Miss International 2023: Meet the contestants

Miss International 2023, the 61st edition of the Miss International pageant is about to officially begin in Tokyo, Japan.

More than 70 international beauties from different countries and territories are expected to arrive in "the land of the rising sun" and compete for the highly coveted international title.

This year's edition will mark the debuts of Albania, 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, Ukraine, and Zimbabwe.

The much-awaited final and coronation show will be held at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Shibuya. Reigning Miss International Jasmin Selberg of Germany will crown her successor at the end of the event.

Don't forget to vote for your favorites on the official Miss International app. Three contestants with the highest number of votes from Asia & Oceania, Europe & Africa, and the Americas will automatically advance to the Top 15.

Who will be the next Miss International?

Meet the contestants:


ALBANIA - Brigite Pitarka

ANGOLA - Teresa Antonio Sara

AUSTRALIA - Jazel Mae Alarca

BANGLADESH - Farzana Yasmin

BELGIUM - Jolien Pede

BOLIVIA - Vanessa Hayes Schutt

BRAZIL - Beatriz Goulart

CAMBODIA - Elina Somnang

CANADA - Melanie Renaud

CHILE - Valerie Johnson Garcia

COLOMBIA - Sofía Osío Luna

COSTA RICA - Stacy Montero

CÔTE D'IVOIRE - Nassita Diako

CUBA - Sheyla Ravelo Perez

CZECH REPUBLIC - Dominika Němečková

DENMARK - Julie Brink

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Yamilex Hernandez

ECUADOR - Georgette Kalil

EL SALVADOR - Daniella Hidalgo

ESTONIA - Karolin Kippasto

FINLAND - Petra Hämäläinen

FRANCE - Lysia Allaire de la Fuente

GHANA - Mercy Jane Adorkor Pappoe

GREECE - Zoi Asoumanaki

GUATEMALA - María Ranee Díaz

HAWAII - Maka'ala Perry

HONG KONG - Verna Leung

INDIA - Praveena Aanjna

INDONESIA - Farhana Nariswari

JAMAICA - Sabrina Johnson

JAPAN - Tamao Yoneyama

KOREA - Bobin Jung

LAOS - Aliya Inthavong

LESOTHO - Boitumelo Sehlotho

LITHUANIA - Irmina Preišegalavičiūtė

MACAU - Emily Yau

MALAYSIA - Cassandra Yap

MARTINIQUE - Pauline Thimon

MAURITIUS - Karishma Hurlall

MEXICO - Itzía Garcia

MOLDOVA - Djulieta Calalb

MONGOLIA - Javkhlan Munguntsatsralt

MYANMAR - Ei Ei Myint Aung Thein

NEPAL - Prasiddhy Shah

NETHERLANDS - Morgan Doelwijt

NEW ZEALAND - Georgia Waddington

NICARAGUA - Leylani Leyton

NIGERIA - Roseline Bolarinde

NORWAY - Madeleine Malmberg

PAKISTAN - Misbah Arshad

PANAMA - Linette Marie Clément Marciaga

PARAGUAY - Jazmín de la Sierra

PERU - Camila Díaz Daneri

PHILIPPINES - Nicole Borromeo

POLAND - Julia Marcinkowska

PORTUGAL - Lilene Vieira Serrão

PUERTO RICO - Amanda Paola Solis

SERBIA - Victorija Stojiljkovic

SINGAPORE - Chavelle Qi Rui Chong

SOMALIA - Iqra Ahmed Hassan

SOUTH AFRICA - Jenique Botha

SPAIN - Claudia González

SRI LANKA - Umanda Bamunuachchi

TAIWAN - Anita Wang

THAILAND - Supaporn Ritthipruek

TUNISIA - Mariam Ben Abroug

UNITED KINGDOM - Alisha Cowie

UGANDA - Emily Hope Muwanguzi

UKRAINE - Sofia Zghoba

USA - Kenyatta Beazer

VENEZUELA - Andrea Rubio

VIETNAM - Nguyen Phuong Nhi

ZIMBABWE - Charlotte Muziri

Photos: Miss International

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