Miss Grand International 2016

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Miss Grand International 2016
Ariska 2.png
Ariska Putri Pertiwi
DateOctober 25, 2016
Presenters
Venue Westgate International Theater, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Broadcaster
  • YouTube
  • Facebook Live
Entrants74
Placements21
Debuts
  • Aruba
  • Bahamas
  • Iraq
  • Jamaica
  • Lithuania
  • Rwanda
  • Turkey
  • Uruguay
Withdrawals
  • Albania
  • Angola
  • Belarus
  • Bulgaria
  • Cambodia
  • Ghana
  • Guyana
  • Haiti
  • Honduras
  • Iran
  • Israel
  • Kenya
  • North Macedonia
  • Macedonia
  • Mongolia
  • Namibia
  • Nepal
  • Sweden
  • Tonga
  • Tunisia
  • Uganda
  • US Virgin Islands
Returns
  • Ecuador
  • Latvia
  • Luxembourg
  • Mauritius
  • Nicaragua
  • New Zealand
  • Paraguay
  • Russia
  • Switzerland
  • Tahiti
WinnerAriska Putri Pertiwi
Indonesia
Best National CostumeAriska Putri Pertiwi, Indonesia
Best in SwimsuitSelvinique Wright, Bahamas
Best Evening gownCherelle Rose Patterson, England
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Miss Grand International 2016 was the fourth Miss Grand International pageant, [1] held at the Westgate International Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, on October 25, 2016 [1] [2] [3] the first time the contest was held outside Thailand. Candidates from seventy-four countries and territories competed for the title. [1] At the end of the event Claire Elizabeth Parker, Miss Grand International 2015 of Australia crowned Ariska Putri Pertiwi of Indonesia as her successor, [4] [5] [6] making her the first Asian candidate to win the title. [7] Meanwhile, the first to fourth vice-miss titles was awarded to the representatives of the Philippines, Thailand, Puerto Rico, and the United States, respectively. [1] [8] [9]

Contents

The pageant's grand final was hosted by an American television personality, Brian J. White, and was broadcast to audiences worldwide via the pageant YouTube channel and the official Facebook page. [2]

Background

Date and venue

Miss Grand International 2016 contestant and Nawat Itsaragrisil President of the organization Miss Grand International in the press conference of the contest at City Hall in Las Vegas, Nevada. Miss Grand Conferencia.jpg
Miss Grand International 2016 contestant and Nawat Itsaragrisil President of the organization Miss Grand International in the press conference of the contest at City Hall in Las Vegas, Nevada.

At Miss Grand International 2016, contestants from each country are scheduled to arrive at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada. between October 8–9, 2016. The contest organized a shuttle service from the airport to the hotel, Westgate. Las Vegas Resort and Casino Las Vegas by the contestant registration process. Including a sash handing event for representatives of each country has been held in this hotel as well. [10] [11] Then, on October 10, 2016, a press conference for the contest was held at City Hall in Las Vegas, Nevada. Each entrant will have the opportunity to introduce themselves and give a brief statement about the contest or other issues in front of all press conference participants. [2]

After that, on October 11–13, 2016, all contestants visited other attractions and landmarks within the city and nearby areas such as Grand Canyon, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area and Hoover Dam [12] [13] Then on October 14, 2016, the Swimsuit Competition was held at the hotel's swimming pool. The winners of this best swimwear contest were announced in the final round. [13] [14] [15] and the next day All of the contestants attended the William Carr's Photography charity red carpet fashion event to raise funds for Veterans in the United States.

On October 16, 2016 the Best National Costume Contest was held at the Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas. The contestant who receives the most votes from Facebook users around the world will receive the best national costume award. The winner was announced in the final contest on October 25, 2016. [16] [17]

Selection of participants

Of all seventy-four participating candidates, only eleven were determined through the Miss Grand national pageant, including the representatives of Australia, [18] the Dominican Republic, [19] Japan, [20] Myanmar, [21] Netherlands, [22] Nigeria, [23] South Africa, [24] Spain, [25] Sri Lanka, [26] Thailand, [27] and United States, [28] while the candidates from Albania, Cambodia, Kosovo, Namibia, and Nepal who were also named the country representatives for this year edition on the Miss Grand national stages, did not enter the international tournament for different reasons, [29] [30] [31] such as Heng Chantha of Cambodia and Zeenus Lama of Nepal who unabled to compete due to visa issues. [32] [33] [34]

Initially, eighty-seven candidates confirmed their participants but only seventy-six of them literally entered the pageant, while the remaining withdrew. However, two of the entered candidates, Arna Ýr Jónsdóttir of Iceland and Victoria Ericsson of Sweden, later withdrew during the pageant camp due to a conflict with the organizer and health problems, respectively. [35] [36]

Results

Placements

PlacementContestant [9] [37]
Miss Grand International 2016
  • Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia – Ariska Putri Pertiwi
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
  • Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand – Supaporn Malisorn
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
  • Flag of the United States.svg United States – Michelle León
Top 10
  • Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas – Selvinique Wright
  • Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea – Cho Ye-Seul §
  • Flag of Macau.svg Macao – Hio Man Chan
  • Flag of Peru.svg Peru – Prissila Howard
  • Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine – Veronika Mykhailyshyn
Top 21
  • Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia – Dani Fitch
  • Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba – Merys Navarro
  • Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica – Dianne Brown
  • Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia – Ranmeet Jassal
  • Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico – Paulina Flores Cantú
  • Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal – Ana Bomfim
  • Flag of Spain.svg Spain – Adriana Sánchez
  • Flag of French Polynesia.svg Tahiti – Vaiata Buisson
  • Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela – Débora Medina
  • Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam – Nguyễn Thị Loan
  • Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales – Rachael Tate

§ – Voted into the Top 10 via Miss Grand Popular Vote

Special awards

AwardsContestant [1] [9]
Best National Costume
  • Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia – Ariska Putri Pertiwi
Best Evening Gown
  • Flag of England.svg England – Cherelle Rose
Best in Swimsuit
  • Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas – Selvinique Wright
Best in Social Media
  • Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica – Dianne Brown
Miss Popular Vote
  • Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea – Cho Ye-Seul

Best National Costume

Best national costume contest was held on 16 October 2016. [38] [39]

Final ResultsCountry
Best National Costume
  • Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia – Ariska Putri Pertiwi
Top 10
  • Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas – Selvinique Wright
  • Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador – Carmen Iglesias
  • Flag of India.svg India – Pankhuri Gidwani
  • Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia – Ranmeet Jassal
  • Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay – Cindy Nordmann
  • Flag of Peru.svg Peru – Prissila Howard
  • Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines – Nicole Cordoves
  • Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand – Supaporn Malisorn
  • Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam – Nguyễn Thị Loan

Contestants

74 contestants competed for the title.

Country/TerritoryContestantAgeHometown
Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba Chimay Ramos [40] 23 Willemstad
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Dani Fitch [18] 27 Sydney
Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas Selvinique Wright [41] 24 Nassau
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Kawtar Riahi Idrissi [42] 21 Gembloux
Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia Mory Joselyn Toro [43] 22 Copacabana
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Renata Sena [44] 21 Cuiabá
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Monica Horvat [45] 26 Calgary
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Siru He [46] 19 Huizhou
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Juliana Margarita Flórez [47] 24 Popayán
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica Monique Rodríguez [48] 27 San José
Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba Merys Navarro [49] 24 Puerto Padre
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic Monika Vaculíková [50] 25 Bruntál
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Ida Sjöström [51] 17 Copenhagen
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic Lucero Arias [19] 19 Jarabacoa
Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador Carmen Iglesias [52] 22 Guayaquil
Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Mireille Azer [53] 22 Port Fouad
Flag of England.svg England Cherelle Rose Patterson [54] 26 Sutton-in-Ashfield
Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia Merylin Nau [55] 22 Tallinn
Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia Genet Tsegay [56] 25 Addis Ababa
Flag of France.svg France Océane Pernodet [57] 21 Remiremont
Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala Susan Larios Cruz [58] 24 Jalapa
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong Rebecca Lau Hoi-Yee [57] 25 Hong Kong City
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Anna Varadi [59] 24 Budapest
Flag of India.svg India Pankhuri Gidwani [60] 19 Lucknow
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia Ariska Putri Pertiwi [7] 22 Medan
Flag of Iraq.svg IraqKlaodia Khalaf [57] 21 Baghdad
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Martina Corrias [61] 18 Naples
Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Dianne Brown [62] 25 Kingston
Flag of Japan.svg Japan Ayaka Sato [20] 27 Aichi
Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia Meldra Rozenberga [63] 20 Rīga
Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania Aista Maciulyte [57] 17 Klaipėda
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Natascha Bintz [64] 26 Luxembourg City
Flag of Macau.svg Macau Hio Man Chan [65] 21 Macau City
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Ranmeet Jassal [66] 24 Selangor
Flag of Malta.svg Malta Christine Mifsud [67] 25 Iż-Żejtun
Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius Bibi Kasar Sehba Ramjaun [68] 22 Port Louis
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Paulina Flores [69] 25 Monterrey
Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova Alina Staicu [70] 27 Chișinău
Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar Nandar Lwin [21] 23 Yangon
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Floor Masselink [22] 21 Groningen
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Margaret Brown [57] 22 Auckland
Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua Michelle Lacayo [71] 27 Diriamba
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Rachel Ikekhuame [23] 25 Umuahia
Flag of Norway.svg Norway Yasmin Osee Aakre [72] 27 Stavanger
Flag of Panama.svg Panama Selena Santamaría [73] 19 Colón
Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay Cindy Nordmann [74] 20 Encarnación
Flag of Peru.svg Peru Prissila Howard [75] 25 Piura
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Nicole Cordoves [76] 24 Makati
Flag of Poland.svg Poland Marta Redo [77] 24 Czarna Białostocka
Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Ana Bomfim [78] 25 Bragança
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico Madison Anderson [79] 20 Phoenix
Flag of Romania.svg Romania Ioana Mihalache [80] 25 Constanţa
Flag of Russia.svg Russia Daria Zatsepina [81] 22 Stavropol
Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda Sonia Gisa [57] 25 Kigali
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Gemma Palmer [82] 21 Aberfoyle
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Sabrina Ng [57] 20Singapore City
Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia Viktória Nagyová [83] 20 Bratislava
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Caitlin Harty [24] 21 Polokwane
Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea Cho Ye-Seul [84] 24 Seoul
Flag of South Sudan.svg South Sudan Teresa Yuol [85] 22 Juba
Flag of Spain.svg Spain Adriana Sánchez [25] 25 Málaga
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Buddhika Ruman [26] 24 Tirunelveli
Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname Daryola Brandon [57] 21 Paramaribo
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland Ambre Chavailla [86] 18 Zürich
  Tahiti Vaiata Buisson [87] 22 Papeete
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei Ri-Xing Zhu [88] 26 Taipei
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Supaporn Malisorn [27] 22 Songkhla
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Diana Osypenko [89] 27 Korkuteli
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Veronika Mykhailyshyn [90] 20 Odesa
Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay Melina Carballo [91] 20 Montevideo
Flag of the United States.svg United States Michelle León [28] 19 Newburgh
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela Débora Medina [92] 22 San Cristóbal
Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam Nguyễn Thị Loan [93] 26 Thái Bình
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales Rachael Tate [94] 27 Cardiff

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