Overview
- At the Miss Grand International 2025 official dinner in Bangkok, Miss Grand Ecuador Samantha Quenedit presented chocolates to pageant president Nawat Itsaragrisil.
- During the presentation, Miss Grand Peru Flavia López interjected with a laugh, saying “El cacao es de Perú,” after Quenedit called the chocolates “the best chocolate in the world.”
- The video of the exchange spread widely on social platforms, drawing mixed reactions that ranged from criticism to defenses of the comment as a joke.
- López later wrote on Instagram that her remark was sarcastic and without ill intent, adding that cacao is not exclusive to one country but is a gift shared across Latin America.
- Days after the clip circulated, López and Quenedit appeared together in a lighthearted video urging followers not to exaggerate the episode, with Miss Grand República Dominicana also telling viewers to “leave the drama.”