Miss Grand Australia 2024 | |
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![]() 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) |
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]
Placement | Contestant [4] [11] |
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Miss Grand Australia 2024 |
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1st runner-up |
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2nd runner-up |
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3rd runner-up |
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4th runner-up |
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Special awards [12] | |
Best in Swimwear |
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Best in Evening Gown |
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Best in Social Media |
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Best in Interview |
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Miss Congeniality |
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Miss Photogenic |
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Miss Popularity |
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Miss People's Choice |
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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] |
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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 |