Miss International 2017

Miss International 2017
Miss International 2017, Kevin Lilliana Junaedy of Indonesia
Date	November 14, 2017
Presenters	Tetsuya Bessho Amy Ota
Entertainment	Chemistry StarLights
Venue	Tokyo Dome City, Tokyo, Japan
Broadcaster	Host Broadcaster: Ustream PlayStation Network YouTube Indosiar Panamericana Television NHK Co-host Broadcaster: TV Tokyo
Entrants	69
Placements	15
Debuts	Cambodia Cook Islands Laos
Withdrawals	Argentina Aruba Cuba Denmark Guam Ireland Nigeria Northern Marianas Puerto Rico Sri Lanka
Returns	Chile Curaçao Czech Republic Ethiopia Lithuania Mongolia Paraguay
Winner	Kevin Lilliana Indonesia
Best National Costume	Natsuki Tsutsui Japan

Miss International 2017, the 57th Miss International pageant, was held on November 14, 2017 at Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Kylie Verzosa of the Philippines crowned her successor Kevin Lilliana of Indonesia at the end of the event. This edition also saw the crowning of the first ever moslem women to win Miss International, and was the first to win one of the four major international pageants for Indonesia.

The show was hosted by Tetsuya Bessho on his fourth consecutive year. Amy Ota co-hosted the event, with a performance by Chemistry. This is the second time in Miss International history that the finals night saw the return of the previous year's runners-up to crown their respective successors.

Background

On April 4, 2017, it was announced during a broadcast conference by Akemi Shimomura, president of the International Cultural Association, that the 2017 pageant would be held in Tokyo Dome City Hall, Tokyo, Japan for the second consecutive year on Tuesday, November 14, 2017.

The 2017 edition saw the debuts of Cambodia, Cook Islands and Laos; and the returns of Ethiopia has not competed since 2009, Czech Republic since 2010, Lithuania since 2013, Chile and Curacao since 2014, Mongolia and Paraguay since 2015. Argentina, Aruba, Cuba, Denmark, Guam, Ireland, Nigeria, Northern Marianas, Puerto Rico and Sri Lanka have withdrawn from the competition.

Results

Placements

Continental queens

Contestants

69 contestants competed for the title of Miss International 2017: