The Top 11 semifinalists of Miss Grand International 2026 faced another challenge onstage as they answered questions from the judges before the announcement of the Top 5 finalists.
The 14th edition of Miss Grand International is held tonight, October 10, 2026, at MGI Hall in Bangkok, Thailand.
After the announcement of the Top 11, host Matthew Deane explained the mechanics of the next round, in which the remaining candidates would answer questions before the pageant narrowed the field to its final five contenders.
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MISS GRAND INTERNATIONAL 2026 TOP 11 QUESTION & ANSWER PORTION
Miss Grand Cuba 2026 – Alyanni T. Gomez
Question: Which is more important to you, doing what is right or doing what makes others happy?
Answer: In a world, in social media where we follow trends, I would always do what is right because it's very important to keep our principles and keep to our—the studies that we learn from our family. It's very important for me to be humble, to be a queen always, and to represent my country and the people that are around the world.
And as your Miss Grand International, that's what I intend to do. Be a leader, someone that can speak, that can do the right thing, but at the same time, help others in the process because that's what a queen should do, and that's what I'm here to do for.
Miss Grand Mexico 2026 – Pety Juarez
Question: If you could change one attitude in society, what would it be?
Answer (translated in English): I feel that an attitude that I can change is for women to embrace changes. I believe that it's very strong for women to start continuing fighting for equality, where a woman can not only work in hospital care, but at the same time be making changes. The power of a woman is like how I am today. From standing here to going to changing lives in a hospital.
Miss Grand Tanzania 2026 – Jihan Dimachk
Question: How would you address inequality in society?
Answer: Thank you for the question. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I would address inequality by showcasing and spreading love. I believe love is the strongest weapon that we have. And if we're able to show love and spread love, we're able to have a better society and equality in the world that we live in today.
Regardless of what religion you come from, regardless where you come from, we all have equal rights, and we all can do it if we have love in our hearts. Thank you.
Miss Grand Guatemala 2026 – Ximena Carillo
Question: How would you keep beauty pageants relevant, valuable, and popular around the world?
Answer: I feel like Miss Grand International is the perfect opportunity to do so because it gives you a platform to speak up about things. I would use my platform to uplift women, to tell them that you can be yourself, to tell them that you don't have to change to fit in into something else.
I would use my platform to stop the war and violence, to tell people that you don't need to be anybody else. And I feel like the beauty pageant world has changed throughout the years, and this is not about beauty anymore. It's about purpose too. So I would choose my platform to be heard. Thank you so much.
Miss Grand Thailand 2026 – Patthama Jitsawat
Question: What is the best thing you have ever received in your life?
Answer (translated to English): The best thing I've ever been given in my life is opportunity. It is an absolute honor to be crowned Miss Grand Thailand 2026 and the highest honor to be here on this stage of Miss Grand International 2026.
She would like to extend a thanks to all of her family, all of her fans, and of course, boss Mr. Nawat Itsaragrisil, and she hopes to do her best here this evening. Thank you.
Miss Grand Ecuador 2026 – Shyare Andrade
Question: Who is your female role model and what would you like to say to her?
Answer (translated to English): She referred to women as powerful and strong before thanking the audience.
Miss Puerto Rico 2026 – Vicky Carbonell
Question: What does beauty mean to you?
Answer: What beauty means to me is the values that you have as a person, your essence, your story. It's not only the physical. Physical goes away, the beauty goes away, but what's within is always.
So I always try to be myself everywhere I go. I try to connect with everyone I know because that's the beauty within.
Miss Grand Côte d’Ivoire 2026 – Kany Kouassi
Question: If your dreams conflict with your family's expectations, which path would you choose and why?
Answer: If my dreams conflicted with my parents' opinion, I would choose to pursue my dreams, and that's what I already did. I know what my limits are. I know how strong I can be, and it is the message I want to convey.
Every woman, every person knows her limits, and we are the only person that can define them and what we can do. Thank you.
Miss Grand Venezuela 2026 – Lady Di Mosquera
Question: How would you define yourself?
Answer: For me, the most important is to be yourself because you are perfect, you are beautiful, you are different, and it's very, very important, the most of the world, who you are. Thank you so much.
Miss Grand Vietnam 2026 – Emoura Pham
Question: How do you inspire yourself and others?
Answer: I inspire myself by remembering where I come from, remembering my history, my roots, my mother, my grandmother, remembering the struggles that the Vietnamese people have had to face over many years and how we have overcome.
I remember my mother having to walk more than ten kilometers every single day just to get to school, to strive to get her education on an empty stomach, fainting on the way, teaching me the power of education, the power of resilience.
And I inspire others by using these values that I have learnt over many years to share with other people. When I can be someone that I look up to, I can inspire other people as well.
Miss Grand Netherlands 2026 – Beau Megan Goos
Question: What do you think is the biggest problem in the world, and how would you solve it?
Answer: The biggest problem in the world is the lack of good education. When I was fourteen years old, I had the opportunity to go to Malawi and provide good education for underprivileged children. There I saw how important it is that there are life skills in the educational system.
As a history teacher myself, I try to put these life skills into my teaching because I cannot change the past, but I can make sure that there is a good future for the next generation.
We must make sure that we teach the children of today that tomorrow is not always something that is given. We need to work hard for it. We need to make sure that everyone around us is on the same path.
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