Miss Polo International 2019 Explained

Miss Polo International 2019
Date:	September 14, 2019
Venue:	Jumeirah Zabeel Saray, Dubai, United Arab Emirates^[1]
Director:	Ibife Alufohai
Presenters:	Joe Mohan
Entrants:	30
Placements:	10
Winner:	Dewanti Kumala
Represented:	Indonesia
Before:	2018
Next:	2024

Miss Polo International 2019 was the 2nd edition of Miss Polo International pageant, held on 14 September 2019 at Jumeirah Zabeel Saray, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Contestants from 30 countries participated in this year's Miss Polo International pageant, surpassing the previous record of 17 contestants in the inaugural 2018 event.^{[6] [7]}

Results

Placements

Final result	Contestant
Miss Polo International 2019	Indonesia - Dewanti Kumala
1st runner-up	Philippines – Joanne Ayrra Averilla
2nd runner-up	Turkey – Sandra Zemaityte
Top 5	Thailand – Atitiya Benjapak Nigeria – Precious Okoye
Top 10	Cameroon – Sylvia Anyam Nkenku Ecuador – Viviana Quiñonez – Chloe Nicole Mexico – Graciela Natali Castro Netherlands – Laura Herman

Continental queens

Award	Name	Country
Miss Polo Europe	Laura Herman	Netherlands
Miss Polo Africa	Precious Okoye	Nigeria
Miss Polo Americas	Graciela Natali Castro	Mexico
Miss Polo Asia	Atitiya Benjapak	Thailand

Special awards

Award	Name	Country
Best in Talent	Graciela Natali Castro	Mexico
Best in National Costume	Atitiya Benjapak	Thailand
Best in Evening Gown	Sandra Marcela Diaz	Colombia
Missosology Choice Award	Graciela Natali Castro
Miss Polo Top Model	Chloe Nicole
Miss Photogenic	Lorena Lopez	Argentina
Miss Project Video	Dewanti Kumala	Indonesia
Miss Amity Award	Joanne Ayrra Averilla	Philippines
People's Choice Award	Lucy Lyasheva

Contestants

30 contestants competed for the title of Miss Polo International 2019.^{[8] [9]}

• Argentina – Lorena Lopez
• Armenia – Krystyna Vysotska
• Burkina Faso – Emmanuella Kone
• Cameroon – Sylvia Anya Nkenku^[10]
• Colombia – Sandra Marcela Diaz
• Ecuador – Viviana Quinonez
• – Chloe Nicole
• Germany – Marina Eva Rolgeyzer
• Ghana – Eunice Frempng-Manso
• Haiti – Jean Dorothy
• India – Arnitha Damparala^[11]
• Indonesia - Dewanti Kumala
• Kenya – Diana Akoth Aluko
• Liberia – Natasha Antionette Benson^[12]
• Lithuania – Karina Jankelevic
• Mexico – Graciela Natali Castro
• Netherlands – Laura Herman
• Philippines – Joanne Ayrra Averilla^{[13] [14]}
• Nigeria – Precious Okoye^[15]
• – Lucy Lyasheva
• – Chloe Bella
• Senegal – Diallo Mamadou Ramata
• – Nazimizye Adam Mdolo
• Thailand – Atitiya Benjapak
• Turkey – Sandra Zemaityte
• Ukraine – Olya Popova
• – Yosdany Navarropai
• – Alissa Christie
• Zambia – Tina Shinga
• Zimbabwe – Letwin Tatenda Tiwaringe

Notes and References

1. News: Faleye . Seunmanuel. WITH POLO STALLION STAR AWARDS 2019, IBIFE ALUFOHAI MAKES HISTORY AS FIRST TO HOST CORONATION PAGEANT IN UAE. Ngg. 18 September 2019. 18 December 2019.
2. Web site: Onuoha. Chris. Polo Stallion Star Pageant and Awards held in Dubai, honours Sheikh Al-Maktoum. 19 September 2019. 18 December 2019. Vanguard Newspaper.
3. Web site: Sozib. Saif. MPI - MISS POLO INTERNATIONAL 2019. 18 December 2019. Worldfashionmedianews.
4. News: Reyra, Mahasiswi Cantik yang Menangi Kontes di Dubai. Poskota Newspaper. 29 September 2019. 18 December 2019. Indonesian.
5. News: Indonesian Dewanti Miss International Polo 2019 in Dubai. Dubai Global News. 20 September 2019. 18 December 2019.
6. Web site: Dubai Witnessed Its 1st Miss Polo International. 20 September 2019. 18 December 2019. News Ghana.
7. News: Indonesian Dewanti Miss International Polo 2019 in Dubai. 9cnews. 18 December 2019.
8. Web site: Mubaraq. Kolawole. INDIA WINS MISS POLO INTERNATIONAL BEAUTY PAGEANT. 29 August 2018. 18 December 2019. Inside Business.
9. Web site: The winner of Miss Polo International is Nazneen Shaikh from India. 7 April 2019. 18 December 2019. Bulvar24.
10. News: Ateh. Sandrine. Nkenku Sylvia Represents Cameroon at Miss Polo International 2019. KESAmagazine. 13 September 2019. 18 December 2019.
11. Web site: Pasupuleti. Priyanka. Arnitha Damparala – Beauty with a purpose. 9 September 2019. 18 December 2019. Telangana Today.
12. News: Miss Antoinette Natasha Benson to Represent Liberia at The Miss Polo International 2019. La Queen Ent.. 18 December 2019.
13. News: 'Wowowin' girl dances her way to Miss Polo Int’l in Dubai. AfricaZine. 9 September 2019. 19 December 2019.
14. News: Pornel. Atom. Nueva Ecija’s Joanne Ayrra Averilla captures Miss Polo International 2019 1st runner-up in Dubai. Good News Pilipinas. 17 September 2019. 18 December 2019.
15. Web site: Precious Okoye set to represent Nigeria at Miss Polo International 2019. 11 September 2019. 18 December 2019. The Punch Newspaper.