# Miss Grand International 2017

Miss Grand International 2017 was the fifth Miss Grand International pageant, held at the Vinpearl Phu Quoc Resort and Villas Convention Hall in Phú Quốc, Vietnam, on October 25, 2017.
Ariska Putri Pertiwi of Indonesia crowned María José Lora of Peru as her successor at the end of the event.

## Background
### Date and venue

On the grand final coronation night of the Miss Grand International 2016, held in Las Vegas, Nevada, on October 25, in addition to crowning the winner, the host of the event also announced that Vietnam had been selected as the venue to host next year's competition, making it the second time that Vietnam had been chosen to host the pageant since hosting the Miss Universe pageant in 2008. However, further schedule details have not been revealed at that moment.
Later, on October 26, 2016, Nguyen Dang Chuong, Director General of the Department of Performing Arts, stated that the pageant activities is scheduled for the provinces of Quảng Bình, Thừa Thiên Huế and Kiên Giang from October 5–25, with grand final on October 25, in Phú Quốc Islands, Kiên Giang. The other two sub-contests, Swimsuit competition and the preliminary round, was also set for Phú Quốc on October 17 and 23, while another sub-event, the national costume competition, was scheduled to take place in Qhang Binh on October 12.
The press conference was officially arranged later in April 2017 at the Pan Pacific Hanoi Hotel in Hanoi, where the additional pageant schedule was revealed. In addition to the president of Miss Grand International, Nawat Itsaragrisil, the event also featured the presence of Tran Minh Tien, chairman and CEO of Lasta Multimedia and Let's Viet TV channel, who was the contest's chief organizer, as well as Ariska Putri [id], Miss Grand International 2016, and all four runners-up.

### Selection of participants

Contestants from 77 countries and territories have been selected to compete in the competition. Twenty-five of these delegates were determined through the national pageant, thirteen were appointed to their positions after being runner-ups in their national pageant, and the remaining thirty-nine delegates were appointed to the title without participating in any national pageants, such as the representative of Hong Kong.
The original representatives of Canada, Cuba, Denmark, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Hungary, Myanmar, and Venezuela resigned or were dethroned for different reasons, and were replaced by the newly elected representatives. Meanwhile, the representatives of Albania, Iran, Ireland, Kosovo, Namibia, Singapore, and Trinidad and Tobago, did not enter the international tournament for unknown reasons.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss Grand International 2017 | Peru – María José Lora |
| 1st runner-up | Venezuela – Tulia Alemán |
| 2nd runner-up | Philippines – Elizabeth Clenci |
| 3rd runner-up | Puerto Rico – Brenda Jiménez |
| 4th runner-up | Czech Republic – Nikola Uhlířová |
| Top 10 | Indonesia – Dea Rizkita §  South Sudan – Eyga Mojus  Thailand – Pamela Pasinetti  Ukraine – Snizhana Tanchuk  Vietnam – Nguyễn Trần Huyền My |
| Top 20 | Australia – Kassandra Kashian  Brazil – Caroline Venturini  China – Xuejiao Chen  Costa Rica – Amalia Matamoros  India – Anukriti Gusain  Laos – Chinnally Nolasing  Mexico – Yoana Gutiérrez  Netherlands – Kelly Van Den Dungen  Paraguay – Lia Ashmore  Russia – Svetlana Khokhlova |
Note:
§ – Voted into the Top 10 by viewers

### Special awards

| Award | Contestant |
| Best National Costume | Indonesia – Dea Rizkita |
| Best Evening Gown | China – Xuejiao Chen |
| Best in Swimsuit | Costa Rica – Amalia Matamoros |
| Best in Social Media | Paraguay – Lia Ashmore |
| Miss Popular Vote | Indonesia – Dea Rizkita |

## Pageant
### Format

In the grand final round on October 25, after an introduction section, twenty-one contestants, who were selected through the preliminary round held on October 23 as well as all pre-pageant scorings, qualified for the quarterfinal round, in which each of the qualified candidates competed in the swimsuit. The score from the quarterfinals, as well as all previous accumulation scores, determined the nine semifinal finalists, together with the winner of the Miss Popular vote, which was elected through public voting, completed the top ten.
The ten finalists competed against each other in the evening gown and speech session, then the final five were selected to continue in the question and answer portion, in which the winner and all four runners-up were determined.
The panel of judges in the grand final round, including:
* Nawat Itsaragrisil – President of Miss Grand International
* Teresa Chaivisut – Vice president of Miss Grand International
* Janelee Chaparro – Miss Grand International 2013
* Daryanne Lees – Miss Grand International 2014
* Claire Elizabeth Parker – Miss Grand International 2015
* Ariska Putri Pertiwi – Miss Grand International 2016
* Le Si Hoang – Vietnamese fashion designer

## Contestants

77 contestants competed for the title.
| Country/Territory | Delegate | Age | Hometown |
| Argentina | Yoana Don | 26 | Santiago del Estero |
| Australia | Kassandra Kashian | 22 | Sydney |
| Bahamas | Rejean Bosh | 21 | Harbour Island |
| Belarus | Panova Denisovna | 19 | Minsk |
| Belgium | Rachel Nimegeers | 21 | Antwerp |
| Bolivia | Mariem Suárez | 21 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra |
| Brazil | Caroline Venturini | 22 | Tramandaí |
| Bulgaria | Ralitsa Kandova | 21 | Sofía |
| Cambodia | Khloem Sreykea | 18 | Phnom Penh |
| Canada | Natalie Allin | 24 | Kelowna |
| Chile | Nicole Ebner | 26 | La Florida |
| China | Xuejiao Chen | 26 | Shanghai |
| Colombia | Francy Castaño † | 23 | Santander de Quilichao |
| Costa Rica | Amalia Matamoros | 27 | Naranjo |
| Cuba | Lisandra Delgado | 27 | Havana |
| Czech Republic | Nikola Uhlířová | 19 | Baška |
| Denmark | Iben Haahr Berner | 23 | Gudbjerg |
| Dominican Republic | Surahai Reyes | 21 | Santo Domingo |
| Ecuador | Analía Vernaza | 23 | Quito |
| Egypt | Merna Ayman Hosny | 25 | Cairo |
| England | Noky Simbani | 19 | Derby |
| Estonia | Susanna Lehtsalu | 24 | Tallinn |
| Ethiopia | Selamawit Teklay | 22 | Mekele |
| Fiji | Nadine Roberts | 22 | Sydney |
| Finland | Eveliina Tikka [fi] | 22 | Kokkola |
| France | Sonia Aït Mansour | 24 | Paris |
| Germany | Juliane Rohlmann | 26 | Berlín |
| Guadeloupe | Krystel Landry | 24 | Les Abymes |
| Guatemala | Alejandra Castro | 25 | Guatemala City |
| Haiti | Jennifer Alexis | 24 | Port-au-Prince |
| Hong Kong | Hoi Lam Law | 25 | Hong Kong |
| Hungary | Dalma Kármán | 22 | Tápióbicske |
| India | Anukriti Gusain | 22 | Lansdowne |
| Indonesia | Dea Rizkita [ms] | 24 | Bandung |
| Jamaica | Jenaae Jackson | 27 | Kingston |
| Japan | Erika Tsuji | 27 | Kioto |
| Laos | Chinnaly Nolasing [lo] | 18 | Sisattanak |
| Lebanon | Christine Houry | 25 | Beirut |
| Lithuania | Irmina Preišegalavičiūtė | 20 | Panevėžys |
| Macau | Kayii Lei | 24 | Macau |
| Malaysia | Sanjeda John | 25 | Kota Kinabalu |
| Mexico | Yoana Gutiérrez | 23 | San Miguel el Alto |
| Mongolia | Anujin Sugirjav | 20 | Ulaanbaatar |
| Myanmar | Aye Chan Moe | 24 | Yangon |
| Nepal | Zeenus Lama | 25 | Kathmandu |
| Nicaragua | Martha Meza | 25 | Estelí |
| Nigeria | Princess Omowunmi Agunbiade | 21 | Port Harcourt |
| Netherlands | Kelly Van Den Dungen | 23 | Amsterdam |
| New Zealand | Meghan Kenney | 22 | Auckland |
| Northern Ireland | Chloe Davies | 20 | Derry |
| Panama | Andrea María Torres | 23 | Penonomé |
| Paraguay | Leah Ashmore | 22 | Villarrica |
| Peru | María José Lora | 27 | Trujillo |
| Philippines | Elizabeth Clenci | 26 | Mandaue |
| Portugal | Diana Sofía Santos | 21 | Oporto |
| Puerto Rico | Brenda Jiménez | 27 | Aguadilla |
| Russia | Svetlana Khokhlova | 22 | Kostroma |
| Scotland | Amy Meisak | 24 | Hamilton |
| Serbia | Maja Smiljković | 24 | Niš |
| Sierra Leone | Nyallay Sia Kamara | 23 | Freetown |
| Slovakia | Klaudia Kurucz | 24 | Kráľovičove Kračany |
| Sri Lanka | Visna Fernando | 26 | Negombo |
| South Africa | Yajna Debideen | 23 | Durban |
| South Korea | Ha Young-Park | 25 | Seoul |
| South Sudan | Eyga Mojus | 26 | Juba |
| Spain | Mariana Rico | 17 | Málaga |
| Sweden | Maja Westlin | 19 | Örnsköldsvik |
| Tanzania | Batuli Mohamed | 20 | Dodoma |
| Tatarstan | Aigul Zaripova | 26 | Kazan |
| Thailand | Pamela Pasinetti | 24 | Krabi |
| Ukraine | Snizhana Tanchuk | 26 | Lviv |
| Uganda | Priscilla Achieng | 24 | Tororo |
| United States | Taylor Kessler | 21 | Houston |
| US Virgin Islands | Brianna Key | 26 | Texas City |
| Venezuela | Tulia Alemán [es] | 24 | Mene de Mauroa |
| Vietnam | Nguyễn Trần Huyền My | 22 | Hanoi |
| Wales | Nadia Suliman | 24 | Llanelli |