# Miss International 1999

Miss International 1999 was the 39th Miss International pageant, held at the U-Port Hall in Tokyo, Japan on 14 December 1999.
Paulina Gálvez of Colombia won and was crowned by Lía Borrero of Panama. It is the second time Colombia has won the pageant.
Contestants from fifty-one countries and territories participated in the pageant, which was hosted by Masumi Okada and Mari Christine.

## Background
### Selection of participants
#### Replacements

Michelle Sablan of the Northern Mariana Islands was replaced by the first runner-up of Miss Marianas 1999 Miyuki Hill due to being overage. Binibining Pilipinas-Universe 1999 Janelle Bautista had to resign due to citizenship issues because she is an American citizen. Due to this, Binibining Pilipinas-World 1999 Miriam Quiambao assumed the aforementioned title, and Lalaine Edson, Binibining Pilipinas-International 1999, assumed the title of Quiambao. The title of Edson was then assumed by Georgina Sandico, one of the ten semi-finalists.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss International 1999 | Colombia – Paulina Gálvez |
| 1st runner-up | Spain – Carmen Fernández |
| 2nd runner-up | Finland – Saija Palin |
| Top 15 | Brazil – Alessandra do Nascimento  Curaçao – Pamela Winkel  Cyprus – Afroditi Pericleous  Czech Republic – Sárka Sikorova  Dominican Republic – Patsi Arias  Japan – Kana Onoda  Nicaragua – Claudia Alaniz  Poland – Adrianna Gerczew  Russia – Maria Tchebotkevitch  Senegal – Aïcha Faye  Uruguay – Daniela Abasolo  Venezuela – Andreína Llamozas |

### Special awards

| Award | Contestant |
| Miss Friendship | Northern Mariana Islands – Miyuki Hill |
| Miss Photogenic | Colombia – Paulina Gálvez |

## Contestants

Fifty-one contestants competed for the title.
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Hometown |
| Argentina | Elizabeth Contrard | 18 | Buenos Aires |
| Aruba | Cindy Vanessa Cam Lin Martinus | 19 | Oranjestad |
| Bolivia | Natalia Arteaga | 19 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra |
| Brazil | Alessandra do Nascimento | 18 | Minas Gerais |
| Britain | Janeth Kehinde Ayuba | 19 | London |
| Colombia | Paulina Gálvez | 19 | Cali |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Madaussou Kamara | 19 | Abidjan |
| Curaçao | Pamela Winkel | 23 | Willemstad |
| Cyprus | Afroditi Pericleous | 20 | Nicosia |
| Czech Republic | Šárka Sikorová | 20 | Prague |
| Dominican Republic | Patsi Arias | 22 | Baní |
| Egypt | Angie Abdalla | 19 | Alexandria |
| Finland | Saija Palin | 21 | Turku |
| France | Céline Cheuva | 23 | Lille |
| Germany | Tania Freuderberg | 21 | Berlin |
| Greece | Penelope Lentzou | 23 | Athens |
| Guam | Lourdes Rivera | 18 | Hagåtña |
| Guatemala | Gladys Alvarado | 20 | Chiquimula |
| Hawaii | Christy Chung | 23 | Honolulu |
| Hong Kong | Myolie Wu | 19 | Hong Kong |
| Iceland | Ásbjörg Kristinsdóttir | 20 | Reykjavík |
| India | Srikrupa Murali | 20 | Karnataka |
| Israel | Nofit Shevach | 18 | Tel Aviv |
| Japan | Kana Onoda | 22 | Fukushima |
| Latvia | Agnese Keiša | 22 | Riga |
| Lebanon | Clémence Achkar | 19 | Beirut |
| Macedonia | Delfina Zafirova | 23 | Skopje |
| Malaysia | Andrea Gomez | 21 | Sarawak |
| Malta | Catherine Seisan | 19 | Valletta |
| Mexico | Graciela Soto | 22 | Morelos |
| Nicaragua | Claudia Alaniz | 22 | Managua |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Miyuki Hill | 20 | Saipan |
| Norway | Anette Rusten | 20 | Oslo |
| Palau | Charlene Kaud Omelau | 20 | Koror |
| Panama | Blanca Elena Espinosa | 20 | Panama City |
| Philippines | Georgina Sandico | 20 | Bicol |
| Poland | Adrianna Gerczew | 18 | Kuyavia-Pomerania |
| Portugal | Andreia Antunes | 18 | Lisbon |
| Russia | Maria Tchebotkevitch | 19 | Krasnodar |
| Senegal | Aïcha Faye | 19 | Dakar |
| Singapore | Janice Koh | 22 | Singapore |
| Slovakia | Adela Bartková | 20 | Zemplínska Nová Ves |
| South Korea | Lee Jae-won | 22 | Seoul |
| Spain | Carmen Fernández | 21 | Seville |
| Togo | Deborah Tiyéna Bassuka | 20 | Lomé |
| Tunisia | Leïla Bent Abdesalem | 21 | Tunis |
| Turkey | Merve Alman | 18 | Istanbul |
| Ukraine | Liliya Zalunina | 19 | Kyiv |
| United States | Jennifer Glover | 20 | Castro Valley |
| Uruguay | Daniela Abasolo | 22 | Montevideo |
| Venezuela | Andreína Llamozas | 19 | Caraballeda |