Miss International 2012, the 52nd Miss International pageant, was held on October 21, 2012, at Okinawa Prefectural Budokan Arena Building in Okinawa, Japan. Fernanda Cornejo from Ecuador crowned her successor Ikumi Yoshimatsu from Japan at the end of the event.

Miss International 2012
Miss international 2012, Ikumi Yoshimatsu
DateOctober 21, 2012
Entertainment
  • Ryoko Sunakawa
  • Toshiro Gourobe
VenueOkinawa Prefectural Budokan Arena Building, Naha, Okinawa, Japan
Broadcaster
Entrants69
Placements15
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerIkumi Yoshimatsu
Japan
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Yoshimatsu was dethroned shortly before the end of her reign, but she was not replaced.[1][2][3] She was ordered by The International Culture Association (Miss International organizer) to skip the succession ceremony and “play sick and shut up” out of fear of scandal.[4]

Background

On June 8, 2012, it was announced during a Facebook conferenced by Akemi Shimomura, the president of the International Cultural Association, that the 2012 pageant will be held in Okinawa Prefectural Budokan Arena Building, Naha, Okinawa, Japan on October 21, 2012.[5]

Results

Placements

Placement Contestant[6]
Miss International 2012
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 15

Contestants

Country/Territory Contestant Age Height Hometown Continental Group
  Argentina Daiana Incandela[7] 23 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Capital Federal Americas
  Australia Sarah Jane Fraser[8] 21 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Newcastle Oceania
  Belarus Anastasia Pogranichnaya 20 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Minsk Europe
  Belgium Alien Decock[8] 24 1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in) Brussels Europe
  Belize Destinee Arnold[9] 19 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Roaring Creek Americas
  Bolivia Stephanie Nuñez 20 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in) Pando Americas
  Brazil Rafaela Butarelli[10] 23 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Marília Americas
  Cameroon Francoise Odette Ngoumou[11] 22 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Douala Africa
  Canada Marta Jablonska[11] 24 1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in) Hamilton Americas
  Colombia Melissa Varón[12] 25 1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in) Santa Marta Americas
  Costa Rica Natasha Sibaja 21 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Pérez Zeledón Americas
  Denmark Line Christiansen 18 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Århus Europe
  Dominican Republic Melody Mir Jiménez 23 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in) Santiago de los Caballeros Americas
  Ecuador Tatiana Loor[13] 21 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Santo Domingo Americas
  El Salvador Marlin Ramirez[14] 21 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) San Salvador Americas
  Estonia Xenia Likhacheva[11] 23 1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in) Tallinn Europe
  Finland Viivi Suominen[15] 25 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Turku Europe
  France Marion Amelineau[11] 23 1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in) Givrand Europe
  Gabon Channa Divouvi[11] 21 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in) Libreville Africa
  Germany Aline Marie[16] 25 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in) Munich Europe
  Gibraltar Kerrianne Massetti[11] 24 1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in) Gibraltar Europe
  Guadeloupe Aude Belenus[8] 21 1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in) Basse-Terre Americas
  Guam Chanel Cruz Jarrett 18 1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in) Agana Heights Oceania
  Guatemala Christa Irene García González[11] 20 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Guatemala City Americas
  Haiti Anedie Azael[11] 23 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in) Port-au-Prince Americas
  Honduras Nicole Velasquez[11] 21 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Tegucigalpa Americas
  Hong Kong Tracy Tsin Suet Chu[11] 24 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Hong Kong Asia
  Hungary Claudia Kozma 21 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Budapest Europe
  India Rochelle Maria Rao[17] 23 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Chennai Asia
  Indonesia Liza Elly Purnamasari 21 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Malang Asia
  Israel Yael Markovich[18] 23 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Haifa Asia
  Italy Giulia Masala[11] 19 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in) Ploaghe Europe
  Japan Ikumi Yoshimatsu[19] 25 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Saga Asia
  South Korea Lee Jung-bin[11] 19 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in) Gwangju Asia
  Latvia Kristīna Viļuma[11] 22 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Riga Europe
  Lebanon Cynthia Moukarzel[20] 24 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Beirut Asia
  Macau Cherry Ng[21] 25 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Macau Asia
  Malaysia Mei Xian Teng[11] 21 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in) Perak Asia
  Mauritius Ameeksha Dilchand[8] 25 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in) Port Louis Africa
  Mexico Jessica García Formenti[22] 22 1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in) La Paz Americas
  Mongolia Dolgion Delgerjav 21 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in) Ulaanbaatar Asia
  Myanmar Nang Khin Zay Yar[11] 24 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Taunggyi Asia
  Namibia Paulina Malulu[11] 23 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Windhoek Africa
    Nepal Subeksha Khadka 18 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Lalitpur Asia
  New Zealand Hannah Carson 25 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Auckland Oceania
  Nicaragua Reyna Pérez[11] 20 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Chinandega Americas
  Panama Karen Jordán Beitia 23 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) David Americas
  Paraguay Nicole Huber 22 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in) Asunción Americas
  Peru Rossmary Pizarro 25 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Iquitos Americas
  Philippines Nicole Schmitz[23] 24 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Cebu City Asia
  Poland Rozalia Mancewicz[24] 25 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Bialystok Europe
  Portugal Joana Peta 22 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Faro Europe
  Puerto Rico Ashley Ruiz[25] 24 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Rincón Americas
  Russia Ekaterina Meglinskaia[8] 20 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Saratov Europe
  Singapore Leong Ying Mae[26] 22 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Singapore Asia
  Slovak Republic Denisa Krajčovičová 24 1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in) Bratislava Europe
  Spain Ana Amparo Crespo[11] 22 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in) Valencia Europe
  Sri Lanka Madusha Mayadunne[11] 25 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in) Colombo Asia
  Suriname Wynona Redmond[11] 25 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Paramaribo Americas
  Sweden Katarina Konow 19 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in) Stockholm Europe
  Tahiti Ariirau Sandras[11] 22 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in) Papeete Oceania
  Taiwan Nianyu Yu[11] 20 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) Taipei Asia
  Thailand Rungsinee Panjaburi[11] 21 1.67 m (5 ft 5+12 in) Lamphun Asia
  Turkey Meltem Tüzüner[27] 23 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Istanbul Europe
  Ukraine Julia Gershun[11] 23 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in) Dnepropetrovsk Europe
  United Kingdom Alize Lily Mounter[28] 24 1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in) London Europe
  United States Amanda Renee Delgado[29] 22 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Los Angeles Americas
  US Virgin Islands Vanessa Donastorg[30] 23 1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in) Saint Thomas Americas
  Venezuela Blanca Aljibes[31] 24 1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in) Valencia Americas

Notes

Debuts

Returns

Withdrawals

Did not compete

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