Miss International is a pageant created by Mary and Mel Richardson to showcase the accomplishments of outstanding single women, ages 19-29 and serves as a training ground for many women like Catherine Warren

Catherine Warren

Catherine Ann Warren is a beauty queen from Lake Forest, Illinois who has competed in the Miss USA pageant and the Miss International pageant.Warren won the Miss Illinois USA 2006 title in a state pageant held in late 2005...

 and Kimberly Krueger

Kimberly Krueger

Kimberly Jean Krueger is a beauty queen from Fargo, North Dakota who has competed in both the Miss USA and Miss Teen International pageants....

 and others who go on to win titles in larger systems.

Phases of competition

During the pageant week contestants compete


Preliminaries

Evening Gown - 20%

Fitness Wear - 20%

Fun Fashion - 20%

One on One Interview - 40%

Unlike the Miss America

Miss America

The Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands...

 systems, interview is not conducted by a pannel. Contestants spend an equal amount of time with each of the five judges for one on one interviews.

Finals Night

Evening Gown - 20%

Fitness Wear - 20%

Fun Fashion - 20%

On Stage Interview - 40%

Contestants receive a predetermined question on their platform that they must answer within the time limit.

History

The first Miss International pageant was held in 2005. Following is a list of International Winners and their top Ten.

2005
Miss International - Sarah Wall - Minnesota

1st Runner Up - Whitney Kraus - Indiana

2nd Runner Up - Rachelle McCray - Arizona

3rd Runner Up - Renee Lawrence - Midwest States

4th Runner Up - Elizabeth Roberts - Virginia

Remaining Finalists - Catherine Warren

Catherine Warren

Catherine Ann Warren is a beauty queen from Lake Forest, Illinois who has competed in the Miss USA pageant and the Miss International pageant.Warren won the Miss Illinois USA 2006 title in a state pageant held in late 2005...

, Celeste Alexander, Jennifer Burch, Shana Rae Thompson, Brittany Capps


2006
Miss International - Brittany Frick - California


2007
Miss International - Whitney Kudela - Georgia


2008
Miss International - Jayna Altman

Jayna Altman

Jayna Randi Altman is a former poster child for the John Tracy Clinic, and beauty queen who competed in the Miss International pageant.-Biography:Altman was born in Phoenix, Arizona but grew up in Orange County, California...

 - Missouri

1st Runner Up - Jan Humphrey - California

2nd Runner Up - Erin Golden - Arkansas

3rd Runner Up - Courtney Caron - Oregon

4th Runner Up - Megan Johnson - Oklahoma

Remaining Finalists - Tina Montgomery- Virginia, Ashley Borchilo- Pennsylvania, Tina Rosenthal- Minnesota, Michelle Spaleta- Massachusetts, Tiffany Conte- Georgia


2009
Miss International - Erin Golden - Southeast

2010
Miss International - Ashley Smith - Texas

Trivia

The pageant's sister pageant Miss Teen International (USA) was featured in the TV program ASBO Teen to Beauty Queen

ASBO Teen to Beauty Queen

ASBO Teen to Beauty Queen was a reality television about nine teenagers from Manchester, who were trained by Michelle Fryatt, a former American beauty queen, to compete in the Miss Teen International 2006 beauty pageant in Chicago...

 for England's Five.

The Mrs/Miss International system was featured on an episode of the A&E

A&E Network

The A&E Network is a United States-based cable and satellite television network with headquarters in New York City and offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, London, Los Angeles and Stamford. A&E also airs in Canada and Latin America. Initially named the Arts & Entertainment Network, A&E launched...

television program about air travelers and their stories.