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Thailand's Chatnalin Chotjirawarachat bested more than 60 other competitors to win Miss Intercontinental 2023 on Friday, December 15 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. The 26-year-old became the second representative from Thailand to win the international title next to Miss Intercontinental 2014 Patraporn Wang (First Wang). Aside from winning the title, Chatnalin also bagged the inaugural Power of Beauty award which helped her secure a direct entry to the Top 7. Christina Villegas Murillo of Mexico and Le Nguyen Ngoc Hang of Vietnam were the first and second runners-up, respectively, while Sara Damnjanović of Serbia, Mare Salas of Colombia, Daria Reshta of Russia, and Christiana Johnson of Sierra Leone rounded out the Top 7 finalists. The rest of the Top 22 were from Cameroon (Cameg Brenda Meriki), Cuba (Steffany Muller Quevedo), Czech Republic (Anna Benešová), Denmark (Mathilde Naja Rosing), Dominican Republic (Yailin Georgina García), Ecuador (Nicolle Davalos), England (Lana Taylor), Fin

New York's Amber Corbett was officially crowned as Miss Intercontinental USA 2023 in a special coronation ceremony held last July 22 in New York City. The 23-year-old beauty from the Bronx made history as she became the first-ever African-American woman to hold the national title. She will now represent the USA at Miss Intercontinental 2023. Amber holds a BBA degree in advertising and integrated marketing communications and a minor in digital marketing from Pace University where she graduated cum laude. With her platform, the ad sales marketing coordinator is advocating for diversity and representation, especially for women of color in the media industry. The 51st Miss Intercontinental pageant will take place in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt on December 15. Meet the new Miss Intercontinental USA: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Amber Summer (@ambersummerxo) Photos: Amber Summer / Instagram

Miss Intercontinental Organization (MIO) officially announced on Wednesday, August 9 that Miss Intercontinental 2023 will be held on December 15. The international competition will be hosted for the fourth time in Sharm El Sheikh, an Egyptian city on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula. This year's final also marks the 51st edition of the world's most traditional beauty pageant and according to MIO, representatives from 80 countries are expected to be present in Egypt from November 28 to December 17. Last year's winner and Vietnam's first-ever Miss Intercontinental, Le Nguyen Bao Ngoc, will crown her successor at the end of the event. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Le Nguyen Bao Ngoc (@bn_lenguyen) Photos: Le Nguyen Bao Ngoc / Instagram

The Miss Intercontinental Great Britain 2023 pageant was held on Saturday, April 15 at The Radlett Centre in Radlett, Hertfordshire (England). A total of nine contestants took part in the live national final where three titles were at stake — Miss Intercontinental England, Scotland, and Wales. Reigning Miss Grand United Kingdom, Sofia Mayers, former Miss Intercontinental Ireland Nadia Sayers, and Miss Intercontinental 1994 winner Kimberly Anne Byers (USA) were in the panel of judges. The winners were Georgia Urmson (Miss Intercontinental Wales 2023), Lana Taylor (Miss Intercontinental England 2023), and Emily Merchant (Miss Intercontinental Scotland 2023). They will represent their respective countries at the 51st Miss Intercontinental (Miss Intercontinental 2023) world final on a date and venue yet to be announced. The rest of the nine contestants were Shannon Allslop, Mai Caring, Lauri Knowler, Elli May Sait, Deyonne Best, and Chiara-Francesca Fox. Former titleholder and Miss Interco