Miss International 2015

Miss International 2015, the 55th Miss International pageant, was held on November 5, 2015 at the Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa in Tokyo, Japan.[1] Valerie Hernandez of Puerto Rico crowned her successor Edymar Martínez of Venezuela at the end of the event with a new crown created and designed by Mikimoto. The Continental Queens were awarded for the first time in this edition.

Miss International 2015
Edymar Martinez, Miss International 2015
DateNovember 5, 2015
Presenters
VenueGrand Prince Hotel Takanawa, Tokyo, Japan
Broadcaster
Entrants70
Placements10
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerEdymar Martínez
 Venezuela
Best National CostumeArisa Nakagawa
 Japan
Best BodyEdymar Martínez
 Venezuela
Best DresserJanicel Lubina
 Philippines

The pageant hosted by Tetsuya Bessho on his second consecutive year of Miss International.

Background

On February 21, 2015, it was announced during a missosology conferenced by Akemi Shimomura, the president of the International Cultural Association, this is the second and final consecutive year that the 2015 pageant would be held in Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa, Tokyo, Japan on Thursday, November 5, 2015.[2]

Results

Placements
Final results Contestant
Miss International 2015
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
  •  Kenya – Eunice Onyango
3rd Runner-Up
  •  Vietnam – Phạm Hồng Thúy Vân
4th Runner-Up
Top 10

Continental queens
Award Contestant
Miss International Africa
  •  Kenya – Eunice Onyango
Miss International America
  •  Aruba – Laura Marcela Ruiz
Miss International Asia
Miss International Europe
Miss International Oceania

Special awards
Award Contestant
Best in National Costume
Miss Best Dresser
Miss Perfect Body
Miss Visit Japan Tourism Ambassador
Panasonic Beauty Ambassador
Miss Global Blue Award
  •  Peru – Cynthia Toth
  •  Russia – Valeria Kufterina

Contestants

70 delegates competed in the final night of Miss International 2015.

Country/TerritoryContestantAgeHometown
ArgentinaHelena Zuiani19Córdoba
ArubaLaura Marcela Ruiz23Oranjestad
AustraliaLarissa Hlinovsky[3]26Brisbane
BelarusAlena Savchuk[4]26Minsk
BelgiumElda Nushi20Brussels
BoliviaAlejandra Panozo23Cochabamba
BrazilIsis Stocco23Maringá
CanadaKathryn Kohut25Wetaskiwin
ChinaLiu Xinyue19Shangqiu
Chinese TaipeiYan Chen Ning26Taichung
ColombiaNatalia Ochoa[5]22Medellín
Costa RicaMelania González[6]25San José
CubaHeidy Fass22Havana
DenmarkMette Riis Sørensen[7]25Copenhagen
 Dominican RepublicIrina Peguero22Salvaleón de Higüey
EcuadorDaniela Armijos20Cuenca
El SalvadorEugenia Avalos21San Salvador
FinlandSaara Ahlberg19Helsinki
FranceCharlotte Pirroni[8]22Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
GibraltarBianca Pisharello22Gibraltar
GuadeloupeJuliette Alimanda[9]21Les Abymes
GuamLoriann Rabe26Hagåtña
HaitiMarie Vyannie Manard24Port-au-Prince
HawaiiBrianna Acosta[10]24Waialua
HondurasJennifer Valle20Copan
Hong KongSabrina Yeung[11]22Kowloon
HungaryLinda Szunai22Nagykovácsi
 IndiaSupriya Aiman[12]25Patna
IndonesiaChintya Fabyola20Pontianak
ItalyValentina Paganotto19Turin
JapanArisa Nakagawa[13]19Tokyo
KenyaEunice Onyango22Nairobi
KoreaPark Ah-reum[14]24Daegu
LebanonCynthia Farah[15]21Beirut
LuxembourgNatascha Bintz25Luxembourg City
MacauAna Choi[16]24Macau
MalaysiaImmaculate Lojuki21Kota Kinabalu
MauritiusAnoushka Ah Keng20Port Louis
MexicoLorena Sevilla24Colima
MoldovaAnastasia Fotachi[17]20Chişinău
MongoliaAzzaya Tsogt-Ochir[18]20Ulaanbaatar
MyanmarEmerald Nyein22Yangon
NepalMedha Koirala[19]20Biratnagar
NetherlandsRachel Van Der Meulen21Enschede
New ZealandHayley Rose Coombe23Palmerston North
NicaraguaYaoska Ruiz[20]19Managua
Northern MarianasJian Joyner21Saipan
NorwayCecilie Andrea Røising[21]18Sarpsborg
PanamaJhasmeiry Herrera Evans20Colón
ParaguayMónica Mariani Pascualoto22Katueté
PeruCynthia Lucia Toth Montoro23Piura
PhilippinesJanicel Lubina20Narra
PolandEwa Mielnicka23Warsaw
PortugalIsabel Vieira22Lisbon
Puerto RicoWilmary Monción Román24Salinas
RomaniaAndreea Chiru23Bucharest
RussiaValeria Kufterina[22]22Saint Petersburg
SingaporeRoxanne Zhang23Singapore
Slovak RepublicBarbora Bakošová19Bratislava
SpainChristina Silva Cano22Seville
Sri LankaAngela Jayatissa24Kurunegala
ThailandSasi Sintawee20Songkhla
TunisiaWahiba Arres21Bizerte
TurkeyBerfu Yıldız20İzmit
UkraineNina Goryniuk21Lviv
United KingdomSophie Loudon22Glasgow
United StatesLindsay Becker25Apple Valley
VenezuelaEdymar Martínez20Puerto La Cruz
VietnamPhạm Hồng Thúy Vân22Ho Chi Minh City
ZambiaBrandina Lubuli[23]20Mufulira

Notes

Returns

Countries and territories when previously withdraw and return this year:

Designations
  •  Brazil – Isis Stocco was appointed as "Miss International Brazil 2015". She was 3rd runner-up Miss Brasil 2013.
  •  Hawaii – Brianna Acosta was appointed as "Miss Hawaii International 2015" by the Miss Hawaii International Organization under Harrison Productions LLC. She was Miss Hawaii USA 2013. Hawaiian representative attends as Miss Hawaii (special region of Miss International).
  •  Honduras – Jennifer Valle was appointed as "Miss International Honduras 2015" by Senorita Honduras Organization. She was Senorita Honduras 2012.
  •  Hungary – Linda Szunai was appointed as "Miss International Hungary 2015" by Miss International Hungary Organization. She was Miss World Hungary 2011.
  •  Panama – Jhasmeiry Herrera Evans was appointed as "Miss International Panama 2015" by Olais Padilla, National Director of Miss International Panama. She was 2nd runner-up Miss Panama 2015.
  •  Poland – Ewa Mielnicka was appointed as "Miss International Poland 2015" by Miss Polski Organization. Up to now Miss International franchise belonged to Miss Polonia whereas Miss Polski used to send Polish delegates to Miss World between 2007 and 2014.
  •  Sri Lanka – Angela Jayatissa was appointed as "Miss International Sri Lanka 2015" by Miss Sri Lanka Organization. She was 2nd runner-up Miss Sri Lanka 2011.

Withdrawals
  •  Armenia – No contest
  •  Chile – No contest
  •  Curaçao – No contest
  •  Egypt – Miss Egypt got postponed, Miss International Egypt will compete in 2018.
  •  Estonia – No contest
  •  Gabon – Due to organization issues. Anis Christine Pitty Yaya withdrew from Miss International.
  •  Georgia – No contest
  •  Germany – No contest
  •  Guatemala – Due to personal reasons, Saida Jerónimo did not complete.
  •  Guyana – No contest
  •  Israel – Due to lack of sponsorship.
  •  Serbia – Due to lack of sponsorship.
  •  Sweden – Due to personal reasons, Isabella Jedler Forsman withdrew at the last minute.[24]

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