[15] After the surge of COVID-19 infection from mid-2020 to early 2021 worldwide, including in Venezuela; therefore, the organization decided to postpone the pageant to 2021 and move the venue to Bangkok, Thailand instead.

[16] The official statement was released via their social media platforms on January 14, 2021, citing the grand final of the event will be held on 27 March 2021.

[18] However, the travel restrictions between the region in Thailand during the pandemic causes such an option were inconvenient for the management; after the internal investigation, the organization finally determined in favor of Bangkok to hold all the events.

[19] The Press Conference for the pageant was taken place on 15 February 2021, in Bangkok at Show DC Hall, which was the venue for the preliminary and the final rounds.

[19][20] According to Thailand Coronavirus Disease 2019 Management Center (CDMC), the number of allowed attendance in each pageant indoor activity must not be more than 30 percent of the venue capacity.

[2][19] Of all sixty-three participating candidates, only eleven were determined through the Miss Grand national pageants, including the representatives of Albania,[22] Brazil,[23] Cambodia,[24] France,[25] Indonesia,[26] Italy,[27] Japan,[28] Malaysia,[29] Nepal,[30] South Korea,[31] and Thailand,[32] while another candidates who was also elected through the Miss Grand national contest, Pamela Clement of Ghana, did not enter the international tournament for undisclosed reasons.

[39] The original representatives from Bolivia,[40] Cambodia,[41][42] Cuba,[43] the Czech Republic,[44][45] and Peru[46] were replaced by their runners-up or other appointed delegates due to the resignation or dethronement.

[24][35][43][46][47] Initially, sixty-seven candidates confirmed their participation, but four of them did not enter the pageant for undisclosed reasons, including Pamela Clement of Ghana,[33] Amber Walsh of Northern Ireland,[48] Pearl Lazaro of Cook Islands,[49] and Kimberly Mayoyo of Zimbabwe.

[52] Following the quarantine completed, the representatives of Ecuador, Indonesia, Mexico, Myanmar, as well as the Philippines, having a special meeting with the president of the contest on 16 March, as the honor for being on the leaderboard of the in-room online challenge.

[51] After the completion of the 14-day mandatory quarantine, the preliminary activities were officially inaugurated with a welcoming ceremony which took place on 16 March at the Tourism Authority of Thailand head office.

[1][2][57] On 21 March, the closed-door interview was performed in the official hotel, which all the candidates went through in batches of four, with the president, Vice-president Teresa Chaivisut, and reigning Miss Grand International Valentina Figuera as jurors.

[2][52] The score of this interview round, together with the swimsuit competition as well as the preliminary night ratings, will determine the Top 20 finalists in the grand final telecast on 27 March.

[65] The preliminary round of the Miss Grand International 2020 pageant was held on March 25, 2021, at Show DC Hall, Bangkok, hosted by Arthit Mekakard.

[9][71] Later, The special question to determine the winner was performed for the remainings, namely Miss Guatemala, Philippines, and the USA;[6][9][72][73][71] There's only one dose of COVID-19 vaccine left.

[77][78] On the live telecast of the contest which was transmitted worldwide, Han Lay stated: My beloved fellow citizens, it is very hard for me to be able to stand on this stage tonight.

Make the world be at peace with Myanmar!After her speech, she had been receiving life-threatening criticisms on her social media accounts; however, the vast majority of comments had been supporting her action.

[81] In the recent past, Han Lay always showing her political aspects against dictatorship and clearly supports democracy through her social media channels, including during the pageant boot camp of the Miss Grand International contest.

Previously, the pageant was scheduled to be held in Venezuela on 25 October 2020, however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization decided to postpone the event to 2021 and move the venue to Bangkok, Thailand.