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Miss Asia Pacific International
Formation4 December 1965; 58 years ago (1965-12-04)
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Manila
Location
Official language
English
President
Atty. Eva Patalinjug
General Manager
Kristine Caballero Aplal
Website Official website
Formerly called
Miss Asia Pacific Quest

Miss Asia Pacific International is one of the oldest international beauty pageants based in Manila, Philippines.

History

The pageant was founded in 1965 as a "Miss Asia" contest. The first titleholder was Angela Filmer from Malaysia. [1] [2] She was crowned by the wife of then President of the Philippines, Imelda Marcos on 4 December 1965. The contest began with only 18 countries participating in the first edition.

The pageant's title was changed to "Miss Asia Pacific" in 1984 and "Miss Asia Pacific Quest" in 1985 after participants from countries in the Americas and the Pacific Ocean were allowed to compete. In 2005, the pageant was again renamed to Miss Asia Pacific International when they began to allow participants from all countries to compete. The pageant was not held in 1990 due to the Luzon earthquake and in 1991 due to the Mount Pinatubo eruption; also in 2004 and from 2006 to 2015.

In 2005, winner Leonora Jimenez Monge from Costa Rica was dethroned after taking part in participating at Miss World contest. The first runner-up, Yevgeniya Lapova from Russia was given the crown and title. [3] The pageant was then suspended after the conclusion of the 2005 edition. [4] 12 years later in 2016, the pageant was revived and the winner was Tessa le Conge from the Netherlands. [5]

The most recent titleholder was Chaiyenne Huisman from Spain, who was crowned on 9 October 2019. [6]

Due to the restrictions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been no further competitions since 2020 upto 2023. The 2024 comeback will commence in October as announced on February 20th, 2024 with the new President Eva Patalinjug and General Manager Kristine Caballero-Aplal. [7] [8]

Titleholders

Year Edition Country Titleholder Location Entrants
1968 1st   Taiwan Macy Shih [9] Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines 12
1969 2nd   South Korea Seo Won-kyoung [10] 13
1970 3rd   India Zeenat Aman 15
1971 4th   Guam Flora Baza 15
1972 5th   Australia Janet Coutts 14
1973 6th   India Tara Fonseca Manila, Philippines 14
1974 7th   Australia Susie Currie 16
1975 8th   Papua New Guinea Eva Arni 18
1976 9th   Singapore Jacqueline Stuart [11] 17
1977 10th   Indonesia Linda Emran [12] 17
1978 11th   Thailand Siriporn Savanglum 15
1979 12th   Turkey Ayla Altas 15
1980 13th   Australia Lorraine McGrady 16
1981 14th   Sri Lanka Bernadine Senanayake Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 16
1982 15th   Philippines Maria del Carmen Zaragoza 14
1983 16th   Philippines Gloria Dimayacyac Manila, Philippines 14
1984 17th   Turkey Melek Gurkan Christchurch, New Zealand 19
1985 18th   Israel Nurit Mizrachi Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Wan Chai, British Hong Kong [13] 31
1986 19th   New Zealand Helen Crawford Hong Kong Coliseum, Hung Hom, British Hong Kong [14] 32
1987 20th   Panama Cilinia Prada Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Wanchai, British Hong Kong 30
1988 21st   Thailand Preeyanuch Panpradub Hong Kong Coliseum, Hung Hom, British Hong Kong [15] 32
1989 22nd   Philippines Lorna Legaspi Grand Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui, British Hong Kong [16] 31
1992 23rd   Israel Tali Ben Harush Manila, Philippines 24
1993 24th   Philippines Michelle Aldana Philippine International Convention Center, Pasay City, Philippines 23
1994 25th   Peru Jessica Tapia Cebu Plaza Hotel, Cebu, Philippines 26
1995 26th   South Korea Yoon Mi-jung Baguio, Benguet, Philippines 27
1996 27th   Costa Rica Gabriela Aguilar Lagenda Hotel and Casino, Subic, Zambales, Philippines 27
1997 28th   Thailand Worarat Suwannarat Davao City, Philippines 25
1998 29th   Costa Rica Kisha Alvarado Pampanga, Philippines 25
1999 30th   Colombia Juliana Arango Quezon City, Philippines 25
2000 31st   India Dia Mirza 23
2001 32nd   Peru Luciana Farfán Makati City, Philippines 19
2002 33rd   South Korea Kim So-yoon Manila, Philippines 25
2003 34th   Russia Tatyana Nikitina Folks Arts Theater, Pasay City, Philippines 25
2005 35th   Costa Rica Leonora Jiménez (Dethroned) Guangzhou, China 51
  Russia Yevgeniya Lapova (Assumed) [3]
2016 The Revival - 1st   Netherlands Tessa le Conge [17] Sheridan Beach Resort, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Philippines 40
2017 2nd   Brazil Francielly Ouriques [18] Newport Theater of Resorts World Manila, Pasay City, Philippines 42
2018 3rd   Philippines Sharifa Akeel [19] 51
2019 4th   Spain Chaiyenne Huisman [6] 54
2024 Post COVID-19 Pandemic :
The Comeback - 1st
(40th pageant edition) 		TBA TBA TBA TBA

Countries/Territory by winning number

Nation Titles Year(s)
  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

See also

References

  1. ^ "I hop it 's a girl, says former Miss Asia Angela..." eresources.nlb.gov.sg. 5 January 1967. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Kejuaraan basikal sa-Asia". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. 19 November 1965. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Yevgeniya Lapova: the last winner of Miss Asia Pacific International". The Times of India. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Laura blazes China beauty trail". BBC News. 13 February 2005. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Netherlands wins Miss Asia Pacific Int'l 2016; PH finishes 3rd". Manila Bulletin. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Miss Spain Chaiyenne Huisman wins Miss Asia Pacific International 2019". ABS-CBN News. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Miss Asia Pacific International suspends 2020 pageant". Inquirer Lifestyle. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Two beauty queens take over the helm of Miss Asia Pacific International pageant". Inquirer Lifestyle. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Macy is Miss Asia". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. 10 December 1968. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  10. ^ "BACK TO BOOKS' DECIDE TWO BRAINY BEAUTIES". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. 25 August 1969. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  11. ^ "SENYUMAN LEBAR SEORANG RATU ASIA". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. 5 June 1976. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  12. ^ "Linda dari Indonesia dipilih 'Ratu Asia'". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. 14 June 1977. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  13. ^ "亞太小姐名花有主 以色列登后座 韓國小姐亞軍 秘魯小姐季軍香港奪得第四 以色列及韓國同奪泳裝晚裝". Wah Kiu Yat Po (in Traditional Chinese). 27 October 1985. p. 1.1. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  14. ^ "亞太小姐決賽 紐西蘭小姐奪桂冠 新加坡泰國小姐亞季 利智得三獎項". Wah Kiu Yat Po (in Traditional Chinese). 1 October 1986. p. 1.1. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  15. ^ "88亞太小姐總決賽". Wah Kiu Yat Po (in Traditional Chinese). 25 October 1988. p. 13. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  16. ^ "翁虹未入前五名內 菲律賓小姐 奪亞太后冠 大溪地小姐得亞軍 以色列小姐得季軍". Wah Kiu Yat Po (in Traditional Chinese). 25 September 1989. p. 25. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  17. ^ "Netherlands wins Miss Asia Pacific Int'l 2016; PH finishes 3rd | ABS-CBN News". ABS-CBN News. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  18. ^ "Brazil wins Miss Asia Pacific International 2017; Ilene de Vera is fourth runner-up". INQUIRER.net. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  19. ^ "Philippines' Sharifa Akeel crowned Miss Asia Pacific International 2018". ABS-CBN News. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2021.

External links

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