Nawat 'stripped' of the reigning Miss title, 1st runner-up appointed in her place, Top 5 failed?

Recently, an incident shook the global beauty world when the reigning MGI voluntarily gave up her crown and openly accused the Organizing Committee of disrespecting her. This is considered a serious incident that rarely happens in the history of beauty contests.

On the afternoon of May 28, the Miss Grand International Organizing Committee officially announced that it would strip the Miss Grand International 2024 crown from Indian beauty Rachel Gupta . This surprising decision once again pushed MGI into the center of controversy, while revealing deep conflicts between the reigning beauty queen and the organization.

MGI's reasons for stripping Rachel Gupta of her crown were that she failed to complete her assigned duties, participated in outside projects without prior approval from the organization, and refused to participate in a trip to Guatemala - one of the important activities on the beauty queen's schedule.

That same evening, Mr. Nawat Itsaragrisil – Chairman of MGI – had a livestream to clarify the incident. Mr. Nawat affirmed that he would promote the first runner-up from the Philippines – Christine Juliane Opiaz – to replace Rachel Gupta . He shared that right after the MGI organization stripped Rachel Gupta of her crown, Christine Juliane Opiaz proactively contacted him and expressed her willingness to accompany the organization.

Christine Juliane Opiaz is scheduled to arrive in Thailand on June 1. The appointment of the Filipino beauty will not be held as an official event, but will be carried out in the form of a video and photo shoot to announce the title on the pageant's homepage. Immediately after, Christine Juliane Opiaz will fly to Spain to carry out the unfinished mission of Rachel Gupta , demonstrating MGI 's urgency and determination in stabilizing the situation.

Also on the livestream, Mr. Nawat shared more harsh details about the incident with Rachel Gupta . Mr. Nawat said: "Rachel lied, I chose the wrong person. Rachel took the crown and sash to participate in outside activities without the organization's permission. She contacted the Korean cosmetic hospital (which sponsored the MGI Top 10) and said she wanted to bring her mother to have a nose job and wanted it free. Rachel was very difficult to cooperate with. There is no such thing as Bollywood , everyone was fooled, I will hold a press conference to reveal everything." Mr. Nawat 's words showed extreme disappointment and determination to expose what he thought was the truth.

On Insta's story function, Mr. Nawat also continuously posted many articles to "accuse" Rachel Gupta after stripping her of the crown. Mr. Nawat said that the Miss Grand Guatemala organization had sent Rachel an invitation to work. The organization spent more than 1,000 USD to book air tickets and hotels, but Rachel did not agree to go on the business trip. "She always does everything on her own without following the organization's rules. The next business trip to Spain has also been booked. But she has caused us to lose a lot of money," Mr. Nawat said harshly.

Mr. Nawat also revealed that after a business trip to the Czech Republic , Rachel sent a text message to Ms. Teresa Chaivisut – Vice President of MGI – to complain about being paid low salaries and requesting a higher salary of 4,000 USD. Mr. Nawat also said that recently, Rachel arbitrarily accepted a work contract without the consent of MGI .

While Mr. Nawat presented a series of evidences to accuse, Rachel Gupta's side did not sit still. Immediately, she posted an article on her personal page with 1.4 million followers and frankly affirmed that she returned the crown because of the days of being treated badly, broken promises and having to live in a toxic environment. Rachel also affirmed that she would post a full video to share the details of the story, promising a more public and direct "fight".

In the context of the continuous scandals happening with MGI 2024, many viewers cannot help but question the motives of Mr. Nawat and the MGI organization. There is an opinion that Nawat may have intentionally "made it difficult" for the reigning beauty queen to legitimize the stripping of the crown, with the aim of elevating 1st runner-up Christine Juliane Opiaz to the title of beauty queen and to please the beauty fan community in the Philippines - a potential and enthusiastic market.

This suspicion is even more grounded when Mr. Nawat previously showed clear bias towards the first runner-up Christine Juliane Opiaz, who was given privileges equal to that of a beauty queen by Mr. Nawat , and even favored in many activities, even though she was only a runner-up. This led many to believe that stripping Rachel Gupta of her crown could be part of a "blood change" plan that Mr. Nawat had long harbored.

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