PAGEANT Circle

Miss West Midlands, Evanjelin Elchmanar, was crowned Miss International UK 2021 in a glittering competition held at the the Park Hall Hotel in Lancashire last July 23. The 21-year-old beauty of Sri Lankan descent and former Miss Teen Great Britain succeeded previous winner and Miss International runner-up, Harriotte Lane. Heather Hopkins and Kassandra Barker were the first and second runners-up, respectively. Evanjelin will now prepare to represent the United Kingdom at the 60th Miss International beauty pageant in Japan. Photos: Brian Hayes Photography

Masbate representative Hannah Arnold bested over 30 other contestants to win the Binibining Pilipinas 2021 pageant on Sunday, July 11 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. The 24-year-old Filipino-Australian science advocate and model took home the title of Binibining Pilipinas International 2021 (Miss International Philippines) in her second attempt at the national competition. "Freedom of speech is a basic human right that we all must remember and it is important for democracy and with the upcoming elections, we definitely need free speech. On Twitter, we are limited to a few characters, and what I've seen from these tweets have been powerful and helped me think of who I would like to vote for in the upcoming elections," she said during the question and answer round. Other winners were Binibining Pilipinas Grand International 2021 Samantha Alexandra Panlilio of Cavite, Binibining Pilipinas Intercontinental 2021 Cinderella Faye Obeñita of Cagayan de Oro, Misamis

Ada-Maria Ileana has been officially announced as the newly appointed Miss International Romania 2021. The 23-year-old beauty from Bucharest will represent her country at the 60th Miss International (Miss International 2021) pageant in Japan later this year. She replaced Bianca Paduraru, who can no longer participate due to an age limit issue. Ada holds a degree in security studies and currently pursuing her master's in public policy at the University College London. She has been a Cambridge-certified English teacher for almost 5 years. Her work with children made her determined to improve the educational system in her country and create her own NGO for quality educational policies. The new Miss International Romania is no stranger to pageantry as she has previously joined Miss Tourism World and Miss Tourism International 2018 competitions. Photos: Dual Art Media

Uzbekistan will debut at Miss International in November with the newly appointed Miss International Uzbekistan 2021, Nigina Fakhriddinova. The 21-year-old beauty was previously named Miss Intercontinental Uzbekistan 2019 and joined Miss Intercontinental 2019 in Egypt. She will now prepare to represent her central Asian country at the 60th Miss International pageant in Japan later this year. "I have a dream – to contribute to the life of my people and to the development of the cultural sphere of my country," Nigina shared on social media. "This is the main reason for participating and the opportunity to represent my country on the Miss International stage, which is very important for me, as this will allow me to achieve new goals, get one step closer to my dream, and proudly declare my Uzbekistan to representatives of dozens of countries of the world," she added. Photos: Miss International Uzbekistan