Miss International 2017

Miss International 2017
Miss International 2017, Kevin Junaedy
DateNovember 14, 2017
Presenters
Entertainment
VenueTokyo Dome City, Tokyo, Japan
BroadcasterHost Broadcaster:
Co-host Broadcaster:
Entrants69
Placements15
Debuts
  • Cambodia
  • Cook Islands
  • Laos
Withdrawals
  • Argentina
  • Aruba
  • Cuba
  • Denmark
  • Guam
  • Ireland
  • Nigeria
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Puerto Rico
  • Sri Lanka
Returns
  • Chile
  • Curaçao
  • Czech Republic
  • Ethiopia
  • Lithuania
  • Mongolia
  • Paraguay
WinnerKevin Lilliana Junaedy
Indonesia

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 Junaedy of Indonesia at the end of the event.[2][3] This edition also saw the crowning of the first ever Muslim women to win Miss International, and was the first to win one of the four major international pageants for Indonesia.[4][5][6]

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.[7][8]

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.[9][10]

The 2017 edition saw the debuts of Cambodia, Cook Islands and Laos;[11] and the returns of Ethiopia, which last competed in 2009, the Czech Republic in 2010, Lithuania in 2013, Chile and Curaçao in 2014, Mongolia and Paraguay in 2015. Argentina, Aruba, Cuba, Denmark, Guam, Ireland, Nigeria, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and Sri Lanka, withdrew from the competition for unknown reasons.[12]

Results

Placements

Placement Contestant[13]
Miss International 2017
1st Runner-Up
  •  Curaçao – Chanelle de Lau[14]
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
  •  Australia – Amber Dew[14]
4th Runner-Up
  •  Japan – Natsuki Tsutsui[14]
Top 8
  •  Ecuador – Jocelyn Mieles[13]
  •  Laos – Phounesup Phonyotha[13]
  •  United Kingdom – Ashley Powell[13]
Top 15
  •  Finland – Pihla Koivuniemi[13]
  •  Ghana – Daniella Akorfa Awuma[13]
  •  Honduras – Vanessa Villars[13]
  •  Panama – Darelys Santos[13]
  •  Slovakia – Petra Varaliová[13]
  •  South Africa – Tayla Skye Robinson[13]
  •  Thailand – Ratiyaporn Chookaew[13]

Contestants

69 contestants competed for the title of Miss International 2017:[15]

Country/Territory Contestant Age Hometown Continental Group
Australia Amber Dew[16] 21 Melbourne Oceania
Belarus Polina Pimahina[designations 1] 20 Minsk Europe
Belgium Virginie Philippot[17] 24 Brussels Europe
Bolivia Carla Maldonado[18] 22 Camiri Americas
Brazil Bruna Zanardo[19] 25 Laranjal Paulista Americas
Cambodia Nheat Sophea 19 Phnom Penh Asia
Canada Marta Stępień[20] 23 Windsor Americas
Chile Estefanía Galeota[21] 20 Coquimbo Americas
China Jia Shi[22] 23 Jiangsu Asia
Colombia Vanessa Pulgarin 25 Medellín Americas
Cook Islands Silas Tuaputa[23] 21 Avarua Oceania
Costa Rica Paola Chacón[24] 26 San José Americas
Curaçao Chanelle de Lau[25][designations 2] 22 Willemstad Americas
Czech Republic Alice Činčurová 21 Prague Europe
Dominican Republic Jennifer Valdez 19 Pedernales Americas
Ecuador Jocelyn Mieles[26] 22 Manta Americas
El Salvador Fátima Mangandi 25 San Salvador Americas
Ethiopia Bamlak Dereje 20 Addis Ababa Africa
Finland Pihla Koivuniemi 22 Tampere Europe
France Maëva Balan 24 Challans Europe
Ghana Daniella Akorfa Awuma[27] 24 Accra Africa
Gibraltar Tessa Britto[28] 21 Gibraltar Europe
Guadeloupe Clotilde Stressais 19 Basse-Terre Americas
Guatemala Ana Lucía Villagran 24 Guatemala City Americas
Haiti Caroline Minerve 22 Port-au-Prince Americas
Hawaii Courtney Coleman 23 Honolulu Oceania
Honduras Vanessa Villars 19 Tegucigalpa Americas
Hong Kong Wing Wong 23 Hong Kong Asia
Hungary Rebeka Hartó 21 Budapest Europe
India Ankita Kumari[29] 22 Jharkhand Asia
Indonesia Kevin Lilliana Junaedy[30][31] 21 Bandung Asia
Japan Natsuki Tsutsui 23 Tokyo Asia
Laos Phounesup Phonnyotha 20 Vientiane Prefecture Asia
Lebanon Dima Safi 24 Beirut Asia
Lithuania Patricija Belousova 22 Vilnius Europe
Macau Sofia Paiva 20 Taipa Asia
Malaysia Annie Wong Wei Wei 20 Sibu Asia
Mauritius Laetitia Begue 21 Triolet Africa
Mexico Citlaly Higuera 22 Ciudad Madero Americas
Moldova Daniela Bejan 22 Cahul Europe
Mongolia Saikhantamir Amarsanaa 22 Ulaanbaatar Asia
Myanmar Sao Yoon Wadi Oo[32] 25 Taunggyi Asia
Nepal Niti Shah[33] 21 Ghorahi Asia
Netherlands Nathalie Mogbelzada[34] 20 Amsterdam Europe
New Zealand Michelle Isemonger[35] 19 Auckland Oceania
Nicaragua Helen Martínez 22 Matagalpa Americas
Norway Vilde Andresen Bø 20 Tønsberg Europe
Panama Darelys Santos[36][designations 3] 23 Panama City Americas
Paraguay Tatiana Rolín[37] 25 Obligado Americas
Peru Tiffany López Borjas[38] 23 Lima Americas
Philippines Mariel de Leon[39] 23 Las Piñas Asia
Poland Paulina Maziarz[40] 20 Zwoleń Europe
Portugal Ana Marques[41] 19 Lisbon Europe
Russia Elena Kviatkevich 20 Saint Petersburg Europe
Sierra Leone Leone Abie Mansaray 22 Freetown Africa
Singapore Kylie Yeo 23 Singapore Asia
Slovakia Petra Varaliová 19 Bardejov Europe
South Africa Tayla Skye Robinson 22 Johannesburg Africa
South Korea Seung Woo Nam 25 Seoul Asia
Spain Elizabeth Ledesma 18 Tenerife Europe
Sweden Lina Ljungberg 20 Norrköping Europe
Taiwan Xie Lingci 25 Taipei Asia
Thailand Ratiyaporn Chookaew[designations 4] 19 Songkhla Asia
Tunisia Khaoula Gueye 23 Kasserine Africa
Ukraine Kseniya Chifa[42] 24 Zaporizhia Europe
United Kingdom Ashley Powell[43] 22 London Europe
United States Shanel James[44] 25 Baltimore Americas
Venezuela Diana Croce 20 Calabozo Americas
Vietnam Huỳnh Thị Thuỳ Dung[45][designations 5] 21 Ho Chi Minh City Asia

Notes

Debuts

  •  Cambodia
  •  Cook Islands
  •  Laos

Returns

Last competed in 2009:

  •  Ethiopia

Last competed in 2010:

  •  Czech Republic

Last competed in 2013:

  •  Lithuania

Last competed in 2014:

  •  Chile
  •  Curacao

Last competed in 2015:

  •  Mongolia
  •  Paraguay

Designations

  1. ^ BELARUS – Polina Pimakhina was appointed Miss International Belarus 2017 by Olga Serejnikova, the national director of Miss Belarus pageant. Polina was crowned Miss Supranational Belarus 2016 and was among the Top 25 at Miss Supranational 2016 pageant, also was among the Top 6 at Top Model of the World 2017.
  2. ^ CURAÇAO – Chanelle de Lau was appointed Miss International Curaçao 2017 by Chris Puesan, the new national director of Miss International Curaçao Organization after three years of absence because unclear reason and was acquired the Miss International new franchise owner pageant for Curaçao. Chanelle was crowned Miss Curaçao 2016 and was failed to placed at Miss Universe 2016.
  3. ^ PANAMA – Darelys Santos was appointed to represent Panama by Justine Pasek, a national director of Señorita Panamá for franchise holder of Miss International pageant. Santos crowned the 1st Runner-Up at the Señorita Panamá 2017 pageant.
  4. ^ THAILAND – Ratiyaporn Chookaew was appointed to represent Thailand at the Miss International 2017 pageant, by Pawina Bumrungrot, National Director of ERM Marketing Co., Ltd. Ratiyaporn was place the Top 10 at the Miss Grand Thailand 2017 pageant.
  5. ^ VIETNAM – Huỳnh Thị Thùy Dung was appointed to represent Vietnam by Elite Models Vietnam, an franchise holder of Miss International pageant in Vietnam. Dung crowned the 2nd Runner-Up at the Miss Vietnam 2016 pageant.

General references

  • "Miss International 2017". miss-international.org. Miss International Beauty Pageant. Retrieved November 24, 2017.

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