Miss International 2003, the 43rd Miss International pageant, was held on October 8, 2003 at Radisson Miyako Hotel in Tokyo, Japan. Forty-five beauties from all over the world competed to win the coveted title held by Christina Sawaya of Lebanon. In the end, Goizeder Azúa of Venezuela won the title.[1]
| Miss International 2003 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Date | October 8, 2003 |
| Venue | Radisson Miyako Hotel, Tokyo, Japan |
| Broadcaster | TV Tokyo |
| Entrants | 45 |
| Placements | 12 |
| Debuts | |
| Withdrawals | |
| Returns | |
| Winner | Goizeder Azúa[1] Venezuela |
| Congeniality | Saeko Matsumi  Japan |
| Photogenic | Goizeder Azúa Venezuela |
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss International 2003 | |
| 1st Runner-up | |
| 2nd Runner-up |
|
| Top 12 |
Contestants
Argentina – Catalina Rouiller
Aruba – Falon Juliana Lopez
Bolivia – Carmen Muriel Cruz Claros
Brazil – Carlessa Rubicínthia Macedo da Rocha
Canada – Katarzyna Dziedzic
Chile – Christiane Balmelli Fournier
China – Wang Chan
Colombia – Isabel Sofia Cabrales Baquero
Costa Rica – Merilyn Villalta Castro
Croatia – Maja Uzarevic
Cyprus – Maria Pelekanou
Ethiopia – Yodit Getahun
Finland – Suvi Paivikki Hartlin
France – Elodie Couffin
Germany – Aleksandra Vodjanikova
Greece – Apostolina Zaproydis
Guatemala – Ana Pamela Prado Diaz
Hong Kong – Priscilla Chik Doi-Doi
India – Shonali Nagrani
Israel – Stavit Budin
Japan – Saeko Matsumi
South Korea – Shin Ji-soo
Latin Mexico – Lorena Ruiz Martinez
Malaysia – Ester Tan
Malta – Nadine Cassar- Mexico – Gabriela Ortiz
- Native American – Lana-la Trell Onque Henry
New Zealand – Amber Jean Peebles
Nigeria – Nwando Okwosa
Northern Mariana Islands – Nancie Rae King Ripple
Philippines – Jhezarie Games Javier
Puerto Rico – Dignelis Jiménez
Russia – Tatiana Chebotarevskaya
Serbia and Montenegro – Andja Ratko Budimir
Singapore – Berlin Koh Meng Yean
Slovak Republic – Simona Slobodnikova
Spain – Maria Carrillo Reyes
Thailand – Pawina Bamrungrot
Tunisia – Amira Thabet
Turkey – Gizem Kalyoncu
Ukraine – Veronika Dmitrievna Bondarenko
United Kingdom – Gayle Williamson
United States – Masielle Otero
Venezuela – Goizeder Victoria Azua Barrios
Vietnam – Lê Minh Phượng
Notes
Did not compete
Algeria – Massika Benakila
Czech Republic – Klara Medkova (ill the day before she was to leave for Japan)
Lebanon – Rita Lamah
Norway – Marna Haugen
Country Changes
- Yugoslavia changed its name to Serbia & Montenegro.
References
- ^ a b c Vina, Nguyen (September 28, 2015). "All winners of the contest Miss International". Global Express News. Retrieved January 3, 2016.