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Reigning Miss Grand International Isabella Menin touched down in Manila, Philippines on Tuesday, July 11 for her second official visit to the country. Joined by MGI executives Nawat Itsaragrisil and Teresa Chaivisut, the Brazilian beauty will be a special guest and judge for the upcoming Miss Grand Philippines 2023 final. She was warmly received at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) by Miss Grand International 2022 fifth runner-up and outgoing Miss Grand Philippines Roberta Tamondong, and national director Arnold Vegafria. Following her arrival, a special press conference was held last night at the Great Room of the Holiday Inn Express in Newport City. "Always when I come here everyone is so kind and attentive. I truly only have good experiences in this beautiful country. Thank you so much Philippines," Isabella shared online. Miss Grand Philippines 2023 will be held this Thursday, July 13 at the mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City and the winner will go on to represe

Four months after making history by winning her country's first golden crown, Miss Grand International 2022 Isabella Menin of Brazil has officially returned home. The beauty queen touched down at São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport on Saturday, March 4 to a warm welcome from her fans and supporters. She was accompanied on her homecoming trip by the president of the Miss Grand International organization, Nawat Itsaragrisil. In case you missed it, here she was before departure from Bangkok, Thailand: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Isabella N. Menin (@isanmenin) Photos: Miss Grand International, Isabella Menin / Instagram

Miss Grand International 2022 Isabella Menin of Brazil arrived in Manila, Philippines from Bangkok, Thailand on Wednesday, November 23 for her first official visit to the country. Joining the arrival were MGI President Nawat Itsaragrisil, Vice President Teresa Chaivisut, runners-up from Indonesia, Andina Julie, Venezuela, Luiseth Materán, and Czech Republic, Mariana Bečková, and the rest of the Top 10 from Puerto Rico, Oxana Rivera, Spain, Hirisley Jimenez, Colombia, Priscilla Londoño, Cambodia, Pich Votey Saravody, and the Philippines, Roberta Tamondong. Arnold Vegafria, the new national director of Miss Grand Philippines, welcomed the team at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport airport with Filipino fans and members of the media. They will be in the country until November 26 and part of this trip is to attend the launching of the first-ever national pageant exclusively for Miss Grand Philippines. A press conference will be held this Thursday, November 24 at Hilton Manila.

A week after the spectacular final show in Jakarta, Indonesia, the winners of the highly talked about Miss Grand International 2022 competition arrived in Bangkok, Thailand on Tuesday, November 1. Accompanied by MGI organization executives Nawat Itsaragrisil and Teresa Chaivisut, the new queen Isabella Menin of Brazil together with her runners-up were warmly welcomed by the members of the media and a huge crowd of fans at the Suvarnabhumi Airport. They were also joined by the newly appointed fifth runner-up Roberta Tamondong who came on a separate flight from the Philippines. As previously announced, she replaced the Miss Popular Vote winner from Mauritius, Yuvna Rinishta, who refused to sign a contract with MGI. The Top 10 beauties during arrival also include first runner-up Engfa Waraha of Thailand, second runner-up Andina Julie of Indonesia, third runner-up Luiseth Materán of Venezuela, fourth runner-up Mariana Bečková of the Czech Republic, and fifth runners-up Oxana Rivera of Puer

Miss Grand Philippines Roberta Tamondong has been officially announced by the MGI organization as the new Miss Grand International 2022 fifth runner-up. The 20-year-old environmental awareness advocate was part of the Top 20 semi-finalists during the Miss Grand International 2022 final competition in Jakarta, Indonesia on October 25. She replaced the "Miss Popular Vote" winner and Top 10 finalist Yuvna Rinishta of Mauritius, who refused to sign a contract and resigned due to personal reasons. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Roberta Tamondong (@roberta.tamondong) Roberta seemed to have accepted the replacement offer after posting the announcement on her social media and changing her bio. She is now expected to join the rest of the Top 10 in Bangkok, Thailand to assume the duties and responsibilities that come with her new position and also be part of the pageant's 10th-year anniversary world tour. Amid the announcement, MGI has been receiv

Isabella Menin of Brazil was crowned Miss Grand International 2022 in a glittering grand final competition held on Tuesday, October 25 at the Sentul International Convention Centre in Bogor, Indonesia. The 26-year-old model and entrepreneur beat 67 other contestants to win her country's first-ever golden crown. She succeeds last year's winner Nguyen Thuy Thuc Tien of Vietnam. Thailand's Engfa Waraha was named first runner-up while Indonesia's Andina Julie, Venezuela's Luiseth Materán, and Czech Republic's Mariana Bečková finished second, third, and fourth runners-up, respectively. Rounding out the Top 10 and were announced fifth runners-up were from Cambodia, Pich Votey Saravody, Colombia, Priscilla Londoño, Puerto Rico, Oxana Rivera, Mauritius, Yuvna Rinishta (Miss Popular Vote), and Spain, Hirisley Jimenez. The rest of the Top 20 were from Curacao, Kanisha Sluis, Denmark, Victoria Kjaer Theilvig, Dominican Republic, Jearmanda Ramos, Honduras, Saira Cacho, Mexi

Tonight, one of the 68 contestants from around the world will walk away with the title of Miss Grand International 2022 and an opportunity of a lifetime. The 10th Miss Grand International anniversary edition will broadcast live from the Sentul International Convention Centre (SICC) in Bogor, Indonesia. Don's miss the show streaming on the Grand TV Youtube channel from 7 p.m. (Jakarta time). In a few hours, Nguyen Thuy Thuc Tien of Vietnam will crown her successor. Who will be the next queen to take home the coveted golden MGI crown? The final show's distinguished panel of judges consists of Indonesian celebrity dentist Devya Linda; Director of National and International Events, Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy Dessy Ruhati; model and award-winning actor Atalarik Syah; actress and entrepreneur Luna Maya; economic and business anchor of CNBC Indonesia Syarifa Rahma; and former MGI queens Janelee Chaparro, Lees Garcia, and Ariska Putri Pertiwi. View this post on I

Don't miss the Miss Grand International 2022 final competition live from the Sentul International Convention Centre (SICC) in Indonesia tonight at 7 p.m. (Jakarta time) exclusively on the Grand TV YouTube channel. The grandest event will feature 68 of the world's most beautiful women vying for the golden crown. You wouldn't want to miss what MGI has in store for us tonight at the culmination of its 10th year anniversary edition. In a bittersweet moment, outgoing queen and Vietnamese pride Nguyen Thuy Thuc Tien will pass the highly coveted crown to another deserving woman whose life is about to change forever. Who will be the next Miss Grand International who will advocate for the "Stop The War and Violence" campaign? Here's where you can watch the show: Photos: Miss Grand International