page_title: Miss International 2019
section_title: Background
hierarchical_section_title: Miss International 2019 / Background
caption_attribution_description: Tokyo Dome and Tokyo Dome Hotel (right) from the air at night
context_page_description: Miss International 2019, the 59th Miss International pageant, was held on November 12, 2019 at Tokyo Dome City Hall in Bunkyo district, Tokyo, Japan. Mariem Velazco of Venezuela crowned her successor Sireethorn Leearamwat of Thailand at the end of the event.
  Contestants from 83 countries and territories participated in this year's Miss International pageant, surpassing the previous record of 77 contestants in 2018, making this edition the biggest turnout in the pageant's history.
  The pageant was hosted by Tetsuya Bessho in his sixth consecutive year as host.
context_section_description: 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.
caption: Tokyo Dome City Hall at night, the venue of Miss International 2019.
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