The Dominican Maria Felix is part of the coveted Top 10 of Miss Grand International 2024, considered the most important beauty pageant after Miss Universe.
In the gala held this Friday at ThailandFélix competed with more than 70 candidates from around the world and was in the position of fifth finalist.
The representative of India, Rachel Guptawas crowned the new MGI. The Top 3 was completed Christine Juliane Opiaza (Philippines) and Thae SuNyein (Myanmar).
By qualifying among the 10 finalists, Maria Felix officially joins the organization Miss Grand Internationalwhere she will collaborate with the other contestants for a year.
The Miss Grand International Dominican Republic, Skarxi Marswho occupied the same place last year, was in charge of placing the crown on Félix, being a surprising and emotional moment for the current model.
“Of queen queen @skar_marie crowns @mariufelix as 5th finalist for @missgrandinternational 2024,” described the Instagram portal @missologycibao, which fully followed the queen and the contest.
Thank you
The Dominican model Maria Felix Paredes stated that she was proud to represent the Dominican Republic in the Miss Grand International pageant in Thailand.
In several posts uploaded on their social networks of the essays and participation in the preliminaries, Félix expressed his expectations prior to the show.
“I am filled with a whirlwind of emotions! It’s hard to believe how far I’ve come on this journey. Every moment, every practice and every connection has made this experience be unforgettable. I’m excited and a little nostalgic, but ready to get on stage and shine! Thank you to everyone who has supported me along the way. Let’s make these memories count,” the beauty queen wrote.
He also thanked the president from Miss Grand International, Nawat Itsaragrisil, and Teresa Yuphayao Chaivisut, operations directorand the entire MGI team “for making this possible experience“.
Maria Felixin addition to his skills in the world of modeling and the danceis a theater student and also dedicated to business and finance at New York University.
Likewise, it has four years of experience as a real estate agent and is dance teacher and catwalk. She is the twelfth Dominican to achieve the title of Miss Grand International Dominican Republic.
Developed in Asiahe Miss Grand International is one of the competencies most important beauty centers in the world.
The contest looks for more than a pretty face in its candidates and works to find a representative that complies with the 4B that is BodysuitBeauty, Brain and Business, (which in Spanish is Body, Beauty, Brain and Business).