It was revealed by the pageant more than two weeks after the coronation night.
In a social media post, the Miss International pageant disclosed the final official ranking of the candidates that competed in the 2024 edition that was held in Tokyo, Japan last November 12.
The Philippines, which was represented by Angelica Lopez, placed 21st out of the 71 contenders in the overall ranking of the competition, which was won by Vietnam’s Huỳnh Thị Thanh Thủy — the first-ever MI queen to hail from the said Southeast Asian country.
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.
This edition marked the second time in the past six editions of the MI pageant that a Philippine delegate did not make it to the finals round.
The last occurrence was in 2017, when Maria Angelica de Leon represented the country that year.
Although, so far, the Philippines has six crowns in its stable.
These 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.