Miss Japan Ikumi Yoshimatsu was crowned Miss International 2012 in the pageant held at the Okinawa Prefectural Budokan Arena Building in Naha, Okinawa, Japan on Sunday, October 21.
Yoshimatsu bested 68 other beautiful contestants from around the globe, also getting the special award of Miss Photogenic.
The 2011 winner Fernanda Cornejo of Ecuador crowned Yoshimatsu.
Miss Japan’s winning the pageant held in her own country followed that of Miss China’s winning Miss World 2012 in her own country as well.
Other contestants who made it to the Top 5 were:
- 1st runner-up – Viivi Suominen (Finland)
- 2nd runner-up – Madusha Mayadunne (Sri Lanka)
- 3rd runner-up – Melody Mir (Dominican Republic)
- 4th runner-up – Nicole Huber (Paraguay)
Included in the Top 15 were:
- Melissa Varón (Colombia)
- Rafaela Butarelli (Brazil)
- Paulina Malulu (Namibia)
- Blanca Aljibes (Venezuela)
- Jessica García Formenti (Mexico)
- Rochelle Maria Rao (India)
- Nicole Schmitz (Philippines)
- Anedie Azael (Haiti)
- Alize Lyli Mounter (United Kingdom)
- Amanda Renee Delgado (USA)
Special awards:
- Miss Friendship – Ameeksha Dilchand (Mauritius)
- Miss Photogenic – Ikumi Yoshimatsu (Japan)
- Miss Talent – Ekaterina Meglinskaia (Russia)
- Best National Costume – Nicole Velasquez (Honduras)
- Miss Internet – Nang Khin Zay Yar (Myanmar)
- Miss JOICEF – Anedie Azael (Haiti)
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