Here are the Miss International Titleholders from 2000 - 2008:

2000 Miss International Vivian Urdaneta from Venezuela

2001 Miss International Małgorzata Rożniecka from Poland

2002 Miss International Christina Sawaya from Lebanon

2003 Miss International Goizeder Azúa from Venezuela

2004 Miss International Jeymmy Vargas from Colombia

2005 Miss International Precious Lara Quigaman from Philippines

2006 Miss International Daniela di Giacomo from Venezuela

2007 Miss International Priscila Perales from Mexico

2008 Miss International Alejandra Andreu from Spain

Place Crowned: Tokyo, Japan

Full name: Vivian Inés Urdaneta Rincón

Place of Birth: Maracaibo, Venezuela

Runners-up in the pageant:

• 1st runner-up:Korea, Tae-Young Shon
• 2nd runner-up:Russia, Svetlana Goreva

SEMI-FINALISTS:

• BRAZIL - Alessandra do Nascimento
• CURAÇAO - Pamela Winkel
• CYPRUS - Afroditi Pericleous
• CZECH REPUBLIC - Sárka Sikorová
• DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Patsi Arias
• JAPAN - Kana Onada
• NICARAGUA - Claudia Alaniz Hernández
• POLAND - Adrianna Gerczew
• RUSSIA - Maria Tchebotkevitch
• SENEGAL - Aïcha Faye
• URUGUAY - María Daniela Abasolo Cugnetti
• VENEZUELA - Andreína Llamozas González

AWARDS:

• Miss Friendship: Miss Northern Marianas- Miyuki Hill
• Most Photogenic: Miss Colombia- Paulina Gálvez

Place Crowned: Tokyo, Japan

Full name: Małgorzata Rożniecka

Place of Birth: West Pomeranian Region, Poland

The third Polish winner of the Miss International beauty pageant.

Runners-up in the pageant:

• 1st runner-up:Venezuela, Aura Consuelo Zambrano Alejos
• 2nd runner-up:Russia, Tatiana Pavlova

THE REST OF THE SEMI-FINALISTS:

• ARUBA - Daphne Dione Croes
• BRAZIL - Fernanda Borja Pinto
• CHILE - Paula Orchard
• COLOMBIA - Maria Rocio Stevenson Covo
• DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Belgica Judith Cury
• INDIA - Kanwal Toor
• ISRAEL - Dikla Elkabetz
• JAPAN - Hanako Suzuki
• KOREA - Myoung-hee Baek
• MONGOLIA - Sansaramaa T. Luvsandoo
• SAN MARINO - Marzia Bellesso
• SPAIN - Ayola Molina Carrasco

AWARDS:

• Miss Friendship: Miss Norway- Siv Therese Hegerland Haavik
• Most Photogenic: Miss Israel- Dikla Elkabetz
• Best National Costume: Miss Korea- Myoung-hee Baek

Place Crowned: Tokyo, Japan

Full name: Christina Sawaya

Date of Birth: 16 August 1980

Place of Birth: Lebanon

Profession: Model

The first Miss International of Middle Eastern descent

Top Lebanon Model 1999

The first Miss International contestant to win the prestigious Global Beauties Award for "Best Overall Performance"

Runners-up in the pageant:

• 1st runner-up:France, Emmanuelle Jagodsinski
• 2nd runner-up:Japan, Hana Urushima

THE REST OF THE SEMI-FINALISTS:

• CZECH REPUBLIC - Lenka Taussigova
• DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Jeimi Hernández Franjul
• KOREA - Yoon-joo Gi
• NICARAGUA - Marianela Lacayo
• POLAND - Monika Angermann
• SENEGAL - Mame Diarra Mballo
• SPAIN - Laura Espinosa Huertas
• THAILAND - Piyanuch Khamboon
• TURKEY - Nihan Akkus

AWARDS:

• Miss Friendship: Miss Hong Kong - Cathy Wu Kar-Wai
• Most Photogenic: Miss China - Amy Yan Wei
• Best National Costume: Miss Korea- Yoon-joo Gi

Place Crowned: Tokyo, Japan

Full name: Goizeder Victoria Azúa Barríos

Date of Birth: February 23, 1984

Place of Birth: San Felipe, Yaracuy state, Venezuela

Profession: TV show host, model, journalist

The fourth victory of Venezuela in Miss International, the most of any country, only to be matched in 2005 by the Philippines.

Runners-up in the pageant:

• 1st Runner-up:India, Shonali Nagrani
• 2nd Runner-up:Finland, Suvi Hartlin

THE REST OF THE SEMI-FINALISTS:

• BOLIVIA - Carmen Muriel Cruz Claros
• CHINA - Wang Chan
• FRANCE - Elodie Couffin
• GREECE - Apostolina Zaproydis
• JAPAN - Saeko Matsumi
• KOREA - Ji-Soo Shin
• RUSSIA - Tatiana Chebotarevskaya
• THAILAND - Pawina Bamrungrut
• UKRAINE - Veronika Bondarenko

AWARDS:

• Miss Friendship: Miss Japan- Saeko Matsumi
• Most Photogenic: Miss Venezuela- Goizeder Azua
• Best National Costume: Miss China - Wang Chan

Place Crowned: Beijing, China

Full name: Jeymmy Paola Vargas Gómez

Date of Birth: 16 June 1983

Place of Birth: Cartagena de Indias - Bolivar Department, Colombia

Profession: model

The third Colombian and also the first woman of colour to win the title of Miss International

Runners-up in the pageant:

• 1st Runner-up: USA - Amy Lynne Holbrook
• 2nd Runner-up: Greece - Olga Kypriotou

THE REST OF THE SEMI-FINALISTS:

• CHINA - Sun Yue
• FRANCE - Lucie Degletagne
• GERMANY - Natascha Borger
• INDIA - Mihika Varma
• JAPAN - Tamiko Kawahara
• KOREA - In-ha Kim
• LATVIA - Jelena Keirane
• MONGOLIA - Sodtuya Chadraabal
• PHILIPPINES - Margaret Ann Bayot
• RUSSIA - Nataliya Kolodeznikova
• SPAIN - Cristina Torres Domínguez
• UNITED KINGDOM - Laura Shields

AWARDS:

• Miss Friendship: Miss Hong Kong- Fu Sze Sze
• Most Photogenic: Miss Mongolia- Sodtuya Chadraabal
• Best National Costume: Miss China- Sun Yue
• Miss Good Will: Miss Russia, Nataliya Kolodeznikova

Place Crowned: WellCity, Tokyo, Japan

Full name: Precious Lara San Agustin Quigaman

Date of Birth: January 3, 1983

Place of Birth: Taguig, Philippines

Profession: model, host, freelance web page writer

The fourth Filipina to have won the Miss International crown.

Runners-up in the pageant:

• 1st Runner-up: Dominican Republic - Yadira Geara Cury
• 2nd Runner-up: Finland - Susanna Laine

THE REST OF THE SEMI-FINALISTS:

• BRAZIL - Ariane Colombo
• COLOMBIA - Diana Arbelaez
• FRANCE - Cynthia Tevere
• JAPAN - Naomi Ishizaka
• PERU - Vanessa Lopez
• SERBIA & MONTENEGRO - Sanja Miljanic
• TURKEY - Sebnem Azade
• UKRAINE - Maria Zhukova
• VENEZUELA - Andrea Gomez

AWARDS:

• Miss Friendship: Miss Hong Kong- Quennie Chu
• Most Photogenic: Miss China- Yang Li
• Best National Costume: Miss Tanzania- Margaret Wilson Chacha

Place Crowned: Tokyo, Japan and Beijing, China

Full name: Daniela Anette di Giacomo di Giovanni

Date of Birth: May 5, 1985

Place of Birth: Caracas, Venezuela

Profession: TV show host, model

The fifth Venezuelan to win the Miss International

Runners-up in the pageant:

• 1st Runner-up: Panama - Mayté Sanchez González
• 2nd Runner-up: Korea - Jang Yoon-seo

SEMI-FINALISTS: ( Listed in the order they were called )

• THAILAND - Vasana Wongbuntree
• JAPAN - Mami Sakurai
• KOREA - Jang Yoon-seo
• VENEZUELA - Daniela Di Giacomo
• CHINA - Chen Qian
• INDIA - Sonali Sehgal
• PUERTO RICO - Sharon Diaz Gomez
• SPAIN - Sara Sanchez Torres
• COLOMBIA - Karina Guerra Rodriguez
• PANAMA - Mayte Sanchez Gonzalez
• DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Wilma Abreu Nazario
• GUADELOUPE - Meryta Melina

AWARDS ( Japan ) :

• Most Photogenic: Miss Thailand, Vasana Wongbuntree
• Miss Goodwill: Miss Puerto Rico, Sharon Diaz Gomez

AWARDS ( China ) :

• Most Photogenic: Miss Finland, Karoliina Yläjoki
• Best Preliminary Performance: Miss Germany, Hiltja Muller
• Best Figure : Miss Colombia, Karina Guerra
• Most Beautiful Smile: Miss Hong Kong, Koni Lui
• Best Overall Style: Miss Spain, Sara Sanchez Torres
• Most Vibrant: Miss Brazil, Maria Claudia Barreto
• Compassionate Award: Miss China, Chen Qian
• Best National Costume: Miss Panama, Mayte Sánchez González
• Miss Friendship: Miss Hong Kong, Koni Lui
• Miss Best Nature: Miss Venezuela, Daniela Di Giacomo
• Miss Best Style: Miss Venezuela, Daniela Di Giacomo
• Messenger of Intelligence: Miss Egypt, Elham Wagdi
• Messenger of Caring: Miss Australia, Karli Smith
• Messenger of Peace: Miss Germany, Hiltja Muller
• Messenger of Beauty: Miss Congo, Maurielle Nkouka Massamba
• Messenger of Goodwill: Miss Thailand, Vasana Wongbuntree

Place Crowned: Tokyo, Japan

Full name: Silvia Priscila Perales Elizondo

Date of Birth: February 24, 1983

Place of Birth: Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico

Mexico's first Miss International titleholder

Runners-up in the pageant:

• 1st Runner-up: Greece - Despoina Vlepaki
• 2nd Runner-up: Belarus - Yulia Sindzeyeva

SEMI-FINALISTS: ( Listed in the order they were called )

• SRI LANKA - Aruni Rajapakse
• TURKEY - Asli Temel
• RUSSIA - Aleksandra Mazur
• PUERTO RICO - Haydil Rivera Escobales
• CHILE - Mary Ann Salas
• CZECH REPUBLIC - Veronika Pompeova
• MEXICO - Priscila Perales
• GREECE - Despina Vlepaki
• BELARUS - Yuliya Sindzeyeva
• INDONESIA - Rahma Landy
• JAPAN - Hisako Shirata
• KOREA - Park Ka-won
• HONG KONG - Kwan Hing (Grace) Wong
• SPAIN - Nerea Arce Alea
• VENEZUELA - Vanessa Peretti

AWARDS:

• Most Photogenic: JAPAN- Hisako Shirata
• Miss Friendship: HONG KONG- Kwan Hing (Grace) Wong
• Best National Costume: ARUBA- Jonella Oduber

Place Crowned: Kyoto, Japan and Macau

Full name: Alejandra Andreu

Date of Birth: February 25, 1990

Place of Birth: Calatayud, Spain

The third Miss International crown for Spain

The youngest winners in Miss International history when she was only 18 at the coronation

Runners-up in the pageant:

• 1st Runner-up: Colombia - María Cristina Díaz-Granados
• 2nd Runner-up: Poland - Anna Tarnowska
• 3rd Runner-up: China - Changwen Liu
• 4th Runner-up: CzechRepublic - Zuzana Putnářová

SEMI-FINALISTS (Announced in Alphabetical Order):

• CHINA - Chang Wei Liu
• COLOMBIA - María Cristina Díaz Granados
• CZECH REPUBLIC - Zuzana Putnárová
• ECUADOR - Jennifer Pazmiño
• JAPAN - Kyoko Sugiyama
• LEBANON - Jessica Michelle Kahawaty
• PHILIPPINES - Patricia Fernandez
• POLAND - Anna Tarnowska
• PUERTO RICO - Miriam Pabón Carrión
• SPAIN - Alejandra Andreu
• TURKEY - Gülsün Uslu
• VENEZUELA - Dayana Colmenares

AWARDS:

• Most Photogenic: SPAIN - Alejandra Andreu
• Miss Friendship: EL SALVADOR - Georgina Cisneros
• Best National Costume: ARUBA - Nuraysa Lispier
• Miss Natural Beauty: BELARUS - Georgina Cisneros