Miss Grand International 2025 was the 13th Miss Grand International pageant, held at the MGI Hall in Bangkok, Thailand, on 18 October 2025.
CJ Opiaza of the Philippines crowned Emma Tiglao of the Philippines as her successor at the end of the event. This marks the first back-to-back victory in Miss Grand International history.
Contestants from seventy-seven countries and territories competed. The competition was transmitted on the pageant's YouTube channel, GrandTV, and was hosted by Matthew Deane. Miss Grand Thailand 2022, Engfa Waraha, Pitchapa Justice, and Kanlayawan Phet-in performed.
Background Location and date In an interview in August 2022, Nawat Itsaragrisil, president of the Miss Grand International Organization, said the host country for the pageant had already been chosen, but due to contractual obligations, would wait to announce it.
On 18 November 2024, it was announced that Thailand would host the pageant for a second year. The main venue will be the MGI Hall in Bangkok, with pre-pageant events in Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan province. The grand final will take place on 18 October 2025.
Selection of participants Contestants from seventy-seven countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant. Thirty-three of these contestant were appointed to the position after being runners-up in their national pageant, or being chosen through a casting process, and two replaced a removed winner.
On June 5, 2025, the Miss Grand International Organization announced new eligibility rules for contestants, starting with the 2025 contest. The new rules state that contestants must be between 18 and 35 years old.
Replacements Miss Grand Venezuela 2024, Tina Batson, resigned due to financial constraints and was replaced by Miss Grand Venezuela 2025, Nariman Battikha. Likewise, Miss Grand Trinidad and Tobago 2025, Tamara Persad, was removed for contractual reasons and replaced by the second runner-up, Monique Joseph.
Debuts, returns, and withdrawals This contest had the debuts of Iceland, Kyrgyzstan, Martinique, Montenegro and Palestine. Additionally, and the returns of Georgia, which last competed in 2013; Zimbabwe in 2014; Guyana and North Macedonia (Macedonia) in 2015; Malta in 2016; Slovakia and Hungary in 2017; Kazakhstan and Zambia in 2018; Sweden in 2021; Jamaica, Portugal and Sri Lanka in 2022; and Costa Rica, Hong Kong and Turkey in 2023.
Emilia Dides of Chile withdrew from the competition for personal reasons, and was not replaced. Miss Grand Cameroon 2025, Theresia Mah Awageam and Miss Grand Kenya 2024, Magdalene Takangiro, withdrew from the lack of the required license for their respective national organizations to send a representative.
Results Placements
Placement Contestant Miss Grand International 2025 – Emma Tiglao ‡ 1st Runner-Up – Sarunrat Puagpipat 2nd Runner-Up – Aitana Jiménez 3rd Runner-Up – Faith Maria Porter ☆ 4th Runner-Up – Nariman Battikha 5th Runners-Up – Laura Ramos § – Markéta Mörwicková – Ana-Sofía Lendl – Montserrat Villalva – Beatrice Alex Akyoo Top 22 – Jane Baesen – Kaliana Diniz – Madelyn Mejía – Samantha Quenedit – Elisa Mysyshyne – Vina Sitorus – Erika Ishibashi ☆ – Sirisopha Phimmakaisone – Axelle René – Cecilia Romero – Harriotte Lane – Ivana Garcia – Anna Musonda § – Voted into the Top 10 by viewers and awarded as Miss Popular Vote. ‡ – Voted into the Top 22 by viewers and awarded as Country's Power of the Year. ☆ – Voted into the Top 22 by the judges and awarded as Grand Talent.
Special awards Award Contestant Best in Evening Gown – Montserrat VillalvaBest in Swimsuit – Sarunrat PuagpipatBest National Costume – Kaliana Diniz – Vishakha Kanwar – Sarunrat PuagpipatCountry's Power of the Year – Emma TiglaoGrand Talent – Faith Maria Porter – Erika IshibashiMiss Popular Vote – Laura Ramos
Sponsor awards AwardContestantMiss Grand InterContinental Hua Hin Resort – Nariman Battikha
AwardRecipient Golden Grand Award Miss Grand Dominican Republic – Alejandro Martínez, Jorge CruzSilver Grand AwardsMiss Grand India – Sourav Anand, Akanksha Thakur Miss Grand Myanmar – Maran Seng Naw
Pre-pageant events
Fan votes
Pre-arrival voting On 24 September 2025, voting for the pre-arrival voting challenge began on the pageant's official Facebook and Instagram pages by sharing photos of the contestants. People could participate by liking and sharing the posts, which would determine the contestants' scores. The ten contestants with the highest scores will earn the chance to attend a special formal dinner with senior executives of the organization on 1 October 2025.
The ten winners of the pre-arrival voting include: Kaliana Diniz of Brazil, Samantha Quenedit of Ecuador, Ana-Sofía Lendl of Guatemala, Montserrat Villalva of Mexico, Cecilia Romero of Paraguay, Flavia López of Peru, Emma Tiglao of the Philippines, Aitana Jiménez of Spain, Sarunrat Puagpipat of Thailand, and Nariman Battikha of Venezuela.
Country's Power of the Year Voting for Country's Power of the Year began on 8 October 2025 on the pageant's official Facebook and Instagram pages. During this round, the portraits of all contestants were shared with the public. The contestant with the most reactions will automatically be part of the Top 22 semi-finalists in the grand final on 18 October 2025. Placement ContestantWinner – Emma TiglaoTop 4 – Jaukang Nu San Pan – Cecilia Romero – Sarunrat PuagpipatTop 8 – Ana-Sofía Lendl – Vina Sitorus – Flavia López – Yến Nhi Nguyễn Top 20 – Alexandra Rocha – Kaliana Diniz – Laura Ramos – Markéta Mörwicková – Madelyn Mejía – Samantha Quenedit – Brikena Selmani – Viviana Lin Winston – Montserrat Villalva – Aitana Jiménez – Beatrice Alex Akyoo – Nariman Battikha
Grand Talent The Grand Talent competition started with the auditions round on 3 October 2025 at the MGI Hall. Fifteen contestants passed the auditions and moved on to the final round, which took place at the same venue on 13 October 2025. From the final round, five finalists were selected, and the winner of the Grand Talent Competition will be automatically be part of the Top 22 semi-finalists.
Placement Contestant Winners – Faith Maria Porter – Erika IshibashiRunners-up – Medina Ermekova – Isamar Herrera – Anna MusondaTop 15 – Markéta Mörwicková – Samantha Quenedit – Szonja Dudik – Elisa Crocchianti – Tomiris Kadyrkhan – Sirisopha Phimmakaisone – Montserrat Villalva – Jaukang Nu San Pan – Beatrice Alex Akyoo – Sarunrat Puagpipat
Swimsuit competition The Swimsuit competition took place at the InterContinental Resort in Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan on 9 October 2025, and was livestreamed through the pageant's official YouTube channel, GrandTV. Twenty semi-finalists will be selected in this competition: ten will be selected by the judges, while the remaining ten will be decided through public voting. From the twenty, one candidate will be proclaimed as a winner and will be awarded as Best in Swimsuit during the main pageant on 18 October 2025.
Placement Contestant Winner – Sarunrat PuagpipatTop 20Public Vote – Laura Ramos – Samantha Quenedit – Ana-Sofía Lendl – Vina Sitorus – Montserrat Villalva – Cecilia Romero – Flavia López – Emma Tiglao – Yến Nhi Nguyễn Judge's Choice – Gabriella Oxley – Layanna Robinson – Markéta Mörwicková – Faith Maria Porter – Elisa Crocchianti – Erika Ishibashi – Aitana Jiménez – Beatrice Alex Akyoo – Harriotte Lane – Ivana Garcia
National costume competition
The National costume Competition took place at the MGI Hall on 13 October 2025 and was livestreamed through the pageant's official YouTube channel, GrandTV. Twenty semi-finalists will be selected in this competition: ten will be selected by the judges, while the remaining ten will be decided through public voting. From the twenty, three costumes will be announced as winners during the main pageant on 18 October 2025. Placement Contestant Winners – Kaliana Diniz – Vishakha Kanwar – Sarunrat PuagpipatTop 20Public Vote – Alexandra Rocha – Samantha Quenedit – Ana-Sofía Lendl – Vina Sitorus – Montserrat Villalva – Jaukang Nu San Pan – Emma Tiglao – Nariman Battikha – Yến Nhi Nguyễn Judge's Choice – Manar El Saaidy – Elisa Mysyshyne – Erika Ishibashi – Isamar Herrera – Monique Joseph – Harriotte Lane – Ivana Garcia – Anna Musonda
Contestants Seventy-seven contestants competed for the title. Country/Territory Contestant Age Hometown Albania 23 Mirditë Angola 24 Talatona Argentina 27 Juan Bautista Alberdi Armenia 22 Yerevan Australia 25 Gold Coast Belgium 18 Bierges Bolivia 28 Cochabamba Brazil 25 Nova Floresta Canada 23 Victoria China 27 Shenzhen Colombia 29 Bogotá Costa Rica 31 San José Cuba 20 Isla de la Juventud Czech Republic 21 Prague Denmark 21 Odense Dominican Republic 28 Baní Ecuador 25 Quito Egypt 24 Cairo El Salvador 19 Colón France 25 Paris Georgia 28 Tbilisi Germany 27 Sanski Most Ghana 26 Bowie Guatemala 27 Vienna Guyana 27 Georgetown Haiti 27 Artibonite Hong Kong 27 Hong Kong Hungary 26 Veresegyház Iceland 21 Reykjavík India 21 Kota Indonesia 26 Medan Italy 25 Rome Jamaica 23 Kingston Japan 28 Sumida Kazakhstan 23 Kyzylorda Kosovo 25 Prizren Kyrgyzstan 23 Bishkek Laos 26 Champasak Macau 25 Coloane Malaysia 26 Sri Aman Malta 23 Floriana Martinique 24 Le Robert Mexico 26 Mixquiahuala Montenegro 18 Ulcinj Myanmar 22 Namhkam Nepal 18 Lalitpur Netherlands 24 Tiel New Zealand 34 Auckland Nicaragua 19 Juigalpa Nigeria 24 Abuja North Macedonia 25 Kumanovo Palestine 24 Ramallah Panama 31 Alanje Paraguay 21 Caazapá Peru 20 Trujillo Philippines 30 Mabalacat Portugal 27 Aveiro Puerto Rico 28 Dorado Singapore 30 Singapore Slovakia 29 Prešov South Africa 20 Soshanguve South Korea 27 Gyeongbuk Spain 25 Arona Sri Lanka 21 Colombo Sweden 24 Linköping Taiwan 27 Macau Tanzania 25 Dar es Salaam Thailand 29 Nakhon Si Thammarat Trinidad and Tobago 27 Speyside Turkey 28 Istanbul United Kingdom 24 Newcastle United States 23 Orlando United States Virgin Islands 27 Boyle Heights Venezuela 30 Maturín Vietnam 21 Dak Lak Zambia 26 Chongwe Zimbabwe 32 Harare
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References
External links Miss Grand International official website