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Midori Monet of the USA was crowned Miss International Queen 2025 on Saturday, September 20 at the Tiffany's Show Pattaya in Thailand. The 26-year-old stunner from Seattle, Washington bested 22 other beauties from around the world to win the prestigious international beauty title for transgender women. She succeeded last year's winner Catalina Marsano from Peru. Besides winning the highly coveted crown, she was also awarded the Preliminary Best Performance and Best National Costume. Olivia Lauren from Cuba and Ha Tam Nhu from Vietnam were announced the first and second runners-up, respectively. Reyna Morocho from Ecuador, Taneung Chanthasenesack from Laos and Anne Patricia Lorenzo from the Philippines completed the Top 6 finalists. The rest of the Top 12 were Isabella Pamplona from Brazil, Mina Amamatsu from Japan, Khleo Ambrose from Malaysia, Tiffany Colleman from Nicaragua, Preeyakorn Pohnprom from Thailand, and Ashlyn Pia from Venenzuela. Originally from Tacoma, the new Miss...

Kataluna Enriquez was officially crowned as Miss International Queen USA 2024 in a special coronation event held last Saturday, November 11 in Las Vegas. The 29-year-old Filipino-American model and fashion designer will now prepare to represent the USA at the Miss International Queen 2024 in Pattaya, Thailand next August. Her predecessor, Melony Munro, placed second runner-up at Miss International Queen 2023 which was held last June. The title went to Solange Dekker of the Netherlands. No stranger to pageantry, Kataluna became the first openly transgender woman to compete in the Miss USA pageant after winning Miss Nevada USA 2021. "It is a great honor to have this title and to represent our country," the new Miss International Queen USA shared on social media in her first week as titleholder. "I can’t wait for you all to witness and be a part of all the projects and events that me and the MIQ USA team are working on," she wrote in another post. Road to Miss Intern...