Miss Grand International 2016 Explained

Caption:Ariska Putri Pertiwi
Date:October 25, 2016
Venue:Westgate International Theater, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Entrants:74
Placements:21
Winner:Ariska Putri Pertiwi (Indonesia)
Best National Costume:Ariska Putri Pertiwi (Indonesia)
Award1 Label:Best in Swimsuit
Award1:Selvinique Wright (Bahamas)
Award2 Label:Best Evening gown
Award2:Cherelle Rose Patterson (England)
Before:2015
Next:2017

Miss Grand International 2016 was the fourth Miss Grand International pageant,[1] held at the Westgate International Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, on October 25, 2016[1] [2] the first time the contest was held outside Thailand. Candidates from seventy-four countries and territories competed for the title.[1] At the end of the event Claire Elizabeth Parker, Miss Grand International 2015 of Australia crowned Ariska Putri Pertiwi of Indonesia as her successor,[3] [4] [5] making her the first Asian candidate to win the title.[6] Meanwhile, the first to fourth vice-miss titles was awarded to the representatives of the Philippines, Thailand, Puerto Rico, and the United States, respectively.[1] [7] [8]

The pageant's grand final was hosted by an American television personality, Brian J. White, and was broadcast to audiences worldwide via the pageant YouTube channel and the official Facebook page.

Background

Date and venue

At Miss Grand International 2016, contestants from each country are scheduled to arrive at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada. between October 8–9, 2016. The contest organized a shuttle service from the airport to the hotel, Westgate. Las Vegas Resort and Casino Las Vegas by the contestant registration process. Including a sash handing event for representatives of each country has been held in this hotel as well.[9] [10] Then, on October 10, 2016, a press conference for the contest was held at City Hall in Las Vegas, Nevada. Each entrant will have the opportunity to introduce themselves and give a brief statement about the contest or other issues in front of all press conference participants.[11]

After that, on October 11–13, 2016, all contestants visited other attractions and landmarks within the city and nearby areas such as Grand Canyon, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area and Hoover Dam[12] [13] Then on October 14, 2016, the Swimsuit Competition was held at the hotel's swimming pool. The winners of this best swimwear contest were announced in the final round.[13] [14] [15] and the next day All of the contestants attended the William Carr's Photography charity red carpet fashion event to raise funds for Veterans in the United States.

On October 16, 2016 the Best National Costume Contest was held at the Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas. The contestant who receives the most votes from Facebook users around the world will receive the best national costume award. The winner was announced in the final contest on October 25, 2016.[16] [17]

Selection of participants

Of all seventy-four participating candidates, only eleven were determined through the Miss Grand national pageant, including the representatives of Australia, the Dominican Republic, Japan, Myanmar, Netherlands, Nigeria, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and United States, while the candidates from Albania, Cambodia, Kosovo, Namibia, and Nepal who were also named the country representatives for this year edition on the Miss Grand national stages, did not enter the international tournament for different reasons,[18] [19] [20] such as Heng Chantha of Cambodia and Zeenus Lama of Nepal who unabled to compete due to visa issues.[21] [22] [23]

Initially, eighty-seven candidates confirmed their participants but only seventy-six of them literally entered the pageant, while the remaining withdrew. However, two of the entered candidates, Arna Ýr Jónsdóttir of Iceland and Victoria Ericsson of Sweden, later withdrew during the pageant camp due to a conflict with the organizer and health problems, respectively.[24] [25]

Results

Placements

PlacementContestant[26]
Miss Grand International 2016
  • Ariska Putri Pertiwi
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
  • – Supaporn Malisorn
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
  • – Michelle León
Top 10
  • – Selvinique Wright
  • – Cho Ye-Seul §
  • – Hio Man Chan
  • Prissila Howard
  • – Veronika Mykhailyshyn
Top 21
  • – Dani Fitch
  • – Merys Navarro
  • – Dianne Brown
  • – Ranmeet Jassal
  • – Paulina Flores Cantú
  • – Ana Bomfim
  • – Adriana Sánchez
  • – Vaiata Buisson
  • – Débora Medina
  • – Nguyễn Thị Loan
  • – Rachael Tate
§ – Voted into the Top 10 via Miss Grand Popular Vote

Special awards

AwardsContestant
Best Evening Gowns
  • – Cherelle Rose
Best in Swimsuit
Best National Costume
Miss Popular Vote
  • – Cho Ye-Seul
Miss Social Media

Best National Costume

Best national costume contest was held on 16 October 2016.[27] [28]

Final ResultsCountry
Best National Costume
Top 10

Contestants

74 contestants competed for the title.

Country/TerritoryContestantAgeHometown
ArubaChimay Ramos[29] 23Willemstad
AustraliaDani Fitch[30] 27Sydney
BahamasSelvinique Wright[31] 24Nassau
BelgiumKawtar Riahi Idrissi[32] 21Gembloux
BoliviaMory Joselyn Toro[33] 22Copacabana
BrazilRenata Sena[34] 21Cuiabá
CanadaMonica Horvat[35] 26Calgary
ChinaSiru He[36] 19Huizhou
ColombiaJuliana Margarita Flórez[37] 24Popayán
Costa RicaMonique Rodríguez[38] 27San José
CubaMerys Navarro[39] 24Puerto Padre
Czech RepublicMonika Vaculíková[40] 25Bruntál
DenmarkIda Sjöström[41] 17Copenhagen
Dominican RepublicLucero Arias[42] 19Jarabacoa
EcuadorCarmen Iglesias[43] 22Guayaquil
EgyptMireille Azer[44] 22Port Fouad
EnglandCherelle Rose Patterson[45] 26Sutton-in-Ashfield
EstoniaMerylin Nau[46] 22Tallinn
EthiopiaGenet Tsegay[47] 25Addis Ababa
FranceOcéane Pernodet[48] 21Remiremont
GuatemelaSusan Larios Cruz[49] 24Jalapa
Hong KongRebecca Lau Hoi-Yee25Hong Kong City
HungaryAnna Varadi[50] 24Budapest
IndiaPankhuri Gidwani[51] 19Lucknow
IndonesiaAriska Putri Pertiwi22Medan
IraqKlaodia Khalaf[52] 21Baghdad
ItalyMartina Corrias[53] 18Naples
JamaicaDianne Brown[54] 25Kingston
JapanAyaka Sato[55] 27Aichi
LatviaMeldra Rozenberga[56] 20Rīga
LithuaniaAista Maciulyte17Klaipėda
LuxembourgNatascha Bintz[57] 26Luxembourg City
MacauHio Man Chan[58] 21Macau City
MalaysiaRanmeet Jassal[59] 24Selangor
MaltaChristine Mifsud[60] 25Iż-Żejtun
MauritiusBibi Kasar Sehba Ramjaun[61] 22Port Louis
MexicoPaulina Flores[62] 25Monterrey
MoldovaAlina Staicu[63] 27Chișinău
MyanmarNandar Lwin[64] 23Yangon
NetherlandsFloor Masselink[65] 21Groningen
New ZealandMargaret Brown[66] 22Auckland
NicaraguaMichelle Lacayo[67] 27Diriamba
NigeriaRachel Ikekhuame[68] 25Umuahia
NorwayYasmin Osee Aakre[69] 27Stavanger
PanamaSelena Santamaría[70] 19Colón
ParaguayCindy Nordmann[71] 20Encarnación
PeruPrissila Howard[72] 25Piura
PhilippinesNicole Cordoves[73] 24Makati
PolandMarta Redo[74] 24Czarna Białostocka
PortugalAna Bomfim[75] 25Bragança
Puerto RicoMadison Anderson[76] 20Phoenix
RomaniaIoana Mihalache[77] 25Constanţa
RussiaDaria Zatsepina[78] 22Stavropol
RwandaSonia Gisa25Kigali
ScotlandGemma Palmer[79] 21Aberfoyle
SingaporeSabrina Ng20Singapore City
SlovakiaViktória Nagyová[80] 20Bratislava
South AfricaCaitlin Harty[81] 21Polokwane
South KoreaCho Ye-Seul[82] 24Seoul
South SudanTeresa Yuol[83] 22Juba
SpainAdriana Sánchez[84] 25Málaga
Sri LankaBuddhika Ruman[85] 24Tirunelveli
SurinameDaryola Brandon21Paramaribo
SwitzerlandAmbre Chavailla[86] 18Zürich
TahitiVaiata Buisson[87] 22Papeete
Chinese TaipeiRi-Xing Zhu[88] 26Taipei
ThailandSupaporn Malisorn[89] 22Songkhla
TurkeyDiana Osypenko[90] 27Korkuteli
UkraineVeronika Mykhailyshyn[91] 20Odesa
UruguayMelina Carballo[92] 20Montevideo
United StatesMichelle León[93] 19Newburgh
VenezuelaDébora Medina[94] 22San Cristóbal
VietnamNguyễn Thị Loan[95] 26Thái Bình
WalesRachael Tate[96] 27Cardiff

External links

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