Miss Polo International 2019

Miss Polo International 2019
Date	September 14, 2019
Presenters	Joe Mohan
Venue	Jumeirah Zabeel Saray, Dubai, United Arab Emirates [1]
Director	Ibife Alufohai
Entrants	30
Placements	10
Debuts	Argentina Armenia Colombia Ecuador England Germany Haiti Indonesia Liberia Lithuania Mexico Netherlands Philippines Scotland Senegal Thailand Turkey Ukraine Wales Zambia Zimbabwe
Withdrawals	Algeria Austria Brazil Czech Republic Denmark Finland Japan Spain
Winner	Dewanti Kumala   Indonesia
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Miss Polo International 2019 was the 2nd edition of Miss Polo International pageant, held on 14 September 2019 at Jumeirah Zabeel Saray, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Contestants from 30 countries participated in this year's Miss Polo International pageant, surpassing the previous record of 17 contestants in the inaugural 2018 event. ^{[6] [7]}

Results

Placements

Final result	Contestant
Miss Polo International 2019	Indonesia - Dewanti Kumala
1st runner-up	Philippines – Joanne Ayrra Averilla
2nd runner-up	Turkey – Sandra Zemaityte
Top 5	Thailand – Atitiya Benjapak   Nigeria – Precious Okoye
Top 10	Cameroon – Sylvia Anyam Nkenku   Ecuador – Viviana Quiñonez   England – Chloe Nicole   Mexico – Graciela Natali Castro   Netherlands – Laura Herman

Continental queens

Award	Name	Country
Miss Polo Europe	Laura Herman	Netherlands
Miss Polo Africa	Precious Okoye	Nigeria
Miss Polo Americas	Graciela Natali Castro	Mexico
Miss Polo Asia	Atitiya Benjapak	Thailand

Special awards

Award	Name	Country
Best in Talent	Graciela Natali Castro	Mexico
Best in National Costume	Atitiya Benjapak	Thailand
Best in Evening Gown	Sandra Marcela Diaz	Colombia
Missosology Choice Award	Graciela Natali Castro	Mexico
Miss Polo Top Model	Chloe Nicole	England
Miss Photogenic	Lorena Lopez	Argentina
Miss Project Video	Dewanti Kumala	Indonesia
Miss Amity Award	Joanne Ayrra Averilla	Philippines
People's Choice Award	Lucy Lyasheva	Russia

Contestants

30 contestants competed for the title of Miss Polo International 2019. ^{[8] [9]}

•   Argentina – Lorena Lopez
•   Armenia – Krystyna Vysotska
•   Burkina Faso – Emmanuella Kone
•   Cameroon – Sylvia Anya Nkenku ^[10]
•   Colombia – Sandra Marcela Diaz
•   Ecuador – Viviana Quinonez
•   England – Chloe Nicole
•   Germany – Marina Eva Rolgeyzer
•   Ghana – Eunice Frempng-Manso
•   Haiti – Jean Dorothy
•   India – Arnitha Damparala ^[11]
•   Indonesia - Dewanti Kumala
•   Kenya – Diana Akoth Aluko
•   Liberia – Natasha Antionette Benson ^[12]
•   Lithuania – Karina Jankelevic
•   Mexico – Graciela Natali Castro
•   Netherlands – Laura Herman
•   Philippines – Joanne Ayrra Averilla ^{[13] [14]}
•   Nigeria – Precious Okoye ^[15]
•   Russia – Lucy Lyasheva
•   Scotland – Chloe Bella
•   Senegal – Diallo Mamadou Ramata
•   Tanzania – Nazimizye Adam Mdolo
•   Thailand – Atitiya Benjapak
•   Turkey – Sandra Zemaityte
•   Ukraine – Olya Popova^{[ citation needed ]}
•   Venezuela – Yosdany Navarropai
•   Wales – Alissa Christie
•   Zambia – Tina Shinga
•   Zimbabwe – Letwin Tatenda Tiwaringe

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