Miss International 2003

Miss International 2003
Date	October 8, 2003
Venue	Radisson Miyako Hotel, Tokyo, Japan
Broadcaster	TV Tokyo
Entrants	45
Placements	12
Winner	Goizeder Azúa Venezuela
Congeniality	Saeko Matsumi  Japan
Photogenic	Goizeder Azúa  Venezuela

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results. Latin Mexico and Native American Indian not shown.

Miss International 2003, The 43rd Miss International Pageant was took place in Tokyo, Japan on October 8, 2003. 45 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.

Results

Final result	Contestant
Miss International 2003	Venezuela - Goizeder Azúa
1st runner-up	India - Shonali Nagrani
2nd runner-up	Finland - Suvi Hartlin
Top 12	Bolivia - Muriel Cruz  China - Wang Chan  France - Elodie Couffin  Greece - Apostolina Zaproydis  Japan - Saeko Matsumi  Korea - Shin Ji-Soo  Russia - Tatiana Chebotarevskaya  Thailand - Pawina Bamrungrot  Ukraine - Veronika Bondarenko

Special Awards

• Miss Photogenic:  Venezuela, Goizeder Azúa
• Miss Friendship:  Japan, Saeko Matsumi
• Best National Costume:  China, Wang Chan

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)  Korea - Shin Ji-Soo  Latin Mexico - Lorena Ruiz Martinez

Malaysia - Ester Tan  Malta - Nadine Cassar  Mexico - Gabriela Ortiz Native American Indian - Lana-la Trell Onque Henry  New Zealand - Amber Jean Peebles  Nigeria - Nwando Okwosa  Northern Marianas - Nancie Rae King Ripple  Philippines - Jhezarie Games Javier  Puerto Rico - Dignelis Jiménez  Russia - Tatiana Chebotarevskaya  Serbia and Montenegro - Andja Ratko Budimir  Singapore - Berlin Koh Meng Yean  Slovakia - Simona Slobodnikova  Spain - Maria Carrillo Reyes  Thailand - Pawina Bamrungrot  Tunisia - Amira Thabet  Turkey - Gizem Kalyoncu  Ukraine - Veronika Dmitrievna Bondarenko  United Kingdom - Gayle Williamson  United States - Masielle Otero  Venezuela - Goizeder Victoria Azúa Barrios  Vietnam - Le Minh Thuong

External links

• Official Miss International website