Simona Bitiusca of Romania wins International Model of the Year 2009

Miss Romania, Simona Bitiusca wins the International Model of the Year 2009 contest which was held in Seoul, Korea from the 18th to the 25th October. She is 18 years old and stands 181cm tall.

There are 40 international models who will arrive on the 17th and 18th October to Incheon International Airport. They have traveled to the beautiful city of Busan for 3 days, then travel to Kangwon before proceeding to Seoul for the World Final on the 23rd October 2009. On the 24th October 2009, they will take in the beautiful sights of Korea and all will depart on the 25th November 2009.

Runners-up:
* 1st Runner-up: Miss New Zealand, Natalie Sangster (1st run-up Miss New Zealand World 2009, Top 20 Semi-finalist Miss Tourism Queen International 2009)
* 2nd Runner-up: Miss Czech Republic, Sharka Cojocarova
* 3rd Runner-up: Miss Indonesia, Whulandary
* 4th Runner-up: Miss Taiwan, Lin Chien-An

"To God be the Glory".