Miss International

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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 Expo '70. For 1971 and 1972, it was held in Long Beach again, but since that time it has been held annually in Japan.

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.

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[edit] Titleholders

  • Not held in 1966.
Year Miss International Country Venue
1960 Stella Márquez  Colombia Long Beach, USA
1961 Stam van Baer  Netherlands Long Beach, USA
1962 Tania Verstak  Australia Long Beach, USA
1963 Guðrún Bjarnadóttir  Iceland Long Beach, USA
1964 Gemma Cruz  Philippines Long Beach, USA
1965 Ingrid Finger  Germany Long Beach, USA
1967 Mirta Massa  Argentina Long Beach, USA
1968 Maria da Gloria Carvalho  Brazil Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan
1969 Valerie Holmes  United Kingdom Tokyo, Japan
1970 Aurora Pijuan  Philippines Expo '70, Osaka, Japan
1971 Jane Hansen  New Zealand Long Beach, USA
1972 Linda Hooks  United Kingdom Tokyo, Japan
1973 Anneli Björkling  Finland Osaka, Japan
1974 Karen Brucene Smith  United States Tokyo, Japan
1975 Ladija Manic  Yugoslavia1 Motobu, Japan
1976 Sophie Perin  France Tokyo, Japan
1977 Pilar Medina  Spain Tokyo, Japan
1978 Katherine Ruth  United States Tokyo, Japan
1979 Melanie Marquez  Philippines Tokyo, Japan
1980 Lorna Chávez  Costa Rica Tokyo, Japan
1981 Jenny Derck  Australia Kobe, Japan
1982 Christie Claridge  United States Fukuoka, Japan
1983 Gidget Sandoval  Costa Rica Osaka, Japan
1984 Ilma Urrutia  Guatemala Yokohama, Japan
1985 Nina Sicilia  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  Spain Osaka, Japan
1991 Agnieszka Kotlarska  Poland Tokyo, Japan
1992 Kirsten Davidson  Australia Nagasaki, Japan
1993 Agnieszka Pachałko  Poland Tokyo, Japan
1994 Christina Lekka  Greece Ise, Japan
1995 Anne Lena Hansen  Norway Tokyo, Japan
1996 Fernanda Alves  Portugal Kanazawa, Japan
1997 Consuelo Adler  Venezuela Kyoto, Japan
1998 Lía Borrero  Panama Tokyo, Japan
1999 Paulina Gálvez  Colombia Tokyo, Japan
2000 Vivian Urdaneta  Venezuela Tokyo, Japan
2001 Małgorzata Rożniecka  Poland Tokyo, Japan
2002 Christina Sawaya  Lebanon Tokyo, Japan
2003 Goizeder Azúa  Venezuela Tokyo, Japan
2004 Jeymmy Vargas  Colombia Beijing, China
2005 Precious Quigaman  Philippines Well City, Tokyo, Japan
2006 Daniela di Giacomo  Venezuela Tokyo, Japan and Beijing, China
2007 Priscila Perales  Mexico Tokyo, Japan
2008 Alejandra Andreu  Spain Kyoto, Japan and Macau

[edit] By number of wins

Country/Territory Titles Winning years
 Venezuela
5
 1985, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2006
 Philippines
4
 1964, 1970, 1979, 2005
 Spain
3
 1977, 1990, 2008
 Colombia 1960, 1999, 2004
 Poland 1991, 1993, 2001
 Australia 1962, 1981, 1992
 USA 1974, 1978, 1982
 Norway
2
 1988, 1995
 Germany 1965, 1989
 Costa Rica 1980, 1982
 United Kingdom 1969, 1972
 Mexico
1
 2007
 Lebanon 2002
 Panama 1998
 Portugal 1996
 Greece 1994
 Puerto Rico 1987
 England 1986
 Guatemala 1984
 France 1976
 Yugoslavia 1975
 Finland 1973
 New Zealand 1971
 Brazil 1968
 Argentina 1967
 Iceland 1963
 Netherlands 1961

[edit] Performances by Country and Continental Regions

As of 2008

REGION Titles Best performance
Europe 20 England/United Kingdom, Poland and Spain (3), Germany and Norway (2), Finland, France, Greece, Iceland, Netherlands, Portugal, and Yugoslavia1 (1)
Americas 19 Venezuela (5), Colombia, and United States (3), Costa Rica (2), Argentina, Brazil, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico (1)
Asia 5 Philippines (4), Lebanon (1)
Oceania 4 Australia (3), New Zealand (1)
Africa
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[edit] Trivia

Map of Miss International-winning countries as of 2008.
  • Miss International remains the only one of the Grand Slam Pageants or Big Four Pageants with no winner resigned or dethroned.
  • Five Miss Universe delegates placed as runner-up or semi-finalist in that pageant and later won the Miss International title. They were: Stella Marquez Zawadsky- semi-finalist, Colombia 1960; Julieta Urrutia Chang - semi-finalist, Guatemala 1984; Laurie Simpson Rivera - fourth runner-up, Puerto Rico 1987; Lia Victoria Borrero - finalist, Panama 1997; Priscila Perales - finalist, Mexico 2006.
  • One Miss World delegate placed as finalist in that pageant and later won the Miss International title. She was: Goizeder Azua Barrios - quarter-finalist, Venezuela 2002.
  • One Miss World delegate unplaced and later won the Miss International title. She was: Anne Lena Hansen, Norway 1994.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Colombia is the first Latin and South American country to win the Miss International title. On the other hand, Netherlands is the first European country to win the Miss International title.
  • 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.
  • Miss International 1961, Stam van Baer of the Netherlands became the first Caucasian winner of the pageant.
  • Miss International 1964, Gemma Teresa Cruz of the Philippines is the first Asian to win the Miss International title.
  • Miss International 1979, Mimilanie Marquez of the Philippines is the youngest Miss International in history. She was 15 when she won the title.
  • Miss International 2002, Christina Sawaya of Lebanon is the first Middle Eastern to win the title .
  • Miss International 2004, Jeymmy Paola Vargas Gomez of Colombia is the 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 shortest gap was made by Poland won in 1991 and 1993).

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