Miss International 1999 was the 39th Miss International pageant, held at the U-Port Hall in Tokyo, Japan on 14 December 1999.
| Miss International 1999 | |
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| Date | December 14, 1999 |
| Presenters |
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| Venue | U-Port Hall, Tokyo, Japan |
| Broadcaster | TV Tokyo |
| Entrants | 51 |
| Placements | 15 |
| Debuts |
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| Withdrawals |
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| Returns |
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| Winner | Paulina Gálvez Colombia |
| Congeniality | Miyuki Hill (Northern Mariana Islands) |
| Photogenic | Paulina Gálvez (Colombia) |
Paulina Gálvez of Colombia won and was crowned by Lía Borrero of Panama. It is the second time Colombia has won the pageant.[1][2]
Contestants from fifty-one countries and territories participated in the pageant, which was hosted by Masumi Okada and Mari Christine.
Background
Selection of participants
Replacements
Michelle Sablan of the Northern Mariana Islands was replaced by the first runner-up of Miss Marianas 1999 Miyuki Hill due to being overage.[3][4] Binibining Pilipinas-Universe 1999 Janelle Bautista had to resign due to citizenship issues because she is an American citizen.[5] Due to this, Binibining Pilipinas-World 1999 Miriam Quiambao assumed the aforementioned title, and Lalaine Edson, Binibining Pilipinas-International 1999, assumed the title of Quiambao.[5] The title of Edson was then assumed by Georgina Sandico, one of the ten semi-finalists.[6]
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss International 1999 | |
| 1st runner-up | |
| 2nd runner-up | |
| Top 15 |
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Special awards
| Award | Contestant |
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| Miss Friendship |
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| Miss Photogenic |
Contestants
Fifty-one contestants competed for the title.
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age[a] | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Contrard | 18 | Buenos Aires | |
| Cindy Vanessa Cam Lin Martinus | 19 | Oranjestad | |
| Natalia Arteaga | 19 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | |
| Alessandra do Nascimento[10] | 18 | Minas Gerais | |
| Janeth Kehinde Ayuba | 19 | London | |
| Paulina Gálvez[11] | 19 | Cali | |
| Madaussou Kamara | 19 | Abidjan | |
| Pamela Winkel | 23 | Willemstad | |
| Afroditi Pericleous | 20 | Nicosia | |
| Šárka Sikorová[8] | 20 | Prague | |
| Patsi Arias | 22 | Baní | |
| Angie Abdalla[12] | 19 | Alexandria | |
| Saija Palin[13] | 21 | Turku | |
| Céline Cheuva | 23 | Lille | |
| Tania Freuderberg | 21 | Berlin | |
| Penelope Lentzou | 23 | Athens | |
| Lourdes Rivera | 18 | Hagåtña | |
| Gladys Alvarado | 20 | Chiquimula | |
| Christy Chung | 23 | Honolulu | |
| Myolie Wu | 19 | Hong Kong | |
| Ásbjörg Kristinsdóttir | 20 | Reykjavík | |
| Srikrupa Murali | 20 | Karnataka | |
| Nofit Shevach | 18 | Tel Aviv | |
| Kana Onoda[14] | 22 | Fukushima | |
| Agnese Keiša | 22 | Riga | |
| Clémence Achkar[15] | 19 | Beirut | |
| Delfina Zafirova | 23 | Skopje | |
| Andrea Gomez[16] | 21 | Sarawak | |
| Catherine Seisan | 19 | Valletta | |
| Graciela Soto[2] | 22 | Morelos | |
| Claudia Alaniz[17] | 22 | Managua | |
| Miyuki Hill[3] | 20 | Saipan | |
| Anette Rusten | 20 | Oslo | |
| Charlene Kaud Omelau[18] | 20 | Koror | |
| Blanca Elena Espinosa[2] | 20 | Panama City | |
| Georgina Sandico[6] | 20 | Bicol | |
| Adrianna Gerczew | 18 | Kuyavia-Pomerania | |
| Andreia Antunes | 18 | Lisbon | |
| Maria Tchebotkevitch | 19 | Krasnodar | |
| Aïcha Faye | 19 | Dakar | |
| Janice Koh | 22 | Singapore | |
| Adela Bartková[19] | 20 | Zemplínska Nová Ves | |
| Lee Jae-won[14] | 22 | Seoul | |
| Carmen Fernández[2] | 21 | Seville | |
| Deborah Tiyéna Bassuka | 20 | Lomé | |
| Leïla Bent Abdesalem | 21 | Tunis | |
| Merve Alman | 18 | Istanbul | |
| Liliya Zalunina | 19 | Kyiv | |
| Jennifer Glover | 20 | Castro Valley | |
| Daniela Abasolo | 22 | Montevideo | |
| Andreína Llamozas | 19 | Caraballeda |
Notes
- ^ Ages during the competition
References
- ^ "Una Colombiana, Miss Internacional". El Tiempo. December 15, 1999. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f Espino, Rolando (21 December 1999). "Miss Internacional 1999: ¡La última Reina del Milenio!" [Miss International 1999: The last Queen of the Millennium!]. Panamá América (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ a b "BEAUTY PAGEANT CONTROVERSY NMBPA sets the record straight". Saipan Tribune. 29 October 1999. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Miyuki Hill unmasked "I'm a genuine person. I don't try to put a facade"". Saipan Tribune. 5 November 1999. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Top 10 Dethroned Beauty Queens". Spot.ph. 26 April 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ a b Lo, Ricky (14 February 2000). "Bb. Pilipinas: It's showtime (again), folks". Philippine Star. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Colombian girl is Miss International". New Straits Times. 15 December 1999. p. 13. Retrieved 9 March 2011 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ a b "Česká vicemiss se dostala v Tokiu do finále" [The Czech vice-miss reached the final in Tokyo]. iDNES.cz (in Czech). 15 December 1999. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Student voted Miss Photogenic in Tokyo event". New Straits Times. 8 December 1999. p. 12. Retrieved 25 June 2024 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Beleza afro é destaque em Minas" [Afro beauty is highlighted in Minas]. O Tempo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 29 August 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "UNA COLOMBIANA, MISS INTERNACIONAL". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 15 December 1999. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ al-Sokkari, Rabii (4 August 2015). "Alper et Angie, ou quand l'amour l'emporte sur la diplomatie" [Alper and Angie, or when love trumps diplomacy]. Agence Anadolu (in French). Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ Vatka, Miia (4 June 2019). "Muistatko Onnenpyörä-tyttö Saija Palinin? – Nykyään hän kisaa Turun asuntokaupoista Jethro Rostedtin kanssa" [Do you remember Wheel of Fortune girl Saija Palin? - Today, he competes with Jethro Rostedt for Turku apartment deals]. Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Asian beauties parade their charms in Kamakura". New Straits Times. 11 December 1999. p. 13. Retrieved 25 June 2024 – via Google Books.
- ^ Sanders, Kerry (25 July 2006). "In Christian enclaves of Beirut, life goes on". NBC News. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Perfect English wedding for ex-beauty queen and lawyer". The Star. 25 April 2005. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Gente de hoy". La Nación (in Spanish). 27 March 1998. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Palau officials to grace Flame Tree festival". Saipan Tribune. 31 May 2000. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Na finále Miss International v Tokiu odcestovala aj Adela Bartková" [Adela Bartková also traveled to the Miss International finals in Tokyo]. Korzár (in Slovak). 13 December 1999. Retrieved 25 June 2024.