# Miss International 2016

Miss International 2016 was the 56th Miss International pageant, held at the Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo, Japan, on October 27, 2016.
Edymar Martínez of Venezuela crowned Kylie Verzosa of the Philippines as her successor at the end of the event. This is the first time in Miss International history that the finals night saw the return of the previous year's runners-up to crown their respective successors.

## Background

On February 9, 2016, it was announced by Akemi Shimomura, president of the International Cultural Association, that the 2016 pageant would be held at Tokyo Dome City Hall, Tokyo, Japan for first consecutive year on Thursday, October 27, 2016.

## Result
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss International 2016 | Philippines – Kylie Verzosa |
| 1st Runner-Up | Australia – Alexandra Britton |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Indonesia – Felicia Hwang Yi Xin |
| 3rd Runner-Up | Nicaragua – Brianny Chamorro |
| 4th Runner-Up | United States – Kaitryana Leinbach |
| Top 15 | Argentina – Yoana Don  Canada – Amber Bernachi  Dominican Republic – Cynthia Núñez  El Salvador – Elizabeth Cader  Finland – Emilia Seppänen  Japan – Jyunna Yamagata  Mexico – Geraldine Ponce  Poland – Magdalena Bieńkowska  Russia – Alisa Manenok  Thailand – Pattiya Pongthai |

### Continental Queens

| Continental group | Contestant |
| Africa | Sierra Leone – Maseray Swarray |
| Americas | Ecuador – Ivanna Abad |
| Asia | Hong Kong – Kelly Chan |
| Europe | Netherlands – Melissa Scherpen |
| Oceania | Hawaii – Guinevere Davenport |

### Special awards

| Awards | Contestant |
| Best National Costume | Nicaragua – Brianny Chamorro |
| Miss Best Dresser | Indonesia – Felicia Hwang Yi Xin |
| Miss Perfect Body | Moldova – Alina Chirciu |
| Miss Visit Japan Tourism Ambassador | Vietnam – Phạm Ngọc Phương Linh |

### Order of announcements
## Contestants

69 contestants have been confirmed:
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown | Continental Group |
| Argentina | Yoana Don | 25 | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | Selva | Americas |
| Aruba | Tania Nunes | 20 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Oranjestad | Americas |
| Australia | Alexandra Britton | 23 | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | Sutherland | Oceania |
| Belarus | Palina Tsehalka | 24 | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | Slutsk | Europe |
| Belgium | Caroline van Hoye | 26 | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | Brussels | Europe |
| Bolivia | Katherine Añazgo | 20 | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | San Lorenzo | Americas |
| Brazil | Manoella Alves | 21 | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Natal | Americas |
| Canada | Amber Bernachi | 26 | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | Windsor | Americas |
| China | Xinna Zhou | 22 | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | Beijing | Asia |
| Colombia | Daniela Herrera | 21 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Río de Oro | Americas |
| Costa Rica | Raquel Guevara | 20 | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | San José | Americas |
| Cuba | Dania Quesada | 25 | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | Havana | Americas |
| Denmark | Sara Danielsen | 23 | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | Copenhagen | Europe |
| Dominican Republic | Cynthia Núñez | 24 | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | San Francisco | Americas |
| Ecuador | Ivanna Abad | 23 | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Machala | Americas |
| El Salvador | Elizabeth Cader | 20 | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | Santa Ana | Americas |
| Finland | Emilia Seppänen | 22 | 176.5 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Helsinki | Europe |
| France | Khaoula Najine | 25 | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | Roubaix | Europe |
| Ghana | Cindy Kofie | 19 | 152 cm (5 ft 0 in) | Accra | Africa |
| Gibraltar | Joseanne Bear | 24 | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | Gibraltar | Europe |
| Guadeloupe | Presile Adolphe | 19 | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | Le Gosier | Americas |
| Guam | Annalyn Buan | 23 | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) | Hagåtña | Oceania |
| Guatemala | Laura Vadillo Urrutia | 23 | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | Guatemala City | Americas |
| Haiti | Cassandre Joseph | 23 | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | Port-au-Prince | Americas |
| Hawaii | Guinevere Davenport | 21 | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | Hilo | Oceania |
| Honduras | Andrea Salinas | 18 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Danli | Americas |
| Hong Kong | Kelly Chan | 21 | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | Hong Kong | Asia |
| Hungary | Csillag Szabó | 20 | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | Budapest | Europe |
| India | Rewati Chetri | 23 | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | Guwahati | Asia |
| Indonesia | Felicia Hwang Yi Xin | 24 | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | Bandar Lampung | Asia |
| Ireland | Katherine Gannon | 25 | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | Galway | Europe |
| Japan | Junna Yamagata | 22 | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) | Tokyo | Asia |
| Korea | Min Jeong Kim | 21 | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | Daegu | Asia |
| Lebanon | Stephanie Karam | 24 | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | Mexico City | Asia |
| Macau | Sulin Ip | 22 | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | Macau | Asia |
| Malaysia | Olivia Nicholas | 23 | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | Ipoh | Asia |
| Mauritius | Shavina Hulkua | 24 | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | Port Louis | Africa |
| Mexico | Geraldine Ponce | 22 | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | Xalisco | Americas |
| Moldova | Alina Chirciu | 20 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Chișinău | Europe |
| Myanmar | Inngyin Htoo | 21 | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | Mandalay | Asia |
| Nepal | Barsha Lekhi | 23 | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | Saptari District | Asia |
| Netherlands | Melissa Scherpen | 18 | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Emmen | Europe |
| New Zealand | Jessica Tyson | 23 | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | Auckland | Oceania |
| Nicaragua | Brianny Chamorro | 22 | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | Managua | Americas |
| Nigeria | Ivie Mary Young Akpude | 22 | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | Lagos | Africa |
| Northern Marianas | Peachy Quitugua | 21 | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) | Saipan | Oceania |
| Norway | Camilla Devik | 20 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Namsos | Europe |
| Panama | Daniela Ochoa Barragan | 22 | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | Panama City | Americas |
| Peru | Danea Panta | 26 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Trujillo | Americas |
| Philippines | Kylie Verzosa | 24 | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Baguio | Asia |
| Poland | Magdalena Bieńkowska | 23 | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | Mikołajki | Europe |
| Portugal | Carina Frazão | 20 | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | Lisbon | Europe |
| Puerto Rico | Gabriela Berrios | 25 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | San Juan | Americas |
| Russia | Alisa Manenok | 21 | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | Vladivostok | Europe |
| Sierra Leone | Maseray Swarray | 19 | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | Freetown | Africa |
| Singapore | Wang Hui Qi | 20 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Singapore | Asia |
| Slovak Republic | Michaela Meňkyová | 22 | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | Nitra | Europe |
| South Africa | Tharina Botes | 19 | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | Cape Town | Africa |
| Spain | Anabel Delgado Torres | 21 | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | Madrid | Europe |
| Sri Lanka | Ayesha Fernando | 25 | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Colombo | Asia |
| Sweden | Maria Taipaleenmäki | 19 | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | Halmstad | Europe |
| Taiwan | Ai-Ning Tan | 18 | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | Taipei | Asia |
| Thailand | Pattiya Pongthai | 24 | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | Yala | Asia |
| Tunisia | Hiba Telmoudi | 25 | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | Gabes | Africa |
| Ukraine | Viktoria Kiose | 23 | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | Odesa | Europe |
| United Kingdom | Romy Simpkins | 22 | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | Bournemouth | Europe |
| United States | Kaityrana Leinbach | 18 | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | Charlotte | Americas |
| Venezuela | Jessica Duarte | 24 | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | Caracas | Americas |
| Vietnam | Phạm Ngọc Phương Linh | 19 | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | Ho Chi Minh City | Asia |