Miss Cuba is Miss Grand International 2014

Photo courtesy of Missosology

Miss Cuba Daryanne Lees was crowned Miss Grand International 2014 at the Coronation Night held at Indoor Stadium Huamark in Bangkok, Thailand on October 7, 2014 at 7:00pm (Thailand time), 8:00pm (Philippines time). This year, the pageant had eighty-five (85) contestants. Miss Ethiopia Hiwot Mamo won 1st runner-up and Miss Canada Kathryn Kohut clinched the 2nd runner-up spot.

Miss Grand International is an annual international beauty pageant held in Thailand since 2013 and is organized by Miss Grand International Organization based in Thailand. The first edition of Miss Grand International was held on November 19, 2013 in Bangkok, Thailand where Miss Puerto Rico Janelee Chaparro won the crown. It had sixty (60) contestants from across the globe. Miss Philippines Annalie "Ali" Forbes won 3rd runner-up.

Top 5:
Miss Grand International 2014: Miss Cuba Daryanne Lees 
1st runner-up: Miss Ethiopia Hiwot Mamo
2nd runner-up: Miss Canada Kathryn Kohut
3rd runner-up: Miss Australia Renera Thompson
4th runner-up: Miss Colombia Monica Castano

This is the question that all Top 5 candidates had to answer: "If you were crowned Miss Grand International 2014, what would you do to reduce or prevent conflict and war?"

Miss Grand International 2014 Miss Cuba Daryanne Lees 

Miss Cuba won a cash prize of USD 40,000 and a furnished apartment for her year’s stay in Bangkok.

1st Runner-up: USD 10000

2nd Runner-up: USD 5000

3rd Runner-up: USD 2500

4th Runner-up: USD 1500

Live Streaming of the coronation night:

Top 10 Finalists:

Miss Poland

Miss Colombia

Miss Australia

Miss Cuba

Miss Ethiopia

Miss Thailand

Miss Haiti

Miss Russia

Miss Canada

Miss Indonesia

The Top 10 Finalists had a chance to share a short speech about their beliefs and advocacy on children, war and conflict. The pageant's advocacy campaign is "Stop the War."

President of Miss Grand International Mr. Nawat Itsaragrisil 
with Miss Grand International 2013 Janelee Chaparro

The Other 10 in Top 20 Semi-finalists:

Miss Mexico

Miss Ukraine

Miss United Kingdom

Miss Puerto Rico

Miss Sri Lanka

Miss Israel

Miss Brazil

Miss Venezuela

Miss Japan

Miss Peru

Ali Forbes performed a musical number entitled, "What a Feeling."

 Special Awards: 

Best in National Costume: Miss Vietnam

(cash prize: USD 2000)

Best in Swimsuit: Miss Thailand

(cash prize: USD 2000)

Best Evening Gown: Miss Indonesia
(cash prize: USD 2000)

Best Social Media Award: Miss Japan
(cash prize: USD 1000)


Miss Popular Vote: Miss Cambodia
cash prize USD 1000

Each Special Award came with a Trophy and a Certificate. 

Miss Social Media Award was judged mainly on their activities from the social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc. The organization evaluated creativity, publicity and mention of the Miss Grand International brand as well as its motto.

It is evident that all 5 special awards given at the coronation night went to Asian candidates: Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, Cambodia. I wonder why there is no Miss Friendship/Congeniality and Miss Photogenic awards given.

The Preliminary Competition

Miss Grand International 2014 Preliminary Show was held on October 5, 2014 at the Indoor Stadium Huamark. The 3 winners last year also graced the occasion: Miss Grand International 2013 Janelee Chaparro, Miss Grand International 2013 1st runner-up Chantel Martinez and Miss Grand International 2013 3rd runner-up Annalie "Ali" Forbes.

Miss Grand International 2014: Top 25 Best in National Costume

Miss Grand International 2014: 

Top 20 Best in National Costume

Chile

Curacao

Ecuador

Haiti

Hungary

India

Indonesia

Japan

Kazahkstan

Korea

Malaysia

Mexico

Mongolia

Myanmar

Nicaragua

Peru *

Philippines

Tanzania

Thailand

Vietnam

Miss Grand International 2014: Top 25 Best in Swimsuit 

Miss Grand International 2014:

Top 25 Best in Swimsuit 

Russia

Venezuela

Ukraine

Slovak Republic

Ethiopia

Thailand

Israel

Japan

Haiti

Finland

Albania

Dominican Republic

Cuba

Brazil

Canada

Australia

Argentina

New Zealand

Colombia

Mexico

Puerto Rico

Poland

Costa Rica

USA

Indonesia

Miss Grand International 2014 (Promo Video)

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Website : www.missgrandinternational.com

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