The winners of Miss Grand International 2020 led by Abena Appiah have been thoroughly enjoying #AmazingThailand at a most leisurely pace. But soon, they will each move on with their lives and look back at the wonderful memories of the time spent together.
Here are photos taken at Banana Beach, Coral Island, Koh Hey, Phuket.
I never imagined I would be blogging this, but Nawatt Itsaragrisil and his pageant has now set a benchmark on how to properly host an international competition amidst the global pandemic. And to actually have all five winners touring Thailand for almost two weeks after the finals is just icing on the cake.
The 14-day quarantine upon arrival should be mandatory. But the most important detail is that the host country and its government is also effective in keeping the COVID virus from spreading.
MUO should be observing their movements more closely before the 69th Miss Universe delegates start arriving in Hollywood, Florida next month.
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Here are sisterly group photos of Miss Grand International 2020 Abena Appiah and her court – Samantha Bernardo, Ivana Batchelor, Aurra Kharishma and Lala Guedes.
It was such a close fight for the crown that a sudden death was declared when only three remaining ladies in the Top 5 were left unannounced in terms of placement. An extra round of Q&A took place and this yielded the following results:
Miss Grand International 2020 has shaped up as the Battle between the Asians and the Latinas with delegates from both sides dominating the forecasts of practically every pageant site going into the finals scheduled for tomorrow evening in Bangkok. With only a pair of one European and one African/American being given the possible window of breaking the onslaught, the likelihood of victory rests on either Asia or the Americas succeeding Valentina Figuera of Venezuela.
Sexy. Show-stopping. Swagger.
Miss Grand Philippines Samantha Bernardo (above) during the Evening Gown Preliminaries of Miss Grand International. She is wearing a creation by Louis Pangilinan.
