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Miss International 2023 will be the 61st Miss International pageant. Jasmin Selberg of Germany will crown her successor at the end of the event. Contestants As of February 16, 2023, 13 contestants have been confirmed: Notes References External links * {{Miss International 2023 delegates 2023 beauty pageants 2023 Events Predicted and scheduled events * January 1 ** In the United States, books, films, and other works published in 1927 will enter the public domain, assuming there are no changes made to copyright law. ** Croatia will adopt the eu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss International 2022
Miss International 2022 was the 60th Miss International pageant, held at the Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo, Japan on December 13, 2022. Sireethorn Leearamwat of Thailand crowned Jasmin Selberg of Germany as her successor at the end of the event. The coronation was initially scheduled in 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it moved at least twice; first in 2021, and later to December 13, 2022. The cancellations of 2020–21 marked the second time Miss International pageant has been cancelled since 1966, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Background In 2022, the Miss International organization announced that the 2022 pageant would be held on December 13, 2022, in Tokyo Dome City Hall, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan, the competition's venue for the fifth consecutive year. Location and date On 15 January 2020, the Miss International organization announced that the pageant would be held on October 21, 2020 in Tokyo Dome City Hall, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. However, due to the COVID- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was moved to Edo, which was renamed "Tokyo" (). Tokyo was devastate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss U
Miss (pronounced ) is an English language honorific typically used for a girl, for an unmarried woman (when not using another title such as "Doctor" or "Dame"), or for a married woman retaining her maiden name. Originating in the 17th century, it is a contraction of ''mistress''. Its counterparts are Mrs., used for a married women who has taken her husband's name, and Ms., which can be used for married or unmarried women. The plural ''Misses'' may be used, such as in ''The Misses Doe''. The traditional French "Mademoiselle" (abbreviation "Mlle") may also be used as the plural in English language conversation or correspondence. In Australian, British, and Irish schools the term 'miss' is often used by pupils in addressing any female teacher. Use alone as a form of address ''Miss'' is an honorific for addressing a woman who is not married, and is known by her maiden name. It is a shortened form of ''mistress'', and departed from ''misses/missus'' which became used to signify mari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kairouan
Kairouan (, ), also spelled El Qayrawān or Kairwan ( ar, ٱلْقَيْرَوَان, al-Qayrawān , aeb, script=Latn, Qeirwān ), is the capital of the Kairouan Governorate in Tunisia and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city was founded by the Umayyads around 670, in the period of Caliph Mu'awiya (reigned 661–680); this is when it became an important centre for Sunni Islamic scholarship and Quranic learning, attracting Muslims from various parts of the world, next only to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem. The Mosque of Uqba is situated in the city.Europa Publications "General Survey: Holy Places" ''The Middle East and North Africa 2003'', p. 147. Routledge, 2003. . "The city is regarded as a holy place for Muslims." In 2014, the city had about 187,000 inhabitants. Etymology The name ( ''al-Qayrawān'') is an Arabic word meaning "military group" or "caravan", borrowed early on from the Middle Persian word ''kārawān'' (modern Persian ''kârvân''), meaning "military column" ('' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Tunisie
Miss Tunisie is a national Beauty pageant in Tunisia. The pageant produced titleholders of Tunisia at Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International and Miss Earth pageants. History Miss Tunisie was held for first time in 1956. The pageant became the national franchise of Miss World in 1956–present, Miss Universe in 1960 - 1971, and Miss International in 1960–present. In 1996, President of Association TEJ - Aida Antar revived the defunct Miss Tunisie contest and is now the official trademark owner. In 2013, Association TEJ declared to return at Miss World pageant for the first time since 1978. The pageant was held in Jakarta, Indonesia where for the first time the pageant did not allow the bikini session for only that year. Titleholders Titleholders under Miss Tunisia Organization Miss Universe Tunisia ::''Miss Tunisia winner was usually competing at Miss Universe until 1971.'' Miss World Tunisia Miss International Tunisia ::''Miss International Tunisia is usual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cebu City
Cebu City, officially the City of Cebu ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Sugbo; fil, Lungsod ng Cebu; hil, Dakbanwa sang Sugbo), is a 1st class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas Regions of the Philippines, region of the Philippines and capital of the Cebu, Cebu Province. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 964,169 people, making it the sixth-most populated city in the nation and the most populous in the Visayas. It is the regional center of Central Visayas and seat of government of the province of Cebu, but governed separate from the province. The city and its Metro Cebu, metropolitan area exert influence on commerce, trade, industry, education, culture, tourism, and healthcare beyond the region, over the entire Visayas and partly over Mindanao. It is the Philippines' main domestic shipping port and is home to about 80% of the country's domestic shipping companies. Cebu City is bounded on the north by the town o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicole Borromeo
Nicole Yance Borromeo (; born December 9, 2000) is a Filipino model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Binibining Pilipinas International 2022. She will represent the Philippines at the Miss International 2023 competition in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Early life and education Nicole Yance Borromeo was born on December 9, 2000 in Cebu, Philippines. She is a native of Guadalupe, Cebu City. Borromeo completed secondary education from Cebu Doctors' University in Mandaue. She attended the University of San Carlos for a degree in interior design. Pageantry Miss Silka Cebu 2017 On October 14, 2017, she was crowned Miss Silka Cebu 2017 at the Robinsons Galleria Cebu Activity Center in Cebu, Philippines. Miss Mandaue 2018 On May 16, 2018, she placed first runner-up to Gabriella Carballo at the Miss Mandaue 2018 pageant at the Mandaue Cultural and Sports Complex in Mandaue, Cebu, Philippines. Sinulog Festival Queen 2019 On January 18, 2019, she was crowned Sinulog Festival Q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Binibining Pilipinas
Binibining Pilipinas (abbreviated as Bb. Pilipinas; ) is a national beauty pageant in the Philippines that selects Filipina representatives to compete in one of the Big Four international beauty pageants: Miss International and selects two other titleholders to participate in minor international pageants such as Miss Intercontinental, The Miss Globe and Miss Charm International. History Binibining Pilipinas is owned by the Araneta Group of Companies headed by Filipino business magnate Jorge León Araneta, the group's President and CEO, the BPCI Organization is spearheaded by Jorge's wife, national director Stella Marquez-Araneta, with Cochitina Sevilla-Bernardo, artist and entrepreneur, as co-chairperson. Former Miss Colombia Stella M. Araneta, who became a Miss Universe semi-finalist and the winner of the first Miss International beauty pageant in 1960, is the chairperson of Binibining Pilipinas Charities Incorporated (BPCI), which had been the official national franchis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asunción
Asunción (, , , Guarani: Paraguay) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay. The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay of Asunción in the northwest separate the city from the Occidental Region of Paraguay and from Argentina in the south part of the city. The rest of the city is surrounded by the Central Department. Asunción is one of the oldest cities in South America and the longest continually inhabited area in the Río de la Plata Basin; for this reason it is known as "the Mother of Cities". From Asunción, Spanish colonial expeditions departed to found other cities, including the second foundation of Buenos Aires, that of other important cities such as Villarrica, Corrientes, Santa Fe, Córdoba, Santa Cruz de la Sierra and 65 more. Administratively, the city forms an autonomous capital district, not a part of any department. The metropolitan area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Nación (Paraguay)
''La Nación'' is a conservative daily newspaper published in Paraguay. Founded on May 25, 1995, by the businessman and sports director Osvaldo Domínguez Dibb, in the city of Fernando de la Mora. Together with ''Diario Crónica'' and the broadcasting stations ''Montecarlo FM 100.9'' and ''970 AM'' it is part of Grupo Nación de Comunicaciones. The NGO Survival awarded it the prize for "The most racist article" of the year 2007, for calling Indians "Neolithic" and comparing them to "a cancer". On April 15, 2015, the businesswoman Sarah Cartes formalized yesterday the acquisition of the Nation Group Communications, which became part of the Cartes Group For 15 years, the Communication Nation Group was led by the businessman and sports director Alejandro Dominguez, son of Osvaldo Dominguez Dibb; who in January 2016 was chosen as president of the Conmebol. In August 2015, the Nación de Comunicaciones Group bought the Popular newspaper, in addition to the web site hoy.com.py a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Paraguay
Miss Paraguay is a national Beauty pageant in Paraguay. The contest has responsibility to select its winner to the Miss Universe. In addition, delegates for regional competitions are also selected such as Reina Hispanoamericana, Miss Continente Americano and Miss América Latina. History Miss Paraguay The Miss Paraguay beauty pageant, created in 1957 dictator of Stroessner and Secretary of Tourism Paraguay then in 1990 Guillermo Rolon (President of Miss Paraguay) and Canal 9 took over Miss Paraguay until 2001, nowadays sends delegates to Reinado Internacional del Café held annually in Colombia, Miss Ambar Mundial, Miss Teen Panamericana, Miss Intercontinental, and Miss Globe International held each year in the eastern Mediterranean region. It was not held in 1959, 1968, 1969, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007 and 2008. In the 1996 edition of the Miss Ambar Mundial Pageant was Adriana Baum of Paraguay was winner, she was also the winner of the 1997 Miss Teen Panamericana pageant. The pagean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lagos
Lagos (Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the List of cities in Africa by population, second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper. Lagos was the national capital of Nigeria until December 1991 following the Government of Nigeria, government's decision to move their capital to Abuja in the center of the country. The Lagos metropolitan area has a total Population and housing censuses by country, population of roughly 23.5 million as of 2018, making it List of urban areas in Africa by population, the largest metropolitan area in Africa. Lagos is a major African financial center and is the economic hub of Lagos State and Nigeria at large. The city has been described as the cultural, financial, and entertainment capital of Africa, and is a significant influence on commerce, entertainment, technology, education, politics, tourism, art, and fashion. Lagos is also among the top ten of the world's fast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
