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Miss International 2014
Miss International 2014, Valerie Hernandez
Date	November 11, 2014
Presenters	Tetsuya Bessho Kei Fujimoto
Venue	Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa, Tokyo, Japan
Broadcaster	UStream PlayStation Network
Entrants	73
Placements	10
Withdrawals	Costa Rica Guadeloupe Guam Iceland Kyrgyzstan Lithuania Luxembourg South Africa South Sudan Suriname Tahiti Tunisia
Returns	Argentina Armenia Belarus Chile Cuba Curaçao Egypt France Georgia Guyana Honduras Israel Mauritius Norway Serbia Sri Lanka Turkey Zambia
Winner	Valerie Hernandez Puerto Rico
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Miss International 2014 was the 54th Miss International pageant, held at the Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa in Tokyo, Japan, on November 11, 2014. It was organized by the International Cultural Association.

Bea Santiago of the Philippines crowned Valerie Hernández of Puerto Rico as her successor at the end of the event.

Miss International beauty pageant is aimed at promoting "Love Peace and Excitement to the World". The contestants of the pageant are expected to serve as "Ambassadors of Peace and Beauty", serving tenderness, generosity, friendship, beauty, intelligence and a great international sensibility.

Background

On January 25, 2014, it was announced by Akemi Shimomura, this is the first consecutive year that the 2014 pageant will be held in Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa, Tokyo, Japan on Tuesday, November 11, 2014.

Placements

Contestants

Country/Territory	Contestant	Age	Hometown	Continental Group
Argentina	Josefina José Herrero	19	Mercedes	Americas
Armenia	Shushanik Yeritsyan	19	Yerevan	Europe
Aruba	Francis Massiel Sousa	20	Oranjestad	Americas
Australia	Bridgette-Rose Taylor	24	Melbourne	Oceania
Belarus	Natallia Bryshten	21	Minsk	Europe
Belgium	Gonul Meral	25	Brussels	Europe
Bolivia	Joselyn Toro Leigue	20	Santa Cruz	Americas
Brazil	Deise Benício	23	São Gonçalo do Amarante	Americas
Canada	Kesiah Papasin	23	Toronto	Americas
Chile	Tania Dahuabe	21	Santiago	Americas
China	Lisi Wei	24	Inner Mongolia	Asia
Colombia	Zuleika Suárez	20	San Andrés Island	Americas
Cuba	Adisleydi Alonso Rodriguez	24	Havana	Americas
Curaçao	Chimay Damiany Ramos	21	Willemstad	Americas
Dominican Republic	Bárbara Santana	21	New York City	Americas
Ecuador	Carla Prado	19	Salinas	Americas
Egypt	Perihan Fateen	19	Cairo	Africa
El Salvador	Idubina Rivas	20	San Salvador	Americas
Estonia	Birgit Konsin	22	Tallinn	Europe
Finland	Milla Romppanen	21	Kuopio	Europe
France	Aurianne Sinacola	20	Vallauris	Europe
Gabon	Maggaly Nguema	22	Libreville	Africa
Georgia	Inga Tsaturiani	25	Tbilisi	Europe
Germany	Katharina Rodin	18	Frankfurt	Europe
Gibraltar	Kristy Torres	23	Gibraltar	Europe
Guatemala	Claudia María Herrera Morales	21	Guatemala City	Americas
Guyana	Ruqayyah Boyer	24	Georgetown	Americas
Haiti	Christie Désir	22	Port-au-Prince	Americas
Honduras	Mónica Brocato	18	Omoa	Americas
Hong Kong	Katherine Yim Kuen Ho	22	Hong Kong	Asia
Hungary	Dalma Kármán	17	Tápióbicske	Europe
India	Jhataleka Malhotra	20	Mumbai	Asia
Indonesia	Elfin Pertiwi Rappa	18	Palembang	Asia
Israel	Shani Hazan	21	Kiryat Ata	Asia
Italy	Giulia Brazzarola	21	Schio	Europe
Japan	Rira Hongo	20	Tokyo	Asia
Korea	Lee Seo-bin	21	Uiwang	Asia
Lebanon	Lia Saad	19	Beirut	Asia
Macau	Hio Man Chan	19	Macau	Asia
Malaysia	Rubini Sambanthan	23	Selangor	Asia
Mauritius	Shiksha Matabadul	20	Port Louis	Africa
Mexico	Vianey Vázquez	19	Aguascalientes	Americas
Mongolia	Bayartsetseg Altangerel	23	Ulan Bator	Asia
Myanmar	May Barani Thaw	23	Yangon	Asia
Nepal	Sonie Rajbhandari	24	Gandaki	Asia
Netherlands	Shauny Built	23	Boxtel	Europe
New Zealand	Rachel Harradence	24	Auckland	Oceania
Nicaragua	Jeimmy Garcia	25	Rivas	Americas
Norway	Thea Cecilie Nordal Bull	20	Tønsberg	Europe
Panama	Aileen Bernal	19	Los Santos	Americas
Paraguay	Jéssica Servín	23	Asunción	Americas
Peru	Fiorella Peirano	21	Callao	Americas
Philippines	Bianca Guidotti	25	Taguig	Asia
Poland	Żaneta Płudowska	22	Siedlce	Europe
Portugal	Rafaela Pardete	23	Setúbal	Europe
Puerto Rico	Valerie Hernandez	21	San Juan	Americas
Romania	Anca Francesca Neculaiasa	19	Buzău	Europe
Russia	Alina Rekko	18	Orel	Europe
Serbia	Lidija Kocić	26	Belgrade	Europe
Singapore	Vannesa Sim	19	Singapore	Asia
Slovak Republic	Lucia Semankova	22	Bardejov	Europe
Spain	Rocío Tormo	21	Barcelona	Europe
Sri Lanka	Tamara Shanelle Makalanda	26	Colombo	Asia
Sweden	Moa Sandberg	18	Stockholm	Europe
Taiwan	Yang Yuyao	23	Taipei	Asia
Thailand	Punika Kulsoontornrut	22	Prachuap Khiri Khan	Asia
Turkey	Hilal Yabuz	23	Bursa	Europe
Ukraine	Iana Ravlikovska	23	Mariupol	Europe
United Kingdom	Victoria Tooby	19	Cardiff	Europe
United States	Samantha Brooks	23	Los Angeles	Americas
Venezuela	Michelle Bertolini	20	Caracas	Americas
Vietnam	Đặng Thu Thảo	19	Cần Thơ	Asia
Zambia	Mercy Mukwiza	22	Lusaka	Africa

Notes

Returns

• Last competed in 1962:
  •  Guyana
• Last competed in 2002:
  •  Curaçao
• Last competed in 2007:
  •  Armenia
  •  Egypt
• Last competed in 2008:
  •  Zambia
• Last competed in 2010:
  •  Chile
  •  Norway
  •  Serbia
• Last competed in 2011:
  •  Cuba
  •  Georgia
• Last competed in 2012:
  •  Argentina
  •  Belarus
  •  France
  •  Honduras
  •  Israel
  •  Mauritius
  •  Sri Lanka
  •  Turkey

Withdrawals

•  Costa Rica
•  Guadeloupe
•  Guam
•  Iceland
•  Kyrgyzstan
•  Lithuania
•  Luxemburg
•  South Africa
•  South Sudan
•  Suriname
•  Tahiti
•  Tunisia

Designations

•  Argentina – Josefina José Herrero was appointed as Miss International Argentina 2014 by Belleza Argentina Organization to mark Argentina return since in 2013 Argentina withdrew with Zaida Schoop, due to lack of funding and sponsorships to compete. Josefina was Miss Mundo Argentina 2012.
•  Aruba – Francis Massiel Sousa was appointed as Miss International Aruba 2014 by Senorita Aruba Organization. This official candidate was coming from Senorita Aruba 2013 (first session). She was Senorita Aruba 2013 1st runner-up.
•  Brazil – Deise Benicio is 2nd runner-up in Miss Brasil 2014.
•  Canada – Kesiah Papasin was appointed as Miss International Canada 2014. She is Miss Universe Canada 2014 1st runner-up.
•  Egypt – Perihan Fateen was appointed as Miss International Egypt 2014. She was a Top 10 finalist in Miss Egypt 2014.
•  Georgia – Inga Tsaturiani wa appointed as Miss International Georgia 2014. She was Miss Friendship at Miss 7 Continents 2011.
•  Guyana – Ruqayyah Boyer was appointed as Miss International Guyana 2014 by National Director, Natasha Martaindale to mark Guyana's return at Miss International. She was Miss Guyana 2012.
•  Israel – Shani Hazan was appointed as Miss International Israel 2014 by Miss International Israel Organization. She was Miss World Israel 2012.
•  Mexico – Vianey Vázquez as appointed as Miss Mexico International 2014 by Nuestra Belleza México
•  Netherlands – Shauny Built was appointed as Miss International Netherlands 2014. She was Miss Earth Netherlands 2012.
•  Serbia – Lidija Kocić was appointed as Miss International Serbia 2014. She was Miss Universe Serbije 2010.
•  Thailand – Punika Kunsuntornrat was appointed as Miss International Thailand 2014. She was Miss Earth Thailand 2013.

Replacements

•  Ecuador – Inés Panchana did not compete at Miss International, since she failed to meet the age requirements stipulated by the pageant. Carla Pardo was appointed to compete at Miss International 2014, She is Miss Ecuador 2014 2nd runner-up.
•  Myanmar – The reigning Miss Myanmar International 2014, Khin Wai Phyo Han did not compete at Miss International, since she failed to meet the age requirements stipulated by the pageant. May Bayani Thaw was appointed to compete at Miss International 2014, She is Miss Myanmar International 2014 1st runner-up.
•  Puerto Rico – Patricia Quiñones did not compete at Miss International, Valerie Hernandez was appointed to compete at Miss International 2014.
•  Turkey – The reigning Miss International Turkey 2014, Gizem Koçak has resigned her title. Hilal Yabuz replaced Gizem for undisclosed reasons. Hilal Yabuz was appointed from the Miss Turkey 2014 Contestants selection.

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External links

• Miss International official website

• Miss International
• 2014 beauty pageants
• Beauty pageants in Japan
• 2014 in Tokyo