Japanese woman wins Miss International title

Japanese woman wins Miss International title

NAHA, Japan - Japan's Ikumi Yoshimatsu (L) is helped to wear the crown at the Miss International contest in Naha, capital of the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa, on Oct. 21, 2012, after becoming the first Japanese woman to win the title. Yoshimatsu also won the Miss Photogenic award.

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