# Miss International 2018

Miss International 2018 was the 58th edition of the Miss International pageant, held at the Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo, Japan, on 9 November 2018.
Kevin Lilliana of Indonesia crowned Mariem Velazco of Venezuela as her successor at the end of the event. This marks Venezuela's eighth victory at Miss International - the most in the pageant's history.
A total of 78 contestants from countries and territories competed in this year's Miss International pageant, surpassing the previous record of 73 contestants in 2014, making the biggest turnout in the pageant's history.

## Background
### Location and date

On 12 April 2018, it was announced during a website conference by Akemi Shimomura, the president of the International Cultural Association and the president of Miss International Organization, that the 2018 pageant would be held in Tokyo Dome City Hall, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan, for the third consecutive year on Friday, November 9, 2018.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss International 2018 | Venezuela – Mariem Velazco |
| 1st Runner-Up | Philippines – Ahtisa Manalo |
| 2nd Runner-Up | South Africa – Reabetswe Sechoaro |
| 3rd Runner-Up | Romania – Bianca Tirsin |
| 4th Runner-Up | Colombia – Anabella Castro |
| Top 8 | Ecuador – Michelle Huet  Japan – Hinano Sugimoto  Spain – Susana Sanchez |
| Top 15 | Australia – Emily Tokić  Indonesia – Vania Fitryanti  Madagascar – Esmeralda Malleka  Mexico – Nebai Torres  Paraguay – Daisy Lezcano  Thailand – Keeratiga Jaruratjamon  Ukraine – Bohdana Tarasyk |

### Continental queens

| Continental Group | Contestant |
| Africa | South Africa – Reabetswe Sechoaro |
| America | Argentina – Rocío Pérez |
| Asia | Singapore – Eileen Feng |
| Europe | Netherlands – Zoë Amber Niewold |
| Oceania | Guam – Diliana Tuncap |

## Pageant

Unlike in 2017 contestants were classified under five continents: (1) Europe, (2) Oceania, (3) Africa, (4) Americas, and (5) Asia. During the Competitions Rounds; National Costume, Swimwear, and Evening Gown, then the contestants were trimmed down to 15 Semifinalists, after which, the judges narrowed the finalists down to the Top 8, then judges decided the Top 8 to compete in the question and answer portion. and then the judges choose Top 5 which Miss International 2018 and her four Runners-up like 2017 format.

## Contestants

77 contestants competed for the title.
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Hometown | Continental group |
| Argentina | Rocío Magali Pérez | 22 | Buenos Aires | Americas |
| Aruba | Stephanie Anouk Eman | 26 | Oranjestad | Americas |
| Australia | Emily Tokić | 20 | Canberra | Oceania |
| Belgium | Kelly Quanten | 24 | Leuven | Europe |
| Bolivia | María Elena Antelo | 24 | Beni | Americas |
| Brazil | Stephanie Pröglhöf | 24 | São José dos Campos | Americas |
| Canada | Camila Gonzalez | 21 | Toronto | Americas |
| Chile | María Pía Vilches | 22 | La Ligua | Americas |
| China | Wang Chaoyuan | 24 | Tianjin | Asia |
| Colombia | Anabella Castro | 21 | Valledupar | Americas |
| Cook Islands | Louisa Purea | 20 | Avarua | Oceania |
| Costa Rica | Glennys Medina Segura | 23 | Guanacaste | Americas |
| Cote d'Ivoire | Jemima Gbato | 21 | Abidjan | Africa |
| Cuba | Jennifer Alvarez Ruiz | 24 | Havana | Americas |
| Curaçao | Diona Angela | 21 | Willemstad | Americas |
| Czech Republic | Daniela Zálešáková | 19 | Most | Europe |
| Denmark | Louise Arild | 23 | Frederiksberg | Europe |
| Dominican Republic | Stéphanie Bustamante | 25 | Paterson | Americas |
| Ecuador | Michelle Huet | 23 | Guayaquil | Americas |
| Egypt | Farah Sedky | 24 | Cairo | Africa |
| El Salvador | Ena Cea | 20 | Santa Ana | Americas |
| Ethiopia | Frezewd Solomon | 21 | Addis Ababa | Africa |
| Finland | Eevi Ihalainen | 18 | Lappeenranta | Europe |
| France | Mélanie Labat | 23 | Poussan | Europe |
| Germany | Franciska Acs | 23 | Düsseldorf | Europe |
| Ghana | Benedicta Nana Adjei | 22 | Accra | Africa |
| Guadeloupe | Sarah Eruam | 18 | Le Gosier | Americas |
| Guam | Diliana Tuncap | 22 | Hagåtña | Oceania |
| Guatemala | Gabriela Castillo | 20 | Guatemala City | Americas |
| Haiti | Cassandra Chéry | 23 | Port-au-Prince | Americas |
| Hawaii | Olivia Evelyn Walls | 21 | Honolulu | Oceania |
| Honduras | Valeria Cardona | 20 | Tegucigalpa | Americas |
| Hong Kong | Carmaney Wong | 24 | Kowloon | Asia |
| Hungary | Frida Maczkó | 22 | Vác | Europe |
| India | Tanishqa Bhosale | 19 | Pune | Asia |
| Indonesia | Vania Fitryanti | 21 | Tangerang | Asia |
| Japan | Hinano Sugimoto | 21 | Tokyo | Asia |
| Kenya | Ivy Nyangasi Mido | 22 | Nairobi | Africa |
| Laos | Piyamarth Phounpaseuth | 24 | Vientiane Prefecture | Asia |
| Lebanon | Rachel Younan | 23 | Beirut | Asia |
| Macau | Cherry Chin | 24 | Taipa | Asia |
| Madagascar | Esmeralda Malleka | 25 | Vohemar | Africa |
| Malaysia | Mandy Loo | 22 | Georgetown | Asia |
| Mauritius | Ashna Nookooloo | 22 | Curepipe | Africa |
| Mexico | Nebai Torres | 25 | Guadalajara | Americas |
| Moldova | Daniela Marin | 19 | Leova | Europe |
| Mongolia | Munkhchimeg Batjargal | 20 | Ulaanbaatar | Asia |
| Myanmar | May Yu Khatar | 19 | Yangon | Asia |
| Nepal | Ronali Amatya | 22 | Kathmandu | Asia |
| Netherlands | Zoë Amber Niewold | 20 | Assen | Europe |
| New Zealand | Natasha Kristina Unkovich | 24 | East Auckland | Oceania |
| Nicaragua | Stefanía Alemán | 27 | Masaya | Americas |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Celine Cabrera | 23 | Saipan | Oceania |
| Panama | Shirel Ortiz | 22 | Panama City | Americas |
| Paraguay | Daisy Diana Lezcano Rojas | 24 | San Lorenzo | Americas |
| Peru | Marelid Elizabeth Medina | 24 | Callao | Americas |
| Philippines | Maria Ahtisa Manalo | 21 | Candelaria | Asia |
| Poland | Marta Pałucka | 26 | Sopot | Europe |
| Portugal | Carina Neto | 21 | Gondomar | Europe |
| Puerto Rico | Yarelis Salgado | 24 | Toa Alta | Americas |
| Romania | Bianca Tirsin | 20 | Arad | Europe |
| Russia | Galina Lukina | 26 | Ufa | Asia |
| Singapore | Eileen Feng | 22 | Singapore City | Asia |
| Slovakia | Radka Grendová | 20 | Revúca | Europe |
| South Africa | Reabetswe Sechoaro | 24 | Pretoria | Africa |
| South Korea | Yejin Seo | 21 | Seoul | Asia |
| Spain | Susana Sánchez | 25 | Huelva | Europe |
| Sri Lanka | Natalee Fernando | 24 | Colombo | Asia |
| Sweden | Izabell Hahn | 26 | Linköping | Europe |
| Chinese Taipei | Kao Man-jung | 21 | Taichung | Asia |
| Thailand | Keeratiga Jaruratjamon | 23 | Phitsanulok | Asia |
| Ukraine | Bohdana Tarasyk | 23 | Kryvyi Rih | Europe |
| United Kingdom | Sharon Gaffka | 22 | Oxford | Europe |
| United States | Bonnie Walls | 24 | New York City | Americas |
| Venezuela | Mariem Velazco | 20 | San Tomé | Americas |
| Vietnam | Nguyễn Thúc Thùy Tiên | 20 | Ho Chi Minh City | Asia |
| Zimbabwe | Tania Tatenda Aaron | 22 | Harare | Africa |