63rd pageant edition

 Colombia wins Miss Int'l 2025, Philippines in fifth place

By Earl D.C. Bracamonte

Catalina Duque bested 76 other international delegates to be crowned the 63rd Miss International in coronation rites held in Tokyo, Japan. Outgoing queen Huynh Thi Than Thuy of Vietnam crowned the Latina beauty.

Yollanda Chimbarami of Zimbabwe was proclaimed 1st runner-up, aside from being chosen by co-candidates to wear the title of Continental Queen of Africa.

Paula Guzman Sanchez of Bolivia, Melliza Xaviera Yulian of Indonesia, and Myrna Toribio Esguerra of the Philippines were declared runners-up in descending order.

Sophie Wallace of the United Kingdom was voted as Continental Queen of Europe, Farrah Grant of Turks & Caicos as Continental Queen of the Americas, and Katrina Wan of Macau as Continental Queen of Asia Pacific.

The other delegates who received special awards were Kenya (Best SDG Project), Portie Acua Mensah (Ghana, Best National Costume), Zoe Hoff (Cook Islands, Miss Talent), Simona Prochaskova (Czech Republic, Miss Elegance), Ekaterina Ramonova (Russia, Miss Photogenic), Jessica Islam (Bangladesh, Best in Evening Gown).

The other delegates who made it to the Top 10 were Sheneli Romaya (Sri Lanka), Rachel Murdel (Canada), Anita Maspons (Dominican Republic, Miss Fitness), Veronica Iglesias (Nicaragua), and Nan Inzali (Myanmar), who qualified with an automatic spot as People's Choice awardee.

While Serena Darder (Peru), Natalia Garibay (Mexico), Jarupiya Boribalburibhand (Thailand), Sirena Aguilar (Netherlands), Roush Sindhu (India), Lauriela Martins (Angola), Shante Jarrett (Jamaica), and Ai Nozaki (Japan, Miss Friendship), as well as Mia Leroux (South Africa) and Nicky Kandola (USA), who both qualified as online poll winners from tbeir respective continents, made it to the Top 20.

This year's selection committee included Linda Rodriguez Coelo, Oguzhan Ertugal, Junko Koshino, Ryohei Mikata, Kuburi Suujitsu, Hirochi Tabata, Senko Ikenobo, Miss International 2024 Huynh Thi Than Thuy, and Ms. Akemi Shimomura.

Hosted by Maxwell Powers, with presenters Miss International 2023 Andrea Rubio and former Miss Japan Tomomi Okada, the 63rd Miss International unfolded at the Yoyugi National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan and was beamed live to a global audience through the ICA's channel on YouTube.