Karolin Kippasto to represent Estonia at Miss International 2023


Estonia is set to return to the Miss International pageant with former Miss World Estonia Karolin Kippasto who has recently been designated as Miss International Estonia 2023.

The 26-year-old psychology graduate from the University of Tartu will now represent Estonia at Miss International 2023 in Tokyo, Japan this October.

Hailing from Tartu, Karolin is currently employed as a project manager in Tallinn. In the past, the skilled dancer also worked for six months as a theatre performer in China.

The new Miss International Estonia is not a stranger to pageantry having joined Miss Grand International, Miss Tourism International, and Miss World pageants.

Estonia has yet to win Miss International since its debut in 2011. The northern European country last joined in 2014 with Birgit Konsin.

Photos: Karolin Kippasto, Miss International / Instagram

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