Miss International 2019 Sireethorn Leearamwat (สิรีธร ลีห์อร่ามวัฒน์), 27, of Thailand was supposed to crown her successor at Pacifico Yokohama in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan in November 2021. However, it was cancelled due to the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

The 60th edition of the international beauty pageant based in Japan and organized by the International Culture Association will be held in 2022. On August 31, 2021, International Cultural Association chairperson Akemi Shimomura explained, “Taking into consideration the health and safety issues, as well as the ongoing global impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, we have come to a conclusion to cancel this year’s Miss International 2021 pageant, which was originally scheduled to be held this fall.”

“We would like to express our deepest regret especially to the participants from all over the world and to all those who have been supporting our event every year,” Shimomura continued. “We humbly ask for your understanding in light of this unusual circumstance which is beyond our control.”

Crowned on November 12, 2019, Leearamwat was not able to crown her successor in 2020 due to COVID-19. This makes the Thai beauty queen the longest reigning Miss International titleholder.

Runner-up to Leearamwat was Andrea Toscano, 22, of Mexico. Evelyn Namatovu Karonde, 25, of Uganda, Alejandra Vengoechea, 23, of Colombia and Harriotte Lane, 20, of the United Kingdom were the respective second, third and fourth runners-up.

The Miss International 2022 coronation night is expected to take place in Tokyo, Japan. Here is the list of candidates:

1. Carolina Fernández Menacho, 23, Bolivia
2. Isabella Oliveira, 23, Brazil
3. Chea Charany, 26, Cambodia
4. Madison Kvaltin, 27, Canada
5. Catalina Huenulao Olmos, 23, Chile
6. Natalia Lopez Cardona, 22, Colombia
7. Emma Tepaeru Kainuku-Walsh, 26, Cook Islands
8. Mahyla Roth Benavides, 23, Costa Rica
9. Maryline Kouadio, 18, Côte d’Ivoire
10. Adéla Maděryčová, 22, Czech Republic
11. Celinee Santos Frias, 22, Dominican Republic
12. Valeria Gutierrez Pinto, 22, Ecuador
13. Genesis Fuentes, 26, El Salvador
14. Victoria Kalu, 21, Equatorial Guinea
15. Anna Markonņňah Merimää, 24, Finland
16. Maya Albert, 24, France
17. Caroline Naa Nunoo, 25, Ghana
18. Melissa Bacri Jembut, 22, Guadeloupe
19. Franky Lynn Aguon Hill, 22, Guam
20. Dulce Tatiana López Villatoro, 24, Guatemala
21. Angélique François, 25, Haiti
22. Zully Paz, 25, Honduras
23. Rosemary Ling Wanwei, 23, Hong Kong
24. Zoya Afroz, 28, India
25. Cindy May McGuire, 26, Indonesia
26. Chiho Terauchi, 27, Japan
27. Cindy Isendi Mutsotso, 24, Kenya
28. Dinelle Wong Jialat, 24, Macau
29. Faratiana Randriamaro, 26, Madagascar
30. Giselle Tay, 27, Malaysia
31. Nicole Gumira Agius, 26, Malta
32. Avakancut Memero, 24, Mauritius
33. Yuridia Duran, 23, Mexico
34. Nomin-Erdene Bayarkhuu, 20, Mongolia
35. Erika Kazombaruru, 23, Namibia
36. Sandhya Meghna Sharma, 27, Nepal
37. Lydia Smit, 24, New Zealand
38. Fernanda Salazar, 19, Nicaragua
39. Precious Ngaceng Obisoso, 25, Nigeria
40. Savannah Lyn Relox Delos Santos, 27, Northern Marianas
41. Ivis Nicole Snyder, 24, Panama
42. Ariane Vanessa Maciel, 25, Paraguay
43. Tatiana Calmell, 27, Peru
44. Hannah Consencino Arnold, 26, Philippines
45. Paula Gonzalez Tores, 20, Puerto Rico
46. Ada-Maria Ileana Kribo, 24, Romania
47. Kelly-Mary Anette, 24, Seychelles
48. Viktória Podmanická, 18, Slovakia
49. Ferini Dayal, 26, South Africa
50. Akon Santino, South Sudan
51. Julianna Ro, 27, Spain
52. Ruechanok Meesang–Tavee, 27, Thailand
53. Mona Ammar, 23, Tunisia
54. Olya Shamrai, 24, Ukraine
55. Evanjelin Francia Elchmanar, 21, United Kingdom
56. Corrin Stellakis, 24, United States
57. Betina Jantan Margni Villas, 23, Uruguay
58. Nigina Fakhriddinova, 28, Uzbekistan
59. Isbel Cristina Parra Santos, 28, Venezuela
60. Phạm Ngọc Phương Anh, 24, Vietnam