Miss International 2012, the 52nd
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 i ...
pageant, was held on October 21, 2012 at Okinawa Prefectural Budokan Arena Building in
Okinawa
is a prefecture of Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan, has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020) and a geographic area of 2,281 km2 (880 sq mi).
Naha is the capital and largest city ...
,
Japan.
Fernanda Cornejo from
Ecuador
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crowned her successor
Ikumi Yoshimatsu
is a Japanese actress, stunt woman, book author, opinion leader, social activist and beauty queen who was crowned Miss International 2012 in Okinawa. It was Japan's first Miss International win in the 52-year history of the pageant.
In 2014, she ...
from
Japan at the end of the event.
Yoshimatsu was dethroned shortly before the end of her reign, but she was not replaced. 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.
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
is the capital city of Okinawa Prefecture, the southernmost prefecture of Japan. As of 1 June 2019, the city has an estimated population of 317,405 and a population density of 7,939 persons per km2 (20,562 persons per sq. mi.). The total area ...
,
Okinawa
is a prefecture of Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan, has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020) and a geographic area of 2,281 km2 (880 sq mi).
Naha is the capital and largest city ...
,
Japan on October 21, 2012.
Results
Placements
Special awards
Order of announcements
;Top 15
: 1. Colombia
: 2. Brazil
: 3. Japan
: 4. Sri Lanka
: 5. Finland
: 6. Namibia
: 7. Venezuela
: 8. United Kingdom
: 9. USA
: 10. Dominican Republic
: 11. Philippines
: 12. Paraguay
: 13. Mexico
: 14. India
: 15. Haiti
Contestants
Notes
Debuts
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Returns
Last competed in
1961
Events January
* January 3
** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba (Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015).
** Aero Flight 311 (K ...
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* (as Burma)
Last competed in
2005:
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Last competed in
2008
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:
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Last competed in
2009:
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Last competed in
2010:
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Withdrawals
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* – Zhang Chengcheng
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* – Mariam Girmisashvili
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* – Donique Leonard
* –
Winfrida Dominic
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Did not compete
* – Melkam Endale
References
External links
Miss International official website
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2012 beauty pageants
Beauty pageants in Japan
2012 in Japan
Okinawa, Okinawa