MGI 2020 Update

Samantha Bernardo sizzles in MGI NatCos competition

By Earl D.C. Bracamonte

The heat is truly on, and the temperature has escalated to fever pitch as the 63 official candidates of the Miss Grand International 2020 rocked the stage in their respective national costumes.

Miss Grand Philippines 2020 Samantha Bernardo sizzles in her 'Gintong Aguila' ensemble. Sam wore the gilded creation of Patrick Isorena to perfection. The other ladies who also wore winged ensembles were Argentina, Belarus, Colombia, Ireland, Ecuador, Iran, Mexico, Panama, and Wales.

Other standouts in the costume parade were Thailand's river peddler get-up, Guatemala's temple-inspired structure,  Laos' ornate fighting fish design, as well as Spain's flamenco outfit, and Korea's fabulous hanbok finery.

The other girls who went on wearing traditional outfits were Bolivia, Bulgaria, China, India, Crimea, Russia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Puerto Rico, Nepal, and Sweden. Those who noticeably made use of props were Cambodia, Chile, Indonesia, Venezuela, and Vietnam. Those who sported capes were Canada, France, Italy, Scotland, Malaysia, and Nicaragua.

The candidates who employed dance routines into their presentation were Albania, Bashkortostan, Brazil, El Salvador, Kenya, Kosovo, Nigeria, Peru, Poland, and USA. Those that lent a picaresque vibe were Costa Rica's masked creation, England's millennium eye ensemble, and Japan's manga-inspired outfit.

The remaining candidates, who simply wore festival-inspired creations, were Cuba, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Finland, Germany, Iran, Jamaica, South Africa, Uruguay, Mauritius, Netherlands, Paraguay, and Portugal.

Hosted by Arthit Mekarkard, the one-hour extravaganza was beamed live to a virtual audience via Grand TV's Youtube channel and its Facebook Live coverage from the Show DC Hall in Bangkok. Stay tuned for the preliminary updates coming very soon.