Miss International (Miss International Beauty or The International Beauty Pageant) is a Japanese-based international beauty pageant organized by The International Culture Association. The pageant was first held in 1960. Miss International is the fourth largest pageant in the world in terms of having crowned national winners to participate in the international contest.
Along with Miss World, Miss Universe, and Miss Earth, this pageant is one of the Big Four international beauty pageants. The Miss International Organization and the brand are currently owned, along with Miss International Japan, by ICA (International Cultural Association) and Miss Paris Group. The pageant crown used by the organization is supplied and patented by the Mikimoto pearl company.
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| Year | Date | Venue | Winning country | Titleholder | Broadcaster(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International | Official | |||||
| 1960 | August 12 | Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States | Colombia | Stella Márquez | N/A | |
| 1961 | July 28 | Holland | Stanny van Baer | |||
| 1962 | August 18 | Australia | Tania Verstak | |||
| 1963 | August 16 | Iceland | Guðrún Bjarnadóttir | |||
| 1964 | August 14 | Philippines | Gemma Cruz | |||
| 1965 | August 13 | Germany | Ingrid Finger | |||
| No competition held due to dispute of the organizers and the popularity of the competing Miss Universe pageant in the United States. | ||||||
| 1967 | April 29 | Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States | Argentina | Mirta Massa | N/A | |
| 1968 | October 9 | Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan | Brazil | Maria Carvalho | ||
| 1969 | September 13 | Great Britain | Valerie Holmes | |||
| 1970 | May 16 | Exposition Hall Fairgrounds, Osaka, Japan | Philippines | Aurora Pijuan | ||
| 1971 | May 26 | Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States | New Zealand | Jane Hansen | ||
| 1972 | October 6 | Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan | Great Britain | Linda Hooks | ||
| 1973 | October 13 | Exposition Hall Fairgrounds, Osaka, Japan | Finland | Anneli Björkling | ||
| 1974 | October 9 | Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan | United States | Brucene Smith | ||
| 1975 | November 3 | Okinawa's Expo Portside Theater, Motobu, Japan | Yugoslavia | Lidija Manić | ||
| 1976 | July 2 | Imperial Garden Theater, Tokyo, Japan | France | Sophie Perin | ||
| 1977 | July 1 | Spain | Pilar Medina | |||
| 1978 | November 10 | Mielparque, Tokyo, Japan | United States | Katherine Ruth | ||
| 1979 | November 12 | Philippines | Melanie Marquez | |||
| 1980 | November 4 | Costa Rica | Lorna Chávez | |||
| 1981 | September 6 | Kobe Convention Center, Port Island, Kobe, Japan | Australia | Jenny Derek | ||
| 1982 | October 13 | Fukuoka Convention Center, Fukuoka, Japan | United States | Christie Claridge | ||
| 1983 | October 11 | Festival Hall, Osaka, Japan | Costa Rica | Gidget Sandoval | TV Tokyo | |
| 1984 | October 30 | Kanagawa Prefectural Civic Hall, Yokohama, Japan | Guatemala | Ilma Urrutia | Fuji TV | |
| 1985 | September 15 | Expo Plaza, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan | Venezuela | Nina Sicilia | TV Tokyo | |
| 1986 | August 31 | Huis Ten Bosch, Nagasaki, Japan | England | Helen Fairbrother | ||
| 1987 | September 13 | Nippon Seinenkan, Tokyo, Japan | Puerto Rico | Laurie Simpson | ||
| 1988 | July 17 | Events Plaza Future Watch, Gifu, Japan | Norway | Catherine Gude | ||
| 1989 | September 17 | Kanazawa Kagekiza, Kanazawa, Japan | Germany | Iris Klein | ||
| 1990 | September 16 | Osaka Flower Expo Site, Osaka, Japan | Spain | Silvia de Esteban | ||
| 1991 | October 13 | Koseinenkin Kaikan Hall, Tokyo, Japan | Poland | Agnieszka Kotlarska | ||
| 1992 | October 18 | Huis Ten Bosch, Nagasaki, Japan | Australia | Kirsten Davidson | ||
| 1993 | October 9 | Nippon Seinenkan, Tokyo, Japan | Poland | Agnieszka Pachałko | ||
| 1994 | September 4 | Sun Arena, Ise, Mie, Japan | Greece | Christina Lekka | ||
| 1995 | September 10 | Koseinenkin Kaikan Hall, Tokyo, Japan | Norway | Anne Lena Hansen | ||
| 1996 | October 26 | Kanazawa Kagekiza, Kanazawa, Japan | Portugal | Fernanda Alves | ||
| 1997 | September 20 | Kyoto Kaikan First Hall, Kyoto, Japan | Venezuela | Consuelo Adler | ||
| 1998 | September 26 | Kosei Nenkin Kaikan Hall, Tokyo, Japan | Panama | Lía Borrero | ||
| 1999 | December 14 | U-Port Hall, Tokyo, Japan | Colombia | Paulina Gálvez | ||
| 2000 | October 4 | Kosei Nenkin Kaikan Hall, Tokyo, Japan | Venezuela | Vivian Urdaneta | ||
| 2001 | Nakano Sun Plaza, Tokyo, Japan | Poland | Małgorzata Rożniecka | |||
| 2002 | September 30 | Century Hyatt, Tokyo, Japan | Lebanon | Christina Sawaya | ||
| 2003 | October 8 | Radisson Miyako Hotel, Tokyo, Japan | Venezuela | Goizeder Azúa | ||
| 2004 | October 16 | Workers Indoor Arena, Beijing, China | Colombia | Jeymmy Vargas | ||
| 2005 | September 26 | Kosei Nenkin Kaikan Hall, Tokyo, Japan | Philippines | Precious Lara Quigaman | ||
| 2006 | November 11 | Beijing Exhibition Center, Beijing, China | Venezuela | Daniela di Giacomo | ||
| 2007 | October 15 | The Prince Park Tower, Tokyo, Japan | Mexico | Priscila Perales | ||
| 2008 | November 8 | Venetian Arena, The Venetian Macao, Macau | Spain | Alejandra Andreu | TV Tokyo, TVB | TDM |
| 2009 | November 28 | Sichuan International Tennis Center, Chengdu, China | Mexico | Anagabriela Espinoza | BS Asahi | CCTV-2 |
| 2010 | November 7 | Sichuan Province Gymnasium, Chengdu, China | Venezuela | Elizabeth Mosquera | N/A | |
| 2011 | November 6 | International Tennis Center, Chengdu, China | Ecuador | Fernanda Cornejo | BS11 | |
| 2012 | October 21 | Okinawa Prefectural Budokan Arena Building, Okinawa, Japan | Japan | Ikumi Yoshimatsu | UStream | |
| 2013 | December 17 | Shinagawa Prince Hotel Hall, Tokyo, Japan | Philippines | Bea Santiago | ||
| 2014 | November 11 | Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa, Tokyo, Japan | Puerto Rico | Valerie Hernandez | UStream, PlayStation Network | TBS |
| 2015 | November 5 | Venezuela | Edymar Martínez | BS-TBS | ||
| 2016 | October 27 | Tokyo Dome City Hall, Tokyo, Japan | Philippines | Kylie Verzosa | UStream, PlayStation Network, YouTube | BS-TBS, Niconico |
| 2017 | November 14 | Indonesia | Kevin Lilliana | UStream, PlayStation Network, YouTube, Indosiar, Panamericana Televisión | NHK, TV Tokyo | |
| 2018 | November 9 | Venezuela | Mariem Velazco | UStream, PlayStation Network, YouTube, Indosiar, Panamericana Televisión | NHK, TV Tokyo, Niconico | |
| 2019 | November 12 | Thailand | Sireethorn Leearamwat | YouTube, Indosiar | Hikari TV, dTV Channel by NTT Docomo | |
| No competition held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||
| 2022 | December 13 | Tokyo Dome City Hall, Tokyo, Japan | Germany | Jasmin Selberg | N/A | |
| 2023 | October 26 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan | Venezuela | Andrea Rubio | ||
| 2024 | November 12 | Tokyo Dome City Hall, Tokyo, Japan | Vietnam | Huỳnh Thị Thanh Thủy | ||