Miss International 2003
# Miss International 2003

Miss International 2003, the 43rd Miss International pageant, was held on October 8, 2003 at Radisson Miyako Hotel in Tokyo, Japan. Forty-five beauties from all over the world competed to win the coveted title held by Christina Sawaya of Lebanon. In the end, Goizeder Azúa of Venezuela won the title.

## Results

### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| - | - |
| Miss International 2003 | Venezuela – Goizeder Azúa |
| 1st Runner-up | India – Shonali Nagrani |
| 2nd Runner-up | Finland – Suvi Hartlin |
| Top 12 | Bolivia – Muriel Cruz  China – Wang Chan  France – Elodie Couffin  Greece – Apostolina Zaproydis  Japan – Saeko Matsumi  South Korea – Shin Ji-soo  Russia – Tatiana Chebotarevskaya  Thailand – Pawina Bamrungrot  Ukraine – Veronika Bondarenko |

## Contestants

* Argentina – Catalina Rouiller
* Aruba – Falon Juliana Lopez
* Bolivia – Carmen Muriel Cruz Claros
* Brazil – Carlessa Rubicínthia Macedo da Rocha
* Canada – Katarzyna Dziedzic
* Chile – Christiane Balmelli Fournier
* China – Wang Chan
* Colombia – Isabel Sofia Cabrales Baquero
* Costa Rica – Merilyn Villalta Castro
* Croatia – Maja Uzarevic
* Cyprus – Maria Pelekanou
* Ethiopia – Yodit Getahun
* Finland – Suvi Paivikki Hartlin
* France – Elodie Couffin
* Germany – Aleksandra Vodjanikova
* Greece – Apostolina Zaproydis
* Guatemala – Ana Pamela Prado Diaz
* Hong Kong – Priscilla Chik Doi-Doi
* India – Shonali Nagrani
* Israel – Stavit Budin
* Japan – Saeko Matsumi (松見早枝子)
* South Korea – Shin Ji-soo
* Latin Mexico – Lorena Ruiz Martinez
* Malaysia – Ester Tan
* Malta – Nadine Cassar
* Mexico – Gabriela Ortiz
* Native American – Lana-la Trell Onque Henry
* New Zealand – Amber Jean Peebles
* Nigeria – Nwando Okwosa
* Northern Mariana Islands – Nancie Rae King Ripple
* Philippines – Jhezarie Games Javier
* Puerto Rico – Dignelis Jiménez
* Russia – Tatiana Chebotarevskaya
* Serbia & Montenegro – Andja Ratko Budimir
* Singapore – Berlin Koh Meng Yean
* Slovak Republic – Simona Slobodnikova
* Spain – Maria Carrillo Reyes
* Thailand – Pawina Bamrungrot
* Tunisia – Amira Thabet
* Turkey – Gizem Kalyoncu
* Ukraine – Veronika Dmitrievna Bondarenko
* United Kingdom – Gayle Williamson
* USA – Masielle Otero
* Venezuela – Goizeder Victoria Azua Barrios
* Vietnam – Lê Minh Phượng
