Miss Grand International announces 58 official candidates for All-Star edition

The Miss Grand International has announced the 58 official candidates set to compete in its first All-Star edition. 

The official roster is composed of pageant veterans from 38 countries, including Gazini Ganados of the Philippines and Stephany Gutierrez of Venezuela, who both competed at the Miss Universe pageant. 

The other candidates from the Philippines are Imelda Schweighart, Keylyn Trajano, Fuschia Anne Ravena, and Alexia Nunez.

Here is the complete list of the candidates vying for the golden crown: 

• Maria Emma Diamala - Côte d’Ivoire
• Yamilex Hernandez - Dominican Republic
• Faith Maria Porter - Ghana
• Duygu Çakmak - Turkiye
• Vanessa Pulgarin - Colombia
• Faddya Halabi - Italy
• Suheyn Cipriani - Cebu
• Talisha White - US Virgin Islands
• Sukie Cheema - USA
• Dela Deniya - Indonesia
• Melania Villalta - Costa Rica
• Sanskriti Bhatta - Nepal
• Isabella Santiago - Colombia
• Priscilla Londoño - Colombia
• Angel Bhathal - Canada
• Lizi Qin - China
• Kelly van den Dungen - Netherlands
• Mariana Beckov - Czech Republic
• Francia Cortés - Mexico
• Samantha Quenedit - Ecuador
• Sthefany Gutiérrez - Venezuela
• Nadyalee Torre - Puerto Rico
• Tishani Perera - Sri Lanka
• Elsa Kodchakorn Korntrakoon - Thailand
• Lattana Munvilay - Laos
• Imelda Schweighart - Philippines
• Mejreme Hajdaraj - Kosovo
• Fationa Ndokaj - Albania
• Selene Bublitz - Argentina
• Yining Wang - Hong Kong
• Makeeba Kaaya - Ghana
• Domiah Lihonde - Zambia
• Gazini Ganados - Philippines
• Elizabeth Cron - Romania
• Minnie Aengman - Laos
• Zhou Peiyue - China
• Nicole Puello - Dominican Republic
• Mika - China
• Keylyn Trajano - Philippines
• Siqi Jiang - China
• Danilka German Lerebours - Dominican Republic
• Jana Marvanová - Czech Republic
• Azzaya Tsogt-Ochir - Mongolia
• Carry Xie Lu Dan - China
• Sonia Xuziyan - China
• Tharina Botes - Thailand
• Melisha Lin - Indonesia
• Fuschia Anne Ravena - Philippines
• Qatrisha Zairyah - Singapore
• Alexia Núñez - Philippines
• Thet San Andersen - Myanmar
• Sanjana Sekharmantri - India
• Yuka Oyama - Japan
• Lilia Gzraryan - Armenia
• Harriotte Lane - United Kingdom
• Alexandra Zanela - Canada
• Nguyen Huong Giang - Vietnam
• Chabeli Peña - Dominican Republic
• Yada Theppanom - Thailand

The upcoming pageant is open to all women and trans women aged 20 to 40 who have previously competed in any international pageant. 

The coronation night will be held on May 30 in Bangkok, Thailand.

—Jade Veronique Yap/JCB, GMA News