Miss International 2018

Miss International 2018
Tokyo Dome City, Tokyo, the venue for Miss International 2018
Date November 9, 2018
Presenters
Entertainment Youngjae
Venue Tokyo Dome City Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Broadcaster Host Broadcaster:
Co-host Broadcaster:
Entrants 84
Placements 15
Withdrawals
Returns

Miss International 2018 will be the 58th Miss International pageant, which will be held in Tokyo Dome City Hall in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan on November 9, 2018. Kevin Lilliana of Indonesia will crown her successor at the end of the event.

Contestants from 80+ countries and territories will compete in this year's Miss International pageant, surpassing the previous record of 73 contestants in 2014, making the biggest turnout in the pageant's history.[1]

Background

In April 12, 2018, it was announced during a website conference by Akemi Shimomura, the president of the International Cultural Association, that the 2018 pageant will be held in Tokyo Dome City Hall, Tokyo, Japan for third consecutive year on Friday the November 9, 2018.[2]

Contestants

Tokyo Dome City Hall at night

84 delegates have been confirmed.

Country/TerritoryContestantAgeHometown
Argentina ArgentinaRocio Pérez[3][designations 1]22Buenos Aires
Aruba ArubaAnouk Eman[4][designations 2]26Oranjestad
Australia AustraliaEmily Tokić[5]21Canberra
Belarus BelarusMargarita Martynova22Grodno
 BelgiumKelly Quanten[6][designations 3]24Leuven
Bolivia BoliviaMaría Elena Antelo[7]24Beni
Brazil BrazilStephanie Pröglhöf[8]24São José dos Campos
Cambodia CambodiaDy Sokrakheta[9]24Phnom Penh
Canada CanadaCamila Gonzalez[10]21Brampton
Chile ChileMaría Pía Vilches[11]22La Ligua
China ChinaWang Chaoyuan[12]22Guilin
Colombia ColombiaAnabella Castro[13][designations 4]20Valledupar
Cook Islands Cook IslandsLouisa Purea[14]20Avarua
Costa Rica Costa RicaGlennys Medina Segura[15]23Guanacaste
Ivory Coast Cote d'IvoireJemima Gbato[16]21Abidjan
Cuba CubaJennifer Alvarez Ruiz[17]26Havana
Curaçao CuraçaoDiona Angela[18]21Willemstad
Czech Republic Czech RepublicDaniela Zálešáková[19]19Most
Denmark DenmarkLouise Arild[20]23Frederiksberg
Dominican Republic Dominican RepublicStéphanie Bustamante[21]25Dajabón
Ecuador EcuadorMichelle Huet[22]22Guayaquil
Egypt EgyptFarah Sedky[23]24Cairo
El Salvador El SalvadorEna Cea[24]19Santa Ana
Ethiopia EthiopiaFrezewd Solomon[25]21Addis Ababa
Finland FinlandEevi Ihalainen[26]18Lappeenranta
France FranceMélanie Labat[27]23Poussan
Georgia (country) GeorgiaMedea Gejadze20Tbilisi
Germany GermanyFranciska Acs[28]23Düsseldorf
Ghana GhanaBenedicta Nana Adjei[29]22East Legon
Gibraltar GibraltarLilly Gomez[30]22Gibraltar
Guadeloupe GuadeloupeSarah Eruam[31]18Le Gosier
Guam GuamDiliana Tuncap[32]24Hagåtña
Guatemala GuatemalaGabriela Castillo[33]20Guatemala City
Haiti HaitiMerlie Fleurizard[34]26Port-au-Prince
Honduras HondurasValeria Cardona[35]24Catacamas
Hong Kong Hong KongCarmaney Wong[36]24Kowloon
Hungary HungaryFrida Maczkó[37]22Vác
India IndiaTanishqa Bhosale[38]20Pune
Indonesia IndonesiaVania Herlambang[39]21Tangerang
Japan JapanHinano Sugimoto[40]20Tokyo
Kenya KenyaIvy Nyangasi Mido[41][designations 5]22Nairobi
South Korea KoreaYejin Seo[42][designations 6]21Seoul
 Laos
Lebanon LebanonRachel Younan[43]23Beirut
Macau MacauCherry Chin[44]24Taipa
Madagascar MadagascarEsmeralda Malleka[45]25Vohemar
Malaysia MalaysiaMandy Loo[46]22Georgetown
Mauritius MauritiusAshna Nookooloo[47]22Curepipe
Mexico Mexico Nebai Torres[48][designations 7]25Guadalajara
Moldova MoldovaDaniela Marin[49][designations 8]20Leova
Mongolia MongoliaMunkhchimeg Batjargal[50]19Ulaanbaatar
Myanmar MyanmarMay Yu Khatar[51]19Yangon
Nepal NepalRonali Amatya[52]22Kathmandu
Netherlands NetherlandsZoë Niewold[53]20Assen
New Zealand New ZealandNatasha Unkovich[54]24East Auckland
Nicaragua NicaraguaIngger Zepeda Solano[55]24Managua
Nigeria NigeriaMafo Victoria Waniko[56]22Abuja
Northern Mariana Islands Northern MarianasCeline Cabrera[57]23Saipan
Norway NorwayHelene Abildsnes[58]19Kristiansand
Panama PanamaShirel Ortiz[59]22Panama City
Paraguay ParaguayDaisy Lezcano[60]24San Lorenzo
Peru PeruMarelid Elizabeth Medina[61]25Callao
Philippines PhilippinesAhtisa Manalo[62]21Candelaria
Poland PolandMarta Pałucka[63]26Sopot
Portugal PortugalCarina Neto[64]21Gondomar
Puerto Rico Puerto RicoYarelis Salgado[65][designations 9]24Toa Alta
Romania RomaniaBianca Tirsin[66]20Arad
Russia RussiaGalina Lukina[67]26Ufa
Sierra Leone Sierra LeoneMichaella Oladuni[68]23Freetown
Singapore SingaporeEileen Feng[69]22Singapore
Slovakia SlovakiaRadka Grendová[70]20Revúca
South Africa South AfricaReabetswe Sechoaro[71]24Pretoria
Spain SpainSusana Sanchez[72]25Huelva
Sri Lanka Sri LankaNatalee Fernando[73]24Colombo
Sweden SwedenIzabell Hahn[74]26Linköping
Taiwan TaiwanKao Man-jung[75]20Taichung
Thailand ThailandKeeratiga Jaruratjamon[76]23Phitsanulok
Tunisia TunisiaDorsaf Zouaghi[77][designations 10]23Tunis
Ukraine UkraineBohdana Tarasyk[78]23Kryvyi Rih
United Kingdom United KingdomSharon Gaffka[79]22Oxford
United States United StatesBonnie Walls[80]24New York City
Venezuela VenezuelaMariem Velazco[81]19San Tomé
Vietnam VietnamNguyễn Thúc Thuỳ Tiên[82][replacements 1]20Ho Chi Minh City

Upcoming national pageants

Country/Territory Date
 ZimbabweOctober 14, 2018

Notes

Returns

Last competed in 1961:

Last competed in 1999:

Last competed in 2011:

Last competed in 2014:

Last competed in 2015:

Last competed in 2016:

Replacements

  1. ↑ VIETNAM – Nguyễn Thúc Thuỳ Tiên was appointed to compete at Miss International 2018 pageant by Sen Vang Entertainment, the franchise holder of Miss International in Vietnam as a replacement to the original winner Nguyễn Thị Thuý An who is not able to compete at this year pageant due to unexpected health problems. Tiên was the 3rd runner-up at Miss Vietnam 2018 pageant.

Designations

  1. ↑ ARGENTINA – Rocio Pérez was appointed to represent Argentina at Miss International 2018 pageant, by Belleza Argentina Organization, official franchise holder of Miss International in Argentina.
  2. ↑ ARUBA – Stephanie Helen Anouk was appointed to represent Aruba at Miss International 2018 pageant, by Srta. Aruba, official franchise holder of Miss International in Aruba. Stephanie was Miss World Aruba 2017.
  3. ↑ BELGUIM – Kelly Quanten was appointed as "Miss International Belgium 2018" after an online casting call took place.
  4. ↑ COLOMBIA – Anabella Castro Sierra was appointed to represent Colombia at Miss International 2018 pageant, by Raymundo Angulo Pizarro the President of Señorita Colombia pageant after the 2018 edition winner is setting to represent Colombia in 2019 season. Anabella was Top 10, as Señorita Cesar at Señorita Colombia 2017.
  5. ↑ KENYA – Ivy Mido was designated to compete at Miss International pageant in Japan. She was Miss Supranational Kenya 2017.
  6. ↑ KOREA – Yejin Seo was appointed to represent South Korea at Miss International 2018 pageant, by Hanju E&M Miss Korea Organization which is the national franchise holder of Miss International in South Korea. Seo was one of the two 1st runners-up at Miss Korea 2018.
  7. ↑ MEXICO – Nebai Torres was appointed to represent Mexico at Miss International 2018 pageant, by Lupita Jones the President of Mexicana Universal pageant. Nebai was the 4th Runner-up at Mexicana Universal 2018.
  8. ↑ MOLDOVA – Daniela Marin was appointed to represent Moldova at Miss International 2018 pageant, by Miss Moldova committee. Daniela was the winner of Miss Moldova 2016 who competed at Miss World 2016 in the United States.
  9. ↑ PUERTO RICO – Yarelis Salgado was appointed to represent Puerto Rico at Miss International 2018 pageant, by Nuestra Belleza Puerto Rico Organization after a year of absence because Hurricane Maria not only destroyed the country. Yarelis was 2nd Runner-up at Miss Mundo Puerto Rico 2018.
  10. ↑ TUNISIA – Dorsaf Zouaghi was choosen to represent Tunisia at Miss International 2018 by Aida Antar, the national director of Miss Tunisia pageant after the original winner Haifa Ghedir resigned due to personal reason. Zouaghi represented the governorate of Sfax and was crowned the 2nd runner-up at the Miss Tunisia 2017 pageant.

Crossovers

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

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