| Miss International 2018 | |
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| Date | 9 November 2018 |
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| Venue | Tokyo Dome City Hall, Tokyo, Japan |
| Broadcaster | Host Broadcaster: Co-host Broadcaster: |
| Entrants | 77 |
| Placements | 15 |
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| Winner | Mariem Velazco Venezuela |
| Best National Costume | Michelle Huet Ecuador |
Miss International 2018, the 58th Miss International pageant, was held on 9 November 2018, at the Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Kevin Lilliana from Indonesia crowned her successor Mariem Velazco from Venezuela at the end of the event. This marks Venezuela's eighth victory at Miss International - the most in the pageant's history. 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.
A total of 78 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. [1]
The pageant was hosted by Tetsuya Bessho on his fifth consecutive year of Miss International.
On 12 April 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. [2]
| Placement | Contestant |
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| Top 8 | |
| Top 15 |
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| Award | Contestant |
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| Best National Costume |
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| Miss Best Dresser |
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| Miss Perfect Body |
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| Miss People's Choice Award | |
| Panasonic Beauty Ambassador | |
| Miss Visit Japan Tourism Ambassador |
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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.
77 contestants competed for the title.
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Hometown | Continental group |
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 Argentina | Rocío Magali Pérez [designations 1] | 22 | Buenos Aires | Americas |
 Aruba | Stephanie Anouk Eman [designations 2] | 26 | Oranjestad | Americas |
 Australia | Emily Tokić | 20 | Canberra | Oceania |
 Belgium | Kelly Quanten [3] [designations 3] | 24 | Leuven | Europe |
 Bolivia | María Elena Antelo | 24 | Beni | Americas |
 Brazil | Stephanie Pröglhöf | 24 | São José dos Campos | Americas |
 Canada | Camila Gonzalez | 21 | Toronto | Americas |
 Chile | María Pía Vilches [4] | 22 | La Ligua | Americas |
 China | Wang Chaoyuan | 24 | Tianjin | Asia |
 Colombia | Anabella Castro [designations 4] | 21 | Valledupar | Americas |
 Cook Islands | Louisa Purea | 20 | Avarua | Oceania |
 Costa Rica | Glennys Medina Segura | 23 | Guanacaste | Americas |
 Cote d'Ivoire | Jemima Gbato | 21 | Abidjan | Africa |
 Cuba | Jennifer Alvarez Ruiz | 24 | Havana | Americas |
 Curaçao | Diona Angela | 21 | Willemstad | Americas |
 Czech Republic | Daniela Zálešáková | 19 | Most | Europe |
 Denmark | Louise Arild | 23 | Frederiksberg | Europe |
 Dominican Republic | Stéphanie Bustamante | 25 | Paterson | Americas |
 Ecuador | Michelle Huet [5] | 23 | Guayaquil | Americas |
 Egypt | Farah Sedky | 24 | Cairo | Africa |
 El Salvador | Ena Cea | 20 | Santa Ana | Americas |
 Ethiopia | Frezewd Solomon | 21 | Addis Ababa | Africa |
 Finland | Eevi Ihalainen | 18 | Lappeenranta | Europe |
 France | Mélanie Labat [6] | 23 | Poussan | Europe |
 Germany | Franciska Acs | 23 | Düsseldorf | Europe |
 Ghana | Benedicta Nana Adjei | 22 | Accra | Africa |
 Guadeloupe | Sarah Eruam | 18 | Le Gosier | Americas |
 Guam | Diliana Tuncap [7] | 22 | Hagåtña | Oceania |
 Guatemala | Gabriela Castillo | 20 | Guatemala City | Americas |
 Haiti | Cassandra Chéry [replacements 1] | 23 | Port-au-Prince | Americas |
 Hawaii | Olivia Evelyn Walls [9] | 21 | Honolulu | Oceania |
 Honduras | Valeria Cardona [replacements 2] | 20 | Tegucigalpa | Americas |
 Hong Kong | Carmaney Wong | 24 | Kowloon | Asia |
 Hungary | Frida Maczkó | 22 | Vác | Europe |
 India | Tanishqa Bhosale | 19 | Pune | Asia |
 Indonesia | Vania Fitryanti | 21 | Tangerang | Asia |
 Japan | Hinano Sugimoto | 21 | Tokyo | Asia |
 Kenya | Ivy Nyangasi Mido [designations 5] | 22 | Nairobi | Africa |
 Laos | Piyamarth Phounpaseuth | 24 | Vientiane Prefecture | Asia |
 Lebanon | Rachel Younan | 23 | Beirut | Asia |
 Macau | Cherry Chin | 24 | Taipa | Asia |
 Madagascar | Esmeralda Malleka | 25 | Vohemar | Africa |
 Malaysia | Mandy Loo [10] | 22 | Georgetown | Asia |
 Mauritius | Ashna Nookooloo | 22 | Curepipe | Africa |
 Mexico | Nebai Torres [designations 6] | 25 | Guadalajara | Americas |
 Moldova | Daniela Marin [designations 7] | 19 | Leova | Europe |
 Mongolia | Munkhchimeg Batjargal | 20 | Ulaanbaatar | Asia |
 Myanmar | May Yu Khatar | 19 | Yangon | Asia |
 Nepal | Ronali Amatya | 22 | Kathmandu | Asia |
 Netherlands | Zoë Amber Niewold [11] | 20 | Assen | Europe |
 New Zealand | Natasha Kristina Unkovich [12] | 24 | East Auckland | Oceania |
 Nicaragua | Stefanía Alemán [13] | 27 | Masaya | Americas |
 Northern Mariana Islands | Celine Cabrera [14] | 23 | Saipan | Oceania |
 Panama | Shirel Ortiz | 22 | Panama City | Americas |
 Paraguay | Daisy Diana Lezcano Rojas | 24 | San Lorenzo | Americas |
 Peru | Marelid Elizabeth Medina [15] | 24 | Callao | Americas |
 Philippines | Maria Ahtisa Manalo [16] | 21 | Candelaria | Asia |
 Poland | Marta Pałucka | 26 | Sopot | Europe |
 Portugal | Carina Neto | 21 | Gondomar | Europe |
 Puerto Rico | Yarelis Salgado [designations 8] | 24 | Toa Alta | Americas |
 Romania | Bianca Tirsin | 20 | Arad | Europe |
 Russia | Galina Lukina | 26 | Ufa | Asia |
 Singapore | Eileen Feng | 22 | Singapore City | Asia |
 Slovakia | Radka Grendová | 20 | Revúca | Europe |
 South Africa | Reabetswe Sechoaro | 24 | Pretoria | Africa |
 South Korea | Yejin Seo [designations 9] | 21 | Seoul | Asia |
 Spain | Susana Sánchez | 25 | Huelva | Europe |
 Sri Lanka | Natalee Fernando | 24 | Colombo | Asia |
 Sweden | Izabell Hahn | 26 | Linköping | Europe |
 Chinese Taipei | Kao Man-jung | 21 | Taichung | Asia |
 Thailand | Keeratiga Jaruratjamon | 23 | Phitsanulok | Asia |
 Ukraine | Bohdana Tarasyk | 23 | Kryvyi Rih | Europe |
 United Kingdom | Sharon Gaffka | 22 | Oxford | Europe |
 United States | Bonnie Walls | 24 | New York City | Americas |
 Venezuela | Mariem Velazco | 20 | San Tomé | Americas |
 Vietnam | Nguyễn Thúc Thùy Tiên [17] [replacements 3] | 20 | Ho Chi Minh City | Asia |
 Zimbabwe | Tania Tatenda Aaron [18] | 22 | Harare | Africa |
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Belarus – The organization of Miss International Belarus made an announcement that Margarita Martynova could not 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 cannot compete in this year pageant due to lack preparation, Visa problem and sponsorship.
Gibraltar – Miss International Gibraltar 2018, Lilly Gomez cannot 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 cannot compete in this year pageant for personal reasons.
Sierra Leone – Miss International Sierra Leone 2018, Michaella Oladuni Tommy cannot compete this year due to a visa problem.
Tunisia – Miss International Tunisia, Dorsaf Zouaghi was handpicked to compete in this year, but she cannot compete in this year's pageant because of scheduling conflict with the other international pageant that she wants to compete.
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