13 things about Miss Grand International 2025 fourth runner-up Nariman Battikha

Nariman Cristina “Nary” Battikha Yanyi represented Portuguesa, Venezuela in the 64th edition of Miss Venezuela. She represented the country in the 28th edition of Reina Hispanoamericana, the 10th edition of Miss Supranational and the 13th edition of Miss Grand International.

BIOGRAPHY

Battikha is a Syrian-Venezuelan economist, model and beauty queen was born and raised in Maturin, Monagas, Venezuela. Her parents Munir Battikha and Nariman Yanyi Battikha are Syrian.

Nary is the founder of RENASHI, a fashion and technology accessories line combining style with innovation. She is Elías Battikha and Yaneth Battikha de Hanna‘s sister.

On March 29, 2025, Nary turned 30. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. In 2012, she moved to the United States to study English.
2. In 2013, she suffered from an eating disorder.
3. In 2015, she visited the Dominican Republic.
4. She was a Sambil Model Venezuela 2015 finalist.
5. She was a Miss Venezuela 2017 finalist.
6. In 2018, she visited the Bahamas, Colombia, Panama, Bolivia, Spain and Poland.
7. She won Reina Hispanoamericana 2018.
8. She was a Miss Supranational 2018 finalist.
9. In 2019, she graduated from the Universidad Metropolitana in Caracas, Venezuela with a bachelor’s degree in business economics and visited Mexico.
10. In 2025, she visited Italy, Greece and Thailand.
11. She is Miss Grand Monagas 2025.
12. She won Miss Grand Venezuela 2025.
13. She finished fifth at Miss Grand International 2025.

TIMELINE

Battikha is 5’11” tall. She speaks Spanish and English.

2010s

• In February 2015, she traveled to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
• On June 2, 2015, she competed against 11 other Sambil Model Venezuela 2015 finalists including Isabella Rodriguez, who won the title.
• In July 2015, she traveled to Orlando, Florida, USA.
• In April 2016, she traveled to Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
• On November 9, 2017, she represented Portuguesa at Miss Venezuela 2017 and competed against 23 other candidates at the Estudio 5 of Venevisión in Caracas. She finished in the Top 10.
• In February 2018, she traveled to New York City, New York, USA and Nassau, Bahamas.
• In July 2018, she traveled to Bogota, Colombia.
• On September 20, 2018, she was appointed Reina Hispanoamericana Venezuela 2018.
• In October 2018, she traveled to Panama City, Panama.
• On November 3, 2018, she represented Venezuela at Reina Hispanoamericana 2018 and competed against 29 other candidates at the Salón Sirionó of Fexpocruz in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. She won the title.
• On November 13, 2018, she was appointed Miss Supranational Venezuela 2018.
• On November 18, 2018, she traveled to Madrid, Spain.
• On December 7, 2018, she represented Venezuela at Miss Supranational 2018 and competed against 71 other candidates at the Hala Miejskiego Ośrodka Sportu i Rekreacji (MOSiR) in Krynica-Zdrój, Poland. She finished in the Top 10.
• On June 13, 2019, she graduated from the Universidad Metropolitana in Caracas.
• In September 2019, she traveled to San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico.

2020s

• On January 1, 2020, she welcomed the new year in Miami, Florida.
• On February 8, 2020, she crowned her successor Reina Hispanoamericana 2019 Regina Peredo at the Salón Sirionó of Fexpocruz in Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
• In June 2021, she traveled to Chicago, Illinois, USA.
• In October 2022, she traveled to San Francisco, California, USA.
• In July 2025, she traveled to Rome, Italy and Santorini, Greece.
• On August 8, 2025, she made it to the Top 37 of Miss Grand Venezuela 2025 and was crowned Miss Grand Monagas 2025.
• On August 30, 2025, she was appointed Miss Grand Venezuela 2025 at the Wynwood Park in Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela while 24 of the remaining candidates will compete for the Miss Grand Venezuela 2026 title on December 4, 2025.
• On October 18, 2025, she represented Venezuela at Miss Grand International 2025 and competed against 76 other candidates at the MGI Hall in Bangkok, Thailand. She was fourth runner-up to Emma Tiglao of the Philippines.