MGI 2022: Who will be the 10th Miss Grand International?
This Tuesday night 68 women from five continents will compete trying to become the 10th Miss Grand International. Who will she be? This is GB´s final review of each delegate:
Angola
Teresa Sara
GB prediction:
She will try to pull a surprise. Lovely interview, great stage presence.
Argentina
Camila Barraza
GB prediction:
We have a feeling that the organization likes her and she might be in the Top 20. She is good!
Australia
Amber Sidney
GB prediction:
Top 20! What a face, great personality.
Bangladesh
Towhida Tusnim Tifa
GB prediction:
Lovely girl, but an outside shot.
Belarus
Marina Viazankova
GB prediction:
Improbable placement.
Belgium
Chiara Vanderveeren
GB prediction:
We love her energy, but chances of placing are slim.
Bolivia
Camila Sanabria
GB prediction:
Potential to pull a surprise and place in the Top 20.
Brazil
Isabella MeninGB prediction:
The one to beat! 8 in each 10 pages covering the pageant, have her as the winner. She got it all!
Cambodia
Pich Votey Saravody
GB prediction:
Top 20 for sure, possible Top 10.
Canada
Mildred Rincon
GB prediction:
She will try to pull an upset. Lovely contestant!
Chile
Karina Perez Gres
GB prediction:
Great in evening gown, yet, a long shot.
China
Shirley Yu
GB prediction:
Great in national costume, but an improbable placement.
Colombia
Priscilla Londoño
GB prediction:
Top 20 for sure, fighting to be in the Top 10. She delivered one of the best evening gown performances in the preliminary competition.
Costa Rica
Brenda Muñoz
GB prediction:
Top 20.
Crimea
Yulia Pavlikova
GB prediction:
Hundred-to-one shot.
Cuba
Fabien Laurencio
GB prediction:
Fantastic personality, beautiful hair. She will try to pull a surprise.
Curaçao
Kanisha Sluis
GB prediction:
Must be in the Top 10, with a fair chance to reach the Top 5.
Czech Republic
Mariana Bečková
GB prediction:
Favorite for the crown! Watch for her when she gets to hold the microphone!
Denmark
Victoria Kjaer Theilvig
GB prediction:
Some believe she could be one of the reserved surprises for tonight. Top 20, maybe?
Dominican Republic
Jearmanda Ramos
GB prediction:
Top 10! Her preliminary performance was perfect.
Ecuador
Lisseth Naranjo
GB prediction:
Top 20. What a charisma!
El Salvador
Noor Mohamed
GB prediction:
Limited chance to place, but we would love to see it happening!
France
Lucie Carbone
GB prediction:
Could she be an upsetter? Her energy and preliminary interview are amazing.
Germany
Kim Kelly Braun
GB prediction:
Slim chance to place, lovely though.
Ghana
Zahara-Imani Bossman
GB prediction:
Top 20 (we hope!).
Guatemala
Andrea Radford
GB prediction:
Top 20 for sure, fighting to get to the Top 10. We adore her!
Haiti
Paul Anne Estima
GB prediction:
Elegant, but unlikely to place.
Honduras
Saira Cacho
GB prediction:
Possible Top 20, what energy!
Hong Kong
Chan Mei To
GB prediction:
Hundred-to-one chance to place, though we loved her interview.
India
Praachi Nagpal
GB prediction:
She will fight hard to get a spot in the Top 20. Not easy, though. But we like her!
Indonesia
Andina Julie
GB prediction:
Favorite for the crown, even by the contestants themselves!
Ireland
Peace Olaniyi
GB prediction:
Poor prognosis. We thought her interview was very cute, though.
Italy
Miriam Malerba
GB prediction:
Little chance to place, though very cute.
Jamaica
Kim-Marie Spence
GB prediction:
She would be a lovely surprise in the Top 20.
Japan
Seira Inoue
GB prediction:
We don´t know what to think! Absolutely lovely, but can Japan advance in this competitive group?
Korea
Juyeon Lee
GB prediction:
Hundred-to-one chance to advance, very shy.
Laos
Phoutsavanh Vongkhamxao
GB prediction:
The organizers and the contestants like her. Possible Top 20.
Malaysia
Charissa Chong
GB prediction:
She has the attitude, the catwalk, and shall fight for a slot in the Top 20. She´s also an excellent communicator.
Mauritius
Yuvna Rinishta
GB prediction:
Lovely performance, it´s very possible that she will win the Miss Popularity competition and land in the Top 10.
Mexico
Laysha Salazar
GB prediction:
Top 20! We believe she earned her spot after the preliminaries. Solid interview as well.
Mongolia
Elena Egorova
GB prediction:
Long-shot, yet a possibility for the Top 20. Exotic in a good way, very cute personality.
Mozambique
Suema Abdul Rachid
GB prediction:
She already made history for bringing Mozambique to a Grand Slam pageant for the first time.
Myanmar
Ei Ei Aung Htunt
GB prediction:
Top 20! Amazing personality, funny, solid stage performances.
Nepal
Aishworya Shrestha
GB prediction:
Hundred-to-one chance to place, though she has a very pleasant aura.
Netherlands
Marit Beets
GB prediction:
Top 20. Fantastic interview, could have been better in sportswear and evening gown. We hope she will make it!
Nicaragua
Maycrin Juliette Jáenz
GB prediction:
A placement is unexpected. Very confident and nice.
Nigeria
Damilola Bolarinde
GB prediction:
Top 10, at least! She will fight to place in the Top 5.
Pakistan
Aneesa Sheikh
GB prediction:
She´s in the group of candidates who have a fair chance to be in the Top 20.
Panama
Laura de Sanctis
GB prediction:
Fighting to be in the Top 20.
Paraguay
Agatha Leon
GB prediction:
Top 20. Very beautiful, she has that “it factor”. Her interview could have been better.
Peru
Janet Leyva
GB prediction:
Top 20 for sure. Fair chance to reach the Top 10.
Philippines
Roberta Tamondong
GB prediction:
Top 20 and perhaps Top 10.
Poland
Natalia Gryglewska
GB prediction:
Very beautiful, with a fair chance to reach the Top 20.
Portugal
Sabrina Gladio
GB prediction:
She´s trying hard to pull an upset.
Puerto Rico
Oxana Rivera
GB prediction:
Crown favorite! Oxana has it all and could be the one.
Russia
Ekaterina Astashenkova
GB prediction:
Maybe Top 20. She is beautiful and kind, her gown choice was poor. We she makes it, we hope she changes it.
Singapore
Emilbiany Nenggal Intong
GB prediction:
Very elegant, but in such competitive group, her chances to advance are slim.
South Africa
LuJuan Mzyk
GB prediction:
Fighting to be in the Top 20.
Spain
Hirisley Jimenez
GB prediction:
Top 10 or even Top 5.
Sri Lanka
Nihari Perera
GB prediction:
Lovey, but unlikely to place.
Thailand
Engfa Waraha
GB prediction:
Major favorite for the crown. Many pageant-experts believe she could take it all.
Turkiye
Deria Koc
GB prediction:
Hundred-to-one chance to make it.
Uganda
Oliver Nakakande
GB prediction:
We hope she strikes a surprise and lands in the Top 20! What a smart, kind and unique woman!
Ukraine
Olga Vasyliv
GB prediction:
Unlikely to make the cut.
United Kingdom
Sofia Mayers
GB prediction:
Top 20 granted! We hope to see her advancing even further, she´s amazing.
United States
Emily Rose DeMure
GB prediction:
She´s in the tough fight for a Top 20 spot.
Venezuela
Luiseth Materán
GB prediction:
Top 10 for sure, with a very good chance to reach the Top 5, and why not, even fight for the crown.
Vietnam
Đoàn Thiên Ân
GB prediction:
Top 20 for sure. A Top 10 placement could be a smart move by MGI, after all, Vietnam will host the pageant next year. Her interview wasn´t one of the best, but her preliminary presentation was excellent!
The 10th Miss Grand International will be elected tonight.7 PM local time, in Jakarta. Watch it live on GRAND TV.
We take this opportunity to congratulate the organizers on its first 10 GRAND and amazing years, and wish all delegates the best of luck tonight!!
Special thanks to our Super 11 judges:
Marjukka Niemenen (Finland) - With a fantastic eye for beautiful and some colorful writing, Marjukka is a GB commentator and judge since the very beginning, in 1998!
Sally-Ann Fawcett (United Kingdom) - Pageant-related writer and historian, Sally-Ann has been an avid beauty pageant fan and observer since she was a child!
Krit Prachanukul (Thailand) - He was a MGI choreographer in its first years and has been following it from a close distance ever since. Krit is about to launch his own men´s international competition: The Man!
Nick C (Türkiye) - This university professor and pageant analyst has been a GB contributor with his fantastic writing and strong, honest opinions, since 2004.
Rafa Delfin (USA / Philippines) - The man who´s not afraid to say what he thinks, Rafa is the content creator and editor of @criticalbeautyofficial
Hector Joaquin (Puerto Rico) - Pageant presenter, coach and commentator, Hector is also an actor from Puerto Rico.
Andry Febrianto (Indonesia) - Andry runs the popular @bunda.latinas IG account, always keeping the world updated on Indonesia and international pageantry with much talent and class.
Antonio Rivadeneira (Ecuador) - A pageant observer from Ecuador who lives in Canada, Tony´s comments are usually spot-on and unbiased. He´s debuting as a GB judge, welcome!
Julio Rodriguez (Venezuela) - Julio is a renowned pageant historian and commentator from Venezuela who´s currently writing the history of Miss World like no one has done it before!
Kike Sanchez (Peru) - You can spot him year after year covering Miss Grand International, always following the action from a close distance, with full enthusiasm!
Edwin Dominguez (Panama) - Last, but not least, former GB partner and pageant producer (Miss World Panama), the man who covered Miss Grand International in its first years and understands like few what MGI looks for in a winner.
The 10th Miss Grand International will be elected on October 25th, in Jakarta.
How the judging works: Each judge is required to send us her/his winner (3 points), the other four women in the Top 5 (2 points each), and their remaining 5 favorites in the Top 10 (1 point each). The 10 best-ranked candidates + 1 pick from GB´s editor, make the Top 11 list. The judges receive the complete voting sheet after each round, making everything very clear.
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