Rachel Gupta of India won Miss Grand International 2024 at the MGI Hall in Bangkok, Thailand on October 25, 2024 while Christine Juliane “CJ” Hinkle Opiaza of the Philippines was the first runner-up. After the winner resigned on May 28, 2025, the runner-up took over and was officially crowned on June 3, 2025 at the same venue.
Miss Grand International 2025
On October 18, 2025, Opiaza will go back to the MGI Hall in Bangkok to crown her successor. It is the 13th edition of the international beauty pageant founded by Nawat Itsaragrisil.
There are 77 women competing for the Miss Grand International 2025 crown. If sexiness is the only criterion, these will be my Top 10 candidates:
10. Flavia López, 20, Peru
9. Sarahí Figueroa Colón, 27, Puerto Rico
8. Aitana Carolina Jiménez, 24, Spain
7. Sarunrat Puagpipat, 28, Thailand
6. Daylin Rodriguez, 19, Cuba
5. Axelle René, 24, Martinique
4. Faith Maria Porter, 26, Ghana
3. Vina Anggi Sitorus, 26, Indonesia
2. Markéta Mörwicková, 21, Czech Republic
1. Madelyn Mejía, 28, Dominican Republic
Miss Grand International 2024
Including Gupta and Opiaza, 69 women competed for the Miss Grand International 2024 crown. Originally, Thae Su Nyein of Myanmar was second runner-up to Gupta while Safietou Kabengele of France and Talita Hartmann of Brazil were the respective third and fourth runners-up.
Maria Felix of the Dominican Republic, Nova Liana of Indonesia, Arlette Rujel of Peru, Susana Lucia Medina of Spain and Amy Viranya Berry of the United Kingdom finished in the Top 10 and were named the fifth runners-up. Maria Angelica Valero Aponte of Colombia, Akisha Albert of Curacao and Melisha Lin of Malaysia finished in the Top 20.
Hartmann, Berry, Medina and Felix became the first, second, third and fourth runners-up, respectively, after Gupta’s resignation and Opiaza’s coronation. Valero, Albert and Lin were promoted to fifth runners-up.
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