# Miss International 2024

Miss International 2024 was the 62nd Miss International pageant, held on November 12, 2024, at the Tokyo Dome City Hall in Japan.
Andrea Rubio of Venezuela crowned Huỳnh Thị Thanh Thủy of Vietnam as her successor at the end of the event, marking the country's first title in the pageant.

## Background
### Location and date

The Miss International Organization announced that the pageant will take place at Tokyo Dome City Hall, Tokyo, Japan. The preliminary competition was held on November 10, 2024 and the final night on November 12, 2024.

### Debuts, returns and withdrawals

This edition featured the debut of Albania, as well as the return of Bulgaria who last competed in 1970; Kyrgyzstan in 2013; Luxembourg in 2015; Ireland in 2016; Sierra Leone in 2017; Ethiopia in 2018; Argentina, China, Liberia, South Sudan and Ukraine in 2019; Cape Verde, Honduras, Italy and Romania, who last competed in 2022.
Angola, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Jamaica, Lesotho, Lithuania, Martinique, Mauritius, Norway, Pakistan, Serbia, Tunisia, Uganda and Zimbabwe withdrew after their respective organizations failed to hold a national competition or appoint a delegate.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss International 2024 | Vietnam – Huỳnh Thị Thanh Thủy |
| 1st Runner-Up | Bolivia – Camila Roca |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Spain – Alba Pérez |
| 3rd Runner-Up | Venezuela – Sakra Guerrero |
| 4th Runner-Up | Indonesia – Sophie Kirana |
| Top 8 | Czech Republic – Alina Dementjeva  New Zealand – Samantha Poole  Poland – Ewa Jakubiec |
| Top 20 | Australia – Selina McCloskey  Cape Verde – Akysanna Veiga  Cuba – Shelbi Byrnes Garcia  Dominican Republic – Miyuki Cruz §  Honduras – April Tobie  Ireland – Hannah-Kathleen Hawkshaw  Japan – Mei Ueda §  Mongolia – Bayaraa Suvd-erdene  Nigeria – Perpetual Ukadike §  South Africa – Belindé Schreuder  South Sudan – Amylia Deng  Taiwan – Oceana Lin-Kurie |
§ – Voted into the Top 20 by the viewers

### Continental Queens

| Award | Contestant |
| Miss International Africa | Cape Verde – Akysanna Veiga |
| Miss International America | Cuba – Shelbi Byrnes Garcia |
| Miss International Asia Pacific | Japan – Mei Ueda |
| Miss International Europe | Ireland – Hannah-Kathleen Hawkshaw |

### Special awards

| Award | Contestant |
| Miss Fitness | Honduras – April Tobie |
| Miss Photogenic | Mexico – Valeria Villanueva |
| Best in Evening Gown | Peru – Sofia Cajo |

#### Best in National Costume

| Placement | Country |
| Winner | New Zealand – Samantha Poole |
| Top 10 | Dominican Republic – Miyuki Cruz  Ecuador – Paulethe Cajas  Ethiopia – Hermela Niguissie  France – Camille Platroz  Kyrgyzstan – Aiperi Nurbekova  Netherlands – Christina Lazaros  Panama – Liliam Ashby Barrera  Thailand – Apisara Thadadolthip  Venezuela – Sakra Guerrero |

## Pageant
### Judges

* Akemi Shimomura – President of the Miss International Organization
* Andrea Rubio – Miss International 2023 from Venezuela
* Hiroshi Tabata – Former commissioner of Japan Tourism Agency
* Junko Koshino – Fashion designer
* Norika Fujiwara – Miss Nippon 1992, model and actress
* Nsenda Lukumwena – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Japan
* Ryohei Miyata – Chairman of the Public Interest Incorporated Association, Nitten
* Soujitsu Kobori – Head of Kobori Enshu school of tea
* Supapan Pichaironarongsongkram – Chairwoman of Chao Phraya Express Boat
* Yasuko Ikenobō – Chairwoman of NPO Moegi and member of Yokozuna Deliberation Council

## Contestants

Seventy-one contestants competed for the title.
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Hometown |
| Albania | Desara Hatija | 18 | Tirana |
| Argentina | María Agostina Galfre | 19 | Buenos Aires |
| Australia | Selina McCloskey | 23 | Eleebana |
| Bangladesh | Efa Tabassum | 28 | Rangpur |
| Belgium | Luka Deproost | 24 | Lichtaart |
| Bolivia | Camila Roca | 26 | Santa Cruz |
| Brazil | Emilly Soares | 18 | Ouro Branco |
| Bulgaria | Kristiyana Yordanova | 27 | Provadia |
| Cambodia | Chanreaksmey Loy | 23 | Phnom Penh |
| Canada | Jessica Bailey | 27 | Langley |
| Cape Verde | Akysanna Veiga | 25 | Santa Catarina |
| Chile | Kelsey Kohler | 25 | Viña del Mar |
| China | Shi Xiaoxuan | 24 | Beijing |
| Colombia | Juanita Urrea | 24 | Armenia |
| Costa Rica | Jussan Sandoval | 27 | Alajuela |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Nadine Maulani Konan | 23 | La Mé |
| Cuba | Shelbi Byrnes Garcia | 27 | Havana |
| Czech Republic | Alina Dementjeva | 23 | Vídeň |
| Dominican Republic | Miyuki Cruz | 27 | Santo Domingo |
| Ecuador | Paulethe Cajas | 23 | Quito |
| El Salvador | Luciana Martínez | 25 | San Salvador |
| Ethiopia | Hermela Nigussie | 23 | Addis Ababa |
| Finland | Tiia Aalto | 24 | Helsinki |
| France | Camille Platroz | 24 | Marseille |
| Ghana | Celestina Obeng | 28 | Tepa |
| Guatemala | Helen Morales | 27 | Puerto Barrios |
| Hawaii | Melody Higa | 27 | Aiea |
| Honduras | April Tobie | 25 | Roatán |
| Hong Kong | Beata Zhang | 26 | Hong Kong |
| India | Rashmi Shinde | 26 | Mumbai |
| Indonesia | Sophie Kirana | 24 | Sleman |
| Ireland | Hannah-Kathleen Hawkshaw | 26 | Dublin |
| Italy | Eva Shostak | 27 | Montefiascone |
| Japan | Mei Ueda | 26 | Uto |
| Kyrgyzstan | Aiperi Nurbekova | 26 | Bishkek |
| Laos | Shasikone Shasit | 18 | Champasak |
| Liberia | Kindness Wilson | 26 | Monrovia |
| Luxembourg | Chiara Vanderveeren | 28 | Leuven |
| Macau | Shirley Zhou | 21 | Macau |
| Malaysia | Ashlyn Ooi | 27 | Penang |
| Mexico | Valeria Villanueva | 26 | Manzanillo |
| Moldova | Arina Mardari | 21 | Strășeni |
| Mongolia | Bayaraa Suvd-erdene | 21 | Khentii |
| Myanmar | Khaing Zar Thant | 21 | Yangon |
| Nepal | Karuna Rawat | 25 | Tanahun |
| Netherlands | Christina Lazaros | 28 | Amsterdam |
| New Zealand | Samantha Poole | 21 | Whangārei |
| Nicaragua | Mariela Cerros | 25 | Ocotal |
| Nigeria | Perpetual Ukadike | 27 | Onitsha |
| Panama | Liliam Ashby Barrera | 24 | Panama City |
| Paraguay | Jimena Sosa | 24 | Hohenau |
| Peru | Sofia Cajo | 26 | Ica |
| Philippines | Angelica Lopez | 23 | Bataraza |
| Poland | Ewa Jakubiec | 27 | Wrocław |
| Portugal | Maria Rosado | 23 | Ourém |
| Puerto Rico | Zahira Pérez | 24 | Isabela |
| Romania | Miriam Tigau | 23 | Bucharest |
| Sierra Leone | Yalissa Kargbo | 25 | Freetown |
| Singapore | Vanessa Tiara Tay | 27 | Singapore |
| South Africa | Belindé Schreuder | 28 | Lephalale |
| South Korea | Chung Gyu-ri | 26 | Gangwon |
| South Sudan | Amylia Deng | 25 | Juba |
| Spain | Alba Perez | 22 | Cádiz |
| Sri Lanka | Maya Dmitri | 21 | Colombo |
| Taiwan | Oceana Lin-Kurie | 24 | Taipei |
| Thailand | Apisara Thadadolthip | 27 | Chiang Mai |
| Ukraine | Sofia Zghoba | 19 | Lviv |
| United Kingdom | Tiny Simbani | 23 | Derby |
| United States | Alysa Cook | 23 | Pace |
| Venezuela | Sakra Guerrero | 24 | San Juan de los Morros |
| Vietnam | Huỳnh Thị Thanh Thủy | 22 | Da Nang |