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Miss International 2005

Precious Lara Quigaman of the Philippines was crowned Miss International 2005, held in Well City, Tokyo, Japan. The Philippine candidate was one of the crowd's favorite, whose final answer diverted from what they had wrote in the so-called resume.

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1 Schedule of events

2 Results

2.1 Semifinalists:

2.2 Winner and runners-up:

2.3 Special awards

3 Delegates

4 Trivia

5 External links

2.2 Winner and runners-up:

Precious Lara Quigaman-winner (Philippines)

Trivia


 * The very first Miss Universe (from Finland), the very first Miss Asia (from Taiwan), the very first Miss International (from Colombia), and the very first Miss ASEAN (from the Philippines) all married Filipinos.


 * All first winners of all the major beauty pageants are of Scandinavian descent: Finland won the Miss Universe 1952, Sweden captured the Miss World 1951, Colombia won the Miss International 1960, and Denmark gained the Miss Earth 2001.


 * Since the 1966 Miss International was cancelled, 1965 winner Ingrid Finger's reign was the longest among titleholders, totaling 624 days (more than 20 months). For a one-year reign, the longest belonged to her successor, Miss International 1967 Mirta Teresita Massa who held the title for 529 days (more than 17 months). The shortest reign was that of 1975 Ladija Vera Manic, which spanned just 242 days (less than eight months).


 * Venezuela has won a record of five Miss International titles. Four of those came in cycles of three years starting in 1997 (1997, 2000, 2003, and 2006). The country's first victory came in 1985.