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Miss Grand International 2018
Miss Grand International 2018 was the sixth edition of the Miss Grand International pageant, held on October 25, 2018, at the One Entertainment Park in Yangon, Myanmar, making it the first time the mainstream international pageant was held in Myanmar. Contestants from seventy-five countries and territories competed for the title, of whom Clara Sosa of Paraguay was announced the winner and was crowned by Miss Grand International 2017, Jose Lora of Peru. The pageant's grand final round was hosted by a Filipino television personality, Xian Lim. Background Date and venue Two months after the Miss Grand International 2017 pageant, held in Vietnam, the pageant organizer announced that the next edition of the contest would happen in Yangoon, Myanmar on October 25, 2018, which also considered the main stream international pageant to be held in the country. Selection of participants Contestants from 75 countries and territories have been selected to compete in the competition. Thir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clara Sosa
María Clara Sosa Perdomo (born 25 September 1993) is a Paraguayan model, TV Host and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Grand Paraguay 2018 and was later crowned Miss Grand International 2018 in Yangon, Myanmar. She is the first Paraguayan woman to win the Miss Grand International title. Early life and career Sosa was born in the capital of Paraguay, Asunción, and raised in San Lorenzo. She is a model at ON Management and also a host at the morning show ''La mañana de Unicanal''. Pageantry In 2015, Sosa joined and finished in the Top 20 semifinalist at Miss Model of the World 2015 competition. On 9 June 2018, Sosa was crowned as Miss Grand Paraguay 2018 held its finale night at the Hotel Guarani Theatre. She succeeded outgoing Miss Grand Paraguay 2017, Lia Duarte Ashmore. As Miss Grand Paraguay, Sosa won the competition and was crowned Miss Grand International 2018 was held on 25 October 2018 at One Entertainment Park in Yangon, Myanmar by outgoing titleholder Miss Grand Inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making it the world's sixteenth-most populous country. Vietnam borders China to the north, and Laos and Cambodia to the west. It shares maritime borders with Thailand through the Gulf of Thailand, and the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia through the South China Sea. Its capital is Hanoi and its largest city is Ho Chi Minh City (commonly known as Saigon). Vietnam was inhabited by the Paleolithic age, with states established in the first millennium BC on the Red River Delta in modern-day northern Vietnam. The Han dynasty annexed Northern and Central Vietnam under Chinese rule from 111 BC, until the first dynasty emerged in 939. Successive monarchical dynasties absorbed Chinese influences through Confucianism and Buddhism, and expanded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teresa Chaivisut
Teresa Yuphayao Chaivisut ( th, เทเรซ่า ยุพเยาว์ ชัยวิสุทธิ์) is a Thai businessperson who has been serving as the vice president of the Miss Grand International pageant since 2013. Chaivisut plays major roles in the organization's international affairs, such as international franchise management, as well as the responsibility of supervising the day-to-day business affairs of the Miss Grand International titleholders. In addition to Miss Grand International, Chaivisut is also involved in the hotel and travel industries. She is currently the managing director of a Düsseldorf-based travel agency, REPS Unlimited. Early life Chaivisut finished her secondary education at a private-owned Catholic girls' school, , and the higher education of a master degree in business administration from the Armstrong State University (currently, Georgia Southern University–Armstrong Campus Georgia Southern University–Armstrong Campus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Grand International (company)
Miss Grand International (MGI PCL) is a Thai conglomerate founded in 2013 by Nawat Itsaragrisil, headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand. It comprises numerous businesses in various industries of advertisement, cosmetics, entertainment, events, health products, processed food, and talent management. Initially, it was only responsible for the management of the Miss Grand Thailand and Miss Grand International pageants but was later expanded and diversified into other business sectors in the late 2010s. History The company was established as a limited company on November 6, 2013, with an authorized capital of one million Bath, and is chaired by Nawat Itsaragrisil, a Thai television host and producer who had previously served as producer of Miss Thailand World for BEC-Tero. After ending his role with BEC-Tero, Nawat signed a business partnership with Channel 7 and subsequently established his national pageant, Miss Grand Thailand, in mid-2013 and the newly established international pagea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nawat Itsaragrisil
Nawat Itsaragrisil ( th, ณวัฒน์ อิสรไกรศีล) is a Thai media personality and businessperson, best known as the president of Miss Grand International organization. Nawat first became known for travel TV shows, first hosting ''Exhibition Show'' and then ''Kon Thueng Chan'' () for ITV. He then joined Channel 3, hosting the travel segment variety talk show ''Today Show'' and becoming the director and executive producer of the Miss Thailand World beauty pageant from 2007 to 2012. He started his own beauty pageant franchise, Miss Grand International in 2013. Appearances Television * 2008 : โวยาเจอร์ เกมการเดินทางในต่างแดน On Air Channel 9 (2008-2009) * 2004 : ทไวไลท์โชว์ On Air Channel 3 (2004-2007) * 2009 : ทูไนท์โชว์ On Air Channel 3 (2009-2015) * 2012 : เพชรรามา On Air Channel 3 (2012-2021) * 2013 : ครัวคุ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meenakshi Chaudhary
Meenakshii Chaudhary is an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant winner who also appears in Telugu films. She represented the state of Haryana at the Femina Miss India 2018 pageant, where she was crowned as Miss Grand India. Chaudhary represented India at Miss Grand International 2018 and was crowned as 1st runner up. She made her film debut with the Telugu film ''Ichata Vahanamulu Niluparadu'' in 2021. Early life and education Chaudhary was born in Panchkula, Haryana. Her late father B.R Chaudhary was a colonel in the Indian Army. She completed her schooling from the St. Soldier International Convent School in Chandigarh. She is also a state level swimmer and badminton player. Chaudhary completed her bachelor's degree in dental surgery from the National Dental College and Hospital in Dera Bassi, Punjab. Pageantry Miss IMA 2017 In 2017, Chaudhary was adjudged as Miss IMA during the Indian Military Academy Autumn Ball Night, which is held towards the end of each term, in o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Times Of India
''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English language, English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the List of newspapers in India by circulation, third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest selling English-language daily in the world. It is the oldest English-language newspaper in India, and the second-oldest Indian newspaper still in circulation, with its first edition published in 1838. It is nicknamed as "The Old Lady of Bori Bunder", and is an Indian "newspaper of record". Near the beginning of the 20th century, Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, called ''TOI'' "the leading paper in Asia". In 1991, the BBC ranked ''TOI'' among the world's six best newspapers. It is owned and published by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (B.C.C.L.), which is owned by the Sahu Jain family. In the Brand Trust Report India study 2019, ''TOI'' was rated as the most trusted English newspap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jurate Stasiunaite
Jurate Stasiunaite (born May 22, 1991) is a Lithuanian model, businesswoman, interior designer and beauty pageant title holder who was crowned Miss Grand Lithuania 2018 and represented Lithuania at Miss Grand International 2018 beauty pageant held in Yangon, Myanmar. The next year, she was crowned Miss Supranational Lithuania 2019 and represented Lithuania at Miss Supranational 2019 beauty pageant held in Silesia province, Poland. Background and education Stasiunaite was born an only child in Vilnius, Lithuania. She completed an Interior Design study program from Vilnius College of Design, (VCD) in Lithuania in 2015. She also studied Japanese Language and Culture at Kanagawa University in Yokohama, Japan in 2017. Career Stasiunaite has been teaching Japanese business protocol and western business etiquette to various corporate bodies in Japan since 2017. She trains and works with politicians/business people from across the globe and also conducts seminars for busine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Grand Lithuania
Miss Grand Lithuania is a national beauty pageant title awarded to Lithuania representatives chosen to compete at the Miss Grand International pageant. The title was first awarded in 2016 to a make-up artist from Vilnius, Aista Mačiulytė, followed by a journalism student Irmina Preisegalaviciute in 2017. Lithuania partook in Miss Grand International three times; in 2016, 2017, and 2018, two of them received non-placements, while the latest representative withdrew during the pageant camp for undisclosed reasons. History From 2016 to 2017 the license of Miss Grand Lithuania belonged to the Miss Queen of Scandinavia pageant of Peter Hadwart, but it was then taken over by a Romanian-based event organizer, Exclusive Event International, in 2018. After that, no Lithuanian candidates competed at Miss Grand International because the license was not renewed by any pageant-related organs. Since the first participation at Miss Grand International in 2016, no Miss Grand national pagean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Grand Honduras
Miss Grand Honduras is a national beauty pageant in Honduras, founded in 2022 by a chairperson of AV Productions, Amelia Vega. The winner represents the country at its parent contest Miss Grand International. Previously in 2013 to 2015, the license belonged to the Miss Honduras organization. Honduras participated in the Miss Grand International pageant four times in 2013, 2015, 2021, and 2022, but only qualified for the semi-final round once in 2022. The reigning Miss Grand Honduras is Saira Cacho of Colón Department who was crowned on 10 July 2022 at La Galería in Tegucigalpa, she will represent Honduras in Miss Grand International 2022. Background History Honduras participated at Miss Grand International for the first time in 2013, represented by former Miss Honduras 2013 Nelly Reyes, who was appointed by the Miss Honduras organization which franchised the license for 2013 and 2015. However, no Honduran licensee for Miss Grand International from 2016 to 2020, but after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Grand Guatemala
Miss Grand Guatemala is a national title bestowed upon a woman chosen to represent Guatemala at Miss Grand International. The title was first mentioned in 2013 when the winner of Miss Guatemala Latina 2013, Melanie Michelle Cohn Bech, was appointed by Oscar Flores, who served as the director of such a national pageant as well as the franchise holder of Miss Grand International in Guatemala. The license was transferred to another national pageant, Miss Guatemala, in 2017, and then to a queen maker, Alex Orellana, in 2019. Since the first participation at Miss Grand International in 2013, no Miss Grand national pageant has been held individually to determine the representatives; all were either appointed or selected through other national pageants. The highest achievement of Guatemala at Miss Grand International is the second runner-up position, which was obtained by Ivana Batchelor in 2020. History Guatemala has been participating in the Miss Grand International pageant since 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Internet Archive
The Internet Archive is an American digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It provides free public access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, software applications/games, music, movies/videos, moving images, and millions of books. In addition to its archiving function, the Archive is an activist organization, advocating a free and open Internet. , the Internet Archive holds over 35 million books and texts, 8.5 million movies, videos and TV shows, 894 thousand software programs, 14 million audio files, 4.4 million images, 2.4 million TV clips, 241 thousand concerts, and over 734 billion web pages in the Wayback Machine. The Internet Archive allows the public to upload and download digital material to its data cluster, but the bulk of its data is collected automatically by its web crawlers, which work to preserve as much of the public web as possible. Its web archiving, web archive, the Wayback Machine, contains hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
