The organizers called for money to vote and choose the runner-up right on live broadcast.

(Dan Tri) - Immediately after the semi-final night of Miss Grand International 2025, the Organizing Committee called for votes for 77 contestants in the Miss Popular Vote category on live broadcast.

On the evening of October 15, 77 contestants of the Miss Grand International 2025 pageant participated in the semi-final night with swimsuit and evening gown performances. Immediately after that, the Miss Popular Vote call was performed on stage by President Nawat and the MC of the program.

Accordingly, Mr. Nawat called on the audience present at the studio and watching live to spend money to buy votes for their favorite contestant. Chairman Nawat said that the contestant who won the Miss Popular Vote category will go straight to the top 10 of this year's competition and will definitely be the 5th runner-up of the 2025 season.

Chairman Nawat caused controversy when he called on the audience to vote for candidates live on air (Photo: MGI).

President Nawat’s live call for voting has created a fierce debate on beauty forums. Many opinions say that this live call for voting is no different from “buying the prize directly”, losing the true meaning of the beauty contest.

After the semi-final night, the top 10 of Miss Popular Vote were revealed. Accordingly, the Colombian representative topped the rankings with 20% of the votes.

Following that are representatives from Sweden (19% of votes), Tanzania (16% of votes), Myanmar (8% of votes), Thailand (7% of votes), Panama (5% of votes), Guatemala (4% of votes), UK (4% of votes), Malaysia (3% of votes), Philippines (3% of votes).

It is known that the Miss Popular Vote voting will last until the final day, October 18.

Vietnam’s representative, Yen Nhi, has 1% of the votes in the Miss Popular Vote category. Before the semi-finals, Yen Nhi called on Vietnamese audiences to stop spending money to buy votes for her. The beauty wants domestic audiences to use that money to contribute to support the people in the North who are affected by floods.

Yen Nhi asked the contest organizers to delete her clip calling for votes (Photo: Instagram).

The Vietnamese representative explained: “I recorded a video in Vietnamese to call for votes. However, I asked permission to delete that video. I presented to the Organizing Committee about the storm and flood situation in Vietnam.

On my personal page, I also called on everyone to support overcoming the consequences of the storm in Thai Nguyen . Therefore, I want the organizers to delete my clip calling for votes."

The semi-final night of the Miss Grand International 2025 pageant took place in Thailand. The beauties brought a colorful and energetic performance. Yen Nhi, the representative of Vietnam, made a great effort and brought 2 performances that were highly appreciated by the domestic audience.

In the bikini performance, Yen Nhi and the contestants wore bold, high-cut designs. The Vietnamese representative was among the group of contestants who received many compliments from international magazines, along with representatives from the Philippines, Thailand, Venezuela, Guatemala, Ghana, etc.

Yen Nhi's performance also received many compliments from the audience in Vietnam such as: "Yen Nhi is beautiful today, shining brightly"; "Really beautiful figure, great performance"; "She only had 2 weeks to prepare for the performance and her demeanor was amazing"...

Some international fans also praised Yen Nhi's free-flowing curly hair, which helped her stand out among the contestants.

Yen Nhi received praise from Vietnamese audiences when she performed in a swimsuit at the semi-finals of Miss Grand International 2025 (Photo: Instagram).

Venezuela's representative performs in swimsuit at the semi-finals of Miss Grand International 2025 (Photo: Instagram).

In the evening gown performance, Yen Nhi changed into a sparkling Peacock dress. Her outfit was inspired by the image of a peacock with details cut out and hand-sewn with high-quality stones all over the surface to create an effect on stage.

Unlike the vibrant swimsuit performance, Yen Nhi walked more gently and smoothly in the evening gown performance. Her turns and skirt flaps were perfect.

Yen Nhi’s performance was also praised by domestic audiences. Contestants with impressive evening gown performances at the semi-finals of Miss Grand International 2025 included the Philippines, Thailand, Venezuela, Ghana…

Yen Nhi is graceful in the evening gown performance at the semi-finals of Miss Grand International 2025 (Screenshot).

Previously, on October 13, Yen Nhi attracted attention when competing in the National Costume Performance. She wore a Thang Long Hoi design, inspired by the art of water puppetry, combined with seven-color reflective effects and a high-power lighting system to help the costume catch the light strongly on the international stage. On TikTok, Yen Nhi's performance achieved a record number of views among the contestants, with more than 33 million views.

After the semi-finals, some beauty fans predicted that the Vietnamese contestant would have a chance to enter the top 20 finalists. Yen Nhi's current achievement in the contest is top 20 votes for Country's Power of the Year. Winning this contest will give her a chance to go straight to the top 20 before the finals.

Miss Grand International is one of the most popular beauty pageants today. The pageant was established in 2013 to spread the message of peace and call for an end to war and violence.

The final of Miss Grand International 2025 will take place on October 18. The current holder of the Miss Grand International crown is Christine Juliane Opiaza from the Philippines.

Yen Nhi performs in swimsuit at Miss Grand International semi-finals (Video: Grand TV).

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