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Miss Grand International 2024, the 12th edition of the annual Miss Grand International pageant, is underway in Bangkok, Thailand. A total of 71 grand contestants from different countries and territories around the world have arrived in the host country to compete for the coveted golden crown. One of them will be crowned by outgoing queen Luciana Fuster from Peru in the finals this October 25 at the MGI Hall in Bravo BKK Mall. The contestants will have their national costume competition on October 20 while the preliminary competition and the final round for the Grand Voice Award will be held on October 22. Head over to the official website to vote for your favorites. The winner of Miss Popular Vote will automatically earn a spot in the Top 10 in the upcoming coronation night. Who will be the next Miss Grand International? Meet the contestants: View this post on Instagram A post shared by 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 (@missgrandinternational) ALBAN

The Mister RNB España 2024 final competition was held on Saturday, October 12 at the Alannia Salou in Tarragona, a port city in northeastern Spain’s Catalonia region. Forty-four contestants from across the country competed in the pageant where three national titles were at stake. The event was streamed live on its official YouTube channel. International guests in the show were reigning Mister International Kim Goodburn from Thailand and Miss Universe Argentina 2024 Magalí Benejam Corthey. Pablo Herrera, 33, from Murcia, was proclaimed Mister RNB España Supranational 2024 (Mister Supranational Spain 2025) and will compete in Poland for Mister Supranational 2025. The representative of Ciudad Real, Christian Losana, 24, won Mister RNB España Internacional 2024 (Mister International Spain 2025) and will go to Thailand for the Mister International 2025 competition. Alejandro Ortega, 25, from Valencia, bagged the title Mister RNB España Global 2024 (Mister Global Spain 2025) and will represe

The Miss International organization has officially announced the names of the contestants who are vying for Miss International 2024. A total of 75 beauties from different countries and territories are expected to compete for the coveted international beauty title. The contestants will start arriving in Japan on October 29 and will be immersed in various social, cultural, and educational activities. Reigning Miss International Andrea Rubio from Venezuela will crown her successor on November 12 at the Tokyo Dome City Hall. "Sustainability in Pageantry" will be the main theme for the 62nd edition of the pageant. This is in line with its post-pandemic advocacy "Beauties for SDGs" which started in 2022. Albania and the British Virgin Islands will debut at this year's competition. Returning countries include Argentina, Bulgaria, Cape Verde, China, Germany, Ethiopia, Honduras, Ireland, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Luxemburg, Romania, and South Sudan. Who will be crowned the ne

Shereen Ahmed was recently crowned Miss Universe Bahrain 2024 and will compete in the Miss Universe 2024 pageant in Mexico this November. The 29-year-old Bahraini-Filipino beauty succeeds last year's winner Lujane Yacoub. She is the fourth woman to represent Bahrain at Miss Universe. Advaita Shetty, Ola Adel, and Jehan Alrowaie were announced as the first, second, and third runners-up, respectively. The new Miss Universe Bahrain was born to a Bahraini father and a Filipino mother. She is a TV presenter, content creator, poet, and writer. No stranger to pageantry, Shereen has already participated in Miss Universe Bahrain 2022 and placed second runner-up. After that, age limits prevented her from competing again until the Miss Universe Organization changed the rules. "When I heard about the removal of the age limit and Miss Universe Bahrain auditions, everything felt aligned. It was a moment of clarity—a chance to pursue my true self," she wrote online. "This journey h

USA's Janelis Leyba was crowned Miss Asia Pacific International 2024 on Monday, October 7 at the Newport Performing Arts Theater in Pasay City, Philippines. The 20-year-old model and student from New York City beat over 30 other contestants to become the first representative from the United States of America to win the international title. Karen Sofia Nuñez of Mexico was named first runner-up while Selena Ali of Belgium, Blessa Ericha Figueroa of the Philippines, and Jennifer Prokop of Germany were the second, third, and fourth runners-up, respectively. The rest of the Top 10 finalists were Mya Bao of Canada, Katharina Weischede of New Zealand, Wanja Jennifer Grace Olsson of Sweden, Kanyaphatsaphon Rungrueang of Thailand, and Anh Vuong Pham Thi of Vietnam. Completing the Top 20 were Gabriela De Paiva Padilla of Bolivia, Luisa Valentina Muñoz Ruiz of Colombia, Julie Goye Dogan of France, Keshia Lee Llarenas of Guam, Mercedes Pair of Hong Kong, Sophiya Singh of India, Merel van Roon

Logina Salah, a 34-year-old mother of one from Alexandria, was crowned Miss Universe Egypt 2024 during the national final recently held in Cairo. She succeeds last year's winner Mohra Tantawy and will now prepare to represent Egypt at Miss Universe 2024 in Mexico this November. Sarah Wanas was named Miss Universe Egypt 2024 - Tourism and People's Choice award winner while Mirielle Azer clinched the title Miss Universe Egypt 2024 - Peace Ambassador. Sarah Diab, Shorouk Elzoghbi, Orchida Ahmed, and Roanne Younes were the first, second, third, and fourth runners-up, respectively. The new Miss Universe Egypt is an advocate for body positivity as she herself has suffered from bullying since she was eight years old due to her rare skin condition. Besides being the first mother to become Miss Universe Egypt, she also made history as the first-ever contestant with vitiligo to compete in Miss Universe. "Humbled to be the very first woman with a skin condition to win a universal pag

Daumier Corilla of the Philippines was proclaimed Mister Global 2024 on Sunday, October 6 at MCC Hall of The Mall Lifestore Bangkapi in Bangkok, Thailand. The 28-year-old model, actor, and host bested over 30 other contestants to become the first-ever Filipino winner of the international male pageant. Manuel Romo of Spain and Favour Ogbuokiri of Nigeria were named the first and second runners-up, respectively, while Luiz Mascarenhas of Brazil and Patrick Pho-ngam Forstner of Thailand rounded out the Top 5 finalists. The rest of the Top 10 were from China, Keda Luo, England, Baltej Tattla, Korea, Yun Hyun Jae, Laos, Kisun Pansengmeruang, Mexico, Bryan Vázquez, and Puerto Rico, Jose Ali García. Completing the Top 20 were from Croatia, Carlos Wiher, Cuba, Rodolfo Fernández, France, Julien Didier, India, Gemin Darin, Indonesia, Fernando Wenur, South Africa, Anton Siebert, Taiwan, Ace Lin, Turkey, Can Tiras, and Venezuela, Sergio Gómez. The representatives from Indonesia, Brazil, and Englan

Valentina Alekseeva was crowned Miss Russia 2024 during the national competition held on Saturday, October 5 in Moscow. The 18-year-old model from Chuvashia will now prepare to represent Russia at the Miss Universe 2024 pageant in Mexico this coming November. Irina Mironova from Tolyatti and Ulyana Evdokimova from St. Petersburg were named the first and second runners-up, respectively. "Honestly, I'm still in shock. It was incredible. It was a magical show, we prepped for weeks. I think it will take some time to fully grasp what happened," said the new Miss Russia after winning her title. "Right now I'm just overwhelmed with emotion and happiness," she added. Valentina received her crown from last year's winner Margarita Golubeva who competed in Miss Universe 2023 last November in El Salvador. Road to the 73rd Miss Universe: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Алексеева Валентина 👑 Miss Chuvashia 2023 (@viallentinka) Photos

Indonesia's Ketut Permata Juliastrid was crowned Miss Cosmo 2024 on Saturday, October 5 at the Saigon Riverside Park in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The 20-year-old student from Bali beat over 50 other contestants to win the inaugural edition of the pageant. Apart from the crown, she also bagged the Cosmo Beauty Icon Award. Karnruethai Tassabut from Thailand was named the runner-up while Romina Lozano of Peru, Samantha Elliott of the USA, and Bui Xuan Hanh of Vietnam rounded out the Top 5 finalists. Completing the Top 10 were Leakena In of Cambodia, Heather Nunez of the Dominican Republic, Melody Murguia of Mexico, Maria Ahtisa Manalo of the Philippines, and Ruvimbo Tafadzwa Njomboro of Zimbabwe. Contestants from Bangladesh, Farzana Yasmin Ananna, Brazil, Cristielli Monize Camargo, Chile, Anita-María Rojas, El Salvador, Sofia Cordova, Greece, Konstantina Sotiriou, and Guatemala, Ximena Carrillo made the Top 21. The rest of the semifinalists were from the Netherlands, Serena Darder, N