Kylie Verzosa of the Philippines crowned her successor Kevin Lilliana of Indonesia at the end of the event.

This is the second time in Miss International history that the finals night saw the return of the previous year's runners-up to crown their respective successors.

[7][8] On April 4, 2017, it was announced during a broadcast conference by Akemi Shimomura, president of the International Cultural Association, that the 2017 pageant would be held in Tokyo Dome City Hall, Tokyo, Japan for the second consecutive year on Tuesday, November 14, 2017.

[9][10] The 2017 edition saw the debuts of Cambodia, Cook Islands and Laos;[11] and the returns of Ethiopia has not competed since 2009, Czech Republic since 2010, Lithuania since 2013, Chile and Curacao since 2014, Mongolia and Paraguay since 2015.

Argentina, Aruba, Cuba, Denmark, Guam, Ireland, Nigeria, Northern Marianas, Puerto Rico and Sri Lanka withdrew from the competition.