First held in 1960,[1][2] it is the fourth largest pageant in the world in terms of the number of national winners participating in the international contest.

[citation needed] The pageant crown used by the organization is supplied and patented by the Mikimoto pearl company.

[7] The current Miss International is Huỳnh Thị Thanh Thủy of Vietnam, who was crowned on 12 November 2024 in Tokyo, Japan.

[12] The pageant advocacy is to achieve a world where women can live with positivity, inner strength and individuality.

[2][19] In 2017, Kevin Lilliana Junaedy of Indonesia became the first Muslim woman to win Miss International.