Miss Asia Pacific International
Formation | 1965 (first edition) 1968 (original) 2016 (current iteration) |
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Type | Beauty Pageant |
Headquarters | Manila, Philippines |
Official language | English |
President | Jacqueline Tan-Sainz |
Website | Official website |
Miss Asia Pacific International is a beauty pageant headquartered in Manila, Philippines after a successful rebirth in 2016. [1] It is the oldest such pageant in Asia currently headed by Jacqueline Tan-Sainz. [2]
History
Miss Asia Pacific International was founded in 1968 as Miss Asia Quest and was first open to contestants from Asia and Oceania. The title was changed to Miss Asia Pacific Quest in 1985 when contestants from countries in the Americas which border the Pacific Ocean were allowed to compete. In 2005, the current title was chosen and contestants from all over the world were allowed changing the name to Miss Asia Pacific International'. [3] In 2016, the pageant was revived and the winner of Miss Asia Pacific International 2016 was Tessa le Conge of Netherlands.
The current title holder is Chaiyenne Huisman from Spain who was crowned on the 9th of October 2019.
Controversies
In 2005, winner Leonora Jimenez Monge (Costa Rica) was dethroned after participating in the rival Miss World contest and runner-up Yevgeniya Lapova (Russia) was chosen instead.[2]
Titleholders
Pageant not held in these years: 1990, 1991, 2004 and 2006 to 2015 [4]
Year | Represented | Titleholder | National Pageant | Host Country | Date | Entrants |
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1965 | Malaysia | Angela Filmer[5] | Miss Malaysia | Philippines, Manila | n/a | n/a |
1968 | Taiwan | Macy Shih | Miss Taiwan | Philippines, Quezon City | 12.08.68 | 14 |
1969 | South Korea | Won-kyoung Seo | Miss Korea | 07.25.69 | 14 | |
1970 | India | Zeenat Aman | Miss India | 08.22.70 | 15 | |
1971 | Guam | Flora Baza | Miss Guam | 06.26.71 | 14 | |
1972 | Australia | Janet Coutts | Miss Australia | 07.15.72 | 15 | |
1973 | India | Tara Anne Fonseca | Femina Miss India | Philippines, |Manila | 05.31.73 | 14 |
1974 | Australia | Susie Currie | Miss Australia | 05.24.74 | 16 | |
1975 | Papua New Guinea | Eva Regina Arni | Miss Papua New Guinea | 05.24.75 | 18 | |
1976 | Singapore | Jacqueline Stuart | Miss Singapore | 06.03.76 | 17 | |
1977 | Indonesia | Linda Emran Abiprajadi[6] | (Handpicked) | 06.11.77 | 17 | |
1978 | Thailand | Siriporn Savanglum | Miss Audace | 10.18.78 | 15 | |
1979 | Turkey | Ayla Altas | Miss Turkey | 06.27.79 | 15 | |
1980 | Australia | Lorraine Gaye McGrady | Miss Australia | 05.21.80 | 16 | |
1981 | Sri Lanka | Bernadine Rose Ramanayake | Miss Sri Lanka | Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur | 05.21.81 | 16 |
1982 | Philippines | Maria del Carmen Ines Zaragoza | Mutya ng Pilipinas | 07.30.82 | 14 | |
1983 | Philippines | Gloria Dimayacyac | Mutya ng Pilipinas | Philippines, Manila | 07.08.83 | 14 |
1984 | Turkey | Melek Gurkan | Miss Turkey | New Zealand, Christchurch | 11.10.84 | 19 |
1985 | Israel | Nurit Mizrachi | Miss Israel | British Hong Kong, Hong Kong | 11.26.85 | 31 |
1986 | New Zealand | Helen Mary Crawford | Miss New Zealand | 09.30.86 | 32 | |
1987 | Panama | Cilinia Prada | Miss Panama | 09.30.87 | 30 | |
1988 | Thailand | Preeyanuch Panpradub | Miss Thailand | 09.24.88 | 32 | |
1989 | Philippines | Lorna Legaspi | Mutya ng Pilipinas | 09.24.89 | 31 | |
1992 | Israel | Tali Ben-Harush | Miss Israel | Philippines, Manila | 12.05.92 | 24 |
1993 | Philippines | Michelle Aldana | Mutya ng Pilipinas | Philippines, Manila | 10.16.93 | 23 |
1994 | Peru | Jessica Vanessa Tapia | Miss Peru | Philippines, Cebu City | 11.05.94 | 26 |
1995 | Korea | Mi-jung Yoon | Miss Korea | Philippines, Baguio City | 11.11.95 | 27 |
1996 | Costa Rica | Gabriela Aguilar | Miss Costa Rica | Philippines, Subic | 12.07.96 | 27 |
1997 | Thailand | Worarat Suwannarat | Miss Thailand | Philippines, Davao City | 12.06.97 | 25 |
1998 | Costa Rica | Kisha Alvarado | Miss Costa Rica | Philippines, Clark Field, Pampanga | 12.05.98 | 25 |
1999 | Colombia | Juliana Andrea Arango | Miss Colombia | Philippines, Quezon City | 12.11.99 | 25 |
2000 | India | Diya Mirza Handrich | Femina Miss India | 12.02.00 | 23 | |
2001 | Peru | Luciana Luisa Farfán | Miss Perú | Philippines, Makati City | 11.10.01 | 19 |
2002 | Korea | So-yoon Kim | Miss Korea | Philippines, Manila | 11.30.02 | 25 |
2003 | Russia | Tatyana Nikitina | Miss Russia | Philippines, Quezon City | 10.26.03 | 25 |
2005 | Costa Rica | Leonora Jiménez (dethroned) | Miss Costa Rica | China, Guangzhou | 04.09.05 | 52 |
Russia | Yevgeniya Lapova[2] (assumed) | Miss Russia | ||||
2016 | Netherlands | Tessa Helena le Conge[7] | Miss Netherlands | Philippines, Puerto Princesa | 11.23.16 | 40 |
2017 | Brazil | Francielly Ouriques | Miss Brasil Empresarial | Philippines, Manila | 11.29.17 | 42 |
2018 | Philippines | Sharifa Areef Mohammad Omar Akeel | Mutya ng Pilipinas | Philippines, Pasay City | 10.04.18 | 51 |
2019 | Spain | Chaiyenne Huisman | Miss Asia Pacific International-Spain | 10.09.19 | 54 |
The Pageant's Name in 1965 was Miss Asia. It was renamed to Miss Asia Quest from 1968 until 1983. It was then renamed again in 1984 to Miss Asia Pacific and used it until 2003. And in 2005 edition it was renamed to its current name Miss Asia Pacific International.
Countries/Territory by winning number
Nation | Titles | Year(s) |
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Philippines | 5 | 1982, 1983, 1989, 1993, 2018 |
South Korea | 3 | 1969, 1995, 2002 |
India | 1970, 1973, 2000 | |
Thailand | 1978, 1988, 1997 | |
Costa Rica | 1996, 1998, 2005A | |
Australia | 1972, 1974, 1980 | |
Peru | 2 | 1994, 2001 |
Turkey | 1979, 1984 | |
Russia | 2003, 2005B | |
Israel | 1985, 1992 | |
Spain | 1 | 2019 |
Brazil | 2017 | |
Netherlands | 2016 | |
Colombia | 1999 | |
Panama | 1987 | |
New Zealand | 1986 | |
Sri Lanka | 1981 | |
Indonesia | 1977 | |
Singapore | 1976 | |
Papua New Guinea | 1975 | |
Guam | 1971 | |
Taiwan | 1968 | |
Malaysia | 1965 |
Notes
A Dethroned
B Assumed
See also
References
- ^ Adina, Armin (13 November 2017). "Over 40 contestants join 2017 Miss Asia Pacific International". INQUIRER.net. No. Online. Copyright 1997-2016 INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ a b c "Yevgeniya Lapova: the last winner of Miss Asia Pacific International". India Times. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ "Laura blazes China beauty trail". BBC News. 13 February 2005. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ West, Donald. "Miss Earth". Pageantopolis. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
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