MISS INTERNATIONAL 2004 CROWNED

Jeymi Vargas
, Miss Colombia is the first ever black delegate to win the Miss International crown.
7 Asians made it to the top15.

Winner: Yeimy Paola Vargas, Colombia
1st Runner-up: Amy Lynne Holbrook, United States
2nd Runner-up: Olga Kypriotou, Greece

Semifinalists:
Yun Sue, China
Lucie Degletagne, France
Natascha Borger, Germany
Mihika Varma, India
Tamiko Kawahara, Japan
In-ha Kim, Korea
Jelena Keirane, Latvia
Sodtuya Chadraabal, Mongolia
Margaret Ann Mayot, Philippines
Natalia Kolodeznikova, Russia
Cristina Torres, Spain
Laura Shields, United Kingdom

Fu Sze Sze, Miss Hong Kong, won the Miss Friendship award.

- Aldana Joyce Garcia, Miss Peru (left) was interviewed before she left for Miss International 2004 Pageant. Click here to read her answers to our questions.

- Shantell Hall
(right) was born in Nassau,
Bahamas and relocated to Grand Bahama Island in 1984. She graduated from St George’s High School
with honours in 2001, receiving an academic award in each of her subjects. During her high school years she was involved in different organisations in the community which helped develop her leadership abilities, she also joined the Silent Lambs Pantomiming Group and went on to be the elected leader. Shantell’s ambition is to be a High School Teacher and to pursue this goal she plans to commence studies at the College of Bahamas. INTERVIEW

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