Miss Grand Contestant Wins Global Attention With Unconventional Dance

A Miss Grand Thailand 2026 contestant from Kalasin has gone viral after delivering a hip hop performance during the swimsuit segment of the national final in Bangkok on March 28. Although Pattama “Ning” Jitsawat from Chon Buri won the crown, Darathorn “Dada” Yoothong attracted huge attention despite finishing in the top 20 rather than taking the title. Her routine stood out because it leaned into hip hop and personal style rather than more traditional pageant choreography. Social media users in Thailand and abroad shared clips widely, turning her moment into one of the competition’s biggest talking points. The buzz grew further when American meteorologist Nick Kosir praised the performance online and even floated the idea of seeing her featured in Fortnite or dancing with him in Times Square.

I thought her dance was awful. Didn't care much for the body builder poses either.

Good for her. I always admire creativity and bravery.

21 hours ago, Bredbury Blue said:

I thought her dance was awful. Didn't care much for the body builder poses either.

I also thought she was gurning while dancing. 😀

Dance with a meteorologist in Times Square! bWhat could be better than that!

The social media generation is odd like that. Anything for attention. I guess if you know you're not going to win may as well see what types of lame deals you can squeeze from it.

How times have changed!

We used to dance on the same spot all night !

On 4/12/2026 at 3:46 PM, happydreamer said:

The social media generation is odd like that. Anything for attention. I guess if you know you're not going to win may as well see what types of lame deals you can squeeze from it.

On 4/12/2026 at 3:46 PM, happydreamer said:

The social media generation is odd like that. Anything for attention. I guess if you know you're not going to win may as well see what types of lame deals you can squeeze from it.

On 4/12/2026 at 3:46 PM, happydreamer said:

The social media generation is odd like that. Anything for attention. I guess if you know you're not going to win may as well see what types of lame deals you can squeeze from it.

I tend to agree, and seems that several million global tik tok dancers haven't yet realised that tik tok dancing / quick basic 5 second tik tok routines are now out of fashion.

When I watch these beauty competitions, then all I see are clones with slightly different hairstyles.

14 hours ago, scorecard said:

I tend to agree, and seems that several million global tik tok dancers haven't yet realised that tik tok dancing / quick basic 5 second tik tok routines are now out of fashion.

Social media has added a significant multiplier to the amount of degeneracy that circulates. People are at the point that they are so lonely because they lack the skills to forge real relationships that they resort to doing things that bolster an artificial sense of acceptance through online attention and response.

If one wants to be a jackwagon for everyone to see thats their choice. They're free to do it. But don't join a sport or competition where there's rules and standards and disrupt it by purposely not following the rules. Thats simply the lowest common denominator of humor one muster. They're a nuisance at that point. No better than a mosquito.