Going into this year’s Ms. International, both defending champion Iris Kyle and Yaxeni-Oriquen-Garcia have four of these titles each to their credit.

Whoever wins tonight breaks the record, and it’s not an obvious choice between the two.

Iris dominates from the back, but when both women face front, Yaxeni more than holds her own. We also saw strong competition from Maryland’s shredded Lisa Aukland and pretty Debi Laszewski. Condition was not easy to assess due to the flat lighting on the main stage of the expo. I have a feeling many people will comment on how much more ripped the ladies all look tonight at the Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium, when it’s really just better lighting. Based on the callouts, it looks like Dayana Cadeau will probably round out the top five.

Callouts:

#1

Debi Laszewski

Iris Kyle

Yaxeni Oriquen

Dayana Cadeau

#2

Debi Laszewski

Lisa Aukland

Dayana Cadeau

Betty Pariso

#3

Zoa Linsey

Alina Popa

Brenda Raganot

Elena Shportun-Willemer

Antoinette Thompson

#4

Mah-Ann Mendoza

Jeannie Paparone

Dena Westerfield

#5

Iris Kyle

Lisa Aukland

Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia