MANILA, Philippines — The Miss Grand Worldwide (MGI) Group has stripped India’s Rachel Gupta of her Miss Grand Worldwide 2024 title after allegedly failing to meet her duties because the reigning queen.
The group simply posted about its determination to revoke her title on its social media posts.
“The Miss Grand Worldwide Group hereby declares the termination of Miss Rachel Gupta’s title as Miss Grand Worldwide 2024, efficient instantly. This determination follows her failure to meet her assigned duties, engagement in exterior tasks with out prior approval from the group, and her refusal to take part within the scheduled journey to Guatemala,” the assertion learn.
Gupta is now not licensed to make use of the title efficient instantly, the group mentioned. It additionally requests that she returns the crown to the group inside 30 days.
Gupta is the primary Indian to win the Miss Grand Worldwide title on the grand coronation night time held final October in Bangkok, Thailand.
Throughout the identical occasion, the Philippines’ Christine Juliane (CJ) Opiaza was topped as first runner-up. It’s now anticipated if Opiaza can be hailed as the brand new 2024 winner, changing Gupta. If that’s the case, this is also the Philippines’ first ever MGI crown.
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