Here is the list of Miss Intercontinental winners from different countries. The current Miss Intercontinental is Chatnalin Chotjirawarachat of Thailand, who was crowned on December 15, 2023, at
Sharm El Sheikh
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, Egypt.
Formation
History
Miss Intercontinental was founded in 1971 based in Panama. In 1973 the pageant was officially called Miss Teenage Intercontinental. The parade was organized by Rene Lacle. The contest has its headquarters shared in Germany and Panama. Then in 1979 it was changed to Miss Teen Intercontinental until finally in 1982 the name was changed back to Miss Intercontinental until now. It is a popular contest with a great following in
Europe
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and many
African
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countries it also enjoys some popularity in the
Philippines
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* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
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and the
Caribbean, however, in most of
America and
Asia
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, it is known but little followed. The company that owns the pageant is The Miss Intercontinental Organization SA, which makes up the Miss Intercontinental Organization (MIO, for its acronym in English). This organization maintains trades and schedules the activities that needs of the titleholder as the main image being the acting Miss Intercontinental.
Since 2011, this pageant has been selecting continental regions (specifically by dividing between South America and North America, these being the American continent together) as its name indicates, with only one from each continent reaching the top 5. Miss Intercontinental is considered among the 7 most important beauty pageants in the world. Just like
Miss Universe
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, Miss Intercontinental is also one of the beauty pageants with the largest number of host countries, including the
Bahamas
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,
Belarus
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, the
Netherlands
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Poland
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,
Germany
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,
Nigeria
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,
Colombia,
Venezuela
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,
Seychelles
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and
China.
Titleholders
''Miss Intercontinental'' (MIO) is an annual international beauty pageant established in 1971. This pageant was first held in
Oranjestad,
Aruba as Miss Teenage Intercontinental (1973–1979), and in
Lagos
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,
Nigeria
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as Miss Teen Intercontinental (1979–1982). This is also known as the contest that confers it and is held annually, judging the overall beauty, elegance, personality, bearing, pose, communication and security of candidates from different countries (independent or autonomous). Each contestant represents only her country of origin and the winner of the title wears it for a period of about one year, adding to it the year in which she won it.
Ranking of countries and territories
Continental Queens
See also
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List of beauty pageants
A beauty pageant or beauty contest is a competition that has traditionally focused on judging and ranking the physical attributes of the contestants. Pageants have now evolved to include inner beauty, with criteria covering judging of personali ...
References
External links
Official Website
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Global civilization
International competitions
International beauty pageants
Recurring events established in 1971
Beauty pageants in Panama
1971 establishments in Panama
Intercontinental
Intercontinental is an adjective to describe something which relates to more than one continent.
Intercontinental may also refer to:
* Intercontinental ballistic missile, a long-range guided ballistic missile
* InterContinental Hotels Group ( ...