Samantha Mae Adaliga Bernardo (©Miss Grand International)

We are one day away from the crowning of Miss Grand International 2021! There are 63 women from around the world currently in Thailand competing for the title.

This is the eighth edition of Miss Grand International, which was founded by Nawat Itsaragrisil in 2013. Reigning Miss Grand International 2019 Valentina Figuera of Venezuela will crown her successor on March 27, 2021 at Show DC Hall in Huai Khwang district in Bangkok.

For the first time in the history of the beauty pageant, three candidates will win the Best in Swimsuit award. Here are the 30 candidates we believe deserve the award ranked from good to better to best:

#30 | Luciana Fernanda Martìnez Cienguegos, 20, El Salvador

#29| Stephanie Soares Wyatt, 20, England

#28| Suzan Hendrica Lips, 27, Netherlands

#27| Angie Keith, 26, Panama

#26 | Chikaodili Enobong Nna-Udosen, 26, Nigeria

#25 | Irene Ng’endo Mukii, 22, Kenya

#24 | Sonia Augusta Luna Menendez, 25, Ecuador

#23 | Ruri Saji, 25, Japan

#22 | Simran Sharma, 22, India

#21 | Daisy Diana Lezcano Rojas, 26, Paraguay

#20 | Monique Alexandria Thomas, 26, Jamaica

#19 | Filomena Venuso, 21, Italy

#18 | Fabiola Krystal Valentin, 21, Puerto Rico

#17 | Lady Laura Leon Rosario, 27, Dominican Republic

#16 | Maricielo Gamarra Alvarado, 25, Peru

#15 | Natalia Manrique Aguilar, 21, Colombia

#14 | Abena Akuaba Appiah, 27, United States

#13 | Iris Miguélez Mendez, 22, Spain

#12 | “Han Lay” Thaw Nandar Aung, 22, Myanmar

#11 | Alaise Clementino Guedes, 27, Brazil

#10 | Virginia Hany Abdallah Abrahim, 19, Egypt

#9 | Albina Shaikhlislamova, 21, Bashkortostan

#8 | Eliana Madeleine Rojas Roa, 24, Venezuela

#7 | Patcharaporn Chantarapadit, 22, Thailand

#6 | Thaole Ngoc Nguyen, 20, Vietnam

#5 | Mariana Jesica Varela, 24, Argentina

#4 | Denisa Spergerová, 20, Czech Republic

#3 | Kharisma Aura Islami, 20, Indonesia

#2 | Angela Michelle Leon Yuriar, 19, Mexico

#1 | Samantha Mae Adaliga Bernardo, 27, Philippines