# Miss International 2023

Miss International 2023 was the 61st edition of the Miss International pageant, held at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, on 26 October 2023.
Jasmin Selberg of Germany crowned Andrea Rubio of Venezuela as her successor at the end of the event, marking the ninth time that Venezuela won the competition - the most wins in the pageant's history.

## Background
### Location and date

On 30 March 2023, the Miss International Organization announced that the pageant was scheduled to take place at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium,, instead of the usual Tokyo Dome City Hall, on 26 October 2023.

### Selection of participants

According to Stephen Diaz, head director of the International Cultural Association, the non-profit organization that organizes the pageant, the organization has set the limit of the number of contestants competing to eighty. In the end, contestants from seventy countries and territories were selected to compete in the competition. Two contestants were selected to replace the original dethroned winner.

#### Replacements

Stacy Montero was appointed as the new representative of Costa Rica to the pageant after Shakira Graham, the original Miss International Costa Rica, relinquished her title due to problems with the organization. El Salvador appointed Daniella Hidalgo to represent in the pageant after Wendy Portillo, Queen of El Salvador 2023, relinquished her title for personal reasons.

#### Debuts, returns, and withdrawals

This edition marked the debuts of Bangladesh, Lesotho, and Pakistan, and the returns of Angola, Côte D'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ghana, Lithuania, Martinique, Moldova, Myanmar, the Netherlands, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. Angola last competed in 2004, Martinique last competed in 2010, Estonia and Serbia last competed in 2014, Lithuania last competed in 2017, Moldova last competed in 2018, while the others last competed in 2019. Belarus, Cabo Verde, Germany, Haiti, Honduras, Italy, Kenya, Namibia, the Northern Mariana Islands, Romania, Slovakia, Togo, and Uzbekistan withdrew after their respective organizations failed to hold a national competition or appoint a delegate.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss International 2023 | Venezuela – Andrea Rubio |
| 1st Runner-Up | Colombia – Sofía Osío |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Peru – Camila Díaz |
| 3rd Runner-Up | Philippines – Nicole Borromeo |
| 4th Runner-Up | Bolivia – Vanessa Hayes |
| Top 7 | Mexico – Itzia García §  Thailand – Supaporn Ritthipruek |
| Top 15 | Côte d'Ivoire – Nassita Diako §  Dominican Republic – Yamilex Hernández  Greece – Zoi Asoumanaki  Hong Kong – Verna Leung  Malaysia – Cassandra Yap  Panama – Linette Clément  Puerto Rico – Amanda Solís  Vietnam – Nguyễn Phương Nhi § |
§ – Voted into the Top 15 by the viewers

#### Continental Queens

| Award | Contestant |
| Miss International Africa | Ghana – Mercy Jane Adorkor Pappoe |
| Miss International Americas | United States – Kenyatta Beazer |
| Miss International Asia-Pacific | Macau – Emily Yau |
| Miss International Europe | United Kingdom – Alisha Cowie |

### Special awards

| Award | Contestant |
| Miss Photogenic | New Zealand – Georgia Waddington |
| Best National Costume | Angola – Teresa Sara |
| Best in Evening Gown | Indonesia – Farhana Nariswari |
| Best in Swimsuit | Zimbabwe – Charlotte Muziri |

## Pageant
### Format

The Miss International Organization introduced several specific changes to the format for this edition. During the final competition, all contestants will only parade in evening gowns. Fifteen semifinalists were chosen to compete in the final competition– twelve of which were chosen through the preliminary competition, while three were chosen through internet voting. The fifteen semi-finalists competed in the evening competition. Afterward, seven semifinalists advanced to compete in the question and answer round.

### Judges

* Akemi Shimomura – President of the Miss International Organization
* Jasmin Selberg – Miss International 2022 from Germany
* Junko Koshino – Fashion designer
* Laurie Simpson – Miss International 1987 from Puerto Rico
* Norika Fujiwara – Miss Nippon 1992, model and actress
* Roberto Seminario – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Peru to Japan
* Ryohei Miyata – Chairman of the Public Interest Incorporated Association, Nitten
* Senko Ikenobo – Headmaster designate at Ikenobō
* Soujitsu Kobori – Head of Kobori Enshu school of tea
* Supapan Pichaironarongsongkram – Chairwoman of Chao Phraya Express Boat

## Contestants

Seventy contestants competed for the title.
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Hometown |
| Angola | Teresa Sara | 26 | Soyo |
| Australia | Jazel Alarca | 23 | Armidale |
| Bangladesh | Farzana Yasmin Ananna | 23 | Khulna |
| Belgium | Jolien Pede | 25 | Zwalm |
| Bolivia | Vanessa Hayes | 24 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra |
| Brazil | Beatriz Goulart | 22 | Rio Grande do Norte |
| Cambodia | Alyna Somnang | 21 | Phnom Penh |
| Canada | Melanie Renaud | 26 | Windsor |
| Chile | Valerie Johnson | 22 | Valparaíso |
| Colombia | Sofía Osío | 23 | Barranquilla |
| Costa Rica | Stacy Montero | 21 | Limón |
| Côte D'Ivoire | Nassita Diako | 25 | Dimbokro |
| Cuba | Sheyla Ravelo | 24 | San Antonio de los Baños |
| Czech Republic | Dominika Němečková | 22 | Prague |
| Denmark | Julie Brink | 26 | Copenhagen |
| Dominican Republic | Yamilex Hernández | 23 | La Vega |
| Ecuador | Georgette Kalil | 21 | Guayaquil |
| El Salvador | Daniella Hidalgo | 24 | Sensuntepeque |
| Estonia | Karolin Kippasto | 26 | Tallinn |
| Finland | Petra Hämäläinen | 27 | Savonlinna |
| France | Lysia Allaire | 18 | Mérignac |
| Ghana | Mercy Jane Adorkor Pappoe | 25 | Accra |
| Greece | Zoi Asoumanaki | 22 | Rethymno |
| Guatemala | María Ranee Díaz | 24 | Guatemala City |
| Hawaii | Maka'ala Perry | 24 | O'ahu |
| Hong Kong | Verna Leung | 25 | Kowloon |
| India | Praveena Aanjna | 24 | Udaipur |
| Indonesia | Farhana Nariswari | 27 | Bandung |
| Jamaica | Sabrina Johnson | 22 | Manchester Parish |
| Japan | Tamao Yoneyama | 26 | Tokyo |
| Laos | Aliya Inthavong | 27 | Bokeo |
| Lesotho | Boitumelo Sehlotho | 21 | Maseru |
| Lithuania | Irmina Preišegalavičiūtė | 26 | Vilnius |
| Macau Macau | Emily Yau | 28 | Santo António |
| Malaysia | Cassandra Yap | 24 | Johor Bahru |
| Martinique | Pauline Thimon | 26 | Fort-de-France |
| Mauritius | Karishma Hurlall | 23 | Grand Port District |
| Mexico | Itzia García | 22 | Manzanillo |
| Moldova | Djulieta Calalb | 19 | Chișinău |
| Mongolia | Javkhlan Munguntsatsralt | 24 | Ulaanbaatar |
| Myanmar | Ei Ei Myint Aung Thein | 23 | Yangon |
| Nepal | Prasiddhy Shah | 25 | Lalitpur |
| Netherlands | Morgan Doelwijt | 25 | Utrecht |
| New Zealand | Georgia Waddington | 21 | Christchurch |
| Nicaragua | Leylani Leytón | 20 | Managua |
| Nigeria | Roseline Bolarinde | 27 | Lagos |
| Norway | Madeleine Malmberg | 19 | Fredrikstad |
| Pakistan | Misbah Arshad | 26 | Islamabad |
| Panama | Linette Clément | 26 | Limón |
| Paraguay | Jazmín de la Sierra | 24 | Asunción |
| Peru | Camila Díaz | 23 | Chorrillos |
| Philippines | Nicole Borromeo | 22 | Cebu City |
| Poland | Julia Marcinkowska | 22 | Ślesin |
| Portugal | Lilene Vieira Serrão | 27 | Lisbon |
| Puerto Rico | Amanda Solís | 25 | Rio Grande |
| Serbia | Victorija Stojiljkovic | 19 | Niš |
| Singapore | Chavelle Chong | 22 | Singapore |
| South Africa | Jenique Botha | 20 | Edenvale |
| South Korea | Bobin Jung | 24 | Seoul |
| Spain | Claudia González | 26 | Agüimes |
| Sri Lanka | Umanda Bamunuachchi | 21 | Colombo |
| Taiwan | Anita Wang | 26 | Taipei |
| Thailand | Supaporn Ritthipruek | 27 | Chiang Mai |
| Tunisia | Mariam Ben Abroug | 27 | Tunis |
| Uganda | Emily Hope Muwanguzi | 23 | Kampala |
| United Kingdom | Alisha Cowie | 24 | Newcastle |
| United States | Kenyatta Beazer | 25 | Baltimore |
| Venezuela | Andrea Rubio | 24 | Caracas |
| Vietnam | Nguyễn Phương Nhi | 21 | Thanh Hóa |
| Zimbabwe | Charlotte Muziri | 26 | Masvingo |