Miss International 2023 | |
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Date | 26 October 2023 |
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Venue | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan |
Entrants | 70 |
Placements | 15 |
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Winner | Andrea Rubio Venezuela |
Best National Costume | Teresa Sara Angola |
Photogenic | Georgia Waddington New Zealand |
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The 61st Miss International Beauty Pageant 2023 |
Miss International 2023 was the 61st edition of the Miss International pageant, held at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, on 26 October 2023. [1]
Jasmin Selberg of Germany crowned Andrea Rubio of Venezuela as her successor at the end of the event, marking the ninth time that Venezuela won the competition - the most wins in the pageant's history.
On 30 March 2023, the Miss International Organization announced that the pageant was scheduled to take place at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium,, instead of the usual Tokyo Dome City Hall, on 26 October 2023. [2] [3] [4]
According to Stephen Diaz, head director of the International Cultural Association, the non-profit organization that organizes the pageant, the organization has set the limit of the number of contestants competing to eighty. [3] In the end, contestants from seventy countries and territories were selected to compete in the competition. Two contestants were selected to replace the original dethroned winner.
Stacy Montero was appointed as the new representative of Costa Rica to the pageant after Shakira Graham, the original Miss International Costa Rica, relinquished her title due to problems with the organization. [5] El Salvador appointed Daniella Hidalgo to represent in the pageant after Wendy Portillo, Queen of El Salvador 2023, relinquished her title for personal reasons. [6]
This edition marked the debuts of Bangladesh, Lesotho, [3] and Pakistan, and the returns of Angola, Côte D'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ghana, Lithuania, Martinique, Moldova, Myanmar, the Netherlands, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. [7] Angola last competed in 2004, Martinique last competed in 2010, Estonia and Serbia last competed in 2014, Lithuania last competed in 2017, Moldova last competed in 2018, while the others last competed in 2019. Belarus, Cabo Verde, Germany, Haiti, Honduras, Italy, Kenya, Namibia, the Northern Mariana Islands, Romania, Slovakia, Togo, and Uzbekistan withdrew after their respective organizations failed to hold a national competition or appoint a delegate.
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4th Runner-Up |
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Top 7 | |
Top 15 |
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§ – Voted into the Top 15 by the viewers
Award | Contestant |
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Miss International Africa | |
Miss International Americas |
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Miss International Asia-Pacific | |
Miss International Europe |
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Miss Photogenic |
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Best National Costume | |
Best in Evening Gown | |
Best in Swimsuit |
The Miss International Organization introduced several specific changes to the format for this edition. During the final competition, all contestants will only parade in evening gowns. [12] Fifteen semifinalists were chosen to compete in the final competition– twelve of which were chosen through the preliminary competition, while three were chosen through internet voting. The fifteen semi-finalists competed in the evening competition. Afterward, seven semifinalists advanced to compete in the question and answer round. [13]
Seventy contestants competed for the title. [15]
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