The following is a list of Miss International pageant edition and information.
Year | Edition | Winner | Date | Venue | Country/Territory | Entrants |
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1960 | 1st | Colombia | August 12 | Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California | United States | 52 |
1961 | 2nd | Holland | July 28 | 52 | ||
1962 | 3rd | Australia | August 18 | 50 | ||
1963 | 4th | Iceland | August 16 | 46 | ||
1964 | 5th | Philippines | August 14 | 42 | ||
1965 | 6th | Germany | August 13 | 44 | ||
1967 | 7th | Argentina | April 29 | 46 | ||
1968 | 8th | Brazil | October 9 | Nippon Budokan, Tokyo | Japan | 49 |
1969 | 9th | Great Britain | September 13 | 48 | ||
1970 | 10th | Philippines | May 16 | Exposition Hall Fairgrounds, Osaka | 47 | |
1971 | 11th | New Zealand | May 26 | Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California | United States | 50 |
1972 | 12th | Great Britain | October 6 | Nippon Budokan, Tokyo | Japan | 44 |
1973 | 13th | Finland | October 13 | Osaka Kosei Nenkin Kaikan Hall, Osaka | 45 | |
1974 | 14th | United States | October 9 | Nippon Budokan, Tokyo | 45 | |
1975 | 15th | Yugoslavia | November 3 | Okinawa's Expo Portside Theater, Motobu | 47 | |
1976 | 16th | France | July 2 | Imperial Garden Theater, Tokyo | 45 | |
1977 | 17th | Spain | July 1 | 48 | ||
1978 | 18th | United States | November 10 | Mielparque, Tokyo | 43 | |
1979 | 19th | Philippines | November 12 | 43 | ||
1980 | 20th | Costa Rica | November 4 | 42 | ||
1981 | 21st | Australia | September 6 | Port Island, Kobe | 42 | |
1982 | 22nd | United States | October 13 | Fukuoka Sun Palace, Fukuoka | 43 | |
1983 | 23rd | Costa Rica | October 11 | Festival Hall, Osaka | 47 | |
1984 | 24th | Guatemala | October 30 | Kanagawa Prefectural Civic Hall, Yokohama | 46 | |
1985 | 25th | Venezuela | September 15 | Tsukuba Science Exposition Plaza, Tsukuba | 43 | |
1986 | 26th | England | August 31 | Holland Village, Nagasaki | 46 | |
1987 | 27th | Puerto Rico | September 13 | Nihon Seinen-Kan, Tokyo | 47 | |
1988 | 28th | Norway | July 17 | Events Plaza Future Watch, Gifu | 46 | |
1989 | 29th | Germany | September 17 | Kanazawa City Tourism Hall, Kanazawa | 47 | |
1990 | 30th | Spain | September 16 | Osaka Flower Expo Site, Osaka | 50 | |
1991 | 31st | Poland | October 13 | Kosei Nenkin Kaikan Hall, Tokyo | 51 | |
1992 | 32nd | Australia | October 18 | Huis Ten Bosch, Nagasaki | 50 | |
1993 | 33rd | Poland | October 9 | Nihon Seinen-Ka, Tokyo | 47 | |
1994 | 34th | Greece | September 4 | Sun Arena, Ise, Mie | 50 | |
1995 | 35th | Norway | September 10 | Kosei Nenkin Kaikan Hall, Tokyo | 47 | |
1996 | 36th | Portugal | October 26 | Kanazawa City Kanko Kaikan Hall, Kanazawa | 48 | |
1997 | 37th | Venezuela | September 20 | Kyoto Kaikan First Hall, Kyoto | 42 | |
1998 | 38th | Panama | September 26 | Kosei Nenkin Kaikan Hall, Tokyo | 43 | |
1999 | 39th | Colombia | December 14 | Yupout Kani Hoken Hall, Tokyo | 51 | |
2000 | 40th | Venezuela | October 4 | Kosei Nenkin Kaikan Hall, Tokyo | 56 | |
2001 | 41st | Poland | Nakano Sun Plaza, Nakano | 52 | ||
2002 | 42nd | Lebanon | September 30 | Century Hyatt, Tokyo | 47 | |
2003 | 43rd | Venezuela | October 8 | Radisson Miyako Hotel, Tokyo | 45 | |
2004 | 44th | Colombia | October 16 | Workers Indoor Arena, Beijing | China | 58 |
2005 | 45th | Philippines | September 26 | Kosei Nenkin Kaikan Hall, Tokyo | Japan | 52 |
2006 | 46th | Venezuela | November 11 | World First City, Xianghe | China | 53 |
2007 | 47th | Mexico | October 15 | The Hotel Prince Park Tower, Tokyo | Japan | 61 |
2008 | 48th | Spain | November 8 | Venetian Arena, The Venetian Macao, Cotai | Macau | 63 |
2009 | 49th | Mexico | November 28 | Sichuan International Tennis Center, Chengdu [lower-alpha 1] | China | 65 |
2010 | 50th | Venezuela | November 7 | Sichuan Province Gymnasium, Chengdu | 70 | |
2011 | 51st | Ecuador | November 6 | Sichuan International Tennis Center, Chengdu | 67 | |
2012 | 52nd | Japan | October 21 | Okinawa Prefectural Budokan Arena Building, Okinawa | Japan | 69 |
2013 | 53rd | Philippines | December 17 | Shinagawa Prince Hotel Hall, Tokyo | 67 | |
2014 | 54th | Puerto Rico | November 11 | Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa, Tokyo | 73 | |
2015 | 55th | Venezuela | November 5 | 70 | ||
2016 | 56th | Philippines | October 27 | Tokyo Dome City Hall, Tokyo | 69 | |
2017 | 57th | Indonesia | November 14 | 69 | ||
2018 | 58th | Venezuela | November 9 | 77 | ||
2019 | 59th | Thailand | November 12 | 83 | ||
2022 | 60th | Germany | December 13 | 66 | ||
2023 | 61st | Venezuela | October 26 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo [1] | 70 | |
Currently 8 hosts former mainly held in the United States, 46 current mainly hosts inside of Japan, 54 current mainly hosts inside of Home Country and 6 hosts outside Home Country.
Country/Territory | Hosts | Year(s) |
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Japan | 47 | 1968–1970, 1972–2003, 2005, 2007, 2012–2019, 2022-2023 |
United States | 8 | 1960–1965, 1967, 1971 |
China | 5 | 2004, 2006, 2009–2011 |
Macau | 1 | 2008 |
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