[1][2][3][4] Clara Sosa of Paraguay crowned Valentina Figuera of Venezuela as her successor at the end of the event.

[8][9] Previously, Quintero was the winner of Miss Grand Colombia 2018 but she renounced her title without competing in the international event.

[11][12] Nine of the total delegates were appointed to their titles without participating in any respective national pageants, including Belarus, Canada, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Latvia, and Romania.

[21] Liana Sargsyan, a representative from Armenia who went unplace at Miss World 2017. she was appointed by the national director Janna Gregory,[22] making her the first Armenian delegate participating since the establishment of the contest.

Due to visa issues and security concerns in Venezuela, ten countries decided to withdraw from the competition, including: Cambodia, Denmark, England, Jamaica, Laos, New Zealand, Scotland, South Korea, Wales, and Zambia.

[30][31] The Miss Grand Korea organization was strongly suggested and warned not to visit Venezuela unless the purpose of the trip is crucial and essential by the Ministry, making the country's delegate was unable to participate in the pageant.

[34] At the end of the final event, the host had announced that the 8th Miss Grand International would take place in Venezuela again in October 2020 but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization decided to postpone the pageant to 2021 and moved the venue to Bangkok, Thailand instead.