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'''[[Miss International]]''' is a beauty pageant first held on August 12, 1960 in the United States at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California. Since 1968, the pageant has mostly been held in Japan. There are few occasions that the pageant was held in China in 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, and 2011. And one time in Macau in 2008. |
'''[[Miss International]]''' is a beauty pageant first held on August 12, 1960 in the United States at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California. Since 1968, the pageant has mostly been held in Japan. There are few occasions that the pageant was held in China in 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, and 2011. And one time in Macau in 2008. |
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The first representative from Africa to enter the Top 15 was Diana Webster from South Africa.<ref>http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/Universe.htm</ref> She was also the lone delegate from South Africa to enter the semi-finals of Miss International 1965, no followed her footsteps. The latest African representative who entered the pageant was Eunice Onyango of Kenya in 2015. She was second runner-up to [[Edymar Martinez]] of Venezuela, the winner. The closest African representative to the crown was Ibticem Lahmar of Tunisia, who was first runner-up in 1996. |
The first representative from Africa to enter the Top 15 was Diana Webster from South Africa.<ref>http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/Universe.htm</ref> She was also the lone delegate from South Africa to enter the semi-finals of Miss International 1965, no followed her footsteps. The latest African representative who entered the pageant was Eunice Onyango of Kenya in 2015. She was second runner-up to [[Edymar Martinez]] of Venezuela, the winner. The closest African representative to the crown was Ibticem Lahmar of Tunisia, who was first runner-up in 1996.<ref>http://www.veestarz.com/pageants/international/mi1980s/1985/index.html</ref> |
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Miss International is a beauty pageant first held on August 12, 1960 in the United States at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California. Since 1968, the pageant has mostly been held in Japan. There are few occasions that the pageant was held in China in 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, and 2011. And one time in Macau in 2008.
The first representative from Africa to enter the Top 15 was Diana Webster from South Africa.[1] She was also the lone delegate from South Africa to enter the semi-finals of Miss International 1965, no followed her footsteps. The latest African representative who entered the pageant was Eunice Onyango of Kenya in 2015. She was second runner-up to Edymar Martinez of Venezuela, the winner. The closest African representative to the crown was Ibticem Lahmar of Tunisia, who was first runner-up in 1996.[2]
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- Ended as Runner-up
- Ended as one of the Finalists or Semi-finalists
Successful African Representatives
| Year | Name | Country | Placement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| 2015 | Eunice Atien Onyango |  Tunisia
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2nd Runner-up | |
| 2012 | Paulina Malulu |  Namibia
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Top 15 Semi-finalist | |
| 2002 | Mame Diarra Mballo |  Senegal
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Top 12 Semi-finalist | |
| 2000 | Ismahene Lahmar | Tunisia
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Top 15 Semi-finalist | |
| 1999 | Aïcha Faye | Senegal
|
Top 15 Semi-finalist | |
| 1998 | Nejla Kouniali | Tunisia
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Top 15 Semi-finalist | |
| 1997 | Hajer Radhouene | Tunisia
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Top 15 Semi-finalist | |
| 1996 | Ibticem Lahmar | Tunisia
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1st Runner-up | |
| 1985 | Tumba Mulamba |  Zaire
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Top 15 Semi-finalist | |
| 1965 | Diana Webster |  South Africa
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Top 15 Semi-finalist |