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List of Miss Intercontinental winners

Here is the list of Miss Intercontinental winners from different countries. The current Miss Intercontinental 2023 is Chatnalin Chotjirawarachat of Thailand, who was crowned on December 15, 2023, at Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.[1][2]

Formation edit

Miss Intercontinental
Formation1971; 53 years ago (1971)
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersPanama, Germany
Location
  • Panama
Official language
English
President
Manoj Chatlani
Current titleholder
Chatnalin Chotjirawarachat   Thailand
Parent organization
The Miss Intercontinental Organization S.A.
Websitewww.missintercontinental.de
Formerly called
Miss Teenage Intercontinental (1973–1979)
Miss Teen Intercontinental (1979–1982)

History edit

Miss Intercontinental was founded in 1971 based in Panama.[3] In 1973 the pageant was officially called Miss Teenage Intercontinental. The parade was organized by Rene Lacle. The contest has its headquarters shared in Germany and Panama. Then in 1979 it was changed to Miss Teen Intercontinental until finally in 1982 the name was changed back to Miss Intercontinental until now.

From 1986 to 1991, Silverbird Group held the franchise of Miss Intercontinental, organizing the pageant in Nigeria from 1986 to 1991. Between 1991 and 1992, the Nigerian company lost the rights to the pageant to a German company, which moved the competition to Germany, and organized it there until 2003.[4][5]

It is a popular contest with a great following in Europe and many African countries it also enjoys some popularity in the Philippines and the Caribbean, however, in most of America and Asia, it is known but little followed. The company that owns the pageant is The Miss Intercontinental Organization SA, which makes up the Miss Intercontinental Organization (MIO, for its acronym in English). This organization maintains trades and schedules the activities that needs of the titleholder as the main image being the acting Miss Intercontinental.

Since 2011, this pageant has been selecting continental regions (specifically by dividing between South America and North America, these being the American continent together) as its name indicates, with only one from each continent reaching the top 5. Miss Intercontinental is considered among the 7 most important beauty pageants in the world. Just like Miss Universe, Miss Intercontinental is also one of the beauty pageants with the largest number of host countries, including the Bahamas, Belarus, the Netherlands, Poland, Germany, Nigeria, Colombia, Venezuela, Seychelles and China.[6]

Titleholders edit

Miss Intercontinental (MIO) is an annual international beauty pageant established in 1971. This pageant was first held in Oranjestad, Aruba as Miss Teenage Intercontinental (1973–1979), and in Lagos, Nigeria as Miss Teen Intercontinental (1979–1982). This is also known as the contest that confers it and is held annually, judging the overall beauty, elegance, personality, bearing, pose, communication and security of candidates from different countries (independent or autonomous). Each contestant represents only her country of origin and the winner of the title wears it for a period of about one year, adding to it the year in which she won it.

Year Country/Territory Winner Venue No.
2023   Thailand Chatnalin Chotjirawarachat[7] Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt 64
2022   Vietnam Lê Nguyễn Bảo Ngọc[8][9] 71
2021   Philippines Cindy Obeñita[10] 72
2020 No competition held due to COVID-19 Pandemic
2019   Hungary Fanni Mikó[11][12] Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt 75
2018   Philippines Karen Gallman[13][14] Pasay, Philippines 83
2017   Mexico Veronica Salas Vallejo[15] Sunrise Grand Select Crystal Bay Resort, Hurghada , Egypt 80
2016   Puerto Rico Heilymar Rosario Velázquez[16] Stein Studios, Colombo , Sri Lanka 63
2015   Russia Valentina Rasulova Maritim Congress Hotel, Magdeburg , Germany 62
2014   Thailand Patraporn Wang [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] Scandic Maritim Hall, Magdeburg , Germany 68
2013   Russia Ekaterina Plekhova Maritim Hall, Maritim Hotel, Magdeburg , Germany 59
2012   Venezuela Daniela Xanadú Chalbaud Maldonado Eurogress Convention Center, Aachen , Germany 53
2011   United States Jessica Ann Hartman Teatro Circo, Orihuela , Spain 60
2010   Puerto Rico Maydelise Columna Rodríguez Taíno Theater, Barceló Resorts Hotel, Punta Cana , Dominican Republic 58
2009   Venezuela Hannelly Quintero Football Arena, Minsk , Belarus 56
2008   Colombia Cristina Lucía Camargo de la Rans Dom Muzyki i Tańca (House of Music and Dance), Zabrze , Poland 57
2007   Lebanon Nancy Afouny ICC, Mahé , Seychelles 41
2006   Slovak Republic Katarína Manová Kendal LG Isaacs Gymnasium, Nassau , Bahamas 44
2005   Venezuela Emmarys Pinto Municipal Stadium, Huangshan , China 61
2004   Colombia Deisy Catalina Valencia Deossa Hohhot , China 54
2003   Lebanon Dominique El-Hourany Berlin, Germany 34
2002   Curacao Rychacviana Coffie Furth, Germany 31
2001   Venezuela Ligia Fernanda Petit Vargas Coburg, Germany 31
2000   Germany Sabrina Schepmann Kaiserslautern , Germany 30
1999   Turkey Mine Erbaykent Bochum, Germany 24
1998   Brazil Janaína Vizeu Berenhauser Borba Bonn, Germany 23
1997   India Lara Dutta Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany 32
1996   Tahiti Timeri Andréa Françoise Baudry Trier, Germany 23
1995   United States Virgin Islands Melissa Cortez Dresden, Germany 23
1994   United States Kimberly Anne Byers Dusseldorf, Germany 22
1993   Germany Verona Feldbusch Bonn, Germany 15
1992   Germany Susanne Petry Eschweiler, Germany
1991   Russia Elena Ivanova[a] Bonn, Germany 25
  Puerto Rico Carmen Lynda Díaz[b] [25][26][27][4][5] Lagos, Nigeria
1990   Jamaica Sandra Foster Lagos, Nigeria 21
1989   Dominican Republic Brenda Marte Lajara[c] [25]
  Nigeria Bianca Onoh[d][28] [29]
1988   Curacao Joan Marie Maynard
1987   Peru Patricia Anni Marie Kuypers Mirror 24
1986   Puerto Rico Elizabeth Robinson Latalladi 13
1985   Dominican Republic Sumaya Alejandrina Heinsen Pérez
1983   Holland Brigitte Bergman Oranjestad, Aruba 40
1982   United States Jodee Joy Dominici Cartagena de Indias, Colombia 42
1981   Brazil Cristiane Lisita Passos Barranquilla, Colombia 38
1980   Argentina Elizabeth Patricia Gasiewicz Punto Fijo, Venezuela 40
1979   United States Maryanne Shaugnessey Oranjestad, Aruba 30
1978   India Elizabeth Anita Reddi 44
1977   England Elizabeth Ann Jones 55
1976   Nicaragua Ivania Dolores Navarro Genie 37
1975   Iran Shohreh Raissi Nikpour 24
1974   Venezuela Maria Emilia De Los Ríos 18
1973   United States Barbara Jean Sergi 15
1972   Brazil Jane Vieira Macambira
1971   Peru Magnolia Martínez Rojas

Ranking of countries and territories edit

  •  
    Map of countries who won in Miss Intercontinental through the years.
Country/Territory Titles Years earned
  Venezuela 5 1974, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2012
  United States 1973, 1979, 1982, 1994, 2011
  Puerto Rico 4 1986, 1991,[b] 2010, 2016
  Russia 3 1991[a], 2013, 2015
  Germany 1992, 1993, 2000
  Brazil 1972, 1981, 1998
  Thailand 2 2014, 2023
  Philippines 2018, 2021
  Colombia 2004, 2008
  Lebanon 2003, 2007
  Curaçao 1988, 2002
  India 1978, 1997
  Dominican Republic 1985, 1989[c]
  Peru 1971, 1987
  Vietnam 1 2022
  Hungary 2019
  Mexico 2017
  Slovakia 2006
  Turkey 1999
  Tahiti 1996
  United States Virgin Islands 1995
  Jamaica 1990
  Nigeria 1989[d]
  Netherlands 1983
  Argentina 1980
  England 1977
  Nicaragua 1976
  Iran 1975

Continental Queens edit

Edition Miss South America Intercontinental Miss North America Intercontinental Miss Europe Intercontinental Miss Asia Intercontinental Miss Africa Intercontinental
2008   Brazil
Vanessa Guimaraes		   Dominican Republic
Flor Elisa Jesis 		  Belarus Belarus
Lyubov Yakovina 		  Singapore
Lilian Lee 		  Seychelles
Noele Joubert
2009   Venezuela
Hannelly Quintero[30][31][32] 		  Puerto Rico
Juliane Ruiz 		  Belarus
Mariya Yesmna 		  South Korea
Cha Ye-lin 		  Ethiopia
Hiwot Tesfaye
2010   Peru
Karen Schwarz[33][34] [35][36][37][38]		   Puerto Rico - Maydelise Column '  Poland'
Izabela Wilczek 		  Philippines
Christi Lynn McGarry[39] 		  Ethiopia
Rodina Gebremariam
2011   United States
Jessica Hartman 		  Jamaica
Chavoy Gordon 		  England
Gloria Martínez 		  China
Gong Rui 		  Ethiopia
Betelhem Hailu
2012   Venezuela
Daniela Chalbaud 		  Puerto Rico
Génesis Dávila 		  England
Laura Ashfield 		  Thailand
Natthida Pekkhad		   South Africa
Roxanne Amy Zeller
2013   Colombia
Margarita Peralta 		  Puerto Rico
Aleyda Ortiz 		  Russia
Ekaterina Plekhova		   Philippines
Andrea Koreen Medina 		  South Africa
Kayla Nel
2014   Argentina
Nadina Vallina 		  Cuba
Jeslie Mergal 		  Portugal
Joana Martins 		  Philippines
Kris Tiffany Janson		   South Africa
Donique Leonard
2015   Venezuela
Katherine García 		  United States
Brianne Bailey 		  Russia
Valentina Rasulova		   Philippines
Christi Lynn McGarry[40][41][42][43][44][45][46] 		  Zimbabwe
Tendai Bongani Humda
2016   Venezuela
Amal Karina Nemer 		  Puerto Rico
Heylimar Rosario 		  Italy
Fioriana Russo 		  Sri Lanka
Tracy De Zilva 		  Ghana
Silvia Commodore
2017   Brazil
Amanda Cardoso 		  Mexico
Verónica Salas 		  Netherlands
Cathelijne Madelief Heppenhuis 		  Philippines
Katarina Rodríguez		   Nigeria
Abigail Esther Ejike
2018   Colombia
Hillary Hollmann Del Prado 		  Costa Rica
Adriana Moya 		  Slovakia
Laura Longauerová		   Philippines
Karen Juanita Gallman 		  Ethiopia
Bella Lire Lapso
2019   Peru
Tiffany Yoko Chong		   United States
Mónica Aguillar 		  Hungary
Fanni Mikó 		  Thailand
Jane Naruemon Kampan 		  South Africa
Dane Venter
2021   Colombia
María Paula Castillo 		  Mexico
Paulina Uceda 		  United Kingdom
Romy Simpkins 		  Philippines
Cinderella Faye Obeñita 		  Seychelles
Kelly-Mary Anette
2022   Brazil
Maria Cecília Almeida de Sousa 		  Puerto Rico
Mariela Pepín Solís 		  Germany
Tatjana Genrich 		  Vietnam
Lê Nguyễn Bảo Ngọc 		  Nigeria
Joy Raimi Mojisola
2023   Colombia
Marelis Salas 		  Mexico
Cristina Villegas 		  Russia
Daria Reshta 		  Vietnam
Lê Nguyễn Ngọc Hằng 		  Sierra Leone
Christiana Johnson

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b In 1991, two editions of the pageant were held: the first took place in Lagos, Nigeria, where the candidate from Puerto Rico won, and the second took place in Bonn, Germany, where the candidate from Russia won.
  2. ^ a b Miss Intercontinental was held twice in 1991. Carmen Lynda Díaz from Puerto Rico won the first edition held in Lagos, Nigeria by Nigerian owners of the pageant, Silverbird Productions, which held the franchise from 1986 to 1991, and Elena Ivanova from Russia won the second edition held in Bonn, Germany by organizers working under the direction of the new owners of the pageant, a company from Germany, which held the competition in Europe from 1991 to 2003. Despite not being included in the official archive of the pageant by the current owners, Puerto Rico irrefutably won the first edition of 1991 in Nigeria, thus achieving its second Miss Intercontinental crown.
  3. ^ a b Originally crowned 1st Runner-Up. Assumed the title after winner resigned.
  4. ^ a b Resigned six months into her reign following press reports on her secret relationship with former Biafra president Emeka Ojukwu.

References edit

  1. ^ "Chatnalin brings home Thailand's 2nd Miss Intercontinental crown". The Nation (Thailand). December 17, 2023. p. 4.
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