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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.
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.
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. 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. 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. 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.
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. 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.
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. 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. The aforementioned regulatory was additionally implemented for whoever wishes to attend the events, intending to prevent and control the COVID-19 pandemic. 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.
The pageant was supported by the Ministry of Tourism and Sports of Thailand, aiming to promote the tourism industries in Bangkok under pandemic conditions. The pageant was officially commenced on 15 March after the 14-day-quarantined period, 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.
Of all sixty-three participating candidates, only eleven were determined through the Miss Grand national pageants, including the representatives of Albania, Brazil, Cambodia, France, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, South Korea, and Thailand, 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. Some countries send their other pageant's main winners to participate, namely Gabriella Jara Cordero of Costa Rica from the Finalists 2020 contest, Denisa Spergerová from Miss Czech Republic, Arlinda Prenaj from Miss From Germany, Chikaodili Nna-Udosen from The Nigerian Queen, and Ayda Mirahmadi from Miss Iran. 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.
The original representatives from Bolivia, Cambodia, Cuba, the Czech Republic, and Peru were replaced by their runners-up or other appointed delegates due to the resignation or dethronement.
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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.
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.
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. 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. 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. 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.
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. 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.
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. 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. The aforementioned regulatory was additionally implemented for whoever wishes to attend the events, intending to prevent and control the COVID-19 pandemic. 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.
The pageant was supported by the Ministry of Tourism and Sports of Thailand, aiming to promote the tourism industries in Bangkok under pandemic conditions. The pageant was officially commenced on 15 March after the 14-day-quarantined period, 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.
Of all sixty-three participating candidates, only eleven were determined through the Miss Grand national pageants, including the representatives of Albania, Brazil, Cambodia, France, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, South Korea, and Thailand, 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. Some countries send their other pageant's main winners to participate, namely Gabriella Jara Cordero of Costa Rica from the Finalists 2020 contest, Denisa Spergerová from Miss Czech Republic, Arlinda Prenaj from Miss From Germany, Chikaodili Nna-Udosen from The Nigerian Queen, and Ayda Mirahmadi from Miss Iran. 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.
The original representatives from Bolivia, Cambodia, Cuba, the Czech Republic, and Peru were replaced by their runners-up or other appointed delegates due to the resignation or dethronement.
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