Miss International 2003
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Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
on October 8, 2003. 45 beauties from all over the world competed to win the coveted title held by Christina Sawaya
Christina Sawaya
Christina Sawaya , born 16 August 1980, is a Lebanese beauty queen.As part of her modelling career, Christina entered a series of pageants between 1998 and 2002 in which she became the winner of "Miss University" Lebanon in 1998, and was chosen as "Top Lebanon Model 1999".In 2001, Sawaya competed...
of Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
. In the end, Goizeder Azúa of Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
won the title.
Results
| Final result | Contestant |
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| Miss International 2003 |
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| 1st runner-up |
Shonali Nagrani Shonali Nagrani is an Indian film actress and model, who has appeared in Hindi language films. She won the pageant of former Miss India International in 2003 and subsequently finished first runner-up of Miss International 2003... |
| 2nd runner-up |
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| Top 12 |
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Special Awards
- Miss Photogenic:
Venezuela, Goizeder Azúa - Miss Friendship: , Saeko Matsumi
- Best National Costume: , Wang Chan
Contestants
- - Catalina Rouiller
- - Falon Juliana Lopez
- - Carmen Muriel Cruz Claros
- - Carlessa Rubicínthia Macedo da Rocha
- - Katarzyna Dziedzic
- - Christiane Balmelli Fournier
- - Wang Chan
- - Isabel Sofia Cabrales Baquero
- - Merilyn Villalta Castro
- - Maja Uzarevic
- - Maria Pelekanou
- - Yodit Getahun
- - Suvi Paivikki Hartlin
- - Elodie Couffin
- - Aleksandra Vodjanikova
- - Apostolina Zaproydis
- - Ana Pamela Prado Diaz
- - Priscilla Chik Doi-Doi
- - Shonali Nagrani
- - Stavit Budin
- - Saeko Matsumi (松見早枝子)
- ' - Shin Ji-Soo
- ' - Lorena Ruiz Martinez
- - Ester Tan
Malta - Nadine Cassar- - Gabriela Ortiz
Native American IndianNative Americans in the United StatesNative Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
- Lana-la Trell Onque Henry- - Amber Jean Peebles
Nigeria - Nwando Okwosa- ' - Nancie Rae King Ripple
- - Jhezarie Games Javier
- - Dignelis JiménezDignelis JiménezDignelis Taymí Jiménez Hernández is a Puerto Rican beauty pageant titleholder, who currently holds the title of Miss Puerto Rico Earth 2009....
- - Tatiana Chebotarevskaya
- - Andja Ratko Budimir
- - Berlin Koh Meng Yean
Slovakia - Simona Slobodnikova- - Maria Carrillo Reyes
- - Pawina Bamrungrot
Tunisia - Amira Thabet- - Gizem Kalyoncu
- - Veronika Dmitrievna Bondarenko
United Kingdom - Gayle Williamson- - Masielle Otero
- Venezuela - Goizeder Victoria Azúa Barrios
- - Le Minh Thuong