Miss Intercontinental 2018: 87 Official Candidates

Photo courtesy of The Daily Tribune

The Philippines welcomed the gorgeous eighty-seven (87) candidates of the 47th Miss Intercontinental (2018) to be held at various locations, including Manila, from January 8 to 27, 2019. It is the first time that Philippines is hosting this pageant.

Miss Russia Valentina Rasulova is Miss Intercontinental 2015; Miss Philippines as 1st runner-up

Miss Russia Valentina Rasulova was crowned Miss Intercontinental 2015 at the coronation night held at the Grand Ballroom in the Maritim Congress Hotel in Magdeburg, Germany on December 18, 2015 (December 19, 2015 3am in the Philippines). Miss Intercontinental 2014 Patraporn Wang from Thailand crowned her new successor.

Miss Philippines Christi Lynn McGarry (Miss Asia & Oceana) won as 1st runner-up while Miss USA Brianne Bailey (Miss North America) clinched the 2nd runner-up spot.

Miss Thailand is Miss Intercontinental 2014; Miss Philippines places 2nd runner-up

Miss Thailand Patraporn Wang was crowned Miss Intercontinental 2014 in the coronation night held at Maritim Hotel, Madgeburg, Germany on December 4, 2014 evening (December 5, 2014 3am in the Philippines). Miss Cuba Jeslie Margal won as first runner-up, while Miss Philippines Kris Tiffany Janson clinched the second runner-up spot.

Wang bested all the other 71 contestants in the 43rd edition of Miss Intercontinental. The Pageant started in 1971 only as a teen pageant.

Miss Russia is Miss Intercontinental 2013; Miss Philippines is 3rd runner-up

Miss Russia Ekaterina Plekhova was crowned as  Miss Intercontinental 2013 besting 58 other contestants last December 14, 2013 (Saturday evening; early Sunday morning in the Philippines) at the Maritim Hall, Maritim Hotel Madgeburg in Magdeburg, Germany.

Miss Philippines Koreen Medina won as 3rd runner-up.

This is the 42nd edition of Miss Intercontinental pageant, founded in Aruba in 1973. The organization is based in Panama City, Panama.

It is Russia's second win. Philippines has not won the title yet. Both Venezuela (1974, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2012) and USA (1973, 1979, 1982, 1994, 2011) got the highest number of Miss Intercontinental crowns won with 5 each. Aside from Russia, the countries that won the title twice are Brazil, Colombia, Germany, India and Lebanon.