Jalandhar, Oct 25, 2024 (Yes Punjab News)
Proved to be a historic day in India’s pageant and modeling industry. Rachel Gupta hailing from Punjab became the very first Indian representative to win the prestigious Miss Grand International title.
She was crowned Miss Grand International 2024 by the outgoing titleholder, Luciana Fuster from Peru, at the world finals of the competition held at MGI Hall in Bangkok, Thailand. At the same event, four runners-up were also crowned.
The runners-up were Christine Juliane Opiaza (1st runner-up) from the Philippines; Thae Su Nyein (2nd runner-up) from Myanmar; Safiétou Kabengele (3rd runner-up) from France and Talita Hartmann (4th runner-up) from Brazil.
The new Miss Grand International winner, Rachel Gupta hails from the city of Jalandhar in Punjab. Standing at a towering height of 5 ft. and 10 inches, Rachel is a professional model, actress and entrepreneur.
She is a trilingual and is fluent in English, Hindi and Punjabi. Rachel was amongst the crowd favorite candidates for the title and she ended up winning the crown.
Prior to winning this prestigious international crown, she had also won Miss Grand India 2024 title. She was crowned Miss Grand India 2024 at the national finals of Glamanand Supermodel India 2024 competition, held at the Zee Studios in Jaipur, Rajasthan on August 11, 2024.
Alongside winning the prestigious crown of Miss Grand India 2024, she also won 4 major special awards at the event including Miss Top Model, Miss Beauty with a Purpose, Best in Rampwalk and Best National Costume.
Rachel was amongst the crowd favorite candidates for the title of Miss Grand International 2024. She gained attention for her pulchritudinous appearance, especially her serene and perfectly chiseled face with hypnotic siren eyes and her very tall stature.
After performing extremely well in almost every major segment of the international competition, she was subsequently crowned the event’s winner by the outgoing titleholder, Luciana Fuster from Peru.
As soon as the crown came on her head, Rachel became emotional and said that this is the victory of every countryman. I dedicate this crown to every girl of my country who wants to do something in this field.
The journey till here was not easy but the sportsmanship of the administrators made it quite easy.Giving special thanks to India’s director Nikhil Anand, he said that this would not have been possible without Nikhil sir.
Miss Grand International is one of the biggest and most anticipated international beauty pageants in the world. The event is based in Thailand and is owned by Thai celebrity, entrepreneur and media personality, Nawat Itsaragrisil.
Miss Grand International is the world’s fastest growing major beauty pageant and has been hosted by different nations like Venezuela, Indonesia, Myanmar, the United States and Vietnam in the past.
It is famous for its colossal and very magnificent production value, highly extravagant and glittering grand finale and several scintillating, entertaining and productive pre-finale activities. O
ver the years, the Miss Grand International competition has established itself as one of the leading international fashion events in the world and has produced some of the most gorgeous beauty queens in the history of pageantry.
In India, the biggest beauty pageant franchise holder, the Glamanand Group is responsible for selecting India’s representative(s) for the Miss Grand International competition. Established in the year 2013, the Glamanand Group is managed by its founder and chairman, Nikhil Anand.
The organization is headquartered in New Delhi and is the owner of the maximum number of beauty pageants in India.
The organization is popular amongst the Indian pageant community and worldwide for its highly glitzy and spectacular national finale and its association with some of the most well-known fashion designers and media personalities in the world.
Over the years, the Glamanand Group has produced multiple beauty pageant winners that have made India proud at the international arena and now Rachel Gupta has also written her name in golden letters in the pages of history.
Rachel Gupta’s win at Miss Grand International 2024 is sure to encourage future Indian beauty queens and be a proud moment for India on the world Rachel’s achievement made India proud, said Sarvesh Kashyaph, PR head of Glamanand Group, who hailed her third spot at the global event as something for India to be proud of.
