Chairman Nawat revealed the 'reason' Yen Nhi was out of the top, 'indirectly criticized' Thien An, shocking attitude?

President Nawat 's ambiguous statements are still the focus of curiosity. He only confirmed one thing: the Vietnamese representative did not have enough points, but the real reason was deliberately avoided because he was "afraid of drama" from beauty fans.

The closing event of the Miss Grand International 2025 pageant not only marked the crowning of the new beauty queen but also opened a series of controversies and online explanations from the Organizing Committee. The focus of attention after the final night was that the Vietnamese representative, Yen Nhi, could not make it into the Top 22, marking the second consecutive year that Vietnam was empty-handed in this beauty arena, following the unfortunate result of beauty Vo Le Que Anh last year.

During a livestream interaction with the audience right after the competition night, Mr. Nawat Itsaragrisil, President of Miss Grand International, received countless questions about Yen Nhi's results. Responding to the reason why Vietnam failed to make it to the Top 22, Mr. Nawat chose a diplomatic but no less straightforward answer: "If you ask why she didn't make it to the Top 22, I will not answer, or simply because her score was not enough."

He explained this avoidance by painful experiences from previous seasons. The Chairman shared that the Organizing Committee did not want to disclose the detailed reasons for fear of causing "drama" and being accused of criticism, especially in countries with enthusiastic and sensitive beauty fans like Vietnam. He affirmed that the scoring process was transparent, the Jury closely monitored all activities, and Yen Nhi's total cumulative score had not reached the required threshold to be included in the first group of contestants to be announced.

Yen Nhi's journey in the competition has gone through many ups and downs. The Vietnamese girl started October with a positive energy and impressive performance, but quickly got caught up in a scandal about her "bad mouth" on social networks. This incident caused her to face a wave of strong criticism and the backs of the audience at home. Despite her significant efforts in the second half of the competition to regain public affection, Yen Nhi was still not considered a strong candidate for the crown by reputable beauty sites. At the same time, the lack of mass support from the audience also put her at a great disadvantage in the voting races to win a ticket straight to the final round. Before the competition night, Yen Nhi expressed her gratitude for the audience's affection and affirmed that she would try to shine to the end, no matter what the result.

Mr. Nawat's decision not to clarify the reason for Yen Nhi's failure this time is considered a wise move to avoid repeating the "mistake" of 2022. At that time, his public comments on the body of beauty Doan Thien An—claiming that she did not meet the criteria because she had a longer upper body than her lower body and large hips—caused intense outrage among the Vietnamese fan community. This detailed, personalized comment led to a large-scale cyberattack targeting Mr. Nawat's personal page, followed by a campaign calling for unfollowing, significantly reducing the number of followers on the Miss Grand International homepage, and receiving criticism from even influential figures such as supermodel Ha Anh.

The post-final controversy of Miss Grand International 2025 did not stop in Vietnam. The new Miss Emma Mary Tiglao (Philippines) also faced a strong wave of opposition from the audience at home because of her controversial political views in the past when she was an MC. More seriously, the representative of Kosovo, Brikena Selmani, publicly expressed her disappointment and made serious accusations of "buying and selling the award" right after not achieving high results, creating a hot topic of discussion in the international beauty community.

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