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Ariska Putri Pertiwi of Indonesia crowned as Miss Grand International 2016

26 Oct 2016 | Angelopedia

The exciting finale of Miss Grand International 2016 held on 25th October 2016 at the Westgate International Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, concluded with the crowning of Ariska Putri Pertiwi of Indonesia as the winner. Ariska succeeds Miss Grand International 2015 Claire Elizabeth Parker of Australia. 

 

Ariska Putri Pertiwi of Indonesia crowned as Miss Grand International 2016

 

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Ariska clinched the coveted crown after defeating contestants from all other countries who competed for the title. At the same pageant, Miss Philippines Nicole Cordoves was titled the first runner-up, Miss Thailand Supaporn Malisorn was adjudged the second runner-up, Miss Puerto Rico Madison Anderson was titled the third runner-up and Miss USA Michelle León finished as the fourth runner-up.

 

Ariska Putri Pertiwi of Indonesia crowned as Miss Grand International 2016

 

The finale kicked off with the contestants’ introduction, after which the Top 20 finalists were announced for the night. They were-

 

Ariska Putri Pertiwi of Indonesia crowned as Miss Grand International 2016

 

Miss Jamaica Dianne O. Brown

Miss Bahamas Selvinique Wright

Miss Thailand Supaporn Malisorn

Miss Ukraine Veronika Mykhailyshyn

Miss Spain Adriana Sanchez Rivas

Miss Mexico Paulina Flores Cantú

Miss Portugal Ana Bomfim

Miss Venezuela Debora Medina

Miss USA Michelle León

Miss Malaysia Ranmeet Jassal

Miss Cuba Merys Navarro

Miss Peru Priscila Howard

Miss Australia Dani Fitch

Miss Vietnam Nguyen Thi Loan

Miss Puerto Rico Madison Anderson Berrios 

Miss Indonesia Ariska Putri Pertiwi

Miss Tahiti Vaiata Buisson

Miss Wales Rachael Tate

Miss Philippines Nicole Cordoves

Miss Macau Hio Man Chan

 

After the Top 20 finalists, it was time for the swimsuit round. One by one the beautiful Top 20 posed in their swimwear.

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The Top 20 were narrowed down to the Top 10 finalists – 

 

Ariska Putri Pertiwi of Indonesia crowned as Miss Grand International 2016

 

Miss Korea

Miss Indonesia

Miss Peru

Miss Philippines

Miss Ukraine

Miss USA

Miss Macau

Miss Bahamas

Miss Puerto Rico

Miss Thailand

 

The Top 10 finalists then graced the stage and talked about their 'Stop The War and Violence' campaign. The Top 10 then rocked the stage in their Evening Gowns, after which the Top 5 finalists were announced – 

 

Ariska Putri Pertiwi of Indonesia crowned as Miss Grand International 2016

 

Miss Puerto Rico

Miss USA

Miss Philippines

Miss Thailand

Miss Indonesia

 

The Top 5 finalists then went through a Question and Answer round. Right before the final moment, it was announced that Vietnam will be the next host country for Miss Grand International. The event further concluded with the announcement of the winner and runners-up.

In addition to announcing the winner and the runners-up, a series of Special Awards were also awarded to the contestants under the following categories –

 

Ariska Putri Pertiwi of Indonesia crowned as Miss Grand International 2016

 

Best in National Costume- Miss Indonesia Ariska Putri Pertiwi

Best in Swimsuit- Miss Bahamas Selvinique Wright

Best in Evening Gown- Miss England Cherelle Rose Patterson

Best on Social Media- Miss Jamaica Dianne O. Brown

Miss Popular- Miss Korea Yeseul Cho

 

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