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Miss International 2000
Miss International 2000, the 40th anniversary of the Miss International pageant, was held on October 4, 2000 at the Koseinenkin Hall in Tokyo, Japan. It was won by Vivian Urdaneta of Venezuela. Results Placements Special awards Contestants * – Natalia Cecilia Dalla Costa * – Carolina Fransisca Albertsz * – Catherine Villarroel Márquez * – Maria Fernanda Schneider Schiavo * – Angeliki Lakouras * – Carolina Cruz Osorio * – Ana Gruica * – Roselle Angèle Augusta * – Nikoletta Violari * – Markéta Svobodná * – Hagar Ahmed El Taher * – Kati Hannele Nirkko * – Tatiana Micheline Bouguer * – Doreen Adler * – Dimitra Kitsiou * – Liza Marie Leolini Camacho * – Yazmin Alicia Di Maio Bocca * – Carly Makanani Ah Sing * – Alba Marcela Rubí Castellón * – Edith Ho Wai Wong * – Anna Lilja Björnsdóttir * – Gayatri Anilkumar Joshi * – Dana Farkash * – Kanako Shibata * – Son Tae-young * – Sahar Mahmoud Al-Ghazz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivian Urdaneta
Vivian Inés Urdaneta Rincón (born June 8, 1979, in Maracaibo) is a Venezuelan journalist and beauty queen who captured the crown of Miss International 2000. Miss Venezuela International Urdaneta, who stands , competed as Miss Costa Oriental in her country's national pageant, Miss Venezuela, and obtained the title of ''Miss Venezuela International''. Miss International As the official representative of her country to the 2000 Miss International pageant held in Tokyo, Japan on October 14, 2000, she competed against 57 other delegates for the crown and won the title of Miss International 2000 Miss International 2000, the 40th anniversary of the Miss International pageant, was held on October 4, 2000 at the Koseinenkin Hall in Tokyo, Japan. It was won by Vivian Urdaneta of Venezuela. Results Placements Special awards Contestan .... References External linksOfficial Miss International website - Past titleholders Miss Venezuela International winners Miss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridgetunnel across the Öresund. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country, the third-largest country in the European Union, and the fifth-largest country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of , with around 87% of Swedes residing in urban areas in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden has a nature dominated by forests and a large amount of lakes, including some of the largest in Europe. Many long rivers run from the Scandes range through the landscape, primarily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leticia Murray
Leticia Judith Murray Acedo (born June 28, 1979, in Hermosillo) is a Mexican actress and beauty pageant titleholder who represented her country in Miss Universe 2000 and Miss International 2000. Nuestra Belleza Mexico Murray competed in 1999 as the delegate from Sonora in her country's national beauty pageant, Nuestra Belleza México, after winning her state pageant on June 4, 1999. A few months later, on 10 September 1999, in Pachuca, Hidalgo, she gained the right to represent Mexico in Miss Universe 2000 after being crowned Nuestra Belleza México 1999. Miss Universe 2000 As the official representative of her country to the 2000 Miss Universe pageant, broadcast live on May 12, 2000, from Nicosia, Cyprus, Murray obtained the Best National Costume and Clairol Herbal Essences Style awards. Miss International 2000 Murray also represented her country in Miss International 2000 Miss International 2000, the 40th anniversary of the Miss International pageant, was held on October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Son Tae-young
Son Tae-young (born August 19, 1980) is a South Korean actress and former Miss Korea. Career As Miss Daegu, Son Tae-young placed second runner-up (or third place) at the Miss Korea pageant in 2000. She was the country's representative at the 2000 Miss International pageant, where she won 1st runner-up and Miss Photogenic. Soon later turned to acting, appearing in the films ''Sad Movie'' (2005), the critically acclaimed ''The Railroad'' (2007), and ''Crazy Waiting'' (2008). Son is more prolific in television, with starring and supporting roles in dramas such as ''One Million Roses'' (2003), '' Two Wives'' (2009), ''You're the Best, Lee Soon-shin'' (2013), and '' Into the Flames'' (2014). In 2014, Son played the leading role of a wife with a cheating husband in the Chinese romantic comedy film ''Love War'', opposite Hu Bing and Winston Chao. Known for her sense of style, she has also hosted several beauty and fashion programs, among them ''Son Tae-young's Life Magazine'' (2008), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Universal (Caracas)
''El Universal'' is a major Venezuelan newspaper, headquartered in Caracas.Browning, Mark (2003),Venezuela, ''World Press Encyclopedia'' ''El Universal'' is part of the Latin American Newspaper Association (Spanish, ''Periodicals Associates Latin-Americans''), an organization of leading newspapers in Latin America. Its main rival is '' El Nacional.'' The newspaper does not disclose circulation figures. History ''El Universal'' was founded in April 1909 in Caracas by the Venezuelan poet Andrés Mata and his friend Andrés Vigas, being the oldest of current Venezuelan newspapers. Political stance and editorial opinion On the morning of 13 April 2002, when the removal of Hugo Chávez in what later came to be referred to as the 2002 Venezuelan coup d'état attempt appeared a success, the paper headlined ''¡Un Paso Adelante!'' (One Step Forward!). The newspaper was described as pro-opposition by ''The Guardian'' in 2008, by the BBC in 2013 and by Reuters numerous times betwee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It has a territorial extension of , and its population was estimated at 29 million in 2022. The capital and largest urban agglomeration is the city of Caracas. The continental territory is bordered on the north by the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Colombia, Brazil on the south, Trinidad and Tobago to the north-east and on the east by Guyana. The Venezuelan government maintains a claim against Guyana to Guayana Esequiba. Venezuela is a federal presidential republic consisting of 23 states, the Capital District and federal dependencies covering Venezuela's offshore islands. Venezuela is among the most urbanized countries in Latin America; the vast majority of Venezuelans live in the cities of the n ... [...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 2001
Miss International 2001, the 41st Miss International pageant, was held on October 4, 2001 at the Nakano Sun Plaza in Tokyo, Japan. At the end of the event, Vivian Urdaneta of Venezuela crowned her successor Małgorzata Rożniecka of Poland. Results Placements Contestants * – María Victoria Branda * – Daphne Dione Croes * – Joan Priscilla Quiroga * – Fernanda Tinti Borja Pinto * – Michelle Watson * – Shauna Leah-Ann Olechow * – Paula Orchard * – María Rocio Stevenson Covo * – Martina Poljak * – Vanessa van Arendonk * – Maria Alecou Hadzivassiliou * – Andrea Vranová * – Belgica Judith Cury de Lara * – Hanna Mirjami Pajulammi * – Nawal Benhlal * – Anna Ziemski * – Fotini Kokari * – Rosa Maria Castañeda Aldana * – Yoon Hee Jenny Lee * – Caroline Heijboer * – Hoi Ting Heidi Chu * – Iris Dögg Oddsdóttir * – Dikla Elkabetz * – Hanako Suzuki (鈴木華子) * – Baek Myoung-hee * – Laura Vīksna * – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss International 1999
Miss International 1999, the 39th Miss International pageant, was held on 14 December 1999 at the U-Port Hall in Tokyo, Japan and hosted by Masumi Okada and Mari Christine. Paulina Gálvez of Colombia was crowned at the end of the event, becoming the second titleholder from her country to win Miss International. Results Placements Contestants * - Elizabeth Contrard * - Cindy Vanessa Cam Lin Martinus * - Natalia Arteaga * - Alessandra do Nascimento * Britain - Janeth Kehinde Ayuba * - Paulina Gálvez * - Madaussou Kamara * - Pamela Winkel * - Afroditi Pericleous * - Sárka Sikorová * - Patsi Arias * - Engy Mohammed Abdalla * - Saija Palin * - Céline Cheuva * - Tania Freuderberg * - Penelope Lentzou * - Lourdes Jeanette Rivera * - Gladys Alvarado * - Christy Chung * - Myolie Wu Hang-Yee * - Ásbjörg Kristinsdóttir * - Sri Krupa Murali * - Nofit Shevach * - Kana Onoda * - Lee Jae-won * - Agnese Keiša * - Clemence Achkar * - Delfina Zafirova * - ... [...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] |
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. The territories controlled by the ROC consist of 168 islands, with a combined area of . The main island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', has an area of , with mountain ranges dominating the eastern two-thirds and plains in the western third, where its highly urbanised population is concentrated. The capital, Taipei, forms along with New Taipei City and Keelung the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Other major cities include Taoyuan, Taichung, Tainan, and Kaohsiung. With around 23.9 million inhabitants, Taiwan is among the most densely populated countries in the world. Taiwan has been settled for at least 25,000 years. Ancestors of Taiwanese indigenous peoples settled the isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
