Miss Grand International 2025

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Miss Grand International 2025
Date18 October 2025
VenueMGI Hall, Bangkok, Thailand
BroadcasterYouTube
Returns
  • Costa Rica
  • Hong Kong
  • Kenya
  • Malta
  • Portugal
  • Sri Lanka
  2024

Miss Grand International 2025 will be the 13th edition of the Miss Grand International pageant to be held at the MGI Hall in Bangkok, Thailand, on 18 October 2025. [1]

Contents

Rachel Gupta of India will crown her successor at the end of the event. [2]

Background

Location and date

According to the interview given by the contest president, Nawat Itsaragrisil, in August 2022, the host country for Miss Grand International 2025 had already been decided but could not be revealed at the moment due to a contractual agreement. [3] [4] [5]

On November 18, 2024, the Miss Grand International organization announced on their social media accounts that Thailand would host the pageant for the second consecutive year. [6]

Selection of participants

As of January 2025, three delegates had been confirmed: one won the crown as a supplemental award in a multiple-title national pageant, one earned the title by competing in a 2025 national pageant, and one was appointed.

Debuts, returns and withdrawals

This edition features the return of Malta which last competed in 2016; Kenya in 2020; Portugal and Sri Lanka in 2022; and Costa Rica and Hong Kong in 2023.

Contestants

The following contestants will compete for the title:

Country/TerritoryContestantAge [a] Hometown
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Layanna Robinson [7] 22 Victoria
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Magdalene Takangiro [7] 24 Lokitaung
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta Shailey Micallef [8] 22 Floriana

Upcoming national pageants

Country/TerritoryDate
Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba 28 March 2025 [9]
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 29 March 2025 [10]
Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay 30 March 2025[ citation needed ]
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines March 2025 [11]
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 3 May 2025 [12] [13]
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic
Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar 24 May 2025 [14]
Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala May 2025 [15] [16] [17]
Flag of Laos.svg Laos
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 20 June 2025 [18]
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 28 June 2025 [19]
Flag of the United States.svg Puerto Rico June 2025 [20] [21]
Flag of Spain.svg Spain
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 5 July 2025 [22]
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 14 September 2025 [23]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 2025 [24]
Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon 2025 [25]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 2025 [26]
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 2025 [27]
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica 2025 [28]
Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador 2025 [29]
Flag of Germany.svg Germany 2025 [30]
Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana 2025 [31]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hong Kong 2025 [26]
Flag of India.svg India 2025 [32]
Flag of Italy.svg Italy 2025 [33]
Flag of Japan.svg Japan 2025 [34]
Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal 2025 [35]
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 2025[ citation needed ]
Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua 2025 [36]
Flag of Peru.svg Peru 2025 [37]
Flag of Poland.svg Poland 2025 [38]
Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 2025 [39]
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 2025 [40]
Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania 2025 [41]
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago 2025 [42]
Flag of the United States.svg United States 2025 [43]
Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam 2025 [44]

Notes

  1. Ages at the time of the pageant

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