WHICH COUNTRIES DO WELL IN INTERNATIONAL BEAUTY PAGEANTS?

WORLD GRANDSLAM RANKING IN BEAUTY PAGEANTS

1 Venezuela - South America
2 India
3 United States - North America
4 South Africa - Africa
5 Colombia - South America
6 Puerto Rico - North America
7 Russia - Europe
8 Philippines
9 Spain - Europe
10 Peru - South America

ONLY TWO ASIAN COUNTRIES MADE IT TO THE TOP 10 (or upper 10 percent of TOP 50 LIST OF COUNTRIES IN THE WHOLE WORLD)...








LET US SEE THE RANKINGS BY REGION OR CONTINENT...

ASIA-PACIFIC GRANDSLAM RANKING

1. India (world rank: 02)
2. Philippines (world rank: 08)
3. China (world rank: 16)
4. Turkey (world rank: 17)
5. Australia (world rank: 20)


EUROPE GRANDSLAM RANKING

1. Russia (world rank: 07)
2. Spain (world rank: 09)
3. Greece (world rank: 18)
4. France (world rank: 19)
5. Poland (world rank: 23)


SOUTH AMERICA GRANDSLAM RANKING

1. Venezuela (world rank: 01)
2. Colombia (world rank: 05)
3. Peru (world rank: 10)
4. Brazil (world rank: 11)
5. Chile (world rank: 33)


NORTH AMERICA (including Carribean) GRANDSLAM RANKING

1. United States of America (world rank: 03)
2. Puerto Rico (world rank: 06)
3. Dominican Republic (world rank: 12)
4. Mexico (world rank: 13)
5. Canada (world rank: 14)


AFRICA GRANDSLAM RANKING

1. Nigeria (world rank: 31)
2. Tunisia (world rank: 46)
The rest of African countries rank below TOP 50...
3. Kenya (world rank: 52)
4. Tanzania (world rank: 55)
5. Botswana (world rank: 56

IF THERE ARE BEAUTY SUPERPOWERS, THERE ARE CERTAINLY THE UNDERDOGS...

LEAST PERFORMING COUNTRIES...

87 Indonesia
88 Guatemala - North America
89 F.Y.R. Macedonia - Europe
89 New Caledonia
89 Slovakia - Europe
89 San Marino - Europe
93 Netherlands - Europe
94 Egypt - Africa
95 Bulgaria - Europe
95 All Others

INDONESIA AND NEW CALEDONIA ARE TWO ASIA-PACIFIC COUNTRIES THAT PLACED IN THE MOST BOTTOM PART OF THE WORLD RANKINGS...

ASIA-PACIFIC LIST OF NON-PERFORMING COUNTRIES IN BEAUTY PAGEANTS

This list is arranged from WORST performers...
1 All other Asian countries (world rank: 95)
2 New Caledonia (world rank: 89)
3 Indonesia (world rank: 87)
4 Mongolia (world rank: 76)
5 Tahiti (world rank:65)
Vietnam (world rank: 65)
2 Actually the following are just average and somewhat OK (remember the following countries are in the TOP 50 LIST)...
6 Malaysia (world rank: 42)
7 Lebanon (world rank: 38)
8 Thailand (world rank: 37)
9 Korea (world rank: 24)
10 Japan (world rank: 22)

Ranking Procedure

In September of 2003 Global Beauties launched the "Grand Slam" ranking, a system which makes possible to measure the performance of each participant country in the four most acclaimed beauty pageants in the world in the last 10 years: Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth.

The following is an overview of the basis on which the ranking is calculated.

a) Taken into consideration for the ranking, are all countries which have participated in a 'big 4' considering the results of such competitions over a time span of the last ten years.

b) Once a new pageant is held, results from exactly ten years ago are erased, and the new ones are added. (ex. All points earned by countries during the 1993 Miss Universe pageants were discarded immediately after results of Miss Universe 2003 were added to the ranking).

c) The ranking list is calculated on by a computer program which assigns a country points for its achievements in a major international contest, according to clearly defined criteria.

d) The factors taken into consideration are winning or placing among finalists and semi-finalists in a 'big 4'. (special prizes such as Miss Photogenic, Cyber Press, Elegance, etc, are no longer computed).

e) Points are awarded as following: pageant's winner (20 points), 2nd place (19 points), 3rd place (18 points); 4th place (17 points), 5th place (16 points), 6th place (15 points), 7th place (14 points), 8th place (13 points), 9th place (12 points), 10th place (11 points), 11th place (10 points), 12th place (9 points), 13th place (8 points), 14th place (7 points), 15th (6 points), 16th (5 points), 17th place (4 points), 18th place (3 points), 19th place (2 points), 20th place (1 point);

f) When exact results for all ranking positions are not made available, an average of those is calculated to determine points earned by such countries (ex- In Miss World 2002, where rankings from 6th to 10th and from 11th to 20th were not revealed, each of the semi-finalist countries in the top 20 earned 5,5 points (1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10/10), while those who placed among the top 10 earned 13,0 points each (11+12+13+14+15/5).

g) A weight is given to each of the 'big 4' before points are added to determine the Grand Slam Ranking. Based on tradition, years of existence, television telecast and audience, production quality, press interest and number of participant countries, it was agreed that Miss World results would be multiplied by 2.0, Miss Universe results would be multiplied by 2.0, Miss International results would be multiplied by 1.0 and Miss Earth results would be multiplied by 1.0 (International shall no longer be multiplied by 1.5, given the fact that Miss Earth has caught up with it in terms of participant countries and world wide telecast).

h) At the end of each year, three awards are given. The "Country of the Year Award" goes to the country with the best performance in that particular year alone. The "Grand Slam Award" goes to the country which has finished the year in the overall 1st place. The "Best Mover of the Year Award" will be given to the country which has made the most significant improvement in the ranking within the last 12 months.

WORLD RANK FOR 2005
1 Puerto Rico
2 Dominican Republic
3 Mexico
4 Venezuela
5 Canada
6 Philippines
7 Korea
7 Tanzania
7 United States
10 Iceland
Continuing... 11) Peru - 38.00, 12) South Africa - 36.00, 13) Italy - 32.00, 14) Serbia & Montenegro - 29.00, 15) Russia - 28.50, 16) Israel, Latvia and Switzerland - 26.00, 19) India, Jamaica, Northern Ireland, Spain and U.S. Virgin Islands - 20.00, 24) Finland and Poland - 18.00, 26) Turkey - 17.00, 27) Brazil, Greece, Norway, Indonesia and Trinidad & Tobago - 16.00, 32) Chile and Paraguay - 14.50, 34) Colombia, France, Japan and Ukraine - 12.00, 38) Bosnia Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Ecuador and El Salvador - 8.50, 42) all others - 0.00. Best in Africa: Tanzania; Best in the Americas: Puerto Rico; Best in Asia: Philippines; Best in Europe: Iceland; Best in Oceania: none.

For the first time in pageant history Puerto Rico is proclaimed "Country of the Year". If historically this Caribbean island has been one of the most successful countries in Miss Universe, until 2005 it had never been able to combined excellent results in 3 grand slam pageants, including a Miss Universe's 1st runner-up, a Miss World's 2nd runner-up and a Miss Earth's top 8 semifinalist (a first for Puerto Rico). Puerto Rico had the best overall performance in 2005.

Just behind it, we find another Caribbean powerhouse, the Dominican Republic, who did amazingly well in Miss Universe (3rd place), Miss International (2nd place) and Miss Earth (2nd place), but failed to make the cut in Miss World, a competition worth 40 points.

Confirming an exceptional year for the Americas, Mexico comes in third place, after having placed in both Miss Universe (4th) and Miss World (2nd) for the second straight year. Might it decide to take Miss International and Earth seriously in the future, and soon we shall see Mexico in an even bigger position. Venezuela, last in 2004 with zero points, returned to the top in 4th place, with a Miss Earth winner, a Miss Universe's 4th runner-up and a Miss International's semifinalist.

It is followed by Canada, 5th, with its 2nd victory in Miss Universe and a semifinalist in Miss World. The first country outside of the Americas to appear in our list is the Philippines, Asia's best in 2005 with its first grand slam winner in 26 years (Miss International). It was also a dream year for Tanzania, 7th overall, tied with surprising Korea and the United States, and topping the African group. Tanzania had never scored in any grand slam pageant until 2005.

Finally we have Iceland rounding up the top 10 and being named best European nation of 2005, as a result of the crowning of its 3rd Miss World. No country from Oceania scored in 2005.

Congratulations to the top 10 nations of 2005, especially to Puerto Rico, best among the best!

TANZANIA IS THE "BEST MOVER" OF 2005

Tanzania had already sent some very competitive delegates to Miss World, including a press favorite in 2001. However, it was only in 2005 that it enjoyed the taste of success in two grand slam pageants, with a Miss Earth's semifinalist and a Miss World's finalist and Queen of Africa. As a result, Tanzania moved 37 positions up in the Grand Slam Ranking from 2004 to 2005, the best record of 2005. Tanzania was named "Best Mover of 2005", a great a accomplishment for this East African nation, now 55th.

Iceland comes next in this list. After not being able to defend its 1995 Miss International points, Iceland descended to the 93rd position in the Grand Slam ranking in September. A Miss World victory though, earned it 40 points and 34 positions: up to 56th!

Other great movers of 2005 were Latvia (+23), Switzerland (+17), Northern Ireland (+12), U.S. Virgin Islands (+12) and Paraguay (+10). Canada (+4, now 14th), Mexico (+8, now 13th) and Puerto Rico (+4, now 6th) made some significant improvement as well.

VENEZUELA REMAINS ON THE TOP, BUT INDIA NOW HAS A REAL CHANCE TO CATCH IT

After a tragic 2004, Venezuela came back considerably stronger in 2005: it bagged the Miss Earth crown and did quite well in Miss Universe and Miss International. The problem is Miss World, Venezuela's worst nightmare. After failing to make the cut for the 2nd year in a row, Venezuela lost 40 very precious points from Jacqueline Aguilera's victory back in 1995. With India surprising Miss World placement (mind you that India had not earned any points in 1995), the gap between the two powerhouses closed in 60 points, although Venezuela remains the ranking's leader.

The battle between these two countries in 2006 will be quite interesting, considering that both have some important points from 1996 to defend, especially Venezuela and Alicia Machado's 40 points from Miss Universe.

Meanwhile, Puerto Rico has moved from 10th to 6th place. It is now very close to a top 5 position, which could happen depending on how Colombia and South Africa perform in 2006. The Philippines (8th) is also "on the rise", and is another country we should keep an eye on. Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Canada are all at the doorstep of a TOP 10 position.

The biggest losers of 2006, who next year will attempt to regain some ground were Bolivia (-14, 49th), El Salvador (-15, 61st), Vietnam (-12, 65th), Croatia (-30, 71st), and Bulgaria (-26, 95th).

Most Photogenic Awards in Miss Universe

5 - Philippines
5 - Puerto Rico
5 - England
3 - Italy
3 - Spain
2 - Colombia
2 - Germany
2 - Netherlands/Holland
2 - Holland
0 - Netherlands
2 - Ireland
2 - New Zealand
2 - Sweden
2 - USA
1 - Australia
1 - Austria
1 - Bahamas
1 - Belgium
1 - Bermuda
1 - Costa Rica
1 - Denmark
1 - Ecuador
1 - Finland
1 - Greece
1 - Slovak Republic
1 - Switzerland
1 - Thailand
1 - Trinidad and Tobago
1 - Venezuela
1 - Yugoslavia

Most Awards in Miss Universe
8 - Colombia
7 - Philippines
7 - Puerto Rico
6 - England
6 - Spain
6 - Trinidad and Tobago
5 2005 Thailand
4 - Brazil
4 - Germany
4 - Guam
4 - Italy
4 - Korea
4 - Mexico
4 - Peru
3 - Australia
3 - Bahamas
3 - Greece
3 - India
3 - Japan
3 - Netherlands/ Holland
3 - Holland
3 - US Virgin Islands
2 - Belgium
2 - Cayman Islands
2 - Costa Rica
2 - Dominican Republic
2 - Ireland
2 - Israel
2 - Louisiana
2 - New Zealand
2 - Panama
2 - Scotland
2 - Sweden
2 - USA
1 - Antigua and Barbuda
1 - Aruba
1 - Austria
1 - Bermuda
1 - Bolivia
1 - Burma
1 - Burma
1 - Canada
1 - Chile
1 - Curacao
1 - Denmark
1 - Ecuador
1 - El Salvador
1 - Finland
1 - Gambia
1 - Ghana
1 - Gibraltar
1 - Guatemala
1 - Honduras
1 - Iceland
1 - Namibia
1 - Nigeria
1 - Norway
1 - Paraguay
1 - Portugal
1 - Russia
1 - Slovak Republic
1 - Sweden
1 - Tunisia
1 - Turkey
1 - Uruguay
1 - Venezuela
1 - Wales
1 - Yugoslavia
1 - Congo, Democratic Republic of/Congo
1 - Zaire

funny that the top 2 asian countries r the most caucasoid looking out of all the asians

Most Semi-Finalists in Miss Universe (Last-updated: December 2005)
50 - USA
33 - Venezuela
27 - Brazil
27 - Sweden
26 - Colombia
21 - Germany
20 - Israel
19 - England
18 - Finland
18 - Greece
17 - India
17 - Norway
16 - Peru
16 - South Africa
15 - Canada
15 - Japan
15 - Puerto Rico
14 - Italy
14 - Philippines
14 - Spain
13 - Argentina
13 - Chile
12 - France
12 - Mexico
11 - Australia
11 - Netherlands/Holland
9 - Holland
2 - Netherlands
9 - Switzerland
7 - Austria
7 - Belgium
7 - Ireland
7 - Korea
7 - Panama
7 - Trinidad and Tobago
6 - Denmark
6 - Hong Kong
6 - Uruguay
5 - Dominican Republic
5 - New Zealand
5 - Scotland
5 - Thailand
5 - Wales
4 - Curacao
4 - El Salvador
4 - Iceland
4 - Jamaica
4 - Poland
4 - Serbia and Montenegro/Yugoslavia
1 - Serbia and Montenegro
3 - Yugoslavia
3 - Taiwan/Taiwan R.O.C./Republic of China/Chinese Taipei
3 - Republic of China
3 - Lebanon
3 - Paraguay
3 - Russia
2 - Angola
2 - Aruba
2 - Bolivia
2 - Congo, Democratic Republic of/Congo
2 - Zaire
2 - Costa Rica
2 - Cuba/Free Cuba
2 - Cuba
2 - Czech Republic
2 - Czechoslovakia
2 - Ecuador
2 - Estonia
2 - Guam
2 - Guatemala
2 - Haiti
2 - Hawaii
2 - Namibia
2 - Singapore
2 - Tahiti
2 - Turkey
1 - Alaska
1 - Albania
1 - Belize
1 - Bermuda
1 - Botswana
1 - China
1 - Comm. of Ind. States/Soviet Union/USSR
1 - USSR
1 - Cyprus
1 - Ghana
1 - Honduras
1 - Indonesia
1 - Latvia
1 - Malaysia
1 - Morocco
1 - Nicaragua
1 - Nigeria
1 - Slovak Republic
1 - Sri Lanka/Ceylon
1 - Ceylon
0 - Sri Lanka
1 - Turks and Caicos
1 - Virgin Islands
1 - Zimbabwe
1 - Rhodesia

MISS PHILIPPINES UNIVERSE

Delegates
1952 - Teresita Tirralba Sanchez
1953 - Cristina Monson Pacheco
1954 - Blesilda Mueler Ocampo
1955 - Yvonne Berenguer De los Reyes
1956 - Isabel Rodriguez
1957 - Mary Ann Philipps Corrales
1962 - Josephine Brown Estrada
1963 - Lalaine Betia Bennett
1964 - Maria Myrna Sese Panlilio
1965 - Louise Vail Aurelio
1966 - Maria Clarinda Garces Soriano
1967 - Pilar Delilah Veloso Pilapil
1968 - Charina Rosello Zaragosa
1969 - Maria Gloria Aspillera Diaz
1970 - Simonette Berenguer de los Reyes
1971 - Vida Valentina Doria
1972 - Armi Barbara Quiray Crespo
1973 - Maria Margarita Roxas Moran
1974 - Guadalupe Cuerva Sanchez
1975 - Rose Marie Singson Brosas
1976 - Elizabeth Samson de Padua
1977 - Anna Lorraine Tomas Kier
1978 - Jennifer Mitzcheck Corytes
1979 - Criselda Flores Cecilio
1980 - Maria Rosario Rivera Silayan
1981 - Maria Caroline De Vera
1982 - Maria Isabel Pagunsan Lopez
1983 - Rosita Cornell Capuyon
1984 - Marai Desiree Erese Verdadero
1985 - Joyce Ann Fellosas Burton
1986 - Violeta Asela Enriquez Naluz
1987 - Geraldine Edith Villaruz Asis
1988 - Perfida Reyes Limpin
1989 - Sara Jane Davis Paez
1990 - Germelina Leah Banal Padilla
1991 - Maria Lourdes Talam Gonzalez
1992 - Elizabeth Garcia Berroya
1993 - Melinda JoannaTanseco Galalrdo
1994 - Charlene Gonzalez Bonnin
1995 - Joanne Zapanta Santos
1996 - Ailleen Leng Marfori Damiles
1997 - Abbygail Williamson Arenas
1998 - Jewel Mae Lobaton
1999 - Miriam Redito Quiambao
2000 - Nina Ricci Alagao
2001 - Zorayda Ruth Andam
2002 - Karen Agustin
2003 - Carla Gay Balingit
2004 - Maricar Balagtas
2005 - Gionna Cabrera

Semi-Finalists
Winner (69,73)
1st runner-up (99)
3rd runner-up (63,80,84)
4th runner-up (75)
Finalist (94)
Semi-Finalist (54,65,66,72,74,87)

Award Winners
Miss Photogenic (71,73,96,97,05)
Best National Costume (94)

Most Winners in Miss Universe
7 - USA
4 - Puerto Rico
4 - Venezuela
3 - Sweden
2 - Australia
2 - Brazil
2 - Canada
2 - Finland
2 - India
2 - Philippines
2 - Thailand
2 - Trinidad and Tobago
1 - Argentina
1 - Botswana
1 - Chile
1 - Colombia
1 - Dominican Republic
1 - France
1 - Germany
1 - Greece
1 - Netherlands/Holland
1 - Holland
1 - Israel
1 - Japan
1 - Lebanon
1 - Mexico
1 - Namibia
1 - New Zealand
1 - Norway
1 - Panama¹
1 - Peru
1 - Russia¹
1 - South Africa
1 - Spain

¹ Oxana Fedorova of Russia was stripped of her title for failing to perform her duties. Justine Pasek of Panama, her 1st runner-up was crowned Miss Universe 2002.

beauty pageants are all bull$hit anyways. Who are the judges? some celebrity smuck?

Do not generalize the judges. There are many judges who are really worthy to be judges.

There are judges in Boxing, Gymnastics, Equistrian, Diving, Figure Skating, and of course, BEAUTY PAGEANTS... they are carefully chosen and they are expected to prescribe a particular standard or criteria for judging contestants...

It's just a pity that some would be losers... but are they really losers? I don't see them that way. For me, if there are no participants, there can be no winner.

That's what Indians and Filipinos are but their more or less Caucasoid appearance than fellow Asians is not the factor that made them do well in beauty pageants... If Caucasian looks is the only factor, then why do Bulgarians, Yugoslavians, Lebanese and Austrians rarely win or become semi-finalists in pageants? They have Caucasoid looks but they are not built to be winners like Indians and Filipino beauty queens...

Indian and Filipino women, besides their inherent charm and beauty, are competitive, well-spoken, assertive and intelligent. They just have the total package. More than great looks and sexy body, they also have brains and personality... No wonder they outshine the rest or in most cases get noticed...

There are many beautiful Koreans and Japanese but they are not assertive and competitive enough. Most are so demure and timid. They have to be trained by a PR Manager so that they would learn more on how to deal with people from all walks of life while having vibrant personality...

get over it.................... and where is China??

^ get over it?
i only said that once -its not like ive been forcing my opinion of this topic on every1 for over 100 times

n wat of china?

where is China i think china has many beauties so.....hmm

maybe china does but i think china has only recently entered the miss universe? only 1 chinese delegate i found pretty 2

oooooh i didn't know that, that explains it thanx

WORLD TOP 25 LISTINGS PER INTERNATIONAL BEAUTY PAGEANT

***MISS UNIVERSE RANKING***

1 VENEZUELA (South America)
2 UNITED STATES (North America)
3 INDIA (Asia-Pacific)
4 PUERTO RICO (Carribean)
5 SOUTH AFRICA (Africa)
6 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO (Carribean)
7 CANADA (North America)
8 RUSSIA (Europe)
9 MEXICO (North America)
10 SPAIN (Europe)
11 COLOMBIA (South America)
12 PANAMA (North America)
13 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (Carribean)
14 PERU (South America)
15 GREECE (Europe)
16 BRAZIL (South America)
17 ESTONIA (Europe)
18 ISRAEL (Asia-Pacific)
19 JAMAICA (Carribean)
20 FRANCE (Europe)
21 SWEDEN (Europe)
22 SWITZERLAND (Europe)
23 AUSTRALIA (Asia-Pacific)
24 BOTSWANA (Africa)
25 PHILIPPINES (Asia-Pacific)

Miss Universe
ASIA = India, Israel
EUROPE = Russia, Spain
AFRICA = South Africa, Botswana
NORTH AMERICA = United States, Canada
SOUTH AMERICA = Venezuela, Colombia
CARRIBEAN = Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago

***MISS WORLD RANKING***

1 INDIA (Asia-Pacific)
2 SOUTH AFRICA (Africa)
3 UNITED STATES (North America)
4 VENEZUELA (South America)
5 CHINA (Asia-Pacific)
6 PERU (South America)
7 PHILIPPINES (Asia-Pacific)
8 TURKEY (Europe)
9 COLOMBIA (South America)
10 AUSTRALIA (Asia-Pacific)
11 NIGERIA (Africa)
12 MEXICO (North America)
13 ITALY (Europe)
14 RUSSIA (Europe)
15 NORWAY (Europe)
16 ARUBA (Carribean)
17 ISRAEL (Asia-Pacific)
18 SPAIN (Europe)
19 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (Carribean)
20 JAMAICA (Carribean)
21 MALAYSIA (Asia-Pacific)
22 BRAZIL (South America)
23 PUERTO RICO (Carribean)
24 CZECH REPUBLIC (Europe)
25 CANADA (North America)

Miss World
ASIA = India, China
EUROPE = Turkey, Russia
AFRICA = South Africa, Nigeria
NORTH AMERICA = United States, Mexico
SOUTH AMERICA = Venezuela, Colombia
CARRIBEAN = Aruba and Dominican Republic

***MISS INTERNATIONAL RANKING***

1 VENEZUELA (South America)
2 JAPAN (Asia-Pacific)
3 COLOMBIA (South America)
4 KOREA (Asia-Pacific)
5 INDIA (Asia-Pacific)
6 SPAIN (Europe)
7 FRANCE (Europe)
8 FINLAND (Europe)
9 RUSSIA (Europe)
10 POLAND (Europe)
11 PHILIPPINES (Asia-Pacific)
12 TURKEY (Europe)
13 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (Carribean)
14 TUNISIA (Africa)
15 BRAZIL (South America)
16 UKRAINE (Europe)
17 CZECH REPUBLIC (Europe)
18 GREECE (Europe)
19 BOLIVIA (South America)
20 THAILAND (Asia-Pacific)
21 NICARAGUA (South America)
22 CHINA (Asia-Pacific)
23 PERU (South America)
24 MONGOLIA (Asia-Pacific)
25 ISRAEL (Asia-Pacific)

Miss International
ASIA = Japan, Korea
EUROPE = Spain, France
AFRICA = Tunisia
NORTH AMERICA = NONE
SOUTH AMERICA = Venezuela, Colombia
CARRIBEAN = Dominican Republic

***MISS EARTH RANKING***

1 PHILIPPINES (Asia-Pacific)
2 BRAZIL (South America)
3 SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO (Europe)
4 POLAND (Europe)
5 HONDURAS (North America)
6 TAHITI (Asia-Pacific)
7 PARAGUAY (South America)
8 BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA (Europe)
9 UNITED STATES (North America)
10 CHILE (South America)
11 PERU (South America)
12 INDIA (Asia-Pacific)
13 VENEZUELA (South America)
14 U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS (Carribean)
15 DENMARK (Europe)
16 NORTHERN IRELAND (Europe)
17 NORWAY (Europe)
18 KENYA (Africa)
19 MARTINIQUE (Carribean)
20 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (Carribean)
21 COSTA RICA (North America)
22 KAZHAKSTAN (Asia-Pacific)
23 GREECE (Europe)
24 ARGENTINA (South America)
25 COLOMBIA (South America)

Miss Earth
ASIA = Philippines, Tahiti
EUROPE = Serbia & Montenegro, Poland
AFRICA = Kenya
NORTH AMERICA = Honduras, United States
SOUTH AMERICA = Brazil, Paraguay
CARRIBEAN = US Virgin Islands, Martinique


***OVERALL RANKING***
1 Venezuela
2 India
3 United States
4 South Africa
5 Colombia
6 Puerto Rico
7 Russia
8 Philippines
9 Spain
10 Peru
11 Brazil
12 Dominican Republic
13 Mexico
14 Canada
15 Trinidad & Tobago
16 China
17 Turkey
18 Greece
19 France
20 Australia
21 Israel
22 Japan
23 Poland
24 Korea
25 Czech Republic

Overall
ASIA = India, Philippines,
EUROPE = Russia, Spain
AFRICA = South Africa
NORTH AMERICA = United States, Mexico
SOUTH AMERICA = Venezuela, Colombia
CARRIBEAN = Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic

Based on the rankings above...

1. Most Asia-Pacific beauty queens do well in Miss International. A total of 8 Asia-Pacific countries perform so well in this pageant.
2. It is followed by Miss World (5 Asia-Pacific countries) and Miss Earth (4 Asia-Pacific countries)
3. Miss Universe is the toughest arena for Asia-Pacific beauty queens. Only India, Israel and the Philippines made it to the TOP 25 List.
4. India and the Philippines are always in TOP 25 List in any of the Big Four International Beauty Pageants. Thus, they are ASIA'S POWER TWOS.