# Miss Tourism World

Miss Tourism World is an annual international beauty pageant with two distinct organizations, one established in Great Britain in 1991 and another founded in China in 2009.
The current titleholder of Miss Tourism World 2022, a Great Britain-based pageant, is Erina Hanawa from Japan, who was crowned on December 10, 2022, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
The current titleholder of Miss Tourism World 2024, a China-based pageant, is Isabelle Queiroz Bartoli from Brazil. She was crowned in Guangdong, China.

## History
### Based in Great Britain

Miss Tourism World was initially established as an international beauty pageant in 1991 in Great Britain. The organization was acquired by Mr. David Singh in 2008. Due to various factors, the pageant was not held in the following years: 1993, 1996, 1998–1999, 2004, 2006, 2008–2011, 2016–2017, and 2020–2021.
During the most recent edition of MTW, Erina Hanawa from Japan was crowned Miss Tourism World 2022 on December 10 in Vĩnh Phúc province, Vietnam. This makes her the second Japanese woman to win the title.

### Based in China

In 2009, the Miss Tourism Queen International pageant was established in China. Over the years, it has undergone several name changes, including Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International (2011–2010), Miss City Tourism Champion (2016), Miss Tourism World - Global (2017–2019, 2023), and Miss Tourism World - Intercontinental (2019).
The most recent competition, Miss Tourism World - Global 2023, was held in Quanzhou, China, on December 22. The title of Miss Tourism World - Global 2023 was awarded to Karolína Gorylová from the Czech Republic.

## Background

Miss Tourism and the Miss Tourism World Tour hold annual competitions to promote global tourism. The Miss Tourism World Organization brings together contestants and titleholders from various countries in a selected host nation to participate in Miss Tourism World, a well-established pageant centred on tourism. Contestants produce tourism videos, showcased during the final event, to spotlight destinations and encourage tourism.
The Miss Tourism World Organization's primary goal is to promote tourism through its participants. It offers international visibility for the host country, aiming to attract tourists, boost foreign revenue, and support local communities by presenting the country as a travel destination.

### Format

The Miss Tourism World pageant includes titles such as Miss Tourism World Africa, Asia, Americas, Europe, and Oceania. These continental titles provide a platform for host countries to present their cultural and tourism concepts to a broader audience, including the youth.
Contestants participate in segments such as evening gown, swimsuit, and national costume presentations. The Miss Tourism World pageant has been hosted across four continents, allowing participants to compete for both the overall title and their respective continental crowns. The national costume segment is mandatory, with the Best National Costume Award presented to one contestant during the finale.

## Titleholders

| Based in Great Britain (since 1992) | Based in China (since 2009) |
| Year Country/Territory Titleholder Venue Entrants 1992  Argentina Andrea Ramon Oranjestad, Aruba – 1994  Venezuela Monica Montenegro Prosperi 20 1995  Philippines Suzanne Park Fahling Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 23 1997  Colombia Maria Mercedes Ruiz Orozco 24 2000  Venezuela Francys Barraza Sudnicka St. Paul's Bay, Malta 48 2001  Croatia Anita Dujic Medellín, Colombia 59 2002  Philippines Michelle C Reyes Ankara, Turkey 62 2003  Romania Alina Ciorogariu Valencia, Venezuela 45 2005  Czech Republic Zuzana Putnarova Harare, Zimbabwe 86 2007  Moldova Ecaterina Sau Antalya, Turkey 59 2012  Russia Tatyana Maksimova Bangkok, Thailand 58 2013  Venezuela Beronika Martinez Malabo, Equatorial Guinea 51 2014  Japan Tomomi Kondou Barquisimeto, Venezuela 28 2015  Thailand Nuchnarin Sinlaparak Malacca City, Malaysia 48 2018  Colombia Andrea Katherine Gutierrez Puentes Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 51 2019  Australia Juliana Nikols Poreč, Croatia 37 2022  Japan Erina Hanawa Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam 35 | Year Country/Territory Titleholder Venue Entrants 2009  Russia Yekaterina Grushanina Zhengzhou, China 98 2010  South Korea Ha Hyun-jung Quanzhou, China 75 2011  India Urvashi Rautela Yingtan, China 53 2016  Greece Katerina Bosklaviti Taizhou, Zhejiang, China 35 2017  Ukraine Beatriks Mindak Ordos City, China 62 2018  Russia Marina Oreshkina Hanzhong, China 59 2019  Mexico Michelle Hewitt Zapata Nanjing, China 30 2020  Philippines Francesca Taruc 42 2023  Czech Republic Karolina Gorylová Quanzhou, China 60 2024  Brazil Isabelle Queiroz Bartoli Guangdong, China 62 |

## Countries by number of wins

| Based in Great Britain (since 1992) | Based in China (since 2009) |
| Country/Territory Titles Year(s)  Venezuela 3 1994, 2000, 2013  Japan 2 2014, 2022  Colombia 1997, 2018  Philippines 1995, 2002  Australia 1 2019  Thailand 2015  Russia 2012  Moldova 2007  Czech Republic 2005  Romania 2003  Croatia 2001  Argentina 1992 | Country/Territory Titles Year(s)  Russia 2 2009, 2018  Brazil 1 2024  Czech Republic 2023  Philippines 2020  Mexico 2019  Ukraine 2017  Greece 2016  India 2011  South Korea 2010 |

## List of runners-up
### Based in Great Britain

| Year | Runners-up | Runners-up | Runners-up | Runners-up |
| Year | First | Second | Third | Fourth |
| 2022 | Justine Felizarta Philippines | Le Thi Huong Ly Vietnam | Yulia Pavlikova Russia | Adeduro Tosin Adetola Nigeria | Paula Eleta Barišić Croatia | 2019 | Karina Pochwala Poland | Nina-Marie Kallo Finland | Fulya Tilki Northern Cyprus | Anita Ayebare Uganda |
| 2018 | Janick Maceta del Castillo Peru | Sara Miletic Serbia | Lynn Hsin Goh Malaysia | Toru Amirlin Mongolia |
| 2015 | Yoselin Noroña Ecuador | Karen Aliberti Venezuela | Sara Stojanovic Serbia | Shelby Tribble Great Britain |
| 2014 | Ana Marquez Vera Spain | Ashley Powell Great Britain | Fernanda Rocha Lemes Brazil | Jelena Katarina Kapa Croatia |
| 2013 | Hillary Ondo Gabon | Michaela Haladova Czech Republic | Andrea Huisgen Spain | Olena Popova Ukraine |
| 2012 | Purva Rana India | Nadina Abdel Aziz Lebanon | Not Awarded | Not Awarded |
| 2007 | Aimee Melo Hernandez Dominican Republic | Asel Mamytbaeva Kyrgyzstan | Caroline Marufu Zimbabwe | Emilia Rusu Romania |
| 2005 | Raquel Balencia Alonso Spain | Oslie Muringal Zimbabwe | Alexandra Oliynyk Ukraine | Shirley Alero Aghotse Nigeria |
| 2003 | Nancy Valeria Randall Brazil | Dignelis Taymi Jimenez Hernandez Puerto Rico | Jerusalem Ketema Ethiopia | Jessica Maria Jardim Lino Venezuela |
| 2002 | Didem Kovanci Turkey | Darjana Iljkic Croatia | Not Awarded | Not Awarded |
| 2001 | Vanessa Fanessi Venezuela | Petra Kasparaviciute Lithuania | Not Awarded | Not Awarded |
| 2000 | Renata Voitchovskaja Lithuania | Rachel Soriano Philippines | Not Awarded | Not Awarded |
| 1997 | Roisland Morovick Russia | Sabina Beck Germany | Not Awarded | Not Awarded |
| 1995 | Yovana Soraya Grisales Castañeda Colombia | Mildred Altagarcia Quiroz Abreu Dominican Republic | Yoseany Miglenis Finol Leidenz Venezuela | Alejandra Paz Toledo Guatemala |
| 1994 | unknown infofmation Belgium | unknown information Colombia | Not Awarded | Not Awarded |
| 1993 | Jolanda Janssen Aruba | Tania Collazo Puerto Rico | Not Awarded | Not Awarded |

### Based in China

| Year | Runners-up | Runners-up | Runners-up | Runners-up |
| Year | First | Second | Third | Fourth |
| 2024 | Kaja Tomaszewska Poland | Wu Ruihan 吴睿涵 Taiwan | Pornniphat Sonsakha Thailand | Arianna Andrea Santoyo Cordova Peru |
| 2023 | Andrea Nikolic Montenegro | Liu Jia China | Not Awarded | Not Awarded |
| 2020 | – Tatarstan | – Ukraine | Not Awarded | Not Awarded |
| 2019 | Svetlana Mamaeva Canada | Tan Ruoyi China | – Brazil | – Sweden |
| 2018 | – Czech Republic | Chalisa Asavalikitsom Thailand | Kaina Sokaina Morocco | – South Korea |
| 2015 | Yoselin Noroña Ecuador | Karen Aliberti Venezuela | Sara Stojanovic Serbia | Shelby Tribble Great Britain |
| 2017 | Paula Joseane Lima Dos Santos Brazil | Marcela Evelyn Balik Australia | Charattha Pitakbut Thailand | Yohana Hidalgo Peru |
| 2016 | – Czech Republic | Teeyapar Setthasirisuwan Thailand | – Argentina | – Venezuela |
| 2011 | Ivanna Gorschar Ukraine | Amanda Warecka Poland | Eugenee Ooi Malaysia | Pyung Hee Kong South Korea |
| 2010 | Rieke Caroline Indonesia | Tereza Fajksova Czech Republic | Michelle Li Dan China | Vasilina Velichko Belarus |
| 2009 | Vivian Sia Brazil | Sofia Souni Guinea | Zen Yu-ji China | Ina Amanda Tahiti |