Miss International 2017
Miss International 2017, the 57th Miss International pageant, was held on November 14, 2017 at Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Kylie Verzosa of the Philippines crowned her successor Kevin Lilliana of Indonesia at the end of the event.
The show was hosted by Tetsuya Bessho on his fourth consecutive year. Amy Ota co-hosted the event, with a performance by Chemistry. This is the second time in Miss International history that the finals night saw the return of the previous year's runners-up to crown their respective successors. This is also the first time for Indonesia to win the Miss International pageant, one of the big four international beauty pageants.
Background
On April 4, 2017, it was announced during a broadcast conference by Akemi Shimomura, president of the International Cultural Association, that the 2017 pageant would be held in Tokyo Dome City Hall, Tokyo, Japan for the second consecutive year on Tuesday, November 14, 2017.Results
Placements
Continental queens
Award | Contestant |
Miss International Africa |
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Miss International America | |
Miss International Asia | |
Miss International Europe | |
Miss International Oceania |
Special awards
Award | Contestant |
Best National Costume |
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Miss Best Dresser | |
Miss Perfect Body | |
Panasonic Beauty Ambassador | |
Miss Visit Japan Tourism Ambassador |
Contestants
Sixty-nine contestants competed for the title of Miss International 2017:Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Hometown |
Australia | Amber Dew | 21 | Melbourne |
Belarus | Polina Pimahina | 20 | Minsk |
Belgium | Virginie Philippot | 24 | Brussels |
Bolivia | Carla Maldonado | 22 | Camiri |
Brazil | Bruna Zanardo | 25 | Laranjal Paulista |
Cambodia | Nheat Sophea | 19 | Phnom Penh |
Canada | Marta Stepien | 23 | Windsor |
Chile | Estefania Galeota | 20 | Coquimbo |
China | Jia Shi | 23 | Jiangsu |
Colombia | Vanessa Pulgarin | 25 | Medellín |
Cook Islands | Silas Tuaputa | 21 | Avarua |
Costa Rica | Paola Chacón | 26 | San José |
Curaçao | Chanelle De Lau | 22 | Willemstad |
Czech Republic | Alice Činčurová | 21 | Prague |
Dominican Republic | Jennifer Valdez | 19 | Pedernales |
Ecuador | Jocelyn Mieles | 22 | Manta |
El Salvador | Fátima Mangandi | 25 | San Salvador |
Ethiopia | Bamlak Dereje | 20 | Addis Ababa |
Finland | Pihla Koivuniemi | 22 | Tampere |
France | Maëva Balan | 24 | Challans |
Ghana | Daniella Akorfa Awuma | 24 | Accra |
Gibraltar | Tessa Britto | 21 | Gibraltar |
Guadeloupe | Clotilde Stressais | 19 | Basse-Terre |
Guatemala | Ana Lucia Villagran | 24 | Guatemala City |
Haiti | Caroline Minerve | 22 | Port-au-Prince |
Hawaii | Courtney Coleman | 23 | Honolulu |
Honduras | Vanessa Villars | 19 | Tegucigalpa |
Hong Kong | Wing Wong | 23 | Hong Kong |
Hungary | Rebeka Hartó | 21 | Budapest |
India | Ankita Kumari | 22 | Jharkhand |
Indonesia | Kevin Lilliana | 21 | Bandung |
Japan | Natsuki Tsutsui | 23 | Tokyo |
Korea | Seung Woo Nam | 25 | Seoul |
Laos | Phounesup Phonnyotha | 20 | Vientiane Prefecture |
Lebanon | Dima Safi | 24 | Beirut |
Lithuania | Patricija Belousova | 22 | Vilnius |
Macau | Sofia Paiva | 20 | Taipa |
Malaysia | Annie Wong Wei Wei | 20 | Sibu |
Mauritius | Laetitia Begue | 21 | Triolet |
Mexico | Citlaly Higuera | 22 | Ciudad Madero |
Moldova | Daniela Bejan | 22 | Cahul |
Mongolia | Saikhantamir Amarsanaa | 22 | Ulaanbaatar |
Myanmar | Sao Yoon Wadi Oo | 25 | Taunggyi |
Nepal | Niti Shah | 21 | Ghorahi |
Netherlands | Nathalie Mogbelzada | 20 | Amsterdam |
New Zealand | Michelle Isemonger | 19 | Auckland |
Nicaragua | Helen Martínez | 22 | Matagalpa |
Norway | Vilde Andresen Bø | 20 | Tønsberg |
Panama | Darelys Santos | 23 | Panama City |
Paraguay | Tatiana Rolín | 25 | Obligado |
Peru | Tiffany López Borjas | 23 | Lima |
Philippines | Mariel de Leon | 23 | Las Piñas |
Poland | Paulina Maziarz | 20 | Zwoleń |
Portugal | Ana Marques | 19 | Lisbon |
Russia | Elena Kviatkevich | 20 | Saint Petersburg |
Sierra Leone | Leone Abie Mansaray | 22 | Freetown |
Singapore | Kylie Yeo | 23 | Singapore |
Slovakia | Petra Varaliová | 19 | Bardejov |
South Africa | Tayla Skye Robinson | 22 | Johannesburg |
Spain | Elizabeth Ledesma | 18 | Tenerife |
Sweden | Lina Ljungberg | 20 | Norrköping |
Chinese Taipei | Xie Lingci | 25 | Taipei |
Thailand | Ratiyaporn Chookaew | 19 | Songkhla |
Tunisia | Khaoula Gueye | 23 | Kasserine |
Ukraine | Kseniya Chifa | 24 | Zaporizhia |
United Kingdom | Ashley Powell | 22 | London |
USA | Shanel James | 25 | Baltimore |
Venezuela | Diana Croce | 20 | Calabozo |
Vietnam | Huỳnh Thị Thuỳ Dung | 21 | Ho Chi Minh City |
Debuts
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Designations
Designations
- ' - Miss International Cambodia 2017, Nheat Sophea was appointed by BK'A Entertainment.Co., Ltd. Nheat Sophea was 1st Runner-up of Miss Grand Cambodia 2017.
- ' - Miss International Canada 2017, Marta Magdalena Stepien was appointed by Dennis Davila, president of Miss Universe Canada organization. Marta was the 1st runner up at Miss Universe Canada 2017.
- ' - Miss International Ethiopia 2017, Bamlak Dereje was appointed by Henock Leuleseged, National Director of Miss International Ethiopia. Bamlak is Ethiopian Model in Addis Ababa.
- ' - Miss International Haiti 2017, Caroline Minerve was appointed by Chris Puesan, the CEO of Miss Haiti. Caroline was the 1st Runner-up of Miss Haiti 2017.
- ' - Miss International Laos 2017, Phounesup Phonnyotha was appointed by Miss Lao Co., Ltd., Phounesup Phonnyotha was 1st Runner-up of Miss Grand Laos 2017.
- ' - Miss International Lithuania 2017, Patricija Belousova was appointed by Closed election Miss International Lithuania franchise holder in Vilnius. Patricija was Miss Lithuania 2014.
- ' - Miss International Macau 2017, Sofia Paiva was appointed by Macau Pageant Alliance, which is an organisation has been sending macau's delegates to various international beauty contests after Miss Macau beauty pageant was last held in 2009.
- ' - Miss Mexico International 2017, Citlali Higuera was appointed by Lupita Jones, the national director of Miss Mexico. Citlali was the 1st Runner-up of Miss Mexico 2017.
- ' - Miss International Moldova 2017, Daniela Bejan was appointed by Miss Bikini Moldova Organizer. Daniela is a model.
- ' - Miss International Norway 2017, Vilde Andresen Bø was appointed by the Miss Norway beauty pageant, after an announcement made by the same in its official web page. Andresen Bø was the 2nd Runner-up of Miss Norway 2017.
- ' - Miss International Tunisia 2017, Khaoula Gueye was appointed by Aida Antar. Khaoula was the 2nd Runner-up of Miss Tunisia 2016.
- ' - Miss Venezuela Internacional 2017, Diana Croce was appointed by Osmel Sousa, the national director of Miss Venezuela pageant. Croce was the 1st Runner-up of Miss Venezuela 2016.
Withdraws
- ' - Agustina Belén Garro
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- ' – Claudia Moras Báez
- ' – Natasja Voldstedlund, withdrew due to illness.
- ' – The directors of Miss Universe Guam are still in the process of recruiting eligible competitors. Miss Guam pageant rescheduled to January 2018.
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- ' - Contest Postponed. The upcoming Miss Marianas will hold after Miss International 2017.
- ' – Beverly Rodriguez did not participate. No delegate is going to be send this year because of the hurricanes that affected the island.
- ' - The Miss Sri Lanka 2017 held in special award ceremony. The organizer has only crowned one winner to Miss Universe.
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