Two weeks ago
I published a vlog entitled "Seven Things I Like About Miss Grand
International" in which I discussed the reasons for the pageants increasing popularity today
I'm going to reveal six things that I hate about Miss Grand International and let's start now
At number six the title the first time I heard of the title Miss Grand International
I thought hmm
Another pageant is riding on the coattails of Miss International, you know
The pageant based in Japan that has been existence since 1960
There are already so many pageants with the word international attached to it
Like Miss Tourism International, Miss Tourism Queen international, Miss International Queen, Miss Globe International,
International Queen of Coffee, Mister International, Manhunt International so forth and so on and now this grand
International I don't have any issue with using the word
International because it's not regulated or trademark just like the words world earth or universe
So anyone can use it so I don't think it's necessary because the word grand itself already denotes something huge
magnificent imposing impressive majestic glorious and well
international really
Also "Miss Grand" sounds more catchy
just like Miss Earth or Miss World or Miss Globe or Miss Universe and think of the money that Nawat could
save as far as printing the sash
The less letters there are the cheaper, right?
Just keep it short
At number 5 - lack of originality, I'm not sure if it's true or not
But years ago, I heard through the grapevine that Nawat wanted the Thai franchise for Miss Universe
So badly that he aggressively pushed MUO (Miss Universe Organization)
To offer it to him and that he was ready to pay big money, but MUO rejected his request
Distressed for not getting what he wanted
He decided to start his own pageant to rival Miss Universe, but it would be similar to Miss Universe in terms of production
Judging system and quality of contestants. However, to make it slightly different from Miss Universe
he added a slogan "Stop the war and violence" that sounds grand and
Ambitious and required the finalists to give a brief speech on how to realize the slogan
to avid pageant fans
The speech segment of the competition is actually a copycat of the speech segment in Miss
International where each of the top eight contestants has to give a speech
Describing her dreams and goals if she wins the title
The segment is also reminiscent of Miss World where each finalist has to elaborate on her Beauty With a Purpose program
don't get me wrong all pageants imitate each other in some form or another and there's absolutely
Nothing wrong with MGI embracing the good elements of Miss Universe
Though I would have been more impressed by MGI if it had started out with a unique concept and innovative approach to pageantry
At number 4 - the President's shameless self-promotion. The president of MGI, Nawat Itsaragrisil, or Nawat as his friends and colleagues call him is probably the most self-centered pageant president today
There's nothing inherently wrong with being self-absorbed
If you think that it will protect your interests but displaying too much of it could be unnerving to some people
especially to those who hardly know you. If there's one thing that Nawat hates, it's
invisibility
Unlike most pageant owners and organizers who prefer to remain behind the scene
Nawat loves to be seen and to be the center of attention. He
definitely loves to take selfies. He has almost
200,000 followers on Instagram still much smaller than Osmel Sosa who has almost 800,000 followers
But much bigger than Paula Shugart's 32,000 followers
During the actual telecast he makes sure
To get substantial every time by replacing the crown of the outgoing queen with a new one, which has become a tradition
And then congratulates the new queen. He almost always tags along with a queen wherever she goes
Travels through the girls where wherever they go and even plays chummy with beauty queens from rival pageant systems. I
I think he attracts more attention than any of his Queens because he probably thinks that since he is the owner of MGI
Then he should also be the face of MGI.
I need some wine before I can continue
At number three -
Unprofessional conduct. Nawat may be a successful businessman who is charismatic,
Intelligent, and social media savvy but some of his antics are unbecoming of a pageant director
His penchant for sensationalism to get free publicity
Often times involves exploiting his girls and sacrificing their dignity for instance
When Anea Garcia, Miss
Grand International 2015 was dethroned due to allegations that she had not fulfilled her duties, Anea complained on her social media
That MGI had been misquoting her and had been posting comments without consulting with her first -
which should have been the case. Instead of actually meeting with Anea in person to discuss her issues with the organisation
MGI's Vice President Teresa Chaivisut took to social media to give a response to Anea
which did not fully satisfy Anea at all and caused her to resigned. If
Nawat or MGI had attempted to resolve Anea's issues
professionally and in person then perhaps and Anea would have never resigned or dethroned whichever story you choose to believe
Here's another example:
When Indonesia's Ariska Putri Pertiwi won Miss Grand International in 2016
rabid pageant fans who are not from Indonesia
posted nasty comments on several pageant forums most notably on Missosology
Bashing the new queen, the pageant system and Nawat himself.
Some fans claimed that the results had been rigged in favor of Ariska. An angry Nahuatl accused
Missosology of slander and defamation
Even though the website has a disclaimer stating
That the posts reflect only the opinions of the posters and not the opinion of the entire group.
Nawat is simply too sensitive and he does not take too kindly to negative criticisms
Even if they are valid. A year earlier in May 2015
Missosology published an article entitled
"Why Miss Grant International is not going to be considered as a major international pageant"
that reveals Nawat's alleged unethical business dealings that included a
Hostile takeover of the Thai franchise of Miss International and poaching for potential national directors for MGI
While he was attending the Miss Earth
2014 finals
The article also reported that Nawat had deceived the public into believing that he had dropped the Miss Earth franchise after
Osmel Sousa had allegedly told him that he would not send a Venezuelan representative to Miss Earth 2015
Although Missosology claimed that it was Miss Earth that had dropped Nawat, which explains
Nawat's perpetual animosity towards Miss Earth
Fed up with Nawat's penchant for deception
Missosology, which had been hugely instrumental in the growth of MGI,
decided to remove MGI from the Big Five pageants list and replace it with Miss Earth
At number two
- Pretentious and provocative. Just four years after the pageant was launched in 2013
MGI had the audacity to label itself as the world's third largest
pageant or a "Grand Slam" pageant as described by Global Beauties, another major pageant website
which has become MGI's primary media partner
What exactly is a definition of a grand slam pageant?
To me for a pageant to be called grand slam would require these elements
universal appeal and popularity, huge support from the media,
prestige,
good quality of contestants, good production,
And purpose. I don't think MGI has attained the first three elements yet
So I don't consider it as a grand slam pageant at least for now
But MGI's claim that it is among the big three pageants
Third only to Miss Universe in his world is preposterous as many countries have not even heard of MGI.
However, can we safely say that MGI is the most provocative pageant in the world because the president himself is a bona fide
Provocateur? You bet.
Nawat loves to throw shade?
Why? Because he knows that provoking people specially Filipinos would elicit reaction and would make it even more
popular or maybe infamous in the pageant industry
for example
During the 2017 pageant in Vietnam, he posted a video of himself on the bus with several contestants and
Vice-president Teresa Chaivisut on their way to the hotel. On the video
he seems to be taunting Miss Earth and the Filipino fans. A few days later after Catriona Gray won Miss Universe
2018
The current queen Clara Sousa posted a picture of her cooking in the kitchen with Nawat with the caption
"Mabuhay! real cooking show LOL" which enraged Catriona fans who claim that MGI
was suggesting that catch Fiona's machinery factory had been fixed or cooked for her
Clara and Nawat immediately received tremendous backlash from Filipino fans and elicited over 9000 comments
most of them were nasty. In early
July 2019 a Miss Grand Thailand contestant, CocoArayha,
had posted on the Miss Grand Family Instagram account a
now-deleted meme showing the current queen Clara Sousa as "fit"
compared to the "fat"Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray
Coco was viciously attacked on social media by angry Filipino fans who became even more furious
When she suggested that she would apologize to Catriona if Catriona "will message her directly"
Coco eventually won Miss Grand Thailand 2019 on July 13, and a day later
Catriona indirectly addressed the issue on Twitter
telling her followers quote "Body shaming is hurtful and should never be tolerated. If
anyone reading this too has been body shamed. I know how it feels.
I'm sorry, you've had to experience that but know that you're more than your appearance.
You are a capable, unique, and worthy person and you are never alone."
Catriona ultimately put Coco in her place.
I need more wine and
Finally at number one
The last thing I hate about Miss Grand International is the utterly absurd,
Irrational, illogical, and totally unjust dethronement of Claire Parker on February 22nd, 2019
Three years after she completed her reign as Miss Grand International 2015. On its official Facebook page
MGI posted the reason behind Claire's dethronement
To my understanding
MGI dethroned Claire because if she won Miss Universe this would eclipse her previous title as Miss
Grand International and MGI would not like that because it would be beneath them.
They really believe they're on the same level as the Miss Universe.
As some of you may recall Claire was actually not the original winner. It was Anna Garcia from the Dominican Republic
Claire took over the crown after Anea resigned.
Claire completed her reign without any issues on April 1st 2016.
I'm not sure if there is a clause in the MGI contract that forbids past title holders to compete in another
pageant for a certain amount of time
one year, two years, three years, perhaps
But if there is such a clause and Claire did not abide by it then MGI had every right to dethrone her.
But if there's no such clause
Then it was wrong of MGI to dethrone a queen who has already passed her crown to her
successor and to take away a title that she had earned.
It's like giving a birthday present to your friend and then taking it back because your friend has made a new friend.
Claire must have felt totally humiliated. We still love you, Claire.
And there you have it - the six things I hate about Miss Grand International. Do you agree or disagree?
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