# Miss Supranational 2022

Miss Supranational 2022 was the 13th edition of the Miss Supranational pageant, held on 15 July 2022, at Strzelecki Park Amphitheater in Nowy Sącz, Poland. Chanique Rabe of Namibia crowned Lalela Mswane of South Africa at the end of the event. This edition marked the first back to back win for contestants from Africa, and the first Black woman who won Miss Supranational.

## Background
### Location and date

On 26 April 2022, Gerhard Parzutka von Lipinski, the president of Miss and Mister Supranational, announced that 13th edition of the Miss Supranational competition would return to Nowy Sacz in the Małopolska region in June and July, and the final night would be held on 15 July 2022.

### Presenters

Anita Nneka Jones returned as host and joined by Martin Fitch, with backstage coverage by Ivan Podrez.
* Ivan Podrez, presenter of the Miss Supranational challenges
* Nneka Jones, presenter for Sky News, BBC Radio London and Premier League
* Martin Fitch, presenter and actor

### Panel of experts

The preliminary competition was broadcast live on the official Miss Supranational YouTube channel at 9pm CET on 12 July 2022. The preliminary interview judges and members of a panel of experts were announced.
* Anntonia Porsild – Miss Supranational 2019 from Thailand
* Chanique Rabe – Miss Supranational 2021 from Namibia
* Gerhard Patzutka Von Lipinski – president of the Miss and Mister Supranational organisation
* Valeria Vazquez Latorre – Miss Supranational 2018 from Puerto Rico and ambassador for Jubiler Schubert
* Varo Vargas – Mister Supranational 2021 from Peru
* Doda – Polish singer, winner of 130 music awards, activist and member of Mensa Poland (only as final telecast judge)
* Marcelina Zawadzka – Television Host, model and Miss Polonia 2011 (only as final telecast judge)
* Monika Lewczuk – Singer and Miss Supranational 2011 from Poland (only as final telecast judge)
* Andre Sleigh – creative director of the Miss and Mister Supranational (only as preliminary judge)
* Eoanna Constanza – Miss Supranational 2021 4th runner-up from Dominican Republic (only as preliminary judge)
* Valentina Sánchez – Miss Supranational 2021 3rd Runner-up from Venezuela (only as preliminary judge)

### New Supranational crown

The new Miss Supranational crown was designed by Ricardo Patraca and was introduced during Miss Supranational 2022 preliminary competition.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss Supranational 2022 | South Africa – Lalela Mswane |
| 1st Runner-Up | Thailand – Praewwanich Ruangthong |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Vietnam – Nguyễn Huỳnh Kim Duyên Δ |
| 3rd Runner-Up | Indonesia – Adinda Cresheilla Δ |
| 4th Runner-Up | Venezuela – Ismelys Velásquez |
| Top 12 | Colombia – Valentina Espinosa  Czech Republic – Kristýna Malířová Δ  India – Ritika Khatnani  Kenya – Roleen Mose §  Mauritius – Alexandrine Belle-Étoile  Peru – Almendra Castillo  Poland – Agata Wdowiak |
| Top 24 | Bolivia – Macarena Castillo  Brazil – Giovanna Reis  Ecuador – Valery Carabali  Ghana – Gifty Boakye Δ  Guatemala – María Fernanda Milián  Hong Kong – Kumiko Lau  Jamaica – Carisa Peart  Malaysia – Melisha Lin  Namibia – Julita-Kitwe Mbangula  Philippines – Alison Black  Romania – Andra Tache  Trinidad and Tobago – Christin Coeppicus |
Notes:
§ – placed into the Top 12 by fan-voting challenge
Δ – placed into the Top 24 by fast-track challenges

### Continental Queens of Beauty

It was awarded to delegates with the highest placement in the continent without being in the Top 5.
| Continent | Contestant |
| Africa | Mauritius – Alexandrine Belle-Étoile |
| Americas | Colombia – Valentina Espinosa |
| Asia | India – Ritika Khatnani |
| Caribbean | Jamaica – Carisa Peart |
| Europe | Poland – Agata Wdowiak |

### Special awards

| Final Results | Contestant |
| Best National Costume | Peru – Almendra Castillo |
| Miss Congeniality | Canada – Jessica Bailey |
| Miss Photogenic | India – Ritika Khatnani |
| Miss Talent | Philippines – Alison Black |
| Miss Elegance | Turkey – Şira Sahili |
| Supra Chat | Indonesia – Adinda Cresheilla  Vietnam – Nguyễn Huỳnh Kim Duyên |
| Supra Model of the Year | Czech Republic – Kristýna Malířová |
| Supra Influencer | Ghana – Gifty Boakye |
| Supra Fan-Vote | Kenya – Roleen Mose |
| Woman of Substance | Namibia – Julita Kitwa |

### Order of announcements
## Challenge events
### Fast Track Events
#### Supra Fan-Vote

The winner of the Supra Fan Vote will automatically advance to the Top 12 finalists of Miss Supranational 2022.
| Final Results | Country |
| Winner | Kenya – Roleen Mose |
| Top 10 | China – Sophia Su  El Salvador – Jennifer Figueroa  Indonesia – Adinda Cresheilla  Netherlands – Serena Darder  Philippines – Alison Black  South Africa – Lalela Mswane  Thailand – Praewwanich Ruangthong  Vietnam – Nguyễn Huỳnh Kim Duyên  Zambia – Savena Mushinge |
| Top 13 | India – Ritika Khatnani  Japan – Rina Okada  Malaysia – Melisha Lin |

#### Miss Supra Influencer

On 4 July 2022, Miss Supra Influencer Top 42 finalists were announced via the organization's official Facebook account. The Top 22 finalists were announced via Miss Supranational official instagram account on 6 July 2022. The winner will be announced as a semi-finalist during the finals.
| Final Results | Country |
| Winner | Ghana – Gifty Boakye |
| Top 10 | Ecuador – Valery Carabalí  Finland – Jana Boricheva  France – Valentine Le Corre  Germany – Jasmin Selberg  India – Ritika Khatnani  Malaysia – Melisha Lin  Malta – Nicole Vella  Namibia – Julita Kitwe  Singapore – Jiayi Sin |
| Top 15 (After 3rd Round Challenge) | Denmark – Johanne Hansen  Netherlands – Serena Darder  Philippines – Alison Black  Portugal – Ana Rita Aguiar  Slovakia – Jana Vozarová |
| Top 22 (After 2nd Round Challenge) | Curacao – Risandra Simon  Haiti – Lynn Rubiane St-Germain  Lesotho – Boitumelo Sehlotho  Peru – Almendra Castillo  Romania – Andra Tache  South Africa – Lalela Mswane  Uruguay – Ximena Bertinat |
| Top 42 (After 1st Round Challenge) | Belgium – Thanaree Scheerlinck  Canada – Jessica Bailey  Colombia – Valentina Espinosa  Cote D'Ivoire – Cadic N'guessan  Czech Republic – Kristýna Malířová  Dominican Republic – Emely Ruiz  El Salvador – Jennifer Figueroa  Greece – Eliza Sophia  Indonesia – Adinda Cresheilla  Ireland – Shannon McCullagh  Jamaica – Carisa Peart  Japan – Rina Okada  Laos – Narathip Siripaphanh  Mexico – Regina González  Poland – Agata Wdowiak  Puerto Rico – Ariette Banchs  Spain – Ana Karła Ramirez  Trinidad & Tobago – Christin Coeppicus  United States – Sofia Acosta  Zambia – Savena Mushinge |

#### Supra Model of the Year

Supra Model of the Year was broadcast live via Miss Supranational official Facebook and YouTube on 3 July 2022. One of the five continental winners will be announced as the winner and be a semi-finalist in the finals.
| Final Results | Country | Country |
| Overall Winner | Czech Republic – Kristýna Malířová | Czech Republic – Kristýna Malířová |
| Continental Winners | Africa | Mauritius – Alexandrine Belle-Étoile |
| Continental Winners | Americas | Colombia – Valentina Espinosa |
| Continental Winners | Asia | Vietnam – Nguyễn Huỳnh Kim Duyên |
| Continental Winners | Caribbean | Jamaica – Carisa Peart |
| Continental Winners | Europe | Czech Republic – Kristýna Malířová |
| Top 11 | Haiti – Lynn Rubiane St-Germain  India – Ritika Khatnani  Indonesia – Adinda Cresheilla  Panama – Cecilia Medina  Romania – Andra Tache  South Africa – Lalela Mswane | Haiti – Lynn Rubiane St-Germain  India – Ritika Khatnani  Indonesia – Adinda Cresheilla  Panama – Cecilia Medina  Romania – Andra Tache  South Africa – Lalela Mswane |

#### Supra Chat
##### Round 1

Supra Chat 2022 Episode 1 premiered on Miss Supranational official YouTube channel on 9 June 2022.
* Advanced to Semifinal
| Group | Country 1 | Country 2 | Country 3 | Country 4 | Country 5 | Country 6 | Country 7 | Country 8 |
| 1 | Greece | India | Lesotho | Nigeria | Poland | Portugal | Romania | Slovakia |
| 2 | Bolivia | Canada | Colombia | Costa Rica | Dominican Republic | Guatemala | Iceland | Mexico |
| 3 | Belgium | Cote D'Ivoire | Mauritius | Namibia | South Africa | Togo | Turkey | — |
| 4 | Curaçao | Ecuador | Haiti | Jamaica | Kenya | Panama | Trinidad and Tobago | United States |
| 5 | Cambodia | Hong Kong | Japan | Kazakhstan | Kyrgyzstan | Laos | South Korea | Vietnam |
| 6 | Czech Republic | Denmark | Finland | Germany | Malta | Netherlands | Spain | Zambia |
| 7 | France | Indonesia | Ireland | Nepal | Philippines | Singapore | Thailand | Zimbabwe |
| 8 | Argentina | Brazil | Chile | China | El Salvador | Paraguay | Peru | Puerto Rico |
| 9 | Cuba | England | Ghana | Malaysia | Ukraine | Uruguay | Venezuela | — |

##### Semi-finals

* Advanced to Final
The 18 finalists were split into 2 semi-finals which were filmed in Poland. 5 winners from each semi-final will be chosen to advance to the finals.
| Semi Final | Country 1 | Country 2 | Country 3 | Country 4 | Country 5 | Country 6 | Country 7 | Country 8 | Country 9 |
| 1 | Bolivia | Canada | China | Cote D'Ivoire | Haiti | Hong Kong | India | Indonesia | Jamaica |
| 2 | Lesotho | Malaysia | Namibia | Nepal | Netherlands | Peru | Venezuela | Vietnam | Zambia |

##### Finals

The winner of each final will be announced as a semi-finalist during the finals.
| Final Results | Final 1 | Final 2 | Ref. |
| Winner | Indonesia – Adinda Cresheilla | Vietnam – Nguyễn Huỳnh Kim Duyên | |
| Top 5 | Bolivia – Macarena Castillo  China – Sophia Su  Haiti – Lynn Rubiane St-Germain  Hong Kong – Kumiko Lau | Malaysia – Melisha Lin  Namibia – Julita Kitwe  Netherlands – Serena Darder  Zambia – Savena Mushinge | |

### Non-Fast Track Events
#### Miss Talent

Talent competition were held on 3 July 2022, during the charity auction ‘Evening of Fashion and Culture for Ukraine’. The delayed broadcast of the competition were official premiered via Miss Supranational YouTube channel on 4 July 2022. Miss Malaysia, Melisha Lin was included in the line-up but were not chosen as a finalist.
| Final Results | Country |
| Winner | Philippines – Alison Black |
| Top 3 | India – Ritika Khatnani  Japan – Rina Okada |
| Top 6 | Indonesia – Adinda Cresheilla  Jamaica – Carisa Peart  Mexico – Regina González |

#### Miss Elegance

Miss Elegance competition were held on 8 July 2022. The delayed broadcast of the competition were official premiered via Miss Supranational YouTube channel on 9 July 2022. Miss Turkey, Şira Sahilli, was named as the winner at the end of the event.
| Final Results | Country |
| Miss Elegance | Turkey – Şira Sahilli |
| 1st Runner-Up | Argentina – Maria Acst |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Thailand – Praewwanich Ruangthong |
| Top 15 | Brazil – Giovanna Reis  Ecuador – Valery Carabali  Guatemala – María Fernanda Milián  Indonesia – Adinda Cresheilla  Japan – Rina Okada  Kazakhstan – Aigerim Baitore  Laos – Narathip Siripaphanh  Nigeria – Adaeze Chineme  Panama – Cecilia Medina  Spain – Ana Karla Ramírez  Trinidad and Tobago – Christin Coeppicus  Ukraine – Diana Mironenko |

## Contestants

69 contestants competed for Miss Supranational 2022:
| Country/Territory | Delegate | Age | Hometown | Continental Group |
| Argentina | Maira Acst | 24 | Corrientes | Americas |
| Belgium | Thanaree Scheerlinck | 26 | Wemmel | Europe |
| Bolivia | Macarena Castillo | 24 | Tupiza | Americas |
| Brazil | Giovanna Reis | 21 | Cascavel | Americas |
| Cambodia | Leakena In | 23 | Siem Reap | Asia |
| Canada | Jessica Bailey | 24 | Langley | Americas |
| Chile | Constanza Araos | 24 | Coquimbo | Americas |
| China | Sophia Su | 27 | Harbin | Asia |
| Colombia | Valentina Espinosa | 24 | Cartagena | Americas |
| Costa Rica | Natalia González | 23 | San José | Americas |
| Cote D'Ivoire | Cadic N'guessan | 22 | Abidjan | Africa |
| Cuba | Liz Rodriguez | 18 | Camagüey | Caribbean |
| Curaçao | Risandra Simon | 24 | Willemstad | Caribbean |
| Czech Republic | Kristýna Malířová | 23 | Čížkovice | Europe |
| Denmark | Johanne Hansen | 20 | Næstved | Europe |
| Dominican Republic | Emely Ruiz | 29 | Mao | Caribbean |
| Ecuador | Valery Carabalí | 23 | Guayaquil | Americas |
| El Salvador | Jennifer Figueroa | 21 | Santa Ana | Americas |
| England | Kate Marie | 28 | Coventry | Europe |
| Finland | Jana Boricheva | 20 | Turenki | Europe |
| France | Valentine Le Corre | 21 | Paris | Europe |
| Germany | Jasmin Selberg | 22 | Dortmund | Europe |
| Ghana | Gifty Boakye | 29 | Akwatia | Africa |
| Greece | Eliza Sophia | 20 | Athens | Europe |
| Guatemala | María Fernanda Milián | 25 | Cobán | Americas |
| Haiti | Lynn Rubiane St-Germain | 28 | Port-au-Prince | Caribbean |
| Hong Kong | Kumiko Lau | 28 | Tai Po | Asia |
| Iceland | Íris Freyja Salguero | 23 | Mosfellsbær | Europe |
| India | Ritika Khatnani | 20 | Pune | Asia |
| Indonesia | Adinda Cresheilla | 24 | Surabaya | Asia |
| Ireland | Shannon McCullagh | 25 | Belfast | Europe |
| Jamaica | Carisa Peart | 27 | Saint Ann Parish | Caribbean |
| Japan | Rina Okada | 27 | Sapporo | Asia |
| Kazakhstan | Aigerim Baitore | 24 | Almaty | Asia |
| Kenya | Roleen Mose | 19 | Nairobi | Africa |
| Kyrgyzstan | Shirin Alaychieva | 18 | Osh | Asia |
| Laos | Narathip Siripaphanh | 24 | Vientiane | Asia |
| Lesotho | Boitumelo Sehlotho | 20 | Maseru | Africa |
| Malaysia | Melisha Lin | 25 | Batu Caves | Asia |
| Malta | Nicole Vella | 22 | Rabat | Europe |
| Mauritius | Alexandrine Belle-Étoile | 25 | Curepipe | Africa |
| Mexico | Regina González | 20 | Zapopan | Americas |
| Namibia | Julita Kitwe | 26 | Oshakati | Africa |
| Nepal | Keshu Khadka | 28 | Lalitpur | Asia |
| Netherlands | Serena Darder | 22 | Badhoevedorp | Europe |
| Nigeria | Adaeze Chineme | 26 | Umuahia | Africa |
| Panama | Cecilia Medina | 29 | Panama City | Americas |
| Paraguay | Violeta Van Humbeck | 29 | Hernandarias | Americas |
| Peru | Almendra Castillo | 27 | Lima | Americas |
| Philippines | Alison Black | 23 | Las Piñas | Asia |
| Poland | Agata Wdowiak | 26 | Łódź | Europe |
| Portugal | Ana Rita Aguiar | 25 | Vale de Cambra | Europe |
| Puerto Rico | Ariette Banchs | 23 | Ponce | Caribbean |
| Romania | Andra Tache | 18 | Brașov | Europe |
| Singapore | Jiayi Sin | 23 | Toa Payoh | Asia |
| Slovakia | Jana Vozarová | 21 | Púchov | Europe |
| South Africa | Lalela Mswane | 25 | Richards Bay | Africa |
| South Korea | Cheryun Song | 20 | Seoul | Asia |
| Spain | Ana Karla Ramirez | 25 | Málaga | Europe |
| Thailand | Praewwanich Ruangthong | 29 | Chumphon | Asia |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Christin Coeppicus | 24 | Princes Town | Caribbean |
| Turkey | Şira Sahilli | 22 | Istanbul | Europe |
| Ukraine | Diana Mironenko | 28 | Odesa | Europe |
| United States | Sofia Acosta | 26 | Miami | Americas |
| Uruguay | Ximena Bertinat | 27 | Colonia Valdense | Americas |
| Venezuela | Ismelys Velásquez | 22 | La Guaira | Americas |
| Vietnam | Nguyễn Huỳnh Kim Duyên | 26 | Cần Thơ | Asia |
| Zambia | Savena Mushinge | 25 | Lusaka | Africa |
| Zimbabwe | Kimberly Tatenda | 24 | Masvingo | Africa |