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Miss Grand United States Virgin Islands 2024

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Miss Grand United States Virgin Islands 2024
Samantha Keaton, the winner of the contest
DateMarch 25, 2024
Presenters
  • Shaquille Urie
  • Carisa Peart
VenueCUZ Miami Venue, Doral, Florida, United States
Entrants8
Placements5
Debuts
WinnerSamantha Keaton (Coral Bay) (Dethroned)
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Miss Grand United States Virgin Islands 2024 was the inaugural edition of the Miss Grand United States Virgin Islands pageant, held on March 25, 2024,[1][2] at the CUZ Miami Venue, Doral, Florida, United States.[3] Eight candidates from different cities and sub-districts competed for the title,[1] of whom a 23-year-old model and former 1st runner-up Miss Grand United States 2023 representing Coral Bay, Samantha Keaton, was elected the winner, while the representatives of Christiansted, Shriya Boppana, and Reef Bay, London Tucker, were named the runners-up.[1][2][4]

Keaton represented the United States Virgin Islands in the Miss Grand International 2024 pageant, held in Thailand on October 25, 2024.[1][2][4]

The event was managed by Brian Javier of BJ Apparel, who has been the licensee of Miss Grand United States Virgin Islands since 2023.[5]

Keaton was dethroned on October 26th, 2024 abruptly following the Miss Grand International contest.[6][7][8] National director cited misuse of monetary funds, lack of communication, destruction or alteration of sponsored wear and material, inappropriate interactions with former titleholders, refusal of agreement on mandatory contracts, and lack of cooperation and inappropriate communication from chaperones and Keaton during sponsored shoots and international competition.[9][10]

Background

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After acquiring the license and appointing the representatives to compete internationally in 2023, the Miss Grand US Virgin Islands director, Brian Javier, announced in late 2023 that the first edition of the national contest would be held in early 2024 to select the territory representative for the Miss Grand International 2024 pageant in Myanmar. An application for such a national contest was virtually opened in November 2023, and the final 10 qualified finalists were later unveiled on January 15, 2024, with the grand final competition scheduled for March 25.[1][2]

Javier later sent 2nd runner-up, Tucker, to Miss Cosmo as Miss Cosmo US Virgin Islands.[11] 1st runner-up, Boppana, declined the title to pursue her education.

Result

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Miss Grand United States Virgin Islands 2024 competition result by division
Color key:
 Winner
  Top 5
 1st runner-up
  Unplaced
 2nd runner-up
  Withdrew
  No representative
Placement Candidate[1][2]
Miss Grand United States Virgin Islands 2024
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
Top 5

Contestants

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Eight contestants competed for the title.[5]

Withdrawn contestants

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Á hậu Mỹ đăng quang Hoa hậu Hòa bình đảo US Virgin". Tiền Phong. March 28, 2024. Archived from the original on March 29, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e "American runner-up was crowned Miss Grand US Virgin Island". www.vietnam.vn. March 29, 2024. Archived from the original on March 30, 2024. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  3. ^ "Miss Grand USVI 2024". grandusvirginislands.store. 2024. Archived from the original on January 15, 2024. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Sharron Melton (April 11, 2024). "CW39 Welcomes Samantha Keaton Miss Grand U.S. Virgin Islands 2024". KTSM-TV. Archived from the original on April 12, 2024. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Miss Grand US Virgin Islands 2024 contestants". grandusvirginislands.store. January 2024. Archived from the original on January 15, 2024. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  6. ^ Javier, Brian. "Samantha Catherine Keaton Dethroned". instagram.com. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  7. ^ "ดราม่านางงามโผล่อีก! ปลดฟ้าผ่า Miss Grand US Virgin Islands หลังเพิ่งประกวด MGI ที่ไทยเสร็จหมาดๆ" [Another beauty pageant drama! Miss Grand US Virgin Islands was fired after finishing the MGI competition in Thailand.]. Matichon (in Thai). October 26, 2024. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
  8. ^ Minh Nghĩa (October 26, 2024). "Một hoa hậu bị phế truất ngay sau chung kết Miss Grand International 2024" [A beauty queen was dethroned right after the final of Miss Grand International 2024]. VietNamNet (in Vietnamese). Retrieved November 30, 2024.
  9. ^ "A beauty queen was dethroned right after the final of Miss Grand International 2024 - Vietnam.vn" (in Vietnamese). October 26, 2024. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  10. ^ JLO. "India crowned MGI, 1 Miss was immediately stripped of her crown for an unexpected reason". vgt.vn.
  11. ^ VietNamNet News. "Miss Cosmo 2024: Stunning beauties in bikinis and unexpected falls on stage". VietNamNet News (in vietnamnet.vn). Retrieved November 20, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
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