The 10 entrants who won the most votes include the contestants from Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Mexico, Ecuador, Guatemala, Myanmar, Paraguay, Colombia, and Vietnam.
The additional 10 finalists to make up the top 20 were selected by the pageant’s judges. The organisers will continue conducting voting in order to shrink the 20 finalists down to 10 in the swimsuit segment.
Ngoc Thao will join with 62 other contestants as they compete in the national costume segment on March 24 ahead of entering the semi-final night on March 25.
21-year-old Ngoc Thao stands at a height of 1.74 metres tall and measures 81-61-95.
The native of Ho Chi Minh City first rose to prominence when competing in Miss Vietnam 2020, during which she finished as second runner-up, thereby earning the chance to represent the country at this year’s Miss Grand International pageant.
The eighth version of the Miss Grand International pageant is currently underway in Thailand, with the grand finale scheduled to get underway on March 27 in Bangkok.