Since 1971
About Miss Intercontinental
Since 1971, young, ambitious women from every continent have dreamed of wearing this crown. What began as a tourism event on Aruba has grown into an international show of beauty, success and diversity.
- 54editions
- 54queens
- 28crowned nations
Our story
From Aruba to the world
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1971
Aruba
A tourism event becomes a pageant
Miss Intercontinental began as a promotion for tourism on the island of Aruba. Thirty-five women in red one-piece swimsuits competed for the crown in Oranjestad — after two weeks of the island’s beaches, its food and a taste of the jet set. It started as a teen pageant, and strong television ratings made it an annual event.
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Late 1970s
Around the world
The crown starts to travel
At the end of the 1970s the pageant left Aruba for exotic places all over the world — among them Cartagena in Colombia, Berlin, Huangshan in China, Mahé in the Seychelles, Minsk and Nassau in the Bahamas.
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2022
50th anniversary
Half a century of Miss Intercontinental
In 2022 Miss Intercontinental celebrated its 50th edition. The world has changed a lot since 1971 — and the pageant has changed with it.
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Today
The UN of glamour
Over eighty women, one crown
Every year more than eighty women from every continent compete for what is known as the most expensive crown in pageantry — a showcase of the world’s most poised women and a celebration of the beauty of diversity.
Host places
Where the crown has travelled
OranjestadAruba · 1971
CartagenaColombia
BerlinGermany
HuangshanChina
MahéSeychelles
MinskBelarus
NassauBahamas
ManilaPhilippines · 2018
Red SeaEgypt · 2017 – 2026
The titleholders
Women of power and grace
Miss Intercontinental titleholders have gone on to high-profile careers in government, business, finance, film and fashion — women of commitment and intelligence, of style and substance.
All 54 queens
