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History

The first Miss Teen International contest was launched on Wednesday, April 4, 1966 in Hollywood and was hosted by Adam West, star of TV's Batman, with guest appearances by actresses Mia Farrow and Barbara Parkins, actors Vic Morrow and John Astin, singers Robert Goulet and Sonny & Cher, and 1965 Miss Teen USA Susan Henning.
The first Miss Teen International winners include Swedish former actress Ewa Aulin in 1966, 17-year-old Norwegian Alice Alfeim in 1967, Australian Janette McLeod, winner of the Miss Teen International pageant telecasted on ABC TV on April 13, 1968 and model Mary Louise Lewis from England who captured the title at Hollywood in 1969.

In 1993 a version based in Costa Rica began under the direction of Enrique Gonzalez and it was held through 2014. Notable winners of this era include TV presenter Yaraliz Lasanta, Miss Universe contestants Fabriella Quesada, Teresa Rodriguez, Mayra Matos, Nazareth Cascante, Adriana Paniagua and Valerie Hernandez, Miss International 2014 in Japan.

A new version of the Miss Teen International pageant held annually based in Guayaquil, Ecuador, it began its operation as "Miss Teenager International" since it was launched on Monday July 28, 2014 at the Auditorium of the Anthropological and Contemporary Art Museum, MAAC, event which Fabiola Ortiz of Bolivia was the winner of the 2014 title.

The Miss Teen International trademark with expedient number SENADI 2019 1517 by the National Service for Intellectual Rights of the Republic of Ecuador was published in -The Gazette of Intellectual Rights- no. 647 and was granted under the provisions of Resolution SENADI_2019_ RS_8989 to Rodrigo Moreira its holder on May 21, 2019. View Files

The 19-year-old model Luciana Begazo was became the first Peruvian to win the Miss Teen International title in history, achieving appearances in magazines and media.
The current winner is Yulienke Jacobs of South Africa, who was crowned as Miss Teen International 2022 at the Hotel Oro Verde in Guayaquil, Ecuador.