The 8th edition of Miss Grand International, i.e., Miss Grand International 2020, is all set to be held on 27th March 2021 in Bangkok, Thailand where stunning beauties from all over the globe will compete for the international crown. Miss Grand International 2019 Valentina Figuera will crown her successor at the end of the event finale.
While this year’s batch boasts of stunning and talented beauties, there are a few ladies who have stood out amongst the rest and show the immense capability to be the winner of the 2020 edition. In a series of features, we’d love to introduce to you our Top 15 favourite contestants for the crown.
Maricielo Gamarra from Peru was appointed Miss Grand Peru 2020 in January 2021 and replaced Samantha Batallanos Cortegana for the title. Samantha Cortegana was dethroned because the organization felt that she wasn’t prepared enough for representing the country at Miss Grand International 2020.
Maricielo is 25-years-old and stands 176 cm tall. She has earned her degree in Communication Sciences at the University of Piura and has two post-graduate degrees in Digital Marketing and Soft Skills. She represented San Martín at Miss Peru 2020 and was one of the front runners for the title and is excited to take over the crown duties.
The diva is also the founder of "Peru without anemia"; a project that seeks to highlight the importance of adequate nutrition for the integral development of children from an early age. She is fond of Muay Thai and will use the platform to take her project to the masses. Along with her project, she would very much like to reactivate tourism, that has been put aside by the crisis. Talk to the municipalities of each province of the department and see how tourists can arrive. She would propose these actions to improve it economically.
Maricielo mentioned that her journey at Miss Peru 2020 was full of experiences, learning and a lot of resilience. The diva is beautiful, strong, and confident who feels assured that she will be able to perform her best at the competition. She impressed everyone with her confidence and beauty at Miss Peru 2020 and as well as at Miss Grand International 2020 too. In one of her interviews, she had explained that she has learned not to seek validation from other people and only listen to where your heart takes you.
The beauty queen feels that occasionally everyone should take some time to express their gratitude towards things, they are grateful for in life and tell themselves how much they are proud of oneself. She mentioned that everyone should appreciate themselves for working so hard to achieve what they have right now because everyone deserves a little appreciation. She describes her mother as the most important pillar of her life who has always pushed her and motivated her do better in life.
Maricielo is grateful and feels blessed that she has been appointed as Miss Grand Peru 2020 especially during the tough times like a pandemic because she gets to push herself a little more than usual to prove herself. She like to do things out of her comfort zone and this title was one of it. With her hard work and dedication, the diva has proved that she is one of the strongest contenders for the title. Maricielo also believes that people should change their perspective towards beauty pageant as it is not just a competition that shows off women on-stage but it gives them power to make a change in the society.