Miss Grand Australia 2024 | |
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![]() Sydney, the host city of the contest | |
Date | August 3, 2024 |
Venue | Sofitel Darling Harbour, Sydney |
Entrants | 21 |
Placements | 10 |
Winner | TBA |
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]
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]
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/Territory | Candidate | Age [lower-alpha 1] |
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Australian Capital Territory | Alison Liu [lower-alpha 2] | 26 |
Bianca Lincoln | 23 | |
New South Wales | Courtney Brittle | 28 |
Letitia Walker | 22 | |
Natarsha Haddad [lower-alpha 2] | 19 | |
Patricia Sheeran | 22 | |
Rachel Tillott | 23 | |
Queensland | Annabelle Munt | 19 |
Annalise Laver-Megede | 18 | |
Paitin Powell | 25 | |
Shayal Kumar | 22 | |
Tia Lee Jakubenko [lower-alpha 2] | 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 |
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