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Mayuko Hanawa was crowned Miss Supranational Japan 2022 on Saturday, September 24 at the Kanda Myojin Hall in Tokyo. The 27-year-old Japanese-Filipino teacher who represented the Ibaraki Prefecture will now prepare to compete in the Miss Supranational 2023 pageant in Poland. Miss Aichi, Ayano Shinkawa, 28, and Miss Shizuoka, Riho Sasaki, 22, were the first and second runners-up, respectively. A total of 18 finalists were selected to participate in the national final. At the end of the event, last year's winner Rina Okada relinquished her reign. Meet the new Miss Supranational Japan: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mayuko Hanawa (@hanawa_mayuko) Photos:  Ben Gonzalez  / Mayuko Hanawa / Instagram

The Miss Turkey 2022 final competition took place on Tuesday, September 20 at the Lazzoni Hotel in Istanbul. A total of 20 finalists competed for the national titles at stake - Miss Turkey World, Miss Turkey Universe, and Miss Turkey Supranational. Meet the winners: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miss Turkey Official (@missturkey.official) Miss Turkey World 2022 is Nursena Say, a 24-year-old architecture graduate from Mersin. She will compete in the 71st Miss World pageant on a date and venue yet to be announced. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miss Turkey Official (@missturkey.official) Miss Turkey Universe 2022 is Aleyna Şirin, a 21-year-old interior architecture and environmental design student from Malatya. She will represent Turkey at 71st Miss Universe in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA this January. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miss Turkey Official (@missturkey.official) Miss

Over 100 eligible applicants turned up for the pre-qualification round of the Miss Turkey 2022 competition on Tuesday, September 13 at the Lazzoni Hotel in Istanbul. From this round, the special jury will select only 20 beauties who will move on to the camp process and the grand final next Tuesday, September 20 at the same venue. The Miss Turkey Organization has yet to announce the names of the Top 20 official finalists. Just like every year, the winners of this year's competition will represent the country at Miss World, Miss Universe, and Miss Supranational pageants. The country's most prestigious beauty pageant has been sending Turkish representatives to the world's largest competitions including Miss International since 1980. One of the remarkable winners is actress and dancer Azra Akın who won Miss World 2002. Here are this year's aspirants with renowned hair stylist Sabit Akkaya: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miss Turkey Official

The Miss Portuguesa 2022 national final took place on Sunday, September 11 at Casino Estoril in the Portuguese Riviera, Cascais. A total of 19 finalists took part in this year's glittering competition. Here are the winners: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Organização Miss Portuguesa (@miss.portuguesa) Miss Portuguesa 2022 (Miss World Portugal) - Catarina Ferreira will represent Portugal at the 71st Miss World pageant on a date and venue yet to be announced. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Organização Miss Portuguesa (@miss.portuguesa) Miss Supranational Portugal 2022 - Elodie Lopes will go to Miss Supranational 2023 in Poland. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Organização Miss Portuguesa (@miss.portuguesa) Miss Grand Portugal 2022 - Sabrina Ribeiro will travel to Indonesia for Miss Grand International 2022 this October. Carolina Serra and Renata Ribeiro were the first and se

Malaysia's representatives for Miss World 2022, Miss Supranational 2023, and Miss Grand International 2022 have been selected during the HyperLive Festival Malaysia 2022 on Saturday, August 27 at the Sabah International Convention Centre (SICC) in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. Meet the winners: Miss World Malaysia 2022 - Wenanita Angang, 23, from Kuala Penyu, is a conference producer living in Kuala Lumpur. She will represent Malaysia at the 71st Miss World pageant. Miss Supranational Malaysia 2023 - Deidre Walker, 28, from Sabah, is a model and psychology graduate. She will compete in Miss Supranational 2023 in Poland. Miss Grand Malaysia 2022 - Charissa Chong, 28, from Selangor, was first runner-up at Miss Universe Malaysia 2020. She will go to Miss Grand International 2022 in Indonesia this October. Last year's national titleholders Lavanya Sivaji, Melisha Lin, and Lishallinny Kanaran relinquished their reigns at the culmination of the competition. Reigning Miss World Karolina Bi

The LIVA Miss Diva 2022 grand coronation ceremony that took place on Sunday, August 28 at the Famous Studios in Mumbai unveiled three new Indian queens. Divita Rai, a 24-year-old architecture graduate from Karnataka was named Liva Miss Diva Universe 2022 and will represent India at Miss Universe 2022. She was second runner-up during last year's Miss Diva edition. Pragnya Ayyagari was announced Liva Miss Diva Supranational 2022 and will go to Miss Supranational 2023 while Ojasvi Sharma was awarded the title Liva Miss Popular Choice 2022. The glittering show was attended by last year's winner and reigning Miss Universe Harnaaz Sandhu who was awarded Pride of India by the Times of India Managing Director, Mr. Vineet Jain. "Harnaaz, words fall short every time we describe the pride and honor you've brought to our country on a global stage. May you keep shining bright and continue to do so in the future," the Miss Diva Organization shared on social media. India's s

Ndavi Nokeri bested nine other finalists to be crowned Miss South Africa 2022 in a glittering competition held on Saturday, August 13 at the SunBet Arena, Time Square in Pretoria. The 23-year-old beauty hails from Tzaneen in Limpopo. She holds a degree in investment management from the University of Pretoria and currently works for an asset management firm in Cape Town. Ayanda Thabethe from KwaZulu-Natal and Lebogang Mahlangu from Gauteng were the first and second runners-up, respectively. Western Cape's Luvé Meyer and Tamsyn Jack completed the Top 5 finalists. Reigning Miss Universe Harnaaz Sandhu from India was a special guest at the event and was part of the all-female selection committee. She was joined in the panel by former queens Zozibini Tunzi and Rolene Strauss. The new Miss South Africa succeeds last year's titleholder and reigning Miss Supranational Lalela Mswane and will go on to represent her country at Miss Universe 2022, Miss World 2022, or Miss Supranational 202

Miss South Africa 2022 will take place on August 13 at Time Square's SunBet Arena in Pretoria. Ten finalists will compete for the national beauty title and the opportunity to represent South Africa on the global stage (Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss Supranational). Reigning Miss South Africa, Lalela Mswane, who represented her country at 70th Miss Universe and recently won Miss Supranational 2022, will crown her successor at the end of the event. Miss Universe 2021 Harnaaz Sandhu, former Miss Universe Zozibini Tunzi, and former Miss World Rolene Strauss will be part of the selection committee. Tickets for the live show and online streaming are available at https://www.misssa.co.za/ Get to know the Top 10 finalists: Anarzade Omar - 23, from Crown Gardens in Johannesburg, Gauteng. She holds a degree in strategic communication in marketing from the University of Johannesburg and works as a social media manager at a digital marketing agency. In addition, she is a social media cont

Aleksandra Klepaczka bested 23 other finalists to win Miss Polski 2022 on Sunday, July 17 at Strzelecki Park Amphitheater in Nowy Sącz, Małopolska. The 22-year-old beauty from Bukowiec is a violinist and engineering student at the Lodz University of Technology. She is expected to represent Poland at Miss Universe 2022 and possibly Miss Supranational 2023. Sylwia Stasińska was named first runner-up while Patrycja Krzywoń, Natalia Konofalska, and Aleksandra Gronowska were the second, third, and fourth runners-up, respectively. Last year's winner Agata Wdowiak, who placed Top 12 in the recently concluded Miss Supranational 2022, crowned her successor at the end of the event. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Aleksandra (@ola_klepaczka) Photos: Seweryn Cieślik / Miss Polski, Aleksandra Klepaczka / Instagram