Miss International (officially titled The International Beauty Pageant) is the fourth largest beauty pageant in the world. It was created in Long Beach, California, USA in 1960 after the departure of the Miss Universe pageant to Miami Beach. Hosted in Long Beach until 1967, the pageant moved to Japan from 1968–1970, being hosted each year in the same city as the Japan Expo. For 1971 and 1972, it was held in Long Beach again, but since that time it has been held annually in Japan. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A beauty contest, or beauty pageant, is a competition between people, based largely, though not always entirely, on the beauty of their physical appearance. ... Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , Country State County Los Angeles County Government  - Mayor Bob Foster Area  - City  65. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Miss Universe is an annual international female beauty contest, and the title for the winner of the contest, founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. ... Location in Miami-Dade and the state of Florida. ... Japan Expo is a convention on all things Japanese, taking place in Paris, France. ...

Also called a "Festival of Beauty" and even the "Olympics of Beauty", this pageant is not based on looks alone. Contestants are expected to serve as "Ambassadors of Peace and Beauty", showing tenderness, benevolence, friendship, beauty, intelligence, ability to take action, and, most importantly, a great international sensibility.

The ultimate goal of the Miss International beauty pageant is to promote world peace, goodwill, and understanding. World peace is an ideal of freedom, peace, and happiness among and within all nations. ... Look up Goodwill in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Miss International 2007

Main Article: Miss International 2007 The 47th Miss International pageant, Miss International 2007 took place in Tokyo (Japan) from October 2 to October 15, 2007. ...

61 delegates are completing in Tokyo, Japan for the 2007 edition. The successor of 2006 winner Daniela Di Giacomo of Venezuela will be announced on October 15. The winner is the Mexican Priscila Perales. Miss International 2006 is the 46th Miss International pageant to be held in Tokyo, Japan and Beijing, China. ... Daniela Di Giacomo Di Giovanni is the winner of the 2006 Miss International pageant. ... Silvia Priscila Perales Elizondo (born February 24, 1983 in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico) is a beauty queen who held the Nuestra Belleza Mexico title and competed in the Miss Universe pageant. ...

Titleholders

Year	Miss International	Country	Venue
1960	Maria Stella Márquez Zawadzky	Colombia	Long Beach, United States
1961	Stam van Baer	Netherlands	Long Beach, United States
1962	Tania Verstak	Australia	Long Beach, United States
1963	Guðrún Bjarnadóttir	Iceland	Long Beach, United States
1964	Gemma Teresa Guerrero Cruz	Philippines	Long Beach, United States
1965	Ingrid Finger	Germany	Long Beach, United States
1966	No pageant
1967	Mirta Teresita Massa	Argentina	Long Beach, United States
1968	Maria da Gloria Carvalho	Brazil	Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan
1969	Valerie Susan Holmes	England	Tokyo, Japan
1970	Aurora McKenny Pijuan	Philippines	Expo '70, Osaka, Japan
1971	Jane Cheryl Hansen	New Zealand	Long Beach, United States
1972	Linda Hooks	England	Tokyo, Japan
1973	Tuula Anneli Björkling	Finland	Osaka, Japan
1974	Karen Brucene Smith	United States	Tokyo, Japan
1975	Ladija Vera Manic	Yugoslavia1	Motobu, Japan
1976	Sophie Sonia Perin	France	Tokyo, Japan
1977	Pilar Medina Canadell	Spain	Tokyo, Japan
1978	Katherine Patricia Ruth	United States	Tokyo, Japan
1979	Mimilanie Laurel Marquez	Philippines	Tokyo, Japan
1980	Lorna Marlene Chavez	Costa Rica	Tokyo, Japan
1981	Jenny Annette Derck	Australia	Kobe, Japan
1982	Christie Ellen Claridge	United States	Fukuoka, Japan
1983	Gidget Sandoval	Costa Rica	Osaka, Japan
1984	Ilma Julieta Urrutia Chang	Guatemala	Yokohama, Japan
1985	Alejandrina "Nina" Sicilia Hernandez	Venezuela	Tsukuba, Japan
1986	Helen Fairbrother	England	Nagasaki, Japan
1987	Laurie Tamara Simpson	Puerto Rico	Tokyo, Japan
1988	Catherine Alexandra Gude	Norway	Gifu, Japan
1989	Iris Klein	Germany	Kanazawa, Japan
1990	Silvia de Esteban Niubo	Spain	Osaka, Japan
1991	Agnieszka Kotlarska	Poland	Tokyo, Japan
1992	Kirsten Marise Davidson	Australia	Nagasaki, Japan
1993	Agnieszka Pachałko	Poland	Tokyo, Japan
1994	Christina Lekka	Greece	Ise, Japan
1995	Anna Lena Hansen	Norway	Tokyo, Japan
1996	Fernanda Alves	Portugal	Kanazawa, Japan
1997	Consuelo Adler Hernández	Venezuela	Kyoto, Japan
1998	Lía Victoria Borrero González	Panama	Tokyo, Japan
1999	Paulina Margarita Gálvez Pineda	Colombia	Tokyo, Japan
2000	Vivian Inés Urdaneta Rincón	Venezuela	Tokyo, Japan
2001	Małgorzata Rożniecka	Poland	Tokyo, Japan
2002	Christina Sawaya	Lebanon	Tokyo, Japan
2003	Goizeder Victoria Azúa Barríos	Venezuela	Tokyo, Japan
2004	Jeymmy Paola Vargas Gómez	Colombia	Beijing, China
2005	Precious Lara Quigaman	Philippines	Well City, Tokyo, Japan
2006	Daniela Di Giacomo	Venezuela	Tokyo, Japan, and Beijing, China
2007	Silvia Priscila Perales Elizondo	Mexico	Tokyo, Japan

Maria Stella Araneta Márquez, born Maria Stella Márquez Zawadzky and now simply known as Madame Stella Araneta, is a national pageant director and former international beauty queen. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Colombia. ... Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , Country State County Los Angeles County Government  - Mayor Bob Foster Area  - City  65. ... Stam Van Baer, of the Netherlands, is the second winner of the Miss International beauty pageant. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Tania Verstak (born c. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Guðrún María Bjarnadóttir, of Iceland, was crowned Miss International in 1963, when her title was known as The International Beauty of 1963 in Long Beach, California. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Iceland. ... ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Philippines. ... Meine Mama! ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Mirta Teresita Massa is the first delegate of Argentina to capture the Miss International crown in 1967. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Maria da Gloria Carvalho is the only delegate from Brazil who has won the Miss International title. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... For the computer game Budokan, see Budokan: The Martial Spirit For the style of Karate, see Budokan Karate-do The Nippon Budokan ), often shortened to just Budokan, is an arena in central Tokyo. ... For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation). ... Winner of the Miss International contest in 1969. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Aurora McKenny Pijuan, of the Philippines, is the Miss International titleholder for the year 1970. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Philippines. ... Tower of the Sun Expo 70 (ja. ... For other uses, see Osaka (disambiguation). ... Jane Cheryl Hansen is the 1971 Miss International beauty pageant titleholder. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Zealand. ... Linda Hooks (born 1952) is the second delegate from England to win the Miss International crown in 1972, three years after Valerie Susan Holmes earned the title. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Tuula Anneli Björkling of Finland was adjudged Miss International on 13 October 1973 in the pageant held in the Exposition Hall Fairgrounds, Osaka, Japan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland. ... Karen Brucene Smith, of Texas, is the first delegate of the United States to win the Miss International title in 1974. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Ladija Vera Manic of Yugoslavia is the first delegate from her country to win a major beauty pageant title. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_SFR_Yugoslavia. ... Motto Brotherhood and Unity Anthem Hey, Slavs Capital Belgrade Language(s) Serbo-Croatian (spoken throughout the territory), Slovenian, Macedonian, Albanian, Hungarian (all official), and languages of other nationalities. ... Motobu (本部町; -chou) is a town located in Kunigami district, Okinawa, Japan. ... Sophie Sonia Perin of France is the first Miss International winner from her country. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Pilar Medina Canadell, of Spain, is the first Spanish delegate to win the Miss International title in 1977. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Katherine Patricia Ruth, from California, is the second United States delegate to win the Miss International beauty title. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Mimilanie Laurel Marquez (born July 16, 1964) is the Miss International titleholder for the year 1979, representing the Philippines. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Philippines. ... Lorna Marlene Chavez is the first representative of Costa Rica to win the Miss International pageant in 1980. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Costa_Rica. ... Jenny Annette Derck is the second Australian to win the Miss International beauty pageant. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... This article is about the Japanese city. ... Christie Ellen Claridge, of the United States, is the Miss International titleholder for the year 1982. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... This article is about a city in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. ... Gidget Sandoval Herrera is the titleholder of Miss International for 1983. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Costa_Rica. ... Ilma Julieta Urrutia Chang is Guatemalas national representative for the major beauty pageants in 1984. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Guatemala. ... For the town of Yokohama in Aomori Prefecture, see Yokohama, Aomori. ... Alejandrina Nina Sicilia Hernandez is the first Venezuelan to hold the Miss International title in 1985. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Venezuela. ... Tsukuba (Japanese: つくば市; -shi; from Han character 筑波) is a planned city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. ... Helen Fairbrother, of England, is the third delegate from her country to win the Miss International crown. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Nagasaki ) ( ) is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture in Japan. ... Laurie Tamara Simpson of Puerto Rico is Miss International 1987. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Puerto_Rico. ... Catherine Alexandra Gude of Norway is the first delegate from her country to win the Miss International beauty pageant in 1988. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... Gifu is the name of several places: Gifu Prefecture, (Japan) Gifu City, (Japan) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Iris Klein, of Germany, is the second delegate from her country to win the Miss International title in 1989. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Kanazawa Kanazawa (金沢市; -shi) is the capital city of Ishikawa in Japan. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Agnieszka Kotlarska (c. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... Kirsten Marise Davidson is a model from Australia who won the Miss International beauty pageant in 1992, when it was held in Nagasaki, Japan. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Agnieszka PachaÅ‚ko is the second winner of the Miss International pageant from Poland in 1993, when it was held in Tokyo, Japan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... Christina Lekka, (Greek: Χριστίνα Λέκκα) a model from Greece, she won the B Miss Hellas 1994 title, (Greek: Î’ Σταρ Ελλάς), at the Miss Star Hellas pageant. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... ISE is an abbreviation for: Institute for Shipboard Education, which administers the Semester at Sea program Institute for Social Ecology Integrated Simulation Environment International Standard English International Securities Exchange International Society of Electrochemistry Ion selective electrode Irish Stock Exchange Istanbul Stock Exchange Islamabad Stock Exchange Integrated Services Environment Information Systems... Anna Lena Hansen became the second representative of Norway to win the Miss International pageant in 1995 in Tokyo, Japan, after Catherine Alexandra Gude in 1988. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... Fernanda Alves of Portugal became the first delegate from her country to bag any major beauty pageant title. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Consuelo Adler Hernández, a native of Caracas, Venezuela, became the second Miss International beauty pageant winner from her country in 1997. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Venezuela. ... Kyoto )   is a city in the central part of the island of HonshÅ«, Japan. ... Miss International 1998 Lía Victoria Borrero González Lía Victoria Borrero González is a beauty queen from Las Tablas, Panama who has held the title Miss International 1998. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Panama. ... Paulina Margarita Gálvez Pineda of Colombia became the second representative from her country to win the Miss International beauty pageant in 1999 in Tokyo, Japan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Colombia. ... Vivian Inés Urdaneta Rincón is the winner of the 2000 Miss International beauty pageant. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Venezuela. ... MaÅ‚gorzata Rożniecka of the West Pomeranian Region of Poland is the third Polish winner of the Miss International beauty pageant. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... CHRISTINA SAWAYA Residence: Lebanon Date of Birth: August 16, 1980 Height: 180 cm Weight: 60 kg Bust: 90 cm Waist: 60 cm Hips: 90 cm Hair: Red Eyes: Light brown Education: Business Economics Talents: Singing and Dancing Hobbies: Modeling, Sports and Swimming Miss Universities Lebanon 1998 Top Model Of 1999... Image File history File links Flag_of_Lebanon. ... Goizeder Victoria Azúa Barríos, from Valencia, Venezuela is the Miss International titleholder for the year 2003. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Venezuela. ... Jeymmy Paola Vargas Gómez was born In Cartagena, Colombia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Colombia. ... Peking redirects here. ... }}The 45th Miss International pageant, Miss International 2005 took place in Tokyo, (Japan) on September 26, 2005. ... Precious Lara San Agustin Quigaman (born January 3, 1983), is a model and freelance webpage writer who won the 2005 Miss International beauty pageant held at Tokyo, Japan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Philippines. ... Miss International 2006 is the 46th Miss International pageant to be held in Tokyo, Japan and Beijing, China. ... Daniela Di Giacomo Di Giovanni is the winner of the 2006 Miss International pageant. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Venezuela. ... The 47th Miss International pageant, Miss International 2007 took place in Tokyo (Japan) from October 2 to October 15, 2007. ... Silvia Priscila Perales Elizondo (born February 24, 1983 in Monterrey, Nuevo León) is a beauty queen from Mexico who won the 2007 Miss International title. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation). ...

Statistics

The number of times each country has won:

• 5 times: Venezuela
• 4 times: Philippines
• 3 times: Australia, Colombia, England, Poland, United States
• 2 times: Costa Rica, Germany, Norway, Spain
• 1 time: Argentina, Brazil, Finland, France, Greece, Guatemala, Iceland, Lebanon, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Panama, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Yugoslavia¹

1: Yugoslavia no longer exists as a country For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in the Latin alphabet, Југославија in Cyrillic; English: South Slavia, or literary The Land of South Slavs) describes three political entities that existed one at a time on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe, during most of the 20th century. ...

Trivia

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Map of Miss International-winning countries as of 2007.

• The very first Miss Universe (from Finland), the very first Miss Asia (from Taiwan), the very first Miss International (from Colombia), and the very first Miss ASEAN (from the Philippines) all married Filipinos.

• Almost all first winners of all the major beauty pageants are of Scandinavian descent: Finland won the Miss Universe 1952, Sweden captured the Miss World 1951, and Denmark gained the Miss Earth 2001. Miss International's was the exception where Colombia won the crown in 1960.

• Since the 1966 Miss International was cancelled, 1965 winner Ingrid Finger's reign was the longest among titleholders, totaling 624 days (more than 20 months). For a one-year reign, the longest belonged to her successor, Miss International 1967 Mirta Teresita Massa who held the title for 529 days (more than 17 months). The shortest reign was that of 1975 Ladija Vera Manic, which spanned just 242 days (less than eight months).

• As 2007, the Philippines is the first and the only Far East Asian country to win the Miss International title and holds the most Miss International titles (4 times: 1964, 1970, 1979, 2005).

• Venezuela is the first Latin and South American country to win the Miss International title.

• Netherlands is the first European country to win the Miss International title.

• Philippines and Lebanon are the only Asian countries to win the Miss International title up to this day.

• No African country has ever gone to win the Miss International title since 1960, the nearest was in 1996, when Tunisia placed 1st runner-up.

• Venezuela has won a record of five Miss International titles. Four of those came in cycles of three years starting in 1997 (1997, 2000, 2003, and 2006). The country's first victory came in 1985. This also happened to United States, three titles came in cycles of four years starting 1974.

• Miss International 1961, Stam van Baer of the Netherlands became the first Caucasian winner of the pageant.

• Miss International 1964, Gemma Teresa Cruz is the first East Asian to win the Miss International title.

• Miss International 1979, Mimilanie Marquez known as Melanie Marquez of the Philippines was voted as the most beautiful Miss International in 2000's.

• Miss International 2002, Christina Sawaya is the Lebanese winner of Miss International title. Lebanon becomes the first predominantly Muslim and also the first Middle Eastern country to win it.

• Miss International 2004, Jeymmy Paola Vargas Gomez of Colombia is the first and only black winner since the pageant began in 1960.

• Miss International 2005, Precious Lara Quigaman of the Philippines is the shortest Miss International, standing at 5'6 feet.

• The largest gap in between winning Miss International (at present) is from Colombia wherein Stella Marquez Zawadsky won the title in 1960, and 39 years later, Paulina Galvez Pineda became the second recipient afterwards.

• The shortest gap is only two years later (by this day, no country has won twice in a row, the nearest was made by Poland (won in 1991 and 1993).

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External links

• Miss International Official Homepage
• GlobalBeauties.com: Your Portal to a World of Beauty
• Miss International Coverage
• Pageantopolis: Complete Miss International results and photos
• Missosology.Org: Analyzing beauty pageants
• Jimmy's Pageant Page
• Critical Beauty
• Pageant News Magazine

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