Ngoc Thao in top 20 of Miss Grand 2020 pageant’s swimsuit competition
Vietnamese contestant Ngoc Thao entered the top 20 in the swimsuit competition at Miss Grand International
The Vietnamese girl was named together with 19 other contestants from Cambodia, Guatemala, Mexico, Thailand, Peru, Japan, El Salvador, Panama, South Africa, the Dominican Republic, the Czech Republic, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Indonesia, Myanmar, Argentina, Brazil, the UK, and Kenya, in a bikini performance following their self-introduction.
Despite her self-confident showing on the stage, Ngoc Thao scored 8.75 points, failing to qualify for the top 10.
Prior to the finale, Ngoc Thao was one of the 5 contestants with the highest number of votes for the Miss Popular Vote award. However, the Malaysian contestant won the only ticket to enter the Top 10.
Miss USA Abena Akuaba Appiah was crowned Miss Grand International 2020. The first and second runners-up went to Miss Philippine Samantha Bernardo and Miss Guatemala Ivana Batchelor.