Miss International 2009
Miss International 2009 | |
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Date | November 28, 2009 |
Presenters | Liu Yi Wei, Li Ai |
Venue | Sichuan International Tennis Center, Chengdu, Sichuan, China |
Broadcaster | CDTV-2 |
Entrants | 65[1] |
Placements | 15 |
Debuts | Cuba, Gabon, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Uganda |
Withdrawals | Guatemala, Hawaii, Italy, Liberia, New Zealand, Republic of the Congo, Serbia, Suriname, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Tanzania, Ukraine, Zambia |
Returns | Honduras, Martinique, Moldova, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Northern Mariana Islands, Romania, South Africa, Sudan |
Winner | Anagabriela Espinoza Mexico |
Congeniality | Yuka Nakayama Japan |
Best National Costume | Kenia Andrade Honduras |
Photogenic | Seo Eun-mi Korea |
Miss International 2009, the 49th Miss International pageant, was held on November 28, 2009 at the Sichuan International Tennis Center in Chengdu, Sichuan, China.[2] The pageant was originally scheduled to be held on November 7, 2009 at the The Venetian Macao in Macau, but the host committee backed out.[3] 66 contestants competed for the coveted title. Alejandra Andreu of Spain crowned Anagabriela Espinoza of Mexico as the new titleholder.
Results
Placements
Final results | Contestant |
Miss International 2009 | |
1st runner-up |
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2nd runner-up | |
Semi-finalists |
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Special awards[4]
Award | Contestant |
Miss Friendship |
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Miss Photogenic |
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Best National Costume |
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Miss Mobile Beauty |
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Miss Internet Beauty |
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Miss Philanthropy |
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Miss Congeniality |
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Miss Charm |
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Miss Chengdu Glamor | |
Miss Vitality |
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NOTE - The male host who spoke in Chinese announced Moldova won both two awards, but the female host mistaken announced "No. 40 to No. 14" twice in English. Cuba (No.14) mistaken awarded as Miss Philanthropy, when Moldova (No. 40) only awarded as Miss Internet Beauty at the telecast. Also, India and Panama were revealed in local press as runner ups for the Best National Costume, but these placements received no special award at the telecast.
The finals
During the 3 hours live telecast on CDTV-2, the contestants showed their national costume, swimsuit, evening gown and the Chinese traditional Qipao. After interviewed with Top 15 finalists, the contestants performed a Chinese song "I Love This City" together. The 5 special awards presented first, followed by the 2 runners-up and the winner of the 49th annual Miss International Beauty Pageant.
Number of contestants
According to the official website, 73 contestants were expected to attend the pageant, but only 65 contestants showed up to compete for the coveted title.
Contestants from Italy and Suriname withdrew before the pageant started. While, contestants from Guam, Guatemala, Kenya, Sudan, Ukraine withdrew 10 days after the pageant started, only 66 contestants continued at the competition. A day before the grand final, Costa Rica and Nigeria confirmed not arrived at Chengdu, China due both of them had visa problems, marking the number of contestants decreased to 64. Sudan finally arrived at Chengdu to attend the preliminary judging, rehearsals and the grand final with others contestants. The number of contestants finally increased to 65.[5]
Country | Contestant | Age | Height (cm) | Height (ft) | Hometown |
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Argentina | María Mercedes Viaña | 19 | 174 | 5'8.5" | Santiago del Estero |
Aruba | Christina Trejo | 21 | 175 | 5'9" | Companashi |
Australia | Kelly Louise Macguire | 23 | 174 | 5'8.5" | Sydney |
Bahamas | Aisha Delaney | 21 | 178 | 5'10" | Nassau |
Belarus | Yana Supranovich | 21 | 180 | 5'11" | Minsk |
Belgium | Cassandra D'Ermilio[8] | 21 | 175 | 5'9" | Quaregnon |
Bolivia | Laura Olivera[9][10] | 18 | 173 | 5'8" | Yacuiba |
Brazil | Rayanne Morais[11] | 21 | 174 | 5'8.5" | Divinópolis |
Canada | Chanel Beckenlehner | 21 | 173 | 5'8" | Toronto |
China | Wang Qian | 19 | 171 | 5'7.5" | Chengdu |
Chinese Taipei | Yi Chih Chen[12] | 22 | 168 | 5'6" | Taipei |
Colombia | Lina Mosquera[13] | 20 | 180 | 5'11" | Quibdó |
Cuba | Patricia Rosales[14] | 23 | 179 | 5'10.5" | Niquero |
Czech Republic | Darja Jacukevičová | 22 | 180 | 5'11" | Veselí nad Moravou |
Dominican Republic | Victoria Fernández[15][10] | 22 | 178 | 5'10" | Santiago |
Ecuador | Isabella Chiriboga[16] | 20 | 174 | 5'8.5" | Quito |
El Salvador | Vanessa Hueck[17] | 22 | 178 | 5'10" | San Salvador |
Ethiopia | Rahel Woldekirkos | 24 | 178 | 5'10" | Addis Ababa |
Finland | Linda Wikstedt | 20 | 174 | 5'8.5" | Helsinki |
France | Mathilde Muller[18] | 20 | 176 | 5'9.5" | Valence |
Gabon | Cynthia Mobumba[19] | 22 | 172 | 5'8" | Ngounié |
Georgia | Maria Sarchimelia | 25 | 174 | 5'8.5" | Tbilisi |
Germany | Valora Roucek | 19 | 168 | 5'6" | Cologne |
Greece | Diana Igropoulou[20] | 19 | 177 | 5'9.5" | Athens |
Guadeloupe | Joelle Clamy[21] | 25 | 184 | 6'0.5" | Petit-Canal |
Honduras | Kenia Andrade | 23 | 170 | 5'7" | Los Angeles |
Hong Kong | Germaine Li[22] | 22 | 170 | 5'7" | Hong Kong |
India | Harshita Saxena[23] | 22 | 175 | 5'9" | Goa |
Indonesia | Ayu Diandra Sari[24] | 21 | 175 | 5'9" | Denpasar |
Japan | Yuka Nakayama[25] | 19 | 173 | 5'8" | Fukuoka |
Korea | Seo Eun-mi | 22 | 175 | 5'9" | Seoul |
Kyrgyzstan | Altynai Ismankulova[26] | 21 | 170 | 5'7" | Bishkek |
Latvia | Anda Pudule | 22 | 173 | 5'8" | Riga |
Lebanon | Sarah Mansour[12][27] | 20 | 174 | 5'8.5" | Beirut |
Macau | Yvonne Yang | 21 | 179 | 5'10.5" | Macau |
Malaysia | Tay Tze Juan | 20 | 173 | 5'8" | Batu Pahat |
Martinique | Nathaly Peters[28] | 19 | 175 | 5'9" | Fort de France |
Mexico | Anagabriela Espinoza[29] | 21 | 180 | 5'11" | Monterrey |
Moldova | Catalina Stascu[30] | 18 | 173 | 5'8" | Chişinău |
Mongolia | Badamgerel Khurelbaatar | 19 | 178 | 5'10" | Ulaan Baatar |
Netherlands | Roline Hund | 20 | 174 | 5'8.5" | Almere |
Nicaragua | Slilma Ulloa | 23 | 168 | 5'6" | Matagalpa |
Northern Mariana Islands | Sorene Maratita[31] | 19 | 163 | 5'4" | Saipan |
Norway | Beatrice Delås[32] | 18 | 175 | 5'9" | Sellebakk |
Panama | Joyce Jacobi | 21 | 170 | 5'7" | David |
Paraguay | Romina Bogado[33] | 25 | 175 | 5'9" | Asunción |
Peru | Alejandra Pezet[12] | 20 | 176 | 5'9.5" | Lima |
Philippines | Melody Gersbach†[34][35] | 23 | 175 | 5'7" | Daraga |
Poland | Angelika Jakubowska | 20 | 176 | 5'9.5" | Lubań |
Puerto Rico | Mónica Pastrana[36] | 20 | 178 | 5'10" | Manatí |
Romania | Iuliana Capsuc[30] | 20 | 174 | 5'8.5" | Bucharest |
Russia | Ksenia Hrabovskaya | 18 | 176 | 5'9.5" | Khabarovsk |
Singapore | Annabelle Liang | 23 | 169 | 5'6.5" | Singapore |
Slovakia | Soňa Skoncová[37] | 22 | 174 | 5'8.5" | Prievidza |
South Africa | Bokang Montjane | 23 | 174 | 5'8.5" | Johannesburg |
Spain | Melania Santiago[38] | 21 | 174 | 5'8.5" | Málaga |
Sudan | Suna William[39] | 23 | 168 | 5'6" | Darfur |
Tanzania | Illuminata James | 24 | 176 | 5'9.5" | Mwanza |
Thailand | Picha Nampradit | 23 | 178 | 5'10" | Kanchanaburi |
Turkey | Begüm Yılmaz | 21 | 180 | 5'11" | Izmir |
Uganda | Pierra Akwero | 22 | 177 | 5'9.5" | Entebbe |
United Kingdom | Chloe-Beth Morgan[40] | 23 | 171 | 5'7.5" | Cwmbran |
USA | Aileen Jan Yap | 21 | 170 | 5'6" | Houston |
Venezuela | Laksmi Rodríguez | 24 | 178 | 5'10" | Caracas |
Vietnam | Trần Thị Quỳnh[12] | 24 | 175 | 5'9" | Hai Phong |
Notes
Debuts
Returns
- South Africa last competed in 2000.
- Netherlands last competed in 2001.
- Moldova last competed in 2002.
- Romania last competed in 2004.
- Nicaragua last competed in 2005.
- Martinique, Northern Mariana Islands, and Sudan last competed in 2006.
- Honduras last competed in 2007.
Withdrawals
Countries who competed last year but not this year:
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Contestant withdrew due to compete at Miss World 2009:
- Suriname - Zoureena Rijger
Contestants who were confirmed initially but were deleted from the roster of delegates 10 days after the pageant started:
- Guam - Clarissa Damian
- Guatemala - Angélica Guevara
- Italy - Ludovica Caramis
- Kenya - Diana Nekoye
- Ukraine - Dariya Ovcharova
Contestants who withdrew due to visa problems:
- Costa Rica - Jennifer Rodriguez
- Nigeria - Tyme Mbaebie Mba
Replacements
- Bahamas - Amanda Appleyard
- Chinese Taipei - Wang Hsuan-Chi
- Honduras - Irlia Jhonson
- Macau - Laura Li was replaced by Yvonne Yang
- Mexico - Laura Zúñiga gave up her reign as Miss Mexico International and was dethroned as Reina Hispanoamericana 2008.
- Peru - Leslie Bejarano
- Puerto Rico - Amanda Díaz
- Tanzania - Hidaya Maheda
- Vietnam - Phan Nhu Thao
Crossovers
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References
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- ^ - Bali’s Dea to represent Indonesia Internationally
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- ^ Puerto Rico/Mónica Cristina Pastrana
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- ^ CONOCE A LAS SELECCIONADAS PARA REPRESENTAR A ESPAÑA EN LOS CERTÁMENES INTERNACIONALES - 9 September 2009
- ^ http://missinter.cdtv.cn/2009/1106/3777.html
- ^ Miss UK International 2009