The Miss International pageant is part of the Big Four international beauty pageants and is established in 1960, with the first edition being held at Long Beach, California, United States, the same venue where the first edition of the Miss Universe pageant was staged in 1952 (until 1959 when it moved to Miami Beach, Florida, due to this establishment) and now currently is located in Japan. In the entire 62-year history of the pageant, only Miss International 2012, Ikumi Yoshimatsu, the first and so far the only winner from Japan.
Table of Miss International runners-up and finalists From 1960 to 1965, 1967–1979, 2008, and 2011–2019, the pageant has awarded a Top 5 with the Miss International, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Runner-Up being awarded. On the other hand, from 1980 to 2007 and 2009–2010, the pageant has awarded a Top 3 with the Miss International, 1st, and 2nd Runner-Up being awarded. Each runner-up was given a sash, plaque/trophy and a crown, apart from the winner (the first to do before it was also done by rival pageant Miss Earth). Only the 1966 and 2020 editions were cancelled. Here is the list of the top delegates of Miss International, since its inception in 1960. The crowning of the runners-up was to see last year's Top 5 winners from 2016 to 2018.
Since the pageant is based in Japan, to understand carefully, the Japanese ranking for contest is usually as follows: 第1位 means 1st-Place finisher being designated as Miss International 第2位 means 2nd-Place finisher being designated as 1st Runner-Up 第3位 means 3rd-Place finisher being designated as 2nd Runner-Up 第4位 means 4th-Place finisher being designated as 3rd Runner-Up 第5位 means 5th-Place finisher being designated as 4th Runner-Up
Year Miss International 1st Runner-Up 2nd Runner-Up 3rd Runner-Up 4th Runner-Up 1960 Stella Márquez Iona Pinto Sigridur Geirsdottir Joyce Kay Charlene Lundberg 1961 Stam van Baer Vera Brauner Menezes María Cervera Fernández Edna MacVicar Sigrun Ragnarsdottir 1962 Tania Verstak María Bueno Ana Maruri Catharina Lodders Carolyn Joyner 1963 Guðrún Bjarnadóttir Diane Westbury Xenia Doppler Joyce Bryan Choi Yoo-mi 1964 Gemma Cruz Linda Ann Taylor Vera Lúcia Couto dos Santos Tracy Ingram Maila Maria Östring 1965 Ingrid Finger Gail Krielow Faida Fagioli Marie Tapare Sandra Pennó Rosa 1966 The 1966 edition was cancelled due to disputes over pageant organizers as to whether they should continue staging the pageant 1967 Mirta Massa Yaffa Sharir Pamela Elfast Martha Quimper Suárez Gisella Ma Ka-Wai 1968 Maria da Glória Carvalho Annika Hemminge Karen Ann MacQuarrie Doritt Frantzen Rungtip Pinyo 1969 Valerie Holmes Satu Charlotta Östring María Cuadra Lacayo Jeanette Biffiger Usanee Phenphimol 1970 Aurora Pijuan Margarita Briese Karen Papworth Toshie Suda Susan Greaves 1971 Jane Hansen Supuk Likitkul Evelyn Santos Camus Jacqueline Lee Jochims Hannele Halme 1972 Linda Hooks Christine Nola Clark Yolanda Adriatico Dominguez Jane Vieira Macambira Lindsay Bloom 1973 Anneli Björkling Zoe Spink Helga Eldon Jonsdóttir María Isabel Lorenzo Saavedra Maria Elena Suarez Ojeda 1974 Brucene Smith Joanna Booth Johanna Raunio Micheline Mira Vehiatua Monique Daams 1975 Lidija Manić Eeva Mannerberg Indira Bredemeyer Patricia Bailey Lisane Guimarães 1976 Sophie Perin Vionete Revoredo Fonseca Nafisa Ali Susan Elizabeth Carlson Kumie Nakamura 1977 Pilar Medina Dagmar Wöhrl Indri Hapsari Soeharto Prunella Julle Nickson Laura Jean Bobbit 1978 Katherine Ruth Jeanette Aarum Brigitte Muyshondt Petra Brinkmann Lorraine Bernadette Enriquez 1979 Melanie Marquez Anna Maria Rapagna Elisabeth Schmidt Kate Elizabeth Nyberg Hideko Haba 1980 Lorna Chávez Clarissa Ann Ewing María Agustina García colspan=2 rowspan=28 1981 Jenny Derek Taiomara Borchardt Michelle Rocca 1982 Christie Claridge María Aques Vicente Annette Schneider 1983 Gidget Sandoval Michelle Marie Banting Inge Ravn Thomsen 1984 Ilma Urrutia Miriam Leyderman Gunilla Maria Kohlström 1985 Nina Sicilia Sarie Nerine Jourbert Jacqueline Schuman 1986 Helen Fairbrother Pia Rosenberg Larsen Martha Merino Ponce de León 1987 Laurie Simpson Puerto Rico Muriel Jane Rens Rosa Isela Fuentes 1988 Catherine Gude Dana Michele Richmond Toni-Jean Frances Peters 1989 Iris Klein Aneta KręglickaCarolina Omaña 1990 Silvia de Esteban Niubo Ingrid Ondrovichova Nadine Atangan Tanega 1991 Agnieszka Kotlarska Catherine Clarysse Marketa Silna 1992 Kirsten Davidson Georgia Drosou Yum Jung-ah 1993 Agnieszka Pachalko Ilmira Shamsutdinova Nataliya Victorovna Romanenko 1994 Christina Lekka Alexandra Ochoa Hincapié Carmen María Vicente Abellam 1995 Anne Lena Hansen Ana María Amorer Renata Hornofová 1996 Fernanda Alves Ibticem Lahmar Claudia Mendoza 1997 Consuelo Adler Diya Abraham Marie Pauline Borg 1998 Lía Borrero Daniela Kosán Shvetha Jaishankar 1999 Paulina Gálvez Carmen Fernández Saija Palin 2000 Vivian Urdaneta Son Tae-young Svetlana Goreva 2001 Małgorzata Rożniecka Aura Zambrano Tatiana Pavlova 2002 Christina Sawaya Emmanuelle Jagodsinski Hana Urushima 2003 Goizeder Azúa Shonali Nagrani Suvi Hartlin 2004 Jeymmy Vargas Amy Lynne Holbrook Olga Kypriotou 2005 Precious Lara Quigaman Yadira Geara Cury Susanna Laine 2006 Daniela Di Giacomo Mayte Sánchez Jang Yoon-seo 2007 Priscila Perales Despoina Vlepaki Yulia Sindzeyeva 2008 Alejandra Andreu María Cristina Díaz-Granados Anna Tarnowska Changwen Liu Zuzana Putnářová 2009 Anagabriela Espinoza Seo Eun-mi Chloe-Beth Morgan colspan=2 rowspan=2 2010 Elizabeth Mosquera Piyaporn Deejing Yuan Siyi 2011 Fernanda Cornejo Jessica Barboza Tugsuu Idersaikhan Desireé del Río Keity Drennan 2012 Ikumi Yoshimatsu Viivi Suominen Madusha Mayadunne Melody Mir Nicole Huber 2013 Bea Santiago Nathalie den Dekker Casey Radley Brigitta Otvos Lorena Hermida 2014 Valerie Hernandez Zuleika Suárez Punika Kulsoontornrut Victoria Tooby Milla Romppanen 2015 Edymar Martínez Jennifer Valle Eunice Onyango Phạm Hồng Thúy Vân Lindsay Becker 2016 Kylie Verzosa Alexandra Britton Felicia Hwang Yi Xin Brianny Chamorro Kaityrana Leinbach 2017 Kevin Lilliana Chanelle De Lau Diana Croce Amber Dew Natsuki Tsutsui 2018 Mariem Velazco Ahtisa Manalo Reabetswe Sechoaro Bianca Tirsin Anabella Castro 2019 Sireethorn Leearamwat Andrea Toscano Evelyn Namatovu Karonde Alejandra Vengoechea Harriotte Lane 2020 The 2020 and 2021 editions were cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic for the health and safety of contestants 2021 2022 Jasmin Selberg Stephany Amado Tatiana Calmell Natalia López Celinee Santos 2023 Andrea Rubio Sofía Osío Camila Díaz Nicole Borromeo Vanessa Hayes 2024 Huỳnh Thị Thanh Thủy Camila Roca Alba Pérez Sakra Guerrero Sophie Kirana 2025 Catalina Duque Yollanda Chimbarami Paola Guzmán Melliza Xaviera Yulian Myrna Esguerra 1st Runner-Up The first Runner-Up of each edition of Miss International is the second placer behind the candidate who is crowned as Miss International (first placer).
第2位 who means the third place finisher being designated as 2nd runner-up has been awarded sixty-three times (1960–2025).
This table lists the number of 1st Runner-Up titles by country.
The current 1st Runner-Up is Yollanda Chimbarami from Zimbabwe, elected on November 27, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. Country/TerritoryTitlesYear(s) 7 1964, 1965, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1988, 2004 5 1984, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2011 3 2008, 2014, 2023 1972, 1983, 2016 1969, 1975, 2012 1960, 1997, 2003 1961, 1976, 1981 2 1971, 2010 2000, 2009 1992, 2007 1991, 2002 1982, 1999 1973, 1974 1962, 1970 1 202520242022 2019 201820172015 2013 20062005199619941993 1990 1989 1987 1986 1978 1977 19681967 1963
2nd Runner-Up The second Runner-Up of each edition of Miss International is the third placer behind the candidate who is crowned as Miss International (first placer) and the first Runner-Up (second placer).
第3位 who means the third place finisher being designated as 2nd runner-up has been awarded sixty-three times (1960–2025).
This table lists the number of 2nd Runner-Up titles by country.
The current 2nd Runner-Up is Paola Guzman from Bolivia, elected on November 27, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan.
Country/TerritoryTitlesYear(s)4 1961, 1980, 1994, 2024 1974, 1999, 2003, 2005 3 1975, 1976, 1998 1963, 1979, 1982 2 2022, 2023 1989, 2017 1977, 2016 1992, 2006 2000, 2001 1970, 1988 1986, 1987 1960, 1973 1971, 1972 1967, 1968 1 20252019 2018 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2004 2002 1997 1996 1995 19931991 1990 1985 1984 1983 1981 1978 1969 1965 1964 1962
3rd Runner-Up The third Runner-Up of each edition of Miss International is the fourth placer behind the candidate who is crowned as Miss International (first placer), the first Runner-Up (second placer) and the second Runner-Up (third placer). In the years of 1980-2007 and 2009-2010 the titles were not given.
第4位 who means the fourth place finisher being designated as 3rd runner-up has been awarded thirty-three times (1960–1979; 2008; 2011–2025).
This table lists the number of 3rd Runner-Up titles by country.
The current 3rd Runner-Up is Melliza Xaviera from Indonesia, elected on November 27, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan.
Country/TerritoryTitlesYear(s) 1963, 1971, 1975, 1976 2 2019, 2022 1965, 1974 1960, 19641 20252024 2023 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2008 1979 1978 1977 1973 1972 1970 1969 1968 1967 1962 1961
4th Runner-Up The fourth Runner-Up of each edition of Miss International is the fifth placer behind the candidate who is crowned as Miss International (first placer), the first Runner-Up (second placer), the second Runner-Up (third placer) and the third Runner-Up (fourth placer). In the years of 1980-2007 and 2009-2010 the titles were not given.
第5位 who means the fifth place finisher being designated as 4th runner-up has been awarded thirty-three times (1960–1979; 2008; 2011–2025).
This table lists the number of 4th Runner-Up titles by country.
The current 4th Runner-Up is Myrna Esguerra from Philippines, elected on November 27, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan.
Country/TerritoryTitlesYear(s) 1960, 1962, 1972, 1977, 2015, 20163 1976, 1979, 2017 1964, 1971, 20142 1973, 20252013, 2018 1965, 1975 1968, 19691 2024 2023 2022 2019 2012 2011 2008 1978 1974 1970 1967 1963 1961
Miss International runners-up and finalists table position