Miss Grand International 2016

Miss Grand International 2016
Ariska Putri Pertiwi
Date	October 25, 2016
Presenters	Brian J. White
Venue	Westgate International Theater, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Broadcaster	YouTube Facebook Live
Entrants	74
Placements	21
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
Winner	Ariska Putri Pertiwi   Indonesia
Best National Costume	Ariska Putri Pertiwi   Indonesia
Best in Swimsuit	Selvinique Wright   Bahamas
Best Evening gown	Cherelle 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]}

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.

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

Placement	Contestant [9] [37]
Miss Grand International 2016	Indonesia – Ariska Putri Pertiwi
1st runner-up	Philippines – Nicole Cordoves
2nd runner-up	Thailand – Supaporn Malisorn
3rd runner-up	Puerto Rico – Madison Anderson
4th runner-up	United States – Michelle León
Top 10	Bahamas – Selvinique Wright  South Korea – Cho Ye-Seul §  Macao – Hio Man Chan  Peru – Prissila Howard  Ukraine – Veronika Mykhailyshyn
Top 21	Australia – Dani Fitch  Cuba – Merys Navarro  Jamaica – Dianne Brown  Malaysia – Ranmeet Jassal  Mexico – Paulina Flores Cantú  Portugal – Ana Bomfim  Spain – Adriana Sánchez  Tahiti – Vaiata Buisson  Venezuela – Débora Medina  Vietnam – Nguyễn Thị Loan  Wales – Rachael Tate

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

Special awards

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

Best National Costume

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

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

Contestants

74 contestants competed for the title.

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

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External links

• United States portal

• Miss Grand International official website