Miss International 2023

Miss International 2023
Andrea Rubio
Date	26 October 2023
Presenters	Tetsuya Bessho Rachel Chan
Entertainment	Harami-chan Daishi Dance
Venue	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Entrants	70
Placements	15
Debuts	Bangladesh Lesotho Pakistan
Withdrawals	Belarus Cape Verde Germany Haiti Honduras Italy Kenya Namibia Northern Mariana Islands Romania Slovakia Togo Uzbekistan
Returns	Angola Côte d'Ivoire Estonia Ghana Lithuania Martinique Moldova Myanmar Netherlands Serbia Sri Lanka Tunisia Uganda Zimbabwe
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.

Background

Yoyogi National Gymnasium, the venue of Miss International 2023

Location and date

On 30 March 2023, the Miss International Organization announced that the pageant will take place at the Yoyogi Gymnasium No. 2 in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, instead of the usual Tokyo Dome City Hall, on 26 October 2023. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Selection of participants

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.

Replacements

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]

Debuts, returns, and withdrawals

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.

Results

Miss International 2023 participating countries and territories

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss International 2023	Venezuela – Andrea Rubio [8]
1st Runner-Up	Colombia – Sofía Osío
2nd Runner-Up	Peru – Camila Díaz
3rd Runner-Up	Philippines – Nicole Borromeo
4th Runner-Up	Bolivia – Vanessa Hayes
Top 7	Mexico – Itzia García §   Thailand – Supaporn Ritthipruek
Top 15	Côte d'Ivoire – Nassita Diako §   Dominican Republic – Yamilex Hernández   Greece – Zoi Asoumanaki   Hong Kong – Verna Leung   Malaysia – Cassandra Yap [9]   Panama – Linette Clément   Puerto Rico – Amanda Solís   Vietnam – Nguyễn Phương Nhi §

§ – Voted into the Top 15 by the viewers

Continental Queens

Award	Contestant
Miss International Africa	Ghana – Mercy Jane Adorkor Pappoe [10]
Miss International Americas	United States – Kenyatta Beazer [10]
Miss International Asia-Pacific	Macau – Emily Yau [10]
Miss International Europe	United Kingdom – Alisha Cowie [10]

Special awards

Award	Contestant
Miss Photogenic	New Zealand – Georgia Waddington [11]
Best National Costume	Angola – Teresa Sara [11]
Best in Evening Gown	Indonesia – Farhana Nariswari [11]
Best in Swimsuit	Zimbabwe – Charlotte Muziri [11]

Pageant

Format

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]

Judges

• Akemi Shimomura – President of the Miss International Organization ^[14]
• Jasmin Selberg – Miss International 2022 from Germany ^[14]
• Junko Koshino – Fashion designer ^[14]
• Laurie Simpson – Miss International 1987 from Puerto Rico ^[14]
• Norika Fujiwara – Miss Nippon 1992, model and actress ^[14]
• Roberto Seminario – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Peru to Japan ^[14]
• Ryohei Miyata – Chairman of the Public Interest Incorporated Association, Nitten ^[14]
• Senko Ikenobo – Headmaster designate at Ikenobō ^[14]
• Soujitsu Kobori – Head of Kobori Enshu school of tea ^[14]
• Supapan Pichaironarongsongkram – Chairwoman of Chao Phraya Express Boat ^[14]

Contestants

Seventy contestants competed for the title. ^[15]

Country/Territory	Contestant	Age [a]	Hometown
Angola	Teresa Sara [16]	26	Soyo
Australia	Jazel Alarca [17]	23	Armidale
Bangladesh	Farzana Yasmin Ananna [18]	23	Khulna
Belgium	Jolien Pede [15]	25	Zwalm
Bolivia	Vanessa Hayes [19]	24	Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Brazil	Beatriz Goulart [20]	22	Rio Grande do Norte
Cambodia	Alyna Somnang [21]	21	Phnom Penh
Canada	Melanie Renaud [22]	26	Windsor
Chile	Valerie Johnson [23]	22	Valparaíso
Colombia	Sofía Osío [24]	23	Barranquilla
Costa Rica	Stacy Montero [25]	21	Limón
Côte D'Ivoire	Nassita Diako [26]	25	Dimbokro
Cuba	Sheyla Ravelo [15]	24	San Antonio de los Baños
Czech Republic	Dominika Němečková [27]	22	Prague
Denmark	Julie Brink [28]	26	Copenhagen
Dominican Republic	Yamilex Hernández [29]	23	La Vega
Ecuador	Georgette Kalil [30]	21	Guayaquil
El Salvador	Daniella Hidalgo [31]	24	Sensuntepeque
Estonia	Karolin Kippasto [32]	26	Tallinn
Finland	Petra Hämäläinen [33]	27	Savonlinna
France	Lysia Allaire [34]	18	Mérignac
Ghana	Mercy Jane Adorkor Pappoe [10]	25	Accra
Greece	Zoi Asoumanaki [35]	22	Rethymno
Guatemala	María Ranee Díaz [36]	24	Guatemala City
Hawaii	Maka'ala Perry [37]	24	O'ahu
Hong Kong	Verna Leung [38]	25	Kowloon
India	Praveena Aanjna [39]	24	Udaipur
Indonesia	Farhana Nariswari [40]	27	Bandung
Jamaica	Sabrina Johnson [15]	22	Manchester Parish
Japan	Tamao Yoneyama [41]	26	Tokyo
Laos	Aliya Inthavong [15]	27	Bokeo
Lesotho	Boitumelo Sehlotho [26]	21	Maseru
Lithuania	Irmina Preišegalavičiūtė [15]	26	Vilnius
Macau	Emily Yau [10]	28	Santo António
Malaysia	Cassandra Yap [42]	24	Johor Bahru
Martinique	Pauline Thimon [15]	26	Fort-de-France
Mauritius	Karishma Hurlall [15]	23	Grand Port District
Mexico	Itzia García [43]	22	Manzanillo
Moldova	Djulieta Calalb [44]	19	Chișinău
Mongolia	Javkhlan Munguntsatsralt [15]	24	Ulaanbaatar
Myanmar	Ei Ei Myint Aung Thein [45]	23	Yangon
Nepal	Prasiddhy Shah [46]	25	Lalitpur
Netherlands	Morgan Doelwijt [47]	25	Utrecht
New Zealand	Georgia Waddington [48]	21	Christchurch
Nicaragua	Leylani Leytón [49]	20	Managua
Nigeria	Roseline Bolarinde [50]	27	Lagos
Norway	Madeleine Malmberg [15]	19	Fredrikstad
Pakistan	Misbah Arshad [51]	26	Islamabad
Panama	Linette Clément [52]	26	Limón
Paraguay	Jazmín de la Sierra [53]	24	Asunción
Peru	Camila Díaz [54]	23	Chorrillos
Philippines	Nicole Borromeo [55]	22	Cebu City
Poland	Julia Marcinkowska [56]	22	Ślesin
Portugal	Lilene Vieira Serrão [15]	27	Lisbon
Puerto Rico	Amanda Solís [57]	25	Rio Grande
Serbia	Victorija Stojiljkovic [15]	19	Niš
Singapore	Chavelle Chong [58]	22	Singapore
South Africa	Jenique Botha [59]	20	Edenvale
South Korea	Bobin Jung [15]	24	Seoul
Spain	Claudia González [60]	26	Agüimes
Sri Lanka	Umanda Bamunuachchi [15]	21	Colombo
Taiwan	Anita Wang [15]	26	Taipei
Thailand	Supaporn Ritthipruek [15]	27	Chiang Mai
Tunisia	Mariam Ben Abroug [26]	27	Tunis
Uganda	Emily Hope Muwanguzi [61]	23	Kampala
United Kingdom	Alisha Cowie [62]	24	Newcastle
United States	Kenyatta Beazer [15]	25	Baltimore
Venezuela	Andrea Rubio [63]	24	Caracas
Vietnam	Nguyễn Phương Nhi [64]	21	Thanh Hóa
Zimbabwe	Charlotte Muziri [65]	26	Masvingo

Notes

1. Ages at the time of the pageant

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External links

• Official website