Miss International 2012

Miss International 2012, the 52nd Miss International pageant, was held on October 21, 2012 at Okinawa Prefectural Budokan Arena Building in Okinawa, Japan. Fernanda Cornejo from Ecuador crowned her successor Ikumi Yoshimatsu from Japan at the end of the event.[1]

Miss International 2012
Miss international 2012, Ikumi Yoshimatsu
DateOctober 21, 2012
Entertainment
  • Ryoko Sunakawa
  • Toshiro Gourobe
VenueOkinawa Prefectural Budokan Arena Building, Naha, Okinawa, Japan
Broadcaster
Entrants69
Placements15
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerIkumi Yoshimatsu
 Japan[1]
CongenialityAmeeksha Dilchand
 Mauritius
Best National CostumeNicole Velasquez
 Honduras
PhotogenicIkumi Yoshimatsu
 Japan

Yoshimatsu was dethroned shortly before the end of her reign, but she was not replaced.[2][3][4] She was ordered by The International Culture Association (Miss International organizer) to skip the succession ceremony and “play sick and shut up” out of fear of scandal.[5]

Background

On June 8, 2012, it was announced during a Facebook conferenced by Akemi Shimomura, the president of the International Cultural Association, that the 2012 pageant will be held in Okinawa Prefectural Budokan Arena Building, Naha, Okinawa, Japan on October 21, 2012.[6]

Results

Placements
Placement Contestant
Miss International 2012
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 15

Special awards
Award Contestant
Miss Friendship
Miss Photogenic
Miss Talent
  •  Russia – Ekaterina Meglinskaia
Best National Costume
Miss Internet
Miss JOICFP

Order of announcements
Top 15
1. Colombia
2. Brazil
3. Japan
4. Sri Lanka
5. Finland
6. Namibia
7. Venezuela
8. United Kingdom
9. USA
10. Dominican Republic
11. Philippines
12. Paraguay
13. Mexico
14. India
15. Haiti

Contestants
Country/TerritoryContestantAgeHeightHometownContinental Group
 ArgentinaDaiana Incandela[7]231.80 m (5 ft 11 in)Capital FederalAmericas
 AustraliaSarah Jane Fraser[8]211.70 m (5 ft 7 in)NewcastleOceania
 BelarusAnastasia Pogranichnaya201.75 m (5 ft 9 in)MinskEurope
 BelgiumAlien Decock[8]241.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)BrusselsEurope
 BelizeDestinee Arnold[9]191.68 m (5 ft 6 in)Roaring CreekAmericas
 BoliviaStephanie Nuñez201.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)PandoAmericas
 BrazilRafaela Butarelli[10]231.78 m (5 ft 10 in)MaríliaAmericas
 CameroonFrancoise Odette Ngoumou[11]221.85 m (6 ft 1 in)DoualaAfrica
 CanadaMarta Jablonska[11]241.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)HamiltonAmericas
 Chinese TaipeiNianyu Yu[11]201.62 m (5 ft 4 in)TaipeiAsia
Colombia ColombiaMelissa Varón[12]251.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)Santa MartaAmericas
 Costa RicaNatasha Sibaja211.68 m (5 ft 6 in)Pérez ZeledónAmericas
 DenmarkLine Christiansen181.70 m (5 ft 7 in)ÅrhusEurope
 Dominican RepublicMelody Mir Jiménez231.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)Santiago de los CaballerosAmericas
 EcuadorTatiana Loor[13]211.73 m (5 ft 8 in)Santo DomingoAmericas
 El SalvadorMarlin Ramirez[14]211.70 m (5 ft 7 in)San SalvadorAmericas
 EstoniaXenia Likhacheva[11]231.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)TallinnEurope
 FinlandViivi Suominen[15]251.75 m (5 ft 9 in)TurkuEurope
 FranceMarion Amelineau[11]231.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)GivrandEurope
 GabonChanna Divouvi[11]211.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)LibrevilleAfrica
 GermanyAline Marie[16]251.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)MunichEurope
 GibraltarKerrianne Massetti[11]241.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)GibraltarEurope
 GuadeloupeAude Belenus[8]211.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)Basse-TerreAmericas
 GuamChanel Cruz Jarrett181.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)Agana HeightsOceania
 GuatemalaChrista Irene García González[11]201.70 m (5 ft 7 in)Guatemala CityAmericas
 HaitiAnedie Azael[11]231.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)Port-au-PrinceAmericas
 HondurasNicole Velasquez[11]211.78 m (5 ft 10 in)TegucigalpaAmericas
 Hong KongTracy Tsin Suet Chu[11]241.70 m (5 ft 7 in)Hong KongAsia
 HungaryClaudia Kozma211.70 m (5 ft 7 in)BudapestEurope
 IndiaRochelle Maria Rao[17]231.70 m (5 ft 7 in)ChennaiAsia
Indonesia IndonesiaLiza Elly Purnamasari211.75 m (5 ft 9 in)MalangAsia
 IsraelYael Markovich[18]231.68 m (5 ft 6 in)HaifaAsia
 ItalyGiulia Masala[11]191.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)PloagheEurope
 JapanIkumi Yoshimatsu[19]251.70 m (5 ft 7 in)SagaAsia
 South KoreaLee Jung-bin[11]191.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)GwangjuAsia
 LatviaKristīna Viļuma[11]221.68 m (5 ft 6 in)RigaEurope
 LebanonCynthia Moukarzel[20]241.65 m (5 ft 5 in)BeirutAsia
 MacauCherry Ng[21]251.68 m (5 ft 6 in)MacauAsia
 MalaysiaMei Xian Teng[11]211.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)PerakAsia
 MauritiusAmeeksha Dilchand[8]251.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)Port LouisAfrica
Mexico MexicoJessica García Formenti[22]221.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)La PazAmericas
 MongoliaDolgion Delgerjav211.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)UlaanbaatarAsia
 MyanmarNang Khin Zay Yar[11]241.68 m (5 ft 6 in)TaunggyiAsia
 NamibiaPaulina Malulu[11]231.75 m (5 ft 9 in)WindhoekAfrica
   NepalSubeksha Khadka181.65 m (5 ft 5 in)LalitpurAsia
 New ZealandHannah Carson251.70 m (5 ft 7 in)AucklandOceania
Nicaragua NicaraguaReyna Perez[11]201.75 m (5 ft 9 in)ChinandegaAmericas
 PanamaKaren Jordán Beitia231.73 m (5 ft 8 in)DavidAmericas
 ParaguayNicole Huber221.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)AsunciónAmericas
 PeruRossmary Pizarro251.75 m (5 ft 9 in)IquitosAmericas
 PhilippinesNicole Schmitz[23]241.73 m (5 ft 8 in)Cebu CityAsia
 PolandRozalia Mancewicz[24]251.75 m (5 ft 9 in)BialystokEurope
 PortugalJoana Peta221.75 m (5 ft 9 in)FaroEurope
 Puerto RicoAshley Ruiz[25]241.75 m (5 ft 9 in)RincónAmericas
 RussiaEkaterina Meglinskaia[8]201.75 m (5 ft 9 in)SaratovEurope
 SingaporeLeong Ying Mae[26]221.75 m (5 ft 9 in)SingaporeAsia
 Slovak RepublicDenisa Krajčovičová241.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)BratislavaEurope
 SpainAna Amparo Crespo[11]221.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)ValenciaEurope
 Sri LankaMadusha Mayadunne[11]251.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)ColomboAsia
 SurinameWynona Redmond[11]251.75 m (5 ft 9 in)ParamariboAmericas
 SwedenKatarina Konow191.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)StockholmEurope
 TahitiAriirau Sandras[11]221.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)PapeeteOceania
 ThailandRungsinee Panjaburi[11]211.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)LamphunAsia
 TurkeyMeltem Tüzüner[27]231.78 m (5 ft 10 in)IstanbulEurope
 UkraineJulia Gershun[11]231.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)DnepropetrovskEurope
 United KingdomAlize Lily Mounter[28]241.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)LondonEurope
 United StatesAmanda Renee Delgado[29]221.75 m (5 ft 9 in)Los AngelesAmericas
 US Virgin IslandsVanessa Donastorg[30]231.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) Saint ThomasAmericas
 VenezuelaBlanca Aljibes[31]241.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)ValenciaAmericas

Notes

Debuts

Returns

Withdrawals

Did not compete

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