Miss International 2019 Explained

Theme:Cheer All Women
Venue:Tokyo Dome City Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Image Size:200px
Date:12 November 2019
Entrants:82
Placements:15
Best National Costume:Nguyễn Tường San
Vietnam
Photogenic:Noémie Kribo Milne
Guadeloupe
Winner:Sireethorn Leearamwat
Represented:Thailand
Before:2018
Next:2022

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 82 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.[1]

The pageant was hosted by Tetsuya Bessho in his sixth consecutive year as host.[2]

Background

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.[3] [4]

Results

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss International 2019
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 8
Top 15

Continental queens

Continental GroupContestant
Africa
Americas
  • Peru – María José Barbis
Asia
Europe
Oceania
  • – Eunice Raquel Basco

Special awards

AwardContestant
Miss Photogenic
Miss People's Choice
Best National Costume
  • – Nguyễn Tường San
Best in Evening Gown
Best in Swimsuit
Panasonic Beauty Ambassador
Miss Visit Japan Tourism

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

82 contestants competed for the title.[9]

Country/Territory Contestant Age Hometown Continental Group
ArgentinaMilena Judt22Buenos AiresAmericas
ArmeniaSona Danielyan[10] 23YerevanEurope
ArubaDaniella Piazzi25OranjestadAmericas
AustraliaMonique Shippen[11] 26SydneyOceania
BelarusMaria Perviy[12] 22MinskEurope
BelgiumRachel Nimegeers23AntwerpEurope
BelizeSelena Maria Urias24Belize CityAmericas
BoliviaValentina Pérez Medina21SucreAmericas
BrazilCarolina Stankevicius Cruz24Rio de JaneiroAmericas
Burkina FasoWendlasida Flora Ouedraogo26OuagadougouAfrica
CambodiaKachnak Thyda Bon25Phnom PenhAsia
CameroonAngèle Kossinda26DoualaAfrica
CanadaMegha Sandhu23MontrealAmericas
ChileXimena Huala Alcaino18SantiagoAmericas
ChinaTeng Yun-Xuan[13] 26BeijingAsia
ColombiaAlejandra Vengoechea21BarranquillaAmericas
Costa RicaTamara Dal Maso21San JoséAmericas
Cote d'IvoireTara Gueye22AbidjanAfrica
Czech RepublicAndrea Prchalová19Havlíčkův BrodEurope
DenmarkAnna Diekelmann26FrederiksbergEurope
Dominican RepublicZaidy Bello27Santo DomingoAmericas
EcuadorAlegría Tobar Cordovéz25QuitoAmericas
El SalvadorElena Batlle[14] 25San SalvadorAmericas
Equatorial GuineaArsenia Chanque Bosepe19BaneyAfrica
FinlandJutta Kyllönen21OuluEurope
FranceSolène Barbot24ParisEurope
GhanaPrincess Owusua Gyamfi25AccraAfrica
GuadeloupeNoémie Kribo Milne21Baie-MahaultAmericas
GuamAthena McNinch22MangilaoOceania
GuatemalaStephanie Sical24QuichéAmericas
HaitiLory-Anne Charles20Port-au-PrinceAmericas
HawaiiEunice Raquel Basco24HonoluluOceania
HondurasAriana Bustillo27TegucigalpaAmericas
Hong KongKaye Cheung25KowloonAsia
IndiaSimrithi Bathija20MumbaiAsia
IndonesiaJolene Marie Rotinsulu[15] 23ManadoAsia
ItalyFrancesca Giordano18RomeEurope
JapanTomomi Okada22TokyoAsia
LaosPhaithida Phothisane26VientianeAsia
LiberiaNaomi Nucia Glay27MonroviaAfrica
MacauBobo Leong Lok Hei26MacauAsia
MalaysiaCharmaine Chew23Alor SetarAsia
MauritiusNidhishwaree Ruchpaul20PamplemoussesAfrica
MexicoAndrea Toscano20ManzanilloAmericas
MongoliaGunjidmaa Jargalsaikhan25UlaanbaatarAsia
MoroccoSonia Ait Mansour26RabatAfrica
MyanmarKhin Ohmar Myint23YangonAsia
NepalMeera Kakshapati24BhaktapurAsia
NetherlandsElize Joanne de Hong25RotterdamEurope
New ZealandNikita Ah Horan18AucklandOceania
NicaraguaMaría Gabriela Saballos19ManaguaAmericas
NigeriaAlice Duke Inyang23LagosAfrica
Northern MarianasShannon Tudela Sasamoto20SaipanOceania
NorwayHenriette Janssen Hauge19AkershusEurope
PanamaBetzaida Rodriguez23Las TablasAmericas
ParaguayElida Lezcano19Villa ElisaAmericas
PeruMaría José Barbis23ChiclayoAmericas
PhilippinesBea Magtanong25BataanAsia
PolandKarina Szczepanek24WarsawEurope
PortugalAna Rita Aguiar22Vale de CambraEurope
Puerto RicoIvana Carolina Irizarry26Río GrandeAmericas
RomaniaAndreea Maria Coman26BucharestEurope
RussiaMarina Oreshkina25VladivostokAsia
SingaporeCharlotte Lucille Chia21SingaporeAsia
Slovak RepublicAlica Ondrášová23BratislavaEurope
South AfricaNicole Middleton24PretoriaAfrica
South SudanAcholly Ngaceng Arow25JubaAfrica
SpainClaudia Cruz21MurciaEurope
Sri LankaPawani Vithanage25ColomboAsia
SwedenPaulina Kielczewska23StockholmEurope
TahitiPoevai Garnier22Pape'eteOceania
TaiwanJoyce Yi Shu-Chiu26TainanAsia
ThailandSireethorn Leearamwat[16] 25BangkokAsia
TunisiaSarra Brahmi25SousseAfrica
UgandaEvelyn Namatovu Karonde23KampalaAfrica
UkraineMarina Kiose24OdesaEurope
United KingdomHarriotte Lane18NewcastleEurope
United StatesGhazal Gill23Los AngelesAmericas
VenezuelaMelissa Jiménez20MaracaiboAmericas
VietnamNguyễn Tường San19HanoiAsia
ZambiaLuwi Kawanda25LusakaAfrica
ZimbabweJemimah Kandemiiri24HarareAfrica

Notes

Debuts

Returns

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Withdrawals

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The 59th Miss International Beauty Pageant. miss-international.org. Miss International Beauty Pageant. 28 March 2019.
  2. Web site: Tetsuya Bessho Will be Hosting Miss International 2019 Beauty Pageant. www.miss-international.org.
  3. Web site: 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…". https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BwG23-DlFak . 2021-12-26 . registration. Instagram.
  4. Web site: Miss International Beauty Pageant. www.facebook.com.
  5. Web site: Miss Thailand is the new Miss International, PHL bet Patch Magtanong exits at Top 8. GMA Integrated News. en. 12 November 2019. 13 July 2024.
  6. Web site: PHL bet Patch Magtanong is now in the Top 8 of Miss International 2019. GMA Integrated News. en. 12 November 2019. 13 July 2024.
  7. Web site: Miss International 2019 TOP 15 Candidates Finally Announced. Philnews. en. 12 November 2019. 14 August 2024.
  8. Web site: List of Indonesian Degrees in Miss International the Last 4 Years. 13 November 2019. nusadaily.com. November 13, 2019.
  9. Web site: Miss International Beauty Pageant 2019. www.miss-international.org. en. 2019-10-20.
  10. Web site: 4 October 2019 . Sona Danielyan elected Miss International Armenia 2019 . 22 August 2023 . . en.
  11. Web site: 10 August 2019 . Monique Shippen crowned Miss International Australia 2019 . 22 August 2023 . The Times of India.
  12. Web site: 23 August 2019 . Belarus announces its contestant for Miss International 2019 . 22 August 2023 . . en-EN.
  13. Web site: Yunxuan Teng is Miss International China 2019. Miss International beauty Pageant Official Facebook Page. 8 March 2019.
  14. Web site: Miss International El Salvador 2019.
  15. Web site: Jolene Marie Cholock-Rotinsulu, Miss International Indonesia 2019. February 9, 2019. events.globallandscapesforum.org.
  16. Web site: FOR THE FIRST TIME, THAILAND WINS MISS INTERNATIONAL. 12 September 2019. Khaosod English. November 14, 2019.
  17. Web site: Welcome Back Miss International Belize!. Instagram Stories: Miss International Organization. May 1, 2019.
  18. Web site: Atong Demach is the new national director of South Sudan for Miss International!. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BupW-hyl8bM . 2021-12-26 . registration. Instagram: Miss International Organization. March 9, 2019.