Sarah Elzanowski from Germany wins Miss Tourism International 2009

On 2010 New Year's Eve, a German beauty was crowned Miss Tourism International 2009.

Miss Germany Sarah Elzanowski (center), 18 years old, won the title of Miss Tourism International 2009 last night, December 31, at the Sunway Lagoon Resort and Hotel in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. It's the first time that Germany won in the said contest.

45 beauties participated in the yearend pageant including Philippines'
Jonavi Raisa Quiray, who unfortunately failed to enter the semis.

OFFICIAL RESULTS:
Miss Tourism Int'l 2009: Germany, Sarah Elzanowski
Miss Tourism of the Year Int'l (1st RU): Venezuela, Jessica Ibarra
Miss Tourism Metropolitan Int'l (2nd RU): Brazil, Thays Calmany Neves
Miss Tourism Global (3rd RU): Malaysia, Edwina Markus
Miss Cosmopolitan Int'l (4th RU): Czech Republic, Gabriela Korinkova

Top 10 Semifinalists: Croatia, Jelena Mandic; Finland, Minna Nikola;
France, Anne-Sophie Sevrette; Indonesia, Andara Rainy Ayudini; Panama,
Irene Nuñez

Host candidate and 3rd Runner Up Edwina Markus also won Best National Costume.

Non-winning candidates:
Armenia, Mariam Melyan
Australia, Ellen Holtham Warren
Bolivia, Ximena Vargas Parada
Bosnia & Herzegovina, Vanja Babic
Canada, Madalina Begju
China, Ni Jie Na
Cyprus, Panayiota Constantinou
England, Christina Jenkins
Georgia, Nino Karalashvili
Greece, Annette Papagianni
Hongkong, Liu Liu
India, Anousha Chauhan
Japan, Tomomi Takada
Kazakhstan, Karina Akhmetzyanova
Korea, Do Yeon Joo
Kyrgyzstan, Altynai Ismankulova
Latvia, Baiba Freliha
Macau, Song Qiang Yi
Moldova, Inga Topa
Mongolia, Badsaikhan Norminsud
Montenegro, Natasa Petrovic
Netherlands, Sanne Roffel
Pakistan, Naila Mir Afzal
Paraguay, Larissa María Villalba Valbez
Philippines, Jonavi Raisa Quiray
Poland, Anna Sakowicz
Romania, Alina Mirt
Russia, Elizaveta Emelyanova
Serbia, Jelena Karovic
Singapore, Kho Hui Ting
Taiwan, Chen Wan Ling
Thailand, Chonticha Supphaiboonlerd
Ukraine, Inna Serpukhvitina
USA, Tiffany Yanke
Wales, Sophie Elizabeth Jones

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