[1][2][3][4] Six contestants, qualified for the national stage through an online audition, competed for the title,[1][4][5][6] of whom the a 20-year old medical student and model from Los Ríos, Andrea Aguilera, was elected the winner.

[3][8] The event was broadcast nationwide via TC Televisión as well as on Miss Grand International's YouTube channel, GrandTV, for a global audience.

[1] Clara Sosa, Miss Grand International 2018 from Paraguay, attended the event and served as the public speaking trainer for the delegates during the pageant camp held a few days before the gala final, which was hosted by Ronald Farina and Miguel Cedeño.

[9] The media expected the current international titleholder, American Abena Appiah, to attend, but the airline was unable to arrive for unknown reasons, according to the organization's publicist.

[1] Andrea temporarily quit her undergraduate studies after winning the competition to compete in the Miss Grand International 2021 pageant in Thailand,[3][10][11] where she was named the vice-queen of the Vietnamese candidate, Nguyễn Thúc Thùy Tiên.