Miss Grand International 2025


Miss Grand International 2025 was the 13th edition of the Miss Grand International pageant, held at the MGI Hall in Bangkok, Thailand, on 18 October 2025.
CJ Opiaza of the Philippines crowned Emma Tiglao of the Philippines as her successor at the end of the event. This marks the first back-to-back victory in Miss Grand International history.
Contestants from seventy-seven countries and territories competed in this edition. The competition was transmitted via the pageant's YouTube channel, GrandTV, and was hosted by Matthew Deane. Miss Grand Thailand 2022, Engfa Waraha, Pitchapa Justice, and Kanlayawan Phet-in performed in this edition.

Background

Location and date

In an interview in August 2022, Nawat Itsaragrisil, president of the Miss Grand International Organization, revealed that the host country for Miss Grand International 2025 has already been chosen. However, they will wait to announce it due to contractual obligations.
On 18 November 2024, the organization announced on their social media platforms that Thailand will host the pageant for the second year in a row. The main venue will be the MGI Hall in Bangkok, with pre-pageant events in Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan province. The grand final will take place on 18 October 2025.

Selection of participants

Contestants from seventy-seven countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant. Thirty-three of these delegates were appointed to the position after being runners-up in their national pageant, or being chosen through a casting process, while two were selected to replace the original dethroned winner.
On June 5, 2025, the Miss Grand International Organization announced new eligibility rules for contestants on its social media platforms. The new rules state that contestants must be between 18 and 35 years old. This change takes effect starting with the 2025 edition of the competition.

Replacements

Miss Grand Venezuela 2024, Tina Batson, resigned due to financial constraints and was replaced by Miss Grand Venezuela 2025, Nariman Battikha. Likewise, Miss Grand Trinidad and Tobago 2025, Tamara Persad, was dethroned for contractual reasons and was replaced by her second runner-up, Monique Joseph.

Debuts, returns, and withdrawals

This edition marked the debuts of Iceland, Kyrgyzstan, Martinique, Montenegro and Palestine. Additionally, this edition featured the returns of Georgia, which last competed in 2013; Zimbabwe in 2014; Guyana and North Macedonia in 2015; Malta in 2016; Slovakia and Hungary in 2017; Kazakhstan and Zambia in 2018; Guadeloupe in 2019; Sweden in 2021; Jamaica, Portugal and Sri Lanka in 2022; and Costa Rica, Hong Kong and Turkey in 2023.
Emilia Dides of Chile withdrew from the competition for personal reasons, and the organization did not appoint a replacement. Miss Grand Cameroon 2025, Theresia Mah Awageam and Miss Grand Kenya 2024, Magdalene Takangiro, withdrew from the lack of the required license for their respective national organizations to send a representative.

Results

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss Grand International 2025Philippines

Pre-pageant events

Fan votes

Pre-arrival voting

On 24 September 2025, voting for the pre-arrival voting challenge began on the pageant's official Facebook and Instagram pages by sharing photos of the contestants. People could participate by liking and sharing the posts, which would determine the contestants' scores. The ten contestants with the highest scores will earn the chance to attend a special formal dinner with senior executives of the organization on 1 October 2025.
The ten winners of the pre-arrival voting include: Kaliana Diniz of Brazil, Samantha Quenedit of Ecuador, Ana-Sofía Lendl of Guatemala, Montserrat Villalva of Mexico, Cecilia Romero of Paraguay, Flavia López of Peru, Emma Tiglao of the Philippines, Aitana Jiménez of Spain, Sarunrat Puagpipat of Thailand, and Nariman Battikha of Venezuela.

Country's Power of the Year

Voting for Country's Power of the Year began on 8 October 2025 on the pageant's official Facebook and Instagram pages. During this round, the portraits of all contestants were shared with the public. The contestant with the most reactions will automatically be part of the Top 20 semi-finalists in the grand final on 18 October 2025.
PlacementContestant
WinnerPhilippines

Grand Talent

The Grand Talent competition started with the auditions round on 3 October 2025 at the MGI Hall. Fifteen contestants passed the auditions and moved on to the final round, which took place at the same venue on 13 October 2025. From the final round, five finalists were selected, and the winner of the Grand Talent Competition will be automatically be part of the Top 22 semi-finalists.
PlacementContestant
WinnersGhana

Swimsuit competition

The Swimsuit competition took place at the InterContinental Resort in Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan on 9 October 2025, and was livestreamed through the pageant's official YouTube channel, GrandTV. Twenty semi-finalists will be selected in this competition: ten will be selected by the judges, while the remaining ten will be decided through public voting. From the twenty, one candidate will be proclaimed as a winner and will be awarded as Best in Swimsuit during the main pageant on 18 October 2025.

National costume competition

The National costume Competition took place at the MGI Hall on 13 October 2025 and was livestreamed through the pageant's official YouTube channel, GrandTV. Twenty semi-finalists will be selected in this competition: ten will be selected by the judges, while the remaining ten will be decided through public voting. From the twenty, three costumes will be announced as winners during the main pageant on 18 October 2025.

Contestants

Seventy-seven contestants competed for the title.
Country/TerritoryContestantAgeHometown
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