Meet Filipina beauty queen CJ Opiaza, the Miss Grand International 2024 winner.
CJ Opiaza from Zambales is Miss Grand Philippines 2024 and now the Miss Grand International 2024 winner after Rachel Gupta resigned.
Miss Grand International 2024 Rachel Gupta resigned, and according to the organization, the termination is effective immediately after she failed to “fulfill her assigned duties, engagement in external projects without prior approval from the organization, and her refusal to participate in the scheduled trip to Guatemala.”
The other winners of the international pageant were:
- 1st runner-up: Miss Grand Philippines Christine Juliane “CJ” Opiaza
- 2nd runner-up: Miss Grand Myanmar Thae Su Nyein
- 3rd runner-up: Miss Grand France Safiétou Kabengele
- 4th runner-up: Miss Grand Brazil Talita Hartmann
With the result, CJ Opiaza made history as the Philippines’ first Miss Grand International queen. As much as we all know, the crown has always been elusive to Pinay representatives. Nicole Cordoves and Samantha Bernado also finished as first runners-up in 2016 and 2020, respectively.
About CJ Opiaza
She is from Zambales, and during the local pageant, she took home five special awards, including Best in Swimsuit. She was born Christine Juliane Opiaza in Subic, and she is no stranger to pageants.
Her pageant journey started in 2012, but she failed on her first try. She tried again and won 1st place, which made her earn a scholarship. She joined university-based pageants and was hailed as Miss Lyceum in 2015.
CJ also joined the Ambassador and Ambassadress of the World-Philippines in 2019, Binibining Pilipinas 2022, and Miss Universe Philippines 2023, where she placed first runner-up to Michelle Dee.
Apart from the beauty pageant, she is also a model and she marched the runway of Mega Fashion Week in 2019 for the French band L’Oréal. She is a pasarela coach and even mentored Miss Reina Hispanoamericana Filipinas 2024 Dia Mate. She runs the pasarela coaching school, The Canvas
She is a graduate of Lyceum of Subic Bay, where she earned a degree in human resource development management. She was a Special Academic Awardee and received the Outstanding Student Of The Year awards.
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