44 beauties vying for Miss Tourism world titles
Published on: Wednesday, November 15, 2023
By:
Anthea Peter, Lisa Aveline Rabenjoro
The 44 MTI2023 beauty queens.
Kota Kinabalu: Forty-four beauties from all over the world will vie for five Miss Tourism International 2023 (MTI2023) world titles at Sabah International Convention Centre, here, on Nov 25.
The titles are Miss Tourism International 2023/24, Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International 2023/24, Miss Tourism Metropolitan International 2023/24, Miss Tourism Global 2023/24 and Miss Tourism Cosmopolitan International 2023.
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Beauties from eight Asean countries, namely Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, will be vying for the Miss South East Asia Tourism Ambassadress 2023/24 special award.
The 44 participants will also vie for eight subsidiary titles, namely Best in National Costume, Best in Talent, Best in Social Media, Miss Friendship, Miss Popularity, Miss Photogenic, Miss Elegant and Miss Glamour.
They are from Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Brazil, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Macao, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Sweden, Thailand, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA, Venezuela and Vietnam.
Additionally, there is also a three-month special online voting contest from Nov 18 to Feb 14, 2024, to select the “Dreamgirl of the Year International 2023/24” title holder, where fans can vote for their favourite beauty queen on www.dreamgirl.vote.
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Supported by the State Tourism, Culture and Environment Ministry and Sabah Tourism Board, some 1,300 guests are expected to attend the 26th MTI2023 World Finals which will see the world beauties presenting performances and donning their traditional costumes.
With the theme “Bringing the World to Sabah,” the 18-day pageant from Nov 10 to 27 will see delegates engage in promotional visits to numerous tourist attractions in Sabah such as the Floating Mosque and Monsopiad Heritage Village.
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The beauties are also slated to help Sabah set three records under the Malaysia Book of Records, namely the “Most Number of Nations in a Tree Planting Event” at Kawang Forest Reserve, Papar.
The other two records are the “Most Number of Nations in a Coffee Making Event” at Yit Foh Coffee Park, Tenom and the “Most Number of Nations in a Palm Print Event” at Shangri-La Rasa Ria Resort.
Miss Tourism Pageant Founder Tan Sri Danny Ooi said the 44 delegates will make social media postings on their experiences every day leading up to the coronation night, which will put Sabah on the global map and increase the State’s exposure to the world.
“The 44 beauty queens cumulatively have more than eight million views online. Imagine the amount of publicity it will give to Sabah just from this event. This is what Miss Tourism is about,” he said during the pageant’s press conference at The Palace Hotel, here, Tuesday.
Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Christina Liew commended the Miss Tourism International Organisation for their commitment to promoting tourism, cultural exchange and environment conservation.
“To MTI2023 delegates, we are delighted to have you here with us. As you embark on this incredible journey, we hope you will embrace Sabah’s diversity,” she said in her speech read by her representative Deputy Permanent Secretary I Alesia Sion.
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