Miss International Queen

For the most recent competition, see Miss International Queen 2024.

Miss International Queen

Type	International beauty pageant for transgender women
Parent organization	Tiffany's Show Pattaya Co., Ltd.
Headquarters	Pattaya, Chonburi Province, Thailand
First edition	2004
Most recent edition	2024
Current titleholder	Catalina Marsano Peru
President	Alisa Phanthusak
Honorary Advisor	Seree Wongmontha
Language	English, Thai Interpreters provided
Website	missinternationalqueen.com

Miss International Queen is the world's biggest beauty pageant for transgender women. The pageant was conceived in 2004 and named the largest and most prestigious transgender pageant by CNN original American documentary television series This Is Life with Lisa Ling aired on 26 November 2017. ^[1]

The pageant is owned and run by Thailand-based Tiffany's Show Pattaya Co, Ltd. It is held annually in Pattaya City, Thailand since 2004. ^[2] The mission of the pageant aims towards LGBTQ and Transgender awareness and equality in both society and workforce, while all the monetary profits of the actual televised show goes to the Royal Charity AIDS Foundation of Thailand.

The reigning Miss International Queen is Catalina Marsano from Peru, who was crowned on 24 August 2024.

History

The Miss International Queen official website states that the beauty pageant was established with the intent to, "offer an international competition for transgender women from around the world and to provide an opportunity for transgender women to be more accepted in today's world, to create transgender rights awareness among international communities and to build friendship and exchange ideas among international lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender/transsexual communities." ^[3]

Pageant requirements

The contestants must have been born male, can be pre- or post-operation and between the ages of 18 and 35. In addition, participants can only represent their country of birth or that listed in their passport and must not have previously joined any publication/website/adult film/prostitution showcasing nudity. Previous winners or runner-up contestants are not allowed to join again. Repeat non-placement candidates are allowed to re-submit their credentials and application.

Only about 25 semi-final contestants chosen would go on to compete in the final round and are required to participate in two weeks of activities: photo shoots, luncheons with city officials, dinner with the press, sponsor visits and community outreach, similar conditions to competitors in other beauty pageants. The final show will be aired on Thai television as well as live online streaming.

Crown design and prize

In 2011, the crown for Miss International Queen Crown was re-designed by an inspiration of butterflies and the crown of Lady Liberty. The butterflies were intended to symbolize beauty found in nature and the idea of rebirth. The crown remains with the Miss International Queen Organization at an estimated value of US$10,000. ^[2] The Miss International Queen winner receives cash prize of 450,000 Thai baht (about US$15,000), many sponsor gifts, an apartment at Woodlands Resort Pattaya during her reign and memories that last a lifetime.

Charity trademarks

Miss International Queen is a registered trademark and a non-profit sector of the organizer Tiffany's Show Pattaya Co., Ltd., world's largest transgender cabaret show since 1974 and sponsored by Tourism Authority of Thailand. All the monetary profits of the final televised show goes to the Royal Charity AIDS Foundation of Thailand.

Transgender inclusion in pageants

According to recent studies, transgender individuals are often the victims of social and political discrimination. ^[4] The Miss International Queen pageant offers contestants the opportunity to compete and showcase their talent and beauty in an LGBTQ friendly environment.

Transgender pageant cases

Recent events have drawn attention to the treatment of transgender pageant contestants and how their personal identification impacts their eligibility. There have been instances where transgender and transsexual pageant winners have lost their title for not being "transgender enough". ^[5] On the other hand, certain participants have also been disqualified from cisgender female pageants for not being a "natural born female". In 2012, Jenna Talackova who participated in Miss International Queen in 2010 was disqualified from Miss Universe Canada on the basis of competing as a woman when she was born a male. Supporters of Talackova argue that there were no rules explicitly banning transsexuals from competing. ^[6] Talackova joined in the 2010 Miss International Queen competition. This instance sparked a debate as to how Talackova's gender identification affected her eligibility to compete in both competitions. ^[7] Talackova argued that if she was transgender, she could participate in transgender pageants. At the same time, if she identified as a woman, she would have had the right to participate fairly in the Miss Universe Canada competition. ^[8] Jenna Talackova's case is one that brings awareness to the public perception and personal opinions pertaining to transgender people competing in pageants. ^[4]

A similar case occurred later in 2016 when the winner of the Miss Transgender UK, Jai Dara Latto, was stripped of her title after pageant organizers claimed she was not living "full time" as a woman. This was after footage was uncovered of Latto walking around in boxers rather than female undergarments. Latto was pegged as a "drag queen" rather than a transgender woman and proceeded to forfeit her pageant title and earnings. Latto pledged to walk thirty miles in high heels in honor of transgender rights after the allegations. ^[5]

Both Talackova and Latto's cases raise the question as to who is eligible to win a cisgender pageant and also what qualifications or standards must be met in order for a transgender pageant winner to retain her title. Participants are eligible to compete and win the title of Miss International Queen if they were born male and their sexual or gender identification is that of a female. These recent events have sparked a debate involving the social inclusion and equality that is associated with an individual's sexual and gender identification. ^[4]

Public perception of transgender beauty pageants

General attitudes towards pageants like Miss International Queen vary among members of the population. Studies have suggested that some people are in favor of transgender inclusion in beauty pageants, while others argue that it is only fair that they compete in pageants that are exclusively for transgender contestants. ^[4] Although the premise of pageants has varying opinions as well, competitions like Miss International Queen offer the same opportunity to transgender women that individuals who were born female and identify as one have. Recent publications and studies claim that beauty pageants have negative impacts, while other sources suggest that pageants portray the intersectionality and dynamics of gender politics, sexual orientation, and cultural stigmas. ^[9]

Kathoeys and inclusion

Thailand is well known for its high rates of sex tourism, especially in Pattaya. Miss International Queen pageant and its organization is aiming to show the transgender women that there are alternative career choices. Kathoey typically refers to a transgender woman or a very feminine acting male. A kathoey is often called a ladyboy in the English language. ^[10] Although Thailand is much more accepting of transgender people than most other countries, the LQBTQ+ community remains stigmatized. Cultural norms still suggest that someone's hobbies, mannerisms, and interests should match one's gender. So, even though kathoeys are accepted in society, a cisgender male working a typically female job is still looked down upon. ^[11] But, in October 1997, Thailand released a constitution that called for equal rights and treatment for all people, regardless of race, sex, gender, and more. Therefore, Thai culture slowly started to accept all individuals.

Sex reassignment surgery

Trans culture is very prevalent in Thailand due to extensive medical research done and sex-change surgeries. The first documented sex change in Thailand was in 1975, and attitudes and surgical techniques have improved much since then. On 25 November 2009, the Thailand Medical Council released a policy that was titled "Criteria for the treatment of sex change, Census 2009". Since this policy change, ninety percent of those who received a sex change operation are foreigners to Thailand. ^[12] With this much tourism based solely off of sex reassignment surgery, Thailand's transgender community has not only grown, but trans individuals in Thai society are accepted on a much larger scale and will continue to be so in the future if the trend continues.

Self-esteem

Transgender beauty pageants like Miss International Queen celebrate the contestants and promote awareness of the transgender community. Studies have shown that competing in prestigious beauty pageants are linked to higher levels of self-esteem. ^[13] These higher levels of self-esteem can stem from a stronger sense of identity experienced after competing against other transgender women. However, finishing as winners or runners-up in the beauty pageants did not further increase levels of self-esteem and confidence. ^[13] Instead, simply increasing the number of competitions were found to be much more effective in raising self-esteem. ^[13] This information shows that the result of the beauty pageant is less important in terms of self-esteem than participation in the beauty pageant itself.

Fair competition in female pageants

Transgender-only beauty pageants provide a way for transgender women to fairly compete against one another. Inclusion of transgender women in all-female beauty pageants like Miss Universe is not only less common, but raise questions about fairness of competition. One viewpoint argues that though it is politically correct to include transgender women in beauty pageants, it does not promote the spirit of a fair competition. ^[4] An analogy given for this theory is through the sex segregation of sports based on physical differences. ^[4] As most female track and field sprinters cannot run faster than male track and field sprinters because of physiological differences, transgender women cannot always portray the feminine beauty norms that judges in popular beauty pageants critique contestants on. For example, some transgender women cannot achieve the certain look that comes from the wider hips that women tend to have. ^[4] However, the theory acknowledges that it is difficult to determine which physical inequalities are actually relevant in judging feminine beauty and creating a fair competition. ^[4] With transgender-only beauty pageants, these inequalities are gone and a platform for equal competition can be established.

Judgment in pageants

Miss International Queen is owned by Tiffany's Show of Pattaya City, Thailand. ^[14] Its Thai contestants qualify for the competition by winning the title of Miss Tiffany's Universe which also owned by Tiffany's Show Pattaya Co. Ltd. ^[3] There has been controversy over the look and race of the winners of each year. ^[4] Over its entirety, an African diaspora trans woman won the crown for the first time in 2019. ^[4]

Beauty pageants and politics

Studies show that participating in beauty pageants can aid in achieving political office. In the United States, a significant 12 percent of all female governors competed in beauty pageants. ^[15] Many of the same skills required to compete and do well in beauty pageants apply to politics as well.^{[ citation needed ]} Some of these overlapping skills include public speaking, poise under pressure, and solicitation of funds. ^[15] Pageant winners are often viewed as representatives of their hometown, state, or country. This experience in representing one's hometown in beauty pageants have been shown to translate over to prowess in political representation as well. ^[15]

The number of transgender politicians and beauty pageants are relatively low when compared to their cisgender counterparts. However, beauty pageants can still serve as a way for transgender people to attain political office because the same dynamics of cisgender beauty pageants are present in transgender pageants. Transgender beauty pageants like Miss International Queen not only bring fame and name recognition to its winners, but provide a platform to bring awareness to transgender politics. ^[16] Transgender beauty pageants represent a springboard to future opportunities for many transgender individuals. ^[16]

Titleholders

No pageant held in 2008 ^{[lower-alpha 1]} , 2017 ^{[lower-alpha 2]} and 2021. ^{[lower-alpha 3]}

Year	Country	Titleholder	National Title	Venue	Entrants	Ref
2024	Peru	Catalina Marsano	Miss International Queen Peru	Pattaya city, Chonburi	23	[17]
2023	Netherlands	Solange Dekker	Miss International Queen Netherlands		22	[18]
2022	Philippines	Fuschia Anne Ravena	Miss International Queen Philippines		23	[19]
2021 No pageant held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020	Mexico	Valentina Fluchaire	Miss Trans Nacional México	Pattaya city, Chonburi	21
2019	United States	Jazell Barbie Royale	Miss USA Continental		20
2018	Vietnam	Nguyễn Hương Giang	Miss International Queen Vietnam		28
2017 No contest due to the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej
2016	Thailand	Jiratchaya Sirimongkolnawin	Miss Tiffany's Universe	Pattaya city, Chonburi	28
2015	Philippines	Trixie Maristela	Miss Gay Manila		26	[14]
2014	Venezuela	Isabella Santiago	Miss Gay Venezuela		21
2013	Brazil	Marcela Ohio	Miss T Brasil		25	[20]
2012	Philippines	Kevin Balot	Miss Gay Philippines		25	[21]
2011	Thailand	Sirapassorn Atthayakorn	Miss Tiffany's Universe		22
2010	South Korea	Mini Han	Miss Korea Transgender		20	[22]
2009	Japan	Ai Haruna	Miss International Queen Japan		18	[23]
2008 No contest due to Political Turmoil
2007	Thailand	Tanyarat Jirapatpakon	Miss Tiffany's Universe	Pattaya city, Chonburi	24
2006	Mexico	Erica Andrews	Miss USA Continental		23	[24]
2005	United States	Mimi Marks	Miss USA Continental		23
2004	Thailand	Treechada Petcharat	Miss Tiffany's Universe		22

Gallery of winners

• 
  Miss International Queen 2020
  Valentina Fluchaire
  Mexico
• 
  Miss International Queen 2019
  Jazell Barbie Royale
  United States
• 
  Miss International Queen 2018
  Nguyễn Hương Giang
  Vietnam
• 
  Miss International Queen 2014
  Isabella Santiago
  Venezuela
• 
  Miss International Queen 2009
  Ai Haruna
  Japan
• 
  Miss International Queen 2006
  Erica Andrews†
  Mexico
• 
  Miss International Queen 2004
  Treechada Petcharat
  Thailand

By number of wins

Country/Territory	Titles	Winner Year
Thailand	4	2004, 2007, 2011, 2017
Philippines	3	2012, 2015, 2022
Mexico	2	2006, 2020
United States		2005, 2019
Peru	1	2024
Netherlands		2023
Vietnam		2018
Venezuela		2014
Brazil		2013
South Korea		2010
Japan		2009

Continents by number of wins

Continent or region	Titles	Years
Asia	10	2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022
Americas	7	2005, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2020, 2024
Europe	1	2023
Africa	0
Oceania	0

List of Runners-up

Year	1st Runners-up	2nd Runners-up
2024	Saruda Panyakham   Thailand	Nguyễn Tường San   Vietnam
2023	Qatrisha Zairyah Kamsir   Singapore	Melony Munro   United States
2022	Jassmine Jimenez   Colombia	Aëla Chanel   France
2021 No pageant held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020	Ruethaipreeya Nuanglee   Thailand	Ariella Moura   Brazil
2019	Kanwara Kaewjin   Thailand	Yaya   China
2018	Jacqueline Angliss Gillies   Australia	Rinrada Thurapan   Thailand
2017	Nathalie De Oliveira   Brazil	Andrea Collazo   Venezuela
2016 No contest due to the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej
2015	Valesca Dominik Ferraz   Brazil	Sopida Siriwattananukoon   Thailand
2014	Nitsa Katrahong   Thailand	Piyada Inthavong   Laos
2013	Shantell D'Marco   United States	Nethnapada Kanrayanon   Thailand
2012	Jessika Simões   Brazil	Panvilas Mongkol   Thailand
2011	Miss Sahhara   Nigeria	Margaret   Lebanon
2010	Ami Takeuchi   Japan	Stasha Sanchez   United States
2009	Kangsadal Wongdusadeekul   Thailand	Daniela Margues   Brazil
2008 No contest due to Political Turmoil
2007	Aleika Barros   Brazil	Chanel Madrigal   Philippines
2006	Patricia Montecarlo   Philippines	Ratravee Jiraprapakul   Thailand
2005	Yu Ri   South Korea	Tiptantree Rujiranon   Thailand
2004	Arisha Rani   India	Ma. Cristina Dandan   Philippines

List of special awards winners

Year	Best in National Costume	Best in Evening Gown	Miss Photogenic	Best in Talent	Miss Congeniality	Miss Popular Vote	Miss Perfect Skin	Best in Swimming Suite
2024	Vietnam Nguyễn Tường San	Thailand Saruda Panyakham	Vietnam Nguyễn Tường San	United States Kataluna Enriquez	Thailand Saruda Panyakham	United States Kataluna Enriquez   Vietnam Nguyễn Tường San	Vietnam Nguyễn Tường San	-
2023	Vietnam Nguyễn Hà Dịu Thảo	United States Melony Munro	China Mika	Thailand Arissara Kankla	Puerto Rico Tianna Lee Rivera	Vietnam Nguyễn Hà Dịu Thảo	-	-
2022	Japan Yushin	Thailand Kwanlada Rungrojampa	Cambodia Sai Fhon	Vietnam Phùng Trương Trân Đài	Laos Minladar Engmany	India Namitha Marimuthu	-	-
2020	Malaysia Wanie Mohtar	Mexico Valentina Fluchaire	Philippines Jess Labares	France Louiz	Indonesia Gebby Vesta	Vietnam Bùi Đình Hoài Sa	-	-
2019	Nicaragua Tiffany Colleman	Brazil Rafaela Manfrini	Thailand Kanwara Kaewjin	United States Jazell Barbie Royale	China Yaya	Vietnam Do Nhat Ha	-	-
2018	Indonesia Dinda Syarif	Venezuela Michel Epalza Betancourt	Brazil Isabelle Coimbra	Vietnam Nguyen Huong Giang	Honduras Amelia Vega	Vietnam Nguyen Huong Giang	-	-
2017	Laos Wanmai Thammavong	Brazil Lavine Holanda	Philippines Stacy Biano	Italy Roberta Marten	Malaysia Star Kong	Mexico Giselle Valero	-	-
2015	Australia Sofiya Iya	Italy Nicole Fontanell	Japan Satsuki	Australia Taliah	Peru Dayana Valenzuela	Philippines Francine Garcia   Thailand Sopida Siriwattananukoon	-	-
2014	Thailand Nitsa Katrahong	Venezuela Isabella Santiago	Thailand Nitsa Katrahong	United States Samira Sitara	Cuba Yuni Carey	Laos Piyada Inthavong	-	-
2013	South Korea Arisa South	Brazil Marcela Ohio	Thailand Nethnapada Kanrayanon	Malaysia Nur Sajat	Spain Carolina Medina	Singapore Anne Patricia Lee	Japan Seri Fujinomiya	Venezuela Nohemi Montilla
2012	Japan Yuki Tachibana	United States Sunny Dee Lite	Philippines Kevin Balot	Japan Tukishima Beni	Venezuela Noa Herrera	Philippines Stefania Cruz	Guam Matrica Mae Centino	Philippines Miriam Jimenez
2011	Brazil Yasmin Dream	Japan Karin Fujikawa	Cuba Yuni Carey	China Lucky	United States Mokha Montrese	Philippines Marianne Arguelles	Thailand Sirapassorn Atthayakorn	Lebanon Margaret Keyan
2010	South Korea Mini	Thailand Nalada Thamthanakorn	Japan Ami Takeuchi	Colombia Melania	France Stella Rocha	Belgium Barbie Gauthier	Sweden Alexandra	-
2009	Thailand Kangsadal Wongdusadeekul	United States Sunny Dee-Lite	Thailand Kangsadal Wongdusadeekul	Japan Ai Haruna	Philippines Godiva Marie Arcachie	Philippines Anna Marie	-	-
2007	Japan Beni Tsukishima	Philippines Chanel Madrigal	Colombia Melania Armenta	Venezuela Gresia Rivas	Germany Ireen Sue	Philippines Rain Marie Madrigal	-	-
2006	South Korea Maria	Malaysia Phylliscia Hsuan	Philippines Armela Esguera	United States Domanigue Shappelle	Philippines Shaina Marie Barber	Philippines Alexis Marinas Jaromillo	-	-
2005	South Korea Yu Ri	United States Mimi Marks	Philippines Mary Jane Castro	United States Tiffany Ross	Indonesia Olivia Lauren	-	-	-
2004	South Korea Choi	India Arisha Rani	Taiwan Angela	-	Germany Ireen Sue	-	-	Thailand Treechada Petcharat

List of contestants

Color keys

 A  Declared as the winner

  Ended as a first runner-up

  Ended as a second runner-up

  Ended as a semifinalist

  Ended as a quarterfinalist

  Did not participate

  Withdraw during the competition

2020s

2020 – present
Country	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Australia				NO PAGEANT HELD	Jan Brielle
Bolivia	Catalina Ortega
Brazil	Jessy Lira	Isabella Santorinne	Eloá Rodrigues		Ariella Moura
Cambodia	Maiya	Van Be	Sai Fhon
Canada	Adriana Fernandez	Adrian Reyes	Patricia Jane Bustillo
China	Asuka Rina	Mika			Lacey Wang Xinlei
Colombia	Juliana Rivera Gutiérrez	Ange La Furcia	Jassmine Jimenez
Ecuador	Kenia Bonilla	Anahi Ferterling	Mirka Alejandra Borja Ochoa
El Salvador	Tatiana Molina
France			Aëla Chanel		Louiz Avendei
Honduras			Luciana Romero
India	Arshi Ghosh		Namitha Marimuthu		Nithush Alimaishani Ghashiksa
Indonesia	Olivia Summer	Millen Cyrus	Kazzia Doll		Gebby Vesta
Japan	Rin Tsuchiya	Tomo	Yushin		Rio Takahashi
Laos	Napatsarakarn Samatmanivong	Kanrayany Sisouphanh	Minladar Engmany		Aliya Sirisopha
Malaysia	Eva Foster	Zieyra Alisya	Papai Cici		Wanie Mohtar
Mexico	Romina Amador Munñiz	Ivanna Cazares	Alejandra Morales		Valentina Fluchaire
Mongolia					Uyanga Hokyatwoklem
Myanmar	Monica				May Than Yo †
Netherlands		Solange Dekker
Nicaragua		Brenda López
Norway					Eirin Grinde Tunheim
Paraguay			Fabu Olmedo
Peru	Catalina Marsano	Luna Reátegui	Javiera Arnillas Cartagena		Nataly Saavedra
Philippines	Sophia Nicole Arkanghel	Lars Pacheco	Fuschia Anne Ravena		Jess Labares
Puerto Rico	Daniela Victoria	Tianna Lee Rivera	Catalina La Bella
Singapore		Qatrisha Zairyah Kamsir			Andrea Razali
South Korea			Jin
Spain		Victoria Fernandes
Sweden					Victoria Tran
Taiwan	Ella		Allie Liao		Loey Wang
Thailand	Saruda Panyakham	Arissara Kankla	Kwanlada Rungrojampa		Ruethaipreeya Nuanglee
United States	Kataluna Enriquez	Melony Munro	Catalina Cabella		Kayley Whalen
Venezuela	Shana Zabala	Miranda Monasterios	Sofia Salomón
Vietnam	Nguyễn Tường San	Nguyễn Hà Dịu Thảo	Phùng Trương Trân Đài		Bùi Đình Hoài Sa
Total	TBA	21	23		22

2010s

2010–2019
Country	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010
Angola			NO PAGEANT HELD					Imanni De Silva
Argentina		Sofia Solohaga
Australia		Jacqueline Angliss Gillies			Taliah		Sharleng Gonzalez
					Sofiya Iya		Victoria Martin
Belgium					Andrea Van Brugghe					Barbie Gauthier
Brazil	Rafaela Manfrini	Izabele Coimbra		Nathalie De Oliveira	Valesca Dominik Ferraz	Rafaela Manfrini	Marcela Ohio	Jessika Simões	Yasmin Dream	Michelly X
				Lavine Holanda		Raika Ferraz	Roberta Holanda	Bianca Gold
						Mariah Fernanda	Veronica Haddad
Cambodia				Reelawadee
Canada	Julie Vu									Jenna Talackova
Chile						Daniela Manyoma			Venessa Lopes
China	Yaya	Ellie Cheng							Angel Gaga
Colombia		Mia Gomez Brito		Amethyst Dela Espriella					Yania Turkiyo	Melania Armenta
Cuba						Yuni Carey †			Yuni Carey †
Ecuador	Mia Isabella Maquilón									Susi Villa
Egypt				Laura Lawrence
France		Livia Nielsen			Brittanie				Estelle Roedrer	Stella Rocha
									Herika Borges
French Polynesia								Feleu Myroina
Germany				Naomi Yamaji			Renata Ferreira		Alessandra Vargas
Guam								Matrica Mae Centino
Honduras		Amelia Vega
India	Veena Sandre	Nitasha Biswas		Bishesh Huirem			Angela		Malaika Desingh
Indonesia	Indah Cheryl	Dinda Syarif		Lily Bakrie			Angeline Hanum	Dewi Fortuna
								Leha Angel Lelga
Israel		Elian Nesiel
Italy		Marianna Melo		Roberta Marten	Nicole Fontanelli				Marry De Francy
Japan	Van	Yuko		Maika Kunisaki	Riyo Mizuno	Annabel Yu	Satsuki Nishihara	Tukishima Beni	Karin Fujikawa	Ami Takeuchi
				Yuma Suzuki	Satsuki	Lilia Kisaragi	Seri Fujinomiya	Yuki Tachibana		Shima Shyna
					Sora Sakuragi		Annabel Yu
South Korea	Ssehi					Ribbon Park	Arisa Kim			Mini Han
Laos	Kanrayany Phothimath	Longsy Sinakhone		Wanmai Thammavong	Ninlamon Phimpha	Piyada Inthavong
				Savannakhet	Inleusa Semkam
Lebanon									Margaret Keyan
Malaysia	Larra Jassinta	Suki Low		Shazzyra Zahry	Catherina Chandran	Cicie Sinclair	Nur Sajat Fariz
				Star Kong	Nur Hendra Ikram		Patricia Asyeera Wong
Mauritius					Anthea Diane
Mexico	Grecia Culpo	Anahi Cristobal Altuzar		Giselle Valero	Brenda Contreras			Morgana Gulales
				Italia Navarrete	Miranda Lambardo
Mongolia		Solongo		Amina		Solongo
Myanmar	Nann Mway Hnin	Juana Paing		Lavine Holanda	Nan Htet Htet Moon	Myo Ko Ko San	Tanya Maung
				Shaung Than Zin
Nepal	Angel Lama	Swastika Lama		Aniee Lama						Meghna Lama
Nicaragua	Tiffany Colleman	Barbie D'Ebano				Ithzelle Berdrinadxy		Berdien Lavyeska Diedrish Blandino
Nigeria									Miss Sahhara
Peru	Adriana Jya	Ghina Chacon		Kayra	Dayana Valenzuela
Philippines	Nicole Guevarra Flores	Carla Marie Madrigal		Sabel Gonzales	Trixie Maristela	Kim Marie Villagalano	Kristina Cassandra Ybarra	Kevin Balot	Hazel Andrada	Bembem Radaza
					Francine Garcia		Andrea Justine Aliman	Michelle Montecarlo	Marianne Arguelles	Chelsea Marie
				Stacy Biano		Maria Venus Gomez		Miriam Jimenez		Claire Harlow
					Michelle Binas		Godiva Marie Archachia	Stefania Cruz	Michelle Binas	Miranda Diana Kerr
										Nixie Salonga
Romania								Tanja
Russia						Veronika Svetlova		Veronika Svetlova	Varvara Strange
Singapore					Priyanka Raichanel		Anne Patricia Lee	Marla Vera		Cheryl Isabella
South Africa							Anastasia Jemiskavegus
Spain				Mishella		Cristini Couto	Carolina Medina	Nikki Normanson Mascenon
Sri Lanka		Noel Tokuhisa							Chamila	Chamila
Sweden										Alexandra Bryngelsson
Thailand	Kanwara Kaewjin	Rinrada Thurapan		Jiratchaya Sirimong-konnawin	Sophida Siriwat-tananukoon	Nitsa Kedrahong	Netnapha Kanlayanon	Pronvilai Mongkol	Siraphatsron Atayakron	Nonlada Tumthanakron
Turkey		Nez Sayginer			Basak Buldaq	Yanki Bayramoglu		Deniz Tukylu
					Zuzi Narin
United Kingdom		Francesca Camicia
United States	Jazell Barbie Royale	Kataluna Enriquez		Camille Anderson	Adriana Mallea	Samira Sitara	Shantell I’m D'Marco	Sunny Dee Lite	Mokha Montrese	Stasha Sanchez
								Mokha Montrese	Silkie O'Hara Munro	Sunny Dee Lite
			Ruby Bella Cruz
Venezuela	Sofia Colmenarez	Michel Epalza Betancourt	Andrea Collazo		Isabella Santiago	Chanel Lopèz	Noa Herrera	Noa Herrera
						Nohemi Montillai		Chanel Lopèz
Vietnam	Do Nhat Ha	Nguyễn Hương Giang	Bella		Angelina May Nguyen
Total	20	28	29	26	22	25	25	23	21

2000s

2004–2009
Country	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004
Australia		NO PAGEANT HELD		Kathryn Cole
Brazil	Daniela Marques		Aleika Barros		Andressa Piovani
China	Maggie Gao
Colombia			Melania Armenta	Diana Mascaros
Costa Rica			Ruby Bella Cruz
Egypt				Darlene Illyana
France						Sylvie Iynn
Germany			Irene Sue		Irene Sue	Irene Sue
Hong Kong						Yan
India						Arisha Rani
Indonesia				Sylvia	Olivia Lauren	Chenny Han
						Megie
						Vena
Italy			Patricia Binotto	Alessandra Da Costa
Japan	Ai Haruna		Ai Haruna	Baby Christina Andaya	Kanon Maruyama	Tomo
	Bemi Tukishima		Beni Tukishima			Fujiko Sakaki
	Yuki Saejima		Shining Shyna	Hikaru Asakawa	Tsukasa Yamazaki	Miki Yoshikawa
						Tsukusa Yamazaki
South Korea				Maria	Yu Ri	Choi
						Eun Kyung
Laos					Chantha Petchsrikwa	Sendgao
Malaysia	Roxaanne Fonseka		Natasha Lim	Phylliscia Hsuan	Ally Arena Tech	Natasha Aziz
				Shasha Emmanuel
Mexico			Sofia Montana	Erica Andrews
Nepal	Sandhya Lama		Akanchya Moktan
			Anjali Lama
			Bhumika Shrestha
Philippines	Anna Marie Gauten		Chanel Madrigal	Patricia Montecarlo	Donita Gauten	Ma Cristina Dandan
			Rain Marie Madrigal	Armela Esguera	Mika Lee Adriana
	Godiva Marie Arcachie		Francine Garcia	Joyce	Sean Pacifico	Apple Pie Mendoza
				Katrina Ileth Halili
	Jamby Lim Garcia		Joanna Castillanes	Alexis Marinas Jaromillo	Mary Jane Castro
				Donita Crown Linapacan		Michelle
	Maria Selita Erica Fideroa		Perla Quigaman	Kristina Madrigal	Sara Gomiz Trono
				Shaina Maria Barber
Puerto Rico	Naysha Lopez		Jazmine International
Singapore	Camillia Dzelma					Sonia Slizstar
Switzerland			Bruna Gabral
			Camila Pryns
Taiwan						Angela
						Cher
Thailand	Kangsadal Wongdu-sadeekul		Tanyarat Jirapatpakon	Ratravee Jiraprapakul	Tiptantree Rujiranon	Treechada Petcharat
	Sorrawee Nattee
United Kingdom	Asunta Mae		Melania Robles Lacson	Leah True
United States	Sunny De Lite			Domanique Shappelle	Mimi Marks
					Tiffany Ross
	Stacey Jacobs			Asia Vitale	Zsane' Braxton
					Victoria Rall
Venezuela			Gresia Rivas
Total	18		24	23	18	22

List of Miss International Queen countries

Country	Debut	Entrants	Years competed	National pageant	Placements	Best placement	First placed	Last placed
Angola	2012	1	2012		1	Top 10 Imanni De Silva (2012)	2012 Imanni De Silva(Top 10)	2012 Imanni De Silva (Top 10)
Argentina	2018	1	2018		0
Australia	2006	5	2006 2013 2015 2018 2020	Miss Transsexual Australia	2	1st Runner-up Jacqueline Gillies (2018)	2018 Jacqueline Gillies (1st Runner-up)	2020 Jan Brielle (Top 6)
Belgium	2015	2	2010 2015		0
Brazil	2005	15	2005 2007–present	Miss Beleza T Brasil	12	Winner Marcela Ohio (2013)	2005 Andressa (Top 10)	2020 Ariella Moura (2nd Runner-up)
Cambodia	2016	3	2016 2022–present	Miss Queen Cambodia	0
Canada	2010	4	2010 2019 2022–present	Miss Internacional Queen Canada	1	Top 10 Jenna Talackova (2010)	2010 Jenna Talackova (Top 10)	2010 Jenna Talackova (Top 10)
Chile	2011	2	2011 2014		1	Top 10 Vanessa Lopes (2011)	2011 Vanessa Lopes (Top 10)	2011 Vanessa Lopes (Top 10)
China	2009	6	2009 2011 2018–2020 2023–present		3	2nd Runner-up Yaya(2019)	2019 Yaya (2nd Runner-up)	2023 Mika (Top 11)
Colombia	2006	8	2006–2007 2010–2011 2017–2018 2022–present	Miss Internacional Queen Colombia	2	Top 10 Melania Armenta (2010)	2010 Melania Armenta (Top 10)	2023 Angela Furcia (Top 11)
Costa Rica	2007	1	2007		0
Cuba	2011	2	2011 2014		2	Top 10 Yuni Carey (2011) Yuni Carey (2014)	2011 Yuni Carey (Top 10)	2014 Yuni Carey (Top 10)
Ecuador	2010	5	2010 2019–present	Miss Queen Ecuador	1	Top 12 Mia Isabella Maquilón (2019)	2019 Mia Isabella Maquilón (Top 12)	2019 Mia Isabella Maquilón (Top 12)
Egypt	2006	2	2006 2017		0
France	2004	7	2004 2010–2011 2015 2018 2020–2022	Miss T France	2	Top 6 Louiz Avendei (2020)	2010 Stella Rocha (Top 10)	2020 Louiz Avendei (Top 6)
French Polynesia	2012	1	2012		0
Germany	2004	5	2004–2005 2007 2011 2017		0
Guam	2012	1	2012		1	Top 10 Matrica Mae Centino (2012)	2012 Matrica Mae Centino (Top 10)	2012 Matrica Mae Centino (Top 10)
Honduras	2018	2	2018 2022	Miss Queen Internacional Honduras	1	Top 12 Amelia Vega (2018)	2018 Amelia Vega (Top 12)	2018 Amelia Vega (Top 12)
Hong Kong	2004	1	2004		0
India	2004	8	2004 2011 2013 2017–2022	Miss Transqueen India	2	1st Runner-up Arisha Rani (2004)	2004 Arisha Rani (1st Runner-up)	2019 Veena Sandre (Top 12)
Indonesia	2004	11	2004–2006 2012–2013 2017–present	Miss Queen Indonesia	0
Israel	2018	1	2018		0
Italy	2006	6	2006–2007 2011 2015 2017–2018		1	Top 6 Marianna Melo (2018)	2018 Marianna Melo (Top 6)	2018 Marianna Melo (Top 6)
Japan	2004	16	2004–present	Miss International Queen Japan	11	Winner Ai Haruna (2009)	2004 Tomo (Top 10)	2019 Van (Top 6)
South Korea	2004	7	2004–2006 2010 2014 2019 2022	Miss International Queen Korea	5	Winner Mini Han (2010)	2004 Eun Kyung (Top 10)	2019 Ssehi (Top 12)
Laos	2004	7	2004–2005 2014 2016–present	Miss Queen Laos	5	2nd Runner-up Piyada Inthavong (2014)	2005 Chantha Petchsrikwa (Top 10)	2020 Aliya Sirisopha (Top 12)
Lebanon	2011	1	2011		1	2nd Runner-up Margaret Keyan (2011)	2011 Margaret Keyan(2nd Runner-up)	2011 Margaret Keyan(2nd Runner-up)
Malaysia	2004	13	2004–2009 2013–present	Miss World Dannok	7	Top 6 Larra Jassinta (2019)	2004 Natasha Aziz (Top 10)	2020 Wanie Mohtar (Top 12)
Mauritius	2015	1	2015		0
Mexico	2006	11	2006–2007 2015–present	Miss Trans Nacional Mexico	5	Winner Erica Andrews (2006) Valentina Fluchaire (2020)	2006 Erica Andrews (Winner)	2023 Ivanna Cazares (Top 6)
Mongolia	2014	3	2014 2018–2020		1	Top 12 Solongo (2018)	2018 Solongo (Top 12)	2018 Solongo (Top 12)
Myanmar	2013	7	2013–2020	Miss International Queen Myanmar	0
Nepal	2007	6	2007–2010 2017–2019	Miss Pink Nepal	0
Netherlands	2023	1	2023–present	Miss International Queen Netherlands	1	Winner Solange Dekker (2023)	Winner Solange Dekker (2023)	Winner Solange Dekker (2023)
Nicaragua	2012	5	2012 2014 2018–2019 2023-present	Miss International Queen Nicaragua	0
Nigeria	2011	1	2011		1	1st Runner-up Miss Sahhara (2011)	2011 Miss Sahhara (1st Runner-up)	2011 Miss Sahhara (1st Runner-up)
Norway	2020	1	2020		1	Top 12 Eirin Grinde Tunheim (2020)	2020 Eirin Grinde Tunheim (Top 12)	2020 Eirin Grinde Tunheim (Top 12)
Panama	2019	1	2019		0
Paraguay	2022	1	2022	Miss International Queen Paraguay
Peru	2015	8	2015–present	Miss International Queen Peru	1	Winner Catalina Marsano(2024)	2019 Adriana Jya (Top 12)	2024 Catalina Marsano(Winner)
Philippines	2004	17	2004–present	Miss International Queen Philippines	16	Winner Kevin Balot (2012) Trixie Maristela (2015) Fuschia Anne Ravena (2022)	2004 Ma Cristina Dandan (2nd Runner-up) Michelle (Top 10) Apple Pie Mendoza (Top 10)	2024 Sophia Nicole Arkanghel(Top 6)
Puerto Rico	2007	4	2007–2009 2022–present	Miss Puerto Rico International Queen	1	Top 10 Jazmine International (2007)	2007 Jazmine International (Top 10)	2007 Jazmine International (Top 10)
Romania	2012	1	2012		0
Russia	2011	3	2011–2012 2014		0
Singapore	2004	8	2004 2009–2010 2012–2013 2015 2020 2023–present	Miss International Queen Singapore	2	1st Runner-up Qatrisha Zairyah (2023)	2004 Sonia Slizstar (Top 10)	2023 Qatrisha Zairyah (1st Runner-up)
South Africa	2013	1	2013		1	Top 10 Anastasia South (2013)	2013 Anastasia South (Top 10)	2013 Anastasia South (Top 10)
Spain	2012	5	2012–2014 2017 2023–present		2	Top 10 Cristini Couto (2014)	2014 Cristini Couto (Top 10)	2023 Victoria Fernandes (Top 11)
Sri Lanka	2010	3	2010–2011 2018		1	Top 12 Noel Tokuhisa (2018)	2018 Noel Tokuhisa (Top 12)	2018 Noel Tokuhisa (Top 12)
Sweden	2010	2	2010 2020		1	Top 10 Anastasia Bryngelsson (2010)	2010 Anastasia Bryngelsson (Top 10)	2010 Anastasia Bryngelsson (Top 10)
Switzerland	2007	1	2007		1	Top 10 Bruna Gabral (2007)	2007 Bruna Gabral (Top 10)	2007 Bruna Gabral (Top 10)
Taiwan	2004	3	2004 2020 2022	Miss International Queen Taiwan	1	Top 12 Loey Wang (2020)	2020 Loey Wang (Top 12)	2020 Loey Wang (Top 12)
Thailand	2004	17	2004–present	Miss Tiffany	17	Winner Treechada Petcharat (2004) Tanyarat Jirapatpakon (2007) Sirapassorn Atthayakorn (2011) Jiratchaya Sirimongkolnawin (2017)	2004 Treechada Petcharat (Winner)	2023 Arissara Kankla (Top 6)
Turkey	2012	4	2012 2014–2015 2017	But Trans Güzellik Yarişmasi	2	Top 10 Basak Buldaq (2012) Yanki Bayramoglu (2014)	2012 Basak Buldaq (Top 10)	2014 Yanki Bayramoglu (Top 10)
United States	2005	16	2005–2006 2009–present	Miss International Queen USA	10	Winner Mimi Marks (2005) Jazell Barbie Royale (2019)	2005 Mimi Marks (Winner)	2023 Melony Munro (2nd Runner-up)
United Kingdom	2006	3	2006–2009 2018	Miss TS International UK	1	Top 10 Asunta Mae (2009)	2009 Asunta Mae (Top 10)	2009 Asunta Mae (Top 10)
Venezuela	2007	8	2007 2011–2014 2017–2019 2022–present	Miss International Queen Venezuela	5	Winner Isabella Santiago (2014)	2011 Noa Herrera (Top 10)	2023 Miranda Monasterios (Top 11)
Vietnam	2014	7	2014 2016–present	Miss International Queen Vietnam	4	Winner Jennifer Nguyễn Hương Giang (2018)	2018 Jennifer Nguyễn Hương Giang (Winner)	2023 Nguyễn Hà Dịu Thảo (Top 11)

Controversy

Eva Foster’s Complaint, MIQ 2024 event

Eva Foster, a participant in Miss International Queen (MIQ) 2024, voiced concerns about the pageant, accusing it of favoritism and unprofessionalism. She was disappointed about not reaching the top 12 despite her strong showing, especially in the evening gown segment. Foster also mentioned that other contestants, including those from Indonesia and India, shared her concerns that the competition was influenced by factors beyond merit. After the controversy sparked by her remarks at Miss International Queen (MIQ) 2024, Eva Foster took to social media to offer a sincere apology, particularly to the people of Thailand. In her apology, Foster expressed profound regret for any misunderstandings or offense her actions may have caused. ^[25]

Notes

1. No contest due to Political Turmoil
2. No contest due to the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej
3. No contest due to the COVID-19 pandemic

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External links

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