Beauty contest
Miss Tourism International is an annual international beauty pageant run by the D’ Touch International Sdn. Bhd. Foundation.[1] [2] The pageant was first held in 1994 at Kuching , Sarawak , Malaysia , where 23 contestants competed.[2] [3] [4] In 2006, the contest was held outside of Malaysia for the first time, in Guangzhou , China .[5] In 2016, 60 countries participated in the Miss Tourism International pageant.[4]
The current Miss Tourism International titleholder is Maria Carolina Balicki Vinharski from Brazil . She was crowned on January 17, 2021, in an online pageant.
History [ ]
The Miss Tourism International world final is a New Year’s Eve pageant that plays host to many international beauty queens from around the world. The 2011 contest had contestants from 60 countries.[citation needed ]
The inauguration of Miss Tourism Queen International was held in Colombo , Sri Lanka in 2002. In 2002, the pageant had 40 participants from various countries.[1] Also in 2002, the first live internet broadcast of the event occurred.[1]
Miss Tourism International titleholders [ ]
No pageants occurred in 1996, 1997, 2007 and 2015.
1994
1st
Australia
Michelle Leigh Holmes
Kuching , Sarawak , Malaysia
May 6, 1994
23
1995
2nd
Greece
Maria Pateli
Langkawi Island , Malaysia
March 24, 1995
28
1998
3rd
Poland
Roksana Węgiel
Selangor , Malaysia
March 30, 1998
30
1999
4th
Poland
Agnieszka Zakreta
Selangor , Malaysia
October 30, 1999
30
2000
5th
Philippines
Maria Esperanza Manzano[6]
Selangor , Malaysia
November 19, 2000
36
2001
6th
India
Candice Pinto [7]
Selangor , Malaysia
December 31, 2001
38
2002
7th
Thailand
Piyanuch Khamboon
Selangor , Malaysia
December 31, 2002
40
2003
8th
South Africa
Angela Beck
Selangor , Malaysia
December 31, 2003
45
2004
9th
United States
Megha Nabe
Selangor , Malaysia
December 31, 2004
52
2005
10th
France
Isabelle Lamant
Selangor , Malaysia
December 31, 2005
52
2006
11th
Romania
Florina Manea
Guangdong , China
November 12, 2006
56
2008
12th
India
Manasvi Mamgai [8]
Selangor , Malaysia
December 31, 2008
60
2009
13th
Germany
Sarah Elzanowski[9]
Selangor , Malaysia
December 31, 2009
58
2010
14th
Netherlands
Nathalie den Dekker [10]
Selangor , Malaysia
December 31, 2010
58
2011
15th
Malaysia
Aileen Gabriella Robinson[11]
Selangor , Malaysia
December 31, 2011
60
2012
16th
Philippines
Rizzini Alexis Gomez[12] †
Selangor , Malaysia
December 31, 2012
60
2013
17th
Philippines
Angeli Dione Gomez[6]
Putrajaya , Malaysia
December 31, 2013
60
2014
18th
Venezuela
Faddya Halabi Troisi[13]
Putrajaya , Malaysia
December 31, 2014
62
2016
19th
New Zealand
Ariel Pearse[14]
Putrajaya , Malaysia
December 31, 2016
60
2017
20th
Philippines
Jannie Loudette Alipo-on[15]
Selangor , Malaysia
December 6, 2017
46
2018
21st
Indonesia
Astari Vernideani
Petaling Jaya , Malaysia
December 22, 2018
45
2019
22nd
Philippines
Cyrille Payumo
Petaling Jaya , Malaysia
November 8, 2019
39
2020
23rd
Brazil
Maria Carolina Balicki Vinharski
Petaling Jaya , Malaysia
January 17, 2021 (Online)
31
Miss Tourism International by number of wins [ ]
Runner-Up [ ]
Gallery of winners [ ]
Miss Tourism International 2013/2014 Angeli Dione GomezPhilippines
Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International titleholders [ ]
1993
1st
Norway
Rita Omvik
June 27, 1993
20
Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
1994
2nd
Australia
Georgina Denahy
July 16, 1994
24
1995
3rd
Finland
Johanna Elisabeth Rosten
June 18, 1995
22
1996
4th
Philippines
Sherylle Capili Santarin
July 15, 1996
24
1997
5th
Mexico
Kastany de la Vega Vásquez
June 15, 1997
24
1999
6th
Philippines
Racquel Uy
-
-
1st runner up : Miss Tourism International 1999
2000
7th
Guatemala
Evelyn Lissette López Sandoval
July 1, 2000
19
Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
2001
8th
Czech Republic
Zuzana Stepanovska
-
-
1st runner up : Miss Tourism International 2001
2002
9th
China
Yin Zi
-
-
1st runner up : Miss Tourism International 2002
2003
10th
Greece
Victoria Karyda
-
-
1st runner up : Miss Tourism International 2003
2004
11th
Armenia
Anush Grigorian
October 29, 2004
31
Changsha , China
2005
12th
Taiwan
Shen Chia-Hui
November 6, 2005
41
Wuhan , China
2006
13th
Thailand
Ampika Chuanpreecha
December 30, 2006
37
Petaling Jaya , Malaysia
2008
14th
Brazil
Cibele Cristine Mello Franczak
-
-
1st runner up : Miss Tourism International 2008
2009
15th
Venezuela
Jessica Ibarra Pettit
-
-
1st runner up : Miss Tourism International 2009
2010
16th
Korea
Ha Hyun-jung
September 25, 2010
75
Quinzhou , China
2011
17th
India
Urvashi Rautela
November 5, 2011
53
Yingtan , China
2012
18th
Lithuania
Asta Jakumaite
December 4, 2012
49
Nanjing , China
2013
19th
Thailand
Sunidporn Srisuwan
-
-
1st runner up : Miss Tourism International 2013
2014
20th
Thailand
Warangkanang Wutthayakorn
-
-
1st runner up : Miss Tourism International 2014
2015
21st
Philippines
Leren Mae Bautista
December 31, 2015
57
Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
2016
22nd
Chile
Sofía del Rocío Saavedra Valderrama
December 18, 2016
55
Shanghai , China
2017
23rd
Russia
Katya Yakimova
December 22, 2017
54
2019
24th
Indonesia
Gabriella Patricia Mandolang
-
-
1st runner up : Miss Tourism International 2019
2020
25th
Thailand
Patchaploy Rueandaluang
-
-
1st runner up : Miss Tourism International 2020
No contest Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International
Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International by number of wins [ ]
Runner-Up [ ]
Miss Tourism Metropolitan International titleholders [ ]
2007
1st
Romania
Sorina Neascu
December 31, 2007
40
Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
2008
2nd
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Alma Mulalic
-
-
2nd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2008
2009
3rd
Brazil
Thays Calmany Neves
-
-
2nd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2009
2010
4th
Australia
Holly-Anne Visser
-
-
1st runner up : Miss Tourism International 2010
2011
5th
Panama
Carolina Del Carmen Brid Cerrud
-
-
1st runner up : Miss Tourism International 2011
2012
6th
Australia
Monika Radulovic
-
-
1st runner up : Miss Tourism International 2012
2013
7th
Australia
Sarah Czarnuch
-
-
2nd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2013
2014
8th
Philippines
Glennifer Perido
-
-
2nd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2014
2015
9th
Uganda
Sheila Kirabo
-
-
1st runner up : Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International 2015
2016
10th
Thailand
Amanda Chalisa Obdam
November 18, 2016
41
Phnom Penh , Cambodia
2017
11th
Poland
Maja Sieroń
-
-
1st runner up: Miss Tourism International 2017
2018
12th
Kenya
Sarah Chebet Pkyach
-
-
1st runner up: Miss Tourism International 2018
2019
13th
Brazil
Lorrany Monteiro
December 14, 2019
30
Phnom Penh , Cambodia
2020
14th
Indonesia
Clarit Mawarni Salem
-
-
2nd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2020
No contest Miss Tourism Metropolitan International
Miss Tourism Metropolitan International by number of wins [ ]
Runner-Up [ ]
Miss Tourism Global titleholders [ ]
2000
1st
France
Garnier Maud
2nd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2000
2004
2nd
Singapore
Nur Ashikeen Abd. Rahman
4th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2004
2005
3rd
Thailand
Porntip Prasertsong
4th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2005
2008
4th
Thailand
Ananya Chinsangchai
3rd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2008
2009
5th
Malaysia
Edwina Markus
3rd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2009
2010
6th
Venezuela
Stephany Gonzalez
2nd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2010
2011
7th
Thailand
Patsarapon Khonkhamhaeng
2nd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2011
2012
8th
Venezuela
Marielis Alejandra
2nd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2012
2013
9th
Dominican Republic
Michelle Alexis Torres
3rd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2013
2014
10th
Netherlands
Charina Maria
3rd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2014
2015
11th
Lithuania
Irmina Presegalaviciute
2nd runner up : Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International 2015
2016
12th
Australia
Tasha Laraine Ross
2nd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2016
2017
13th
Australia
Diana Hills
2nd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2017
2018
14th
Australia
Sandra Knight Callahan
2nd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2018
2019
15th
Ukraine
Kateryna Kachashvili
2nd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2019
2020
16th
Czech Republic
Tereza Bohuslavova
3rd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2020
No contest Miss Tourism Global
Miss Tourism Global by number of wins [ ]
Miss Tourism Cosmopolitan International titleholders [ ]
1999
1st
Costa Rica
Nidia Guzmán Jiménez
4th runner up : Miss Tourism International 1999
2000
2nd
Spain
Lourdes Martinez
4th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2000
2001
3rd
Malaysia
Lyndel Soon Gaid Sim
4th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2001
2002
4th
Lebanon
Maha Hojeaj
4th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2002
2003
5th
Czech Republic
Zuzana Putnarova
4th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2003
2004
6th
China
Guan Shan Shan
3rd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2004
2005
7th
Greece
Maria-Madalena Ergati
3rd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2005
2008
8th
Hong Kong
Ruby Wong Hiu-chun
4th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2008
2009
9th
Czech Republic
Gabriela Korinkova
4th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2009
2010
10th
Philippines
Barbara de la Rosa Salvador
3rd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2010
2011
11th
Singapore
Amanda Leong Li Ting
3rd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2011
2012
12th
Paraguay
Lourdes María del Carmen Motta Rolón
3rd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2012
2013
13th
Malaysia
Thaarah Ganesan
4th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2013
2014
14th
China
Sun Wen Cong
4th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2014
2015
15th
Iceland
Tanja Yr Astthorsdottir
3rd runner up : Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International 2015
2016
16th
Brazil
Thaina Carolina Magalhães Peres
1st runner up : Miss Tourism International 2016
2017
17th
Indonesia
Lois Merry Tangel
2nd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2017
2018
18th
Latvia
Laura Škutāne
3rd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2018
2019
19th
Poland
Joanna Babynko
3rd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2019
2020
20th
Australia
Kate Moore
4th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2020
No contest Miss Tourism Cosmopolitan International
Miss Tourism Cosmopolitan International by number of wins [ ]
Miss Dreamgirl of the Year International titleholders [ ]
1999
1st
Thailand
Nirachala Kumya
3rd runner up : Miss Tourism International 1999
2000
2nd
Ukraine
Olesya Krakhmalyova
3rd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2000
2001
3rd
China
Amy Yan Wei
3rd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2001
2002
4th
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Aida Osmanovic
3rd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2002
2003
5th
Argentina
Laura Constanza Romero Demelli
3rd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2003
2005
6th
India
Shiriya Singh
3rd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2003
2010
7th
Mongolia
Borgoljin Bayarsaikhan
4th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2010
2011
8th
Czech Republic
Jana Kopecka
4th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2011
2012
9th
Malaysia
Jun Yong Wan
4th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2012
2015
10th
India
Chandni Sharma
4th runner up : Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International 2015
2016
11th
Mexico
Ximena Delgado Mendez
3rd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2016
2017
12th
Brazil
Júlia Horta
4th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2017
2018
13th
Philippines
Julieane Medina Fernandez
4th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2018
2019
14th
Cambodia
Sotima John
4th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2019
2020
15th
Bolivia
Luz Elva Claros Gallardo
5th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2020
No contest Miss Dreamgirl of the Year International
Miss Dreamgirl of the Year International by number of wins [ ]
Miss South East Asia Tourism Ambassadress titleholders [ ]
1992
1st
Philippines
Amelia Joy de la Cruz
unknown
unknown
Miss South East Asia 1992
1993
2nd
Thailand
Chutima Nurunsitirat
unknown
unknown
Miss South East Asia 1993
2012
3rd
Thailand
Suputra Chucharoen
-
-
5th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2012
2013
4th
Vietnam
Phan Hoang Thu
-
-
5th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2013
2014
5th
Vietnam
Nguyen Dieu Linh
-
-
5th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2014
2015
6th
Thailand
Yada Theppanom
October 2, 2015
16
Petaling Jaya , Malaysia
2016
7th
Indonesia
Dikna Faradiba Maharani
-
-
4th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2016
2017
8th
Thailand
Kamonrat Thanon
-
-
5th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2017
2018
9th
Malaysia
Caenne Ng
-
-
5th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2018
2019
10th
Thailand
Chompoonut Phungphon
-
-
5th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2019
2020
11th
Malaysia
Lim Sue Anne
-
-
6th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2020
No contest Miss South East Asia Tourism Ambassadress
Miss South East Asia Tourism Ambassadress by number of wins [ ]
Runner-Up [ ]
Past [ ]
Miss Intercontinental International titleholders [ ]
1999
1st
Finland
Ruut Kaangas
3rd runner up : Miss Tourism International 1999
2000
2nd
Venezuela
Maria Cristina De La Concepcion Lopez Palacios
2nd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2000
2001
3rd
Poland
Monika Gruda
2nd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2001
2002
4th
Turkey
Ebru Günzel
2nd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2002
2003
5th
China
Xing Hui Yuan
2nd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2003
2004
6th
Ukraine
Marina Gorobets
1st runner up : Miss Tourism International 2004
2005
7th
Taiwan
Chang Ta-Hsin
1st runner up : Miss Tourism International 2005
No contest Miss Intercontinental International
Miss Intercontinental International by number of wins [ ]
See also [ ]
References [ ]
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^ Jump up to: a b Francisco, Drew (August 13, 2013). "Beauty pageant 101: The other pageants" . Rappler . Retrieved June 1, 2017 .
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^ Jump up to: a b "Malaysia hosts Miss Tourism International final" . Sin Chew Daily . December 28, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2017 .
^ "Vietnam to host Miss Tourism International 2015" . Thanh Niên . June 3, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2017 .
^ Jump up to: a b Adina, Armin P. (January 12, 2014). "Angeli Gomez: Miss Tourism crown helps me do more good" . Philippine Daily Inquirer . Retrieved June 1, 2017 .
^ "Supermodel Candice Pinto's Engagement Pictures Will Give You #LoveGoals" . Dainik Bhaskar . May 20, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2017 .
^ "Miss Bollywood Queens" . The Tribune . July 15, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2017 .
^ Marecki, Zbigniew (June 30, 2015). "Anna Sakowicz ze Słupska nie została zauważona podczas wyborów Miss Tourism International 2009" . gp24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved June 1, 2017 .
^ "Malaysian beauty crowned Miss Tourism International 2011" . The Borneo Post . January 2, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2017 .
^ "Part-Time teacher crowned Miss Tourism Malaysia 2012" . The Borneo Post . July 13, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2017 .
^ "Cebuana beauty queen Rizzini Alexis Gomez dies at 25" . Rappler . October 13, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2017 .
^ "Miss Tourism Int'l winner, runner-up in Vietnam for 2015 edition" . Tuổi Trẻ . December 31, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2017 .
^ Facer, Brooke (January 9, 2017). "LDS woman becomes the first New Zealander to be crowned Miss Tourism International" . Deseret News . Retrieved June 1, 2017 .
^ "Miss Philippines crowned Miss Tourism International at PJ gala" . New Straits Times . December 7, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2018 .
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