Netherlands wins Miss Tourism International 2010

21-year-old student Nathalie den Dekker beat out 54 other contestants at the NYE pageant held at Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

What a way for 21-year-old Nathalie den Dekker to bid adieu to 2010 and say hello to 2011. The Dutch student beat out 54 other contestants to be crowned Miss Tourism International 2010 at the pageant held on New Year’s Eve in Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa.

The homegrown pageant is the only annual New Year’s Eve World Final pageant held in the world, with subsidiary titles awarded like Miss Poh Kong Glamour, Miss Charm Fantasia and Miss Focus Point Dazzling among others.

The 4 runners-up were:

1st runner-up: Australia – Ms. Holly Anne Visser

2nd runner-up: Venezuela – Ms. Stephany Gonzalez

3rd runner-up: Philippines – Ms. Barbara Salvador

4th runner-up: Mongolia – Ms. Borgoljin Bayarsaikhan

Other Top 10 finalists were from Estonia, India, Lithuania, Luxembourg, and the host country Malaysia.

The pageant promotes goodwill, friendship and world peace. Hosting the beauty pageant in Malaysia will further promote the countries tourism industry and showcase to the world the Malaysia’s many tourist attractions.

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