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PH bet Nikki De Moura has early exit from Miss Grand International 2023 pageant

Philippine bet Nikki De Moura fails to secure the Miss Grand International crown.

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<p>Philippine representative Nikki De Moura ended her journey earlier in the Miss Grand International 2023 pageant at Phu Tho Indoor Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.</p><p>The 19-year-old beauty queen failed to secure her spot in the competition’s Top 20, making it an early exit for the country.</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/CyyFYtDp8EO/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=594&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A224311.30000000447%2C%22ls%22%3A223638.80000000447%2C%22le%22%3A224308.30000000447%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1184" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div><span>Fans expressed disappointment in the results but cheered for Nikki for still doing her best in the competition.</span></div><div><a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/cantbuymelove" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><span><strong>Can’t Buy Me Love</strong></span></em></a><span> and</span><span> </span><span>Kapamilya</span><span> </span><span>star Chie Filomeno also shared her dismay on X (formerly Twitter) saying, “ANOOOOO?!!! PHILIPPINES WALA?!” after learning that the country didn’t make it to the Top 20.</span></div><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:225px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="Twitter Tweet" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1717165847121363201&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aent-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2023-10-26T17%3A08%3A53.757308%3A9ea30a4c-0335-4245-870b-851758544d77%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=ba2a5f0b1e68c6e7826f9609afde2a7aa04899be&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=01917f4d1d4cb%3A1696883169554&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="1717165847121363201"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><div><span>Chie also reposted a video of Nikki and captioned it with: “TIGNAN MO YAN ANGKOL! ALAM NA ALAM YUNG NAKABUTTON DIN NA CAMERA OH! PLAKADO LAKAD! SMILE! MUKHA!” pertaining to Miss Grand International owner Nawat</span><span> </span><span>Itsaragrisil.</span></div><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-1" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:904px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="Twitter Tweet" 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data-tweet-id="1717170656926990349"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><div><span>Miss Universe Philippines 2014 MJ Lastimosa also posted on social media her frustration as she watched the pageant live in Vietnam with <em></em></span><a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/dirtylinen" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><span><a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/dirtylinen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><strong>Dirty Linen</strong></em></a></span><span><em><strong></strong></em> and</span><span> </span><span>Kapamilya</span><span> </span><span>star Francine Diaz.</span></div><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-2" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" 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data-tweet-id="1717171106887737620"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><div><span>“Iniisip</span><span> </span><span>ko pa kung</span><span> </span><span>magwawalk</span><span> </span><span>out</span><span> </span><span>nako</span><span> </span><span>😂</span><span>,” she said.</span></div><div><span>Nikki gave a powerful performance during the pageant’s preliminary round.</span></div><div><span>During the prelims, the Cagayan De Oro beauty wowed the audience with a glamorous hot pink gown making her “a Filipina Barbie indeed” and aced her performance in the swimsuit competition with her confident walk and radiant smile on stage.</span></div><div><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" 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She was crowned by Isabelle Menin of Brazil. </span></div><div><span>Luciana beat 69 other aspirants for the title. The runner-ups included Ni</span><span> </span><span>Ni</span><span> </span><span>Lin Eain of Myanmar, Maria Alejandra Lopez of Colombia, Sthephanie Marie of the USA, and Le Hoang Phuong of Vietnam.</span></div><div><span>The Philippines has yet to win the Miss Grand International crown. </span><span> The highest place that the country has had in the pageant are two first runner-up titles by Nicole Cordoves in 2016 and Samantha Bernardo in 2020.</span></div><div><span>Nikki’s predecessor, Roberta Tamondong, finished in the Top 20 last year and was later appointed as fifth runner-up of the pageant.</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%"></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%">—By Nikka Sabio</span></div>

<p>Philippine bet Nikki De Moura fails to secure the Miss Grand International crown.</p>