Miss International 1996
Miss International 1996, the 36th Miss International pageant, was held on October 26, 1996 at the Kanazawa Kagekiza in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan. Fernanda Alves earned Portugal's first Miss International crown. Results Placements Contestants * - Maria Xenia Bordón * - Julisa Marie Lampe * - Kylie Ann Watson * - Barbara Van der Beken * - Elka Grothenhorst Pacheco * - Ana Carina Góis Homa * - Shauna Marie Gunn * - Alexandra De Granade Errázuriz * - Claudia Inés de Torcoroma Mendoza Lemus * - Zdenka Zadrazilova * - Sandra Natasha Abreu Matusevicius * - Ranjani Roshini Dayal * - Ulrika Therese Wester * - Nancy Cornelia Delettrez * - Andrea Walaschewski * - Rania Likoudi * - Karla Hannelore Beteta Forkel * - Kam Au * - Leonie Maria Boon * - Fiona Yuen Choi-Wan * - Audur Geirsdóttir * - Fleur Dominique Xavier * - Ann Konopny * - Akiko Sugano * - Kim Jung-hwa * - Christiane Lorent * - Aleksandra Petko Petrovska * - Mary Farrugia * - Tania Lise Chitty ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fernanda Alves (Miss International)
Fernanda Alves Schmelz (born 1976) is a Portuguese-South African model and former beauty queen who was crowned Miss República Portuguesa International 1996 and went on to win the Miss International 1996 crown in Kanazawa, Japan. She was the first woman from Portugal to win the title of Miss International. Early life Alves was born in Zimbabwe in 1976 to a Portuguese father and a South African mother. Pageantry Miss República Portuguesa Alves first joined the Miss República Portuguesa pageant in May 1996 where she emerged as the 2nd runner-up and gained the right to represent Portugal in the Miss International pageant later that year. Miss International 1996 Alves represented Portugal in the Miss International 1996 pageant held in Kanazawa, Japan on October 26, 1996, where she was eventually crowned as the winner by the outgoing Miss International 1995 Anne Lena Hansen of Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Chile covers an area of , with a population of 17.5 million as of 2017. It shares land borders with Peru to the north, Bolivia to the north-east, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far south. Chile also controls the Pacific islands of Juan Fernández, Isla Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas, and Easter Island in Oceania. It also claims about of Antarctica under the Chilean Antarctic Territory. The country's capital and largest city is Santiago, and its national language is Spanish. Spain conquered and colonized the region in the mid-16th century, replacing Inca rule, but failing to conquer the independent Mapuche who inhabited what is now south-central Chile. In 1818, after declaring in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1996 In Japan
Events in the year 1996 in Japan. The year 1996 corresponded to Heisei 8 (平成8年) in the Japanese calendar. Incumbents * Emperor: Akihito * Prime Minister: Tomiichi Murayama ( S–Ōita) until January 11, Ryūtarō Hashimoto ( L–Okayama) * Chief Cabinet Secretary: Kōken Nosaka (S–Tottori) until January 11, Seiroku Kajiyama (L–Ibaraki) * Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: Tōru Miyoshi * President of the House of Representatives: Takako Doi (S–Hyōgo) until September 27 (dissolution), Sōichirō Itō (L–Miyagi) from November 7 * President of the House of Councillors: Jūrō Saitō (L–Mie) * Diet sessions: 135th (extraordinary, January 11 to January 13), 136th (regular, January 22 to June 19), 137th (extraordinary, September 27, HR dissolved on same day), 138th (special, November 7 to November 12), 139th (extraordinary, November 29 to December 18) Governors *Aichi Prefecture: Reiji Suzuki *Akita Prefecture: Kikuji Sasaki *Aomori Prefecture: Morio Ki ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Carla Steinkopf
Carla Steinkopf (born 21 July 1973, Maracaibo) is a Venezuelan pageant titleholder. She is the Miss Venezuela International titleholder for 1995, and was the official representative of Venezuela to the Miss International 1996 pageant held in Kanazawa, Japan, on October 26, 1996, when she classified in the Top 15 semifinalists. Steinkopf competed in the national beauty pageant Miss Venezuela 1995 Miss Venezuela 1995 was the 42nd Miss Venezuela pageant, was held in Caracas, Venezuela on September 27, 1995, after weeks of events. The winner of the pageant was Alicia Machado, Miss Yaracuy. The pageant was broadcast live on Venevisión from ... and obtained the title of Miss Venezuela International. She represented the Costa Oriental. References External linksMiss Venezuela Official Website Miss Internat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yedda Marie Romualdez
Yedda Marie Mendoza Kittilsvedt-Romualdez (, born October 22, 1973) is a Filipina-Norwegian beauty queen and politician. Personal life Romualdez' father is from Norway and her mother is from Cebu. She is a niece of actress Pilar Pilapil who was crowned as Binibining Pilipinas-Universe in 1967. She graduated in nursing from the Cebu Doctors' College in Cebu City and is a registered nurse. She is married to Martin Romualdez who currently serves as a congressman from Leyte and as the 24th Speaker of the House of Representatives since 2022. Pageantry Romualdez first competed in the Supermodel of the World-Philippines pageant in 1991 where she was first runner up to Lorena Pangan. She competed in the Binibining Pilipinas pageant in 1996 but lost to Aileen Damiles. Instead, she became the country's representative in the Miss International competition in Japan, where she placed in the Top 15. Political career Romualdez was the representative of the first district of Leyte in the Hou ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Miss International 1997
Miss International 1997, the 37th Miss International pageant, took place on 20 September 1997 at the Kyoto Kaikan First Hall in Kyoto, Japan. It was won by Consuelo Adler of Venezuela. Results Placements Contestants * - Nadia Jimena Cerri * - Louisette Mariela Vlinder * - Nadine Therese Bennett * - Fabiana Nieva Caso * - Valéria Cristina Böhm * - Rachael Liza Warner * - Ingrid Katherine Náder Haupt * - Jadira Suleika Bislick * - Gabriela Justinová * - Elsa María Peña Rodríguez * - Maria Hannele Hietanen * - Marie Pauline Borg * - Manuela Breer * - Vanessa Stavrou * - Glenda Irasema Cifuentes Ruíz * - Christina Pei Jung Lin * - Jennifer Elizabeth Parson Campbell * - Charmaine Sheh * - Diya Abraham * - Lital Pnina Shapira * - Sayuri Seki * - Kim Ryang-hee * - Nisrine Sami Nasr * - Andrijana Acoska * - Ramona Bonnici * - Marisol Alonso González * - Maria Theresa Falalimpa Acosta * - Martha Graciela Maldonado * - Ana Virginia Matallana Illic ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Miss International 1995
Miss International 1995, the 35th Miss International pageant, was held on September 10, 1995 at the Shinjuku Pension Hall, Koseinenkin Kaikan in Tokyo, Japan. 47 contestants competed for the coveted title. Christina Lekka of Greece crowned Anne Lena Hansen of Norway as the new titleholder. This marked the second time that Norway won the Miss International crown. Results Placements Contestants * - Lorena Andrea Palacios * - Yolanda Janssen * - Kristen Szypica * - Berenice De Bondt * - Liliana Arce Angulo * - Débora Reis Moretto * - Melanie Abdoun * - Iovana Soraya Grisales Castañeda * - Eleni Chrysostomou * - Renata Hornofova * - Sabine Sørensen * - Cándida Lara Betances * - Natalia Díaz * - Rejieli Ratu * - Mélody Vilbert * - Katja Honak * - Maria Pavli * - Marie Angelique Penrose * - Indira Lili Chinchilla Paz * - Yula Kim * - Nathalie van den Dungen * - Sayda Umaña López * - Juliana Lo Yuen-Yan * - Lovísa Aðalheiður Guðmundsdóttir * - P ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian invasion, it was the eighth-most populous country in Europe, with a population of around 41 million people. It is also bordered by Belarus to the north; by Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; and by Romania and Moldova to the southwest; with a coastline along the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov to the south and southeast. Kyiv is the nation's capital and largest city. Ukraine's state language is Ukrainian; Russian is also widely spoken, especially in the east and south. During the Middle Ages, Ukraine was the site of early Slavic expansion and the area later became a key centre of East Slavic culture under the state of Kievan Rus', which emerged in the 9th century. The state eventually disintegrated into rival regional po ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tunisia
) , image_map = Tunisia location (orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = Location of Tunisia in northern Africa , image_map2 = , capital = Tunis , largest_city = capital , coordinates = , official_languages = Arabic Translation by the University of Bern: "Tunisia is a free State, independent and sovereign; its religion is the Islam, its language is Arabic, and its form is the Republic." , religion = , languages_type = Spoken languages , languages = Minority Dialects : Jerba Berber (Chelha) Matmata Berber Judeo-Tunisian Arabic (UNESCO CR) , languages2_type = Foreign languages , languages2 = , ethnic_groups = * 98% Arab * 2% Other , demonym = Tunisian , government_type = Unitary presidential republic , leader_title1 = President , leader_name1 = Kais Saied , leader_ti ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eighth of Earth's inhabitable landmass. Russia extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones and shares Borders of Russia, land boundaries with fourteen countries, more than List of countries and territories by land borders, any other country but China. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, world's ninth-most populous country and List of European countries by population, Europe's most populous country, with a population of 146 million people. The country's capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city is Moscow, the List of European cities by population within city limits, largest city entirely within E ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous member state of the European Union. Warsaw is the nation's capital and largest metropolis. Other major cities include Kraków, Wrocław, Łódź, Poznań, Gdańsk, and Szczecin. Poland has a temperate transitional climate and its territory traverses the Central European Plain, extending from Baltic Sea in the north to Sudeten and Carpathian Mountains in the south. The longest Polish river is the Vistula, and Poland's highest point is Mount Rysy, situated in the Tatra mountain range of the Carpathians. The country is bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukraine to the east, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south, and Germany to the west. It also shares maritime boundaries with Denmark and Sweden. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |