10 things about Miss Grand International founder Nawat Itsaragrisil

Nawat Itsaragrisil (ณวัฒน์ อิสรไกรศีล) was born in Damnoen Saduak, Ratchaburi, Thailand. He is an alumnus of the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) in Bangkok, Thailand.

BIOGRAPHY

Itsaragrisil is a Thai businessman and beauty pageant founder. He is a former television host.

On August 10, 2025, Itsaragrisil turned 60. Here are 10 more things about him:

1. From 2004 to 2007, he hosted the Channel 3 show “ทไวไลท์โชว์ “.
2. From 2007 to 2012, he was the director and executive director of Miss Thailand World.
3. From 2008 to 2009, he hosted the Channel 9 show “โวยาเจอร์ เกมการเดินทางในต่างแดน”.
4. He hosted the Channel 3 shows “ทูไนท์โชว์” from 2009 to 2015 and “ทูเดย์โชว์” from 2009 to 2021.
5. From 2012 to 2021, he hosted the Channel 3 show “เพชรรามา”.
6. From 2013 to 2021, he hosted the Channel 3 show “ครัวคุณต๋อย”.   
7. In 2013, he founded Miss Grand International.
8. From 2014 to 2015, he was the national director of Miss Earth Thailand.
9. In 2022, he became a citizen of Dominica.
10. In 2025, he became the national director of Miss Universe Thailand and the executive director of Miss Universe.

TIMELINE

Itsaragrisil is a citizen of both Thailand and Dominica. He earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from the UTCC.

2010s

• He told Miss Grand Iceland 2016 Arna Ýr Jónsdóttir that she needed to lose weight so she withdrew from Miss Grand International 2016 before the coronation ceremony at the Westgate International Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States on October 25, 2016.
• After Catriona Gray of the Philippines won Miss Universe 2018 at the Impact Arena in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand on December 17, 2018, the official Instagram account of Miss Grand International uploaded a photo of himself cooking in a kitchen with Miss Grand International 2018 Clara Sosa. The caption was “mabuhay !!! Real cooking show lol”.

2020s

• In January 2022, after Miss Supranational 2021 Chanique Rabe enumerated Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International, Miss Earth as Miss Supranational as the grand slam beauty pageants, he took to social media to slam her apparently for not including Miss Grand International.
• After Đoàn Thiên Ân of Vietnam finished in the Top 20 at Miss Grand International 2022 at the Sentul International Convention Center in West Java, Indonesia on October 25, 2022, he took to social media to explain that she did not make it to the Top 10 because her torso was too long and her legs were too short.
• After Rachel Gupta gave up the Miss Grand International 2024 crown on May 28, 2025 due to several issues between her and his beauty pageant, he took to social media to share photos of her, insinuating she had undergone cosmetic surgery.
• On November 4, 2025, he and Fatima Bosch of Mexico had an argument in Thailand while they were with her fellow Miss Universe 2025 candidates and he appeared to have called her a dumbhead. On November 6, 2025, he apologized and claimed that he said “damage” not “dumbhead”.