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Miss International 1978
Miss International 1978, the 18th Miss International pageant, was held on November 10, 1978 at the Mielparque in Tokyo, Japan. Katherine Ruth earned United States's second Miss International crown. Results Placements Contestants * - Graciela Riadigos * - Michelle Cay Adamson * - Elisabeth Havichek * - Brigitte Maria Antonia Muyshondt * - Rosita de Lourdes Requeña * - Ângela Soares Chichierchio * - Patricia Morgan * - Kimberly Ann Allan * - Marianela Verónica Toledo Rojas * - Olga Lucia Prada Rodríguez * - Marlene Lourdes Amador Barrenechea * - Anita Heske * - Hymy Marja Suuronen * - Véronique Fagot * - Petra Brinkmann * - Aspasia "Sia" Krokidou * - Carmen Blas Sablan * - Roxane Celeste Fleming * - Karin Ingrid Gustaffson * - Lorena Irias Navas * - Regina Tsang Hing-Yu * - Sigurlaug "Dilly" Halldórsdóttir * - Sabita Dhanrajgir * - Lorraine Bernadette Enriquez * - Lea Avgi * - Gloria Aita * - Atsuko Taguchi * - Chae Jung-sook * - Farida Abdul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katherine Ruth
Katherine Patricia Ruth is an American beauty queen. Ruth is the 1978 Miss International. Career On November 10, 1978, Ruth represented United States in the Miss International 1978 pageant that was held at the Mielparque in Tokyo, Japan and won the Miss International Miss International (''Miss International Beauty'' or ''The International Beauty Pageant'') is a Japan-based international beauty pageant organized by the International Culture Association. First held in 1960, it is the fourth largest pageant i ... title. References External links Katherine Ruth at aparchive.com Miss International winners Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American beauty pageant winners Miss International 1978 delegates {{US-model-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija; sk, Juhoslávia; ro, Iugoslavia; cs, Jugoslávie; it, Iugoslavia; tr, Yugoslavya; bg, Югославия, Yugoslaviya ) was a country in Southeast Europe and Central Europe for most of the 20th century. It came into existence after World War I in 1918 under the name of the ''Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes'' by the merger of the provisional State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs (which was formed from territories of the former Austria-Hungary) with the Kingdom of Serbia, and constituted the first union of the South Slavic people as a sovereign state, following centuries in which the region had been part of the Ottoman Empire and Austria-Hungary. Peter I of Serbia was its first sovereign. The kingdom gained international recog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 In Tokyo
Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd government). * January 6 – The Holy Crown of Hungary (also known as Stephen of Hungary Crown) is returned to Hungary from the United States, where it was held since World War II. * January 10 – Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal, a critic of the Nicaraguan government, is assassinated; riots erupt against Anastasio Somoza Debayle, Somoza's government. * January 18 – The European Court of Human Rights finds the British government guilty of mistreating prisoners in Northern Ireland, but not guilty of torture. * January 22 – Ethiopia declares the ambassador of West Germany ''persona non grata''. * January 24 ** Soviet Union, Soviet satellite Kosmos 954 burns up in Earth's atmosphere, scattering debris over Canada's Northwest Territories. ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regina Hing Yue Tsang
Regina Hing Yue Tsang () is a Chinese actress and singer from Hong Kong. Tsang is the 1978 Miss Hong Kong 2nd runner up. Tsang is known for Sword Stained with Royal Blood, the 1985 Wuxia TV series that was broadcast on TVB. Career In 1978, Tsang competed in Miss Hong Kong Pageant and won as 2nd runner up. Tsang was defeated by Winnie Chan. It is tradition for the 2nd place winner to proceed to participate at the Miss International pageant. On November 10, 1978, Tsang represented Hong Kong in the Miss International 1978 pageant that was held at the Mielparque in Tokyo, Japan, but she was not placed. Tsang was defeated by Katherine Ruth Katherine Patricia Ruth is an American beauty queen. Ruth is the 1978 Miss International. Career On November 10, 1978, Ruth represented United States in the Miss International 1978 pageant that was held at the Mielparque in Tokyo, Japan and w ... of United States. In 1980, Tsang started her acting career. In 1985, Tsang is Wan Yee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss International
Miss International (''Miss International Beauty'' or ''The International Beauty Pageant'') is a Japan-based international beauty pageant organized by the International Culture Association. First held in 1960, it is the fourth largest pageant in the world in terms of the number of national winners participating in the international contest. Along with Miss World, Miss Universe, and Miss Earth, the pageant is one of the Big Four international beauty pageants. The Miss International Organization and the brand are currently owned (since 1968), along with Miss International Japan, by the International Cultural Association and Miss Paris Group. The pageant crown used by the organization is supplied and patented by the Mikimoto (company), Mikimoto pearl company. In 2020 and again in 2021, the pageant was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The current Miss International is Jasmin Selberg of Germany, who was crowned at the Miss International 2022 pageant on 13 December 2022 in Tok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss International 1979
Miss International 1979, the 19th Miss International pageant, was held on November 12, 1979 at the Mielparque in Tokyo, Japan. The then–15-year-old Mimilanie "Melanie" Marquez earned Philippines' third Miss International crown, becoming the youngest Miss International in history. Results Placements Contestants * - Ana Maria Soliman Iribarne * - Regina Reid * - Elisabeth Schmidt * - Françoise Helene Julia Moens * - Sonia Beatriz Villarroel * - Suzane Ferreira de Andrade * - Beverly Isherwood * - Karen Vanderwoude * - Paulina Quiroga * - Ivonne Margarita Guerra de la Espriella * - Maria Lorena Acuña Karpinski * - Eva Bjerre Johanssen * - Kate Elizabeth Nyberg * - Martine Juliette David * - Claudia Katharina Herzog * - Despina Triantafyllidou * - Vivian Elaine Indalecio * - Zoe Ann Roach * - Mary Maria Johanna Adriana Kruyssen * - Lilian Anibeth Rivera * - Maria Chung Wai-Ping * - Sigrun Bjork Sverrisdóttir * - Neeta Pravin Painter * - Lorraine Mario ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss International 1977
Miss International 1977, the 17th Miss International pageant was held on July 1, 1977 at the Imperial Garden Theater in Tokyo, Japan. Pilar Medina earned Spain's first Miss International crown. Results Placements Contestants * - Susan Heier * - Pamela Joy Cail * - Eva Prevolnik * - Yvette Maria Aelbrecht * - Miriam Coimbra * - Patrícia Viotti de Andrade * - Sian Helen Adey-Jones * - Jacki Mary Dreher * - Silvia Ebner Cataldo * - Silvia Alicia Pombo Carrillo * - Hannia Chavarria Córdoba * - Christa Yvonne Drube * - Arja Liisa Lehtinen * - Catherine Pouchele * - Dagmar Gabriele Winkler * - Lia Aga * - Linda Sandlin * - Prunella JulIe Nickson * - Willy Muis * - Maria Marlene Villela * - Dorothy Yu Yee-Ha * - Gudrun Helgadóttir * - Joan Stephens * - Indri Hapsari Suharto * - Anne Marie McDaid * - Ronit Makover * - Livia Jannoni * - Mieko Kojima * - Shin Byoung-ok * - Katia Fakhry * - Dorothea Chuah Poh Kooi * - Rose Bugejja * - Ernestina Sodi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republika sang Filipinas * ibg, Republika nat Filipinas * ilo, Republika ti Filipinas * ivv, Republika nu Filipinas * pam, Republika ning Filipinas * krj, Republika kang Pilipinas * mdh, Republika nu Pilipinas * mrw, Republika a Pilipinas * pag, Republika na Filipinas * xsb, Republika nin Pilipinas * sgd, Republika nan Pilipinas * tgl, Republika ng Pilipinas * tsg, Republika sin Pilipinas * war, Republika han Pilipinas * yka, Republika si Pilipinas In the recognized optional languages of the Philippines: * es, República de las Filipinas * ar, جمهورية الفلبين, Jumhūriyyat al-Filibbīn is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It is situated in the western Pacific Ocean and consists of around 7,641 islands t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bordered to the north by Myanmar and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and the extremity of Myanmar. Thailand also shares maritime borders with Vietnam to the southeast, and Indonesia and India to the southwest. Bangkok is the nation's capital and largest city. Tai peoples migrated from southwestern China to mainland Southeast Asia from the 11th century. Indianised kingdoms such as the Mon, Khmer Empire and Malay states ruled the region, competing with Thai states such as the Kingdoms of Ngoenyang, Sukhothai, Lan Na and Ayutthaya, which also rivalled each other. European contact began in 1511 with a Portuguese diplomatic mission to Ayutthaya, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mielparque
Mielparque (メルパルク ''Meruparuku'') is a Japanese hotel chain. Mielparque operates hotels throughout Honshū, Shikoku, and Kyūshū is the third-largest island of Japan's five main islands and the most southerly of the four largest islands ( i.e. excluding Okinawa). In the past, it has been known as , and . The historical regional name referred to Kyushu and its surround .... References External links Mielparque(English) Mielparque(Japanese) Hospitality companies of Japan Hotel chains in Japan {{Japan-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, and southeast of the Arabian Sea; it is separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. Sri Lanka shares a maritime border with India and Maldives. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is its legislative capital, and Colombo is its largest city and financial centre. Sri Lanka has a population of around 22 million (2020) and is a multinational state, home to diverse cultures, languages, and ethnicities. The Sinhalese are the majority of the nation's population. The Tamils, who are a large minority group, have also played an influential role in the island's history. Other long established groups include the Moors, the Burghers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
