Miss Grand International 2017 was the fifth Miss Grand International pageant, held at the Vinpearl Phu Quoc Resort and Villas Convention Hall in Phú Quốc, Vietnam, on October 25, 2017.
Ariska Putri Pertiwi of Indonesia crowned María José Lora of Peru as her successor at the end of the event.
Background Date and venue On the grand final coronation night of the Miss Grand International 2016, held in Las Vegas, Nevada, on October 25, in addition to crowning the winner, the host of the event also announced that Vietnam had been selected as the venue to host next year's competition, making it the second time that Vietnam had been chosen to host the pageant since hosting the Miss Universe pageant in 2008. However, further schedule details have not been revealed at that moment.
Later, on October 26, 2016, Nguyễn Đăng Chương, Director General of the Department of Performing Arts, stated that the pageant activities is scheduled for the provinces of Quảng Bình, Thừa Thiên Huế and Kiên Giang from October 5–25, with grand final on October 25, in Phú Quốc Islands, Kiên Giang. The other two sub-contests, Swimsuit competition and the preliminary round, was also set for Phú Quốc on October 17 and 23, while another sub-event, the national costume competition, was scheduled to take place in Quảng Bình on October 12.
The press conference was officially arranged later in April 2017 at the Pan Pacific Hanoi Hotel in Hanoi, where the additional pageant schedule was revealed. In addition to the president of Miss Grand International, Nawat Itsaragrisil, the event also featured the presence of Trần Minh Tiến, chairman and CEO of Lasta Multimedia and Let's Viet TV channel, who was the contest's chief organizer, as well as Ariska Putri Pertiwi, Miss Grand International 2016, and all four runners-up.
Selection of participants
Contestants from 77 countries and territories have been selected to compete in the competition. Twenty-five of these delegates were determined through the national pageant, thirteen were appointed to their positions after being runner-ups in their national pageant, and the remaining thirty-nine delegates were appointed to the title without participating in any national pageants, such as the representative of Hong Kong.
The original representatives of Canada, Cuba, Denmark, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Hungary, Myanmar, and Venezuela resigned or were dethroned for different reasons, and were replaced by the newly elected representatives. Meanwhile, the representatives of Albania, Iran, Ireland, Kosovo, Namibia, Singapore, and Trinidad and Tobago, did not enter the international tournament for unknown reasons.
Results Placements PlacementContestant Miss Grand International 2017 – María José Lora 1st Runner-Up – Tulia Alemán 2nd Runner-Up – Elizabeth Clenci 3rd Runner-Up – Brenda Jiménez 4th Runner-Up – Nikola Uhlířová Top 10 – Dea Rizkita § – Eyga Mojus – Pamela Pasinetti – Snizhana Tanchuk – Nguyễn Trần Huyền My Top 20 – Kassandra Kashian – Caroline Venturini – Xuejiao Chen – Amalia Matamoros – Anukriti Gusain – Chinnally Nolasing – Yoana Gutiérrez – Kelly van den Dungen – Lia Ashmore – Svetlana Khokhlova § – Voted into the Top 10 by viewers and awarded as Miss Popular Vote
Special awards AwardContestant Best National Costume – Dea Rizkita Best Evening Gown – Xuejiao Chen Best in Swimsuit – Amalia MatamorosBest in Social Media – Leah AshmoreMiss Popular Vote – Dea Rizkita
Pageant Format In the grand final round on October 25, after an introduction section, twenty-one contestants, who were selected through the preliminary round held on October 23 as well as all pre-pageant scorings, qualified for the quarterfinal round, in which each of the qualified candidates competed in the swimsuit. The score from the quarterfinals, as well as all previous accumulation scores, determined the nine semifinal finalists, together with the winner of the Miss Popular vote, which was elected through public voting, completed the top ten.
The ten finalists competed against each other in the evening gown and speech session, then the final five were selected to continue in the question and answer portion, in which the winner and all four runners-up were determined.
The panel of judges in the grand final round, including: Nawat Itsaragrisil – President of Miss Grand International Teresa Chaivisut – Vice president of Miss Grand International Janelee Chaparro – Miss Grand International 2013 Daryanne Lees – Miss Grand International 2014 Claire Elizabeth Parker – Miss Grand International 2015 Ariska Putri Pertiwi – Miss Grand International 2016 Lê Sĩ Hoàng – Vietnamese fashion designer
Contestants 77 contestants competed for the title. Country/TerritoryDelegateAgeHometown ArgentinaYoana Don26Santiago del Estero AustraliaKassandra Kashian22Sydney BahamasRejean Bosh21Harbour Island BelarusPanova Denisovna19Minsk BelgiumRachel Nimegeers21Antwerp BoliviaMariem Suárez21Santa Cruz de la Sierra BrazilCaroline Venturini22Tramandaí BulgariaRalitsa Kandova21Sofía CambodiaKhloem Sreykea18Phnom Penh CanadaNatalie Allin24Kelowna ChileNicole Ebner26La Florida ChinaXuejiao Chen26Shanghai ColombiaFrancy Castaño †23Santander de Quilichao Costa RicaAmalia Matamoros27Naranjo CubaLisandra Delgado27Havana Czech RepublicNikola Uhlířová19Baška DenmarkIben Haahr Berner23Gudbjerg Dominican RepublicSurahai Reyes21Santo Domingo EcuadorAnalía Vernaza23Quito EgyptMerna Ayman Hosny25Cairo EnglandNoky Simbani19Derby EstoniaSusanna Lehtsalu24Tallinn EthiopiaSelamawit Teklay22Mekele FijiNadine Roberts22Sydney FinlandEveliina Tikka22Kokkola FranceSonia Aït Mansour24Paris GermanyJuliane Rohlmann26Berlín GuadeloupeKrystel Landry24Les Abymes GuatemalaAlejandra Castro25Guatemala City HaitiJennifer Alexis24Port-au-Prince Hong KongHoi Lam Law25Hong Kong HungaryDalma Kármán22Tápióbicske IndiaAnukriti Gusain22Lansdowne IndonesiaDea Rizkita24Bandung JamaicaJenaae Jackson27Kingston JapanErika Tsuji27Kioto LaosChinnaly Nolasing18Sisattanak LebanonChristine Houry25Beirut LithuaniaIrmina Preišegalavičiūtė20Panevėžys MacauKayii Lei24Macau MalaysiaSanjeda John25Kota Kinabalu MexicoYoana Gutiérrez23San Miguel el Alto MongoliaAnujin Sugirjav20Ulaanbaatar MyanmarAye Chan Moe24Yangon NepalZeenus Lama25Kathmandu NetherlandsKelly van den Dungen23Amsterdam New ZealandMeghan Kenney22Auckland NicaraguaMartha Meza25Estelí NigeriaPrincess Omowunmi Agunbiade21Port Harcourt Northern IrelandChloe Davies20Derry PanamaAndrea María Torres23Penonomé ParaguayLeah Ashmore22Villarrica PeruMaría José Lora27Trujillo PhilippinesElizabeth Clenci 26Mandaue PortugalDiana Sofía Santos21Porto Puerto RicoBrenda Jiménez27Aguadilla RussiaSvetlana Khokhlova22Kostroma ScotlandAmy Meisak24Hamilton SerbiaMaja Smiljković24Niš Sierra LeoneNyallay Sia Kamara23Freetown SlovakiaKlaudia Kurucz24Kráľovičove Kračany South AfricaYajna Debideen23Durban South KoreaHa Young-park25Seoul South SudanEyga Mojus26Juba SpainMariana Rico17Málaga Sri LankaVisna Fernando26Negombo SwedenMaja Westlin19Örnsköldsvik TanzaniaBatuli Mohamed20Dodoma TatarstanAigul Zaripova26Kazan ThailandPamela Pasinetti24Phuket UgandaPriscilla Achieng24Tororo UkraineSnizhana Tanchuk26Lviv United StatesTaylor Kessler21Houston United States Virgin IslandsBrianna Key26Texas City VenezuelaTulia Alemán24Mene de Mauroa VietnamNguyễn Trần Huyền My22Hanoi WalesNadia Suliman24Llanelli
References
External links Miss Grand International official website