MISS TOURISM QUEEN INTERNATIONAL 2012
12TH TO 29TH DECEMBER 2012 – CHINA
WORLD FINAL 28TH DECEMBER
ENTRY AND DEPARTURE CITY: BEIJING

Official website: http://www.misstqi.com/
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OHMYGOSSIP — Miss Tourism Queen International was founded by Mr. Charlie See. Since 1949, there have been more than 80 countries occasionally holding this competition for their Miss Tourism National Queen. In 1993, the Miss Tourism Queen International Organization held the first world final competition in Sri Lanka, and later in USA, Russia, Brazil, Germany, Japan, Singapore, and many other countries as well. Miss Tourism Queen International contests has been held in China for six years from 2004 to 2009.

In 2004, we had 55 delegates participating with India’s Zabina Khan winning the crown. In 2005, there were 72 delegates with Greece’s Nikoletta Ralli’s winning the crown. In the 2006, we had 86 delegates participating and the contest was won by Justine Giabonza from the Philippines. In 2007, we passed the 100 countries mark, a 108 countries participated and Olga Zarubina and from Russia won the crown. In 2008, we had a recording breaking year with a 113 delegates participating and Silvia Cornejo of Peru won the contest. With each country’s tourism ambassadors gathering together, the Miss Tourism Queen International Contest aims at enhancing the tourism development, the friendship among different countries, and international culture exchange.

The China National Final for Miss Tourism Queen International 2011 was held in Dalian on 26 April 2011. With full support of the local government, local tourism department and media across the country, Miss China Tourism Queen contest is recognized as the best among beauty pageants in China. As an annual celebration in the tourism and fashion world, Miss China Tourism Queen 211 combines visual and cultural enjoyment and emphasizes promotion of tourism and tourist city. There are a total of 15 provincial contests of which the top 3 winners of each province participated in China’s National Final. The winner goes on to represent China in Miss Tourism Queen International 2011 in Xi’an.

With the mutual benefit between Miss Tourism Pageant and Tourist City, this event attracts full support from different circles in the society, and the special involvement of the press and TV media. With around 250 press’s coverage and over 50 TV media’s broadcasting, Miss Tourism Queen International serves as an international platform for the involved regions, business brand, tourist cities, tourist products, fashion and luxury goods.

List of contestants:
Country / Name    
Albania: Enxhi Kryeziu    
America (US): Liannet Batista    
Armenia: Ani Aghvanyan   
Australia: Brooke Nash    
Azerbaijan: Irada Balakhanova  
Bali: Natasha Sutadisastra  
Bavaria: Sonja Koch  
Belarus: Mariia Ovechkina  
Belgium: Jolien de Neve   
Bolivia: Dominique Peltier    
Borneo: Marlene Lim    
Bosnia & Herzegovina: Ira Petranovic    
Brazil: Livia Nepomuceno    
Bulgaria: Melisa Bachvarova   
Cameroon: Marguerite Ava   
Canada: Ava Ferdowsmakan    
Colombia: Silvana Lepesqueur    
Crimea: Yekaterina Grigorenko    
Cuba: Rosely Prieto   
Curacao: Germone de Lima    
Czech Republic: Kristyna Jecmenova   
Denmark: Belinda Jensen  
Dominican Republic: Carlina Duran  
Ecuador: Gabriela Armas Moran   
El Salvador: Fatima Mangandi  
Estonia: Janela Peterson    
Ethiopia: Helen Lemma    
Fernando de Noronha: Jeanine Castro   
Finland: Katja Palonen   
Georgia: Teona Lagvilava   
Germany: Michelle Goldermann   
Ghana: Charlotte Quaguaring   
Greece: Paraskevi Antonopoulou 
Guadeloupe: Erika Ely  
Honduras: Shirley Nicole    
India: Rakul Preet Kaur   
Indonesia: Ratna Mariana 
Japan: Shizuka Homma   
Kazakhstan: Indira Zhussupova    
Korea: HyunJung Na    
Kosovo: Franceska Jacaj    
Kyrgyzstan: Marina Kliug    
Latvia: Eva Antonova    
Lithuania: Indre Braslauskaite    
Luxembourg: Natacha Bintz    
Macau: Sharon Lau    
Macedonia: Nadica Chaushevska    
Malaysia: Winnie Chan   
Mexico: Karla Garcia    
Moldova: Inga Ojog    
Mongolia: Solongo Daraa   
Montenegro: Andrea Radonjic   
Namibia: Antonia Shinana    
Nepal: Samriddhi Rai    
New Zealand: Alexandra Scott   
Nicaragua: Claudia Trejos    
Nigeria: Obioma Isiwu 
North China: Wang Lu   
Pakistan: Asma Waheed   
Panama: Maria Espil    
Paraguay: Monica Pascualotto    
Philippines: Isabella Manjon 
Phuket: Suchaya Ruangsri    
Poland: Amanda Warecka
Portugal: Morgana Nogueira   
Republic of Guinea: Bintougbe Fofana    
Romania: Claudia Dragoi    
Russia: Tatiana Guseva    
Serbia: Nevena Lazovic    
Siberia: Ekaterina Dobryshkina    
Singapore: Jacelyn Lin    
Slovak Republic: Jana Mrazova   
Sochi: Olesya Shevchenko  
South Africa: Donique Leonard    
South China: Shen Chanjuan  
South Sudan: Apajok Duot Diing    
Sri Lanka: Pushpika de Silva    
Taiwan: Cindy Chen    
Tanzania: Nelly Almas    
Tartarstan: Ekaterina Tregubova  
Thailand: Kantapat Peeradachainarin    
The Netherlands: Janniebe Anne Vlashof    
Turkey: Berna Batur    
Turkmenistan: Leysan Salakhova   
Uganda: Stella Amito    
Ukraine: Olena Melnikova    
Uruguay: Maria Alejandra Gabrielli Scarrone    
Uzbekistan: Xeniya Samoilova   
Venezuela: Maria Brito    
Vietnam: Le Huynh Thuy Ngan    
Zambia: Sthabiso Mteliso   
Zimbabwe: Rumbidzai