Miss Tourism International

Miss Tourism International
Formation	1994
Founded at	Kuching, Malaysia
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Kuala Lumpur
Location	Malaysia
Membership	60+ countries
Official language	English
Key people	Datuk Danny Ooi H.E
Website	www.misstourisminternational.com

Miss Tourism Queen International 2013/2014, Angeli Dione Gomez of Philippines.

Miss Tourism International 2008/2009, Manasvi Mamgai of India.

Miss Tourism International 2001/2002, Candice Pinto of India.

Miss Tourism International is an annual international beauty pageant run by the D’ Touch International Sdn. Bhd. Foundation.^[1]^[2] The contest began in 1994 in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. In 2002, the pageant was held in Sri Lanka for the first times.^[3] In 2006, the contest was held outside of Malaysia for the second times, in Guangzhou, China. The beauty pageant was not held in 1996, 1997, 2007 and 2015. The pageant was not held again in Sri Lanka, but exist in other countries.

The reigning Miss Tourism International is Faddya Ysabel Halabi Troisi of Venezuela. She was crowned on December 31, 2014 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

History

The Miss Tourism International world final is a New Year’s Eve pageant that plays host to many international beauty queens from around the world. The 2011 contest had contestants from 60 countries.^[4]

The inauguration of Miss Tourism Queen International was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 2002. Introduced by the president and franchise owner, Tan Sri Datuk Danny Ooi, today, Miss Tourism International contest has involved contestants in over 60+ countries.^[5] In 2002, the pageant had 40 participants from various countries.^[1] Also in 2002, the first live internet broadcast of the event occurred.^[1]

Cultural exchange

The 2002 pageant was ascribed the theme "Bringing the World to Malaysia".^[1] It has been described as conducive to encouraging cultural exchange in Malaysia per participants in the pageant being from various countries.^[1] At past pageants, such as the 2002 one, contestants have been given tours of Malaysian areas of interest, are introduced to various food delicacies, and are encouraged to engage in cultural exchange by discussing their native countries to "promote understanding and goodwill".^[1] The event is televised in Malaysia and "broadcast to participating countries".^[1] In 2002, the pageant was supported by the Malaysian Ministry of Culture, Arts and Tourism, and part of its focus is to serve to promote tourism in Malaysia.^[1]