Miss International 2009
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Miss International 2009, the 49th Miss International
pageant, was held at the Sichuan International Tennis Center, Chengdu
, Sichuan
, China on November 28, 2009. The pageant was originally scheduled to be held at The Venetian Macao
in Macau
on November 7, 2009, but the host committee backed out. 66 contestants competed for the coveted title. Alejandra Andreu
of Spain crowned Anagabriela Espinoza
of Mexico as the new titleholder.
NOTE - The male host who spoke in Chinese announced Moldova won both two awards, but the female host mistaken announced "No. 40 to No. 14" twice in English. Cuba (No.14) mistaken awarded as Miss Philanthropy, when Moldova (No. 40) only awarded as Miss Internet Beauty at the telecast.
. After interviewed with Top 15 finalists, the contestants performed a Chinese song "I Love This City" together. The 5 special awards presented first, followed by the 2 runners-up and the winner of the 49th annual Miss International Beauty Pageant.
Contestants from Italy and Suriname withdrew before the pageant started. While, contestants from Guam, Guatemala, Kenya, Sudan, Ukraine withdrew 10 days after the pageant started, only 66 contestants continued at the competition. A day before the grand final, Costa Rica and Nigeria confirmed not arrived at Chengdu, China due both of them had visa problems, marking the number of contestants decreased to 64. Sudan finally arrived at Chengdu to attend the preliminary judging, rehearsals and the grand final with others contestants. The number of contestants finally increased to 65.
Contestant withdrew due to compete at Miss World 2009
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Contestants who were confirmed initially but were deleted from the roster of delegates 10 days after the pageant started.
Contestants who withdrew due to visa problems.
Miss Universe 2009
Miss World 2011
Miss World 2008
Miss Earth 2010
Miss Earth 2008
Miss Earth 2007
Miss Tourism Queen International 2008
Miss Tourism International 2009
Miss Asia Pacific World 2011
World Miss University 2007
Miss Interamericana 2009
Reinado Internacional del Café 2009
Miss Continente Americano 2009
Reina Hispanoamericana 2009
Reina Hispanoamericana 2007
Miss Friendship International 2009
Miss Latin America 2009
Nuestra Belleza Latina 2009
Miss Vietnam Sport 2007
Miss International
Miss International is an annual international beauty pageant held since 1960.The current Miss International is Fernanda Cornejo, from Ecuador...
pageant, was held at the Sichuan International Tennis Center, Chengdu
Chengdu
Chengdu , formerly transliterated Chengtu, is the capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China. It holds sub-provincial administrative status...
, Sichuan
Sichuan
' , known formerly in the West by its postal map spellings of Szechwan or Szechuan is a province in Southwest China with its capital in Chengdu...
, China on November 28, 2009. The pageant was originally scheduled to be held at The Venetian Macao
The Venetian Macao
The Venetian Macao is a hotel and casino resort in Macau owned by the Las Vegas Sands corporation. The Venetian is a 40-story, $2.4 billion anchor for the 7 hotels on the Cotai Strip in Macau...
in Macau
Macau
Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China...
on November 7, 2009, but the host committee backed out. 66 contestants competed for the coveted title. Alejandra Andreu
Alejandra Andreu
Alejandra Andreu Santamarta is a Spanish beauty pageant titleholder who won the 2008 Miss International title in The Venetian Macao, Macau on November 8, 2008. She also won the special award of Miss Photogenic at this pageant. Andreu's victory marks the third Miss International crown for Spain...
of Spain crowned Anagabriela Espinoza
Anagabriela Espinoza
Anagabriela Espinoza Marroquín is a Mexican model who won the 2009 Miss International pageant on November 28, 2009 in Chengdu, Sichuan, China....
of Mexico as the new titleholder.
Placements
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| Miss International 2009 |
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| 1st Runner-up |
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Chloe-Beth Morgan Chloe-Beth Morgan is a beauty queen from Cwmbran, Wales, who won the 2008 Miss Wales contest and competed in the international Miss World competition held in South Africa, later that year. As she scored the highest among the British delegates in Miss World 2008, Morgan was chosen to represent the... |
| Semi-finalists |
Linda Wikstedt Linda Wikstedt is a beauty queen who represented Finland in Miss World 2008 in South Africa. Following high school, she works as a model and shop assistant.... Joyce Jacobi Joyce Fátima Marie Jacobi Samudio is a Panamenian model and Panamenian beauty queen. She was elected Miss Panamá international 2009 this gave her the opportunity to compete in the Miss International 2009 pageant which was held in Chengdu, Sichuan, China... Melody Gersbach Melody Adelaide Manuel Gersbach was best known as a beauty pageant contestant from the Philippines.-Personal life:... † Laksmi Rodríguez Laksmi Rodríguez de la Sierra Solórzano is a model and Miss Venezuela International 2008... |
Special awards
| Award | Contestant |
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| Miss Friendship |
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| Miss Photogenic |
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| Best National Costume |
 Honduras - Kenia Andrade |
| Miss Mobile Beauty |
 United States - Aileen Jan Yap |
| Miss Internet Beauty |
 Moldova - Catalina Stascu |
| Miss Philanthropy |
Moldova - Catalina Stascu |
| Miss Congeniality |
 Japan - Yuka Nakayama |
| Miss Charm |
 Hong Kong - Germaine Li |
| Miss Chengdu Glamor |
 Mexico - Anagabriela EspinozaAnagabriela Espinoza Anagabriela Espinoza Marroquín is a Mexican model who won the 2009 Miss International pageant on November 28, 2009 in Chengdu, Sichuan, China.... |
| Miss Vitality |
 Russia - Ksenia Hrabovskaya |
NOTE - The male host who spoke in Chinese announced Moldova won both two awards, but the female host mistaken announced "No. 40 to No. 14" twice in English. Cuba (No.14) mistaken awarded as Miss Philanthropy, when Moldova (No. 40) only awarded as Miss Internet Beauty at the telecast.
Historical significance
- Mexico won its second crown in just 2 years since Priscilla Perales won Miss International 2007Miss International 2007Miss International 2007, the 47th Miss International pageant was held at The Hotel Prince Park Tower, Tokyo, Japan on October 15, 2007. 61 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown marking at that time, the biggest turnout in the pageants 47 year history. That record was held until...
. - Korea finished as 1st runner-up and won Miss Photogenic since it did in 2000Miss International 2000Miss International 2000, the 40th Miss International pageant, was won by Vivian Urdaneta of Venezuela. It took place on October 4, 2000 at the Koseinenkin Hall in Tokyo, Japan.-Placements:- Special awards:- Contestants :...
. - United Kingdom finished its highest (2nd runner-up) in the pageant history.
- Japan placed for the 17th consecutive times.
- Venezuela placed for the 5th consecutive time tying the record of The Philippines (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 & 1998).
- Spain placed for the 4th consecutive times.
- Japan, Philippines, Spain and Venezuela also placed last year.
- Cuba participated and placed for the first time.
- Belarus, Korea and Mexico last placed in 2007Miss International 2007Miss International 2007, the 47th Miss International pageant was held at The Hotel Prince Park Tower, Tokyo, Japan on October 15, 2007. 61 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown marking at that time, the biggest turnout in the pageants 47 year history. That record was held until...
. - Dominican Republic and Panama last placed in 2006Miss International 2006Miss International 2006, the 46th Miss International pageant were held both in Tokyo, Japan and Beijing, China. The contestants arrived in Tokyo, Japan on October 12 and the finals was held on November 11, 2006 at Beijing Exhibition Centre, Beijing, China. 53 contestants from all over the world...
. - Brazil and Finland last placed in 2005Miss International 2005Miss International 2005, the 45th Miss International pageant was held in Koseinenkin Hall, Tokyo, Japan on September 26 2005. 52 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown. Jeymmy Vargas of Colombia crowned her successor Precious Quigaman of the Philippines as the new Miss...
. - United Kingdom last placed in 2004Miss International 2004Miss International 2004, the 44th Miss International pageant was held at Workers Indoor Arena, Beijing, China on October 16 2004. 58 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown...
. - Canada last placed in 2000Miss International 2000Miss International 2000, the 40th Miss International pageant, was won by Vivian Urdaneta of Venezuela. It took place on October 4, 2000 at the Koseinenkin Hall in Tokyo, Japan.-Placements:- Special awards:- Contestants :...
. - Belgium last placed in 1993Miss International 1993Miss International 1993 was held at Tokyo, Japan on October 9, 1993. Agnieszka Pachałko earned Poland's second Miss International crown.-Results:- Special awards:*Friendship: ', Tayna Castro Belyeu...
. - China won its first ever Miss Friendship award.
- Korea won its 4th Miss Photogenic award.
- Honduras won its first ever Best National Costume award.
The finals
During the 3 hours live telecast on CDTV-2, the contestants showed their national costume, swimsuit, evening gown and the Chinese traditional QipaoQipao
The cheongsam is a body-hugging one-piece Chinese dress for women; the male version is the changshan. It is known in Mandarin Chinese as the qípáo Wade-Giles ch'i-p'ao, and is also known in English as a mandarin gown...
. After interviewed with Top 15 finalists, the contestants performed a Chinese song "I Love This City" together. The 5 special awards presented first, followed by the 2 runners-up and the winner of the 49th annual Miss International Beauty Pageant.
Number of contestants
According to the official website, 73 contestants were expected to attend the pageant, but only 65 contestants showed up to compete for the coveted title.Contestants from Italy and Suriname withdrew before the pageant started. While, contestants from Guam, Guatemala, Kenya, Sudan, Ukraine withdrew 10 days after the pageant started, only 66 contestants continued at the competition. A day before the grand final, Costa Rica and Nigeria confirmed not arrived at Chengdu, China due both of them had visa problems, marking the number of contestants decreased to 64. Sudan finally arrived at Chengdu to attend the preliminary judging, rehearsals and the grand final with others contestants. The number of contestants finally increased to 65.
Contestants
| Country | Contestant | Age | Height (cm) | Height (ft) | Hometown |
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| María Mercedes Viaña | 19 | 174 | 5'8.5" | Santiago del Estero Santiago del Estero Santiago del Estero is the capital of Santiago del Estero Province in northern Argentina. It has a population of 244,733 inhabitants, making it the twelfth largest city in the country, with a surface area of 2,116 km². It lies on the Dulce River and on National Route 9, at a distance of... |
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| Christina Trejo Christina Trejo Christina Marie Trejo-Baiz is a beauty queen who represented Aruba in Miss World 2008 in South Africa. She studied for a BSc, with a major in tourism, intending to become a Public Relations Ambassador for Aruba. She competed in Miss International 2009 in China.... |
21 | 175 | 5'9" | Companashi Oranjestad, Aruba Oranjestad is the capital and largest city of Aruba, which is in the Caribbean north of Venezuela. Oranjestad is located on the southern coast near the western end of the island country... |
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| Kelly Louise Macguire | 23 | 174 | 5'8.5" | Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people... |
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| Aisha Delaney | 21 | 178 | 5'10" | Nassau Nassau, Bahamas Nassau is the capital, largest city, and commercial centre of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. The city has a population of 248,948 , 70 percent of the entire population of The Bahamas... |
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| Yana Supranovich | 21 | 180 | 5'11" | Minsk Minsk - Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened... |
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| Cassandra D'Ermilio | 21 | 175 | 5'9" | Quaregnon Quaregnon Quaregnon is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On January 1, 2006 Quaregnon had a total population of 18,744. The total area is 11.08 km² which gives a population density of 1,692 inhabitants per km².... |
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| Laura Olivera | 18 | 173 | 5'8" | Yacuiba Yacuíba Yacuiba is a city in southern Bolivia and the capital city of Gran Chaco Province in the Tarija Department. It lies three kilometers from the Argentine border. It has a population of approximately 80,000 and lies above sea level. ıt was part of Salta Province of Argentina until its cession to... |
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| Rayanne Morais | 21 | 174 | 5'8.5" | Divinópolis Divinópolis Divinópolis is a city and municipality located in the centre-west of Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The estimated population in 2007 was 201,921 inhabitants. The total area of the municipality is 709 km² and the elevation is 712 metres. It is located at 120 km from state capital Belo Horizonte... |
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| Chanel Beckenlehner | 21 | 173 | 5'8" | Toronto Toronto Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from... |
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| Wang Qian | 19 | 171 | 5'7.5" | Chengdu Chengdu Chengdu , formerly transliterated Chengtu, is the capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China. It holds sub-provincial administrative status... |
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| ' | Yi Chih Chen | 22 | 168 | 5'6" | Taipei Taipei Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean... |
| Lina Mosquera Lina Mosquera Lina Mosquera is a Colombian Model and titleholder who currently holds the title of Miss Continente Americano 2009.-Miss Colombia 2008:On November 17, 2008 Lina competed at the Miss Colombia 2008 pageant representing the department of Chocó... |
20 | 180 | 5'11" | Quibdó Quibdó Quibdó is the capital city of Chocó Department, in western Colombia. The municipality of Quibdó has an area of 3,337.5 km² and a population of 100,000 mainly consisting of Afro Colombians and Zambo Colombians. Quibdo serves a a receptor for those persons affected by the Colombian armed... |
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| Patricia Rosales | 23 | 179 | 5'10.5" | Niquero | |
| Darja Jacukevičová | 22 | 180 | 5'11" | Veselí nad Moravou Veselí nad Moravou Veselí nad Moravou is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has circa 12,000 inhabitants.-Twin towns — Sister cities:Veselí nad Moravou is twinned with: Żnin in Poland - External links :*... |
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| Victoria Fernández | 22 | 178 | 5'10" | Santiago Santiago de los Caballeros Santiago de los Caballeros is a city in the Dominican Republic. Founded in 1495 during the first wave of European colonization of the New World, today Santiago is the second largest metropolis in the Dominican Republic, located in the north-central region of the Republic known as Cibao valley... |
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| Isabella Chiriboga Isabella Chiriboga Isabela Chiriboga is an Ecuadorian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss International Ecuador 2009 and represented her country in the 2009 Miss International pageant.-Early life:... |
20 | 174 | 5'8.5" | Quito Quito San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains... |
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| Vanessa Hueck | 22 | 178 | 5'10" | San Salvador San Salvador The city of San Salvador the capital and largest city of El Salvador, which has been designated a Gamma World City. Its complete name is La Ciudad de Gran San Salvador... |
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| Rahel Woldekirkos | 24 | 178 | 5'10" | Addis Ababa Addis Ababa Addis Ababa is the capital city of Ethiopia... |
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| Linda Wikstedt Linda Wikstedt Linda Wikstedt is a beauty queen who represented Finland in Miss World 2008 in South Africa. Following high school, she works as a model and shop assistant.... |
20 | 174 | 5'8.5" | Helsinki Helsinki Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is... |
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| Mathilde Muller | 20 | 176 | 5'9.5" | Valence Valence, Charente Valence is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.-Population:... |
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| Cynthia Mobumba | 22 | 172 | 5'8" | Ngounié Ngounié Ngounié is one of Gabon's nine provinces. It covers an area of 37,750 km². The provincial capital is Mouila.To the southeast, Ngounié borders the Niari Region of the Republic of the Congo... |
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| Maria Sarchimelia | 25 | 174 | 5'8.5" | Tbilisi Tbilisi Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936... |
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| Valora Roucek | 19 | 168 | 5'6" | Cologne Cologne Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the... |
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| Diana Igropoulou | 19 | 177 | 5'9.5" | Athens Athens Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state... |
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Joelle Clamy | 25 | 184 | 6'0.5" | Petit-Canal Petit-Canal Petit-Canal is a commune in the department of Guadeloupe. Petit-Canal is a coastal commune on Grande-Terre.-References:*... |
| Kenia Andrade | 23 | 170 | 5'7" | Los Angeles | |
| Germaine Li | 22 | 168 | 5'6" | Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour... |
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| Harshita Saxena Harshita Saxena Harshita Saxena is the winner of Pantaloons Femina Miss India International 2009 title, after being crowned third runner-up at Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2009 in Mumbai on April 5, 2009. She represented India at Miss International 2009 on November 28, 2009 in Chengdu, Sichuan, China and did not... |
22 | 175 | 5'9" | Goa Goa Goa , a former Portuguese colony, is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located in South West India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its... |
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| Ayu Diandra Sari | 21 | 175 | 5'9" | Denpasar Denpasar Denpasar is the capital city of the province of Bali, Indonesia. It has a rapidly expanding population of 788,445 in 2010, up from 533,252 in the previous decade. It is located at .-History:... |
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| Yuka Nakayama | 19 | 173 | 5'8" | Fukuoka Fukuoka, Fukuoka is the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture and is situated on the northern shore of the island of Kyushu in Japan.Voted number 14 in a 2010 poll of the World's Most Livable Cities, Fukuoka is praised for its green spaces in a metropolitan setting. It is the most populous city in Kyushu, followed by... |
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| ' | Seo Eun-mi | 22 | 175 | 5'9" | Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... |
| Altynai Ismankulova | 21 | 170 | 5'7" | Bishkek Bishkek Bishkek , formerly Pishpek and Frunze, is the capital and the largest city of Kyrgyzstan.Bishkek is also the administrative centre of Chuy Province which surrounds the city, even though the city itself is not part of the province but rather a province-level unit of Kyrgyzstan.The name is thought to... |
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| Anda Pudule | 22 | 173 | 5'8" | Riga Riga Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,... |
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| Sarah Mansour | 20 | 174 | 5'8.5" | Beirut Beirut Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan... |
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| Yvonne Yang | 21 | 179 | 5'10.5" | Macau Macau Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China... |
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| Tay Tze Juan | 20 | 173 | 5'8" | Batu Pahat Batu Pahat Batu Pahat is a district in the state of Johor, Malaysia. It lies south-east of Muar, south-west of Kluang, north-west of Pontian, and south of Segamat and the new Ledang district. The capital of the district is Bandar Penggaram, Batu Pahat.... |
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Nathaly Peters | 19 | 175 | 5'9" | Fort de France |
| Anagabriela Espinoza Anagabriela Espinoza Anagabriela Espinoza Marroquín is a Mexican model who won the 2009 Miss International pageant on November 28, 2009 in Chengdu, Sichuan, China.... |
21 | 180 | 5'11" | Monterrey Monterrey Monterrey , is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the... |
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| Catalina Stascu | 18 | 173 | 5'8" | Chişinău Chisinau Chișinău is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc... |
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| Badamgerel Khurelbaatar | 19 | 178 | 5'10" | Ulaan Baatar | |
| Roline Hund | 20 | 174 | 5'8.5" | Almere Almere Almere is a planned city and municipality in the province of Flevoland, the Netherlands, bordering Lelystad and Zeewolde. The municipality of Almere comprises the districts Almere Stad, Almere Haven, Almere Buiten, Almere Hout, Almere Poort and Almere Pampus .Almere is the youngest city in the... |
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| Slilma Ulloa | 23 | 168 | 5'6" | Matagalpa Matagalpa Matagalpa is a city in Nicaragua, the capital of the department of Matagalpa. The city has a population of 109,100 , while the population of the department is more than 480,000. Matagalpa is Nicaragua's fifth largest city and one of its most commercially active outside of Managua... |
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| ' | Sorene Maratita | 19 | 163 | 5'4" | Saipan Saipan Saipan is the largest island of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , a chain of 15 tropical islands belonging to the Marianas archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean with a total area of . The 2000 census population was 62,392... |
| Beatrice Delås | 18 | 175 | 5'9" | Sellebakk Sellebakk Sellebakk is a community in the town of Fredrikstad in Norway. It is located in the former municipality Borge, on the eastern bank of Glomma. Lisleby is located to the west.... |
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| Joyce Jacobi Joyce Jacobi Joyce Fátima Marie Jacobi Samudio is a Panamenian model and Panamenian beauty queen. She was elected Miss Panamá international 2009 this gave her the opportunity to compete in the Miss International 2009 pageant which was held in Chengdu, Sichuan, China... |
21 | 170 | 5'7" | David David, Panama David is a city located in the west of Panama. It is the capital of the province of Chiriquí and has an estimated population of 144,858 inhabitants as confirmed in 2010. It is a relatively affluent city with most families and houses having basic living requirements, such as concrete houses, clean... |
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| Romina Bogado | 25 | 175 | 5'9" | Asunción Asunción Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.The "Ciudad de Asunción" is an autonomous capital district not part of any department. The metropolitan area, called Gran Asunción, includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, San... |
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| Alejandra Pezet | 20 | 176 | 5'9.5" | Lima Lima Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima... |
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| Melody Gersbach Melody Gersbach Melody Adelaide Manuel Gersbach was best known as a beauty pageant contestant from the Philippines.-Personal life:... † |
23 | 175 | 5'7" | Daraga Daraga, Albay Daraga is a 1st class municipality in the province of Albay, Philippines.According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 110,625 people in 20,082 households.-History:February 1, 1814 was Mayon's deadliest eruption.... |
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| Angelika Jakubowska Angelika Jakubowska Angelika Jakubowska is a model from Lubań, Poland who was crowned Miss Polonia 2008. She was Poland's representative at Miss Universe 2009 and Miss International 2009. Jakubowska posed for Playboy Poland in September 2010.-External:... |
20 | 176 | 5'9.5" | Lubań Luban Lubań is a town in southwest Poland north of the Jizera Mountains on the Kwisa river, with 22,137 inhabitants . Situated within the historic Upper Lusatia region, it today belongs to the Lower Silesian Voivodeship... |
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| Mónica Pastrana Mónica Pastrana Mónica Pastrana is a Puerto Rican beauty pageant and television presenter. She is currently the host of the show "Locas de Atar " in Univision Puerto Rico.-Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009:... |
20 | 178 | 5'10" | Manatí Manatí Manatí may refer to:*Manatí, Puerto Rico*Manatí, Atlántico in Atlantico, Colombia*Manatí, Cuba, a municipality in Las Tunas, CubaManatí is also the Spanish word for manatee.*See also: Special:Allpages/Manatí... |
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| Iuliana Capsuc | 20 | 174 | 5'8.5" | Bucharest Bucharest Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River.... |
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| Ksenia Hrabovskaya | 18 | 176 | 5'9.5" | Khabarovsk Khabarovsk Khabarovsk is the largest city and the administrative center of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. It is located some from the Chinese border. It is the second largest city in the Russian Far East, after Vladivostok. The city became the administrative center of the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia... |
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| Annabelle Liang | 23 | 169 | 5'6.5" | Singapore Singapore Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the... |
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| Soňa Skoncová | 22 | 174 | 5'8.5" | Prievidza Prievidza Prievidza is a city in the central-western Slovakia. With 51,200 inhabitants it is one of the biggest municipalities in the Trenčín Region.-Features:... |
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| Bokang Montjane Bokang Montjane Bokang Montjane is a South African beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss South Africa 2010, becoming the official representative of her country to the 2011 Miss Universe and Miss World pageants... |
23 | 174 | 5'8.5" | Johannesburg Johannesburg Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa... |
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| Melania Santiago | 21 | 174 | 5'8.5" | Málaga Málaga Málaga is a city and a municipality in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, Spain. With a population of 568,507 in 2010, it is the second most populous city of Andalusia and the sixth largest in Spain. This is the southernmost large city in Europe... |
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| Suna William | 23 | 168 | 5'6" | Darfur Darfur Darfur is a region in western Sudan. An independent sultanate for several hundred years, it was incorporated into Sudan by Anglo-Egyptian forces in 1916. The region is divided into three federal states: West Darfur, South Darfur, and North Darfur... |
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| Illuminata James | 24 | 176 | 5'9.5" | Mwanza Mwanza Mwanza is a mid-sized port city on the southern shores of Lake Victoria in northwestern Tanzania. With an urban population of 1.2 million and a metropolitan population of 2 million, it is Tanzania's second largest city, following Dar es Salaam and ahead of other major Tanzanian cities of Arusha,... |
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| Picha Nampradit | 23 | 178 | 5'10" | Kanchanaburi Kanchanaburi Province - History :Archaeology found in Kanchanaburi dates back to the 4th century which proves of trade with surrounding countries even in that time. Very little is also historically known about the actual Khmer influence in Kanchanaburi but there is evidence of their occupation with Prasat Muang Singh –... |
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| Begüm Yılmaz | 21 | 180 | 5'11" | Izmir Izmir Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey... |
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| Pierra Akwero | 22 | 177 | 5'9.5" | Entebbe Entebbe Entebbe is a major town in Central Uganda. Located on a Lake Victoria peninsula, the town was at one time, the seat of government for the Protectorate of Uganda, prior to Independence in 1962... |
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| Chloe-Beth Morgan Chloe-Beth Morgan Chloe-Beth Morgan is a beauty queen from Cwmbran, Wales, who won the 2008 Miss Wales contest and competed in the international Miss World competition held in South Africa, later that year. As she scored the highest among the British delegates in Miss World 2008, Morgan was chosen to represent the... |
23 | 171 | 5'7.5" | Cwmbran Cwmbran Cwmbrân is a new town in Wales. Today forming part of the county borough of Torfaen and lying within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire, Cwmbrân was established in 1949 to provide new employment opportunities in the south eastern portion of the South Wales Coalfield. Cwmbrân means Crow... |
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| United States |
Aileen Jan Yap | 21 | 170 | 5'6" | Houston |
| Laksmi Rodríguez Laksmi Rodríguez Laksmi Rodríguez de la Sierra Solórzano is a model and Miss Venezuela International 2008... |
24 | 178 | 5'10" | Caracas Caracas Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range... |
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| Trần Thị Quỳnh | 24 | 175 | 5'9" | Hai Phong |
Debuts
Returning countries and territories
- South Africa last competed in 2000Miss International 2000Miss International 2000, the 40th Miss International pageant, was won by Vivian Urdaneta of Venezuela. It took place on October 4, 2000 at the Koseinenkin Hall in Tokyo, Japan.-Placements:- Special awards:- Contestants :...
. - Netherlands last competed in 2001Miss International 2001Miss International 2001, the 41st Miss International pageant, was won by Małgorzata Rożniecka of Poland. It took place on October 4, 2001 at the Nakano Sun Plaza in Tokyo, Japan.-Placements:- Special awards :-Contestants:...
. - Moldova last competed in 2002Miss International 2002Miss International 2002, the 42nd Miss International pageant, was won by Christina Sawaya of Lebanon. It took place on 30 September 2002 at the Century Hyatt, Tokyo, Japan.-Placements:-Special awards:*Friendship: '*Photogenic: '...
. - Romania last competed in 2004Miss International 2004Miss International 2004, the 44th Miss International pageant was held at Workers Indoor Arena, Beijing, China on October 16 2004. 58 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown...
. - Nicaragua last competed in 2005Miss International 2005Miss International 2005, the 45th Miss International pageant was held in Koseinenkin Hall, Tokyo, Japan on September 26 2005. 52 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown. Jeymmy Vargas of Colombia crowned her successor Precious Quigaman of the Philippines as the new Miss...
. - Martinique, Northern Marianas and Sudan last competed in 2006Miss International 2006Miss International 2006, the 46th Miss International pageant were held both in Tokyo, Japan and Beijing, China. The contestants arrived in Tokyo, Japan on October 12 and the finals was held on November 11, 2006 at Beijing Exhibition Centre, Beijing, China. 53 contestants from all over the world...
. - Honduras last competed in 2007Miss International 2007Miss International 2007, the 47th Miss International pageant was held at The Hotel Prince Park Tower, Tokyo, Japan on October 15, 2007. 61 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown marking at that time, the biggest turnout in the pageants 47 year history. That record was held until...
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Withdrawals
Countries who competed last year but not this year.
Contestant withdrew due to compete at Miss World 2009
Miss World 2009
Miss World 2009, the 59th Miss World pageant, was held on December 12, 2009 at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. 112 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown, marking the biggest turnout in the pageant's history...
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Suriname: Zoureena Rijger
Contestants who were confirmed initially but were deleted from the roster of delegates 10 days after the pageant started.
Guam: Clarissa Damian
Guatemala: Angélica Guevara
Italy: Ludovica Caramis
Kenya: Diana Nikoye
Ukraine: Dariya Ovcharova
Contestants who withdrew due to visa problems.
Costa Rica: Jennifer Rodriguez
Nigeria: Tyme Mbaebie Mba
Replacements
The Bahamas: Amanda Appleyard
Chinese Taipei: Wang Hsuan-Chi- Honduras: Irlia Jhonson
Macau: Sarah Leyshan replaced by another due to her complicated nationality problem.- Mexico: Laura Zúñiga gave up her reign as Miss Mexico International and was dethroned as Reina Hispanoamericana 2008Reina Hispanoamericana 2008Reina Hispanoamericana 2008, the 18th Reina Hispanoamericana Beauty Pageant was held at the Manzana Uno, in Santa Cruz, Bolivia on October 30, 2008. 19 contestants competed in the event. Massiel Taveras from Dominican Republic crowned her successor at the final night...
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Peru: Leslie Bejarano
Puerto Rico: Amanda Díaz
Tanzania: Hidaya Maheda
Vietnam: Phan Nhu Thao
Crossovers
Miss Universe 2011Miss Universe 2011
Miss Universe 2011, the 60th anniversary of the Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Credicard Hall in São Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011. Ximena Navarrete of Mexico crowned her successor, Leila Lopes of Angola, at the end of this event...
South Africa - Bokang MontjaneBokang MontjaneBokang Montjane is a South African beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss South Africa 2010, becoming the official representative of her country to the 2011 Miss Universe and Miss World pageants...
United Kingdom - Chloe-Beth MorganChloe-Beth MorganChloe-Beth Morgan is a beauty queen from Cwmbran, Wales, who won the 2008 Miss Wales contest and competed in the international Miss World competition held in South Africa, later that year. As she scored the highest among the British delegates in Miss World 2008, Morgan was chosen to represent the...
Miss Universe 2009
Miss Universe 2009
Miss Universe 2009, the 58th Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Atlantis Paradise Island, in Nassau, Bahamas on August 23, 2009. It was the first time back to back victories in Miss Universe history: Stefanía Fernández of Venezuela, was crowned Miss Universe 2009 by outgoing titleholder Dayana...
Poland - Angelika JakubowskaAngelika JakubowskaAngelika Jakubowska is a model from Lubań, Poland who was crowned Miss Polonia 2008. She was Poland's representative at Miss Universe 2009 and Miss International 2009. Jakubowska posed for Playboy Poland in September 2010.-External:...- Tanzania - Illuminata James
Miss World 2011
Miss World 2011
Miss World 2011, the 61st edition of the Miss World pageant took place at the Earls Court Two on November 6, 2011 in London. As part of the events, the contestants also traveled to Edinburgh, Scotland between October 23 and October 27.. Alexandria Mills of the United States crowned her successor...
- South Africa - Bokang MontjaneBokang MontjaneBokang Montjane is a South African beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss South Africa 2010, becoming the official representative of her country to the 2011 Miss Universe and Miss World pageants...
(Top 7)
Miss World 2008
Miss World 2008
Miss World 2008, the 58th Miss World pageant was held at Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa on December 13, 2008. Originally, the pageant was going to take place in Kiev, Ukraine, but because of the ongoing crisis between Georgia and Russia in neighboring South Ossetia, the...
Finland - Linda Wikstedt- Mexico - Anagabriela EspinozaAnagabriela EspinozaAnagabriela Espinoza Marroquín is a Mexican model who won the 2009 Miss International pageant on November 28, 2009 in Chengdu, Sichuan, China....
(Top 15) - United Kingdom - Chloe-Beth Morgan
Miss Earth 2010
Miss Earth 2010
Miss Earth 2010, the 10th edition of Miss Earth beauty pageant, was held at Vinpearl Land, Nha Trang, Vietnam on December 4, 2010.Eighty-four contestants from various countries and territories competed for the Miss Earth 2010 title. At the conclusion of the competition, outgoing titleholder Miss...
Australia - Kelly Louise Maguire
Miss Earth 2008
Miss Earth 2008
Miss Earth 2008, the 8th edition of Miss Earth beauty pageant, was held on November 9, 2008 at the Clark Expo Amphitheater in Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines. Eighty-five delegates arrived from October 19, 2008 in the Philippines...
- Honduras - Kenia Andrade
Miss Earth 2007
Miss Earth 2007
Miss Earth 2007, the seventh Miss Earth beauty pageant, was held on November 11, 2007 at the UP Theater in Quezon City, Philippines. The delegates also visited Nha Trang, Vietnam. 88 delegates competed for the title, making 2007 the largest edition of delegates for Miss Earth. The pageant was...
- South Africa - Bokang MontjaneBokang MontjaneBokang Montjane is a South African beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss South Africa 2010, becoming the official representative of her country to the 2011 Miss Universe and Miss World pageants...
(Top 16)
Miss Tourism Queen International 2008
Kyrgyzstan - Altynai Ismankulova
Miss Tourism International 2009
Miss Tourism International
Miss Tourism International is an annual international beauty contest run by the D’ Touch International s Sdn Bhd Foundation. The beauty pageant had same with Miss Tourism International in Sri Lanka that was held three times . Nevertheless, the pageant not held again.The contest began in 1994 in...
- Kyrgyzstan - Altynai Ismankulova
Miss Asia Pacific World 2011
Miss Asia Pacific World 2011
Miss Asia Pacific World 2011, was held in Daegu, Busan, Seoul, South Korea. The winner of this pageant is Florima Treiber of France.-Placements:-Special Awards:-Judges:*Miyako Miyazaki - Miss Universe Japan 2003...
Georgia (country) - Maria Sarchimelia- Kyrgyzstan - Altynai Ismankulova
- United States - Aileen Jan Yap
World Miss University 2007
World Miss University
World Miss University is an international beauty contest held annually in Seoul, South Korea since 1986, with an average of about 40 contestants every year....
- - Rayanne Morais (3rd runner-up)
Miss Interamericana 2009
- - Rayanne Morais (Winner)
Reinado Internacional del Café 2009
Reinado Internacional del Café 2009
Reinado Internacional del Café 2009, was held in Manizales, Colombia, on January 10, 2009. 21 contestants attended the event. The winner was Alejandra Mesa Estrada, from Colombia.-Official Results:-Special Awards:* Queen of Water: Venezuela...
- - Chanel Beckenlehner (Top 10)
Miss Continente Americano 2009
Miss Continente Americano 2009
Miss Continente Americano 2009, the 4th Miss Continente Americano pageant, was held in Guayaquil, Ecuador on September 26, 2009. At the end of the event, Lupita González, Miss Continente Americano 2008 from Mexico, crowned Lina Mosquera from Colombia as the brand new Miss Continente...
- - Lina MosqueraLina MosqueraLina Mosquera is a Colombian Model and titleholder who currently holds the title of Miss Continente Americano 2009.-Miss Colombia 2008:On November 17, 2008 Lina competed at the Miss Colombia 2008 pageant representing the department of Chocó...
(Winner)
Reina Hispanoamericana 2009
Reina Hispanoamericana 2009
Reina Hispanoamericana 2009, The 19th Reina Hispanoamericana Beauty Pageant was held in Parque Urbano, in Santa Cruz, Bolivia on October 29, 2009. 21 contestants was competed in the event. Adriana Vasini, Miss Venezuela, won the title .-Placements:...
- - Lina MosqueraLina MosqueraLina Mosquera is a Colombian Model and titleholder who currently holds the title of Miss Continente Americano 2009.-Miss Colombia 2008:On November 17, 2008 Lina competed at the Miss Colombia 2008 pageant representing the department of Chocó...
(Top 7)
Reina Hispanoamericana 2007
Reina Hispanoamericana 2007
Reina Hispanoamericana 2007, The 17th Reina Hispanoamericana Beauty Pageant was held at the FEXPO, in Santa Cruz, Bolivia on October 26, 2007. 20 contestants was competed in the event...
- - Slilma Ulloa
Miss Friendship International 2009
- - Maria Sarchimelia
- Kyrgyzstan - Altynai Ismankulova
- - Pierra Akwero
Miss Latin America 2009
Miss Latin America 2009
Miss América Latina 2009 is the twenty-third international edition of the Miss América Latina contest. The final event was held on May 23, 2009 in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic...
- - Slilma Ulloa
Nuestra Belleza Latina 2009
Nuestra Belleza Latina
Nuestra Belleza Latina is a reality TV show revolving around 12 young women competing title of Nuestra Belleza Latina also win a cash price and become a personality for the Spanish television network Univision....
- - Mónica Pastrana (7th placed)
Miss Vietnam Sport 2007
- Vietnam - Trần Thị Quỳnh (Winner)