Miss Summer International Christine Mifsud returned to Malta this afternoon after being chosen for the title from among the 15 girls vying for it in the Bulgarian Black Sea resort of Sozopol.
Ms Mifsud, 18, had been chosen to represent Malta in the festival by Charm Productions on July 26.
"As soon as I heard Malta, I was extremely surprised, I never realised I would win the contest," she said on her arrival at Malta International Airport.
The aim of the contest was to make Sozopol more popular as an international tourist destination.