Miss Grand Australia 2024

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Miss Grand Australia 2024
Sydney CBD, northeast view 20230224 1.jpg
Sydney, the host city of the contest
DateAugust 3, 2024
Venue Sofitel Darling Harbour, Sydney
Entrants21
Placements10
WinnerTBA
  2023

Miss Grand Australia 2024 will be the 8th edition of the Miss Grand Australia pageant, scheduled to be held in Sydney on August 3, 2024, [1] [2] [3] at the Sofitel Darling Harbour. [1] [2] Twenty-one contestants from 5 states and territories of Australia will compete for the title. [3] [4] [5] The winner of which will represent the country at the Miss Grand International 2024 pageant to be held on October 25, 2024. [2]

Contents

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] [6] The contestant elected by the organization based on the campaign activities will be awarded "Woman of Impact" and automatically qualify for the top 5 finalists. [7]

Contestants

Twenty-one contestants will compete for the title; eighteen from the custom selection [3] and three from the wild card procedure. [4] [5] [8]

State/TerritoryCandidateAge [lower-alpha 1]
Australian Capital Territory Alison Liu [lower-alpha 2] 26
Bianca Lincoln23
New South Wales Courtney Brittle28
Letitia Walker22
Natarsha Haddad [lower-alpha 2] 19
Patricia Sheeran22
Rachel Tillott23
Queensland Annabelle Munt19
Annalise Laver-Megede18
Paitin Powell25
Shayal Kumar22
Tia Lee Jakubenko [lower-alpha 2] 19
Victoria Christina Bashir20
Jada Kyle24
Jessica Menz19
Natalie Bauce23
Rozette Wozniak19
Windy Anif28
Western Australia Aurelia Dinda Prameswari24
Courtney-Jade Tester27
Rattana Luangnan24
Notes
  1. Ages at the time of the pageant
  2. 1 2 3 Qualified for the national round through the wild card selection system. [4] [5] [8]

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