Miss International 2017

Miss International 2017
Tokyo Dome City, Tokyo, the venue for Miss International 2017
Date November 14, 2017
Presenters
Entertainment
Venue Tokyo Dome City, Tokyo, Japan
Broadcaster Host Broadcaster:
Co-host Broadcaster:
Entrants 69
Placements 15
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
Winner Kevin Lilliana
 Indonesia
Best National Costume Natsuki Tsutsui
 Japan
Best Dresser Kevin Lilliana
 Indonesia
Best Body Amber Dew
 Australia

Miss International 2017 was the 57th Miss International pageant, held on November 14, 2017. The event was held at Tokyo Dome City in Tokyo, Japan. At the end of the event, Kylie Verzosa of Philippines crowned her successor Kevin Lilliana of Indonesia.[1] The show was hosted by Tetsuya Bessho and Amy Ota, while Chemistry performed. This is the second time in Miss International history the crowning of the runners-up was to see last year’s Top 5 winners

Background

In April 4, 2017, it was announced during a facebook conferenced by Akemi Shimomura, the president of the International Cultural Association, that the 2017 pageant will be held in Tokyo Dome City Hall, Tokyo, Japan for second consecutive year on tuesday the November 14, 2017.[2]

Results

Placements

Results Contestant
Miss International 2017
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
  •  Japan – Natsuki Tsutsui
Top 8
Top 15

Continental queens

Award Contestant
Miss International Africa
  •  Ghana – Daniella Akorfa Awuma
Miss International America
Miss International Asia
  •  Korea – Seung Woo Nam
Miss International Europe
Miss International Oceania

Special awards

Award Contestant
Best National Costume
  •  Japan – Natsuki Tsutsui
Best Dresser
Miss Perfect Body
Miss Panasonic Beauty Awards
Miss Popularity - Missosology Choice Awards

Contestants

69 contestants competed for the title of Miss International 2017:[3]

Country/TerritoryContestantAgeHometown
Australia AustraliaAmber Dew[4]21Melbourne
Belarus BelarusPolina Pimahina[designations 1]20Minsk
Belgium BelgiumVirginie Philippot[5]24Brussels
Bolivia BoliviaCarla Maldonado22Camiri
Brazil BrazilBruna Zanardo[6]25Laranjal Paulista
Cambodia CambodiaNheat Sophea19Phnom Penh
Canada CanadaMarta Stepien23Windsor
Chile ChileEstefania Galeota20Coquimbo
China ChinaJia Shi23Jiangsu
Colombia ColombiaVanessa Pulgarin 25Medellín
Cook Islands Cook IslandsSilas Tuaputa21Avarua
Costa Rica Costa RicaPaola Chacón26San José
Curaçao CuraçaoChanelle De Lau[7][designations 2]22Willemstad
Czech Republic Czech RepublicAlice Činčurová21Prague
Dominican Republic Dominican RepublicJennifer Valdez19Pedernales
Ecuador EcuadorJocelyn Mieles[8]22Manta
El Salvador El SalvadorFátima Mangandi25San Salvador
Ethiopia EthiopiaBamlak Dereje20Addis Ababa
Finland FinlandPihla Koivuniemi22Tampere
France FranceMaëva Balan[9]24Challans
Ghana GhanaDaniella Akorfa Awuma24Accra
Gibraltar GibraltarTessa Britto21Gibraltar
Guadeloupe GuadeloupeClotilde Stressais19Basse-Terre
Guatemala GuatemalaAna Lucia Villagran24Guatemala City
Haiti HaitiCaroline Minerve22Port-au-Prince
Hawaii HawaiiCourtney Coleman23Honolulu
Honduras HondurasVanessa Villars19Tegucigalpa
Hong Kong Hong KongWing Wong23Hong Kong
Hungary HungaryRebeka Hartó21Budapest
India India Ankita Kumari22Jharkhand
Indonesia IndonesiaKevin Lilliana21Bandung
Japan JapanNatsuki Tsutsui23Tokyo
South Korea KoreaSeung Woo Nam25Seoul
Laos LaosPhounesup Phonnyotha20Vientiane
Lebanon LebanonDima Safi24Beirut
Lithuania LithuaniaPatricija Belousova22Vilnius
Macau MacauSofia Paiva20Taipa
Malaysia MalaysiaAnnie Wong Wei Wei20Sibu
Mauritius MauritiusLaetitia Begue21Triolet
Mexico MexicoCitlaly Higuera22Ciudad Madero
Moldova MoldovaDaniela Bejan22Cahul
Mongolia MongoliaSaikhantamir Amarsanaa22Ulaanbaatar
Myanmar MyanmarSao Yoon Wadi Oo25Taunggyi
Nepal NepalNiti Shah21Ghorahi
Netherlands NetherlandsNathalie Mogbelzada20Amsterdam
New Zealand New ZealandMichelle Isemonger19Auckland
Nicaragua NicaraguaHelen Martínez22Matagalpa
Norway NorwayVilde Andresen Bø20Tønsberg
Panama PanamaDarelys Santos23Panama City
Paraguay ParaguayTatiana Rolín25Obligado
Peru PeruTiffany López Borjas23Lima
Philippines PhilippinesMaria De Leon23Las Piñas
Poland PolandPaulina Maziarz20Zwoleń
Portugal PortugalAna Marques19Lisbon
Russia RussiaElena Kviatkevich[10]20Saint Petersburg
Sierra Leone Sierra LeoneLeone Abie Mansaray22Freetown
Singapore SingaporeKylie Yeo23Singapore
Slovakia SlovakiaPetra Varaliová19Bardejov
South Africa South AfricaTayla Skye Robinson22Johannesburg
Spain SpainElizabeth Ledesma18Tenerife
Sweden SwedenLina Ljungberg20Norrköping
Chinese Taipei Chinese TaipeiXie Lingci25Taipei
Thailand ThailandRatiyaporn Chookaew[11][designations 3]19Songkhla
Tunisia TunisiaKhaoula Gueye23Kasserine
Ukraine UkraineKseniya Chifa24Zaporizhia
United Kingdom United KingdomAshley Powell22London
United States United StatesShanel James25Baltimore
Venezuela VenezuelaDiana Croce20Calabozo
Vietnam VietnamHuỳnh Thị Thuỳ Dung[designations 4]21Ho Chi Minh City

Notes

Debuts

Returns

Last competed in 2009:

Last competed in 2010:

Last competed in 2013:

Last competed in 2014:

Last competed in 2015:

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 Curacao 2016 and was failed to placed at Miss Universe 2016.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.

Designations

  •  Cambodia - 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.
  •  Canada - Miss International Canada 2017, Marta Magdalena Stepien was appointed by Dennis Davila, president of Miss Universe Canada organization (Beauties of Canada). Marta was the 1st runner up at Miss Universe Canada 2017.
  •  Ethiopia - Miss International Ethiopia 2017, Bamlak Dereje was appointed by Henock Leuleseged, National Director of Miss International Ethiopia. Bamlak is Ethiopian Model in Addis Ababa.
  •  Haiti - 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.
  •  Laos - Miss International Laos 2017, Phounesup Phonnyotha was appointed by Miss Lao Co., Ltd., Phounesup Phonnyotha was 1st Runner-up of Miss Grand Laos 2017.
  •  Lithuania - Miss International Lithuania 2017, Patricija Belousova was appointed by Closed election Miss International Lithuania franchise holder in Vilnius. Patricija was Miss Lithuania 2014.
  •  Macau - 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.
  •  Mexico - 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.
  •  Moldova - Miss International Moldova 2017, Daniela Bejan was appointed by Miss Bikini Moldova Organizer. Daniela is a model.
  •  Norway - 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.
  •  Panama - Señorita Panamá Internacional 2017, Darelys Santos was appointed by Justine Pasek, the CEO of Señorita Panamá. Darelys was 1st Runner-up of Señorita Panamá 2017.
  •  Thailand - Miss International Thailand 2017, Ratiyaporn Chookaew was appointed by Pawina Bumrungrot, National Director of ERM Marketing Co.,Ltd.,Thailand. Ratiyaporn was place Top 10 of Miss Grand Thailand 2017.
  •  Tunisia - Miss International Tunisia 2017, Khaoula Gueye was appointed by Aida Antar. Khaoula was the 2nd Runner-up of Miss Tunisia 2016.
  •  Venezuela - 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

  •  Argentina - Agustina Belén Garro
  •  Aruba - No Contest.
  •  Cuba – Claudia Moras Báez
  •  Denmark – Natasja Voldstedlund, withdrew due to illness.
  •  Guam – The directors of Miss Universe Guam are still in the process of recruiting eligible competitors. Miss Guam pageant rescheduled to January 2018.[12]
  •  Ireland - No Contest.
  •  Nigeria - No Contest.
  •  Northern Marianas - Contest Postponed. The upcoming Miss Marianas will hold after Miss International 2017.
  •  Puerto RicoBeverly Rodriguez did not participate. No delegate is going to be send this year because of the hurricanes that affected the island.
  •  Sri Lanka - The Miss Sri Lanka 2017 held in special award ceremony. The organizer has only crowned one winner to Miss Universe.

Crossovers

Contestants who previously competed or will be competing at other international beauty pageants:

Miss Universe
Miss World
Miss Earth
  • 2016:  Brazil: Bruna Zanardo (Miss Earth Fire) Later Resigned
Miss Supranational
Miss Tourism World
Miss Tourism Queen International
Miss Tourism Intercontinental
Top Model of the World
Miss Model of the World
  • 2015:  Mongolia: Saikhantamir Amarsanaa
Best Model of the World
  • 2009:  Belgium: Virginie Philippot (Congo representative)
Face of Beauty
Reina Hispanoamericana
Miss All Nations
Miss Progress International
Miss Hispanoamericana Internacional
Miss Teen World
Miss Super Talent
  • 2016:  Mongolia: Saikhantamir Amarsanaa (1st Runner-up)
Miss Chinese World
Reinado Internacional del Café
  • 2018:  Canada: Marta Stepien (1st Runner-up)

See also

General references

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

References

  1. "Indonesia's Kevin Lilliana wins Miss International 2017". The Jakarta Post. November 14, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  2. https://www.facebook.com/Miss.International.bp/photos/a.176335685750691/1473858005998446/?type=3&theater
  3. "Miss International 2017 Contestants". Miss-international.org. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  4. Rowan Forster (September 17, 2017). "Miss International Australia winner Amber Dew a Lara uni student". Geelong Advertiser. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  5. "Ixelles : Virginie Philippot représentera la Belgique au concours Miss International". BXI. October 27, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  6. "Bruna Zanardo wins Miss International Brazil 2017". Indian and World Pageant. September 30, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  7. "Chanelle de Lau participates in Miss International competition". Curacao Chronicle. October 16, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  8. "Miss International Ecuador 2017 is Jocelyn Mieles". The Pageantry. June 5, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  9. "Maëva Balan crowned Miss International France 2017". Globalbeauties. September 13, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  10. "Russia crowns 2017 queens for Miss International and Miss Supranational". Missosology. October 5, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  11. "Ratiyaporn Chookaew is Miss International Thailand 2017". Missosology. October 21, 2017. Retrieved September 2018. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  12. Miss Guam 2018
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