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Miss International 2023 was the 61st Miss International pageant, held at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan on 26 October 2023. Jasmin Selberg of Germany crowned Andrea Rubio of Venezuela as her successor at the end of the event, marking the ninth time that Venezuela won the competition - the most wins in the pageant's history.

Location and date
On 30 March 2023, the Miss International Organization announced that the pageant will take place at the Yoyogi Gymnasium No. 2 in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, instead of the usual Tokyo Dome City Hall, on 26 October 2023.

Selection of participants
Contestants from seventy-two countries and territories were selected to compete in the competition. Two contestants were selected to replace the original dethroned winner.

Replacements
Stacy Montero was appointed as the new representative of Costa Rica to the pageant after Shakira Graham, the original Miss International Costa Rica, relinquished her title due to problems with the organization. El Salvador appointed Daniella Hidalgo to represent in the pageant after Wendy Portillo, Queen of El Salvador 2023, relinquished her title due to personal reasons.

Debuts, returns, and withdrawals
This edition marked the debuts of Bangladesh, Lesotho, and Pakistan, and the returns of Angola, Côte D'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ghana, Lithuania, Martinique, Moldova, Myanmar, the Netherlands, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. Angola last competed in 2004, Martinique last competed in 2010, Estonia and Serbia last competed in 2014, Lithuania last competed in 2017, Moldova last competed in 2018, while the others last competed in 2019. Belarus, Cabo Verde, Haiti, Honduras, Kenya, Namibia, the Northern Mariana Islands, Romania, Slovakia, Togo, and Uzbekistan withdrew after their respective organizations failed to hold a national competition or appoint a delegate.

Placements
§ – Voted into the Top 15 by the viewers

Format
The Miss International Organization introduced several specific changes to the format for this edition. During the final competition, all contestants will only parade in evening gowns. Fifteen semifinalists were chosen to compete in the final competition– twelve of which were chosen through the preliminary competition, while three were chosen through internet voting. The fifteen semi-finalists competed in the evening competition. Afterward, seven semifinalists advanced to compete in the question and answer round.

Judges

 * Akemi Shimomura – President of the Miss International Organization
 * Jasmin Selberg – Miss International 2022 from Germany
 * Junko Koshino – Fashion designer
 * Laurie Simpson – Miss International 1987 from Puerto Rico
 * Norika Fujiwara – Miss Nippon 1992, model and actress
 * Roberto Seminario – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Peru to Japan
 * Ryohei Miyata – Chairman of the Public Interest Incorporated Association, Nitten
 * Senko Ikenobo – Headmaster designate at Ikenobō
 * Soujitsu Kobori – Head of Kobori Enshu school of tea
 * Supapan Pichaironarongsongkram – Chairwoman of Chao Phraya Express Boat

Contestants
Seventy-two contestants competed for the title.