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Miss Grand International 2020

Miss Grand International 2020 was the 8th Miss Grand International pageant, held at the DC Hall in Bangkok, Thailand, on 27 March 2021. [1][2][3][4] [5][6][7]

Miss Grand International 2020
Abena Appiah
Date27 March 2021
PresentersMatthew Deane
VenueDC Hall, Bangkok, Thailand
BroadcasterYoutube, Facebook Live
Entrants63
Placements21
Debuts
  • Crimea
Withdrawals
  • Armenia
  • Australia
  • Curacao
  • Estonia
  • Guadeloupe
  • Haiti
  • Lebanon
  • Latvia
  • Macau
  • Réunion
  • Romania
  • Ukraine
Returns
  • Argentina
  • Cambodia
  • England
  • Finland
  • Iran
  • Jamaica
  • Kenya
  • Kosovo
  • Laos
  • Scotland
  • Sri Lanka
  • South Korea
  • Uruguay
  • Wales
WinnerAbena Appiah
United States
Best National Costume
  • Ivana Batchelor, Guatemala
  • Ruri Saji, Japan
  • Patcharaporn Chantarapadit, Thailand
Best in SwinsuitAlaise Guedes, Brazil
Best Evening GownAngela Yuriar, Mexico
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External videos
video icon Grand final coronation

Valentina Figuera of Venezuela crowned Abena Appiah of the United States as her successor at the end of the event. It marked the first time in the pageant's history where a black woman won the crown.[6][8][9][10][6][11]

Background

Location and date

On 25 October 2019, during the final telecast of the 8th edition of the Miss Grand International pageant in Caracas, Venezuela, the host of the event announced that the 9th edition of the contest would be held in Venezuela again on the same date next year.[12][13][14] Later, on 17 March 2021, Nawat Itsaragrisil, the president of the organization, still insists on the original schedule, although the COVID-19 pandemic is not over yet. However, the venue might be going to change if the pandemic was further exacerbated.[15] After the surge of COVID-19 infection from mid-2020 to early 2021 worldwide, including in Venezuela; therefore, the organization decided to postpone the pageant to 2021 and move the venue to Bangkok, Thailand instead.[16] The official statement was released via their social media platforms on January 14, 2021, citing the grand final of the event will be held on 27 March 2021.[17]

Originally, the organization was recommended by the Phuket Communicable Diseases Committee (CDC) to arrange the preliminary activities in Phuket, then shift to Bangkok for the main events afterward.[18] However, the travel restrictions between the region in Thailand during the pandemic causes such an option were inconvenient for the management; after the internal investigation, the organization finally determined in favor of Bangkok to hold all the events.[19]

The Press Conference for the pageant was taken place on 15 February 2021, in Bangkok at Show DC Hall, which was the venue for the preliminary and the final rounds.[19][20] In the event, the president asserted that all candidates must arrive in Bangkok before 1 March 2021, and will be then quarantined for 14 days in the official hotel of the pageant.[19] The aforementioned regulatory was additionally implemented for whoever wishes to attend the events, intending to prevent and control the COVID-19 pandemic.[19][20] According to Thailand Coronavirus Disease 2019 Management Center (CDMC), the number of allowed attendance in each pageant indoor activity must not be more than 30 percent of the venue capacity.[21]

The pageant was supported by the Ministry of Tourism and Sports of Thailand, aiming to promote the tourism industries in gBangkok under pandemic conditions.[19][20] The pageant was officially commenced on 15 March after the 14-day-quarantined period,[2][10] and consisted of four main events namely the national costume parade, the preliminary competition, and the grand final round, which was held on 24, 25, and 27 March, respectively.[2][19]

Selection of participants

Of all sixty-three participating candidates, only eleven were determined through the Miss Grand national pageants, including the representatives of Albania,[22] Brazil,[23] Cambodia,[24] France,[25] Indonesia,[26] Italy,[27] Japan,[28] Malaysia,[29] Nepal,[30] South Korea,[31] and Thailand,[32] while another candidates who was also elected through the Miss Grand national contest, Pamela Clement of Ghana, did not enter the international tournament for undisclosed reasons.[33] Some countries send their other pageant's main winners to participate, namely Gabriela Jara of Costa Rica from the Finalists 2020 contest,[34] Denisa Spergerová from Miss Czech Republic,[35] Arlinda Prenaj from Miss From Germany,[36] Chikaodili Nna-Udosen from The Nigerian Queen,[37] and Ayda Mirahmadi from Miss Iran.[38] The remaining candidates were either appointed or won Miss Grand as the supplemental title at other national pageants, such as Sara Winter of Canada who obtained the title after participating in the Miss World Canada 2020 pageant.[39]

The original representatives from Bolivia,[40] Cambodia,[41][42] Cuba,[43] the Czech Republic,[44][45] and Peru[46] were replaced by their runners-up or other appointed delegates due to the resignation or dethronement.[24][35][43][46][47]

Initially, sixty-seven candidates confirmed their participation, but four of them did not enter the pageant for undisclosed reasons, including Pamela Clement of Ghana,[33] Amber Walsh of Northern Ireland,[48] Pearl Lazaro of Cook Islands,[49] and Kimberly Mayoyo of Zimbabwe.[50]

Results

Placements

Placement Contestant
Miss Grand International 2020
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 10
Top 20

§ – Voted into the Top 10 via mobile application.
‡ – Voted into the Top 20 on Facebook page.

Special awards

Special award Contestant[11]
Best National Costume
Best Evening Gown
Best in Swimsuit
Miss Popular Vote
Country of the Year

Pageant

In-room activities and ancillary events

After arriving in Thailand, each candidate has separately started a 14-day quarantine period at the hotel serving as an alternative quarantine facility in Bangkok, aiming to be the precautionary measure amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. All contestants took swab tests three times during the state quarantine; on the arrival day, day 5, and day 13. In addition, self-body temperature measurement was required twice a day. Online activities were also taken place during that period; including taking an online Thai-cooking class course with the ingredients provided by the Tourism Authority of Thailand,[1] Thai food challenging,[2][9] recording a self-induction video,[2] as well as a live streaming chat via the official Facebook page of the pageant.[52] Following the quarantine completed, the representatives of Ecuador, Indonesia, Mexico, Myanmar, as well as the Philippines, having a special meeting with the president of the contest on 16 March, as the honor for being on the leaderboard of the in-room online challenge.[2][53]

Unfortunately, during the state quarantine with a routine COVID-19 swab test, two contestants had tested positive for COVID-19 on March 4, namely Miss Nigeria and Kenya, who were subsequently admitted to Piyavej Hospital [th] in Bangkok for further treatment; nevertheless, the organizer has not stripped their right in the contest, while the remaining contestants all tested negative.[10][51][54][55] The infected candidates were treated until testing negative on 18 March and were consequently permitted to engage in the rest activities of the contest.[51] After the completion of the 14-day mandatory quarantine, the preliminary activities were officially inaugurated with a welcoming ceremony which took place on 16 March at the Tourism Authority of Thailand head office.[1] The candidates also visit the Thailand Ministry of Foreign Affairs,[2][56] as well as the Wat Phra Kaew, the Temple of the Emerald Buddha on 18 March.[1][2][57]

On 21 March, the closed-door interview was performed in the official hotel, which all the candidates went through in batches of four, with the president, Vice-president Teresa Chaivisut, and reigning Miss Grand International Valentina Figuera as jurors.[2][52] The score of this interview round, together with the swimsuit competition as well as the preliminary night ratings, will determine the Top 20 finalists in the grand final telecast on 27 March.[2]

Swimsuit competition

The swimsuits competition was organized on 20 March 2021, at Lebua Hotels and Resorts at State Tower Hotel, Bangkok.[58][54][52] After the show was completed, ten contestants were selected by public vote on the Facebook page while the other ten were chosen by the contest organizers,[59][60] then narrowed down to top 10; five by voting and the rest by the panel of judges.[60][61] The score for this event, together with the swimsuit round on the preliminary stage, determined the “Best in Swimsuit” recipient, which was later announced on the final telecast stage.[2] Alaise Guedes of Brazil won the championship with the highest score of 9.77.[11] Other finalist countries were listed below.[60][61]

Best in Swimsuit:   Brazil – Alaise Guedes
Top 10 By Public vote:   Cambodia     Indonesia     Mexico     Paraguay     Philippines
By Panel of judges:   Argentina     Czech Republic     Dominican Republic     Kenya
Top 20 By Public vote:   Colombia     Ecuador     Guatemala     Myanmar     Vietnam
By Panel of judges:   El Salvador     Peru     Puerto Rico     Thailand     United States

National Costume Parade

The national costume show was done on 24 March 2021,[52][62] hosted by Arthit Mekakard, Mister National Thailand 2016, and was beamed live to a virtual audience via the official YouTube channel, named GrandTV, and its Facebook Live coverage from the Show DC Hall in Bangkok.[63] The event had no bearing on the preliminary scores. After the show, the 10 finalist costumes were classified; five by public vote and the other five by the organization.[62] The result was announced during the final telecast on 27 March, Filipino-made Miss Japan costume, alongside the costumes of Miss Thailand and Guatemala, won the Best National Costume awards.[11][64] Other finalist countries were listed below.[65]

Best National Costume:   Guatemala – Ivana Batchelor
  Japan – Ruri Saji
  Thailand – Patcharaporn Chantarapadit
Top 10 By Public vote:   Cambodia     Indonesia     Ecuador     Philippines
By Panel of judges:   Vietnam     Malaysia     Panama

Preliminary Competition

The preliminary round of the Miss Grand International 2020 pageant was held on March 25, 2021, at Show DC Hall, Bangkok, hosted by Arthit Mekakard.[52][66] The event was beamed live stream via the official Facebook page and YouTube channel of the organizer. All 63 contestants competed in swimwear and evening gowns in front of a panel of preliminary judges.[66] The scores from the night's event, together with a closed-door interview portion and the swimsuit competition on March 20, determine the Top 20 during the grand final telecast on 27 March.[2]

Preliminary Selection Committee[67]
  • Nawat Itsaragrisil – President of Miss Grand International Organization
  • Teresa Chaivisut – Vice president of Miss Grand International Organization
  • Valentina Figuera – Miss Grand International 2019 from Venezuela
  • Paul Vorapongse Dibbayawan – Chief operation officer and CEO representative of Show DC
  • Komnate Nateprapai – Executive vice president TQM insurance broker Co., Ltd.
  • Pichaya Pornchokborvorn – CEO representative of Nature care Co., Ltd.

Grand Final Competition

The program was scheduled to run from 7:00 p.m. until 10:30 p.m. on 27 March 2021, at Show DC Hall, Bangkok.[6][11] Hosted by a Thai actor and TV host, Matthew Paul Deane, and broadcast coverage of the competition worldwide via the official social media platforms of the contest namely the GrandTV YouTube channel, and also the Miss Grand International's Facebook page.[6][7] Abena Appiah of the United States was announced as the winner at the end of the event.[5][6][7]

As the tradition of the pageant, twenty semifinalists were chosen from the initial pool of 63 delegates through a closed-door interview, swimsuit round as well as a preliminary competition, which featured contestants competing in swimsuits and evening gowns.[2] However, the "Country of the year" was first introduced in this edition, which was selected by the audience on social networks.[6][68] The challenge winner was Miss Cambodia, who automatically entered the twenty finalists regardless of all previous scores.[68] The top 20 were then competed in a swimsuit competition, with 9 of them advancing to the Top 10 – the last spot for Top 10 candidate, Jasebel Robert of Malaysia, was determined through mobile application voting results,[2][6] who then all Top 10 finalists competed in an evening gown and gave their speeches on ‘Stop the War and Violence theme’.[11][69] After the speech round and evening gown competitions, the judges then selected the top five to compete in the question-and-answer portion,[11] where all entrants were asked the same question about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic;[70]

With the current COVID-19 situation, what would you choose between shutting down the country for the safety of the people knowing that the country and its economy will be deeply affected, or would you open up the country to keep the economy running taking the risk of COVID-19 infections and the consequences?

All Top 5 finalists preferred to protect the people's life by shutting down the country,[70] after the answer portion, the host consequently announced the fourth and third runners-up which were Miss Brazil and Indonesia, respectively.[9][71] Later, The special question to determine the winner was performed for the remainings, namely Miss Guatemala, Philippines, and the USA;[6][9][72][73][71]

There's only one dose of COVID-19 vaccine left. And you have to choose who to give it to either between a 15-year-old or a senior citizen of 70 years old. Who would you choose to give it to and why?

The Guatemala, as well as the US representatives, chose the 15-year-old to receive the vaccine while Miss Philippines chose the elderly patient, all with their support reasons.[9][71] Finally, the United States representative, Abena Appiah, was later announced as the winner while Miss Philippines and Guatemala were named as the first and second runners-up, respectively.[9][51][71][46]

Final Selection Committee

The panel of judges included five former titleholders, as follows.[7]

 
Thaw Nandar Aung, also known as Han Lay, Miss Grand Myanmar 2020

The pageant got attention after the representative of Myanmar, Han Lay, using the final event to speak up for the atrocities being committed by the state's military furthermore requested international awareness of the ongoing democratic struggle following the military coup on 1 February 2021.[74][75][76][77] Han Lay additionally requested the United Nations to take action against the Myanmar regime and pleaded for urgent international aid for Myanmar citizens.[77][78] On the live telecast of the contest which was transmitted worldwide, Han Lay stated:

My beloved fellow citizens, it is very hard for me to be able to stand on this stage tonight. It is because of that, that you want me to speak about sadness and sorrow on behalf of them - who are currently suffering from the current situation in my beloved country, Myanmar. I am deeply sorry for the people who have lost their lives on the streets. Every citizen of the world wants prosperity in their country and a peaceful environment. In doing so, the leaders involved should not use their power and selfishness to uprise. I know some people - young women and children - risked their lives. If this situation happened somewhere, people from around the world will try to find a solution and help them.
Today, in my country Myanmar, while I'm standing on this stage, there are so many people died, more than a hundred people died today. I am deeply sorry for all the people who have lost their lives. The people from Myanmar, are working on the streets for democracy. I'm also another one who's working for democracy in the state right now. Thank you so much to the MGI Organization to give me such a great opportunity, to speak out my words, through this platform internationally. I want to say from here that, please save Myanmar! We need your urgent international help right now. Let's pray for a better world there's individual responsibility for the new generations. Make the world be at peace with Myanmar!

— Miss Grand Myanmar pleads for help for her country. Reuters. 29 March 2021. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021 – via YouTube.

After her speech, she had been receiving life-threatening criticisms on her social media accounts; however, the vast majority of comments had been supporting her action.[76] Furthermore, the Myanmar military government allegedly issued an arrest warrant against her under a law against all material intended to cause a member of the armed forces to mutiny or disregard their duty,[79][80] which caused her to apply for refugee status and a work permit in Thailand with the support of Myanmar people working in Thailand, as well as the pageant organizer, which supporting her expenses to stay in Thailand.[3][79][80] Due to the aforementioned reason, she eventually immigrated to Canada for political asylum in late 2021.[81] In the recent past, Han Lay always showing her political aspects against dictatorship and clearly supports democracy through her social media channels, including during the pageant boot camp of the Miss Grand International contest.[82]

Contestants

63 contestants competed for the title.

Country/Territory Contestant Age Hometown Ref.
  Albania Fjorela Lezo 23 Tirana [83]
  Argentina Mariana Varela 24 Buenos Aires [84]
  Bashkortostan Albina Shaykhlislamova 21 Ufa [85]
  Belarus Polli-Cannabis 25 Minsk [86]
  Bolivia Teresita Sanchez 20 Santa Cruz de la Sierra [87]
  Brazil Lala Guedes 27 Campina Grande [9]
  Bulgaria Viktoria Lazarova 21 Plovdiv [88]
  Cambodia Chily Tevy 22 Poipet [32]
  Canada Sara Winter 25 Duncan [39]
  Chile Valentina Benavente 27 Viña Del Mar [89]
  China Fiona Tao 28 Calgary [90]
  Colombia Natalie Manrique Aguilar 21 Cúcuta [91]
  Costa Rica Gabriella Jara Cordero 22 Guácimo [92]
  Crimea Sofia Kim 20 Simferopol [93]
  Cuba Jennifer Sanchez Aguilar 20 Cienfuegos [43]
  Czech Republic Denisa Spergerová 20 České Budějovice [35]
  Dominican Republic Lady Leon 27 Duarte [94]
  Ecuador Sonia Luna Menendez 25 Guayaquil [95]
  Egypt Virginia Hany 19 Cairo [96]
  El Salvador Luciana Fernanda Martinez 20 San Salvador [97]
  England Stephanie Wyatt 20 Poole [84]
  Finland Liina Malinen 21 Oslo [98]
  France Marine Comby 20 Martignas-sur-Jalle [25]
  Germany Arlinda Prenaj 25 Munich [99]
  Guatemala Ivana Batchelor 22 Guatemala City [9]
  India Simran Sharma 22 Guwahati [100]
  Indonesia Kharisma Aurra 20 Majalengka [26]
  Iran Ayda Mirahmadi 18 Saqqez [101]
  Ireland Tirna Slevin 26 Galway [102]
  Italy Filomena Venuso 21 Nola [27]
  Jamaica Monique Thomas 26 Kingston [52]
  Japan Ruri Saji 25 Saga [28]
  Kenya Irene Ng'endo 22 Juja [9]
  Kosovo Frontina Gashi 24 Pristina [103]
  Laos Phatthana Tidhapon 20 Vientiane [104]
  Malaysia Jasebel Robert 25 Kuala Lumpur [29]
  Mauritius Vishakha Tania René 23 Port Louis [105]
  Mexico Angela Yuriar 19 Culiacan [106]
  Myanmar Han Lay 22 Mawlamyine [32]
  Nepal Ambika Joshi Rana 21 Kathmandu [30]
  Netherlands Suzan Lips 27 Berkel-Enschot [107]
  Nicaragua Teresa Moreno 28 León [108]
  Nigeria Chikaodili Nna-Udosen 26 Onitsha [109]
  Panama Angie Keith 26 Panama City [110]
  Paraguay Daisy Lezcano 27 San Lorenzo [111]
  Peru Maricielo Gamarra 25 San Martín [46]
  Philippines Samantha Bernardo 27 Puerto Princesa [112]
  Poland Milena Sadowska 22 Balice [113]
  Portugal Sarah Duque 27 Porto [114]
  Puerto Rico Fabiola Valentín González 21 Camuy [115]
  Russia Guzel Muslha 23 Kazan [116]
  Scotland Helen Maher 26 Coleraine [117]
  South Africa Anronet Roelofsz 26 Pretoria [118]
  South Korea Lee Hyun Young 24 Seoul [31]
  Spain Iris Miguelez Mendez 22 Galicia [119]
  Sri Lanka Prathiea Leahorachee 21 Colombo [120]
  Sweden Felicia Fruncel 24 Hudiksvall [121]
  Thailand Patcharaporn Chantarapadit 22 Songkhla [32]
  Uruguay Jimena Martino 25 Canelones [122]
  United States Abena Akuaba Appiah 27 Accra [8]
  Venezuela Eliana Roa 24 Caracas [123]
  Vietnam Nguyen Le Ngoc Thao 25 Ho Chi Minh City [84]
  Wales Catherine Fanshawe 23 Surrey [124]

Controversy

Previously, the pageant was scheduled to be held in Venezuela on 25 October 2020, however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization decided to postpone the event to 2021 and move the venue to Bangkok, Thailand.[52][125] After arriving in Thailand, each contestant had to quarantine in the country for two weeks before taking part in the pageant,[52][126] following Thailand's public health measures aiming to prevent and control the pandemic.[1] The further examination found two contestants had tested positive for COVID-19 during the quarantine period. Both were subsequently treated in the hospital until testing negative and were permitted to participate in the remaining activities of the pageant.[6][10][51][54]

The grand final of the pageant was hosted by Matthew Deane,[7] and featured 63 contestants.[2][74][58] In addition to crowning the winner, the representative of Myanmar, Han Lay, also took the stage during the final telecast to make a declaration against alleged atrocities committed by Myanmar's military in her home country and pleaded for urgent international aid amid the ongoing bloodshed.[74][75][76][77] Her statement caused the Myanmar military government to issue an arrest warrant against her,[79][80] leading her to apply for refugee asylum in Thailand with the support of the pageant organizer,[3][79][80] and she eventually immigrated to Canada for political asylum in late 2021.[81]

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