by bootsguy » Tue Nov 14, 2017 12:18 pm
Since 2011, it has been a tradition in Miss International pageant that whatever country won the previous year's Miss International pageant will NOT place as a semifinalist on the current competition as the organizers want to ensure that other countries will be given an opportunity to reign as Miss International and avoid the back to back or successive win of a specific country which is happening in other pageants like Miss World, Miss Universe and Miss Earth. The country of the previous year's winner has a chance or possibility of a placement or even win the title the following year. ( eg. Philippines won in 2016, no placement in 2017, a possible placement or win in 2018).