On the afternoon of October 8, Miss Grand Costa Rica Macarena Chamberlain announced her withdrawal from the Miss Grand International 2024 contest.

“Over the past few hours, my mental and physical health has been severely affected by the last-minute changes from the organizers,” she shared. “While I understand and appreciate the competition’s efforts to improve the contestant experience, it has been difficult to adapt to the current situation and I have had to put my health first.”

Macarena expressed her deep gratitude to her friends and family, who have been a strong support throughout the journey. She emphasized that this is not the end but only the beginning of new projects. She hopes that everyone will continue to accompany and support her in the upcoming musical journey.

She is 20 years old, 1.7m tall, currently a model, singer and musician. The beauty was crowned Miss Grand Costa Rica 2024 in August this year.

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Miss Costa Rica announced that she will not compete in Miss Grand International 2024. Photo: Instagram

Previously, the representative of Cambodia Sotheary By also announced that she would not continue to compete in Miss Grand International 2024. She shared that there were many problems behind this decision, although the Cambodian organization had tried its best to welcome and take care of the contestants. She was happy to meet the wonderful contestants from all over the world and sent her love to all of them. However, Sotheary was also sad to say goodbye so soon.

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Before Costa Rica, Miss Grand Cambodia 2024 also announced to withdraw from the competition. Photo: Instagram

The conflict between the Miss Grand International Organization (MGI) and Miss Grand Cambodia broke out on the evening of October 6, surprising many viewers. Just a few days after the competition, Miss Grand International 2024 in Cambodia encountered trouble when both sides simultaneously issued announcements indicating a breakdown in cooperation.

Returning from Cambodia, on the evening of October 7, Mr. Nawat - President of Miss Grand International - livestreamed criticizing the problems in organizing the contest in Cambodia, causing the event to be moved to Thailand.

Mr. Nawat shared that since arriving in Cambodia, he felt uneasy because there was no local staff to welcome the MGI delegation or the contestants. On the day of the sash presentation, the plan to organize the red carpet and Lamborghini was not as expected, he had to urge himself to have a backdrop for the contestants to take pictures. During the welcoming ceremony, although it was announced that 400 fans and important guests would attend, only about 40 people attended and the important guests did not arrive on time. At the gala dinner, the folk dance was canceled because the dance group arrived late and was not prepared.

Mr. Nawat also said that the airfare back to Thailand for the contestants is about 1 million baht (more than 740 million VND), the hotel fee is about 200,000 baht (nearly 150 million VND), all paid by MGI but he accepted to protect the reputation and prestige of the Miss Grand International brand.

Que Anh and Miss Grand International 2024 contestants arrived in Thailand on the evening of October 7.

After arriving in Thailand on the evening of October 7 from Cambodia, today the contestants will tour the capital city of Bangkok. They will visit Wat Arun, one of Thailand's most famous temples, and experience shopping at the Icon Siam shopping mall. In the evening, the contestants will enjoy a meal on the luxury Meridian Cruise.

Miss Grand International contestants visit Wat Arun temple in Thailand:

Miss Grand International 2024 takes place from October 3-25. In addition to the semi-final and final nights, contestants from different countries will participate in additional competitions such as: closed interviews, swimsuit performances, national costumes, fashion, singing talent competitions, etc.

Vietnam's representative in the contest is Vo Le Que Anh, Miss Grand Vietnam 2024. She was born in 2001 and is from Quang Nam. Before participating in the Miss Grand Vietnam 2024 contest, she won the runner-up prize at Hue University 2020, entered the top 40 of Miss Vietnam 2020 and won the first runner-up prize at Miss Tourism Da Nang 2022. She graduated from the Korean Language and Culture major at Hue University.

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