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Miss Grand International is an annual international beauty pageant based in Thailand. Its inaugural staging was held in 2013 in Bangkok, Thailand. The pageant is an advocate of peaceful co-existence of peoples and nations around the world. It is owned by Miss Grand International Company, Limited based in the same country.

Miss Puerto Rico Janelee Garcia is the winner of Miss Grand International on it inaugural presentation in 2013.

History
On November 19, 2013, the inaugural edition of Miss Grand International was staged in Bangkok, Thailand with Miss Puerto Rico Janelee Chaparro winning the crown. On October 7 the following year, Miss Daryanne Lees Garcia which represented Cuba took home the crown. Her win can be considered as a back-to-back win for Puerto Rico since her mother is a Puerto Rican while his father is Cuban.

On October 25, 2015, the third edition was held with Miss Dominican Republic Anea Garcia winning the crown. Her misunderstanding with Miss Grand International management lead to her stripping of the crown and was eventually replaced March 20, 2015 by first runner-up Miss Australia Clair Elizabeth Parker to fulfill her remaining duties and responsibilities.

On October 25, 2016, the first edition to be held outside of its home country Thailand was held in Las Vegas. It was won by Miss Indonesia Ariska Putri. Representatives from three neighboring Asian countries lead by Miss Indonesia, followed by Miss Philippines and Miss Thailand bagged the top three titles.

In October 25, 2017, Miss Peru Maria Jose Lora went home the crown during the fifth edition held in Vietnam. This year, the crown was won by Miss Paraguay Maria Clara Sosa who fainted after being declared winner. The pageant was held in Myanmar.

Candidate selection
Candidates are chosen based on preliminary interview, national costume, swimsuit, long gown and question and answer. From the original number of candidates, the number is trimmed down to 21 semifinalists where the ten finalists are chosen to advance into the finals. From the ten finalists, the top 5 are chosen for the final round of question and answer. From the final 5, the grand winner is declared with rest as her runners up.

Main pageant
The first major event for the pageant is the preliminary interview with each of the candidates. Also part of the major competition activities are the national costume, swimsuit and long gown competitions which are held separately.

The main pageant events are held in October every year after the second staging. International presentations have been held in the United States, Vietnam and Myanmar.

Final judging
The results from the major competition activities become the bases for the final judging where the top 21 are selected to become semi-finalists.

Controversy
Even before the inaugural presentation could start in 2013, the Miss Grand International national director for Zimbabwe became controversial with the unannounced replacement of its officially selected representative from among sixteen aspirants to debut as representative of the country. The local director opted to select a model to replace the chosen contestant. A complaint was lodged with the owner of the pageant but the complaint was tossed to the local national director which refused to changed the decision.

In 2015, the Miss Grand International became controversial again with the stripping of the title from Miss Dominican Republic Anea Garcia for failing to perform contractual obligations as the reigning Miss Grand International 2015. First runner up Miss Australia Clair Elizabeth Parker succeeded her to perform her remaining duties.

Miss Grand International 2018 winner Clara Sosa made a controversial Instagram post with a caption Mabuhay, a Filipino greetings for hello, showing her with pageant owner in the kitchen. Pageant fans from the Philippines and around the world interpreted it to mean that she has insinuated that the result of Miss Universe 2018 was rigged. The winner of Miss Universe 2018 was Miss Philippines Catriona Gray. Miss Grand International pageant is espousing peaceful co-existence of people and nations around the world.