Miss International Queen 2018 was the 13th Miss International Queen pageant, held on March 9, 2018, at the Tiffany's Show Pattaya in Pattaya, Thailand.
| Miss International Queen 2018 | |
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| Date | March 9, 2018 |
| Venue | Tiffany's Show Pattaya, Pattaya, Chonburi, Thailand |
| Broadcaster | GMM 25 |
| Entrants | 28 |
| Placements | 12 |
| Debuts | Argentina |
| Returns |
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| Winner | Nguyễn Hương Giang Vietnam |
| Congeniality | Amelia Vega Honduras |
| Best National Costume | Dinda Syarif Indonesia |
| Best Evening Gown | Michel Epalza Betancourt Venezuela |
Jiratchaya Sirimongkolnawin from Thailand crowned her successor Nguyễn Hương Giang from Vietnam[1] at the end of the event.[2]
Starting from 2018, the pageant requires only one delegate from each country unlike past editions. The mission of the pageant aims towards LGBTQ and Transgender awareness and equality in both society and workforce, while all the monetary profits of the actual televised show goes to the Royal Charity AIDS Foundation of Thailand.
Results edit
Placements edit
| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss International Queen 2018 | |
| 1st Runner-Up |
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| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| Top 6 | |
| Top 12 |
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§ – Placed into the Top 12 by winning Most Popular Introductory Video
Special awards edit
| Award | Contestant |
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| Best National Costume |
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| Miss Congeniality |
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| Miss Photogenic |
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| Best in Evening Gown |
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| Best in Talent |
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| Most Popular Introductory Video |
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Best in Talent edit
| Award | Contestant |
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| Winner |
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| 1st Runner-up |
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| 2nd Runner-up |
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| Top 14 |
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Contestants edit
28 contestants competed for the title.
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Hometown | Placements |
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 Argentina |
Sofia Solohaga | 27 | — | |
 Australia |
Jacqueline Angliss Gillies | 26 | Melbourne | 1st Runner-up |
 Brazil |
Izabele Coimbra | 24 | — | Top 6 |
 China |
Ellie Cheng | 24 | Macau | |
 Colombia |
Mia Gomez Brito | — | — | |
 France |
Livia Nielsen | — | — | |
| Honduras |
Amelia Vega | — | — | Top 12 |
 India |
Nitasha Biswas | — | Kolkata | |
| Indonesia |
Dinda Syarif | — | Jakarta | |
 Israel |
Elian Nesiel | 25 | Tel Aviv | |
 Italy |
Marianna Melo | — | — | Top 6 |
 Japan |
Yuko | 34 | Osaka | |
 Laos |
Longsy Sinakhone | 21 | — | Top 12 |
 Malaysia |
Suki Low | 26 | Selangor | |
 Mexico |
Anahi Cristobal Altuzar | 24 | Chiapas | Top 12 |
 Mongolia |
Solongo | 25 | — | Top 12 |
 Myanmar |
Juana Paing | — | — | |
 Nepal |
Swastika Lama | — | — | |
 Nicaragua |
Barbie D'Ebano | 25 | Managua | |
 Peru |
Ghina Chacon | 26 | — | |
 Philippines |
Carla Marie Madrigal | — | — | |
 Sri Lanka |
Noel Tokuhisa | 28 | — | Top 12 |
 Thailand |
Rinrada Thurapan | 20 | Roi Et | 2nd Runner-up |
 Turkey |
Nez Sayginer | 22 | Antalya | |
 United Kingdom |
Francesca Camicia | — | — | |
 United States |
Kataluna Enriquez | 24 | California | Top 12 |
| Venezuela |
Michel Epalza Betancourt | 24 | — | Top 6 |
| Vietnam |
Nguyễn Hương Giang | 26 | Hanoi | WINNER |
Debuts edit
Argentina
Returns edit
Last competed in 2015:
Australia
Last competed in 2015:
Myanmar
Last competed in 2014:
Mongolia
References edit
- ^ "Bringing home tolerance". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ^ "Transgender pageant crowns Miss Vietnam as the new Miss International Queen". Transgenderfeed. March 17, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2021.