Miss Grand International 2016

[1] At the end of the event Claire Elizabeth Parker, Miss Grand International 2015 of Australia crowned Ariska Putri Pertiwi of Indonesia as her successor,[4][5][6] making her the first Asian candidate to win the title.

[13][14][15] and the next day All of the contestants attended the William Carr's Photography charity red carpet fashion event to raise funds for Veterans in the United States.

On October 16, 2016 the Best National Costume Contest was held at the Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas.

[16][17] Of all seventy-four participating candidates, only eleven were determined through the Miss Grand national pageant, including the representatives of Australia,[18] the Dominican Republic,[19] Japan,[20] Myanmar,[21] Netherlands,[22] Nigeria,[23] South Africa,[24] Spain,[25] Sri Lanka,[26] Thailand,[27] and United States,[28] while the candidates from Albania, Cambodia, Kosovo, Namibia, and Nepal who were also named the country representatives for this year edition on the Miss Grand national stages, did not enter the international tournament for different reasons,[29][30][31] such as Heng Chantha of Cambodia and Zeenus Lama of Nepal who unabled to compete due to visa issues.

However, two of the entered candidates, Arna Ýr Jónsdóttir of Iceland and Victoria Ericsson of Sweden, later withdrew during the pageant camp due to a conflict with the organizer and health problems, respectively.

Miss Grand International 2016 contestant and Nawat Itsaragrisil President of the organization Miss Grand International in the press conference of the contest at City Hall in Las Vegas , Nevada .