Ms. International ® is part of the Ms. America® Pageant Inc. system and is for women 26 years of age and up who are single, divorced, widowed or married. The beauty pageant has been developed to promote and honor women, celebrate their accomplishments and use their "Crown for a Purpose" to support and encourage involvement in volunteer service.

The pageant is associated with the United States government agency Points of Light. The Presidential Volunteer Service Award is given by the President of the United States to national titleholders for her community service during her reign.

Ms. International  ® winner is based on the cumulation of the following:
* Jugdes Competition Scores in sportswear, evening gown, on-stage question and interview.
* Ads sold in the program book
* Peoples Choice thru Internet Voting
 

HISTORY

• Susan Jeske, the founder of Ms. International ® Pageant, first used the title when she crowned Amanda Delgado, Ms. International ® 2010 as its first inaugural queen.
• Deana Molle’ was crowned Ms. International ® 2011-12 on November 7, 2011 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auditorium in Riverside, California,.
• Stacy Smith from Colorado, was crowned Ms. International® 2013 at on June 23, 2013 at the Hilton Orange County Hotel in Costa Mesa, California.
• Riti Chikkerur from Texas was crowned Ms. International®
   2014-15 on August 9, 2014 at the Curtis Theater in Brea, California. She is the first Indian-American to win the title and own an oil company.
• Deborah Valis-Flynn from South Carolina, was crowned Ms. International ®
   2016 at the Curtis Theater in Brea, California on August 29, 2015.
• Nova Kopp from Georgia was crowned Ms. International®
   2017 at the Curtis Theater in Brea, California on September 3, 2016. She was the first Ms. International ® to win $12,000.00 in cash and give it all away to charity. She is a domestic violence awareness advocate and is a survivor herself. Her volunteer service has included working with Meals on Wheels through the Ballina Community Centre in Ireland.
• Jolyn Farber representing New York was crowned Ms. International ® 2017 at the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California on March 10, 2018. She was also the People's Choice Internet Voting winner and won $12,218.90.

MS. AMERICA ® PAGEANT INC.

The Ms. America® Pageant is a California corporation that currently owns and runs the Ms. International,® Ms. America®, Ms. America® International, and Miss Pacific U.S. beauty contests. Based in Costa Mesa, California, the Corporation is owned by Susan Jeske who is the CEO.

MS. AMERICA® TRADEMARK
Ms. America® is a registered federal trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office in Washington DC since February 22, 2000.
Registration number: 2321477

 

MS. INTERNATIONAL® TITLEHOLDERS

YEAR	WINNER	STATE	NOTES
2018	Jolyn Farber	New York	Platform is Mental Awareness
2017	Nova Kopp	Georgia	Mrs. Georgia United States 2016, Spokesperson for Extraordinary Peoples Awards
2016	Deborah Valis-Flynn	South Carolina	Mrs. Alabama International 1997
2014-15	Riti Chikkerur	Texas	First Indian American to win the title
2013	Stacy Smith	Colorado
2011-12	Deana Molle'	California	Former Ms. America® 2004-05
2010	Amanda Delgado	California	Reina Mundial del Banano 2008 2nd runner-up to Miss California USA 2014

Ms. International 2018 - Jolyn Farber on the cover of the Coto de Caza News Newspaper!

Jolyn Farber was also the People's Choice Award internet voting winner winning $12,218.90 in cash!

APPEARANCES AND MEDIA OF MS. INTERNATIONAL 2018

April 11, 2019 Meeting re: New York Landmarks Conservancy
April 10, 2019 Meeting re: National School Climate Center
April 5, 2019 Meeting re: Brooklyn Ballet
April 5, 2019 Active Minds Casino Night Fundraising Event Prep Meeting
April 2, 2019 Meeting re: The Royal Oak Foundation
March 14, 2019 The Felix Organization, Adoptees for Children, Dance This Way Host Committee Meeting
March 14, 2019 Interview published by The Culture Crunch on various platforms
March 7, 2019 Hit Makers and Rum Chasers Charley Foundation Benefit, New York, NY
February 21, 2019 The Felix Organization, Adoptees for Children, Dance This Way Host Committee meeting
February 20, 2019  Active Minds, Host Committee meeting
February 16, 2019 Judge at Queens of New England Pageant
January 27, 2018 Titleholder of the Day, Pageant Planet
January 26, 2018 The Princess Ball Etiquette Class Event and Dress Boutique Pop Up, Loudsbury House, Ridgefield, CT
January 2, 2018 Award In Honor of Outstanding Philanthropy, CharityBuzz, New York, NY
December 18, 2018 Featured in the She Rocks the Crown spotlight @sherocksthecrown on Instagram.
December 17, 2018 Miss Universe Pageant, Bangkok, Thailand
December 14, 2018 Appearance and volunteer at Elephant Rescue Park, Chaing Mai, Thailand
December 13, 2018 Appearance at Soon Kan Rean Roo Klrun Ti Baan Pha Lai Tribal School with donation presentation, Chaing Dao, Thailand
December 12, 2018 Appearance at Baan Pha Khoi Tai School with donation presentation, Chaing Mai, Thailand
December 11, 2018 Donation supply procurement trip for multiple schools, Chaing Mai, Thailand
November 27, 2018 Giving Tuesday Ambassador for Active Minds, Washington D.C.
November 18, 2018 Thanksgiving Angel for The Felix Organization Adoptees for Children with New York City foster care youth, New York, NY
November 10, 2018 Opening speaker at the Quell Foundation Annual Masquerade Ball - Lifting the Mask on Mental Health Stigma Newport, RI
November 8, 2018 Profiled and featured on cover of QueenVBlog.com and Queen V Blog Instagram
November 4, 2018 Judge at America’s Yankee Miss Pageant.
October 13, 2018 Appearance in Siou Village Aswan, Egypt
October 13, 2018 Ms. International 2018 photos with locals and camel ride at Gharb Sohail Egypt
October 12, 2018 Appearance at Elephantine Island School where I was treated to a class learning how to speak the alphabet and numbers 1-10 in Arabic and Nubian
desert tour
October 6, 2018 Donation to CCSN: Center for Children with Special Needs and Ashley’s Learning Center Turks and Caicos
September 27, 2018 Advisory Board Meeting, Felix Adoptees for Children New York, NY
September 26, 2018 Private screening pre-lease of” Immediate Family” starring Mark Walberg and Rose Byrne.  AMC Empire Theater, New York, NY
September 9, 2018 Miss America Pageant, Atlantic City, NJ
September 8, 2019 Show Me Your Shoes Parade, Miss America, Atlantic City, NJ
September 3, 2018 Newtown Labor Day Parade, Newtown, CT
August 11, 2018 Visit to El Chato Ranch Ecological Reserve, Santa Cruz, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador and meeting of the famed Giant Tortoises!
August 10, 2018 Photographs with citizens of Guayaquil, Ecuador at Hotel del Parque, Ecuador
August 9, 2018 Introduction to U.S. Consulate to Ecuador, Public Affairs Officers
August 9, 2018 Visit with volunteers and residents of Society for Children’s Protection Orphanage in Guayaquil, Ecuador
August 9, 2018 Meet and greet with “Wheelchair Man,” an Afghan-American paralyzed from bombing in his home country who became a U.S. citizen, and is now a “super hero” and author. 
August 9, 2018 Appearance at Escuela San Jose Buen Pastor in Guayaquil, Ecuador
August 9, 2018 Meeting with Dr. h.c. Ricardo Koenig, President of the Benemerita Socidad Protectora de la Infancia (Society for Children’s Protection) in Guayaquil, Ecuador
July 27, 2018 Featured in the Domino Volunteers August Newsletter as a Celebrity Guest
July 16 - Aug 12, 2018 Photo and crown appearance in the Jeske Crown Collection at the Orange County, CA Fair
July 5, 2018 Appearance at Plaza Bolivar in Bogota, Colombia
July 3, 2018 Appearance and volunteer at Aqua de Amigos on the island of Tierra Bomba, Cartegena, Colombia
July 3, 2018 Meeting (on a boat!) with the director of Domino Volunteers Cartegena in Cartegena, Colombia
July 2, 2018 Private tour of Cartegena, Colombia and visit to Portal de las Reinas (Portal of the Queens
June 26, 2018 Private visit to Liria Palace, personal current home of the Duke of Alba, and tour of his art and rare document collection in Madrid, Spain.

June 24, 2018 Appearance and delivery of donation supplies to Hospital Universario La Paz children’s facility in Madrid, Spain

June 24, 2018 Packing donation boxes with Ayudar a Quien Aydar in Pozuelo de Alarcon, Spain

June 24, 2018 Appearance at El Corte Ingles in Madrid, Spain acquiring do national supplies

June 23, 2018 Sketch of Ms. International 2018 in crown and gown by Elie L. Illustrations featured in social media

June 23, 2018 Personal guest of Spanish Chef, Pilar LA Torre, at private dinner in Madrid, Spain.

June 6, 2018 Active Mind Casino Night Fundraiser

May 24, 2018 Lift the Mask screening and panel with Quell Foundation

May 21, 2018 Miss USA Pageant

May 20, 2018 Miss USA contestant dinner and meet and greet

May 14, 2018 Felix Adoptees for Children Dance This Way fundraiser

May 5, 2018 Kentucky Derby

May 5, 2018 Guest at Trifecta After-party hosted by Grammy-winning Sean “Diddy” Combs

May 4, 2018 Unbridled Eve Gala

May 4, 2018 Longlines Kentucky Oaks

May 3, 2018 Vegas in the ‘Ville Oaks Eve event presented by Heaven Oaks

May 2, 2018 Official press release of Ms. International Kentucky Derby appearances and state visit

May 1, 2018 Recognized as an Active Minds Ambassador along with actors, musicians, athletes and social media influencers who use their platforms to speak up about mental health

April 30, 2018 NAMI 7th Annual Western Massachusetts Art Show featuring the work of artists living with mental illness.

April 28, 2018 Bronx Zoo Run for the Wild
April 30, 2018 NAMI 7th Annual Western Massachusetts Art Show featuring the work of artists living with mental illness.
April 22, 2018 Out of the Darkness Walk - American Foundation for Suicide Prevention team sponsor and virtual participant
April 22, 2018 Appearance at “Mindful: Exploring Art Through Mental Health” at the Fuller Craft Museum Exhibit.
April 21, 2018 Ms. International 2018 tour of Providence, RI by La Gondola.
April 19, 2018 Ms. International 2018 tour of Boston, MA by historian, Peter Brennan. 
April 18, 2018  Guest of The Quell Foundation at the screening of “Lift the Mask: Portraits of Life with Mental Illness” documentary film. 
April 17, 2018 Appearance at Newport Daffodil Days Festival.
April 10, 2018 Portrait Masters Image Awards Bronze Award for Ms. International headshot
April 8, 2018 Official Ms. International 2018 makeup tutorial by Yuko Takahashi, makeup artist for Miss USA and Miss Universe since 2003.
April 3, 2018 Featured on British Breaking New.com

March 30, 2018 - Featured on the cover of Ladera Ranch News Newspaper.
March 30, 2018 - Featured in The Newport News, Society Scene.
March 29, 2018 - Featured on the cover of The Coto de Caza Newspaper.
March 26, 2018 - Attended event featuring former NFL player and Ivy elite athlete, Jeff Hatch. “RECOVERY: Living a Life of Purpose and Perspective.”
March 25, 2018 - Judge for Miss New England 2018 Pageant.
March 23, 2018 - Conference with Carin Levin, COO Active Minds, the leading nonprofit empowering students to speak openly about mental health in order to educate others and encourage help-seeking.
March 23, 2018 - Featured on the cover of International Face Magazine and interviewed by founder.
March 22, 2018 - Featured in Canadian Business Tribune and US World News.
March 20, 2018 - Article in Houston Chronicle subsequently picked up by various Texas newspapers.
March 20, 2018 - Official press release Ms. International 2018 and Ms. America International 2018 by Bennett Unlimited PR 2018 at Daily Telescope and KMOV St. Louis.
March 19, 2018 - Ms. International 2018 Press Release at Yahoo Finance, New York Business Journal, IANS INDIA, Daily Herald (Chicago, IL), Boston Herald (Boston, MA), KUAM-TV NBC-8 /CBS-11 (Hagatna, GUAM), Dallas Business Journal, Penticton Herald (Penticton, BC CANADA), Atlanta Business Chronicle, KFMB 100.7 FM (San Diego, CA), Philadelphia Business Journal, KITV-TV ABC (Honolulu, HI), San Francisco Business Times, EDGE Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA), WBRC-TV FOX-6 (Birmingham, AL), NBC-3 (Louisville, KY), Manhattan week, Tampa Bay Business Journal, SiliconValleyGlobe.com, WWBT-TV NBC-12 (Richmond, VA), KVVU-TV FOX-5 (Las Vegas, NV), Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, Chicago Business News,  Morning News (Florence, SC), San Antonio Business Journal, FOX-19 (Cincinnati, OH), Sacramento Business Journal, WMC-TV NBC-5 (Memphis, TN), Portland Business Journal, WAVE-TV WAFB CBS-9 (Baton Rouge, LA), Orlando Business Journal, Nashville Business Journal, Houston Business Journal, KFMB-TV CBS-8 (San Diego, CA), Denver Business Journal, Telemundo Amarillo (Amarillo, TX), Dayton Business Journal, Austin Business Journal, WVUE-TV FOX-8 (New Orleans, LA),  New Mexico Business Weekly, Business Review (Albany), Morningstar, ADVFN, PR Newswire, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, News OK Oklahoman, WBBH-TV NBC-2 (Fort Myers, FL), WISTV-TV NBC-10 (Columbia, SC), KMOV-TV CBS-4 (St. Louis, MO), WCSC-TV CBS-5 (Charleston, SC), Minnesota/St. Paul Business Journal, KPTV-TV FOX-12 (Beaverton, OR), KHNL-TV NBC-8 (Honolulu, HI), Market Watch (Dow Jones), WBTV-TV CBS-3 (Charlotte, NC), WFMZ-TV IND-69 (Allentown, PA), KOTV-TV CBS-6 (Tulsa, OK), Wichita Business Journal, KWTV-TV CBS-9 (Oklahoma City, OK), Washington Business Journal, KCTV-TV CBS-5 (Kansas City, MO), 4-traders, KOLD-TV CBS-13 (Tucson, AZ), WLOX-TV ABC-13 (Biloxi, MS), St. Louis Business Journal, WAFF-TV NBC-48 (Huntsville, AL), Puget Sound Business Journal, South Florida Business Journal, WXIX-TV, Pacific Business News, 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AR), The Morning News (Blackfoot, ID), BUSINESS CLASS NEWS, AssignmentEditor.com, A Rain of Thought, The Punxsutawney Spirit (Punxsutawney, PA), Poteau Daily News (Poteau, OK), The Observer News Enterprise (Newton, NC), Minster Community Post (Minster, OH), Mammoth Times (Mammoth Lakes, CA), Malvern Daily Record (Malvern, AR), The Kane Republican (Kane, PA), Inyo Register (Bishop, CA), The Deer Park Tribune (Deer Park, WA), Decatur Daily Democrat (Decatur, IN), Daily Times Leader (West Point, MS), Borger News Herald (Borger, TX),  Juniata County Radio, KJTV-TV FOX-34 (Lubbock, TX), WBOC-TV FOX-21 (SaTelemundo-2 (Albuquerque, NM), KFJX-TV FOX-14 (Pittsburg, KS), KTTU-FM 97.3 Double T (Lubbock, TX), Washington Psychiatric Society, Warren and Hunterdon Counties City Room (Warren County, NJ), Los Angeles City Room (Los Angeles, CA), Long Beach City Room (Long Beach, CA),  April Noelle - Finding Favor, KJTV-AM 950 / KJTV-FM 100.7 (Lubbock, TX), KTMF-TV / KWYB-TV (Missoula, MT), KLBB-FM 93.7 The Eagle (Lubbock, TX), KFMB 760-AM (San Diego, CA), El Paso City Room (El Paso, TX), KLZK-FM 107.7 YES FM (Lubbock, TX), US Press Association, IBTN9 US, KQCW-TV CW-12/19 (Tulsa, OK), Senior Psychiatrists, and Ready...Set...Parenthood!
March 15, 2018 - Official press release inclusion in Ms. America 2018 release by Bennett Unlimited PR at International Business Times, Press-Telegram, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Star Tribune, Hawaii News, The CW WBCB, Journal Sentinel, 100.7KFM San Diego, Hawaii News Now KFVE, Palm Spring News KMIR, Fox 12 Oregon, TheAmericanBarber.tv, 9 WAFB Baton Rouge, WBRC Fox 6 News Birmingham, NBC 29 Charlottesville, Tucson News Now, AM760, CBS8 San Diego.
March 11, 2018 – Official photoshoot with Pham Photography Group in Long Beach, CA.
March 10, 2018 – Official interview with Scott Stewart for What’s Up Orange County at the Queen Mary in Long Beach, CA.
March 10, 2018 – Crowned Ms. International 2018 at the Queen Mary in Long, Beach, CA.

 

INDIA WEST NEWSPAPER
Riti Chikkerur wins Ms. America's Peoples Choice Award

http://www.indiawest.com/news/global_indian/riti-chikkerur-wins-ms-america-people-s-choice-award/article_d6668a0a-249c-11e4-a645-001a4bcf887a.html
 

Ms. International with Mrs. Southwest International. Mrs. Southwest competes in Mrs. International Pageant that belongs to Mary Richardson.

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