History of Miss International
Locations
In 1960, Miss International Beauty Pageant was born in Long Beach, California.
In 1970, Japan had a opportunity to co-host the pageant with Japan World Exposition in Osaka. Since then, Japan became the host country and the pageants are mainly held in Japan.
- 60th
- 2022: Tokyo - Tokyo Dome City Hall
- 59th
- 2019: Tokyo - Tokyo Dome City Hall
- 58h
- 2018: Tokyo - Tokyo Dome City Hall
- 57th
- 2017: Tokyo - Tokyo Dome City Hall
- 56th
- 2016: Tokyo - Tokyo Dome City Hall
- 55th
- 2015: Tokyo - Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa/ Hiten
- 54th
- 2014: Tokyo - Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa/ Hiten
- 53th
- 2013: Tokyo - Shinagawa Prince Hotel Annex / Prince Hall
- 52th
- 2012: Okinawa - Okinawa Budokan
- 51th
- 2011: Chengdu - Sichuan International Tennis Center
- 50th
- 2000: Chengdu - Sichuan Gymnasium
- 49th
- 2009: Chengdu - Sichuan International Tennis Center
- 48th
- 2008: Macau - The Venetian Macau Resort Hotel
- 47th
- 2007: Tokyo - Prince Park Tower Tokyo
- 46th
- 2006: China - Xianghe Grand Epoch City
- 45th
- 2005: Tokyo - Welfare Pension Hall
- 44th
- 2004: China - Beijing Workers Indoor Arena
- 43th
- 2003: Tokyo - Radisson Miyako Hotel
- 42th
- 2002: Tokyo - Century Hyatt Tokyo
- 40th
- 2000: Tokyo - Welfare Pension Hall
- 39th
- 1999: Tokyo - U-Port Hall
- 38th
- 1998: Tokyo - Welfare Pension Hall
- 37th
- 1997: Kyoto - Kyoto Kaikan first hall
- 36th
- 1996: Kanazawa - City Tourism Hall
- 35th
- 1995: Tokyo - Welfare Pension Hall
- 34th
- 1994: Mie - Mie Festival Expo '94
- 33th
- 1993: Tokyo - Nippon Seinenkan
- 32th
- 1992: Nagasaki - Huis Ten Bosch
- 31th
- 1991: Tokyo - Welfare Pension Hall
- 30th
1990: Osaka - International Garden and Greenery Exposition
International Garden and Greenery Exposition 1990
At the Osaka Flower Expo, which also marked the 30th anniversary of the contest, the participants joined as "Flower goodwill ambassadors".
- 29th
- 1989: Kanazawa - City Tourism Hall
- 28th
- 1988: Gifu - Central Future Expo
- 27th
- 1987: Tokyo - Nippon Seinenkan
- 26th
- 1986: Nagasaki - Holland Village
- 25th
1985: Ibaraki - International Exposition
International Science and Technology Exposition 1985
Miss International was held as the crowning finale of the International Exposition.
- 24th
- 1984: Yokohama - Kanagawa Prefectural Hall
- 23th
- 1983: Osaka - Festival Hall
- 22th
- 1982: Fukuoka - Sun Palace
- 21th
- 1981: Kobe - Portopia '81
- 20th
- 1980: Tokyo - Postal Savings Hall
- 19th
- 1979: Tokyo - Postal Savings Hall
- 18th
- 1978: Tokyo - Postal Savings Hall
- 17th
- 1977: Tokyo - Imperial Theatre
- 16th
- 1976: Tokyo - Imperial Theatre
- 15th
1975: Okinawa - Ocean Expo Hall
Okinawa International Ocean Exposition 1975
The participants of the biggest event of the Okinawa Ocean Expo walked up on a floating stage deploying their exquisite looks which boosted up the popularity of the exposition.
- 14th
- 1974: Tokyo - Nippon Budokan
- 13th
- 1973: Osaka - Welfare Pension Hall
- 12th
- 1972: Tokyo - Nippon Budokan
- 11th
- 1971: United States - Long Beach
- 10th
1970: Osaka - Welfare Pension Hall
Japan World Exposition Commemorative Contest 1970
The Miss International World Contest was organised as the main event of the Osaka World Expo.
It was the first time Miss Japan won a prize. She ended up on the 4th place receiving standing ovations from the public. The participant's parade organized in Ginza before the contest was also extremely appreciated, and the popularity of the contest became the catalyst for its further organization in Japan.
- 9th
- 1969: Tokyo - Nippon Budokan
- 8th
1968: Tokyo - Nippon Budokan
- 7th
- 1967: United States - Long Beach
- 6th
- 1965: United States - Long Beach
- 5th
- 1964: United States - Long Beach
- 4th
- 1963: United States - Long Beach
- 3th
- 1962: United States - Long Beach
- 2th
- 1961: United States - Long Beach
- 1th
1960: United States - Long Beach
Miss International began in 1960
in Long Beach, California.