Miss Grand International 2016 was the fourth Miss Grand International pageant, held at the Westgate International Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, on October 25, 2016 the first time the contest was held outside Thailand. Candidates from seventy-four countries and territories competed for the title. At the end of the event Claire Elizabeth Parker, Miss Grand International 2015 of Australia crowned Ariska Putri Pertiwi of Indonesia as her successor, making her the first Asian candidate to win the title. Meanwhile, the first to fourth vice-miss titles was awarded to the representatives of the Philippines, Thailand, Puerto Rico, and the United States, respectively.
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. 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.
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 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. 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. 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, such as Heng Chantha of Cambodia and Zeenus Lama of Nepal who unabled to compete due to visa issues.
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.
Results Placements Placement Contestant Miss Grand International 2016 – Ariska Putri Pertiwi 1st Runner-Up – Nicole Cordoves 2nd Runner-Up – Supaporn Malisorn 3rd Runner-Up – Madison Anderson 4th Runner-Up – Michelle León Top 10 – Selvinique Wright – Hio Man Chan – Prissila Howard – Cho Ye-Seul § – Veronika Mykhailyshyn Top 20 – 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 by viewers and awarded as Miss Popular Vote
Special awards AwardsContestant Best National Costume – Ariska Putri Pertiwi Best Evening Gown – Cherelle Rose Best in Swimsuit – Selvinique Wright Best in Social Media – Dianne Brown Miss Popular Vote – Cho Ye-Seul
Best National Costume Best national costume contest was held on 16 October 2016.
Final resultsCountry Best National Costume – Ariska Putri PertiwiTop 10 – Selvinique Wright – Carmen Iglesias – Pankhuri Gidwani – Ranmeet Jassal – Cindy Nordmann – Prissila Howard – Nicole Cordoves – Supaporn Malisorn – Nguyễn Thị Loan
Contestants 74 contestants competed for the title. Country/Territory Contestant Age Hometown ArubaChimay Ramos23Willemstad AustraliaDani Fitch27Sydney BahamasSelvinique Wright24Nassau BelgiumKawtar Riahi Idrissi21Gembloux BoliviaMory Joselyn Toro22Copacabana BrazilRenata Sena21Cuiabá CanadaMonica Horvat26Calgary ChinaSiru He19Huizhou ColombiaJuliana Margarita Flórez24Popayán Costa RicaMonique Rodríguez27San José CubaMerys Navarro24Puerto Padre Czech RepublicMonika Vaculíková25Bruntál DenmarkIda Sjöström17Copenhagen Dominican RepublicLucero Arias19Jarabacoa EcuadorCarmen Iglesias22Guayaquil EgyptMireille Azer22Port Fouad EnglandCherelle Rose Patterson26Sutton-in-Ashfield EstoniaMerylin Nau22Tallinn EthiopiaGenet Tsegay25Addis Ababa FranceOcéane Pernodet21Remiremont GuatemalaSusan Larios Cruz24Jalapa Hong KongRebecca Lau Hoi-Yee25Hong Kong City HungaryAnna Varadi24Budapest IndiaPankhuri Gidwani19Lucknow IndonesiaAriska Putri Pertiwi22Medan IraqKlaodia Khalaf21Baghdad ItalyMartina Corrias18Naples JamaicaDianne Brown25Kingston JapanAyaka Sato27Aichi LatviaMeldra Rozenberga20Riga LithuaniaAista Maciulyte17Klaipėda LuxembourgNatascha Bintz26Luxembourg City MacauHio Man Chan21Macau City MalaysiaRanmeet Jassal24Selangor MaltaChristine Mifsud25Iż-Żejtun MauritiusBibi Kasar Sehba Ramjaun22Port Louis MexicoPaulina Flores Cantú25Monterrey MoldovaAlina Staicu27Chișinău MyanmarNandar Lwin23Yangon NetherlandsFloor Masselink21Groningen New ZealandMargaret Brown22Auckland NicaraguaMichelle Lacayo27Diriamba NigeriaRachel Ikekhuame25Umuahia NorwayYasmin Osee Aakre27Stavanger PanamaSelena Santamaría19Colón ParaguayCindy Nordmann20Encarnación PeruPrissila Howard25Piura PhilippinesNicole Cordoves24Makati PolandMarta Redo24Czarna Białostocka PortugalAna Bomfim25Bragança Puerto RicoMadison Anderson20Phoenix RomaniaIoana Mihalache25Constanţa RussiaDaria Zatsepina22Stavropol RwandaSonia Gisa25Kigali ScotlandGemma Palmer21Aberfoyle SingaporeSabrina Ng20Singapore City SlovakiaViktória Nagyová20Bratislava South AfricaCaitlin Harty21Polokwane South Korea Cho Ye-Seul24Seoul South SudanTeresa Yuol22Juba SpainAdriana Sánchez25Málaga Sri Lanka Buddhika Ruman24Tirunelveli Suriname Daryola Brandon21Paramaribo SwitzerlandAmbre Chavailla18Zürich TahitiVaiata Buisson 22Papeete TaiwanRi-Xing Zhu26Taipei ThailandSupaporn Malisorn22Prachinburi TurkeyDiana Osypenko27Korkuteli UkraineVeronika Mykhailyshyn20Odesa United StatesMichelle León19Newburgh UruguayMelina Carballo20Montevideo VenezuelaDébora Medina22San Cristóbal VietnamNguyễn Thị Loan26Thái Bình WalesRachael Tate27Cardiff
References
External links
Miss Grand International official website