Mr. Nawat officially apologized to Vietnamese fans, but fans were still upset because they didn't accept body shaming Thien An

President of Miss Grand International said he was sad when he read the comments of Vietnamese fans over the past time. Mr. Nawat apologized if his comments hurt fans. However, he affirmed that the criticisms of Thien An's appearance were only for her good.

After many noisy events, recently, President Nawat Itsaragrisil and some Thai beauties had a visit to Vietnam. Appearing at the airport, Mr. Nawat's friendly and welcoming attitude attracted much attention. Because before that, in October 2022, Mr. Nawat made Vietnamese netizens uncomfortable when he directly eliminated contestant Doan Thien An at Miss Grand International 2022. Not only that, Mr. Nawat also had words that disparaged Thien's appearance. An on the live stream.

Recently, appearing in a talk show of Zing with host runner-up Phuong Anh, Mr. Nawat shared that attracted the attention of the public. When asked about the story of being turned away by Vietnamese beauty fans last year, Mr. Nawat expressed: "Because I have too many busy jobs, I can't answer everyone's questions, but one problem. If my name is mentioned, I have to speak up. I don't think that giving honest feedback is bullying. These are two completely opposite categories. No one will dare to speak up."

Mr. Nawat further cited, when entering a modeling or singing contest, candidates must hear such comments. However, Mr. Nawat also humbled and apologized if his words made the Vietnamese audience uncomfortable: "If my words hurt or upset you, I sincerely apologize. I always want everyone to be more successful, not just Tien (Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien - PV)".

When runner-up Phuong Anh suggested softer comments instead of heavy words, Mr. Nawat said "suggestion is also a form of helping". He just wished that Vietnam could have a successful Miss like what Thuy Tien did!

Many netizens are still not satisfied with Mr. Nawat's apology because it is too late. Even people pointed out that Mr. Nawat only apologized to Vietnamese netizens because his statements made the audience uncomfortable, but in fact, he still did not apologize to Thien An for publicly disparaging the contestant's appearance. Besides, a part of the Vietnamese audience thinks that everyone has passed a long time because anyway, Mr. Nawat also acquiesced, so if possible, please ignore it.

Also at this conversation, when asked about the controversy surrounding the issue of Miss Grand International's organizers, Miss Grand International's organizers required Miss, runner-up and the beauties of the contest to livestream, sell dried chicken, and functional foods. Mr. Nawat frankly shared: "Life is always changing every day. I regret to say that TV programs are slowly running out of time, less interested than before. So, we must always go ahead. I want beauties to learn new things. It doesn't matter if they sell or livestream. Entertainment is changing day by day and I don't want to repeat what I did."

Mr. Nawat said that today's beauty queens do not need to force themselves into old stereotypes: always keep a good image, do not participate in entertainment activities.

Sharing about the criteria for choosing the girl to be crowned Miss Grand International 2023, Mr. Nawat said that beauty needs to converge skills such as communicating in foreign languages, meeting 3B criteria: Body (body); Beauty (beauty); Brain (intelligence).

"We need to be clear about one thing that the crowned girl must win with strength. No one wins the crown thanks to the fans. Thuy Tien is a prime example. When Thuy Tien competes at Miss Grand International 2021, I think no Many viewers thought she was crowned. That year there were also many strong contestants from other countries. But Thuy Tien did it. She worked hard to win, "Mr. Nawat shared.

In 2022, after Miss Grand International ends, the top 10 of the contest must livestream to sell items such as dried chicken, jewelry, feng shui items... at the request of the organizers. The incident caused controversy on beauty forums and social networks. The audience said that the organizers of MGI took advantage of the image of the beautiful people. Instead of going to charity, helping the community, attending high-class events, the beauties often livestream to sell goods.

Most recently, within the framework of Miss Grand Thailand 2023, Mr. Nawat Itsaragrisil - the founder of the contest - also asked contestants to livestream to sell products of the Miss Grand brand.

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