Miss Intercontinental 2012 Official Candidates

The Miss Intercontinental 2012 pageant celebrating it's 41st year will take place on November 23 at the Eurogress Convention Center in Aachen, Germany.

Hosting the event were Patrick Urban and Khadra Sufi. Invited guests artists were tenor Cristian Lanza and the Soul Legend Keith Tynes.

The distinguish panel of judges who will decide on the fate of the contestants were as follows: Kai Noll (Actor); Natalie Horler (Singer & Television Presenter); Dr. Yasar Sarigul (Author & Plastic Surgeon); Turkay Yegenoglu (Legal Advisor / Consultant); Keith Tynes (Singer); Jessica Hartman (Miss Intercontinental 2011); Max Claus (Actor); Hans Jurgen Strunck (Director of Casino Aachen); Manuel "Diamond Boy" Charr (Professional Boxer);

The reigning queen, Jessica Hartman (photo above) from USA will crown her successor at the end of the competition.

MEET THIS YEAR 55 BEAUTIES VYING FOR THE CROWN:

Australia Martina Obtulovic Age: 18 Languages: English, Slovak Profession: Model and Entertainment Host Hobby: Reading, Travelling	Belgium Laetitia Wastyn Age: 20 Languages: Dutch, French, Spanish, English, German Profession: Student of Language and Literature Hobby: Cooking	Bolivia Mariana Garcia Mariaca Age: 24 Languages: Spanish, English Profession: Student & Model Hobby: Reading Novels, Movies, Sightseeing	Bonaire Saphira Janga Age: 22 Languages: Papiamentu, English, Dutch, Spanish Profession: Nurse Hobby: Dancing
Bosnia & Herzegovina Semina Obradovic Age: 19 Languages: Bosnian, English, Swedish Profession: Student (Graduate High School) Hobby: Photography, my friends, Gym	Brazil Priscilla Martins Age: 22 Languages: Spanish, English, Portuguese Profession: Student and Model Hobby: Reading, Surfing Internet, Listen to Music	Canada Kesiah Kathleen Liane Papasin Age: 21 Languages: English Profession: Student of Health Hobby: Reading, Swimming and Dancing	China Wen Xiao Jing Age: 25 Languages: English, Chinese Profession: Student (Master) Hobby: Keeping Pets, Travelling
Colombia Ana Melissa Cano Rey Age: 22 Languages: Spanish, English Profession: Student of Marketing and Advertising Hobby: Dancing, Movies, Table Tennis	Costa Rica Marian Natasha Sibaja Burmudez Age: 22 Languages: Spanish Profession: Student of Medicine Hobby: Painting, Listen to Music, Reading	Curacao Stephanie Chang Age: 20 Languages: Papiamentu, Dutch, Spanish, English Profession: Manager Hobby: Flamenco Dancing, Horseback Riding	Denmark Iben Juel Nielsen Age: 20 Languages: Danish, English Profession: Model and disability worker Hobby: Travelling, Horseback Riding
Dominican Republic Nayelin Aquino Age: 23 Languages: English, Spanish, French Profession: Student Civil Engineering Hobby: Reading, Dancing, Gym	Egypt Fatma Ahmed Fouda Age: 21 Languages: English, Spanish, Arabic Profession: Student of Tourism and Model Hobby: Drawing, Internet	England Laura Ashfield Age: 25 Languages: English Profession: Dancer, Teacher und Model Hobby: Dancing, Travelling	Ethiopia Melkam Endale Age: 21 Languages: English Profession: College Student Hobby: Reading, Cooking
Georgia Nino Makharadze Age: 21 Languages: Russian, French, English Profession: Student, Model Hobby: Playing Piano, Singing, Reading	Germany Susan Henry Age: 21 Languages: German, English Profession: Miss Deutschland Hobby: Reading, Travelling, Singing	Guadeloupe Stephie Emilien Moussa Age: 20 Languages: French, English Profession: Student of Economy and Management Hobby: Fashion, Dancing, Reading	Hungary Emerencia Bencsik Age: 24 Languages: Hungarian, English Profession: Selfemployed Hobby: Travelling, Shooting
India Bobby Layal Age: 22 Languages: English, Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali Profession: Graduate in Business Administration, Singer & Video Director Hobby: Singing, Dancing	Ireland Alana McDonnell Age: 18 Languages: English, Irish, French Profession: Student of Counselling and Psycotherapy Hobby: Reading, Socialising, Walking	Japan Nanami Tsuyama Age: 27 Languages: Japanese, English Profession: English Teacher and Dance Instructor Hobby: Reading Novels, Travelling	Latvia Diana Kubasova Age: 23 Languages: Latvian, English, Spanish, German, Russian, Chinese Profession: Model, Actress, Business Woman, Designer Hobby: Sewing, Cooking, Travelling, Reading, Diving
Lebanon Jeanne Marie Konsol Age: 22 Languages: English, Arabic, French Profession: Student of Audiovisual Science and Model Hobby: Scuba Diving, Sky Diving	Macedonia Ana Tanchevska Age: 18 Languages: Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, English Profession: Student and Model Hobby: Drawing, Internet, Music	Malta Janica Camilleri Age: 23 Languages: Maltese, Italian, English Profession: Teacher Hobby: Dancing, Socialising, Reading Magazins	Mauritius Ameeksha Devi Dilchard Age: 25 Languages: English, French Profession: Law Degree Holder, Practising the Bar Vocational Course Hobby: Dancing, Gardening, Cooking
Mexico Mittzy Ruschke Age: 19 Languages: Spanish, English Profession: Student of Cosmetology Hobby: Swimming, Surfing	Netherlands Laury Vogelzang Age: 18 Languages: Dutch, English Profession: Hobby: Karate	New Zealand Avianca Bohm Age: 22 Languages: English, Afrikaans Profession: Student of Fashion Design Hobby: Sewing	Nigeria Uzoma Cynthia Anayaoku Age: 21 Languages: Profession: Hobby:
Norway Melissa A. Mindaas-Tysse Age: 23 Languages: Norwegian, English, Spanish Profession: Student of Middle East at the Faculty of Humanities Hobby: Hiking, Salsa Dance, Spending time with my Family	Panama Astrid Caballero Age: 21 Languages: Spanish Profession: Student Interior Design + Model Hobby: Swimming	Paraguay Claudia Kohl Gruzmann Age: 18 Languages: Spanish Profession: Student Hobby: Dancing, Listening to Music	Philippines Camille Guevara Age: 20 Languages: English, Filipino Profession: Graduating Tourism Student Hobby: Cooking, Chess
Poland Anna Kowalska Age: Languages: English, Polish Profession: Student of Technical University of Lodz Hobby: Fitness, Travelling	Portugal Indira Ferreira Age: 21 Languages: Portuguese, English Profession: Student of accounting and management Hobby: Watching Movies, Reading and Photography	Puerto Rico Genesis MariaDavilo Perez Age: 19 Languages: Spanish, English Profession: Model & Student Hobby: Listening to Music, Going to the Beach	Romania Sinziana Sirghi Age: 18 Languages: English, Romanian, German Profession: Student 12 Grade Hobby: Modelling, Reading, Traveling
Russia Valeriya Kirilenko Age: 24 Languages: Russia, English, French Profession: Marketing Hobby: Yoga, Singing, Drawing	Scotland Sarah Pitt Age: 25 Languages: English Profession: BA Hons Marketing graduate, Currently working for an international marketing company Hobby: Art and design, Singing: classical and musical	Singapore Daphne Ashok Lakhiani Age: 26 Languages: English, Malay Profession: Student of Biomedical Science Hobby: Dancing, Kickboxing	Slovakia Alexandra Klimelova Age: 23 Languages: Slovakian, Croatian, German, English Profession: Student Hobby: Jogging, Inline Scating and Dancing
South Africa Roxanne Amy Zeller Age: 18 Languages: English, German, Afrikaans Profession: Student of Psychology Hobby: Modelling	Spain Miriam Ruiz Lopez Age: 21 Languages: Spanish, Catalan, Italian, English Profession: Profesional Model & Student Superior Architecture Hobby: Drawing, Painting, Reading, Travelling	Sri Lanka Anupama Wanaguru Age: 24 Languages: English, Sinhala Profession: Flight Attendant Hobby: Making Yoghurts, Reading, Volunteering Work, Singing	Sweden Kristina Glenn Age: 21 Languages: Swedish & English Profession: Model & Shop Assistant Hobby: Charities, Reading, Writing, Baking
Taiwan Cinzia Chang Age: 20 Languages: Mandarin, English, Turkish Profession: Student of Turkish Language and Literature Hobby: Reading, Languages, Listening to Music	Thailand Natthida Pekkhad Age: 24 Languages: Thai, English Profession: Radio Host, Model & Actress Hobby: Drawing, Listening to Music	Turkey Betul Agabeyoglu Age: 17 Languages: Turkish, German Profession: Hairdresser (Trainee) Hobby: Shopping, Jogging	Ukraine Tetiana Kozak Age: 19 Languages: Ukrainian, English Profession: Student & Model Hobby: Traveling, Chess, Knitting
USA Melissa Novak Age: 19 Languages: English Profession: Student Nutrition major and Dance Teacher Hobby: Bikram Yoga, Running, Modeling, Dance	Venezuela Daniela Chalbaud Age: 21 Languages: Spanish, English Profession: Student of Languages & Model Hobby: Hiking, Surfing	Wales Christi Janae Neveling Age: 18 Languages: English, Afrikaans Profession: Student of Psychology, Law and Health Hobby: Dancing, modern & contemporary, Classical Ballet and Surfing

* Venezuela emerged as Miss Intercontinental 2012