From native animals, to floral motifs or representations of important temples, buildings and spots around the world, the costumes of the 8th "Miss Grand International" beauty pageant candidates paid tribute to exotic plants, animals and attractions of their countries. Here are our top five picks.
At number five is Miss Grand United States. Her costume looks plain and simple at first glance, but actually quite original and provocative. It may be drab, depressing and lacking in color, but even that is intentional and on purpose. It has connotations of colors by which racial groups are designated.
The costume turns out to be laden with significance and carries a strong message. The black coat printed with the names of black victims of police brutality when taken off, reveals a white dress with the colors of the American flag. It is a brave statement reflecting America today.
Miss Universe Thailand 2020 Amanda Chalisa Obdam is ready to take the stage at the 69th Miss Universe Pageant in May, to be held at Hollywood, Florida, USA with a dazzling national costume called the ‘Trirong Anongnat Suphanmacha’. But it seems she will no longer be getting what she’s hoping for. Somebody else just stole the thunder from her, enraging her legions of Thai fans. Miss Grand Laos, Phattana Khidaphone is parading a comparable national costume at Miss Grand International pageant currently being held in Thailand.
Amanda’s national costume was officially chosen by TPN Global Company Limited (TPN), the copyright holder of the Miss Universe Thailand among three designs presented in a judging process. The costume was created by renowned designer Akarach Pusonphong with inspiration from the grace of ‘Mrs. Suphan Macha’ in the traditional Thai literature on the Ramayana and combining it with the beauty of the ‘Thai fighting fish’. The costume is highlighted with the tricolors of the Thai flag on the swaying fins.
A transgender woman makes history by winning a preliminary competition for Miss Nevada USA and will now be eligible to participate in the Miss Nevada USA pageant.
Kataluna Patricia Enríquez, who is Filipino-American, was crowned Miss Silver State USA, making her the competition’s first transgender winner.
In past pageants, Enriquez claimed she faced resistance due to her identity as a transgender woman. In Miss Silver State USA, she entered disclosing she was trans from the outset, and faced no issues. The Miss Nevada USA pageant, directed by former Miss USA Shanna Moakler, had nine contestants including runners-up Miss Las Vegas Lan Do and Miss Red Rock Stefanie Joseph. The pageant had five judges including Miss Nevada USA 2019 Tianna Tuamoheloa.
The model and fashion designer will compete in the Miss Nevada USA, and victory there would give her the opportunity to compete in Miss USA and possibly Miss Universe. In 2018, Miss Universe had a trans contestant of its own – Angela Ponce, from Spain. Without a doubt, it’s great news for the trans community in the United States and the world.
Eyes occupy the most prominent place among the five sensory
organs of our body. Large and beautiful eyes enhance one’s beauty manifold.
Healthy eyes are directly related to general health. Use eye-make up very sparingly,
for its excessive use damages the skin around eye. Also, remember never to use
chemical eye-make-up-remover because it reacts adversely on the skin. Applying
smoky eyes makeup can make you the most attractive. It is a good choice for
drawing attention also.
It's a new year and in this time, we make resolutions to accomplish a personal goal or improve on something in our life. Foremost in people's list ever since, and every year it seems, is to exercise and eat healthy. The idea of being healthy and looking fit can therefore serve as enough motivation for many to hit the gym or at least take steps to be active. All it takes is to follow through with it to achieve desired results.
Men and women who join pageants want to show off all their hard work by exposing their abs. The abdominals are the trophy muscles but that doesn't mean they are just for show or purely aesthetic. Six pack abs are coveted because they imply you live a life of exercise and dietary virtue.
In this
blog we will cover Manhunt International the last of our four grand slam
international male pageants. We will tell you how and where it started and we’ll
go thru the list of winners. We will display the results in a bar chart after
to show which countries rank highest and how other winning countries compare.
Manhunt is an international male beauty pageant which began in 1993 though the roots of the pageant go back a few years more to 1998 when one single national preliminary was held in Singapore. Alex Liu, pageant director of Metromedia Singapore decided to stage the first male model contest in Singapore announcing a “Manhunt.” The project was conceived by Metromedia Singapre and Procon Leisure International.
Mister International, is an annual male international beauty pageant. It is ranked 3rd among the big four male pageants in the world, which include Manhunt International, Mister World and Men Universe Model. It is not to be confused with the defunct Mister International, with the abbreviated M R form of mister in the name.
The competition is run by The Mister International Organization since 2006 in Singapore, with Alan Sim as its president. The same organization also manages the annual Mister Singapore pageant. The winner of Mister International traditionally, lives in Singapore for the duration of his reign.
Men Universe Model is a male model pageant considered the 4th leading grandslam pageant in the world. This contest was founded in 2008 by Robert Flores, a designer. It was held since its inception in the Dominican Republic. This contest is different from Mr. Universe which is a bodybuilding contest. Nor is it in anyway affiliated with the Miss Universe Organization.
There are several Special Awards given in this contest namely, Mr. Photogenic, Mr. Elegance, Mr. Friendship, Best Body, Best National Costume, Mr. Internet, Most Popular, Best on Runway, Best Catwalk, Best Face, Best Original Costume, and Mr. Talent. We have not included the winners of these special awards here. We only considered the year, the winner, the country of origin, the continent the country belongs to, the place the contest was held, and the number of countries who participated that year.