Miss Tourism Queen International 2013 Winner Crowned (Results)

The Miss Tourism Queen International 2013 winner has been crowned during the pageant's finale held in Xianning, China on Thursday night, October 3.

Miss Latvia Alisa Miskovska wins Miss TQI 2013

Miss Latvia Alisa Miskovska bested the other 43 candidates of the beauty contest to win the coveted title. The 26-year-old Daugavpils native succeeded Kantapat Peeradachainarin of Thailand, who was crowned in 2011.

A former national figure skater of her country, Miskovska now coaches figure skating to children and is completing a masters degree in sports management. She previously competed in Miss World 2011.

This year's Miss Tourism Queen International first runner-up is Miss South Africa, while Miss China is second runner-up. Miss Korea and Miss Portugal were named third and fourth runner-up, respectively.

Completing the Top 10 are representatives of France, China, Hong Kong, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Philippines, Portugal, South Africa and Xianning China.

Miss Tourism Queen International was founded by Charlie See and has been held in China since its inception in 2004. The pageant was not staged last year.