Miss Tourism International 2009, the 13th Miss Tourism International pageant, was held on December 31, 2009 at the Sunway Lagoon Resort Hotel, Malaysia. 45 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown. Miss Tourism International 2008, Manasvi Mamgai of India crowned her succesor Sarah Elzanowski, from Germany, at the end of event.
Final Results:
Miss Tourism International 2009
Germany - Sarah Elzanowski
1st Runner-up
Venezuela - Jessica Ibarra
2nd Runner-up
Brazil - Thays Calmany Neves
3rd Runner-up
Malaysia - Edwina Markus
4th Runner-up
Czech Republic - Gabriela Korinkova
Top 10
Croatia - Jelena Mandic
Finland - Minna Nikola
France - Anne-Sophie Sevrette
Indonesia - Andara Rainy Ayudini
Panama - Irene Núñez
***********************************************************************
Newly crowned Miss Tourism International 2009, Sarah Elzanowski of Germany, 18, center, poses with 1st runner-up Jessica Ibarra of Venezuela, 23, 2nd right, 2nd runner-up Thays Calmanv Neves of Brazil, 24, 2nd left, 3rd runner-up Edwina Markus of Malaysia, 20, right, and 4th runner-up Gabriela Korinkova of Czech Republic, 23, left, during New Year Eve celebration at a hotel in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009.
It was the very last pageant held in 2009 and in the first decade of the new millennium.
Congratulations to all the winners!
***********************************************************************
(Thank you and credits to http://en.wikipedia.org/, http://www.globalbeauties.com/ and all sources for the information and pictures)
