Peruvian beauty crowned Miss Grand International 2023, Le Hoang Phuong won 4th runner-up

70 Miss Grand International 2023 contestants entered the final night after nearly 1 month of participating in competitions held in Vietnam.

22:46: Miss Grand International 2023 named the representative from Peru - beauty Luciana Fuster. The first runner-up belongs to Miss Grand Myanmar.

The new Miss Grand International 2023 was crowned by Miss Grand International 2022 Isabella Menin. Photo: Organizing Committee

The new Miss Grand International 2023 belongs to the representative from Peru. Photo: Organizing Committee

The first runner-up of Miss Grand International 2023 belongs to the representative from Myanmar. Photo: Organizing Committee

Miss Grand Colombia was named as the second runner-up. Since the beginning of the contest, she has always been on the top 5 prediction list of beauty sites.

The second runner-up of Miss Grand International 2023 belongs to the representative from Colombia. Photo: Organizing Committee

22:40: The 4th runner-up position belongs to Le Hoang Phuong. The 28-year-old beauty had a memorable journey from competing at Miss Grand Vietnam to the international arena. After that, Miss Grand America won the 3rd runner-up title. She is one of the contestants who is considered to have a beautiful face but is 29 years old this year and has a modest height.

The 3rd runner-up of Miss Grand International 2023 belongs to the representative from the US. Photo: Organizing Committee

Le Hoang Phuong won 4th runner-up at Miss Grand International 2023. Photo: Organizing Committee

22:34: Miss Grand Russia was named in the Best Evening Gown award. In addition, the Grand Voice Award (for the beauty with the best voice) went to Miss Grand Ghana. This is a newly added sub-award category of Miss Grand International. At the same time, the 5 contestants who stopped in the top 10 were representatives of Indonesia, Thailand, the Netherlands, the Dominican Republic, and Angola, becoming the 5th runner-up this year. 22:15: The 5 strongest contestants entered the behavioral round. They received the same question: "If you had the opportunity to talk to the leaders of Israel and Palestine about the current conflict between the two sides, who would you choose to talk to and what would you say to help resolve the current situation?" This question is considered difficult, requiring extensive knowledge of politics and history.

Miss Grand Vietnam Le Hoang Phuong. Photo: Organizing Committee

21:50: The contestants are gorgeous in evening gowns. After this round, the top 5 were revealed including Miss Grand Colombia, Miss Grand Peru, Miss Grand USA, Miss Grand Myanmar, Miss Grand Vietnam.

Top 5 Miss Grand International 2023. Photo: Organizing Committee

Miss Grand Colombia. Photo: Organizing Committee

Miss Grand America. Photo: Organizing Committee

21:25: Miss Grand International Isabella Menin choked up as she took her final steps in her term. She was moved by the cheers from the Vietnamese audience and expressed her gratitude for being able to travel to many places, spreading the message of peace.

Miss Grand Thailand performs in evening gown. Photo: Organizing Committee

21:15: 10 contestants wearing Vietnamese ao dai began their presentation on peace. The topic revolved around peace, love, and compassion in society. Miss Le Hoang Phuong concluded her presentation on peace with a presentation in English and Vietnamese: “Many children were born in war, grew up in war, and died because of war like in Israel... Have they ever known the beauty of peace? As an architect, I feel heartbroken when I see houses and families destroyed by war. Thousands of people have died, children cannot go to school. Millions of people fall into despair, they do not know where to go when they no longer have a home. Today, I stand here, I want my voice to be heard. Resolve conflicts through dialogue, not with guns and bullets. Let children know the beauty of peace.”

Le Hoang Phuong received support from the audience during his presentation. Photo: Organizing Committee

21:00: The two Grand Awards in the Gold and Silver categories were respectively awarded to the National Director of Indonesia and the National Director of Vietnam. According to the announcement, Myanmar will be the host country of Miss Grand International 2024. 20:52: The final Top 10 was announced, including the following beauties: Miss Grand Myanmar, Miss Grand Netherlands, Miss Grand Angola, Miss Grand Colombia, Miss Grand Thailand, Miss Grand USA, Miss Grand Vietnam, Miss Grand Indonesia, Miss Grand Dominican Republic, Miss Grand Peru. 20:38: Miss Grand Dominican Republic won the Best in Swimsuit award. Meanwhile, Miss Grand Myanmar won the Miss Popular Vote contest and went straight to the top 10.

Miss Grand Vietnam. Photo: Organizing Committee

20:25: 70 girls show off their energetic and vibrant dance moves to open the swimsuit competition. After that, the top 20 start performing in bikinis to show off their bodies and catwalk skills. This year, many representatives have the advantage of height (over 1.75m) such as Colombia, Vietnam, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, France, Netherlands, Puerto Rico...

Miss Grand Thailand. Photo: Organizing Committee

20:05: Top 20 Miss Grand International 2023 officially revealed, including representatives from: Miss Grand Myanmar, Miss Grand USA, Miss Grand Puerto Rico, Miss Grand Nigeria, Miss Grand Czech Republic, Miss Grand Indonesia, Miss Grand Honduras, Miss Grand Laos, Miss Grand Dominican Republic, Miss Grand Colombia.

Miss Grand Netherlands. Photo: Organizing Committee

Miss Grand Ukraine, Miss Grand Thailand, Miss Grand Peru, Miss Grand Angola, Miss Grand Netherlands, Miss Grand Uzbekistan, Miss Grand France, Miss Grand Spain, Miss Grand Vietnam, Miss Grand India.

Miss Grand Indonesia shows off her hot body in the swimsuit competition. Photo: Organizing Committee

19:58: Miss Grand Myanmar beat Le Hoang Phuong of Vietnam to win the Country's Power of the year award (voting award). She won a ticket straight to the top 20.

Miss Grand International 2021 Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien participated as a guest. Photo: Organizing Committee

19:55: Beauties from Japan, Nigeria and Vietnam won the National Costume award. Vietnam's national costume is "Rising Dragon" which is designed to be grand and massive. 19:45: Beauties from 70 countries enter the name-calling stage. The contestants' costumes are yếm and tight skirts that show off their bodies. Le Hoang Phuong is the last person to call out her name. She received enthusiastic cheers from the audience at home.

Miss Grand Vietnam Le Hoang Phuong. Photo: Organizing Committee

19:05: Reigning Miss Grand International 2022 Isabella Menin leads 70 Miss Grand International 2023 contestants in the opening performance of the final night.

Reigning Miss Grand International 2022 Isabella Menin. Photo: Organizing Committee

On the evening of October 25, the final night of the Miss Grand International 2023 contest officially took place at Phu Tho Stadium (Ho Chi Minh City). Attending the final night were 70 contestants from many countries around the world . The strong contestants are concentrated in the Americas and Asia regions. The strong contestants in the Americas region are beauties from Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Dominican Republic, and the United States. Potential contestants in the Asia region include representatives from Thailand, Myanmar, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Vietnam. According to Mr. Nawat - Chairman of the Miss Grand International organization, this year, the jury will select the top 10. Of which, the beauties from the top 6 to the top 10 will be ranked as 5th runner-up. The positions of 4th, 3rd, 2nd, 1st runner-up and Miss will still retain the format of the contest for many years.

Contestants are ready for the final night of Miss Grand International 2023. Photo: MGI

Vietnam's representative, Miss Le Hoang Phuong, appeared in most of the polls such as Top 10 Misses in Swimsuits voted by the audience, Top 5 Misses in National Costumes voted by the audience, Top 2 in the Country's Power of the Year poll, and ranked 2nd in the Popular Vote poll. She has a chance to win a ticket straight to the top 10. Most international beauty sites predict that the Vietnamese representative will be in the top 10. The beauty born in 1995 is 1.76m tall with body measurements of 88-63-99 cm. She has experience competing in beauty contests, good catwalk skills, and fluent foreign languages. Le Hoang Phuong's strong opponent is Miss Grand Colombia, Maria Alejandra Lopez. The 29-year-old beauty had an outstanding performance in the semi-finals and was predicted by many sites to be crowned. Maria has many achievements in beauty contests, winning the title of Miss World Colombia 2015, 1st runner-up Miss Universe Colombia 2021 and competing in Miss World 2015.

Miss Colombia possesses a beautiful face and attractive body. Photo: MGI

Miss Grand America, Sthephanie Marie, also has extensive experience, having competed in Miss Universe USA 2020 (top 16) and Miss Universe Puerto Rico (top 5). Sthephanie Marie graduated from Youngstown University, Ohio with a degree in communications, journalism and theater. Global Beauties ranked her in the top 5 finalists.

The American representative possesses an attractive beauty with curly hair and a slim body. Photo: MGI

In the Asian region, Miss Grand Indonesia, Ritassya Wellgreat Waynands, was predicted to be number one by the beauty site Missosology. She is a mixed Indonesian and Dutch beauty, 1.75m tall, and is currently a model and accountant. Ahead of the final, Ritassya Wellgreat received great support from her home audience and led the list of most popular contestants at Miss Grand International 2023.

Ritassya is one of the strongest representatives Indonesia has sent to Miss Grand International. Photo: MGI

Starting from the capital Hanoi , 70 contestants went to Ha Long and then Da Nang, Hoi An, Hue... before arriving in Ho Chi Minh City to enter the important competition nights: semi-finals, national costume show and final.

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