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Following the mandatory 14-day hotel quarantine, the Miss Grand International 2020 contestants kicked off their pre-pageant activities in Bangkok. The week's highlights include their official photoshoots, Thai cooking class at Blue Elephant Cooking School and Restaurant, and a special dinner with MGI executives for the Top 5 pre-arrival campaign winners. Their activities will continue with another sightseeing and official visit ahead of the official welcome ceremony press conference and dinner. Standouts were the beauties from Spain, the Czech Republic, Vietnam, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, Panama, United States, Ecuador, and Peru. Photo: Miss Grand International

Miss Grand International 2020 contestants were challenged to edit the MGI crown on their heads and show their excited winning reactions. The Top 5 from the "Queen with the Golden Crown" challenge voted by the fans are the representatives of Cambodia, Chivly Liv, Colombia, Natalia Manrique, Brazil, Alaise Clementino Guedes, Ecuador, Sonia Augusta Luna, and Indonesia, Aurra Kharishma. Another round of online voting determines the winner who will be awarded as the country choice of the year and will automatically enter the final Top 20 on March 27. Go to the Miss Grand International official Facebook and YouTube to vote for your favorite contestant. Voting ends on Friday, March 19. Photo: Miss Grand International

Miss Grand International 2020 challenged 63 contestants to remove their makeup and show off their real faces online. The Top 15 contestants voted by fans as the most beautiful bare faces on Facebook and Youtube were Miss Grand Indonesia, Philippines, Ecuador, Colombia, Nigeria, Costa Rica, Sri Lanka, Belarus, Bulgaria, Egypt, South Africa, Uruguay, Chile, Guatemala and Peru. They will have the opportunity to work with the perfume brand of MGI that currently has four available fragrances namely Milan, Rio, Seoul, and Paris. The contestants are currently utilizing their 14-day quarantine time participating in different online challenges and activities provided by the organization such as getting to know, eating Thai food, wearing Thai traditional costumes, and live talk. Don't miss to watch the grand final show of the competition on March 27 live from the SHOW DC Hall in Bangkok, Thailand. Photos: Miss Grand International