User:Mauriziok/Miss International 2003

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.

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 (松見早枝子)
 * 🇰🇷 South Korea – Shin Ji-soo
 * 🇲🇽 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 & 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
 * 🇺🇸 USA – Masielle Otero
 * 🇻🇪 Venezuela – Goizeder Victoria Azua Barrios
 *  Vietnam – Lê Minh Phượng

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.