Contestants from 82 countries and territories participated in this year's Miss International pageant, surpassing the previous record of 77 contestants in 2018, making this edition the biggest turnout in the pageant's history.[3]
The pageant was hosted by Tetsuya Bessho in his sixth consecutive year as host.[4]
On April 11, 2019, the Miss International organization announced that the 2019 pageant would be held on November 12, 2019, in Tokyo Dome City Hall, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan, the competition's venue for the fourth consecutive year.[5][6]
Following the same format as in the 2018 competition, contestants were classified under five continents: (1) Europe, (2) Oceania, (3) Africa, (4) Americas, and (5) Asia. Competition rounds consisted of national costume, swimwear, and evening gown. The contestants were trimmed to 15 semifinalists. After which, they were narrowed down to the top 8 finalists. The top 8 were then each given a chance to deliver their prepared final speech. The top 5 were then selected: Miss International 2019 and her four runners-up is the same format as in the 2017.
^BELIZE — Selena Urias was appointed to represent Belize at the Miss International pageant, by Enrique De Leon, the national director of Miss Belize National Pageant.
^CAMEROON — Angele Kossinda was appointed Miss International Cameroon 2019. She was Miss Earth Cameroon 2017 and Top 16 finalist at Miss Earth 2017. She soon became Miss Universe Cameroon 2020 and went to compete in Miss Universe 2020, but was unplaced.
^COLOMBIA — Maria Vengoechea was appointed to represent Colombia at Miss International 2019, by Raimundo Aungulo the President of Miss Colombia Pageant. Vengoechea was 2nd runner-up in Miss Colombia 2019.
^COSTA RICA — Tamara Dal Maso was appointed to represent Costa Rica at Miss International 2019, by Reinas de Costa Rica Organization.
^EL SALVADOR — Elena Batlle was appointed as Miss International El Salvador 2019 after Francisco Cortez became the new national director of Miss International El Salvador.
^MALAYSIA — Charmaine Chew Qi En was appointed by Miss International Malaysia Organization, the official new license holder of Miss International in Malaysia. Chew placed as the Top 10 finalist at Miss Universe Malaysia 2018.
^MEXICO – Andrea Toscano was appointed as Miss International Mexico 2019, by Lupita Jones the President of Mexicana Universal pageant. Toscano represented Mexico in Miss Universe 2018, but was unplaced.
^NIGERIA — Alice Duke Inyang was appointed to represent Nigeria at the Miss International pageant, by Daniel Opuene, the national director of Beauty of African International Pageant.
^ZAMBIA — Miss Grand Zambia 2019 was appointed as Miss International Zambia 2019 due to the unstable political situation in Venezuela which is the host country of Miss Grand International 2019. Luwi was second runner-up at Miss Universe Zambia 2017.
Replacements
^GUAM — Kirsten Lydia Dahilig, Miss International Guam 2019, was replaced by Athena McNinch by Joyce Bamba, the license holder for Miss International of Miss Guam after Lydia did not meet the minimum age requirements for the Miss International pageant. McNinch was crowned as Miss Guam 2018 and later competed at Miss Universe 2018, but was unplaced.
Withdrawals
Cook Islands – No Contest, will not send their representative to the competition this year.
Ethiopia – No Contest, due to lack of sponsorship.
Germany - Germany's delegate, Annabella Fleck, was in Japan with the rest of the contestants but withdrew before the competition for undisclosed reasons.
