Selamawit Teklay, the 2017 Miss Grand International contestant in Vietnam

Due to family emergency, Hanna Abate, the formerly confirmed Miss Grand Ethiopia 2017 cannot attend the upcoming pageant in Vietnam, according to the pageant’s official statement.

Selamawit Teklay will represent Ethiopia at Miss Grand International 2017.

The annual event will to be held in Vietnam this year from 5 – 26 October.