Miss Grand International Organization officially revokes Miss Myanmar's title due to 'inappropriate behavior'

The Miss Grand International (MGI) Organization has officially stripped the second runner-up title off Miss Grand Myanmar 2024, Thae Su Nyein, due to "inappropriate behavior and actions."

In a statement released on Monday, Oct. 28, MGI announced its decision to take action against the beauty queen.

"The Miss Grand International Organization has decided to revoke the title of 2nd Runner-Up from Miss Grand Myanmar 2024, Ms. Thae Su Nyein, due to inappropriate behavior and actions that violated several regulations," the statement read.

There has yet to be any news on who will take over the second runner-up stint in the pageant.

Returning the crown

The announcement came after the Myanmar-based stunner said in a live broadcast on Oct. 27 that she is returning her MGI 2024 second runner-up crown. This follows a report from the Thai news site Khaosod English that MGI president Nawat Itsaragrisil has accepted Thae's returned crown.

"What makes her so delusional?" Nawat said in a press conference. "If she wants first place and must have it, I suggest she create her own pageant so she can win every title."

Thae was also seen sobbing after the competition as her country's pageant national director, Htoo Ant Lwin, forcefully removed her crown and sash.

"I cried not because I did not get the winner crown, not because I didn't feel like I deserved the second runner-up, not because of any of those. [It's] because, not only for me but for people [my country,] they all hoped for this crown and they all [fought] together," she said.

"It's like, in this competition, the representative of Myanmar is only me, but everyone is fighting together because we put a lot of effort into this mission[...] And my performance, I did my best. We just hoped for National Costume and Country Power of the Year [awards]," the beauty queen added.

Meanwhile, in addition to accepting the returned crown, reports said that MGI has terminated its contract with Htoo and issued a lifetime ban due to "lack of sportsmanship and business credibility."

The 12th edition of the pageant ended with Rachel Gupta taking over the reign of Luciana Fuster Guzmán of Peru and CJ Opiaza from the Philippines being named first runner-up.

France's Safiétou Kabengele, on the other hand, was named as third runner-up, while Brazil's Talita Hartmann bagged the fourth runner-up title.