Serena Darder Aguilar, 25, represented the Netherlands at Miss International 2025. It was the 63rd edition of the international beauty pageant based in Tokyo, Japan.
Serena Darder
Darder is an alumna of Leiden University in Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands. She was Miss Teen of Noord-Holland 2017 second runner-up, Miss Teen of Noord-Holland 2018 second runner-up and The Miss Globe Netherlands 2019 first runner-up.
On July 15, 2022, Darder represented the Netherlands at Miss Supranational 2022 and competed against 68 other candidates at the Strzelecki Park Amphitheater in Nowy Sacz, Malopolska, Poland. She was unplaced.
On October 5, 2024, Darder represented the Netherlands at Miss Cosmo 2024 and competed against 55 other candidates at the Saigon Riverside Park in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. She finished in the Top 21.
Miss International 2025
On June 12, 2025, Darder turned 25. On October 29, 2025, she visited the Embassy of Japan in the Netherlands, which is based in The Hague, Netherlands.
On November 27, 2025, Darder competed against 79 other Miss International 2025 candidates at the Yoyogi National Stadium in Shibuya, Tokyo. Catalina Duque of Colombia won the title and the respective first, second, third and fourth runners-up were Yollanda Chimbarami of Zimbabwe, Paola Guzman of Bolivia, Melliza Xaviera of Indonesia and Myrna Esguerra of the Philippines.
Chimbarami was also crowned Miss International Africa 2025. The other continental queens were Miss International Americas 2025 Farrah Grant of the Turks and Caicos Islands, Miss International Asia Pacific 2025 Katrina Wan of Macau, China and Miss International Europe 2025 Sophie Wallace of the United Kingdom.
Representing the Netherlands, Darder finished in the Top 20. Japan’s representative Ai Nozaki also finished in the Top 20.
Miss International 2023 Andrea Valentina Rubio Armas of Venezuela hosted the coronation ceremony with Maxwell Powers and Tomomi Okada. The show featured a performance by Michael Bodin.
From Haarlemmermeer to Tokyo
Hailing from Badhoevedorp, Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, Darder is a passenger ground service agent with a bachelor’s degree in international studies and a specialization in East Asia. She speaks Dutch, Spanish and English.
Home to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Haarlemmermeer is a Dutch municipality built on reclaimed land. It serves as a core European logistics center.
Tokyo and Haarlemmermeer represent two vital international transport and economic nodes. Though vastly different in scale and population, both regions function as essential operational gateways linking their respective continents to global trade.
Located entirely within Haarlemmermeer, Schiphol acts as one of Europe’s busiest aviation hubs, managing vast international passenger traffic and cargo routes—including direct connections to Tokyo. The region is also recognized for its engineering expertise in polder water management and sustainable land development.
Conversely, Tokyo operates as East Asia’s premier financial hub and urban transit powerhouse. Anchored by Narita and Haneda airports alongside the world’s densest railway network, Tokyo sets international benchmarks in high-density infrastructure and technological integration.
While Haarlemmermeer and Tokyo interact within the broader framework of national Dutch-Japanese trade relations rather than a direct sub-national partnership, both illustrate how world-class transit infrastructure underpins modern international commerce.
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