Ngô Tiến Đoàn of Vietnam won Mister International 2008 in Taiwan, with 30 competitors. He crowned Joan Bruno Kettels Torrico from Bolivia as his successor in 2009, with 29 competitors. Previous winners include Wissam Hanna from Lebanon and Alan Bianco Martini Malgioglio from Brazil in 2006 and 2007 respectively.
Miss Rwanda 2009 Grace Bahati crowned in Kigali
Grace Bahati, an 18-year-old student at Lycee de Kigali, won the Miss Rwanda pageant on December 19, 2009, becoming notable for her photogenic qualities. Born in Uganda and relocated to Rwanda in 1994, she represents the Southern Province, alongside runners-up Carine Utamuliza and Winnie Ngamije, in the pageant's third edition.
29 Mister International 2009 candidates competing in Taichung
Ngô Tiến Đoàn won the Mister International 2008 title in Taiwan, competing among 30 candidates. Mohamad Chamseddine from Lebanon was the runner-up, followed by Zhang Lun Shuo, Mihovil Barun, and Vincent Cleuren. The 2009 edition features 29 competitors, with the crowning scheduled for December 19, 2009, in Taichung.
Tatum Keshwar crowns Miss South Africa 2009 Nicole Flint in Sun City
Tatum Keshwar won Miss South Africa 2008 and competed in Miss Universe 2009, finishing in the Top 10, and in Miss World 2009, where she placed as the second runner-up. She crowned Nicole Flint as Miss South Africa 2009, who would represent South Africa in both Miss Universe and Miss World 2010.
Chelsea Gauger crowns Miss Iowa USA 2010 Katherine Connors in Ames
Chelsea Lynn Gauger was crowned Miss Iowa USA 2009 on November 23, 2008, shortly after her mother's death from skin cancer. She competed in Miss USA 2009 but remained unplaced. Later, she crowned Katherine Connors as Miss Iowa USA 2010, who advanced to compete in Miss USA 2010.
Karla Henry crowns Miss Earth 2009 Larissa Ramos in Boracay, Aklan, Philippines
Karla Henry from the Philippines was crowned Miss Earth 2009 on November 9, 2008. She later crowned Larisa Ramos of Brazil as the new Miss Earth in 2009, who competed against 79 candidates. The event featured various special awards and placements, highlighting contestants from multiple countries.
80 Miss Earth 2009 candidates candidates competing in Boracay, Aklan
The Miss Earth 2009 coronation ceremony will take place on November 22, 2009, at the Boracay Ecovillage Resort in the Philippines. Eighty contestants from various countries will vie for the title, following Karla Henry's reign as Miss Earth 2008, highlighting the pageant's international scope and commitment to environmental advocacy.
Gerhard von Lipinski crowns Miss Supranational 2009 Oksana Moria in Plock
Oksana Moria, a 20-year-old from Dnipro, Ukraine, won the first Miss Supranational pageant held on September 5, 2009, at Płock Amphitheatre, Poland. The event featured 36 candidates, with Moria securing the title, crowned by Gerhard Parzutka von Lipinski, the organization's president. Dnipro is Ukraine's fourth largest city.
36 Miss Supranational 2009 candidates competing in Plock
Ireneusz Czop, a Polish actor from Płock, is associated with the city that houses Poland's oldest school. The inaugural Miss Supranational beauty pageant will take place on September 5, 2009, at the Płock Amphitheatre, featuring 36 contestants from various countries competing for the title.
Faraliza Tan crowns Miss Singapore World 2009 Ris Low at Shangri-La Hotel
Faraliza Tan, a media and communication student at Nanyang Technological University, was crowned Miss Singapore World 2008 at age 22. She represented Singapore at Miss World 2008 but did not place. In 2009, she crowned Ris Low as her successor for Miss Singapore World, who later competed in Miss World 2009.
