Beauty contest
Miss Tourism International is an annual international beauty pageant run and owned by the D’Touch International Sdn. Bhd. Foundation.[1] [2] The pageant was first held in 1994 at Kuching , Sarawak , where 23 contestants competed.[2] [3] [4] In 2006, the contest was held outside of Malaysia for the first time, in Guangzhou , China .[5] In 2016, 60 countries participated in the Miss Tourism International pageant.[4]
The reigning Miss Tourism International is Jessy Silana Wongsodiharjo from Indonesia . She was virtually crowned on December 19, 2021.
History
The Miss Tourism International world final is a New Year’s Eve pageant that plays host to many international beauty queens from around the world. The 2011 contest had contestants from 60 countries.[citation needed ]
The inauguration of Miss Tourism Queen International was held in Colombo , Sri Lanka in 2002. In 2002, the pageant had 40 participants from various countries.[1] Also in 2002, the first live internet broadcast of the event occurred.[1] In 2022, it was confirmed by the President of Miss Tourism International, Tan Sri Datuk Danny Ooi that the pageant will be held in Kuching, Sarawak for the second time from November 13 to 27.[6] [7]
Miss Tourism International titleholders
No pageants occurred in 1996, 1997, 2007 and 2015.
Year
Editions
Country/Territory
Miss Tourism International
Venue
Pageant Date
Entrants
1994
1st
Australia
Michelle Leigh Holmes
Kuching , Sarawak , Malaysia
May 6, 1994
23
1995
2nd
Greece
Maria Pateli
Langkawi , Kedah , Malaysia
March 24, 1995
28
1998
3rd
Poland
Roksana Jonek
Selangor , Malaysia
March 30, 1998
30
1999
4th
Agnieszka Zakreta
October 30, 1999
30
2000
5th
Philippines
Maria Esperanza Manzano[8]
November 19, 2000
36
2001
6th
India
Candice Pinto [9]
December 31, 2001
38
2002
7th
Thailand
Piyanuch Khamboon
December 31, 2002
40
2003
8th
South Africa
Angela Beck
December 31, 2003
45
2004
9th
United States
Megha Nabe
December 31, 2004
52
2005
10th
France
Isabelle Lamant
December 31, 2005
52
2006
11th
Romania
Florina Manea
Guangzhou , Guangdong , China
November 12, 2006
56
2008
12th
India
Manasvi Mamgai [10]
Selangor , Malaysia
December 31, 2008
60
2009
13th
Germany
Sarah Elzanowski[11]
December 31, 2009
58
2010
14th
Netherlands
Nathalie den Dekker [12]
December 31, 2010
58
2011
15th
Malaysia
Aileen Gabriella Robinson[13]
December 31, 2011
60
2012
16th
Philippines
Rizzini Alexis Gomez[14] †
December 31, 2012
60
2013
17th
Angeli Dione Gomez[8]
Putrajaya , Malaysia
December 31, 2013
60
2014
18th
Venezuela
Faddya Halabi Troisi[15]
December 31, 2014
62
2016
19th
New Zealand
Ariel Pearse[16]
December 31, 2016
60
2017
20th
Philippines
Jannie Loudette Alipo-on[17]
Selangor , Malaysia
December 6, 2017
46
2018
21st
Indonesia
Roro Raden Astari Vernideani
Petaling Jaya , Malaysia
December 22, 2018
45
2019
22nd
Philippines
Cyrille Payumo
November 8, 2019
39
2020
23rd
Brazil
Maria Carolina Balicki Vinharski
January 17, 2021
31
2021
24th
Indonesia
Jessy Silana Wongsodiharjo
December 19, 2021
45
2022
25th
TBA
TBA
Kuching , Sarawak , Malaysia
November 25, 2022
60+
Miss Tourism International by number of wins
Runner-Up
Gallery of winners
Miss Tourism International 2013/2014 Angeli Dione GomezPhilippines
Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International titleholders
Year
Editions
Country/Territory
Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International
Venue
Pageant Date
Entrants
Notes
1993
1st
Norway
Rita Omvik
Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
June 27, 1993
20
1994
2nd
Australia
Georgina Denahy
July 16, 1994
24
1995
3rd
Finland
Johanna Elisabeth Rosten
June 18, 1995
22
1996
4th
Philippines
Sherylle Capili Santarin
July 15, 1996
24
1997
5th
Mexico
Kastany de la Vega Vásquez
June 15, 1997
24
1999
6th
Philippines
Racquel Uy
-
-
-
1st runner up : Miss Tourism International 1999
2000
7th
Guatemala
Evelyn Lissette López Sandoval
Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
July 1, 2000
19
2001
8th
Czech Republic
Zuzana Stepanovska
-
-
-
1st runner up : Miss Tourism International 2001
2002
9th
China
Yin Zi
-
-
-
1st runner up : Miss Tourism International 2002
2003
10th
Greece
Victoria Karyda
-
-
-
1st runner up : Miss Tourism International 2003
2004
11th
Armenia
Anush Grigorian
Changsha , China
October 29, 2004
31
2005
12th
Taiwan
Shen Chia-Hui
Wuhan , China
November 6, 2005
41
2006
13th
Thailand
Ampika Chuanpreecha
Petaling Jaya , Malaysia
December 30, 2006
37
2008
14th
Brazil
Cibele Cristine Mello Franczak
-
-
-
1st runner up : Miss Tourism International 2008
2009
15th
Venezuela
Jessica Ibarra Pettit
-
-
-
1st runner up : Miss Tourism International 2009
2010
16th
Korea
Ha Hyun-jung
Quinzhou , China
September 25, 2010
75
2011
17th
India
Urvashi Rautela
Yingtan , China
November 5, 2011
53
2012
18th
Lithuania
Asta Jakumaite
Nanjing , China
December 4, 2012
49
2013
19th
Thailand
Sunidporn Srisuwan
-
-
-
1st runner up : Miss Tourism International 2013
2014
20th
Thailand
Warangkanang Wutthayakorn
-
-
-
1st runner up : Miss Tourism International 2014
2015
21st
Philippines
Leren Mae Bautista
Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
December 31, 2015
57
2016
22nd
Chile
Sofía del Rocío Saavedra Valderrama
Shanghai , China
December 18, 2016
55
2017
23rd
Russia
Katya Yakimova
December 22, 2017
54
2019
24th
Indonesia
Gabriella Patricia Mandolang
-
-
-
1st runner up : Miss Tourism International 2019
2020
25th
Thailand
Patchaploy Rueandaluang
-
-
-
1st runner up : Miss Tourism International 2020
2021
26th
Finland
Lily Korpela
-
-
-
1st runner up : Miss Tourism International 2021
2022
27th
TBA
TBA
-
-
-
1st runner up : Miss Tourism International 2022
No contest Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International
Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International by number of wins
Runner-Up
Miss Tourism Metropolitan International titleholders
Year
Editions
Country/Territory
Miss Tourism Metropolitan International
Venue
Pageant Date
Entrants
Notes
2007
1st
Romania
Sorina Neascu
Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
December 31, 2007
40
2008
2nd
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Alma Mulalic
-
-
-
2nd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2008
2009
3rd
Brazil
Thays Calmany Neves
-
-
-
2nd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2009
2010
4th
Australia
Holly-Anne Visser
-
-
-
1st runner up : Miss Tourism International 2010
2011
5th
Panama
Carolina Del Carmen Brid Cerrud
-
-
-
1st runner up : Miss Tourism International 2011
2012
6th
Australia
Monika Radulovic
-
-
-
1st runner up : Miss Tourism International 2012
2013
7th
Sarah Czarnuch
-
-
-
2nd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2013
2014
8th
Philippines
Glennifer Perido
-
-
-
2nd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2014
2015
9th
Uganda
Sheila Kirabo
-
-
-
1st runner up : Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International 2015
2016
10th
Thailand
Amanda Chalisa Obdam
Phnom Penh , Cambodia
November 18, 2016
41
2017
11th
Poland
Maja Sieroń
-
-
-
1st runner up: Miss Tourism International 2017
2018
12th
Kenya
Sarah Chebet Pkyach
-
-
-
1st runner up: Miss Tourism International 2018
2019
13th
Brazil
Lorrany Monteiro
Phnom Penh , Cambodia
December 14, 2019
30
2020
14th
Indonesia
Clarit Mawarni Salem
-
-
-
2nd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2020
2021
15th
Vietnam
Hoang Thi Huong Ly
-
-
-
2nd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2021
2022
16th
TBA
TBA
-
-
-
2nd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2022
No contest Miss Tourism Metropolitan International
Miss Tourism Metropolitan International by number of wins
Runner-Up
Miss Tourism Global titleholders
Year
Editions
Country/Territory
Miss Tourism Global
Venue
Pageant Date
Entrants
Notes
2000
1st
France
Garnier Maud
-
-
2nd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2000
2004
2nd
Singapore
Nur Ashikeen Abd. Rahman
-
-
4th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2004
2005
3rd
Thailand
Porntip Prasertsong
-
-
4th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2005
2008
4th
Thailand
Ananya Chinsangchai
-
-
3rd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2008
2009
5th
Malaysia
Edwina Markus
-
-
3rd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2009
2010
6th
Venezuela
Stephany Gonzalez
-
-
2nd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2010
2011
7th
Thailand
Patsarapon Khonkhamhaeng
-
-
2nd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2011
2012
8th
Venezuela
Marielis Alejandra
-
-
2nd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2012
2013
9th
Dominican Republic
Michelle Alexis Torres
-
-
3rd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2013
2014
10th
Netherlands
Charina Maria
-
-
3rd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2014
2015
11th
Lithuania
Irmina Presegalaviciute
-
-
2nd runner up : Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International 2015
2016
12th
Australia
Tasha Laraine Ross
-
-
2nd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2016
2017
13th
Australia
Diana Hills
-
-
2nd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2017
2018
14th
Australia
Sandra Knight Callahan
-
-
2nd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2018
2019
15th
Ukraine
Kateryna Kachashvili
-
-
2nd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2019
2020
16th
Czech Republic
Tereza Bohuslavova
-
-
3rd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2020
2021
17th
Nigeria
Toluwalope Olarewaju
-
-
3rd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2021
2022
18th
TBA
TBA
Pakistan
No contest Miss Tourism Global
Miss Tourism Global by number of wins
Miss Tourism Cosmopolitan International titleholders
Year
Editions
Country/Territory
Miss Tourism Cosmopolitan International
Notes
1999
1st
Costa Rica
Nidia Guzmán Jiménez
4th runner up : Miss Tourism International 1999
2000
2nd
Spain
Lourdes Martinez
4th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2000
2001
3rd
Malaysia
Lyndel Soon Gaid Sim
4th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2001
2002
4th
Lebanon
Maha Hojeaj
4th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2002
2003
5th
Czech Republic
Zuzana Putnarova
4th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2003
2004
6th
China
Guan Shan Shan
3rd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2004
2005
7th
Greece
Maria-Madalena Ergati
3rd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2005
2008
8th
Hong Kong
Ruby Wong Hiu-chun
4th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2008
2009
9th
Czech Republic
Gabriela Korinkova
4th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2009
2010
10th
Philippines
Barbara de la Rosa Salvador
3rd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2010
2011
11th
Singapore
Amanda Leong Li Ting
3rd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2011
2012
12th
Paraguay
Lourdes María del Carmen Motta Rolón
3rd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2012
2013
13th
Malaysia
Thaarah Ganesan
4th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2013
2014
14th
China
Sun Wen Cong
4th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2014
2015
15th
Iceland
Tanja Yr Astthorsdottir
3rd runner up : Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International 2015
2016
16th
Brazil
Thaina Carolina Magalhães Peres
1st runner up : Miss Tourism International 2016
2017
17th
Indonesia
Lois Merry Tangel
2nd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2017
2018
18th
Latvia
Laura Škutāne
3rd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2018
2019
19th
Poland
Joanna Babynko
3rd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2019
2020
20th
Australia
Kate Moore
4th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2020
2021
21st
Malaysia
How Zoo Ee
4th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2021
2022
22st
TBA
TBA
3rd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2022
No contest Miss Tourism Cosmopolitan International
Miss Tourism Cosmopolitan International by number of wins
Miss Dreamgirl of the Year International titleholders
Year
Editions
Country/Territory
Miss Dreamgirl of the Year International
Notes
1999
1st
Thailand
Nirachala Kumya
3rd runner up : Miss Tourism International 1999
2000
2nd
Ukraine
Olesya Krakhmalyova
3rd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2000
2001
3rd
China
Amy Yan Wei
3rd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2001
2002
4th
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Aida Osmanovic
3rd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2002
2003
5th
Argentina
Laura Constanza Romero Demelli
3rd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2003
2005
6th
India
Shiriya Singh
3rd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2003
2010
7th
Mongolia
Borgoljin Bayarsaikhan
4th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2010
2011
8th
Czech Republic
Jana Kopecka
4th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2011
2012
9th
Malaysia
Jun Yong Wan
4th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2012
2015
10th
India
Chandni Sharma
4th runner up : Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International 2015
2016
11th
Mexico
Ximena Delgado Mendez
3rd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2016
2017
12th
Brazil
Júlia Horta
4th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2017
2018
13th
Philippines
Julieane Medina Fernandez
4th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2018
2019
14th
Cambodia
Sotima John
4th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2019
2020
15th
Bolivia
Luz Elva Claros Gallardo
5th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2020
2021
16th
Paraguay
Araceli Dominguez
5th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2021
2022
17th
TBA
TBA
4th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2022
No contest Miss Dreamgirl of the Year International
Miss Dreamgirl of the Year International by number of wins
Miss South East Asia Tourism Ambassadress titleholders
Year
Editions
Country/Territory
Miss South East Asia Tourism Ambassadress
Venue
Pageant Date
Entrants
Notes
1992
1st
Philippines
Amelia Joy de la Cruz
-
-
-
Miss South East Asia 1992
1993
2nd
Thailand
Chutima Nurunsitirat
-
-
-
Miss South East Asia 1993
2012
3rd
Thailand
Suputra Chucharoen
-
-
-
5th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2012
2013
4th
Vietnam
Phan Hoang Thu
-
-
-
5th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2013
2014
5th
Vietnam
Nguyen Dieu Linh
-
-
-
5th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2014
2015
6th
Thailand
Yada Theppanom
Petaling Jaya , Malaysia
October 2, 2015
16
2016
7th
Indonesia
Dikna Faradiba Maharani
-
-
-
4th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2016
2017
8th
Thailand
Kamonrat Thanon
-
-
-
5th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2017
2018
9th
Malaysia
Caenne Ng
-
-
-
5th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2018
2019
10th
Thailand
Chompoonut Phungphon
-
-
-
5th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2019
2020
11th
Malaysia
Lim Sue Anne
-
-
-
6th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2020
2021
12th
Philippines
Keinth Jensen Petrasanta
-
-
-
6th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2021
2022
13th
TBA
TBA
-
-
-
5th runner up : Miss Tourism International 2022
No contest Miss South East Asia Tourism Ambassadress
Miss South East Asia Tourism Ambassadress by number of wins
Runner-Up
Past
Miss Intercontinental International titleholders
Year
Editions
Country/Territory
Miss Intercontinental International
Notes
1999
1st
Finland
Ruut Kaangas
3rd runner up : Miss Tourism International 1999
2000
2nd
Venezuela
Maria Cristina De La Concepcion Lopez Palacios
2nd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2000
2001
3rd
Poland
Monika Gruda
2nd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2001
2002
4th
Turkey
Ebru Günzel
2nd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2002
2003
5th
China
Xing Hui Yuan
2nd runner up : Miss Tourism International 2003
2004
6th
Ukraine
Marina Gorobets
1st runner up : Miss Tourism International 2004
2005
7th
Taiwan
Chang Ta-Hsin
1st runner up : Miss Tourism International 2005
No contest Miss Intercontinental International
Miss Intercontinental International by number of wins
See also
References
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^ a b Francisco, Drew (August 13, 2013). "Beauty pageant 101: The other pageants" . Rappler . Retrieved June 1, 2017 .
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^ a b "Malaysia hosts Miss Tourism International final" . Sin Chew Daily . December 28, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2017 .
^ "Vietnam to host Miss Tourism International 2015" . Thanh Niên . June 3, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2017 .
^ Louis, Nur Ashikin (Feb 22, 2022). "25th Miss Tourism International to be held in November 2022" . Dayak Daily .
^ Rogers, Magdalene (2022-05-24). "Miss Tourism International back in Kuching after 25 years" . New Sarawak Tribune . Retrieved 2022-06-29 .
^ a b Adina, Armin P. (January 12, 2014). "Angeli Gomez: Miss Tourism crown helps me do more good" . Philippine Daily Inquirer . Retrieved June 1, 2017 .
^ "Supermodel Candice Pinto's Engagement Pictures Will Give You #LoveGoals" . Dainik Bhaskar . May 20, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2017 .
^ "Miss Bollywood Queens" . The Tribune . July 15, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2017 .
^ Marecki, Zbigniew (June 30, 2015). "Anna Sakowicz ze Słupska nie została zauważona podczas wyborów Miss Tourism International 2009" . gp24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved June 1, 2017 .
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^ "Part-Time teacher crowned Miss Tourism Malaysia 2012" . The Borneo Post . July 13, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2017 .
^ "Cebuana beauty queen Rizzini Alexis Gomez dies at 25" . Rappler . October 13, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2017 .
^ "Miss Tourism Int'l winner, runner-up in Vietnam for 2015 edition" . Tuổi Trẻ . December 31, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2017 .
^ Facer, Brooke (January 9, 2017). "LDS woman becomes the first New Zealander to be crowned Miss Tourism International" . Deseret News . Retrieved June 1, 2017 .
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