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Brazil's Isabella Menin wins Miss Grand International 2022; PH finishes in Top 20

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Brazil" s="" Isabella="" Menin="" is="" crowned="" Miss="" Grand="" International="" by="" her="" Nguyễn="" Thúc="" Thùy="" Tiên="" of="" Vietnam.="" Screenshot="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/life/10/25/20221025-brazil.jpg"/><figcaption>Brazil&#x27;s Isabella Menin is crowned Miss Grand International by her predecessor, Nguyễn Thúc Thùy Tiên of Vietnam. <em>Screenshot/Grand TV</em></figcaption></figure></div><p><strong>(UPDATED)</strong> Brazil’s Isabella Menin was crowned Miss Grand International 2022, while the Philippines’ Roberta Tamondong finished in the Top 20, during a four-hour pageant Tuesday in West Java, Indonesia.</p><p>Menin succeeded Vietnam’s Nguyễn Thúc Thùy Tiên, becoming the 10th Miss Grand International since the pageant’s inception in 2013.</p><p>Miss Brazil bested 67 candidates after three cuts, as seen in the livestreamed pageant on YouTube which crossed a million concurrent viewers.</p><p>Menin’s runners-up were the representatives of Thailand, Indonesia, Venezuela, and Czech Republic, respectively. </p><p>Forming the Top 10 were the candidates from:</p><ul>	<li>Cambodia</li>	<li>Colombia</li>	<li>Mauritius (Miss Popular Vote)</li>	<li>Puerto Rico</li>	<li>Spain</li></ul><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/10/25/22/ph-finishes-in-top-20-of-miss-grand-international-2022">Roberta Tamondong finishes in Top 20 of Miss Grand International 2022</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/10/25/22/photos-why-roberta-won-hearts-despite-miss-grand-loss">IN PHOTOS: Why Roberta Tamondong won hearts despite Miss Grand International loss</a></li></ul><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Roberta Tamondong represents the Philippines in the 10th Miss Grand International pageant, held in West Java Indonesia on Tuesday. Screenshot/Grand TV" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/life/10/25/20221025-roberta-tamondong-grand-tv-grab-t.jpg"/><figcaption>Roberta Tamondong represents the Philippines in the 10th Miss Grand International pageant, held in West Java Indonesia on Tuesday. <em>Screenshot/Grand TV</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>The Philippines’ Roberta Tamondong was among the Top 20 candidates, alongside the delegates of:</p><ul>	<li>Curacao</li>	<li>Denmark</li>	<li>Dominican Republic</li>	<li>Honduras</li>	<li>Mexico</li>	<li>Nigeria</li>	<li>Paraguay</li>	<li>Peru</li>	<li>United Kingdom</li>	<li>Vietnam</li></ul><p>Despite her early exit, Tamondong won hearts on social media, with her name becoming the top trending topic on Twitter in the Philippines on Tuesday night.</p><p>Pageant fans lauded Tamondong for her high-energy entrance and perfectly executed “pasarela,” and later, during her turn as a Top 20 candidate, her sultry expression and captivating twirl.</p><p>The Philippines has yet to win a Miss Grand International crown. Two representatives have managed to finished as first runner-up: Nicole Cordoves in 2016 and Samantha Bernardo in 2020/2021.</p><div><strong>Related video:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SLXM2Fi30KE?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Brazil’s Isabella Menin was crowned Miss Grand International 2022, while the Philippines’ Roberta Tamondong finished in the Top 20, during a four-hour pageant Tuesday in West Java, Indonesia.