The reason why the 19-year-old beauty dropped out of Miss Grand International 2023 even though she had arrived in Hanoi
Despite arriving in Hanoi, Portuguese representative Filipa Gama refused to participate in activities at Miss Grand International 2023 and was forced to withdraw from the contest.
According to some foreign beauty news sites, the representative of Portugal - Filipa Gama refused to participate in activities at Miss Grand International 2023 despite arriving in Hanoi. The 18-year-old beauty said that she missed her parents and the staff did not cooperate with her, so she did not want to wear makeup or change clothes. This contestant was then forced to withdraw from the contest.
The above information surprised beauty fans in Portugal as well as around the world. Vietnamese audiences also had many opinions surrounding this issue, thinking that she was too childish and her reasons were not convincing.
Filipa Gama is 18 years old, 1.70m tall, a model, actress and law student. She was a finalist in Miss Portugal 2021, becoming the youngest Miss Portugal in the history of this country. Since childhood, Filipa Gama has had a passion for art with the dream of becoming a model and actress. She had the opportunity to be exposed to different cultures when she visited and lived in England and Brazil since she was a child.
Previously, the Miss Grand International 2023 Organizing Committee announced that the representative from Sri Lanka - Sayuri Jayarathne withdrew from the contest upon arriving in Hanoi due to the sudden death of a family member. The representative from South Sudan - Amylia Deng also announced that she could not participate due to visa issues, saying that she would attend the Miss Universe contest in El Salvador in December.
Miss Grand International 2023 is taking place with 58 contestants and activities in Hanoi and other famous tourist destinations across Vietnam. Contestants visited Ngoc Son Temple, Hoan Kiem Lake, Temple of Literature, welcome partyHello Vietnamat Hanoi Opera House and will see the showNorthern quintessenceon October 7, then move to Ha Long, Quang Ninh.
The reigning Miss Isabella Menin from Brazil will hand over the crown to her successor in the final night on October 25. Le Hoang Phuong is the representative of Vietnam at this year's contest.
