Tanzania (5th), Belarus (3rd), Thailand (Miss TQI 2011), Fernando de Noronha (2nd), China (4th)
Kantapat Peeradachainarin, la representante taliandesa de la edición número 22 del Miss Tourism Queen International, fue la ganadora del concurso realizado el día 27 de diciembre de 2011 después de casi dos años de no realizarse el evento.
Es notable que países como Brasil, Alemania y China enviaron cada uno dos candidatas por regiones. La candidata oficial de Brasil ocupó la posición número 11 mienntras que Miss Sur de China logró la posición número 20 y la representante de Bavaria no logró clasificar.
The kingdom of Thailand is known for the beauty of its women, but up to yesterday, it had conquered only the Miss Universe title among the six Grand Slam titles, first in 1965 with Apasra Hongsakula, and then in 1988, with Porntip Nakhirunkanok. 23 years later, Thailand celebrates its third Grand Slam victory, as Kantapat Peeradachainarin wins the coveted Miss Tourism Queen International 2011 title, in Xi’an, China.
Peeradachainarin, whose last name most non-Thai citizens could spend a lifetime trying to pronunciate properly, has some experience in beauty pageants. She won the Miss Friendship International title in 2009, and was a semi-finalist in Miss International earlier this year. She charmed the judges with her beauty and elegance, confirming her favoritism.
Jeanine Castro, the representative of the Brazilian paradise-island of Fernando de Noronha, was the 1st runner-up. Miss Belarus, Mariia Ovechkina, finished in 3rd place. Miss China (North), Wang Lu, was 4th, and Miss Tanzania, Nelly Almas, who had already competed in Miss Universe, Miss International, and Miss Earth 2011 with no success, this time did her country proud, conquering the 5th position.
The semi-finalists were Misses India (6th place), Canada (7th), Namibia (8th), Bolivia (9th) and Portugal (10th); and the quarter-finalists were Misses Brazil (11th), Russia (12th), Sri Lanka (13th), Guadeloupe (14th), Vietnam (15th), Venezuela (16th), Australia (17th), South Africa (18th), Czech Republic (19th) and China (South) (20th).
China had two representatives in this year’s pageant because in 2010 Miss Tourism Queen International had to be cancelled due to the damages caused by a tropical storm which hit the region which was going to host it, so the country had two crowned candidates, 2010 and 2011.
The final event was very well-produced, pleasing a tv audience of over 400 million people. The winner takes home USD 20,000 in cash, a crown worth USD 20,000, plus several other prizes. She will spend her year traveling in China, Thailand, as well as other countries.
RESULTADOS:
GANADORA – TAILANDIA – Kantapat Peeradachainarin
2do lugar – FERNANDO DE NORONHA – Jeanine Castro
3er lugar – BIELORUSIA – Mariia Ovechkina
4to lugar – CHINA (Norte) – Wang Lu
5to lugar – TANZANIA – Nelly Almas
TOP 10
6 – INDIA
7 – CANADA
8 – NAMIBIA
9 – BOLIVIA
10 – PORTUGAL
TOP 20
11 – BRASIL
12 – RUSIA
13 – SRI LANKA
14 – GUADALUPE
15 – VIETNAM
16 – VENEZUELA
17 – AUSTRALIA
18 – SUDAFRICA
19 – REPUBLICA CHECA
20 – CHINA (SUR)
