The Miss International pageant’s 63rd edition unfolded at Tokyo’s Yoyogi National Gymnasium on November 27, 2025, where Colombia’s Catalina Duque claimed the crown, becoming the event’s 63rd titleholder. Established in Long Beach, California, in 1960, the pageant has grown into a global platform.
Eighty contestants from around the world competed for the crown, making the event a showcase of global talent. The show was hosted by Andrea Rubio of Venezuela, the 2023 winner, as well as Japan’s 2019 Miss International Momi Okada and Max Powers.
The competition featured the Top 20 contestants participating in both the swimsuit and evening gown segments. The Top 10 then advanced to the public speaking round, where they shared their perspectives on initiatives related to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The previous year’s winner, Vietnam's Huỳnh Thị Thanh Thủy, crowned her successor.
Catalina Duque Abréu, born on September 20, 1999, is a Colombian model and beauty pageant veteran. Her victory marks her as the fourth Colombian woman to win the Miss International title.
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Although her parents hail from Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia, Duque was raised in Miami, Florida, in the United States. Her parents are Dr Carlos Simon Duque Fisher and Clara Abreu Velez.
She completed high school at The Columbus School in Envigado, Antioquia, and later studied Social Communication at EAFIT University. In addition to her native Spanish, she is fluent in English and Portuguese.
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Duque’s significant pageant career began in June 2023 when she was designated as Miss Antioquia. After a one-year postponement of the national pageant, her performance ultimately led to her being crowned Miss Colombia 2024 on November 10, 2024, in Cartagena. She was widely considered a frontrunner throughout the competition.
Duque is the seventh titleholder from Antioquia in the history of Miss Colombia; the last time the department won was in 1996 with Claudia Elena Vásquez. Her subsequent representation of Colombia at Miss International 2025 culminated in her winning the title.
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Beyond her pageant achievements, Duque is a dedicated advocate for meaningful social issues. Her primary focus is on Sustainable Development Goal 4: Quality Education.
Catalina hosts ‘The Golden Club’, a podcast where she engages in open discussions with "the brightest, bravest, and most disruptive minds" to motivate positive change.
She actively reinforces her interest in community impact through involvement with organisations focused on childhood development, literacy promotion (in partnership with a publishing company), cancer awareness, and female empowerment.
Her commitment to combining beauty with social duty exemplifies a rising trend among pageant queens, utilising the crown as a powerful tool for global influence and social well-being.
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