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Miss International 1998
Miss International 1998, the 38th Miss International pageant, took place on 26 September 1998 at the Koseinenkin Hall in Tokyo, Japan. It was won by Lía Victoria Borrero González of Panama. Results Placements Special awards *Friendship: **, Piia Hartikainen **, Manuella Nadou Lawson-Body *Photogenic: Venezuela, Daniela Kosán Montcourt *National Costume: , Adriana Hurtado Novella Contestants * - Maria Fernanda Ortiz * - Anushka Sheritsa Lew Jen Tai * - Katherine Louise O'Brien * - Liliana Peña Guachalla * - Melanie Devina Jones * - Adriana Hurtado Novella * - Santa Indris Tokaay * - Marianna Panayiotou * - Petra Faltynova * - Sorangel Fersobe Matos * - Piia Hartikainen * - Patricia Spéhar * - Fiona Ammann * - Eleni Pliatsika * - Lori-Ann Lee Medeiros * - Wendy Suyapa Rodríguez * - Natalie Ng Man-Yan * - Gudbjörg Sigridur Hermannsdóttir * - Shvetha Jaishankar * - Galia Abramov * - Megumi Taira * - Cho Hye-young * - Līga Graudumniece * - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lía Borrero
Lía Victoria Borrero González (born August 22, 1976) is a Panamanian beauty queen who the first Panamanian delegate in history to win a major beauty pageant, the title of Miss International 1998. Retrieved on 11 Apr 2008. Early life Lía won her first beauty contest in early 1996 when she became queen of the Las Tablas carnival, a title that had previously been won by her aunt by the same name Lía Victoria Borrero de Jurado. Señorita Panamá She competed in the Miss Panama competition that same year, where she beat other 14 contestants and became Miss Panama 1996. This gave her the opportunity to compete in the Miss Universe 1997 pageant, broadcast live from Miami Beach, Florida. Miss Universe She was a Top 6 finalist, the highest placement ever by a Panamanian at the time (a record that would not be surpassed until 2002). Miss USA, Brook Mahealani Lee Brook Antoinette Mahealani Lee (born January 8, 1971) is an American former beauty queen who was crowned Miss Hawaii ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of Macedonia
North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Yugoslavia. It is a landlocked country bordering Kosovo to the northwest, Serbia to the north, Bulgaria to the east, Greece to the south, and Albania to the west. It constitutes approximately the northern third of the larger geographical region of Macedonia. Skopje, the capital and largest city, is home to a quarter of the country's 1.83 million people. The majority of the residents are ethnic Macedonians, a South Slavic people. Albanians form a significant minority at around 25%, followed by Turks, Romani, Serbs, Bosniaks, Aromanians and a few other minorities. The region's history begins with the kingdom of Paeonia, a mixed Thraco- Illyrian polity. In the late sixth century BC, the area was subjugated by the Persian Achaemenid Empire, then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luize Altenhofen
Luize Altenhofen (born July 6, 1979) is a Brazilian actress, model and television presenter. Biography Altenhofen was born Luizeani Altenhofen on July 6, 1979, in Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul. Of German descent, her parents, Maria Denise Justo Panda and Luiz Ademir Altenhofen, were both physical education instructors. She was emancipated to work when she was 16 years old, and around then began taking part on her first beauty pageants. In 1996 she was elected Miss Rio Grande do Sul and in 1998 was third place as Miss Brasil Internacional, but due to health problems couldn't compete at the Miss International 1998 contest in Japan. Beginning in the late 1990s/early 2000s Altenhofen began to dedicate herself to television; one of her earliest credits, with 19 years old, was a guest appearance on the music video of the song " Zóio de Lula", by famous alternative rock band Charlie Brown Jr. She also appeared in ads by Skol, and working for Rede Bandeirantes has hosted the shows ''Sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Venezuela 1997
Miss Venezuela 1997 was the 44th edition of Miss Venezuela pageant was held in Caracas, Venezuela on 12 September 1997. The pageant was won by Veruska Ramírez of Táchira, who was crowned by outgoing queen Marena Bencomo of Carabobo. 29 delegates competed for the crown. Results Special awards * Miss Photogenic (voted by press reporters) - Christina Dieckmann ( Miss Nueva Esparta) * Miss Internet (voted by www.missvenezuela.com viewers) - Christina Dieckmann ( Miss Nueva Esparta) * Miss Congeniality (voted by Miss Venezuela contestants) - Annarella Bono ( Miss Anzoátegui) * Miss Figure - Daniela Kosán ( Miss Aragua) * Best Hair - Annarella Bono ( Miss Anzoátegui) * Best Smile - Maylen Noguera ( Miss Cojedes) * Most beautiful Eyes - Veruska Ramírez ( Miss Táchira) * Miss Elegance - Heidi García ( Miss Carabobo) * Best Legs - Maria Alejandra Márquez ( Miss Miranda) Delegates The Miss Venezuela 1997 delegates are: Notes *Veruska Ramírez placed as 1st runner-up in Miss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shvetha Jaishankar
Shvetha Jaishankar (born 11 December 1978) is an Indian model, author, entrepreneur, beauty pageant titleholder, writer, and a trained Bharatanatyam dancer. She won the title at the Femina Miss India International 1998 and later was crowned as the second runner up at Miss International 1998 held in Tokyo. She is the author of ''Gorgeous: Eat Well, Look Great'' published by HarperCollins in 2016, which won the 'Best in the World in Food Culture' prize at The Gourmand Awards in 2018. Shvetha is also a founding trustee of Leap in India, a movement mentored by A R Rahman and founded by musician ''Srinivas Krishnan'', that develops and conducts immersive music and arts programs in schools. Personal life Shvetha was born in Chennai to Tamil Brahmin parents. She is the only child of her mother who is a retired doctor and pharmaceutical entrepreneur and her father who is a businessman in the clinical trials industry. She did her schooling from Sacred Heart Matriculation School at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniela Kosán
Daniela Kosán Montcourt (born 24 February 1974 in Maracay) is a Venezuelan model and television presenter. She was a contestant in the Miss Venezuela pageant in 1997 and a major favorite for the crown behind Cristina Dieckmann; Kosan placed third in the final contest after Dieckmann and Veruska Ramirez, the eventual winner. Thereafter she represented Venezuela in the ''Nuestra Belleza Internacional'' pageant where she finished as the winner. After that, she represented her country in Miss International 1998, narrowly missing the crown; her second-place finish was attributed to the reigning Miss International, Consuelo Adler, being a fellow Venezuelan. The next year, she was the weather girl in Venevisión news shows. In 2000, she worked as hostess for E! Latin America on Televen. She hosted the Venezuelan adaptation of American game show ''Pyramid'' called ''Contra reloj'' from 2001 to 2002. Kosán was also known for being one of the '' Chicas Polar'' for an advertising ca ... [...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 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 Tokyo, Kantō, Japan ... [...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] |
Miss International 1997
Miss International 1997, the 37th Miss International pageant, took place on 20 September 1997 at the Kyoto Kaikan First Hall in Kyoto, Japan. It was won by Consuelo Adler of Venezuela. Results Placements Contestants * - Nadia Jimena Cerri * - Louisette Mariela Vlinder * - Nadine Therese Bennett * - Fabiana Nieva Caso * - Valéria Cristina Böhm * - Rachael Liza Warner * - Ingrid Katherine Náder Haupt * - Jadira Suleika Bislick * - Gabriela Justinová * - Elsa María Peña Rodríguez * - Maria Hannele Hietanen * - Marie Pauline Borg * - Manuela Breer * - Vanessa Stavrou * - Glenda Irasema Cifuentes Ruíz * - Christina Pei Jung Lin * - Jennifer Elizabeth Parson Campbell * - Charmaine Sheh * - Diya Abraham * - Lital Pnina Shapira * - Sayuri Seki * - Kim Ryang-hee * - Nisrine Sami Nasr * - Andrijana Acoska * - Ramona Bonnici * - Marisol Alonso González * - Maria Theresa Falalimpa Acosta * - Martha Graciela Maldonado * - Ana Virginia Matallana Illic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Togo
Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its capital, Lomé, is located. It covers about with a population of approximately 8 million, and has a width of less than between Ghana and its eastern neighbor Benin. From the 11th to the 16th century, tribes entered the region from various directions. From the 16th century to the 18th century, the coastal region was a trading center for Europeans to purchase slaves, earning Togo and the surrounding region the name "The Slave Coast". In 1884, Germany declared a region including a protectorate called Togoland. After World War I, rule over Togo was transferred to France. Togo gained its independence from France in 1960. In 1967, Gnassingbé Eyadéma led a successful military coup d'état, after which he became president of an anti-communist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Renndaandi Senegaali); Arabic: جمهورية السنغال ''Jumhuriat As-Sinighal'') is a country in West Africa, on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. Senegal is bordered by Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, Guinea to the southeast and Guinea-Bissau to the southwest. Senegal nearly surrounds the Gambia, a country occupying a narrow sliver of land along the banks of the Gambia River, which separates Senegal's southern region of Casamance from the rest of the country. Senegal also shares a maritime border with Cape Verde. Senegal's economic and political capital is Dakar. Senegal is notably the westernmost country in the mainland of the Old World, or Afro-Eurasia. It owes its name to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
