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Miss International 2019
Sireethorn Leearamwat at Puteri Indonesia 2020 Crowning Moment (4) (cropped).jpg
Miss International 2019, Sireethorn Leearamwat at Puteri Indonesia 2020
DateNovember 12, 2019
Presenters
ThemeCheer All Women
VenueTokyo Dome City Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Broadcaster
Entrants83
Placements15
Debuts
  • Burkina Faso
  • Equatorial Guinea
Withdrawals
  • Cook Islands
  • Cuba
  • Curaçao
  • Egypt
  • Ethiopia
  • Hungary
  • Kenya
  • Korea
  • Lebanon
  • Madagascar
  • Moldova
Returns
  • Armenia
  • Belarus
  • Belize
  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • Italy
  • Liberia
  • Morocco
  • Nigeria
  • Norway
  • South Sudan
  • Tahiti
  • Tunisia
  • Uganda
  • Zambia
WinnerSireethorn Leearamwat
 Thailand
Best National CostumeNguyễn Tường San
 Vietnam
PhotogenicNoémie Kribo Milne
 Guadeloupe
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Tokyo Dome City Hall at night, the venue of Miss International 2019.

Miss International 2019, the 59th Miss International pageant, was held on November 12, 2019, at Tokyo Dome City Hall in Bunkyo district, Tokyo, Japan. Mariem Velazco of Venezuela crowned her successor Sireethorn Leearamwat of Thailand at the end of the event.

Contestants from 83 countries and territories participated in this year's Miss International pageant, surpassing the previous record of 77 contestants in 2018, making this edition the biggest turnout in the pageant's history.[4]

The pageant was hosted by Tetsuya Bessho in his sixth consecutive year as host.[5]

Background

Tokyo Dome City Hall at night, the venue of Miss International 2019.

On April 11, 2019, the Miss International organization announced that the 2019 pageant would be held on November 12, 2019, in Tokyo Dome City Hall, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan, the competition's venue for the fourth consecutive year.[6][7]

Results

Placements

Results Contestant
Miss International 2019
1st Runner-Up
  •  Mexico – Andrea Toscano
2nd Runner-Up
  •  Uganda – Evelyn Namatovu Karonde
3rd Runner-Up
  •  Colombia – Alejandra Vengoechea
4th Runner-Up
  •  United Kingdom – Harriotte Lane
Top 8
  •  Indonesia – Jolene Marie Rotinsulu
  •  Philippines – Bea Magtanong
  •  Vietnam – Nguyễn Tường San
Top 15
  •  Belarus – Maria Perviy
  •  Finland – Jutta Kyllönen
  •  Hong Kong – Kaye Cheung
  •  Netherlands – Elize Joanne de Hong
  •  Puerto Rico – Ivana Carolina Irizarry
  •  Sri Lanka – Pawani Vithanage
  •  Venezuela – Melissa Jiménez

Continental queens

Award Contestant
Miss International Africa
  •  Liberia – Naomi Nucia Glay
Miss International America
  •  Peru – María José Barbis
Miss International Asia
Miss International Europe
  •  Netherlands – Elize Joanne de Hong
Miss International Oceania
  •  Hawaii – Eunice Raquel Basco

Special awards

Award Contestant
Miss Photogenic
  •  Guadeloupe – Noémie Kribo Milne
Miss People's Choice
  •  Indonesia – Jolene Marie Rotinsulu
Best National Costume
  •  Vietnam – Nguyễn Tường San
Best in Evening Gown
Best in Swimsuit
  •  Uganda – Evelyn Namatovu Karonde
Panasonic Beauty Ambassador
  •  Indonesia – Jolene Marie Rotinsulu[8]
Miss Visit Japan Tourism
  •  Tunisia – Sarra Brahmi

Order of announcements

Pageant

Following the same format as in the 2018 competition, contestants were classified under five continents: (1) Europe, (2) Oceania, (3) Africa, (4) Americas, and (5) Asia. Competition rounds consisted of national costume, swimwear, and evening gown. The contestants were trimmed to 15 semifinalists. After which, they were narrowed down to the top 8 finalists. The top 8 were then each given a chance to deliver their prepared final speech. The top 5 were then selected: Miss International 2019 and her four runners-up is the same format as in the 2017.

Contestants

83 contestants competed for the title.[9]

Country/Territory Contestant Age Hometown Continental Group
Argentina Argentina Milena Sofía Judt 22 Buenos Aires Americas
Armenia Armenia Sona Danielyan 23 Yerevan Europe
Aruba Aruba Daniella Piazzi 25 Oranjestad Americas
Australia Australia Monique Shippen 26 Sydney Oceania
Belarus Belarus Maria Perviy[designations 1] 22 Minsk Europe
Belgium Belgium Rachel Nimegeers 23 Antwerp Europe
Belize Belize Selena Maria Urias[designations 2] 24 Belize City Americas
Bolivia Bolivia Valentina Pérez Medina 21 Sucre Americas
Brazil Brazil Carolina Stankevicius Cruz 24 Rio de Janeiro Americas
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Wendlasida Flora Ouedraogo 26 Ouagadougou Africa
Cambodia Cambodia Kachnak Thyda Bon 25 Phnom Penh Asia
Cameroon Cameroon Angèle Kossinda[designations 3] 26 Douala Africa
Canada Canada Megha Sandhu 23 Montreal Americas
Chile Chile Ximena Huala Alcaino 18 Santiago Americas
China China Teng Yun-Xuan[10] 26 Beijing Asia
Colombia Colombia Alejandra Vengoechea[designations 4] 21 Barranquilla Americas
Costa Rica Costa Rica Tamara Dal Maso[designations 5] 21 San José Americas
Ivory Coast Cote d'Ivoire Tara Gueye 22 Abidjan Africa
Czech Republic Czech Republic Andrea Prchalová 19 Havlíčkův Brod Europe
Denmark Denmark Anna Diekelmann 26 Frederiksberg Europe
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Zaidy Bello 27 Santo Domingo Americas
Ecuador Ecuador Alegría Tobar Cordovéz 25 Quito Americas
El Salvador El Salvador Elena Batlle[11][designations 6] 25 San Salvador Americas
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea Arsenia Chanque Bosepe 19 Baney Africa
Finland Finland Jutta Kyllönen 21 Oulu Europe
France France Solène Barbot 24 Paris Europe
Germany Germany Annabella Fleck 22 Munich Europe
Ghana Ghana Princess Owusua Gyamfi 25 Accra Africa
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe Noémie Kribo Milne 21 Baie-Mahault Americas
Guam Guam Athena McNinch[replacements 1] 22 Mangilao Oceania
Guatemala Guatemala Stephanie Sical 24 Quiché Americas
Haiti Haiti Lory-Anne Charles 20 Port-au-Prince Americas
Hawaii Hawaii Eunice Raquel Basco 24 Honolulu Oceania
Honduras Honduras Ariana Bustillo 27 Tegucigalpa Americas
Hong Kong Hong Kong Kaye Cheung 25 Kowloon Asia
India India Simrithi Bathija 20 Mumbai Asia
Indonesia Indonesia Jolene Marie Rotinsulu[12] 23 Manado Asia
Italy Italy Francesca Giordano 18 Rome Europe
Japan Japan Tomomi Okada 22 Tokyo Asia
Laos Laos Phaithida Phothisane 26 Vientiane Asia
Liberia Liberia Naomi Nucia Glay 27 Monrovia Africa
Macau Macau Bobo Leong Lok Hei 26 Macau Asia
Malaysia Malaysia Charmaine Chew[designations 7] 23 Alor Setar Asia
Mauritius Mauritius Nidhishwaree Ruchpaul 20 Pamplemousses Africa
Mexico Mexico Andrea Toscano[designations 8] 20 Manzanillo Americas
Mongolia Mongolia Gunjidmaa Jargalsaikhan 25 Ulaan Bataar Asia
Morocco Morocco Sonia Ait Mansour 26 Rabat Africa
Myanmar Myanmar Khin Ohmar Myint 23 Yangon Asia
Nepal Nepal Meera Kakshapati 24 Bhaktapur Asia
Netherlands Netherlands Elize Joanne de Hong 25 Roterdam Europe
New Zealand New Zealand Nikita Ah Horan 18 Auckland Oceania
Nicaragua Nicaragua María Gabriela Saballos 19 Managua Americas
Nigeria Nigeria Alice Duke Inyang[designations 9] 23 Lagos Africa
Northern Mariana Islands Northern Marianas Shannon Tudela Sasamoto 20 Saipan Oceania
Norway Norway Henriette Janssen Hauge 19 Akershus Europe
Panama Panama Betzaida Rodriguez 23 Las Tablas Americas
Paraguay Paraguay Elida Lezcano 19 Villa Elisa Americas
Peru Peru María José Barbis 23 Chiclayo Americas
Philippines Philippines Bea Magtanong 25 Bataan Asia
Poland Poland Karina Szczepanek 24 Warsaw Europe
Portugal Portugal Ana Rita Aguiar 22 Vale de Cambra Europe
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Ivana Carolina Irizarry 26 Río Grande Americas
Romania Romania Andreea Maria Coman 26 Bucharest Europe
Russia Russia Marina Oreshkina 25 Vladivostok Asia
Singapore Singapore Charlotte Lucille Chia 21 Singapore Asia
Slovakia Slovak Republic Alica Ondrášová 23 Bratislava Europe
South Africa South Africa Nicole Middleton 24 Pretoria Africa
South Sudan South Sudan Acholly Ngaceng Arow 25 Juba Africa
Spain Spain Claudia Cruz 21 Murcia Europe
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Pawani Vithanage 25 Colombo Asia
Sweden Sweden Paulina Kielczewska 23 Stockholm Europe
French Polynesia Tahiti Poevai Garnier 22 Pape'ete Oceania
Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei Joyce Yi Shu-Chiu 26 Tainan Asia
Thailand Thailand Sireethorn Leearamwat 25 Bangkok Asia
Tunisia Tunisia Sarra Brahmi 25 Sousse Africa
Uganda Uganda Evelyn Namatovu Karonde 23 Kampala Africa
Ukraine Ukraine Marina Kiose 24 Odessa Europe
United Kingdom United Kingdom Harriotte Lane 18 Newcastle Europe
United States United States Ghazal Gill 23 Los Angeles Americas
Venezuela Venezuela Melissa Jiménez 20 Maracaibo Americas
Vietnam Vietnam Nguyễn Tường San 19 Hanoi Asia
Zambia Zambia Luwi Kawanda[designations 10] 25 Lusaka Africa
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Jemimah Kandemiiri 24 Harare Africa

Notes

Debuts

  •  Burkina Faso
  •  Equatorial Guinea

Returns

Last competed in 1969:

  •  Morocco

Last competed in 2008:

  •  Liberia

Last competed in 2009:

  •  Uganda

Last competed in 2012:

  •  Belize[13]
  •  Cameroon

Last competed in 2013:

  •  South Sudan[14]
  •  Tahiti

Last competed in 2014:

  •  Armenia

Last competed in 2015:

  •  Italy

Last competed in 2016:

  •  Nigeria
  •  Zambia

Last competed in 2017:

  •  Belarus
  •  Cambodia
  •  Norway
  •  Tunisia

Designations

  1. ^ BELARUS — Maria Perviy was appointed by National School of Beauty Team, the official new license holder of Miss International in Belarus. Perviy placed as the Top 10 finalist at the Miss Belarus 2018.
  2. ^ BELIZE — Selena Urias was appointed to represent Belize at Miss International pageant, by Enrique De Leon, the national director of Miss Belize National Pageant.
  3. ^ CAMEROON — Angele Kossinda was appointed Miss International Cameroon 2019. She was Miss Earth Cameroon 2017 and Top 16 finalist at Miss Earth 2017.
  4. ^ COLOMBIA — Maria Vengoechea was appointed to represent Colombia at Miss International 2019, by Raimundo Aungulo the President of Miss Colombia Pageant. Vengoechea was 2nd runner-up in the Miss Colombia 2019.
  5. ^ COSTA RICA — Tamara Dal Maso was appointed to represent Costa Rica at Miss International 2019, by Reinas de Costa Rica Organization.
  6. ^ EL SALVADOR — Elena Batlle was appointed as "Miss International El Salvador 2019" after Francisco Cortez became the new national director of Miss International in El Salvador.
  7. ^ MALAYSIA — Charmaine Chew Qi En was appointed by Miss International Malaysia Organization, the official new license holder of Miss International in Malaysia. Chew placed as the Top 10 finalist at the Miss Universe Malaysia 2018.
  8. ^ MEXICO – Andrea Toscano was appointed as Miss International Mexico 2019, by Lupita Jones the President of Mexicana Universal pageant. Toscano represented Mexico in Miss Universe 2018 where she get unplaced.
  9. ^ NIGERIA — Alice Duke Inyang was appointed to represent Nigeria at Miss International pageant, by Daniel Opuene, the national director of Beauty of African International Pageant.
  10. ^ ZAMBIA — Miss Grand Zambia 2019 was appointed as Miss International Zambia 2019 because of the unstable political situation in Venezuela which is the host country of Miss Grand International 2019. Luwi was second runner-up at the Miss Universe Zambia 2017.

Replacements

  1. ^ GUAM — Kirsten Lydia Dahilig, Miss International Guam 2019, was replaced by Athena McNinch by Joyce Bamba, the license holder for Miss International of Miss Guam after Lydia did not meet the minimum age requirements for Miss International pageant. McNinch was crowned as Miss Guam 2018 and later competed at Miss Universe 2018 where she get unplaced.

Withdrawals

  •  Cook Islands – No Contest, will not send their representative to the competition this year.
  •  Cuba
  •  Curaçao – No Contest, due to lack of sponsorship.
  •  Egypt – No Contest, due to lack of sponsorship.
  •  Ethiopia – No Contest, due to lack of sponsorship.
  •  Hungary – No Contest.
  •  Kenya – No Contest, due to lack of sponsorship.
  •  Korea – Because of the 2019 Japan–South Korea trade dispute, the Miss Korea Organization decided not to send their representative to the competition this year.[15]
  •  Lebanon
  •  Madagascar – Will not send their representative to the competition this year.
  •  Moldova – No Contest, due to lack of sponsorship.

Crossovers

Contestants who previously competed or will be competing at other international beauty pageants:

References

  1. ^ https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000041.000015811.html
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  3. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe3efakTrtQ
  4. ^ "The 59th Miss International Beauty Pageant". miss-international.org. Miss International Beauty Pageant. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Tetsuya Bessho Will be Hosting Miss International 2019 Beauty Pageant". www.miss-international.org.
  6. ^ "MISS INTERNATIONAL on Instagram: "The #59thMissInternational will be chosen on November 12th at the Tokyo Dome City Hall. Here is a #throwbackthursday treat from last…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26.
  7. ^ "Miss International Beauty Pageant". www.facebook.com.
  8. ^ "List of Indonesian Degrees in Miss International the Last 4 Years". nusadaily.com. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  9. ^ "Miss International Beauty Pageant 2019". www.miss-international.org. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
  10. ^ "Yunxuan Teng is Miss International China 2019". Miss International beauty Pageant Official Facebook Page. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  11. ^ "Miss International El Salvador 2019".
  12. ^ "Jolene Marie Cholock-Rotinsulu, Miss International Indonesia 2019". events.globallandscapesforum.org. February 9, 2019.
  13. ^ "Welcome Back Miss International Belize!". Instagram Stories: Miss International Organization. May 1, 2019.
  14. ^ "Atong Demach is the new national director of South Sudan for Miss International!". Instagram: Miss International Organization. March 9, 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26.
  15. ^ "[속보]미스코리아 전원, 日주최 국제미인대회 불참" (in Korean). 서울신문. May 5, 2019.

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