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Miss Portuguesa, Andrea Rubio was crowned Miss International Venezuela 2022 during Miss Venezuela 2022 national final held on Wednesday, November 16 at the Poliedro de Caracas. The 23-year-old beauty was selected among 24 competitors for the national title. She is a social communicator, professional model, and digital content creator. Isbel Parra of Región Guayana, who will compete in Miss International 2022 this December in Japan, relinquished her reign at the end of the event. Venezuela won Miss International eight times with Nina Sicilia Hernandez (1985), Consuelo Adler (1997), Vivian Urdaneta (2000), Goizeder Azua (2003), Daniela di Giacomo (2006), Elizabeth Mosquera (2010), Edymar Martínez (2015), and Mariem Velazco (2018). The new Miss International Venezuela will prepare to represent her country at the Miss International 2023 pageant. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Andrea Rubio - Modelo (@andrevrubio) Photos: Miss Venezuela RELATED POSTS: Miss

Miss Atlántico, Sofía Osío Luna, was crowned Señorita Colombia 2022 - 2023 (Miss Colombia) on Sunday, November 13 at the Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias in Cartagena, Bolívar. The 22-year-old graduate of fashion marketing and communication from Barranquilla beat 28 other contestants to win the "Concurso Nacional de Belleza" and wear the new crown by Caribbean Jewelry. She succeeds last year's winner Valentina Espinosa of Bolivar and is now expected to represent Colombia at Miss International 2023 in Japan. Valentina Mora Trujillo of Antioquia, a 24-year-old social communicator, was named Virreina Nacional and will possibly go to Miss Supranational 2023 in Poland. The representatives of Norte de Santander, Andrea Katherinne Yañez Garcia; Valle, Juanita Urrea Posada; and Tolima, Laura Juliana León Ramírez were respectively announced as the first, second, and third princesses. Brigith Navarro Lugo of Región Caribe, María Camila Sinning Martínez of Cartagena, Luis

Tamao Yoneyama beat over 30 other contestants to be crowned Miss International Japan 2023 on Tuesday, November 8 at the Nissho Hall in Tokyo. The 26-year-old model from Tokyo, who now wears the newly unveiled crown by Long Beach Pearl, will represent Japan at the Miss International 2023 pageant. Mio Ikeda placed second while Sumire Akune, Kumi Miyamaru, and Marika Goto were third, fourth, and fifth, respectively. While this year's Miss International will be held on December 13 at Tokyo Dome City Hall, the date and venue for the 2023 edition have not yet been announced. Since 1960, Japan has only won Miss International once, in 2012, with the now actress and book author Ikumi Yoshimatsu. Meet the new Miss International Japan: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miss International Japan (@missinternationaljapan) Photos: Miss International Japan / Instagram

Lee Seung-hyun, a 23-year-old economics student at Korea University was crowned Miss Korea 2022 in a glittering final held on Wednesday, October 26 at the Blue Square in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. Yoo Si-eun, 25, a student of aviation services, and Kim Go-eun, 22, a student of aviation and aeronautical engineering, were in second and third places, respectively. Out of 54 regional winners, only 30 finalists were selected to take part in the 66th edition of the national pageant. This year's winners are expected to represent Korea at Miss Earth 2023 in Vietnam and Miss International 2023 in Japan. Meet the new Miss Korea: View this post on Instagram A post shared by 이승현 (@is.hyun_) Photos: Miss Korea , Lee Seung-hyun / Instagram RELATED POSTS: Miss International Korea 2022 is Kim Su-jin SPOTLIGHT: Meet Hanna Kim, Miss Universe Korea 2022

"La Magia de Ser Miss" (The Magic of Being Miss) premiered on Saturday, September 24 on Venevisión to learn more about the contestants vying for Miss Venezuela 2022. Hosted by the beautiful Nieves Soteldo and the charismatic Mario Bruno, the show featured the first group of contestants representing Apure, La Guaira, Mérida, Nueva Esparta, Táchira, and Yaracuy. Miss Apure, Luisana Siso - 26, social communicator by profession and enjoys dancing, drawing, and exercising. Miss La Guaira, Andrea Romero - 25, a model and holds a degree in international studies. Her hobbies include drawing mandalas, exercising, going to the beach, and traveling. Miss Mérida, Litzy González - 18, a nursing student who enjoys dancing, walking, reading, and baking in her spare time. Miss Nueva Esparta, Sharon Frontado - 23, has a bachelor's degree in international studies. She enjoys going to Ávila, reading, coloring, listening to music, baking, cooking, and taking care of her plants. Miss Tách

Miss Guinea Ecuatorial 2022 (Miss Equatorial Guinea) final gala took place on Saturday, September 17 at Parque Nacional de Malabo (Malabo National Park). A total of 14 finalists representing various cities and districts of their country participated in the pageant where three winners emerged at the end of the show. View this post on Instagram A post shared by •Miss Guinea Ecuatorial (@missymisterguineaecuatorial) Miss Mbini, Alba Isabel Obama , was crowned Miss Guinea Ecuatorial 2022. The 20-year-old professional model and preuniversity student is expected to represent Ecuatorial Guinea at the 71st Miss Universe pageant in January. View this post on Instagram A post shared by •Miss Guinea Ecuatorial (@missymisterguineaecuatorial) The second place was Vanila Andeme , a 20-year-old hotel receptionist and preuniversity student representing the district of Ebibeyen. She will be competing in the 71st Miss World edition. View this post on I

Miss Ekiti, Roseline Bolarinde, was named Miss International Nigeria 2022 during the 15th Beauty of Africa International Pageant (BAIP) Nigeria on Friday, September 9 at the Sheraton Hotel in Abuja. The 27-year-old fashion model and yoga enthusiast will be representing Nigeria at the (61st Miss International) Miss International 2023 pageant in Japan. Rounding out the Top 5 finalists were first runner-up Rosemary Johnson (Miss Globe Nigeria 2022), second runner-up Peace Adoga (Miss Multinational Nigeria 2022), third runner-up Chinaza Okoroafor (Miss Tourism International Nigeria 2022), and fourth runner-up Onajite Atibaka. A total of 12 finalists were selected to participate in the glittering event. Meet the new Miss International Nigeria: View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Beauty Of Africa Int (@baipcontestnig) Photos: BAIP Nigeria

The Glamanand Supermodel India 2022 final competition took place on Sunday, September 4 at Zee Studios in a city of rich cultural heritage, Jaipur. Kashish Methwani, 21, was named Miss International India 2023 and will represent her country at the Miss International 2023 pageant. Her predecessor, last year's titleholder Zoya Afroz will compete in Miss International 2022 in Japan this December. The title of Miss Grand India 2022 went to 24-year-old Praachi Nagpal, who was crowned by Miss Grand India 2020 Simran Sharma. She will travel to Indonesia this October to compete in Miss Grand International 2022. Jigyasa Sharma and Arshina Sumbul were the first and second runners-up, respectively. A total of 29 beauties competed in the glittering event. Reigning Miss Grand International Nguyen Thuy Thuc Tien of Vietnam and MGI Organization Vice President Teresa Chaivisut were special guests. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Glamanand Supermodel India (@glamana

Nayelhi González Ulloa bested 17 other contestants to be crowned Miss Ecuador 2022 (Miss Ecuador Universo 2022) on Saturday, September 3 at Malecón de Quevedo, Los Ríos. The 26-year-old beauty succeeds last year's winner, Susy Sacoto Mendoza. She is a nursing graduate and professional model from Esmeraldas. Georgette Kalil Roha, 20, finished as first runner-up and was named Miss Ecuador Internacional 2022. The clinical psychology student from Guayaquil succeeds Valeria Gutierrez and is expected to compete in Miss International 2023. Miss Ecuador Internacional 2022 Georgette Kalil Roha The second runner-up went to Samantha Quenedit Sánchez while Diana Puga Cadena, Juliana Robles Requelme, and Landy Parraga Goyburo were the third, fourth, and fifth runners-up, respectively. The new Miss Ecuador will now prepare to represent her country at the 71st Miss Universe pageant in the first quarter of 2023. Ecuador has yet to win the Miss Universe pageant. Its highest placement was second run

Kenyatta Beazer, representing the Northeast, was crowned Miss US International 2022 last month at Avanti Palms Resort and Conference Center in Orlando, Florida. The 25-year-old model and chemistry student at Towson University hails from Baltimore City County, Maryland. She is expected to represent the USA at Miss International 2023. "I am so honored, and forever grateful for the opportunity to serve my community and my country," she wrote in a statement on social media after winning her title. Last year's winner Corrin Stellakis, who relinquished her reign at the end of the event, will compete in Miss International 2022 this December in Japan. The new Miss US International is no stranger to pageantry. She represented Maryland at Miss World America 2019 and placed in the Top 25. In 2021, she was named Miss US Tourism International and participated in the virtual edition of the Miss Tourism International pageant which is based in Malaysia. View this post on Instagra

Binibining Pilipinas 2022, the 58th Binibining Pilipinas grand coronation night took place on Sunday, July 31 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City. A new set of Filipina beauty queens were crowned and they will represent the Philippines at Miss International 2023 in Japan, Miss Intercontinental 2022 in Egypt, Miss Globe 2022 in Albania, and Miss Grand International 2022 in Indonesia. Meet the winners: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Binibining Pilipinas (@bbpilipinasofficial) Binibining Pilipinas International 2022 Nicole Borromeo is a 21-year-old interior design student from Cebu City. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Binibining Pilipinas (@bbpilipinasofficial) Binibining Pilipinas Intercontinental 2022 Gabrielle Basiano is a 24-year-old professional model and businesswoman from Borongan, Eastern Samar. She also competed during last year's edition and finished as first runner-up. View this po