Miss Grand International 2020

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

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]

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]

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