Miss International Queen 2020

Miss International Queen 2020
From left: Thailand, Mexico, Brazil
Date	7 March 2020
Presenters	Piyawat Kempetch Saraichatt Jirapatt
Entertainment	Jazell Barbie Royale
Venue	Pattaya, Chonburi, Thailand
Broadcaster	Channel 3 (Thailand)
Entrants	21
Placements	12
Debuts	Norway
Withdrawals	Canada Ecuador South Korea Nepal Nicaragua Panama Venezuela
Returns	Australia France Mongolia Singapore Sweden Taiwan ROC
Winner	Valentina Fluchaire  Mexico
Congeniality	Gebby Vesta  Indonesia
Best National Costume	Wanie Mohtar  Malaysia
Photogenic	Jess Labares  Philippines

Miss International Queen 2020 was the 15th Miss International Queen pageant, held at the Tiffany's Show Pattaya in Pattaya, Chonburi, Thailand, on March 7, 2020.^[1]

Jazell Barbie Royale of the United States^[2] crowned Valentina Fluchaire of Mexico as her successor at the end of the event. This is the second time that Mexico claimed the title.^[3][4]

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss International Queen 2020	Mexico – Valentina Fluchaire[5][6]
1st Runner-Up	Thailand – Ruethaipreeya Nuanglee[5]
2nd Runner-Up	Brazil – Ariella Moura[5]
Top 6	Australia – Jan Brielle  France – Louiz Avendei  Philippines – Jess Labares
Top 12	China – Lacey Wang Xinlei  Laos – Aliya Sirisopha  Malaysia – Wanie Mohtar  Norway – Eirin Grinde Tunheim  Taiwan ROC – Loey Wang  Vietnam – Bùi Đình Hoài Sa §

§ – placed into the Top 12 by winning Most Popular Introductory Video

Special awards

Award	Contestant
Best National Costume	Malaysia – Wanie Mohtar
Miss Congeniality	Indonesia – Gebby Vesta
Miss Photogenic	Philippines – Jess Labares
Best in Evening Gown	Mexico – Valentina Fluchaire
Best in Talent	France – Louiz Louiz
Most Popular Introductory Video	Vietnam – Bùi Đình Hoài Sa

Best in Talent

Award	Contestant
Winner	France – Louiz Avendei
1st Runner-Up	Vietnam – Bùi Đình Hoài Sa
2nd Runner-Up	Taiwan ROC – Loey Wang
Top 13	Australia – Jan Brielle  China – Lacey Wang Xinlei  India – Nithu R.S.  Indonesia – Gebby Vesta  Laos – Aliya Sirisopha  Mexico – Valentina Fluchaire  Myanmar – May Than Yo †  Sweden – Victoria Tran  Thailand – Ruethaipreeya Nuanglee  United States – Kayley Whalen

Contestants

21 contestants competed for the title.

Country or territory	Contestant	Age	Hometown	Occupation
Australia	Jan Brielle[7]		Melbourne	Nurse
Brazil	Ariella Moura	22	São Paulo	Model
China	Lacey Wang Xinlei	32	Shanghai	Model
France	Louiz Avendei	36	Réunion Island	Musician Teacher, Singer & Writer
India	Nithush Alimaishani	29	Karnataka	Tattoo Artist & Yoga Expert
Indonesia	Gebby Vesta[8]	33	Bali	Professional DJ, Model & Song Writer
Japan	Rio Takahashi[9]	21	Tokyo	Model
Laos	Aliya Sirisopha[10]	23	Vientiane	Student, Actress & Model
Malaysia	Wanie Mohtar	26	Sabah	Performer & Business Owner
Mexico	Valentina Fluchaire[11]	25	Colima	Model
Mongolia	Uyanga Hokyatwoklem	30	Ulaanbaatar	Model
Myanmar	May Than Yo †	21	Yangon	Model
Norway	Eirin Grinde Tunheim	27	Tromsø	Dentistry Medicine Student
Peru	Nataly Saavedra	34	Lima	Model, Chef & Activist
Philippines	Jess Labares[12]	26	Manila	Flight Attendant
Singapore	Andrea Razali[13]	29	Singapore	Business Owner & LGBT Rights Advocate
Sweden	Victoria Tran		Stockholm	Model
Taiwan ROC	Loey Wang		Taipei City	Model
Thailand	Ruethaipreeya Nuanglee[14]	27	Khon Kaen	Liberal Arts Student
United States	Kayley Whalen[15]		Los Angeles	LGBT Rights Advocate
Vietnam	Bùi Đình Hoài Sa[16]	28	An Giang	Model & Singer

References

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12. "Philippines' Jess Labares named Miss Photogenic, among Top 6 in Miss International Queen". gmanetwork.com. 8 March 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
13. "From One Queen to Another, the Torch Burns for Singaporean Trans Women". ricemedia.co. 8 February 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
14. "Oh Dear! Miss Tiffany's Universe 2019 Crowned". khaosodenglish.com. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
15. "Kayley Whalen - Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network". awnnetwork.org. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
16. "Hoài Sa xếp thứ nhì phần thi tài năng tại Miss International Queen 2020". thanhnien.vn (in Vietnamese). 29 February 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

External links

• Official website