Iris Klein, of Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

, is the second delegate from her country to win the Miss International

Miss International 1989

The 29th Miss International pageant was held on 17 September 1989 at Kanazawa's Kagekiza. The pageant was hosted by Masumi Okada.-Results:-Special awards:*Friendship: Lilia Andanar *Photogenic: Sherri Teixeira...

 title in 1989.

In 1986, she competed in the Miss Germany

Miss Germany

Miss Germany is a national beauty pageant for unmarried women in Germany. In 1927, the contest was held for the first time.In the past there were several organisations which claimed the title: In the 1920s already, German jurisdiction decided that the title Miss Germany could not be patented or...

 pageant, representing Schleswig-Holstein

Schleswig-Holstein

Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the sixteen states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig...

. She wound up as the first runner-up. She was sent to Kanazawa

Kanazawa, Ishikawa

is the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.-Geography, climate, and population:Kanazawa sits on the Sea of Japan, bordered by the Japan Alps, Hakusan National Park and Noto Peninsula National Park. The city sits between the Sai and Asano rivers. Its total area is 467.77 km².Kanazawa's...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

 to participate in the Miss International

Miss International 1989

The 29th Miss International pageant was held on 17 September 1989 at Kanazawa's Kagekiza. The pageant was hosted by Masumi Okada.-Results:-Special awards:*Friendship: Lilia Andanar *Photogenic: Sherri Teixeira...

 pageant three years later, eventually becoming the second German representative to win the title, some 24 years after Ingrid Finger

Ingrid Finger

Ingrid Finger is a German beauty queen who became the first representative from her country to win the Miss International pageant in 1965.Nicknamed Fifi, Finger bested a field of 44 delegates to win the title in Long Beach, California...

 won it in 1965

Miss International

Miss International is an annual international beauty pageant held since 1960.The current Miss International is Fernanda Cornejo, from Ecuador...

.