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Iliya Shahedi was named Mister International Netherlands 2022 on Saturday, September 17 in a competition held at Zalencentrum De Brug in Reeuwijk. The 23-year-old fitness enthusiast of Persian descent succeeds last year's winner Mike Van Doorn and he will now prepare to represent the Netherlands at the 14th Mister International pageant in the Philippines this October. At the same event, Franklin Lopes and Kenji Schoonderwoerd respectively clinched the titles Mister Senior and Junior Netherlands 2022. "Words can not describe how happy I am to win the title," the new Mister International Netherlands wrote in a statement on social media. Iliya is not a stranger to pageantry. Back in 2019, he was a finalist at the Misters of the Netherlands competition. Meet the new Mister International Netherlands: View this post on Instagram A post shared by MR. International Netherlands (@mr.internationalnetherlands) Photos:  René Rollema , Koch Productions / kochprod...

The Miss Universe Italy 2022 final will take place tonight in Canosa di Puglia and a new queen from a field of 20 incredible women representing various Italian regions will be crowned. Who will be Miss Universe Italy 2022? Stay tuned to their official social media accounts for more updates. Based on official photos and videos, here are our final 6 favorites (in alphabetical order): Abruzzo - Francesca Persiani Calabria - Hiba Missaoui Friuli Venezia Giulia - Chiara Davanzo Liguria - Elena Izzo Sicilia - Michela Russo Trentino Alto Adige - Virginia Stablum Special mentions: Marche, Piemonte, Valle d’Aosta Photos: Miss Universe Italy

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...

Faith Torres was crowned Miss Gibraltar 2022 during the national competition held on Saturday, September 17 at the Alameda Open Air Theatre Gibraltar. The 21-year-old biomedical science graduate bested 11 other finalists to win the title. She also bagged the People's Choice and Miss Elegance awards. Michelle Lopez Desoisa and Jaylyn Cruz were named the first and second princesses, respectively. At the end of the show, last year's titleholder Janice Sampere crowned her successor who will now prepare to represent Gibraltar at the 71st Miss World pageant. The new Miss Gibraltar believes that pageants give women the perfect opportunity to show not only their physical beauty but their intelligence and potential. This year's Miss Gibraltar pageant was organized by No1 Models Gibraltar headed by Kevin Hewitt. Meet the new Miss Gibraltar: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miss Gibraltar Official (@missgibraltarofficial) Photos: Josie Barcelo /  Miss...

Petra Hämäläinen bested nine other finalists to be crowned Miss Suomi 2022 (Miss Finland) in a glittering show aired on AlfaTV on Saturday, September 17 at Valkoinen Sali in Helsinki. The 26-year-old model from Savonlinna is a student at the University of Eastern Finland pursuing a degree in education. She succeeds last year's winner Essi Unkuri and is expected to represent Finland at the 71st Miss Universe pageant in January. Crowd favorite Nana Partanen, 23, from Helsinki, and Adelaide Botty van den Bruele, 26, from Sonkajärvi were the first and second runners-up, respectively. Emilia Vuopala, 24, from Kirkkonummi bagged the Media Favorite award. Meet the new Miss Suomi: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Petra Hämäläinen (@petra_jasmiina) Photos: Juho Tirkkonen / Miss Suomi

Filipino-Danish beauty Michelle Thorlund will represent the United States of America in the upcoming 50th Miss Intercontinental pageant. The 25-year-old professional model from Orange County, California was born in the US to a Danish father and a Filipina mother. She is no stranger to pageantry, having joined Mutya Pilipinas in 2016 where she was one of the Top 3, and Miss World Philippines 2019 where she placed in the Top 12. As a US-born mixed-race woman, Michelle takes pride in both her heritage and nationality. "To me, it is so beautiful to represent the United States of America where people from all backgrounds and cultures live together while also celebrating their roots," she said in her bio for Miss Intercontinental . Fun facts about her include a special talent for playing classical piano. She loves classical music and two of her favorite composers are Beethoven and Tchaikovsky. At the age of 18, she pursued a modeling career, traveled around for it, and appeared on ...

The representatives of Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands for the 60th Miss International pageant have been selected in a special event that took place last weekend at Beej Bertje in Maastricht. Loren Venx was named Miss International Belgium 2022 while Jasmin Selberg and Marisol Soliana were awarded the titles Miss International Germany and Netherlands, respectively. Joining them was Miss International 2020/2021 France Maya Albert, who won her own title last year in the northern french city of Roubaix. The "Miss International Festival" event was organized by pageant director Katia Maes, a Belgian native who is now based in the Netherlands. Loren, Jasmin, Marisol, and Maya are now preparing to represent their respective countries at Miss International 2022 in Tokyo, Japan this December. "It is a dream come true for me. As a teenager, I was a really big fan of the Japanese pop culture, including anime, manga, Harajuku fashion as well as various Japanese musici...

Filipino-Chinese Charmaine Maurice Fallaria Ng was crowned Miss Earth Singapore 2022 in a glittering competition that took place last night at the One Farrer Hotel. The 23-year-old registered nurse bested 13 other finalists to win the national title. She will now prepare to represent Singapore at Miss Earth 2022 in the Philippines this November. Priscilla Pang Xin Pei was named Miss Earth Singapore Air, while Alethea Yee, Anna Yang, and Xue Jing Pang clinched the titles Miss Earth Singapore Water, Fire, and Ecotourism, respectively. Last year's titleholder Ruth Isabelle d'Almeida relinquished her reign at the end of the event. She was also joined by her sister queens Charlotte Victoria Tay and Ellen Wong, and predecessors Gerlyn Cheah and Christina Cai. The annual Miss Earth Singapore pageant is organized by Singapore-based CT Hansen International with highly regarded entrepreneur Cheryl Hansen as managing director. Singapore has yet to win the Miss Earth pageant. The country...

One lucky teen will walk away with the title of Miss Teen USA 2022 on Saturday, October 1 at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada. You can view the official headshots of this year's 51 contestants on the Miss Teen USA official website, where you can also vote your favorites. The contestant with the highest number of votes will get a spot in the Top 16. Based entirely on their headshots, here are our Top 10 favorites: Arizona - Maya Denise Gaskin California - Cassidy Hill Colorado - Chloe Fisher Florida - Alyssa Khan Kansas - Gracie Hendrickson Maine - Madisson Higgins Minnesota - Ava Ernst North Carolina - Gabby Ortega North Dakota - Berkley Lundeen Utah - Maizy Abbott Special mentions: Alabama, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Mississippi Photos: Grant Foto / Miss Teen USA

Miss Earth Singapore 2022 final competition will be held tonight at the Grand Ballroom of One Farrer Hotel, Singapore. This year's pageant themed "Futurism: Shaping the Earth of Tomorrow" will be broadcast live on the official Miss Earth Singapore Facebook and Instagram page from 7:30 to 10 p.m. local time. A total of 14 finalists will be vying for the national title and the opportunity to represent Singapore at Miss Earth 2022 in the Philippines this November. Last year's titleholder Ruth d'Almeida will crown her successor at the end of the event. Who will be Miss Earth Singapore 2022?  Here are this year's finalists: Pearline Pang Xin Shuen - 21, business administration and economics student Crystal Mendoza Tan - 21, fashion apparel and production design student Nicky Dissanayake - 19, digital marketing student Charmaine Ng - 23, registered nurse Alethea Yee - 18, communication design student Nurul Zulriah Zan - 22, digital communication and integrated...