Miss Grand International 2014
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| Miss Grand International 2014 | |
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| Date | 7 October 2014 |
| Presenters | |
| Entertainment | Ali Forbes |
| Venue | Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok, Thailand |
| Broadcaster | |
| Entrants | 85 |
| Placements | 20 |
| Debuts |
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| Withdrawals |
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| Winner | Lees García Cuba |
| Best National Costume | Thùy Linh Cao Vietnam |
Miss Grand International 2014 was the second edition of the Miss Grand International pageant,[1][2] held on 7 October 2014 at the Indoor Stadium Huamark in Bangkok, Thailand.[1][3][4] Contestants from eighty-five countries and territories competed for the title,[1][5] of whom the representative of Cuba, Lees García, was announced the winner and received a reward of 40,000 USD cash.[6][7] Meanwhile, the representatives of Australia, Canada, Colombia, and Ethiopia were named the runners-up.[5][7][8]
The pageant's grand final featured a live performance of Miss Grand International 2013 – third runner-up, Ali Forbes,[1][9] and was broadcast nationwide via the Channel 7,[1][10] with two Thai television personalities, Matthew Deane and Sonia Couling, as the event's MCs.[1]
Initially, more than ninety candidates were confirmed to participate,[11] withdrawals included, Soumia Benmebrouk of Algeria,[12] Ané Reynolds of South Africa,[13] and Dijana Cvijetic of Switzerland.[14]
Date and venue
The pageant press launch was on 18 November 2014, at the Suvarnabhumi Airport, after the arrival of all candidates.[11] At the event, the pageant schedule was announced, with activities running from 19 November to 7 October in three different cities, including Sukhothai,[11][15] Nakhon Pathom,[10] and Bangkok.[11]
As with the previous edition, the pageant had four main events, including the swimsuit contest, held on 23 November at the Sukhothai Heritage Resort, Sukhothai;[16][17] the national costume contest, held on 28 November at Sampran Riverside Theater, Nakhon Pathom;[10] and the preliminary and final rounds in Bangkok on 5 and 7 October at the Indoor Stadium Huamark.[1][18]
Selection of Participants
Of the eighty-five participating candidates, only eight were elected through Miss Grand National pageants, including the representatives of Albania,[19] Australia,[20] Botswana,[21] Brazil,[22] Curaçao,[23] Kosovo,[24] Philippines,[25] and Thailand.[26] Five candidates were the main winners of other pageants, including Xue Han from Miss China 2014,[27] Bahareh Heidari from the Miss Iran 2014 online pageant,[28] Dajana Laketic – Face of Malta 2014 winner,[29] Jasy ln Tan from Miss Singapore Islandia 2014,[30] and Tashana Losche from Miss Tropical Beauties Suriname 2014.[31] The remaining candidates were either the runners-up in other national pageants or directly picked by national directors without competing in national stages.[2]
Results
Placements
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| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss Grand International 2014 |
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| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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| 3rd runner-up |
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| 4th runner-up |
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| Top 10 | |
| Top 20 |
Special awards
| Awards | Contestant |
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| Best National Costume |
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| Best Evening Gown |
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| Best in Swimsuit |
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| Best in Social Media |
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| Miss Popular Vote |
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Pageant
Format
In the grand final round held on 7 October, after an introduction, twenty contestants, who were selected through the preliminary round held on 5 October as well as all pre-pageant scorings, qualified for the top 20, in which each of the qualified candidates competed in the swimsuit.[9][34] The score from this round, together with all previous accumulation scores, determined the top 10 finalists who then competed against each other in the evening gown and speech session.[9][34] Based on accumulation scores, the final five were selected to continue in the question and answer portion, where the winner and runners-up were determined.[34]
