Kosovo beauty hints that Miss Grand International results were rigged

Right after the final round of the Miss Grand International 2025 pageant, which took place on October 18, Brikena Selmani made a striking post on her personal page. The beauty wrote: “You can pay to win. But even if you pay, you cannot win the hearts of fans, just like me.”

During nearly 1 month of participating in the contest, Brikena Selmani was considered the contestant in the spotlight and was predicted by many websites to be crowned this year before the final. She always dressed boldly and had twisting movements in every appearance at the event.

Người đẹp Kosovo ám chỉ kết quả Hoa hậu Hòa bình Quốc tế có sự dàn xếp - 1 — Miss Grand Kosovo Brikena Selmani (Photo: MGI).

At the press conference introducing the contestants in early October, Brikena Selmani attracted attention when she arbitrarily removed the hand of Chinese representative Nora Xiong because it was covering her dress. The Kosovo beauty's action surprised the Chinese representative, while the Colombian representative pulled the Chinese beauty closer to him.

In response to the reaction of her two friends, the Kosovo beauty completely ignored them and continued to pose and twist in front of the camera. The Kosovo beauty's actions immediately caused controversy on many beauty forums. Many viewers thought she was tactless and did everything she could to stand out.

In addition, Brikena Selmani was also criticized for wearing a bold outfit when attending an event within the framework of the contest. Her expressions such as pouting and wriggling when taking pictures were considered provocative by the audience, not suitable for the style of a beauty pageant contestant.

Người đẹp Kosovo ám chỉ kết quả Hoa hậu Hòa bình Quốc tế có sự dàn xếp - 2 — Brikena Selmani (right) during her time participating in the Miss Grand International 2025 contest (Photo: MGI).

However, throughout the Miss Grand International 2025 season, Brikena Selmani was a contestant who was especially loved by the media and audiences in Thailand - the host country. Thai fans often called her name every time the beauty appeared.

Brikena Selmani (25 years old) is a model, in her final year at Law School, majoring in Law. The beauty impresses with her height of 1.8m and hot body.

She was once considered an outstanding contestant in the European region at this year's competition. However, at the end of the season, she only stopped at the top 22 and did not win any sub-awards.

Brikena Selmani’s cryptic remarks after the final night continued to stir up controversy. Some viewers believed she was implicitly accusing the competition of being rigged and suspected the winners of “buying” their titles with money.

Miss Grand International was officially launched in 2013, is among the famous beauty contests and receives special attention from the media and fans.

However, before the final night this year, the competition caused controversy when President Nawat Itsaragrisil called for cash votes right on the stage of the semi-final night. He also said in a livestream (online broadcast) that the winner must be the one who "sells a lot of products" and has a high number of votes.

These statements disappointed many viewers, who believed that the contest was losing its purpose of honoring beauty and intelligence, and instead was only focusing on commercial factors.

Người đẹp Kosovo ám chỉ kết quả Hoa hậu Hòa bình Quốc tế có sự dàn xếp - 3 — Top 5 Miss Grand International 2025 (Photo: MGI).

In many media interviews, Mr. Nawat emphasized the “4B” criteria for the winner. Accordingly, the beauty who wins the crown and has the opportunity to work with the Miss Grand International organization must have Beauty, Body, Brain and Business.

The Miss Grand International 2025 pageant has ended with the victory of beauty Emma Tiglao from the Philippines. She has been a face that has attracted attention throughout this year's competition, highly appreciated for her appearance, performance skills and communication ability.

In addition to the highest title, Emma Tiglao also won the Country's Power of the Year award - an award decided based on votes via the contest's official Facebook and Instagram. Emma Tiglao's victory was well-deserved by the media and fans.

This year's Top 5 also includes representatives from Thailand, Spain, Ghana and Venezuela. They are all outstanding contestants and have a large fan base throughout the competition.