Miss Grand International 2020 Abena Appiah, 28, will crown her successor in Phuket, Thailand on December 4, 2021. It will be the eighth edition of the Thailand-based international beauty pageant.
Appiah was crowned at Show DC Hall in Bangkok, Thailand on March 27, 2021 and her runner-up was Samantha Bernardo, 27, of the Philippines. Ivana Batchelor, 22, of Guatemala, Aurra Kharishma, 20, of Indonesia and Lala Guedes, 27, of Brazil were the respective second, third and fourth runners-up.
There are 61 women competing for the Miss Grand International 2021 title. If facial beauty is the only criterion, these will be my Top 31 candidates:
#21. Manika Sheokand (India)
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#20. Samantha Alexandra Panlilio (Philippines)
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#19. Kristina Shenknekht (Siberia)
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#18. Geysel Vaillant Ferrer (Cuba)
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#17. Anna-Marie Suzanne Quint Ondaatje (Sri Lanka)
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#16. Shahenaz Alaa Dabous (Egypt)
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#15. Hajamaya Mulbah (Liberia)
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#14. Lynn Rubiane St. Germain (Haiti)
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#13. Barbora Aglerová (Czech Republic)
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#12. Hygerta Hidri (Albania)
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#11. Sen Yang (Hong Kong)
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#10. Andrea Victoria Aguilera Paredes (Ecuador)
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#9. Vanessa Carolina Coello Coraspe (Venezuela)
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#8. Shannon McCullagh (Northern Ireland)
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#7. Lishalliny Kanaran
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#6. Vanessa Camila Francisca Echeverria Maizares (Chile)
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#5. Ramina Ashfaque (Pakistan)
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#4. Sophia Louise Rogan (Indonesia)
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#3. Mariana Macías Ornelas (Mexico)
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#2. Mariana Jaramillo Cordoba (Colombia)
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