50th Miss InterContinental

 Vietnam wins crown, Philippines in Top 20

By Earl D.C. Bracamonte

Le Nguyen Bao Ngoc bested 70 other delegates to emerge as the golden anniversary winner of the Miss Intercontinental. The tallest candidate in this year's batch, the Vietnamese beauty was also proclaimed as Miss InterContinental Asia/Oceania. She was crowned by outgoing queen Cinderella Faye Obeñita of the Philippines in glitzy rites at the Meraki Resort in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Binibining Pilipinas InterContinental 2022 Gabrielle Camille Basiano made it to the Top 20 semifinal round. 

Nguyen's court, all of whom were proclaimed queens of their respective continents, was comprised of Mariela Pepin (1st runner-up, Puerto Rico, Miss InterContinental North America), Maria Cecilia Almeida Sousa (2nd runner-up, Brazil, Miss InterContinental South America), Joy Raimi Mojisola (3rd runner-up, Nigeria, Miss InterContinental Africa), Tatjana Genrich (4th runner-up, Germany, Miss InterContinental Europe), who also won the Best in Swimwear, and Estefania Muñoz Jaramillo (5th runner-up, Venezuela, Power of Beauty fast-track winner).

The other delegates who won special awards were Cameroon (Miss Congeniality), Czech Republic (Miss Sunrise Meraki Model), Sri Lanka (Miss Popularity), Netherlands (Miss Sunrise Resort), and El Salvador (Miss Photogenic).

The other candidates who made it to the semifinal round were Mauritius, Zimbabwe, Japan, Thailand, Australia, Netherlands, Russia, Hungary, Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Colombia, and the Philippines.

This year's selection committee included Habiba El Shaer, Cristoph Hoffman, Kimberly Ann Byers, Kaitlyn Li, Monika Gruber, E. Dedaer, and Miss InterContinental 2021 Cindy Obeñita.

The delegates all enjoyed Sharm el-Sheikh's warm hospitality for 21 days, which included cruises and tours around Egypt's 'City of Peace.'

The 50th Miss InterContinental coronation night was live-streamed to a global audience from Meraki Resort's open air auditorium via Miss InterContinental's channel on YouTube.