# Miss International 2019

Miss International 2019 was the 59th Miss International pageant, held on November 12, 2019, at Tokyo Dome City Hall in the Bunkyo district of Tokyo, Japan. Mariem Velazco of Venezuela crowned her successor, Sireethorn Leearamwat of Thailand, at the end of the event.
Contestants from 82 countries and territories participated in this year's Miss International pageant, surpassing the previous record of 77 contestants in 2018 and making this edition the largest turnout in the pageant's history.
The pageant was hosted by Tetsuya Bessho, marking his sixth consecutive year as host.

## Background

On April 11, 2019, the Miss International organization announced that the 2019 pageant would be held on November 12, 2019, in Tokyo Dome City Hall, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan, the competition's venue for the fourth consecutive year.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss International 2019 | Thailand – Sireethorn Leearamwat |
| 1st runner-up | Mexico – Andrea Toscano |
| 2nd runner-up | Uganda – Evelyn Karonde |
| 3rd runner-up | Colombia – Alejandra Vengoechea |
| 4th runner-up | United Kingdom – Harriotte Lane |
| Top 8 | Indonesia – Jolene Marie Rotinsulu  Philippines – Bea Patch Magtanong  Vietnam – Nguyễn Tường San |
| Top 15 | Belarus – Maria Perviy  Finland – Jutta Kyllönen  Hong Kong – Kaye Cheung  Netherlands – Elize Joanne de Hong  Puerto Rico – Ivana Carolina Irizarry  Sri Lanka – Pawani Vithanage  Venezuela – Melissa Jiménez |

### Continental queens

| Continental Group | Contestant |
| Africa | Liberia – Naomi Nucia Glay |
| Americas | Peru – María José Barbis |
| Asia | Thailand – Sireethorn Leearamwat |
| Europe | Netherlands – Elize Joanne de Hong |
| Oceania | Hawaii – Eunice Raquel Basco |

### Special awards

| Award | Contestant |
| Miss Photogenic | Guadeloupe – Noémie Kribo Milne |
| Miss People's Choice | Indonesia – Jolene Marie Rotinsulu |
| Best National Costume | Vietnam – Nguyễn Tường San |
| Best in Evening Gown | Venezuela – Melissa Jiménez |
| Best in Swimsuit | Uganda – Evelyn Karonde |
| Panasonic Beauty Ambassador | Indonesia – Jolene Marie Rotinsulu |
| Miss Visit Japan Tourism | Tunisia – Sarra Brahmi |

### Order of announcements
## Pageant

Following the same format as in the 2018 competition, contestants were classified under five continents: (1) Europe, (2) Oceania, (3) Africa, (4) Americas, and (5) Asia. Competition rounds consisted of national costume, swimwear, and evening gown. The contestants were trimmed to 15 semifinalists. After which, they were narrowed down to the top 8 finalists. The top 8 were then each given a chance to deliver their prepared final speech. The top 5 were then selected: Miss International 2019 and her four runners-up is the same format as in the 2017.

## Contestants

82 contestants competed for the title.
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Hometown | Continental Group |
| Argentina | Milena Judt | 22 | Buenos Aires | Americas |
| Armenia | Sona Danielyan | 23 | Yerevan | Europe |
| Aruba | Daniella Piazzi | 25 | Oranjestad | Americas |
| Australia | Monique Shippen | 26 | Sydney | Oceania |
| Belarus | Maria Perviy | 22 | Minsk | Europe |
| Belgium | Rachel Nimegeers | 23 | Antwerp | Europe |
| Belize | Selena Maria Urias | 24 | Belize City | Americas |
| Bolivia | Valentina Pérez Medina | 21 | Sucre | Americas |
| Brazil | Carolina Stankevicius Cruz | 24 | Rio de Janeiro | Americas |
| Burkina Faso | Wendlasida Flora Ouedraogo | 26 | Ouagadougou | Africa |
| Cambodia | Kachnak Thyda Bon | 25 | Phnom Penh | Asia |
| Cameroon | Angèle Kossinda | 26 | Douala | Africa |
| Canada | Megha Sandhu | 23 | Montreal | Americas |
| Chile | Ximena Huala Alcaino | 18 | Santiago | Americas |
| China | Teng Yun-Xuan | 26 | Beijing | Asia |
| Colombia | Alejandra Vengoechea | 21 | Barranquilla | Americas |
| Costa Rica | Tamara Dal Maso | 21 | San José | Americas |
| Cote d'Ivoire | Tara Gueye | 22 | Abidjan | Africa |
| Czech Republic | Andrea Prchalová | 19 | Havlíčkův Brod | Europe |
| Denmark | Anna Diekelmann | 26 | Frederiksberg | Europe |
| Dominican Republic | Zaidy Bello | 27 | Santo Domingo | Americas |
| Ecuador | Alegría Tobar Cordovéz | 25 | Quito | Americas |
| El Salvador | Elena Batlle | 25 | San Salvador | Americas |
| Equatorial Guinea | Arsenia Chanque Bosepe | 19 | Baney | Africa |
| Finland | Jutta Kyllönen | 21 | Oulu | Europe |
| France | Solène Barbot | 24 | Paris | Europe |
| Germany | Annabella Fleck | 22 | Munich | Europe |
| Ghana | Princess Owusua Gyamfi | 25 | Accra | Africa |
| Guadeloupe | Noémie Kribo Milne | 21 | Baie-Mahault | Americas |
| Guam | Athena McNinch | 22 | Mangilao | Oceania |
| Guatemala | Stephanie Sical | 24 | Quiché | Americas |
| Haiti | Lory-Anne Charles | 20 | Port-au-Prince | Americas |
| Hawaii | Eunice Raquel Basco | 24 | Honolulu | Oceania |
| Honduras | Ariana Bustillo | 27 | Tegucigalpa | Americas |
| Hong Kong | Kaye Cheung | 25 | Kowloon | Asia |
| India | Simrithi Bathija | 20 | Mumbai | Asia |
| Indonesia | Jolene Marie Rotinsulu | 23 | Manado | Asia |
| Italy | Francesca Giordano | 18 | Rome | Europe |
| Japan | Tomomi Okada | 22 | Tokyo | Asia |
| Laos | Phaithida Phothisane | 26 | Vientiane | Asia |
| Liberia | Naomi Nucia Glay | 27 | Monrovia | Africa |
| Macau | Bobo Leong Lok Hei | 26 | Macau | Asia |
| Malaysia | Charmaine Chew | 23 | Alor Setar | Asia |
| Mauritius | Nidhishwaree Ruchpaul | 20 | Pamplemousses | Africa |
| Mexico | Andrea Toscano | 20 | Manzanillo | Americas |
| Mongolia | Gunjidmaa Jargalsaikhan | 25 | Ulaanbaatar | Asia |
| Morocco | Sonia Ait Mansour | 26 | Rabat | Africa |
| Myanmar | Khin Ohmar Myint | 23 | Yangon | Asia |
| Nepal | Meera Kakshapati | 24 | Bhaktapur | Asia |
| Netherlands | Elize Joanne de Hong | 25 | Rotterdam | Europe |
| New Zealand | Nikita Ah Horan | 18 | Auckland | Oceania |
| Nicaragua | María Gabriela Saballos | 19 | Managua | Americas |
| Nigeria | Alice Duke Inyang | 23 | Lagos | Africa |
| Northern Marianas | Shannon Tudela Sasamoto | 20 | Saipan | Oceania |
| Norway | Henriette Janssen Hauge | 19 | Akershus | Europe |
| Panama | Betzaida Rodriguez | 23 | Las Tablas | Americas |
| Paraguay | Elida Lezcano | 19 | Villa Elisa | Americas |
| Peru | María José Barbis | 23 | Chiclayo | Americas |
| Philippines | Bea Magtanong | 25 | Bataan | Asia |
| Poland | Karina Szczepanek | 24 | Warsaw | Europe |
| Portugal | Ana Rita Aguiar | 22 | Vale de Cambra | Europe |
| Puerto Rico | Ivana Carolina Irizarry | 26 | Río Grande | Americas |
| Romania | Andreea Maria Coman | 26 | Bucharest | Europe |
| Russia | Marina Oreshkina | 25 | Vladivostok | Asia |
| Singapore | Charlotte Lucille Chia | 21 | Singapore | Asia |
| Slovak Republic | Alica Ondrášová | 23 | Bratislava | Europe |
| South Africa | Nicole Middleton | 24 | Pretoria | Africa |
| South Sudan | Acholly Ngaceng Arow | 25 | Juba | Africa |
| Spain | Claudia Cruz | 21 | Murcia | Europe |
| Sri Lanka | Pawani Vithanage | 24 | Colombo | Asia |
| Sweden | Paulina Kielczewska | 23 | Stockholm | Europe |
| Tahiti | Poevai Garnier | 22 | Pape'ete | Oceania |
| Taiwan | Joyce Yi Shu-Chiu | 26 | Tainan | Asia |
| Thailand | Sireethorn Leearamwat | 25 | Bangkok | Asia |
| Tunisia | Sarra Brahmi | 25 | Sousse | Africa |
| Uganda | Evelyn Namatovu Karonde | 23 | Kampala | Africa |
| Ukraine | Marina Kiose | 24 | Odesa | Europe |
| United Kingdom | Harriotte Lane | 18 | Newcastle | Europe |
| United States | Ghazal Gill | 23 | Los Angeles | Americas |
| Venezuela | Melissa Jiménez | 20 | Maracaibo | Americas |
| Vietnam | Nguyễn Tường San | 19 | Hanoi | Asia |
| Zambia | Luwi Kawanda | 25 | Lusaka | Africa |
| Zimbabwe | Jemimah Kandemiiri | 24 | Harare | Africa |