User:Mauriziok/Miss International 2006

Miss International 2006, the 46th Miss International pageant, was held both in Tokyo, Japan and Beijing, China. The contestants arrived in Tokyo, Japan on October 12 and the finals was held on November 11, 2006 at the Beijing Exhibition Center in Beijing, China. 53 contestants competed. Precious Lara Quigaman of the Philippines crowned her successor Daniela Di Giacomo of Venezuela.

Contestants

 * 🇦🇼 Aruba - Luizanne (Zenny) Donata
 * 🇦🇺 Australia - Karli Smith
 * 🇧🇴 Bolivia - Pamela Justiniano Saucedo
 * 🇧🇷 Brazil - Maria Cláudia Barreto de Oliveira
 * 🇨🇦 Canada - Emily Ann Kiss
 * 🇨🇳 China - Chen Qian
 * 🇨🇴 Colombia - Karina Guerra Rodriguez
 * 🇨🇾 Cyprus - Elena Georgiou
 * 🇨🇿 Czech Republic - Katerina Pospisilova
 * 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic - Wilma Abreu Nazario
 * 🇪🇨 Ecuador - Denisse Elizabeth Rodriguez Quiñónez
 * 🇪🇬 Egypt - Elham Wagdi Fadel
 * 🇪🇹 Ethiopia - Fethiya Mohammed Seid
 * 🇫🇮 Finland - Karoliina Yläjoki
 * 🇫🇷 France - Marie-Charlotte Meré
 * 🇩🇪 Germany - Hiltja Müller
 * 🇬🇵 Guadeloupe - Melina Aurelie Meryta
 * 🇬🇹 Guatemala - Mirna Lissy Salguero Moscoso
 * 🇭🇳 Honduras - Lissa Diana Viera Sáenz
 * 🇭🇰 Hong Kong - Koni Lui
 * 🇮🇳 India - Sonnalli Seygall
 * 🇯🇵 Japan - Mami Sakurai
 * 🇰🇪 Kenya - Rachel Nyameyo
 * 🇰🇷 South Korea - Jang Yoon-seo
 * 🇲🇾 Malaysia - Iris Hng Choy Yin
 * 🇲🇶 Martinique - Murielle Desgrelle
 * 🇲🇽 Mexico - Alondra del Carmen Robles Dobler


 * 🇲🇳 Mongolia - Bolortuya Dagva
 * 🇳🇨 New Caledonia - Fabienne Vidoire
 * 🇳🇿 New Zealand - Claire Beattie
 * 🇳🇬 Nigeria - Misel Uku
 * 🇲🇵 Northern Mariana Islands - Shequita DeLeon Guerrero Bennett
 * 🇳🇴 Norway - Linn Andersen
 * 🇵🇦 Panama - Mayte Sánchez González
 * 🇵🇪 Peru - Lissy Consuelo Miranda Muñoz
 * 🇵🇭 Philippines - Denille Lou Valmonte
 * 🇵🇱 Poland - Marta Jakoniuk
 * 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico - Sharon Gómez
 *  Republic of the Congo - Maurielle Nkouka Massamba
 * 🇷🇺 Russia - Elena Vinogradova
 *  Serbia & Montenegro - Danka Dizdarevic
 * 🇸🇬 Singapore - Genecia Luo
 *  Slovak Republic - Dagmar Ivanova
 * 🇪🇸 Spain - Sara Sánchez Torres
 * 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka - Gayesha Perera
 * 🇸🇸 South Sudan - Rebecca Chor Malek
 * 🇹🇼 Taiwan - Liu Tzu-Hsuan
 * 🇹🇿 Tanzania - Angel Delight Kileo
 * 🇹🇭 Thailand - Vasana Wongbuntree
 * 🇹🇷 Turkey - Asena Tugal
 * 🇺🇦 Ukraine - Inna Goruk
 * 🇻🇪 Venezuela - Daniela Di Giacomo
 *  Vietnam - Vũ Ngọc Diệp

Withdrawals

 * 🇧🇸 Bahamas
 * 🇬🇷 Greece
 * 🇮🇱 Israel


 * 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
 * 🇳🇵 Nepal


 * 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
 * 🇺🇸 United States

Did not compete

 * 🇧🇸 Bahamas - Sharie Delva
 * 🇬🇭 Ghana - Priscilla Amara Marfo
 * 🇬🇷 Greece - Tzoulia Alexandratou
 * 🇬🇾 Guyana - Kristia Ramlagan
 * 🇮🇱 Israel - Tehila Mor
 * 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
 * 🇱🇷 Liberia - Bendu Ciapha


 * 🇲🇹 Malta
 * 🇳🇵 Nepal - Bunita Sunuwar
 *  Tahiti - Salmon Faimano
 * 🇬🇧 United Kingdom - Lucy Avril Evangelista (SF World '05)
 * 🇺🇾 Uruguay - María Alejandra Américo Chacon
 * 🇺🇸 United States - Sara Dee Harrigfeld

Crossovers

 * Miss Universe
 * 2006:  Northern Marianas - Shequita Bennett
 * 2009: 🇪🇬 Egypt - Elham Wagdi
 * Miss World
 * 2005: 🇬🇵 Guadeloupe - Meryta Melina
 * Miss Earth
 * 2005: 🇪🇬 Egypt - Elham Wagdi
 * 2007: 🇹🇿 Tanzania - Angel Delight Kileo
 * Miss Intercontinental
 * 2007: 🇪🇬 Egypt - Elham Wagdi (Semi-finalist)
 * Miss All Nations
 * 2010: 🇹🇭 Thailand - Vasana Wongbuntree (3rd runner-up)


 * Miss Global Beauty Queen
 * 2009: 🇹🇭 Thailand - Vasana Wongbuntree (Winner, Miss Photogenic, as Bangkok)
 * World Miss University
 * 2007: 🇨🇦 Canada - Emily Ann Kiss
 * Miss Tourism Queen International
 * 2007: 🇹🇭 Thailand - Vasana Wongbuntree (1st runner-up)
 * 2009: 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka - Gayesha Perera (Miss Talent)
 * Reinado Internacional del Café
 * 2012: 🇨🇦 Canada - Emily Ann Kiss