Miss International 2022 is third German to win the title

Jasmin Selberg of Germany was crowned Miss International 2022 at the pageant's 60th edition held recently at the Tokyo Dome City Hall in Japan.

Miss International 2019 Sireethorn Leearamwat of Thailand was on hand to welcome her successor.

The event was originally scheduled in 2020 but had to be canceled twice due to the pandemic.

Selberg's court includes first runner-up Stephany Amado (Cabo Verde), second runner-up Tatiana Calmel (Peru), third
runner-up Natalia Lopez Cardona (Colombia), and fourth runner-up Celinee Santos Frias (Dominican Republic).

Selberg — the third German Miss International after Ingrid Finger (1965) and Iris Klein (1989) — bested 65 aspirants.

The Philippines' Hannah Arnold made it to the top 15.

Special awardees were Miss Uzbekistan Nigina Fakhriddinova (Best in National Costume), Miss United Kingdom Evanjelin Elchmanar (Best in Swimsuit), Miss Peru Tatiana Calmell (Best in Evening Gown and Miss People's Choice), and Miss Ecuador Valeria Gutiérrez (Miss Photogenic).

Hailed as continental queens were Miss Japan Kiko Matsuo (Asia), Miss Cabo Verde Stephany Amado (Africa), Miss Finland Anna Merimää (Europe), Miss New Zealand Lydia Smit (Oceania), and Miss USA Corrin Stellakis (Americas).

This year saw the debut of Miss Cape Verde and Miss Uzbekistan in the pageant.

The Miss International crown was said to have been inspired by Japan's famous cherry blossoms — a symbol of vitality, humility, harmony, and youth.

It is encrusted with 1,960 white gems, representing the pageant's debut year.