21-year-old Anagabriela Espinoza Marroquin from Mexico bested 64 other contestants for the 2009 Miss International crown.

Espinoza, a former Miss World semi-finalist, is a student and model from Monterrey, Mexico. She is one of the pre-pageant favorites to win the crown this year alongside Miss Venezuela and Miss Philippines.

Her runner-ups, however, were surprise entries to the Top 15. 1st runner-up was Miss Korea, Eun Mi Seo, who sported a short hair just like the Korean representative in Miss Earth 2009. 2nd runner-up was Miss United Kingdom, Chloe Beth Morgan.

A Top 15 were selected as semi-finalists this year instead of 12 and they are:

Belarus, Yana Supranovich

Belgium, Cassandra D’Ermilio

Brazil, Rayanne Fernanda de Morais

Canada, Chanel Beckenlehner

Cuba, Patricia Rosales

Dominican Republic, Victoria De Jesus Fernández Tavárez

Finland, Linda Wikstedt

Japan, Yuka Nakayama

Panama, Joyce Fátima Marie Jacobi Samudio

Philippines, Melody Adelheid Manuel Gersbach

Spain, Melania Santiago Durán

Venezuela, Laksmi Rodríguez de la Sierra