Miss International 2018

Miss International 2018, the 58th Miss International pageant, was held on November 9, 2018 at the Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Kevin Liliana from Indonesia crowned her successor Mariem Velazco from Venezuela at the end of the event.[1] This is the third time in Miss International history that the finals night saw the return of the previous year's runners-up to crown their respective successors.. This year Miss International comeback edition with the theme "Cheer All Woman" alongside Miss International Japan 2019.

Miss International 2018
Tokyo Dome City, Tokyo, the venue for Miss International 2018
DateNovember 9, 2018
Presenters
Entertainment
VenueTokyo Dome City Hall, Tokyo, Japan
BroadcasterHost Broadcaster:
Co-host Broadcaster:
Entrants77
Placements15
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerMariem Velazco
 Venezuela
Best National CostumeMichelle Huet
 Ecuador
Best DresserNebai Torres
 Mexico
Best BodyDiona Angela
 Curaçao

A total of 77 contestants from countries and territories competed in this year's Miss International pageant, surpassing the previous record of 73 contestants in 2014, making the biggest turnout in the pageant's history.[2]

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

Background

On April 12, 2018, it was announced during a website conference by Akemi Shimomura, the president of the International Cultural Association and the president of Miss International Organization, that the 2018 pageant would be held in Tokyo Dome City Hall, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan, for the third consecutive year on Friday, November 9, 2018.[3]

Results

Placements
Results Contestant
Miss International 2018
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 8
Top 15

Order of announcements
(Vote?

Continental queens
Award Contestant
Miss International Africa
Miss International America
Miss International Asia
Miss International Europe
Miss International Oceania
  •  Guam – Diliana Tuncap

Special awards
Award Contestant
Best National Costume
Miss Best Dresser
Miss Perfect Body
Miss People Choice Award
Panasonic Beauty Ambassador
Miss Visit Japan Tourism Ambassador
  •  China – Wang Chaoyuan

Pageant

Unlike in 2017 contestants were classified under five continents: (1) Europe, (2) Oceania, (3) Africa, (4) Americas, and (5) Asia. During the Competitions Rounds; National Costume, Swimwear, and Evening Gown, then the contestants were trimmed down to 15 Semifinalists, after which, the judges narrowed the finalists down to the Top 8, then judges decided the Top 8 to compete in the question and answer portion. and then the judges choose Top 5 which Miss International 2018 and her four Runners-up like 2017 format.

Contestants
Tokyo Dome City Hall at night

77 contestants competed for the title.

Country or territoryContestantAgeHometownContinental group
ArgentinaRocío Magali Pérez[designations 1]22Buenos AiresAmericas
ArubaStephanie Anouk Eman [designations 2]26OranjestadAmericas
AustraliaEmily Tokić20CanberraOceania
BelgiumKelly Quanten[4][designations 3]24LeuvenEurope
BoliviaMaría Elena Antelo24BeniAmericas
BrazilStephanie Pröglhöf24São José dos CamposAmericas
CanadaCamila Gonzalez21TorontoAmericas
ChileMaría Pía Vilches[5]22La LiguaAmericas
ChinaWang Chaoyuan24TianjinAsia
ColombiaAnabella Castro[designations 4]21ValleduparAmericas
Cook IslandsLouisa Purea20AvaruaOceania
Costa RicaGlennys Medina Segura23GuanacasteAmericas
Cote d'IvoireJemima Gbato21AbidjanAfrica
CubaJennifer Alvarez Ruiz24HavanaAmericas
CuraçaoDiona Angela21WillemstadAmericas
Czech RepublicDaniela Zálešáková19MostEurope
DenmarkLouise Arild23FrederiksbergEurope
Dominican RepublicStéphanie Bustamante25PatersonAmericas
EcuadorMichelle Huet[6]22GuayaquilAmericas
EgyptFarah Sedky24CairoAfrica
El SalvadorEna Cea20Santa AnaAmericas
EthiopiaFrezewd Solomon21Addis AbabaAfrica
FinlandEevi Ihalainen18LappeenrantaEurope
FranceMélanie Labat[7]23PoussanEurope
GermanyFranciska Acs23DüsseldorfEurope
GhanaBenedicta Nana Adjei22East LegonAfrica
GuadeloupeSarah Eruam18Le GosierAmericas
GuamDiliana Tuncap[8]22HagåtñaOceania
GuatemalaGabriela Castillo20Guatemala CityAmericas
HaitiCassandra Chéry[replacements 1]23Port-au-PrinceAmericas
HawaiiOlivia Evelyn Walls[10]21HonoluluOceania
HondurasValeria Cardona[replacements 2]20TegucigalpaAmericas
Hong KongCarmaney Wong24KowloonAsia
HungaryFrida Maczkó22VácEurope
IndiaTanishqa Bhosale19PuneAsia
IndonesiaVania Fitryanti21TangerangAsia
JapanHinano Sugimoto21TokyoAsia
KenyaIvy Nyangasi Mido[designations 5]22NairobiAfrica
KoreaYejin Seo[designations 6]21SeoulAsia
LaosPiyamarth Phounpaseuth24Vientiane PrefectureAsia
LebanonRachel Younan23BeirutAsia
MacauCherry Chin24TaipaAsia
MadagascarEsmeralda Malleka25VohemarAfrica
MalaysiaMandy Loo[11]22GeorgetownAsia
MauritiusAshna Nookooloo22CurepipeAfrica
Mexico Nebai Torres[designations 7]25GuadalajaraAmericas
MoldovaDaniela Marin[designations 8]19LeovaEurope
MongoliaMunkhchimeg Batjargal20UlaanbaatarAsia
MyanmarMay Yu Khatar19YangonAsia
NepalRonali Amatya22KathmanduAsia
NetherlandsZoë Amber Niewold[12]20AssenEurope
New ZealandNatasha Kristina Unkovich[13]24East AucklandOceania
NicaraguaStefanía Alemán[14]27MasayaAmericas
Northern MarianasCeline Cabrera[15]23SaipanOceania
PanamaShirel Ortiz22Panama CityAmericas
ParaguayDaisy Diana Lezcano Rojas24San LorenzoAmericas
PeruMarelid Elizabeth Medina[16]24CallaoAmericas
PhilippinesMaria Ahtisa Manalo[17]21CandelariaAsia
PolandMarta Pałucka26SopotEurope
PortugalCarina Neto21GondomarEurope
Puerto RicoYarelis Salgado[designations 9]24Toa AltaAmericas
RomaniaBianca Tirsin20AradEurope
RussiaGalina Lukina26UfaAsia
SingaporeEileen Feng22Singapore CityAsia
SlovakiaRadka Grendová20RevúcaEurope
South AfricaReabetswe Sechoaro24PretoriaAfrica
SpainSusana Sánchez25HuelvaEurope
Sri LankaNatalee Fernando24ColomboAsia
SwedenIzabell Hahn26LinköpingEurope
Chinese TaipeiKao Man-jung21TaichungAsia
ThailandKeeratiga Jaruratjamon23PhitsanulokAsia
UkraineBohdana Tarasyk23Kryvyi RihEurope
United KingdomSharon Gaffka22OxfordEurope
USABonnie Walls24New York CityAmericas
VenezuelaMariem Velazco20San ToméAmericas
VietnamNguyễn Thúc Thuỳ Tiên[18][replacements 3]20Ho Chi Minh CityAsia
ZimbabweTania Tatenda Aaron[19]22HarareAfrica

Notes

Returns

Last competed in 1961:

Last competed in 1999:

Last competed in 2011:

Last competed in 2014:

Last competed in 2015:

Last competed in 2016:

Replacements
  1. HAITI – Cassandra Chéry was appointed to represent Haiti at Miss International 2018 pageant, by Miss Haiti Organizationas as a replacement to the original winner Merlie Fleurizard who is not able to compete at this year pageant due to over age. Chery was Miss Haiti 2017.[9]
  2. HONDURAS – Valeria Cardona was appointed to represent Honduras at Miss International 2018 pageant, by Miss Honduras Organizationas as a replacement to the original winner Mayra Fuentes who is not able to compete at this year pageant due to lack of preparation.[9]
  3. VIETNAM – Nguyễn Thúc Thuỳ Tiên was appointed to compete at Miss International 2018 pageant by Sen Vang Entertainment, the franchise holder of Miss International in Vietnam, as a replacement to the original winner Nguyễn Thị Thuý An who was not able to compete at this year's pageant due to unexpected health problems. Tiên was the 3rd runner-up at Miss Vietnam 2018 pageant.

Designations
  1. ARGENTINA – Rocio Pérez was appointed to represent Argentina at Miss International 2018 pageant, by Belleza Argentina Organization, official franchise holder of Miss International in Argentina.
  2. ARUBA – Stephanie Helen Anouk was appointed to represent Aruba at Miss International 2018 pageant, by Srta. Aruba, official franchise holder of Miss International in Aruba. Stephanie was Miss World Aruba 2017.
  3. BELGIUM – Kelly Quanten was appointed as "Miss International Belgium 2018" after an online casting call took place.
  4. COLOMBIA – Anabella Castro was appointed to represent Colombia at Miss International 2018 pageant, by Raymundo Angulo Pizarro the President of Señorita Colombia pageant after the 2018 edition winner is setting to represent Colombia in 2019 season. Anabella was Top 10, as Señorita Cesar at Señorita Colombia 2017.
  5. KENYA – Ivy Mido was designated to compete at Miss International pageant in Japan. She was Miss Supranational Kenya 2017.
  6. KOREA – Yejin Seo was appointed to represent South Korea at Miss International 2018 pageant, by Hanju E&M Miss Korea Organization which is the national franchise holder of Miss International in South Korea. Seo was one of the two 1st runners-up at Miss Korea 2018.
  7. MEXICO – Nebai Torres was appointed to represent Mexico at Miss International 2018 pageant, by Lupita Jones the President of Mexicana Universal pageant. Nebai was the 4th Runner-up at Mexicana Universal 2018.
  8. MOLDOVA – Daniela Marin was appointed to represent Moldova at Miss International 2018 pageant, by Miss Moldova committee. Daniela was the winner of Miss Moldova 2016 who competed at Miss World 2016 in the United States.
  9. PUERTO RICO – Yarelis Salgado was appointed to represent Puerto Rico at Miss International 2018 pageant, by Nuestra Belleza Puerto Rico Organization after a year of absence because Hurricane Maria destroyed the country. Yarelis was 2nd Runner-up at Miss Mundo Puerto Rico 2018.

Withdrawals
  •  Belarus – The organization of Miss International Belarus made an announcement that Margarita Martynova couldn't compete in this year pageant due to lack of preparation and scheduling conflict with the other international pageant that she wanted to compete.
  •  Cambodia – The organization of Miss International Cambodia made an announcement that Dy Sokrakheta can't compete in this year pageant due to lack preparation, Visa problem and sponsorship.
  •  Gibraltar – Miss International Gibraltar 2018, Lilly Gomez can't compete in this year pageant because to lack of preparation.
  •  Lithuania – No national pageant was held due to lack of sponsorship. The organization of Miss International Lithuania also made an announcement that they will not be appointing anybody to compete in this year's pageant.
  •  Norway – Miss International Norway 2018, Helene Abildnes can't compete in this year pageant for personal reasons.
  •  Sierra Leone – Miss International Sierra Leone 2018, Michaella Oladuni Tommy can't compete this year due to visa problem.
  •  Tunisia – Miss International Tunisia, Dorsaf Zouaghi was handpicked to compete in this year, but she can't compete in this year's pageant because of scheduling conflict with the other international pageant that she wants to compete.

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