Miss International 2019 was the 59th Miss International pageant, held on November 12, 2019, at Tokyo Dome City Hall in the Bunkyo district of Tokyo, Japan. Mariem Velazco of Venezuela crowned her successor, Sireethorn Leearamwat of Thailand, at the end of the event.
Contestants from 82 countries and territories participated in this year's Miss International pageant, surpassing the previous record of 77 contestants in 2018 and making this edition the largest turnout in the pageant's history.
The pageant was hosted by Tetsuya Bessho, marking his sixth consecutive year as host.
Background
On April 11, 2019, the Miss International organization announced that the 2019 pageant would be held on November 12, 2019, in Tokyo Dome City Hall, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan, the competition's venue for the fourth consecutive year.
Results Placements Placement ContestantMiss International 2019 – Sireethorn Leearamwat1st runner-up – Andrea Toscano 2nd runner-up – Evelyn Karonde 3rd runner-up – Alejandra Vengoechea 4th runner-up – Harriotte Lane Top 8 – Jolene Marie Rotinsulu – Bea Patch Magtanong – Nguyễn Tường San Top 15 – Maria Perviy – Jutta Kyllönen – Kaye Cheung – Elize Joanne de Hong – Ivana Carolina Irizarry – Pawani Vithanage – Melissa Jiménez
Continental queens Continental Group Contestant Africa – Naomi Nucia Glay Americas – María José Barbis Asia – Sireethorn Leearamwat Europe – Elize Joanne de Hong Oceania – Eunice Raquel Basco
Special awards Award ContestantMiss Photogenic – Noémie Kribo Milne Miss People's Choice – Jolene Marie Rotinsulu Best National Costume – Nguyễn Tường San Best in Evening Gown – Melissa Jiménez Best in Swimsuit – Evelyn Karonde Panasonic Beauty Ambassador – Jolene Marie Rotinsulu Miss Visit Japan Tourism – Sarra Brahmi
Order of announcements
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Pageant Following the same format as in the 2018 competition, contestants were classified under five continents: (1) Europe, (2) Oceania, (3) Africa, (4) Americas, and (5) Asia. Competition rounds consisted of national costume, swimwear, and evening gown. The contestants were trimmed to 15 semifinalists. After which, they were narrowed down to the top 8 finalists. The top 8 were then each given a chance to deliver their prepared final speech. The top 5 were then selected: Miss International 2019 and her four runners-up is the same format as in the 2017.
Contestants 82 contestants competed for the title. Country/Territory Contestant Age Hometown Continental Group ArgentinaMilena Judt22Buenos AiresAmericas ArmeniaSona Danielyan23YerevanEurope ArubaDaniella Piazzi25OranjestadAmericas AustraliaMonique Shippen26SydneyOceania BelarusMaria Perviy22MinskEurope BelgiumRachel Nimegeers23AntwerpEurope BelizeSelena Maria Urias24Belize CityAmericas BoliviaValentina Pérez Medina21SucreAmericas BrazilCarolina Stankevicius Cruz24Rio de JaneiroAmericas Burkina FasoWendlasida Flora Ouedraogo26OuagadougouAfrica CambodiaKachnak Thyda Bon25Phnom PenhAsia CameroonAngèle Kossinda26DoualaAfrica CanadaMegha Sandhu23MontrealAmericas ChileXimena Huala Alcaino18SantiagoAmericas ChinaTeng Yun-Xuan26BeijingAsia ColombiaAlejandra Vengoechea21BarranquillaAmericas Costa RicaTamara Dal Maso21San JoséAmericas Côte d'IvoireTara Gueye22AbidjanAfrica Czech RepublicAndrea Prchalová19Havlíčkův BrodEurope DenmarkAnna Diekelmann26FrederiksbergEurope Dominican RepublicZaidy Bello27Santo DomingoAmericas EcuadorAlegría Tobar Cordovéz25QuitoAmericas El SalvadorElena Batlle25San SalvadorAmericas Equatorial GuineaArsenia Chanque Bosepe19BaneyAfrica FinlandJutta Kyllönen21OuluEurope FranceSolène Barbot24ParisEurope GhanaPrincess Owusua Gyamfi25AccraAfrica GuadeloupeNoémie Kribo Milne21Baie-MahaultAmericas GuamAthena McNinch22MangilaoOceania GuatemalaStephanie Sical24QuichéAmericas HaitiLory-Anne Charles20Port-au-PrinceAmericas HawaiiEunice Raquel Basco24HonoluluOceania HondurasAriana Bustillo27TegucigalpaAmericas Hong KongKaye Cheung25KowloonAsia IndiaSimrithi Bathija20MumbaiAsia IndonesiaJolene Marie Rotinsulu23ManadoAsia ItalyFrancesca Giordano18RomeEurope JapanTomomi Okada22TokyoAsia LaosPhaithida Phothisane26VientianeAsia LiberiaNaomi Nucia Glay27MonroviaAfrica MacauBobo Leong Lok Hei26MacauAsia MalaysiaCharmaine Chew23Alor SetarAsia MauritiusNidhishwaree Ruchpaul20PamplemoussesAfrica MexicoAndrea Toscano20ManzanilloAmericas MongoliaGunjidmaa Jargalsaikhan25UlaanbaatarAsia MoroccoSonia Ait Mansour26RabatAfrica MyanmarKhin Ohmar Myint23YangonAsia NepalMeera Kakshapati24BhaktapurAsia NetherlandsElize Joanne de Hong25RotterdamEurope New ZealandNikita Ah Horan18AucklandOceania Nicaragua María Gabriela Saballos19ManaguaAmericas NigeriaAlice Duke Inyang23LagosAfrica Northern Mariana IslandsShannon Tudela Sasamoto20SaipanOceania NorwayHenriette Janssen Hauge19AkershusEurope PanamaBetzaida Rodriguez23Las TablasAmericas ParaguayElida Lezcano19Villa ElisaAmericas PeruMaría José Barbis23ChiclayoAmericas PhilippinesBea Magtanong25BataanAsia PolandKarina Szczepanek24WarsawEurope PortugalAna Rita Aguiar22Vale de CambraEurope Puerto RicoIvana Carolina Irizarry26Río GrandeAmericas RomaniaAndreea Maria Coman26BucharestEurope RussiaMarina Oreshkina25VladivostokAsia SingaporeCharlotte Lucille Chia21SingaporeAsia SlovakiaAlica Ondrášová23BratislavaEurope South AfricaNicole Middleton24PretoriaAfrica South SudanAcholly Ngaceng Arow25JubaAfrica SpainClaudia Cruz21MurciaEurope Sri LankaPawani Vithanage24ColomboAsia SwedenPaulina Kielczewska23StockholmEurope TahitiPoevai Garnier22Pape'eteOceania TaiwanJoyce Yi Shu-Chiu26TainanAsia ThailandSireethorn Leearamwat25BangkokAsia TunisiaSarra Brahmi25SousseAfrica UgandaEvelyn Namatovu Karonde23KampalaAfrica UkraineMarina Kiose24OdesaEurope United KingdomHarriotte Lane18NewcastleEurope United StatesGhazal Gill23Los AngelesAmericas VenezuelaMelissa Jiménez20MaracaiboAmericas VietnamNguyễn Tường San19HanoiAsia ZambiaLuwi Kawanda25LusakaAfrica ZimbabweJemimah Kandemiiri24HarareAfrica
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Designations
Replacements
Withdrawals – No contest, will not send their representative to the competition this year.
– No contest, due to lack of sponsorship. – No contest, due to lack of sponsorship. – No contest, due to lack of sponsorship. - Germany's delegate, Annabella Fleck, was in Japan with the rest of the contestants but withdrew before the competition for undisclosed reasons. – No contest. – No contest, due to lack of sponsorship.
– No contest, due to lack of sponsorship. – Did not compete this year.
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