Miss Tourism International

Miss Tourism International
Formation	1994
Type	Beauty Pageant
Headquarters	Kuala Lumpur
Location	Malaysia
President	Datuk Danny Ooi H.E
Website	http://www.misstourisminternational.com

Miss Tourism International is an annual international beauty contest run by the D’ Touch International Sdn Bhd Foundation.^[1]^[2] The contest began in 1994 in Kuching, Malaysia. Malaysia hosts Miss Tourism International every year, except in 2006 it was held outside Malaysia for the first time, in Guangzhou, China. The beauty pageant was not held in 1996, 1997 and 2007. Miss Tourism International in Sri Lanka was held three times (1993, 1996 & 2002).^[3] The pageant not held again in Sri Lanka, but others exist in other countries.

The present Miss Tourism International 2014 title holder is Faddya Isabel Halabi from Venezuela.^[4]^[5] The 2013 pageant (which determined the winners for 2014) also had four runner-up contestants.^[6]

History

The Miss Tourism International world final is a New Year’s Eve pageant that plays host to many international beauty queens from around the world. The 2014 event will have contestants from 59 countries.^[7]

The inauguration of Miss Tourism International was held in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia in 1994. Introduced by the president and franchise owner, Datuk Danny Ooi, today, Miss Tourism International contest has involved contestants in over 76 countries.^[8] In 2002, the pageant had 26 participants from various countries.^[1] In 2002, the first live internet broadcast of the event occurred.^[1]

Cultural exchange

The 2002 pageant was ascribed the theme "bringing the world to Malaysia".^[1] It has been described as conducive to encouraging cultural exchange in Malaysia per participants in the pageant being from various countries.^[1] At past pageants, such as the 2002 one, contestants have been given tours of Malaysian areas of interest, are introduced to various food delicacies, and are encouraged to engage in cultural exchange by discussing their native countries to "promote understanding and goodwill".^[1] The event is televised in Malaysia and "broadcasted to participating countries".^[1] In 2002, the pageant was supported by the Malaysian Ministry of Culture, Arts and Tourism, and part of its focus is to serve to promote tourism in Malaysia.^[1]

Titleholders

No Pageant held (1996, 1997, 2007)

Miss Tourism International	Winner	Name	Pageant Date^[8]	Venue	Entrants
2015-2016			December 31, 2015	Copenhagen, Denmark
2014-2015	Venezuela	Faddya Isabel Halabi^[9]	December 31, 2014	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	62
2013-2014	Philippines	Angeli Dione Gomez ^[4]	December 31, 2013	Putrajaya, Malaysia	60
2012-2013	Philippines	Rizzini Alexis Gomez	December 31, 2012	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	56
2011-2012	Malaysia	Gabriella Robinson	December 31, 2011	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	54
2010-2011	Netherlands	Nathalie den Dekker	December 31, 2010	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	55
2009-2010	Germany	Sarah Elzanowski	December 31, 2009	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	45
2008-2009	India	Manasvi Mamgai	December 31, 2008	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	43
2006-2007	Romania	Florina Manea	November 12, 2006	Guangzhou, China	41
2005-2006	France	Isabelle Lamont	December 31, 2005	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	36
2004-2005	USA	Megha Nabe	December 31, 2004	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	33
2003-2004	South Africa	Angela Beck	December 31, 2003	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	30
2002-2003	Thailand	Piyanuch Khamboon	December 31, 2002	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	26
2001-2002	India	Candice Pinto	December 31, 2001	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	26
2000-2001	Philippines	Maria Esperanza Manzano	November 19, 2000	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	19
1999-2000	Poland	Agnieszka Zakreta	October 30, 1999	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	21
1998-1999	Poland	Roksana Jonek	March 30, 1998	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	21
1995-1996	Greece	Maria Pateli	March 24, 1995	Langkawi Island, Malaysia	24
1994-1995	Australia	Michelle Holmes	1994	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	30