Dosanjh Arsh Thind Aslihan Morali Isabel Honey Malik Jessica Bailey Kim Do Mar...

The schedule of events and activities for Miss Grand International 2023 has been officially announced by Miss Grand International Organization on Monday, September 4. Around 70 contestants from around the world are expected to arrive on October 3 and will be checking in to Grand K Hotel Suites in Hanoi, Vietnam. More than three weeks of jam-packed pre-pageant activities await them including photoshoots, a welcome gala dinner, sightseeing tours, rehearsals, preliminary events, and more. For the first time, the organization introduces the Grand Voice Award to showcase beauties with incredible singing voice talent. An audition will happen on October 8, round two on October 17, and the final is set for October 22. The highly-anticipated annual swimsuit competition will be on October 12 in Da Nang while the national costume competition on October 20, the preliminary competition on October 22, and the grand coronation show on October 25 will take place at the Phú Thọ Indoor Stadium in Ho Chi...

Morgan Doelwijt was crowned Miss International Netherlands 2023 during the Miss Beauty All Stars 2023 grand coronation on Saturday, September 2 at Stadstheater Zoetermeer. The 25-year-old beauty representing Utrecht bested 11 other competitors to win the national competition which was held for former Miss Beauty of the Netherlands winners. Kimberley Ijsbrandij of Flevoland and Christina Lazaros of Groningen were announced as the first and second runners-up, respectively. The new Miss International Netherlands is no stranger to pageantry as she has previously held the titles Miss Beauty of Utrecht and Miss Asia Pacific Netherlands. She then went on to participate in the Miss Asia Pacific International 2017 world final in the Philippines and finished as third runner-up. Morgan will now prepare to represent the Netherlands at Miss International 2023 on October 26 at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. The Netherlands won the Miss International pageant once with St...