List of Miss International titleholders

The following is a list of Miss International titleholders from the competition's inaugural edition in 1960 to present.

Miss International titleholders

Year Represented Titleholder Age Hometown National title Date Location Entrants
1960   Colombia Stella Márquez 23 Tumaco Señorita Colombia 1959 August 12, 1960 Long Beach, United States 52
1961   Netherlands Stanny van Baer 19 The Hague Second Runner-up Miss Holland 1961 July 28, 1961
1962   Australia Tania Verstak 20 Sydney Miss Australia 1962 August 18, 1962 50
1963   Iceland Guðrún Bjarnadóttir 20 Hafnarfjörður Ungfru Island 1963 August 16, 1963 46
1964   Philippines Gemma Cruz[1] 21 Manila Miss Philippines 1964 August 14, 1964 42
1965   Germany Ingrid Finger 20 Potsdam Runner-up Miss Germany 1965 August 13, 1965 44
1966 No competition held[a]
1967   Argentina Mirta Massa 22 Córdoba Miss Argentina Internacional 1967 April 29, 1967 Long Beach, United States 46
1968   Brazil Maria Carvalho 18 Rio de Janeiro Miss Brazil International 1968 October 9, 1968 Tokyo, Japan 49
1969   United Kingdom Valerie Holmes 23 London Miss Britain 1969 September 13, 1969 48
1970   Philippines Aurora Pijuan 21 Bacolod Binibining Pilipinas International 1970 May 16, 1970 Osaka, Japan 47
1971   New Zealand Jane Hansen 20 Auckland Miss New Zealand International 1971 May 26, 1971 Long Beach, United States 50
1972   United Kingdom Linda Hooks 20 Liverpool Miss Britain 1972 October 6, 1972 Tokyo, Japan 47
1973   Finland Anneli Björkling 21 Helsinki Miss Finland International 1973 October 13, 1973 Osaka, Japan
1974   United States Brucene Smith 23 Port Lavaca Miss International USA 1974 October 9, 1974 Tokyo, Japan 45
1975   Yugoslavia Lidija Manić 22 Belgrade Miss Yugoslavia International 1975 November 3, 1975 Motobu, Japan 48
1976   France Sophie Perin 19 Créteil Miss France 1975 July 2, 1976 Tokyo, Japan 45
1977   Spain Pilar Medina 21 Málaga Miss Spain International 1977 July 1, 1977 48
1978   United States Katherine Ruth 20 Los Angeles Miss California International 1978 November 10, 1978 43
1979   Philippines Melanie Marquez 15 Mabalacat Binibining Pilipinas International 1979 November 12, 1979 45
1980   Costa Rica Lorna Chávez 21 San José Señorita Costa Rica Internacional 1980 November 4, 1980 42
1981   Australia Jenny Derek 20 Gold Coast Miss International Australia 1981 September 6, 1981 Kobe, Japan
1982   United States Christie Claridge 19 Los Angeles Miss California International 1982 October 13, 1982 Fukuoka, Japan 43
1983   Costa Rica Gidget Sandoval 17 San José Second Runner-up Señorita Costa Rica 1983 October 11, 1983 Osaka, Japan 41
1984   Guatemala Ilma Urrutia 22 Villa Nueva Miss Guatemala 1984 October 30, 1984 Yokohama, Japan 46
1985   Venezuela Nina Sicilia 22 Caracas Second Runner-up Miss Venezuela 1985 September 15, 1985 Tsukuba, Japan 43
1986   England Helen Fairbrother 22 London Miss England 1986 August 31, 1986 Nagasaki, Japan 46
1987   Puerto Rico Laurie Simpson 18 San Juan Miss Puerto Rico 1987 September 13, 1987 Tokyo, Japan 47
1988   Norway Catherine Gude 22 Oslo Runner-up Miss Norway 1988 July 17, 1988 Gifu, Japan 46
1989   Germany Iris Klein 20 Berlin First Runner-up Miss Germany 1986 September 17, 1989 Kanazawa, Japan 47
1990   Spain Silvia de Esteban 19 Barcelona Second Runner-up Miss España 1990 September 16, 1990 Osaka, Japan 50
1991   Poland Agnieszka Kotlarska 19 Wrocław Miss Polski 1991 October 13, 1991 Tokyo, Japan 51
1992   Australia Kirsten Davidson 20 Perth Miss International Australia 1992 October 18, 1992 Nagasaki, Japan 50
1993   Poland Agnieszka Pachałko 20 Inowrocław Miss Polski 1993 October 9, 1993 Tokyo, Japan 47
1994   Greece Christina Lekka 22 Athens Fifth Runner-up Star Hellas 1994 September 4, 1994 Ise, Japan 50
1995   Norway Anne Lena Hansen 21 Trondheim Frøken Norge 1995 September 10, 1995 Tokyo, Japan 47
1996   Portugal Fernanda Alves 20 Lisbon Second Runner-up Miss Portugal 1996 October 26, 1996 Kanazawa, Japan 48
1997   Venezuela Consuelo Adler 20 Caracas Second Runner-up Miss Venezuela 1997 September 20, 1997 Kyoto, Japan 42
1998   Panama Lía Borrero 22 Las Tablas Señorita Panamá 1998 September 26, 1998 Tokyo, Japan 43
1999   Colombia Paulina Gálvez 19 Cali Verreina Señorita Colombia 1999 December 14, 1999 51
2000   Venezuela Vivian Urdaneta 21 Maracaibo First Runner-up Miss Venezuela 2000 October 4, 2000 56
2001   Poland Małgorzata Rożniecka 23 Szczecin First Runner-up Miss Polonia 2000 October 4, 2001 52
2002   Lebanon Christina Sawaya 22 Bourj Hammoud Miss Lebanon 2001 September 30, 2002 47
2003   Venezuela Goizeder Azúa 19 San Felipe First Runner-up Miss Venezuela 2003 October 8, 2003 45
2004   Colombia Jeymmy Vargas 21 Cartagena Verreina Señorita Colombia 2003 October 16, 2004 Beijing, China 58
2005   Philippines Lara Quigaman 22 Taguig Binibining Pilipinas International 2005 September 26, 2005 Tokyo, Japan 52
2006   Venezuela Daniela di Giacomo 21 Caracas Second Runner-up Miss Venezuela 2005 November 11, 2006 Xianghe, China 53
2007   Mexico Priscila Perales 24 Guadalajara Nuestra Belleza México 2006 October 15, 2007 Tokyo, Japan 61
2008   Spain Alejandra Andreu 18 Zaragoza Second Runner-up Miss España 2008 November 8, 2008 Cotai Strip, Macau 63
2009   Mexico Anagabriela Espinoza 21 Monterrey Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 2008 November 28, 2009 Chengdu, China 65
2010   Venezuela Elizabeth Mosquera 19 Maracaibo Second Runner-up Miss Venezuela 2009 November 7, 2010 70
2011   Ecuador Fernanda Cornejo 22 Quito Second Runner-up Miss Ecuador 2011 November 6, 2011 67
2012   Japan Ikumi Yoshimatsu[b] 25 Saga Miss International Japan 2012 October 21, 2012 Okinawa, Japan 69
2013   Philippines Bea Santiago 23 Cataingan Binibining Pilipinas International 2013 December 17, 2013 Tokyo, Japan 67
2014   Puerto Rico Valerie Hernandez 21 San Juan First Runner-up Nuestra Belleza Puerto Rico 2014 November 11, 2014 73
2015   Venezuela Edymar Martínez 20 Puerto La Cruz First Runner-up Miss Venezuela 2014 November 5, 2015 70
2016   Philippines Kylie Verzosa 24 Baguio Binibining Pilipinas International 2016 October 27, 2016 69
2017   Indonesia Kevin Lilliana 21 Bandung First Runner-up Puteri Indonesia 2017 November 14, 2017
2018   Venezuela Mariem Velazco 20 San Tomé First Runner-up Miss Venezuela 2017 November 9, 2018 77
2019   Thailand Sireethorn Leearamwat 25 Bangkok Miss Thailand 2019 November 12, 2019 83
2020 No competition held due to the COVID-19 pandemic[c][d]
2021
2022   Germany Jasmin Selberg 23 Dortmund Miss International Germany 2022 December 13, 2022 Tokyo, Japan 66
2023   Venezuela Andrea Rubio 24 Caracas First Runner-up Miss Venezuela 2022 October 26, 2023 70
2024   Vietnam Huỳnh Thị Thanh Thủy 22 Da Nang Miss Vietnam 2022 November 12, 2024 71

Notes:

  1. ^ The 1965 reigning titleholder Ingrid Finger remained Miss International until 1967 because of the cancellation of the 1966 pageant.
  2. ^ Dethroned. The 2012-crowned Ikumi Yoshimatsu was dethroned shortly before the end of her reign, but she was not replaced.[2][3]
  3. ^ The 2019 reigning titleholder Sireethorn Leearamwat will remain Miss International until 2021 due to the cancellation of the 2020 pageant because of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.
  4. ^ The 2021 edition was moved to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

Countries by number of wins

Country or territory Titles Year(s)
  Venezuela 9 1985, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2010, 2015, 2018, 2023
  Philippines 6 1964, 1970, 1979, 2005, 2013, 2016
  Germany 3 1965, 1989, 2022
  Spain 1977, 1990, 2008
  Colombia 1960, 1999, 2004
  Poland 1991, 1993, 2001
  Australia 1962, 1981, 1992
  United States 1974, 1978, 1982
  Puerto Rico 2 1987, 2014
  Mexico 2007, 2009
  Norway 1988, 1995
  Costa Rica 1980, 1983
  United Kingdom 1969, 1972
  Vietnam 1 2024
  Thailand 2019
  Indonesia 2017
  Japan 2012
  Ecuador 2011
  Lebanon 2002
  Panama 1998
  Portugal 1996
  Greece 1994
  England 1986
  Guatemala 1984
  France 1976
  Yugoslavia 1975
  Finland 1973
  New Zealand 1971
  Brazil 1968
  Argentina 1967
  Iceland 1963
  Netherlands 1961
Dethroned not replaced wins
Country or territory Titles Year(s)
  Japan 1 2012
Continent or region Titles Year(s)
Asia 1 2012

Continents by number of wins

Continent or region Titles Years
Europe 21 1961, 1963, 1965, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2008, 2022
South America 14 1960, 1967, 1968, 1985, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2018, 2023
Asia 11 1964, 1970, 1979, 2002, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2024
North America 1974, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1998, 2007, 2009, 2014
Oceania 4 1962, 1971, 1981, 1992
Africa 0

See also

References

General

  • West, Donald (ed.). "International". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

Specific

  1. ^ "The nose flute player is beauty queen". The Straits Times. 8 June 1964. p. 3. Retrieved 14 November 2023 – via National Library Board.
  2. ^ Ornos, Riza (17 December 2013). "No Farewell Walk for Miss International 2012 Reigning Queen Ikumi Yoshimatsu". International Business Times. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  3. ^ Adalia, JB (17 December 2013). "Miss Philippines Wins Miss International 2013". Kicker Daily. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Miss International 2021 moved to 2022". 31 August 2021. Archived from the original on August 31, 2021.