Miss Teen International (India)

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Miss Teen International (India)
Formation2018;7 years ago (2018)
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersNew Delhi
Location
  • India
Official language
English
Director
Nikhil Anand
Parent organization
Glamanand Group
Website missteeninternational.com

Miss Teen International is an annual beauty pageant for girls aged 14 to 19 from various countries. The event is organized by the Glamanand Group, a company led by Indian businessman Nikhil Anand. [1] [2]

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In July 2024, the pageant took place in Jaipur, India, where Ly Muyleang from Cambodia was crowned Miss Teen International 2024. [3]

History

In 2016, Glamanand Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., under Nikhil Anand, announced plans to revitalize the Miss Teen International pageant. The first edition of the revamped event took place in 2018 and has since been held annually in India. Glamanand Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. holds the Indian trademark for "Miss Teen International" related to beauty pageants. [4] [5] [6]

In 2018, Odalys Duarte from Mexico was crowned the first Miss Teen International under the ownership of Glamanand Group. [7]

The current titleholder, Ly Muyleang of Cambodia, was crowned on July 7, 2024, in Jaipur, India. She succeeded Bárbara Párraga of Venezuela. [8]

Titleholders

YearCountryMiss Teen InternationalVenueEntrantsRef.
2018Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Odalys Duarte Delhi, India 10 [9]
2019 Flag of India.svg  India Aayushi Dholakia Gurugram, India 13
2022 Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Ngô Ngọc Gia Hân20 [10]
2023 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Bárbara Párraga Phnom Penh, Cambodia 21 [11]
2024 Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia Ly Muyleang Jaipur, India 28

Note – Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no editions of the event were held in years 2020 and 2021.

Runners-up

YearRunners-up
FirstSecondThirdFourth
2018Ritika Khatnani
Flag of India.svg  India
Kiara Pineda
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Not awarded
2019 Yessenia Garcia
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Anicia Gaothusi
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
Francesca Beatriz Abalajon
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Kayla Wright
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
2022 Alessandra Gonzalez
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Anne Brouwer
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Not awarded
2023 Mannat Siwach
Flag of India.svg  India
Nidanath Sok
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia
Itamar Salcedo
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Bùi Vũ Xuân Nghi
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
2024 Annette Moreno Viu
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Oriana Ribeiro
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Onkatlile Koolatotse
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
Regina González
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico

Continental Queens

YearAfricaAmericasAsiaEuropeIntercontinental
2019Anicia Gaothusi
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
Alessandra Santos
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Phan Anh Thư
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
Tanya Pozzo
Flag of France.svg  France
Francesca Beatriz Abalajon
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
2022Gimhani Mohau Perera
Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana
Nabila Villanueva
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
Rashi Parasrampuria
Flag of India.svg India
Venera Stanisavljevic
Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia
Not awarded
2023Washu Masindi Hlabioa
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Paulina Rodríguez
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Angel Jed Latorre
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Floortje Timmer
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Not awarded
2024Not awarded

See also

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