Miss Intercontinental 2017 predictions: Philippines vs Kazakhstan?

On January 24, 2018, Miss Intercontinental 2016 Heilymar Rosario Velasquez of  Puerto Rico will crown her successor. The grand coronation night will take place at the Sunrise Crystal Bay Resort in Hurghada, Egypt.

Miss Intercontinental 2017 is the 46th edition of the international beauty pageant. Out of the 72 candidates of this edition, here are the 15 candidates we believe deserve the tiara:

15. Miss USA Raquel Basco

Raquel Basco (Facebook/Miss Intercontinental)

14. Miss Nigeria Esther Ejike

Esther Ejike (Facebook/Miss Intercontinental)

13. Miss Serbia Bojana Nojanic

Bojana Nojanic (Facebook/Miss Intercontinental)

12. Miss Malaysia Sanja Suri Kishore Kumar Suri

Sanja Suri Kishore Kumar Suri (Facebook/Miss Intercontinental)

11. Miss Colombia Lizeth Villanueva

Lizeth Villanueva (Facebook/Miss Intercontinental)

10. Miss Russia Natalia Naidenko

Natalia Naidenko (Facebook/Miss Intercontinental)

9. Miss Slovak Republic Klaudia Kurucz

Klaudia Kurucz (Facebook/Miss Intercontinental)

8. Miss Venezuela Maritza Contreras

Maritza Contreras (Facebook/Miss Intercontinental)

7. Miss Puerto Rico Josmarie Soto Mercado

Josmarie Soto Mercado (Facebook/Miss Intercontinental)

6. Miss China Wang Shengxu

Wang Shengxu (Facebook/Miss Intercontinental)

5. Miss Australia Charlotte Allison Bruce

Charlotte Allison Bruce (Facebook/Miss Intercontinental)

4. Miss Canada Mattea Henderson

Mattea Henderson (Facebook/Miss Intercontinental)

3. Miss Brazil Amanda Cardoso

Amanda Cardoso (Facebook/Miss Intercontinental)

2. Miss Kazakhstan Bota Kamza

Bota Kamza (Facebook/Miss Intercontinental)

1. Miss Philippines Katarina Sonja Rodriguez

Katarina Sonja Rodriguez (Facebook/Miss Intercontinental)