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This year’s Miss International organized in Naha, Japan, was won by a Japanese woman for the first time in more than 50 years, since the event exists.

Ikumi Yoshimatsu (photo), 25 years old, is a model from Tosu, Saga Prefecture. She won the contest organized in the capital of the southern Japanese prefecture of Okinawa and said shortly after that she was not sure whether she was dreaming or not.

“I think women will become opinion leaders in the future, and I said in my speech during the contest how I want to work from now on,” Yoshimatsu said.

The contest organized in Naha started in 1960 and is one of the three major beauty pageants in the world, according to Kyodo.

Miss Paraguay Nicole Elizabeth Vera Huber finished the contest on the 5th place. On the 4th place came Miss Dominican Republic Melodia Mir. Third came Miss Sri Lanka Madusha Rushani Mayadunne, while Miss Finland Viivi Suominen finished on the second place.