KOBE, Japan -- Miss Australia, Jenny Annette Derek, Sunday won the 1981 Miss International beauty contest at the Kobe Portopia exhibition.
Miss Derek, 20, who aims to become a businessowman, was chosen over 42 other contestants.
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The Australian model cited jogging, squash and cycling among her favorite sports.
The first runner-up was Miss Brazil, Taiomara Do Rocio Borchard, whose main ambition is to become a mother.
Michaelle Rocca of Ireland, 21, who is fluent in English, Irish, Italian and French, was the second runner-up.
Judges picked Miss Hong Kong, Deborah Carol Moore, 18, as Miss Friendship. Miss Moore said she wants to be an actress.