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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] |
Consuelo Adler
Consuelo Adler Hernández (born in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan model and beauty queen who became the second Miss International from her country in 1997. Miss Venezuela A year prior to her win as Miss International, she competed as Miss Miranda in her country's national beauty pageant, Miss Venezuela, obtaining the title of ''Miss Venezuela International'' and the ''Most Beautiful Skin'' and ''Photogenic'' awards. She crowned the new ''Miss Venezuela International'' at the 1997 ''Miss Venezuela'' pageant the day before she flew to Japan to participate in the pageant that she actually won. Miss International The pageant was held in Kyoto Kaikan First Hall in Kyoto, Japan, where she was crowned Miss International 1997. Diya Abraham of India was first runner-up, and Marie Pauline Borg of France earned second runner-up. She also garnered the ''Miss Photogenic'' award. Career After beginning her modeling career in Paris where she did high fashion and major magazines. Cu ... [...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-commu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 In Japan
Events in the year 1997 in Japan. It corresponds to the year Heisei 9 (平成9年) in the Japanese calendar. Incumbents * Emperor: Akihito * Prime Minister: Ryutaro Hashimoto ( L–Okayama) * Chief Cabinet Secretary: Seiroku Kajiyama (L–Ibaraki) until September 11, Kanezō Muraoka (L–Akita) * Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: Toru Miyoshi until October 30, Shigeru Yamaguchi from October 31 * President of the House of Representatives: Sōichirō Itō (L–Miyagi) * President of the House of Councillors: Jūrō Saitō (L–Mie) * Diet sessions: 140th (regular, January 20 to June 18), 141st (extraordinary, September 29 to December 12) Governors *Aichi Prefecture: Reiji Suzuki *Akita Prefecture: Kikuji Sasaki (until 31 March); Sukeshiro Terata (starting 23 April) *Aomori Prefecture: Takeshi Numata *Chiba Prefecture: Akiko Dōmoto *Ehime Prefecture: Sadayuki Iga *Fukui Prefecture: Yukio Kurita *Fukuoka Prefecture: Wataru Asō *Fukushima Prefecture: Eisaku Satō * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charmaine Sheh
Charmaine Sheh Sze-man (; born 28 May 1975) is a Hong Kong actress. After winning second runner-up in the 1997 Miss Hong Kong pageant, Sheh signed a contract with TVB in 1998. She is best known for her roles in ''Return of the Cuckoo'' (2000), '' War and Beauty'' (2004), ''Maidens' Vow'' (2006), '' Forensic Heroes II'' (2008), '' Beyond the Realm of Conscience'' (2009), ''Can't Buy Me Love'' (2010), ''When Heaven Burns'' (2011), '' Line Walker'' (2014), and ''Story of Yanxi Palace'' (2018). Career Sheh graduated in 1994 from the International Hotel Management Institute Switzerland in Lucerne, Switzerland, with a diploma in hotel management. In October 1997, she signed with Hong Kong television network TVB after emerging as second runner-up in the 1997 Miss Hong Kong Pageant. The early stage of her career was often characterised by her coy, squeaky voice and criticisms of her acting skills. However, Sheh overcame these problems and made her breakthrough in ''Return of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burcu Esmersoy
Burcu Esmersoy (born 2 October 1976) is a Turkish anchorwoman, journalist, model, occasional actress, and former beauty pageant contestant who represented her nation at Miss International in Japan. She received a Golden Butterfly for Best Female Presenter. Burcu Esmersoy is one of Turkey's leading female reality show hosts and highest-paid television personalities. Amongst the Turkish television shows hosted by Esmersoy are ''Ver Fırına'', '' Survivor'', ''Popstar'', ''Nedir Ne Değildir'', ''Late Summer Night with Burcu Esmersoy'', ''Komedi Türkiye'', ''En Güzel Bölüm'', ''Elin Oğlu'', and ''Dancing with the Stars''. As an actress, she starred in ''Romantik Komedi'' (2010), ''Dedektif Memoli'' (2011), as Aylin Youlin in ''Çocuklar Duymasın'' (2012), and as special guest star Melda in ''Bir Erkek Bir Kadın'' (2013), Turkish adaptation of the French-language Canadian comedy television series ''Un gars, une fille''. Burcu Esmersoy has been the face of a variety of advertis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It has a territorial extension of , and its population was estimated at 29 million in 2022. The capital and largest urban agglomeration is the city of Caracas. The continental territory is bordered on the north by the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Colombia, Brazil on the south, Trinidad and Tobago to the north-east and on the east by Guyana. The Venezuelan government maintains a claim against Guyana to Guayana Esequiba. Venezuela is a federal presidential republic consisting of 23 states, the Capital District and federal dependencies covering Venezuela's offshore islands. Venezuela is among the most urbanized countries in Latin America; the vast majority of Venezuelans live in the cities of ... [...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, Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Miss International 1996
Miss International 1996, the 36th Miss International pageant, was held on October 26, 1996 at the Kanazawa Kagekiza in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan. Fernanda Alves earned Portugal's first Miss International crown. Results Placements Contestants * - Maria Xenia Bordón * - Julisa Marie Lampe * - Kylie Ann Watson * - Barbara Van der Beken * - Elka Grothenhorst Pacheco * - Ana Carina Góis Homa * - Shauna Marie Gunn * - Alexandra De Granade Errázuriz * - Claudia Inés de Torcoroma Mendoza Lemus * - Zdenka Zadrazilova * - Sandra Natasha Abreu Matusevicius * - Ranjani Roshini Dayal * - Ulrika Therese Wester * - Nancy Cornelia Delettrez * - Andrea Walaschewski * - Rania Likoudi * - Karla Hannelore Beteta Forkel * - Kam Au * - Leonie Maria Boon * - Fiona Yuen Choi-Wan * - Audur Geirsdóttir * - Fleur Dominique Xavier * - Ann Konopny * - Akiko Sugano * - Kim Jung-hwa * - Christiane Lorent * - Aleksandra Petko Petrovska * - Mary Farrugia * - Tania Lise Chit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peru
, image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Firm and Happy for the Union" , national_anthem = "National Anthem of Peru" , march = "March of Flags" , image_map = PER orthographic.svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Lima , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , official_languages = Peruvian Spanish, Spanish , languages_type = Co-official languages , languages = , ethnic_groups = , ethnic_groups_year = 2017 , demonym = Peruvians, Peruvian , government_type = Unitary state, Unitary Semi-presidential system, semi-presidential republic , leader_title1 = President of Peru, President ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico
Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Mexico covers ,Mexico '' The World Factbook''. . making it the world's 13th-largest country by area; with approximately 12 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lebanon
Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue Line (Lebanon), the south, while Cyprus lies to its west across the Mediterranean Sea; its location at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabs, Arabian hinterland has contributed to History of Lebanon, its rich history and shaped Culture of Lebanon, a cultural identity of demographics of Lebanon#Religious groups, religious diversity. It is part of the Levant region of the Middle East. Lebanon is home to roughly six million people and covers an area of , making it the List of countries and dependencies by area, second smallest country in continental Asia. The official language of the state is Arabic, while French language, French is also formally recognized; the Lebanese Arabic, Lebanese dialect of Arabic is used alongside Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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