Miss International 2012
Miss international 2012, Ikumi Yoshimatsu
DateOctober 21, 2012
Entertainment
  • Ryoko Sunakawa
  • Toshiro Gourobe
VenueOkinawa Prefectural Budokan Arena Building, Naha, Okinawa, Japan
Broadcaster
Entrants69
Placements15
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerIkumi Yoshimatsu
Japan[1]
CongenialityAmeeksha Dilchand
Mauritius
Best National CostumeNicole Velasquez
Honduras
PhotogenicIkumi Yoshimatsu
Japan
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Miss International 2012, the 52nd Miss International pageant, was held on October 21, 2012, at Okinawa Prefectural Budokan Arena Building in Okinawa, Japan. Fernanda Cornejo from Ecuador crowned her successor Ikumi Yoshimatsu from Japan at the end of the event.[1]

Yoshimatsu was dethroned shortly before the end of her reign, but she was not replaced.[2][3][4] She was ordered by The International Culture Association (Miss International organizer) to skip the succession ceremony and “play sick and shut up” out of fear of scandal.[5]

Background

On June 8, 2012, it was announced during a Facebook conferenced by Akemi Shimomura, the president of the International Cultural Association, that the 2012 pageant will be held in Okinawa Prefectural Budokan Arena Building, Naha, Okinawa, Japan on October 21, 2012.[6]

Results

Placements

Placement Contestant
Miss International 2012
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 15

Special awards

Award Contestant
Miss Friendship
Miss Photogenic
Miss Talent
  •  Russia – Ekaterina Meglinskaia
Best National Costume
Miss Internet
Miss JOICFP

Order of announcements

Top 15
1. Colombia
2. Brazil
3. Japan
4. Sri Lanka
5. Finland
6. Namibia
7. Venezuela
8. United Kingdom
9. United States
10. Dominican Republic
11. Philippines
12. Paraguay
13. Mexico
14. India
15. Haiti

Contestants

Country/Territory Contestant Age Height Hometown Continental Group
 Argentina Daiana Incandela[7] 23 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Capital Federal Americas
 Australia Sarah Jane Fraser[8] 21 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Newcastle Oceania
 Belarus Anastasia Pogranichnaya 20 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Minsk Europe
 Belgium Alien Decock[8] 24 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Brussels Europe
 Belize Destinee Arnold[9] 19 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Roaring Creek Americas
 Bolivia Stephanie Nuñez 20 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Pando Americas
 Brazil Rafaela Butarelli[10] 23 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Marília Americas
 Cameroon Francoise Odette Ngoumou[11] 22 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Douala Africa
 Canada Marta Jablonska[11] 24 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) Hamilton Americas
 Chinese Taipei Nianyu Yu[11] 20 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) Taipei Asia
Colombia Colombia Melissa Varón[12] 25 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) Santa Marta Americas
 Costa Rica Natasha Sibaja 21 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Pérez Zeledón Americas
 Denmark Line Christiansen 18 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Århus Europe
 Dominican Republic Melody Mir Jiménez 23 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Santiago de los Caballeros Americas
 Ecuador Tatiana Loor[13] 21 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Santo Domingo Americas
 El Salvador Marlin Ramirez[14] 21 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) San Salvador Americas
 Estonia Xenia Likhacheva[11] 23 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Tallinn Europe
 Finland Viivi Suominen[15] 25 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Turku Europe
 France Marion Amelineau[11] 23 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) Givrand Europe
 Gabon Channa Divouvi[11] 21 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Libreville Africa
 Germany Aline Marie[16] 25 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Munich Europe
 Gibraltar Kerrianne Massetti[11] 24 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) Gibraltar Europe
 Guadeloupe Aude Belenus[8] 21 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) Basse-Terre Americas
 Guam Chanel Cruz Jarrett 18 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Agana Heights Oceania
 Guatemala Christa Irene García González[11] 20 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Guatemala City Americas
 Haiti Anedie Azael[11] 23 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Port-au-Prince Americas
 Honduras Nicole Velasquez[11] 21 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Tegucigalpa Americas
 Hong Kong Tracy Tsin Suet Chu[11] 24 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Hong Kong Asia
 Hungary Claudia Kozma 21 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Budapest Europe
 India Rochelle Maria Rao[17] 23 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Chennai Asia
Indonesia Indonesia Liza Elly Purnamasari 21 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Malang Asia
 Israel Yael Markovich[18] 23 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Haifa Asia
 Italy Giulia Masala[11] 19 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Ploaghe Europe
 Japan Ikumi Yoshimatsu[19] 25 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Saga Asia
 South Korea Lee Jung-bin[11] 19 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Gwangju Asia
 Latvia Kristīna Viļuma[11] 22 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Riga Europe
 Lebanon Cynthia Moukarzel[20] 24 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Beirut Asia
 Macau Cherry Ng[21] 25 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Macau Asia
 Malaysia Mei Xian Teng[11] 21 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Perak Asia
 Mauritius Ameeksha Dilchand[8] 25 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Port Louis Africa
Mexico Mexico Jessica García Formenti[22] 22 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) La Paz Americas
 Mongolia Dolgion Delgerjav 21 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Ulaanbaatar Asia
 Myanmar Nang Khin Zay Yar[11] 24 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Taunggyi Asia
 Namibia Paulina Malulu[11] 23 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Windhoek Africa
   Nepal Subeksha Khadka 18 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Lalitpur Asia
 New Zealand Hannah Carson 25 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Auckland Oceania
Nicaragua Nicaragua Reyna Pérez[11] 20 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Chinandega Americas
 Panama Karen Jordán Beitia 23 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) David Americas
 Paraguay Nicole Huber 22 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Asunción Americas
 Peru Rossmary Pizarro 25 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Iquitos Americas
 Philippines Nicole Schmitz[23] 24 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Cebu City Asia
 Poland Rozalia Mancewicz[24] 25 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Bialystok Europe
 Portugal Joana Peta 22 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Faro Europe
 Puerto Rico Ashley Ruiz[25] 24 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Rincón Americas
 Russia Ekaterina Meglinskaia[8] 20 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Saratov Europe
 Singapore Leong Ying Mae[26] 22 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Singapore Asia
 Slovak Republic Denisa Krajčovičová 24 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Bratislava Europe
 Spain Ana Amparo Crespo[11] 22 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Valencia Europe
 Sri Lanka Madusha Mayadunne[11] 25 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Colombo Asia
 Suriname Wynona Redmond[11] 25 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Paramaribo Americas
 Sweden Katarina Konow 19 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Stockholm Europe
 Tahiti Ariirau Sandras[11] 22 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Papeete Oceania
 Thailand Rungsinee Panjaburi[11] 21 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) Lamphun Asia
 Turkey Meltem Tüzüner[27] 23 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Istanbul Europe
 Ukraine Julia Gershun[11] 23 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Dnepropetrovsk Europe
 United Kingdom Alize Lily Mounter[28] 24 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) London Europe
 United States Amanda Renee Delgado[29] 22 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Los Angeles Americas
 US Virgin Islands Vanessa Donastorg[30] 23 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) Saint Thomas Americas
 Venezuela Blanca Aljibes[31] 24 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) Valencia Americas

Notes

Debuts

Returns

Withdrawals

Did not compete

References

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