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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Miss International 1999

Miss International 1999 was the 39th Miss International pageant, held at the U-Port Hall in Tokyo, Japan on 14 December 1999.

Paulina Gálvez of Colombia won and was crowned by Lía Borrero of Panama. It is the second time Colombia has won the pageant.

Contestants from fifty-one countries and territories participated in the pageant, which was hosted by Masumi Okada and Mari Christine.

Background

Selection of participants

Replacements

Michelle Sablan of the Northern Mariana Islands was replaced by the first runner-up of Miss Marianas 1999 Miyuki Hill due to being overage. Binibining Pilipinas-Universe 1999 Janelle Bautista had to resign due to citizenship issues because she is an American citizen. Due to this, Binibining Pilipinas-World 1999 Miriam Quiambao assumed the aforementioned title, and Lalaine Edson, Binibining Pilipinas-International 1999, assumed the title of Quiambao. The title of Edson was then assumed by Georgina Sandico, one of the ten semi-finalists.

Results

Miss International 1999 participating countries and territories.

Placements

Placement Contestant
Miss International 1999
1st runner-up
  •  Spain – Carmen Fernández
2nd runner-up
Top 15

Special awards

Award Contestant
Miss Friendship
Miss Photogenic

Contestants

Fifty-one contestants competed for the title.

Country/Territory Contestant Age Hometown
 Argentina Elizabeth Contrard 18 Buenos Aires
 Aruba Cindy Vanessa Cam Lin Martinus 19 Oranjestad
 Bolivia Natalia Arteaga 19 Santa Cruz de la Sierra
 Brazil Alessandra do Nascimento 18 Minas Gerais
 Britain Janeth Kehinde Ayuba 19 London
 Colombia Paulina Gálvez 19 Cali
 Côte d'Ivoire Madaussou Kamara 19 Abidjan
 Curaçao Pamela Winkel 23 Willemstad
 Cyprus Afroditi Pericleous 20 Nicosia
 Czech Republic Šárka Sikorová 20 Prague
 Dominican Republic Patsi Arias 22 Baní
 Egypt Angie Abdalla 19 Alexandria
 Finland Saija Palin 21 Turku
 France Céline Cheuva 23 Lille
 Germany Tania Freuderberg 21 Berlin
 Greece Penelope Lentzou 23 Athens
 Guam Lourdes Rivera 18 Hagåtña
 Guatemala Gladys Alvarado 20 Chiquimula
 Hawaii Christy Chung 23 Honolulu
 Hong Kong Myolie Wu 19 Hong Kong
 Iceland Ásbjörg Kristinsdóttir 20 Reykjavík
 India Srikrupa Murali 20 Karnataka
 Israel Nofit Shevach 18 Tel Aviv
 Japan Kana Onoda 22 Fukushima
 Latvia Agnese Keiša 22 Riga
 Lebanon Clémence Achkar 19 Beirut
 Macedonia Delfina Zafirova 23 Skopje
 Malaysia Andrea Gomez 21 Sarawak
 Malta Catherine Seisan 19 Valletta
 Mexico Graciela Soto 22 Morelos
 Nicaragua Claudia Alaniz 22 Managua
 Northern Mariana Islands Miyuki Hill 20 Saipan
 Norway Anette Rusten 20 Oslo
 Palau Charlene Kaud Omelau 20 Koror
 Panama Blanca Elena Espinosa 20 Panama City
 Philippines Georgina Sandico 20 Bicol
 Poland Adrianna Gerczew 18 Kuyavia-Pomerania
 Portugal Andreia Antunes 18 Lisbon
 Russia Maria Tchebotkevitch 19 Krasnodar
 Senegal Aïcha Faye 19 Dakar
 Singapore Janice Koh 22 Singapore
 Slovakia Adela Bartková 20 Zemplínska Nová Ves
 South Korea Lee Jae-won 22 Seoul
 Spain Carmen Fernández 21 Seville
 Togo Deborah Tiyéna Bassuka 20 Lomé
 Tunisia Leïla Bent Abdesalem 21 Tunis
 Turkey Merve Alman 18 Istanbul
 Ukraine Liliya Zalunina 19 Kyiv
 United States Jennifer Glover 20 Castro Valley
 Uruguay Daniela Abasolo 22 Montevideo
 Venezuela Andreína Llamozas 19 Caraballeda