Miss Grand Australia 2024

Miss Grand Australia 2024
Paitin Powell, the winner of the contest
Date	August 3, 2024
Venue	Sofitel Darling Harbour, Sydney
Entrants	21
Placements	10
Winner	Paitin Powell (Queensland)
Congeniality	Shayal Kumar (Queensland)
Photogenic	Letitia Walker (New South Wales)
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Miss Grand Australia 2024 was the 8th edition of the Miss Grand Australia pageant, held in Sydney on August 3, 2024, ^{[1] [2] [3]} at the Sofitel Darling Harbour. ^{[1] [2] [4]} Twenty-one contestants from 5 states and territories of Australia competed for the title. ^{[3] [5] [6]} Of whom a 25-year-old registered dental nurse from Queensland, Paitin Powell, was named the winner. ^[4] Paitin later represented Australia at the Miss Grand International 2024 pageant, held in Thailand on 25 October 2024, ^[2] but was unplaced. ^{[7] [8]}

In cooperation with Destiny Rescue, all finalists were encouraged to raise funds available to support the campaign against child sexual exploitation and human trafficking. ^{[1] [4] [9]} The contestant elected by the organization based on the campaign activities was awarded "Woman of Impact" and automatically qualified for the top 5 finalists. ^[10]

Result

Placement	Contestant [4] [11]
Miss Grand Australia 2024	Queensland – Paitin Louise Powell
1st runner-up	Victoria – Jada Kyle
2nd runner-up	New South Wales – Patricia Sheeran
3rd runner-up	New South Wales – Letitia Walker
4th runner-up	Western Australia – Courtney-Jade Tester
Special awards [12]
Best in Swimwear	New South Wales – Patricia Sheeran
Best in Evening Gown	Victoria – Jada Kyle
Best in Social Media	Western Australia – Rattana Luangnan Queensland – Paitin Louise Powell
Best in Interview	Queensland – Paitin Louise Powell
Miss Congeniality	Queensland – Shayal Kumar
Miss Photogenic	New South Wales – Letitia Walker
Miss Popularity	New South Wales – Courtney Brittle
Miss People's Choice	New South Wales – Courtney Brittle

Contestants

Twenty-one contestants competed for the title; eighteen from the custom selection ^[3] and three from the wild card procedure. ^{[5] [6] [13]}

State/Territory	Candidate	Age [a]
Australian Capital Territory	Alison Liu [b]	26
	Bianca Lincoln	23
New South Wales	Courtney Brittle	28
	Letitia Walker	22
	Natarsha Haddad [b]	19
	Patricia Sheeran	22
	Rachel Tillott	23
Queensland	Annabelle Munt	19
	Annalise Laver-Megede	18
	Paitin Powell	25
	Shayal Kumar	22
	Tia Lee Jakubenko [b]	19
Victoria	Christina Bashir	20
	Jada Kyle	24
	Jessica Menz	19
	Natalie Bauce	23
	Rozette Wozniak	19
	Windy Anif	28
Western Australia	Aurelia Dinda Prameswari	24
	Courtney-Jade Tester	27
	Rattana Luangnan	24

Notes

1. Ages at the time of the pageant
2. Qualified for the national round through the wild card selection system. ^{[5] [6] [13]}

References

1. Jonathon Moron (July 15, 2024). "Beauty queen's harrowing story: 'I was forced into child prostitution'". The Mercury. Archived from the original on July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
2. "The Grand Gala: Miss Grand Australia National Finals in support of Destiny Rescue". humanitix.com. 2024. Archived from the original on July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
3. Rifai (May 21, 2024). "18 Potret Finalis Miss Grand Australia 2024, Ada Keturunan Indonesia!" (in Indonesian). IDN Times. Archived from the original on July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
4. "Whitsunday Local Crowned Miss Grand Australia 2024". Mackay and Whitsunday Life. August 7, 2024. Archived from the original on August 7, 2024. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
5. "Wild Card Selection Announcement". Miss Grand Australia. July 5, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
6. "Wild Card Selection Announcement". Miss Grand Australia. July 5, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
7. Letícia Paludo (October 25, 2024). "Representante da Índia vence o Miss Grand International; gaúcha Talita Hartmann fica em quinto lugar" [India's representative wins Miss Grand International; Talita Hartmann from Rio Grande do Sul comes in fifth place] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GZH. Archived from the original on October 25, 2024. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
8. Josiah Antonio (October 25, 2024). "India wins Miss Grand International 2024; PH bet CJ Opiaza is 1st runner-up". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on October 25, 2024. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
9. "At Miss Grand Australia, our mission is to be a voice for, to uplift, and inspire women to pursue goals without bias or barriers. We are passionate advocates for the empowerment of women and girls". Destiny Rescue. 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024– via Archive Today.
10. "Special Announcement: MGA Management Team would like to announce that the recipient of the Destiny Rescue "Woman of Impact Award" will be fast-tracked to TOP 5!". Miss Grand Australia. June 23, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
11. "The winner of Miss Grand Australia 2024 is 26-year old, 176 cm tall Model Trainer & Dental Nurse Paitin Powell from Whitsundays, Queensland". Miss Grand Australia. August 4, 2024. Retrieved August 14, 2024– via Archive Today.
12. Top 5 Evening Gown Walk, top 5 Q&A followed by Crowning Ceremony. Miss Grand Australia (Facebook Video). August 3, 2024. Event occurs at 27m30s to 34m05s. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
13. "Wild Card Selection Announcement". Miss Grand Australia. July 5, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.

External links

• Media related to Miss Grand Australia at Wikimedia Commons