Miss Grand United States Virgin Islands 2024

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Miss Grand United States Virgin Islands 2024
Samantha Keaton 2024.png
Samantha Keaton, the dethroned winner
DateMarch 25, 2024
Presenters
  • Shaquille Urie
  • Carisa Peart
VenueCUZ Miami Venue, Doral, Florida, United States
Entrants8
Placements5
Debuts
WinnerSamantha Keaton (Coral Bay) (Dethroned)
2025 

Miss Grand United States Virgin Islands 2024 was the inaugural edition of the Miss Grand United States Virgin Islands pageant, held on March 25, 2024, [1] [2] at the CUZ Miami Venue, Doral, Florida, United States. [3] Eight candidates from different cities and sub-districts competed for the title, [1] of whom a 23-year-old model and former 1st runner-up Miss Grand United States 2023 representing Coral Bay, Samantha Keaton, was elected the winner, while the representatives of Christiansted, Shriya Boppana, and Reef Bay, London Tucker, were named the runners-up. [1] [2] [4] The event was managed by Brian Javier of BJ Apparel, who has been the licensee of Miss Grand United States Virgin Islands since 2023. [5]

Contents

Keaton represented the United States Virgin Islands in the Miss Grand International 2024 pageant, held in Thailand on October 25, 2024. [1] [2] [4] and was placed among the top 20 finalists; [6] however, Keaton was dethroned on October 26, 2024, abruptly following the international contest, [7] [8] [9] due to contractual issues. [10] [11] Meanwhile, the 2nd runner-up, London Tucker, was sent to compete at Miss Cosmo 2024, [12] but later withdrew. [13]

Background

After acquiring the license and appointing the representatives to compete internationally in 2023, the Miss Grand US Virgin Islands director, Brian Javier, announced in late 2023 that the first edition of the national contest would be held in early 2024 to select the territory representative for the Miss Grand International 2024 pageant in Myanmar. An application for such a national contest was virtually opened in November 2023, and the final 10 qualified finalists were later unveiled on January 15, 2024, with the grand final competition scheduled for March 25. [1] [2]

Result

Miss Grand United States Virgin Islands 2024 competition result by division
Color key:
Twemoji12 1f451.svg  Winner
  Top 5
Eo circle indigo white number-1.svg  1st runner-up
  Unplaced
Eo circle indigo white number-2.svg  2nd runner-up
  Withdrew
  No representative
PlacementCandidate [1] [2]
Miss Grand United States Virgin Islands 2024
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
Top 5

Contestants

Eight contestants competed for the title. [5]

Withdrawn contestants

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Á hậu Mỹ đăng quang Hoa hậu Hòa bình đảo US Virgin". Tiền Phong. March 28, 2024. Archived from the original on March 29, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "American runner-up was crowned Miss Grand US Virgin Island". www.vietnam.vn. March 29, 2024. Archived from the original on March 30, 2024. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  3. "Miss Grand USVI 2024". grandusvirginislands.store. 2024. Archived from the original on January 15, 2024. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  4. 1 2 Sharron Melton (April 11, 2024). "CW39 Welcomes Samantha Keaton Miss Grand U.S. Virgin Islands 2024". KTSM-TV . Archived from the original on April 12, 2024. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Miss Grand US Virgin Islands 2024 contestants". grandusvirginislands.store. January 2024. Archived from the original on January 15, 2024. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  6. "Miss Grand International updates Top 10 roster after crowning of CJ Opiaza". ABS-CBN News. June 10, 2025. Archived from the original on June 10, 2025.
  7. Javier, Brian. "Samantha Catherine Keaton Dethroned". instagram.com. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  8. "ดราม่านางงามโผล่อีก! ปลดฟ้าผ่า Miss Grand US Virgin Islands หลังเพิ่งประกวด MGI ที่ไทยเสร็จหมาดๆ" [Another beauty pageant drama! Miss Grand US Virgin Islands was fired after finishing the MGI competition in Thailand.]. Matichon (in Thai). October 26, 2024. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
  9. Minh Nghĩa (October 26, 2024). "Một hoa hậu bị phế truất ngay sau chung kết Miss Grand International 2024" [A beauty queen was dethroned right after the final of Miss Grand International 2024]. VietNamNet (in Vietnamese). Retrieved November 30, 2024.
  10. "A beauty queen was dethroned right after the final of Miss Grand International 2024 - Vietnam.vn" (in Vietnamese). October 26, 2024. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  11. JLO. "India crowned MGI, 1 Miss was immediately stripped of her crown for an unexpected reason". vgt.vn.
  12. VietNamNet News. "Miss Cosmo 2024: Stunning beauties in bikinis and unexpected falls on stage". VietNamNet News. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  13. Net News, VietNam. "Báo VietnamNet". VietNamNet News (in Vietnamese). Retrieved September 29, 2025.

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