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Miss Grand International 2016
Ariska Putri Pertiwi
DateOctober 25, 2016
Presenters
VenueWestgate International Theater, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Broadcaster
  • YouTube
  • Facebook Live
Entrants74
Placements21
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
WinnerAriska Putri Pertiwi
Indonesia
Best National CostumeAriska Putri Pertiwi, Indonesia
Best in SwimsuitSelvinique Wright, Bahamas
Best Evening gownCherelle 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

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Date and venue

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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

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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

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Placements

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Placement Contestant[9][37]
Miss Grand International 2016
  •  Indonesia – Ariska Putri Pertiwi
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
  •  Thailand – Supaporn Malisorn
3rd runner-up
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

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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

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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

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74 contestants competed for the title.

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

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