The new Miss Grand Philippines 2024 is CJ Opiaza was crowned by her predecessor Nikki De Moura. Image: Screengrab from YouTube/GrandPhTV While many will agree that the Miss Grand Philippines 2024 crowned its best candidate in CJ Opiaza to be its representative to the Thailand-based Miss Grand International, there’s something else that caught the attention of pageant watchers that night — the show’s music selection. The five-hour long national tilt, held at the Newport Performing Arts Theater on Sunday, Sept.
29, crowned Opiaza of Castillejos, Zambales as the country’s representative for the Miss Grand International 2024 pageant in Bangkok, Thailand. Meanwhile, Pampanga’s Sophia Bianca Santos was named Universal Woman Philippines, while Anna Margaret Mercado from Quirino bagged the Miss Eco Teen Philippines title. Pageant organizer and franchise holder ALV Group of Companies, led by president Arnold Vegafria, chose as the Filipiniana theme that would allow the candidates to honor their respective regions in their national costumes.
To complement this focus, organizers decided to go with OPM classics that give the show its 1970s to 80s disco fever vibes. This was especially evident during the special portions of the competition, such as the national costume and swimsuit competitions, and also during the intervals. The national costume competition used the song “Bonggahan” by Sampaguita,” which garnered mixed reactions from pageant fans.
Others noted that the cho.