A beauty queen 'involved' with Thuy Tien accidentally said 4 words, was 'forced' to remove her sash by netizens?

On the official Miss Cosmo USA 2025 page, the organizers posted an article inviting beauty fans to comment on potential candidates for the new season. Under the post, former Miss Grand International Abena Akuaba unexpectedly left a comment: "That's me."

The short but meaningful statement immediately sparked a wave of debate. Many people speculated that she was implicitly declaring that she would "drop her sash" of Miss Grand International to seek opportunities in a new playground. Beauty forums quickly divided into two factions: one side cheered, the other side criticized mercilessly.

Under pressure from public opinion, Abena Akuaba was forced to explain. She affirmed that the comment was just "a fun joke with the Miss America family", not intended to provok.e or belittle any contest.

"I apologize if my actions caused any misunderstanding or inconvenience. We are all human, sometimes we just want to joke around," the beauty wrote. However, Abena's apology did not cool down the criticism. On the contrary, many netizens said that she knew the consequences in advance but still deliberately "created drama" to be mentioned.

Abena Akuaba was born in 1993, she is a Ghanaian beauty with American nationality, representing Ghana at Miss Universe 2014 and Miss Earth 2019 before changing her American sash to compete at Miss Grand International 2020. Although she won the crown, her victory that year also caused fierce controversy, with many negative comments revolving around her appearance. In 2021, Abena Akuaba handed over the Miss Grand International crown to her successor from Vietnam, Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien.

Currently, the reigning beauty queen for the highest position belongs to Indian beauty Rachel Gupta, she surpassed 68 contestants to be crowned Miss Grand International 2024. She received the crown from the reigning Miss Peru - Luciana Fuster - at the final on the evening of October 25. The moment the MC announced the winner's name, Rachel Gupta burst into tears.

The new beauty queen has a beautiful face, blue eyes, and a sex.y bod.y. Rachel Gupta is 1.78 m tall and won the Miss Super Talent of the World 2022 contest in France when she was 20 years old. She is currently a model and businesswoman, owning a beauty academy and salon. The beauty has one million followers on Insta.gram.

Rachel Gupta was considered to have won convincingly. After the semi-final round on October 23, she received the Grand Pageant's Choice Awar.d - an awar.d voted by the Thai audience for the most impressive contestant. Before the final round, many international beauty sites such as Missosology and Sash Factor ranked her at the top of the prediction table.

In the final, she performed in swimsuit and evening gown with confidence on the catwalk. In the presentation for the top 10 and the interview for the top 5, Rachel Gupta showed off her fluent skills.

After being crowned, Rachel Gupta was invited to attend the final night of Miss Grand Czech Republic 2025. The Indian beauty also appeared at the 78th Cannes Film Festival. This event will take place on May 13.

This information received the attention of many fans. Many people changed from mockin.g Rachel Gupta as "Miss who always stays at home" to praising her. Compared to those who have won the Miss Grand International title, Rachel Gupta is the first person to have the opportunity to attend this event.

The reigning Miss Grand International has visited 5 countries, including the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.

Miss Grand International is an annual beauty pageant founded and run by Mr. Nawat Itsaragrisil (former director of Miss Thailand World) since 2013, headquartered in Thailand. The contest attracts the attention of beauty fans around the world. In 2023, the copyright holder in Vietnam hosted the contest.

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