Miss International 2003
| Miss International 2003 | |
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| Date | October 8, 2003 |
| Venue | Radisson Miyako Hotel, Tokyo, Japan |
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| Entrants | 45 |
| Placements | 12 |
| Debuts |
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| Withdrawals |
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| Returns |
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| Winner | Goizeder Azúa[1] Venezuela |
| Congeniality | Saeko Matsumi Japan |
| Photogenic | Goizeder Azúa Venezuela |
Miss International 2003, the 43rd Miss International pageant, was held on October 8, 2003 at Radisson Miyako Hotel in Tokyo, Japan. Forty-five beauties from all over the world competed to win the coveted title held by Christina Sawaya of Lebanon. In the end, Goizeder Azúa of Venezuela won the title.[1]
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss International 2003 |
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| 1st Runner-Up |
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| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| Top 12 |
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Special awards
| Awards | Contestant |
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| Miss Friendship |
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| Miss Photogenic |
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| Best National Costume |
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Contestants
- Argentina – Catalina Rouiller
- Aruba – Falon Juliana Lopez
- Bolivia – Carmen Muriel Cruz Claros
- Brazil – Carlessa Rubicínthia Macedo da Rocha
- Canada – Katarzyna Dziedzic
- Chile – Christiane Balmelli Fournier
- China – Wang Chan
- Colombia – Isabel Sofia Cabrales Baquero
- Costa Rica – Merilyn Villalta Castro
- Croatia – Maja Uzarevic
- Cyprus – Maria Pelekanou
- Ethiopia – Yodit Getahun
- Finland – Suvi Paivikki Hartlin
- France – Elodie Couffin
- Germany – Aleksandra Vodjanikova
- Greece – Apostolina Zaproydis
- Guatemala – Ana Pamela Prado Diaz
- Hong Kong – Priscilla Chik Doi-Doi
- India – Shonali Nagrani
- Israel – Stavit Budin
- Japan – Saeko Matsumi
- Latin Mexico – Lorena Ruiz Martinez
- Malaysia – Ester Tan
- Malta – Nadine Cassar
- Mexico – Gabriela Ortiz
- Native American – Lana-la Trell Onque Henry
- New Zealand – Amber Jean Peebles
- Nigeria – Nwando Okwosa
- Northern Mariana Islands – Nancie Rae King Ripple
- Philippines – Jhezarie Games Javier
- Puerto Rico – Dignelis Jiménez
- Russia – Tatiana Chebotarevskaya
- Serbia and Montenegro – Andja Ratko Budimir
- Singapore – Berlin Koh Meng Yean
- Slovakia – Simona Slobodnikova
- South Korea – Shin Ji-soo
- Spain – Maria Carrillo Reyes
- Thailand – Pawina Bamrungrot
- Tunisia – Amira Thabet
- Turkey – Gizem Kalyoncu
- Ukraine – Veronika Dmitrievna Bondarenko
- United Kingdom – Gayle Williamson
- United States – Masielle Otero
- Venezuela – Goizeder Victoria Azua Barrios
- Vietnam – Lê Minh Phượng
Notes
Did not compete
- Algeria – Massika Benakila
- Czech Republic – Klára Medková (ill the day before she was to leave for Japan)
- Lebanon – Rita Lamah
- Norway – Marna Haugen
Country changes
- Yugoslavia changed its name to Serbia and Montenegro.
References
- ^ a b c Vina, Nguyen (September 28, 2015). "All winners of the contest Miss International". Global Express News. Retrieved January 3, 2016.