Miss Tourism World

Miss Tourism World

Great Britain & China logos
Formation	United Kingdom–1991;34 years ago (1991) China–2009;16 years ago (2009)
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	United Kingdom–Miss Tourism World® China–Miss Tourism World©
Official language	English, Chinese
Key people	United Kingdom John David Singh
Website	MTW UK Official Website MTW China Official Website

Miss Tourism World is an annual international beauty pageant with two distinct organizations, one established in Great Britain in 1991 and another founded in China in 2009. ^[1]

The current titleholder of Miss Tourism World 2022, a Great Britain-based pageant, is Erina Hanawa from Japan, who was crowned on 10 December 2022, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

The current titleholder of Miss Tourism World 2024, a China-based pageant, is Isabelle Queiroz Bartoli from Brazil. She was crowned in Guangdong, China. ^[2]

History

Based in Great Britain

Miss Tourism World was initially established as an international beauty pageant in 1991 in Great Britain. The organization was acquired by Mr. David Singh in 2008. Due to various factors, the pageant was not held in the following years: 1993, 1996, 1998–1999, 2004, 2006, 2008–2011, 2016–2017, and 2020–2021. ^[1]

During the most recent edition of MTW, Erina Hanawa from Japan was crowned Miss Tourism World 2022 on 10 December in Vĩnh Phúc province, Vietnam. This makes her the second Japanese woman to win the title. ^[3]

Based in China

In 2009, the Miss Tourism Queen International pageant was established in China. Over the years, it has undergone several name changes, including Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International (2011–2010), Miss City Tourism Champion (2016), Miss Tourism World - Global (2017–2019, 2023), and Miss Tourism World - Intercontinental (2019).^{[ citation needed ]}

The most recent competition, Miss Tourism World - Global 2023, was held in Quanzhou, China, on 22 December. The title of Miss Tourism World - Global 2023 was awarded to Karolína Gorylová from the Czech Republic. ^[4]

Background

Miss Tourism and the Miss Tourism World Tour hold annual competitions to promote global tourism. The Miss Tourism World Organization brings together contestants and titleholders from various countries in a selected host nation to participate in Miss Tourism World, a well-established pageant centred on tourism. Contestants produce tourism videos, showcased during the final event, to spotlight destinations and encourage tourism. ^{[5] [6]}

The Miss Tourism World Organization's primary goal is to promote tourism through its participants. It offers international visibility for the host country, aiming to attract tourists, boost foreign revenue, and support local communities by presenting the country as a travel destination. ^[7]

Format

The Miss Tourism World pageant includes titles such as Miss Tourism World Africa, Asia, Americas, Europe, and Oceania. These continental titles provide a platform for host countries to present their cultural and tourism concepts to a broader audience, including the youth. ^[8]

Contestants participate in segments such as evening gown, swimsuit, and national costume presentations. The Miss Tourism World pageant has been hosted across four continents, allowing participants to compete for both the overall title and their respective continental crowns. The national costume segment is mandatory, with the Best National Costume Award presented to one contestant during the finale. ^[9]

Titleholders

Based in Great Britain (since 1992)	Based in China (since 2009)
Year Country/Territory Titleholder Venue Entrants 1992 Argentina Andrea Ramon Oranjestad, Aruba – 1994 Venezuela Monica Montenegro Prosperi 20 1995 Philippines Suzanne Park Fahling Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 23 1997 Colombia Maria Mercedes Ruiz Orozco 24 2000 Venezuela Francys Barraza Sudnicka St. Paul's Bay, Malta 48 2001 Croatia Anita Dujic Medellín, Colombia 59 2002 Philippines Michelle C Reyes Ankara, Turkey 62 2003 Romania Alina Ciorogariu Valencia, Venezuela 45 2005 Czech Republic Zuzana Putnarova Harare, Zimbabwe 86 2007 Moldova Ecaterina Sau Antalya, Turkey 59 2012 Russia Tatyana Maksimova Bangkok, Thailand 58 2013 Venezuela Beronika Martinez Malabo, Equatorial Guinea 51 2014 Japan Tomomi Kondou Barquisimeto, Venezuela 28 2015 Thailand Nuchnarin Sinlaparak Malacca City, Malaysia 48 2018 Colombia Andrea Katherine Gutierrez Puentes Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 51 2019 Australia Juliana Nikols Poreč, Croatia 37 2022 Japan Erina Hanawa Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam 35	Year Country/Territory Titleholder Venue Entrants 2009 Russia Yekaterina Grushanina Zhengzhou, China 98 2010 South Korea Ha Hyun-jung Quanzhou, China 75 2011 India Urvashi Rautela Yingtan, China 53 2016 Greece Katerina Bosklaviti Taizhou, Zhejiang, China 35 2017 Ukraine Beatriks Mindak Ordos City, China 62 2018 Russia Marina Oreshkina Hanzhong, China 59 2019 Mexico Michelle Hewitt Zapata Nanjing, China 30 2020 Philippines Francesca Taruc 42 2023 Czech Republic Karolina Gorylová Quanzhou, China 60 2024 Brazil Isabelle Queiroz Bartoli [10] Guangdong, China [11] 62

Countries by number of wins

Based in Great Britain (since 1992)	Based in China (since 2009)
Country/Territory Titles Year(s)  Venezuela 3 1994, 2000, 2013  Japan 2 2014, 2022  Colombia 1997, 2018  Philippines 1995, 2002  Australia 1 2019  Thailand 2015  Russia 2012  Moldova 2007  Czech Republic 2005  Romania 2003  Croatia 2001  Argentina 1992	Country/Territory Titles Year(s)  Russia 2 2009, 2018  Brazil 1 2024  Czech Republic 2023  Philippines 2020  Mexico 2019  Ukraine 2017  Greece 2016  India 2011  South Korea 2010

List of runners-up

Based in Great Britain

Year	Runners-up
	First	Second	Third	Fourth
2022	Justine Felizarta Philippines	Le Thi Huong Ly Vietnam	Yulia Pavlikova Russia	Adeduro Tosin Adetola Nigeria
2019	Karina Pochwala Poland	Nina-Marie Kallo Finland	Fulya Tilki Northern Cyprus	Anita Ayebare Uganda
2018	Janick Maceta del Castillo Peru	Sara Miletic Serbia	Lynn Hsin Goh Malaysia	Toru Amirlin Mongolia
2015	Yoselin Noroña Ecuador	Karen Aliberti Venezuela	Sara Stojanovic Serbia	Shelby Tribble Great Britain
2014	Ana Marquez Vera Spain	Ashley Powell Great Britain	Fernanda Rocha Lemes Brazil	Jelena Katarina Kapa Croatia
2013	Hillary Ondo Gabon	Michaela Haladova Czech Republic	Andrea Huisgen Spain	Olena Popova Ukraine
2012	Purva Rana India	Nadina Abdel Aziz Lebanon	Not Awarded
2007	Aimee Melo Hernandez Dominican Republic	Asel Mamytbaeva Kyrgyzstan	Caroline Marufu Zimbabwe	Emilia Rusu Romania
2005	Raquel Balencia Alonso Spain	Oslie Muringal Zimbabwe	Alexandra Oliynyk Ukraine	Shirley Alero Aghotse Nigeria
2003	Nancy Valeria Randall Brazil	Dignelis Taymi Jimenez Hernandez Puerto Rico	Jerusalem Ketema Ethiopia	Jessica Maria Jardim Lino Venezuela
2002	Didem Kovanci Turkey	Darjana Iljkic Croatia	Not Awarded
2001	Vanessa Fanessi Venezuela	Petra Kasparaviciute Lithuania	Not Awarded
2000	Renata Voitchovskaja Lithuania	Rachel Soriano Philippines	Not Awarded
1997	Roisland Morovick Russia	Sabina Beck Germany	Not Awarded
1995	Yovana Soraya Grisales Castañeda Colombia	Mildred Altagarcia Quiroz Abreu Dominican Republic	Yoseany Miglenis Finol Leidenz Venezuela	Alejandra Paz Toledo Guatemala
1994	unknown infofmation Belgium	unknown information Colombia	Not Awarded
1993	Jolanda Janssen Aruba	Tania Collazo Puerto Rico	Not Awarded

Based in China

Year	Runners-up
	First	Second	Third	Fourth
2024	Kaja Tomaszewska Poland	Wu Ruihan 吴睿涵 Taiwan	Pornniphat Sonsakha Thailand	Arianna Andrea Santoyo Cordova Peru
2023	Andrea Nikolic Montenegro	Liu Jia China	Not Awarded
2020	– Tatarstan	– Ukraine	Not Awarded
2019	Svetlana Mamaeva Canada	Tan Ruoyi China	– Brazil	– Sweden
2018	– Czech Republic	Chalisa Asavalikitsom Thailand	Kaina Sokaina Morocco	– South Korea
2017	Paula Joseane Lima Dos Santos Brazil	Marcela Evelyn Balik Australia	Charattha Pitakbut Thailand	Yohana Hidalgo Peru
2016	– Czech Republic	Teeyapar Setthasirisuwan Thailand	– Argentina	– Venezuela
2011	Ivanna Gorschar Ukraine	Amanda Warecka Poland	Eugenee Ooi Malaysia	Pyung Hee Kong South Korea
2010	Rieke Caroline Indonesia	Tereza Fajksova Czech Republic	Michelle Li Dan China	Vasilina Velichko Belarus
2009	Vivian Sia Brazil	Sofia Souni Guinea	Zen Yu-ji China	Ina Amanda Tahiti

See also

• List of beauty pageants

References

1. "Vietnam promotes tourism through Miss Tourism World 2022". Nhân Dân Vietnam. 19 October 2022.
2. "Miss Paraná: Araponguense está na china representando o Brasil no Miss Tourism World". diaadiaarapongas.com.br. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
3. "Japan's Erina Hanawa crowned Miss Tourism World 2022". Hanoi Times.
4. "Miss World Tourism talks about hydrogen: "It's a miracle!"". H2 Times News. 18 July 2024.
5. "Miss Tourism World Organisation, Head Office in Great Britain". Miss Tourism World Organisation. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
6. Reporter, Newsday (23 July 2024). "Tobago's Renessa Ortiz for Miss Tourism World finale in Beijing". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
7. "About Miss Tourism World:A WORD FROM MR DAVID SINGH, OWNER OF MISS TOURISM WORLD AND MISS GREAT BRITAIN". Miss Tourism World.
8. "Highlights of Miss Tourism World 2019 Global Finals". Xinhua Net.
9. "Vietnam hosts Miss Tourism World 2022 final round to attract foreign visitors". Vietnam Plus. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
10. TNOnline (11 January 2025). "Miss Paraná Isabelle Queiroz vence concurso internacional na China". TNOnline (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 12 January 2025.
11. Meghalaya, Syllad | The Rising (4 January 2025). "Irene Dkhar to represent India at Miss Tourism World 2025 in China". Syllad. Retrieved 12 January 2025.

External links

• MTW UK Official website
• MTW UK another website
• MTW China Official website