Miss International 2015

Miss International 2015
DateNovember 5, 2015
Presenters
VenueGrand Prince Hotel Takanawa, Tokyo, Japan
Broadcaster
Entrants70
Placements10
Withdrawals
  • Armenia
  • Chile
  • Curaçao
  • Egypt
  • Estonia
  • Gabon
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Guatemala
  • Guyana
  • Israel
  • Serbia
  • Sweden
Returns
  • Costa Rica
  • Denmark
  • Guadeloupe
  • Guam
  • Hawaii
  • Kenya
  • Luxembourg
  • Moldova
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Tunisia
WinnerEdymar Martínez
Venezuela
Best National CostumeArisa Nakagawa
Japan

Miss International 2015 was the 55th Miss International pageant, held at the Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa in Tokyo, Japan, on November 5, 2015.[1]

Valerie Hernandez of Puerto Rico crowned Edymar Martínez of Venezuela as her successor at the end of the event. New crown created and designed by Mikimoto was introduced. The Continental Queens were awarded for the first time in this edition.

Contestants

70 delegates competed in the final night of Miss International 2015.

Country/Territory Contestant Age Hometown Continent
ArgentinaHelena Zuiani19CórdobaAmericas
ArubaLaura Marcela Ruiz23OranjestadAmericas
AustraliaLarissa Hlinovsky[2]26BrisbaneOceania
BelarusAlena Savchuk[3]26MinskEurope
BelgiumElda Nushi20BrusselsEurope
BoliviaAlejandra Panozo23CochabambaAmericas
BrazilIsis Stocco23MaringáAmericas
CanadaKathryn Kohut25WetaskiwinAmericas
ChinaLiu Xinyue19ShangqiuAsia
ColombiaNatalia Ochoa[4]22MedellínAmericas
Costa RicaMelania González[5]25San JoséAmericas
CubaHeidy Fass22HavanaAmericas
DenmarkMette Riis Sørensen[6]25CopenhagenEurope
 Dominican RepublicIrina Peguero22Salvaleón de HigüeyAmericas
EcuadorDaniela Armijos20CuencaAmericas
El SalvadorEugenia Avalos21San SalvadorAmericas
FinlandSaara Ahlberg19HelsinkiEurope
FranceCharlotte Pirroni[7]22Roquebrune-Cap-MartinEurope
GibraltarBianca Pisharello22GibraltarEurope
GuadeloupeJuliette Alimanda21Les AbymesAmericas
GuamLoriann Rabe26HagåtñaOceania
HaitiMarie Vyannie Manard24Port-au-PrinceAmericas
HawaiiBrianna Acosta[8]24WaialuaOceania
HondurasJennifer Valle20CopanAmericas
Hong KongSabrina Yeung[9]22KowloonAsia
HungaryLinda Szunai22NagykovácsiEurope
 IndiaAyeesha Aiman[10]25NawadaAsia
IndonesiaChintya Fabyola20PontianakAsia
ItalyValentina Paganotto19TurinEurope
JapanArisa Nakagawa19TokyoAsia
KenyaEunice Onyango22NairobiAfrica
LebanonCynthia Farah[11]21BeirutAsia
LuxembourgNatascha Bintz25Luxembourg CityEurope
MacauAna Choi[12]24MacauAsia
MalaysiaImmaculate Lojuki21Kota KinabaluAsia
MauritiusAnoushka Ah Keng20Port LouisAfrica
MexicoLorena Sevilla24ColimaAmericas
MoldovaAnastasia Fotachi[13]20ChişinăuEurope
MongoliaAzzaya Tsogt-Ochir[14]20UlaanbaatarAsia
MyanmarEmerald Nyein22YangonAsia
NepalMedha Koirala[15]20BiratnagarAsia
NetherlandsRachel Van Der Meulen21EnschedeEurope
New ZealandHayley Rose Coombe23Palmerston NorthOceania
NicaraguaYaoska Ruiz[16]19ManaguaAmericas
Northern Mariana IslandsJian Joyner21SaipanOceania
NorwayCecilie Andrea Røising[17]18SarpsborgEurope
PanamaJhasmeiry Herrera Evans20ColónAmericas
ParaguayMónica Mariani Pascualoto22KatuetéAmericas
PeruCynthia Lucia Toth Montoro23PiuraAmericas
PhilippinesJanicel Lubina20NarraAsia
PolandEwa Mielnicka23WarsawEurope
PortugalIsabel Vieira22LisbonEurope
Puerto RicoWilmary Monción Román24SalinasAmericas
RomaniaAndreea Chiru23BucharestEurope
RussiaValeria Kufterina[18]22Saint PetersburgEurope
SingaporeRoxanne Zhang23SingaporeAsia
Slovak RepublicBarbora Bakošová19BratislavaEurope
South KoreaPark Ah-reum[19]24DaeguAsia
SpainChristina Silva Cano22SevilleEurope
Sri LankaAngela Jayatissa24KurunegalaAsia
TaiwanYan Chen Ning26TaichungAsia
ThailandSasi Sintawee20SongkhlaAsia
TunisiaWahiba Arres21BizerteAfrica
TurkeyBerfu Yıldız20İzmitEurope
UkraineNina Goryniuk21LvivEurope
United KingdomSophie Loudon22GlasgowEurope
United StatesLindsay Becker25Apple ValleyAmericas
VenezuelaEdymar Martínez20Puerto La CruzAmericas
VietnamPhạm Hồng Thúy Vân22Ho Chi Minh CityAsia
ZambiaBrandina Lubuli[20]20MufuliraAfrica

Notes

Returns

Countries and territories when previously withdraw and return this year:

  • Last competed in 2009:
    •  Moldova
    •  Northern Mariana Islands
  • Last competed in 2010:
    •  Kenya
  • Last competed in 2011:
    •  Hawaii
  • Last competed in 2012:
    •  Denmark
  • Last competed in 2013:
    •  Costa Rica
    •  Guadeloupe
    •  Guam
    •  Luxembourg
    •  Tunisia

Designations

  •  Brazil – Isis Stocco was appointed "Miss International Brazil 2015". She was third runner-up Miss Brasil 2013.
  •  Hawaii – Brianna Acosta was appointed "Miss Hawaii International 2015" by the Miss Hawaii International Organization under Harrison Productions LLC. She was Miss Hawaii USA 2013. Hawaiian representative attends as Miss Hawaii (special region of Miss International).
  •  Honduras – Jennifer Valle was appointed "Miss International Honduras 2015" by Senorita Honduras Organization. She was Senorita Honduras 2012.
  •  Hungary – Linda Szunai was appointed "Miss International Hungary 2015" by Miss International Hungary Organization. She was Miss World Hungary 2011.
  •  Panama – Jhasmeiry Evans was appointed "Miss International Panama 2015" by Olais Padilla, National Director of Miss International Panama. She was second runner-up at Miss Panama 2015.
  •  Poland – Ewa Mielnicka was appointed "Miss International Poland 2015" by the Miss Polski Organization. Up to now, the Miss International franchise belonged to Miss Polonia, whereas Miss Polski used to send Polish delegates to Miss World between 2007 and 2014.
  •  Sri Lanka – Angela Jayatissa was appointed "Miss International Sri Lanka 2015" by the Miss Sri Lanka Organization. She was second runner-up at Miss Sri Lanka 2011.

Withdrawals

  •  Armenia – No contest
  •  Chile – No contest
  •  Curaçao – No contest
  •  Egypt – Miss Egypt was postponed, Miss International Egypt will compete in 2018.
  •  Estonia – No contest
  •  Gabon – Due to organizational issues. Anis Christine Pitty Yaya withdrew from Miss International.
  •  Georgia – No contest
  •  Germany – No contest
  •  Guatemala – For personal reasons, Saida Jerónimo did not complete.
  •  Guyana – No contest
  •  Israel – Due to lack of sponsorship.
  •  Serbia – Due to lack of sponsorship.

References

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