Miss International

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"Miss International Beauty" redirects here. For Japan's local franchise, see Miss International Japan.

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Not to be confused with Miss International Queen.
Miss International
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Logo of the Miss International Pageant.
Motto Love, Peace and Beauty
Formation 1960
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Tokyo
Location
Official language
 English
President
 Hirofumi Hashimoto
Key people
 Akemi Shimomura
Website Official website

Miss International (Miss International Beauty or The International Beauty Pageant) is a Tokyo-based international beauty pageant organized by The International Culture Association. The pageant was first held in 1960.[1][2] Along with Miss World, Miss Universe, and Miss Earth, this pageant is one of the Big Four international beauty pageants- the most coveted beauty titles when it comes to international pageant competitions.[3]

The current Miss International is Edymar Martínez of Venezuela who was crowned on 5 November 2015 in Tokyo, Japan.

History

The pageant was created in Long Beach, California, USA in 1960[4] after the departure of the Miss Universe pageant to Miami Beach.[5] Hosted in Long Beach until 1967,[6] 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.[7]

The pageant is also called "Miss International Beauty".[8] Contestants are expected to serve as "Ambassadors of Peace and Beauty", demonstrating 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.[7]

In 2013 edition, the winner of Miss International 2012 Ikumi Yoshimatsu of Japan did not crown her successor; instead Miss International 2008 Alejandra Andreu took over in passing on the crown to Bea Santiago of the Philippines. The organization has been criticized for not standing up for allegedly asking Ikumi Yoshimatsu, Miss International 2012, to skip the succession ceremony and "play sick and shut up" in order to avoid a scandal with a Japanese production company whose president allegedly were harassing Yoshimatsu.[2][9]

Recent titleholders

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For full list and details, see List of Miss International titleholders.
Year Country/Territory Miss International National Title Location Number of Entrants
2015  Venezuela Edymar Martínez Miss Venezuela Internacional Tokyo, Japan 70
2014  Puerto Rico Valerie Hernandez Miss Puerto Rico International Tokyo, Japan 73
2013  Philippines Bea Santiago Binibining Pilipinas International Tokyo, Japan 67
2012  Japan Ikumi Yoshimatsu Miss International Japan Okinawa, Japan 69

Winners' gallery

References

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  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 History of Miss International. Miss-international.org. Retrieved on 2010-10-21.
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External links

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