Venezuela's Edymar Martínez crowned Miss International 2015

MANILA, Philippines - Edymar Martínez of Venezuela was crowned Miss International 2015 held at the Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa in Tokyo, Japan on Thursday.

 

"What I'm feeling is the best feeling ever," Martinez said. "Venezuela, we did it!"

 

Philippine bet Janicel Lubina made it to the top 10 but failed to enter the pageant's top five.

 

Rounding out the top five are:

 

First runner-up: Honduras

Second runner-up: Kenya

Third runner-up: Vietnam

Fourth runner-up: Miss USA

 

The top 10 candidates are: Brazil, Honduras, Kenya, Mexico, Philippines, Thailand, United Kingdom, USA, Venezuela and Vietnam.

 

While failing to make it to the top five, Lubina won the Miss Best Dresser special award.

 

Here is the list of special award winners: 

 

Miss National Costume: Miss Japan

Miss Perfect Body: Miss Venezuela

Miss Best Dresser: Miss Philippines

 

Miss International Asia: Miss Korea

Miss International Europe: Portugal

Miss International America: Aruba

Miss International Africa: Kenya

Miss International Oceania: Hawaii

 

In a previous interview, the 20-year-old native of Narra, Palawan said she hopes to follow the footsteps of Bea Rose Santiago, the Filipina beauty queen who won the Miss International title in 2013.

 

Janicel failed to the join the ranks of fellow Binibining Pilipinas beauty queens Ann Colis, who won Miss Globe 2015 in Canada, and Parul Shah, who was named third runner-up in the Miss Grand International 2015 earlier this year.