Seventy-one contestants competed in the 2024 edition.
On Tuesday, November 12, the 62nd edition of the Miss International pageant was held in Tokyo, Japan, with 71 candidates all over the world vying for the coveted crown.
The Philippines was represented by Binibining Pilipinas – International 2023 Angelica Lopez, who made an early exit in the competition after failing to make it to the Top 20.
This is the second time in the past six editions of the MI pageant that the Philippine delegate did not make it to the finals round, with the last occurrence being in 2017 when Maria Angelica de Leon represented the country that year.
Although, so far, the Philippines has six crowns, which were won by Gemma Cruz in 1964, Aurora Pijuan in 1970, Melanie Marquez in 1979, Lara Quigaman in 2005, Bea Rose Santiago in 2013, and the most recent being Kylie Versoza in 2016.
Named winner for this year’s edition is Vietnamese contestant Huỳnh Thị Thanh Thủy, the first-ever in the Southeast Asian country’s history.
Bolivia’s Camila Roca settled for a first runner-up finish, followed by Spanish representative Alba Pérez who got second-runner up.
Ending at the third runner-up spot is Sakra Guerrero of Venezuela, while the fourth runner-up in this edition is Sophie Kirana from Indonesia.