Miss International 2023
Date26 October 2023
PresentersTetsuya Bessho · Rachel Chan
EntertainmentHarami-chan · Daishi Dance
VenueYoyogi National Gymnasium, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Entrants70
Placements15
WithdrawalsBelarus · Cape Verde · Germany · Haiti · Honduras · Italy · Kenya · Namibia · Northern Mariana Islands · Romania · Slovakia · Togo · Uzbekistan
DebutsBangladesh · Lesotho · Pakistan
ReturnsAngola · Côte d'Ivoire · Estonia · Ghana · Lithuania · Martinique · Moldova · Myanmar · Netherlands · Serbia · Sri Lanka · Tunisia · Uganda · Zimbabwe
WinnerAndrea Rubio
Venezuela
Best national costumeTeresa Sara
Angola
Before2022
Next2024

Miss International 2023 was the 61st edition of the Miss International pageant, held at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, on 26 October 2023.[1]

Jasmin Selberg of Germany crowned Andrea Rubio of Venezuela as her successor at the end of the event, marking the ninth time that Venezuela won the competition - the most wins in the pageant's history.

Background

Location and date

On 30 March 2023, the Miss International Organization announced that the pageant was scheduled to take place at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium, instead of the usual Tokyo Dome City Hall, on 26 October 2023.[2][3][4]

Selection of participants

According to Stephen Diaz, head director of the International Cultural Association, the non-profit organization that organizes the pageant, the organization has set the limit of the number of contestants competing to eighty.[3] In the end, contestants from seventy countries and territories were selected to compete in the competition. Two contestants were selected to replace the original dethroned winner.

Replacements

Stacy Montero was appointed as the new representative of Costa Rica to the pageant after Shakira Graham, the original Miss International Costa Rica, relinquished her title due to problems with the organization.[5] El Salvador appointed Daniella Hidalgo to represent in the pageant after Wendy Portillo, Queen of El Salvador 2023, relinquished her title for personal reasons.[6]

Debuts, returns, and withdrawals

This edition marked the debuts of Bangladesh, Lesotho,[3] and Pakistan, and the returns of Angola, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ghana, Lithuania, Martinique, Moldova, Myanmar, the Netherlands, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.[7] Angola, which last competed in 2004, Martinique in 2010, Estonia and Serbia in 2014, Lithuania in 2017, Moldova in 2018, while the others in 2019. Belarus, Cape Verde, Germany, Haiti, Honduras, Italy, Kenya, Namibia, the Northern Mariana Islands, Romania, Slovakia, Togo, and Uzbekistan withdrew after their respective organizations failed to hold a national competition or appoint a delegate.

Results

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss International 2023
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
  • Peru – Camila Díaz
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 7
Top 15

§ – Voted into the Top 15 by the viewers

Continental Queens

AwardContestant
Miss International Africa
Miss International Americas
Miss International Asia-Pacific
Miss International Europe

Special awards

AwardContestant
Miss Photogenic
Best National Costume
Best in Evening Gown
Best in Swimsuit

Pageant

Format

The Miss International Organization introduced several specific changes to the format for this edition. During the final competition, all contestants will only parade in evening gowns.[12] Fifteen semifinalists were chosen to compete in the final competition– twelve of which were chosen through the preliminary competition, while three were chosen through internet voting. The fifteen semi-finalists competed in the evening competition. Afterward, seven semifinalists advanced to compete in the question and answer round.[13]

Judges

Contestants

Seventy contestants competed for the title.[15]

Country/TerritoryContestantAge[a]Hometown
AngolaTeresa Sara[16]26Soyo
AustraliaJazel Alarca[17]23Armidale
BangladeshFarzana Yasmin Ananna[18]23Khulna
BelgiumJolien Pede[15]25Zwalm
BoliviaVanessa Hayes[19]24Santa Cruz de la Sierra
BrazilBeatriz Goulart[20]22Rio Grande do Norte
CambodiaAlyna Somnang[21]21Phnom Penh
CanadaMelanie Renaud[22]26Windsor
ChileValerie Johnson[23]22Valparaíso
ColombiaSofía Osío[24]23Barranquilla
Costa RicaStacy Montero[25]21Limón
Côte d'IvoireNassita Diako[26]25Dimbokro
CubaSheyla Ravelo[15]24San Antonio de los Baños
Czech RepublicDominika Němečková[27]22Prague
DenmarkJulie Brink[28]26Copenhagen
Dominican RepublicYamilex Hernández[29]23La Vega
EcuadorGeorgette Kalil[30]21Guayaquil
El SalvadorDaniella Hidalgo[31]24Sensuntepeque
EstoniaKarolin Kippasto[32]26Tallinn
FinlandPetra Hämäläinen[33]27Savonlinna
FranceLysia Allaire[34]18Mérignac
GhanaMercy Jane Adorkor Pappoe[10]25Accra
GreeceZoi Asoumanaki[35]22Rethymno
GuatemalaMaría Ranee Díaz[36]24Guatemala City
HawaiiMaka'ala Perry[37]24O'ahu
Hong KongVerna Leung[38]25Kowloon
IndiaPraveena Aanjna[39]24Udaipur
IndonesiaFarhana Nariswari[40]27Bandung
JamaicaSabrina Johnson[15]22Manchester Parish
JapanTamao Yoneyama[41]26Tokyo
LaosAliya Inthavong[15]27Bokeo
LesothoBoitumelo Sehlotho[26]21Maseru
LithuaniaIrmina Preišegalavičiūtė[15]26Vilnius
MacauEmily Yau[10]28Santo António
MalaysiaCassandra Yap[42]24Johor Bahru
MartiniquePauline Thimon[15]26Fort-de-France
MauritiusKarishma Hurlall[15]23Grand Port District
MexicoItzia García[43]22Manzanillo
MoldovaDjulieta Calalb[44]19Chișinău
MongoliaJavkhlan Munguntsatsralt[15]24Ulaanbaatar
MyanmarEi Ei Myint Aung Thein[45]23Yangon
NepalPrasiddhy Shah[46]25Lalitpur
NetherlandsMorgan Doelwijt[47]25Utrecht
New ZealandGeorgia Waddington[48]21Christchurch
NicaraguaLeylani Leytón[49]20Managua
NigeriaRoseline Bolarinde[50]27Lagos
Madeleine Malmberg[15]19Fredrikstad
PakistanMisbah Arshad[51]26Islamabad
Linette Clément[52]26Limón
ParaguayJazmín de la Sierra[53]24Asunción
PeruCamila Díaz[54]23Chorrillos
PhilippinesNicole Borromeo[55]22Cebu City
Julia Marcinkowska[56]22Ślesin
Lilene Vieira Serrão[15]27Lisbon
Puerto RicoAmanda Solís[57]25Rio Grande
SerbiaVictorija Stojiljkovic[15]19Niš
SingaporeChavelle Chong[58]22Singapore
South AfricaJenique Botha[59]20Edenvale
South KoreaBobin Jung[15]24Seoul
SpainClaudia González[60]26Agüimes
Sri LankaUmanda Bamunuachchi[15]21Colombo
TaiwanAnita Wang[15]26Taipei
ThailandSupaporn Ritthipruek[15]27Chiang Mai
TunisiaMariam Ben Abroug[26]27Tunis
UgandaEmily Hope Muwanguzi[61]23Kampala
United KingdomAlisha Cowie[62]24Newcastle
United StatesKenyatta Beazer[15]25Baltimore
VenezuelaAndrea Rubio[63]24Caracas
VietnamNguyễn Phương Nhi[64]21Thanh Hóa
ZimbabweCharlotte Muziri[65]26Masvingo

Notes

  1. ^ Ages at the time of the pageant

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