by AlexDSSF » Wed May 16, 2012 6:27 am
Here's something: of the three classical major pageants (MU, MW, and MI), Miss International has attracted more new countries since 2000 than the others.
For example:
MISS INTERNATIONAL (28 newcomers since 2000)
2000 - Croatia, Moldova, Nepal, and San Marino
2001 - Mongolia
2002 - China
2003 - Ethiopia and Zambia
2004 - Angola, Romania
2005 - Kazakhstan, Macau, and Tanzania
2006 - Congo-Brazzaville, Kenya, and South Sudan
2007 - Armenia and Belarus
2009 - Cuba, Gabon, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, and Uganda
2010 - Lithuania and Mauritius
2011 - Belize, Estonia, and Zimbabwe
2012 - to be determined
MISS WORLD (15 newcomers since 2000)
2000 - Belarus and Moldova
2001 - Malawi
2002 - Albania, Algeria, and Vietnam
2003 - Andorra, Georgia, and Northern Marianas
2004 - Fiji
2005 - Mongolia
2006 - Cambodia and Montenegro
2011 - Kyrgyzstan and Saint-Barthelemy
2012 - Armenia, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Rwanda, South Sudan, and Uzbekistan (potentially)
MISS UNIVERSE (10 newcomers since 2000)
2001 - Slovenia
2002 - Albania and China
2004 - Ethiopia, Georgia, and Vietnam
2005 - Latvia
2006 - Kazakhstan
2007 - Tanzania
2008 - Kosovo
2012 - Gabon and Lithuania (potentially)