Miss Asia Pacific International Explained

Formerly:
  • Miss Asia
  • Miss Asia Pacific
  • Miss Asia Pacific Quest
Type:Beauty pageant
Headquarters:Manila
Language:English
Leader Title:President
Leader Name:Atty. Eva Psychee Patalinjug
Leader Title2:General Manager
Leader Name2:Kristine Caballero Aplal
Miss Asia Pacific International
Location:Philippines
Website:Official website

Miss Asia Pacific International is one of the oldest international beauty pageants, based in Manila, Philippines. It was founded in 1965 as Miss Asia and later renamed Miss Asia Pacific in 1984, followed by Miss Asia Pacific Quest in 1985 when Latin American and Pacific countries were included. In 2005, it was renamed to its current title, Miss Asia Pacific International.

The current titleholder is Janelis Leyba of the United States, who was crowned Miss Asia Pacific International 2024 on 7 October 2024 at Newport Performing Arts Theater in Pasay, Philippines.[1] She is the first American to win the title, marking the comeback of the pageant.[2]

History

The pageant was established in 1965 as the Miss Asia contest. The first titleholder was Angela Filmer from Malaysia.[3] [4] She was crowned by incoming first lady Imelda Marcos on December 4, 1965. The initial edition of the contest included participants from 18 countries.

The pageant's name was changed to Miss Asia Pacific in 1984 and Miss Asia Pacific Quest in 1985 when participants from the Americas and the Pacific region were included. In 2005, it was renamed Miss Asia Pacific International to allow participants from all countries. The pageant was not held in 1990 due to the Luzon earthquake, in 1991 due to the Mount Pinatubo eruption, in 2004, from 2006 to 2015, and from 2020 to 2023.[5]

In 2005, Leonora Jimenez Monge from Costa Rica was dethroned after participating in the Miss World contest. The title was then passed to the first runner-up, Yevgeniya Lapova from Russia.[6] The pageant was then suspended after the conclusion of the 2005 edition.[7] It resumed 12 years later in 2016, with Tessa le Conge from the Netherlands winning the title.[8]

The last titleholder before the hiatus was Chaiyenne Huisman from Spain, who was crowned on October 9, 2019.[9]

Due to restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, no competitions were held from 2020 to 2023. The pageant returned in October 2024, with Eva Patalinjug as the new President[10] and Kristine Caballero-Aplal as General Manager.[11] [12] [13]

Titleholders

YearEditionCountry/TerritoryLocationEntrantsRef.
19651stAngela FilmerManila, Philippines18
19682ndMacy ShihQuezon City, Philippines12[14]
19693rdSeo Won-kyoung13[15]
19704thZeenat Aman15
19715thFlora Baza15
19726thJanet Coutts14
19737thTara Anne FonsecaManila, Philippines14
19748thSusie Currie16
19759thEva Regina Arni18
197610thJacqueline Stuart17[16]
197711thLinda Emran17[17]
197812thSiriporn Savanglum15
197913thAyla Altas15
198014thLorraine Gaye McGrady16
198115thBernadine Rose RamanayakeKuala Lumpur, Malaysia16
198216th PhilippinesMaria del Carmen Ines Zaragoza14
198317th PhilippinesGloria DimayacyacManila, Philippines14
198418thMelek GurkanChristchurch, New Zealand19
198519thNurit MizrachiWan Chai, British Hong Kong31[18]
198620thHelen Mary CrawfordHung Hom, British Hong Kong32[19]
198721stCilinia PradaWanchai, British Hong Kong30
198822ndPreeyanuch PanpradubHung Hom, British Hong Kong32[20]
198923rd PhilippinesLorna LegaspiTsim Sha Tsui, British Hong Kong31[21]
199224thTali Ben-HarushManila, Philippines24
199325th PhilippinesMichelle AldanaPasay, Philippines23
199426thJessica Guiulfo TapiaCebu, Philippines26
199527thYoon Mi-jungBenguet, Philippines27
199628thGabriela AguilarSubic, Zambales, Philippines27
199729thWorarat SuwannaratDavao City, Philippines25
199830thKisha AlvaradoPampanga, Philippines25
199931stJuliana Andrea ArangoQuezon City, Philippines25
200032ndDiya Mirza Handrich23[22]
200133rdLuciana Luisa FarfánMakati, Philippines19
200234thKim So-yoonManila, Philippines25
200335thTatyana NikitinaPasay, Philippines25
200536thLeonora Jiménez (Dethroned)Guangzhou, China51
Yevgeniya Lapova (Assumed)
201637thTessa Helena le CongePalawan, Philippines40[23]
201738thFrancielly OuriquesPasay, Philippines42[24]
201839thSharifa Akeel[25] 51
201940thChaiyenne Huisman54
202441stJanelis Leyba33

List of runner-ups

YearRunner-ups
FirstSecondThirdFourth
1965Ester Cheryl da Silva
Resurreccion Vianzon
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1968Cassandra Stiles
Atsumi Ikeno
Jane Mozo de Goya
Valisra Trungvachirachi
1969Shirley Sha
Sandra Jacqueline Van Geyzel
Julie Ann Hodge
Frances Margaret Carrick
1970Alice Tiongson Crisostomo
Yvonne Haunani Young
Carolyn Dartnell
Geraldine Welford
1971Carolyn Gomara Masibay
Hong Jung Ja
Gayah Tehetchik
Sandra Van Loon
1972Yvette Marie Alfon
Dorit Bar
Vivienne Hamilton
Srungya Krachangsuk
1973Nehama Fass
Lely Herawati Soendoro
Chung Kum Ok
Deborah Seccounbe
1974Ethel Lau Wai Tak
British Hong Kong		Paripola Penson
Liza Sindoro
Debra Josephine De Souza
1975Bernadette Paille
Jane Reilly
Darlene Schwenkey
Samoa		Linda Kaur
1976Maea Atger
Anna Adrianne Bredemeyer
Anna Luisa Delgado
Michelle Ann Glass
1977Marianne De Souza
Helen Ng
Yifat Netzer
Rio Diaz
1978Epifania Lagman
Hannah Ekerling
Julie Ann Croft
Hisako Tanaka
1979Maureen Mary Lestourgeon
Lorraine Espiridon Schuck
Lajiah P. R. Sharma
Tracy Christopherson
1980Rose Maria de Vera
Annie Chen Chiau Chuin
Cara Pollock
Mina Coldas
1981Kimberly Ann Carey
Guam		Corrine Gail Carvalho
Kang Hae Suk
Beatrice Hawkins
1982Rosa Maria Misa
Tippawan Aukkraphun
Sharon de Jong
Mi Il Kim
1983Dorit Kadosh
Nazan Satchi
Joanna Johns
Siriwan Wangwilai
1984Gayle Ann Jones
Elsie Oh Swee Ping
Rinat Hadashi
Suzanne Hoffman
1985Lin Ji Yeon
Liliana Tapia Castillo
Eva Lai
British Hong Kong		Perla Pereira Fruthwirth
1986Lim Suet Kwee
Sararat Rumruangwong
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1987Ana Corina Burgos del Rio
Toni Jean Frances Peters
Choi Eun-hee
Niril Elyovich
1988Elsy Guadelupe Aceves Gurrola
Revital Mor
Fatma Anil
Mi Rim Kim
1989Myriam Tuheiava
Galit Farber
Gloria Petrovic
Anne Seekaew
1992Chutima Nirunsitirat
Mutya Laxa
Ingrid Matie Mole
Kissarne Watson
1993Namrata Shirodkar
Monica Reyes
Maria Teresa Aragon
Lavianna Tan Poh Ling
1994Karla Contreras Estrada
Ozlem Mete
Nathalie Cohen
Vaihere Lehartel
1995Ruchitra Malhotra
Hsiao-Ping Chen
Rocio del Pilar Abed
Previtha Thiyagarajah
1996Marilyn Maristela
Mirna Sommers
Mariel Ocampo
Kenia Melais
1997Divya Chauhan
Nancy Veronica Peoma Agnieray
Kerry Anita Lucas
Gabriela dela Luz de Heeckeren Lagos
1998Lourdes Lewis
Priya Nair
Klara Lisy
Metua Heimoana
1999Anna Tatarintseva
Amy Trott
Wan Wang-Fei
Leanne Catherine Sorby
2000Marianela Salazar Guillen
Winter Noel Washington
Alexandra Maria Rivas
Kanueng-nit In-orng
2001Lisette Villanueva Jiménez
Wanvisa Kham-daeng-yai
Karol Inés de la Torre Pinilla
Darlene Carbungco
2002Ksenia Volkova
Tina Chhatwal
Miriam San Jose Chui
Aishwarya Sukhdeo
2003Shonal Rawat
Andrea Ovares López
Tracy Freundt
Samantha Wong Wye Yeng
2005Evgeniya Lapova

(Resigned)		Zhang Li Yu

(Resigned)		Claudia Ortiz de Zevallos

(Resigned)		Jedah Hernandez

(Resigned)
Zhang Li Yu

(Assumed)		Claudia Ortiz de Zevallos

(Assumed)		Jedah Hernandez

(Assumed)
2016Shawanya Tanhomwong
Thailand		Ganiel Akrisha Atun Krishnan
Philippines		Felicia George
Cook Islands		Kim So-yeon
2017Acacia Walker
New Zealand		Valeria Cardona
Morgan Doelwijt
Netherlands		Ilene De Vera
Philippines
2018Gabriela Palma
Brazil		Melania Gonzales
Costa Rica
(Dethroned)		Misheelt Narmandakh
Mongolia
(Resigned)		Mariani Nataly Chacón

(Resigned)
Misheelt Narmandakh
Mongolia
(Assumed)		Mariani Nataly Chacón

(Assumed)		Raquel Van Gool
Netherlands
(Assumed)
2019Eoanna Constanza
Dominican Republic		Jessica Victoria Cianchino
Canada		Carolina Schuler
Brazil		Fiorella Cortez Arbenz
Costa Rica
2024Karen Sofia Nuñez
Mexico		Selena Ali
Belgium		Blessa Ericha Figueroa
Philippines		Jennifer Prokop
Germany

Continental Queens

EditionAfricaAmericasAsiaEuropeOceania
2019 Michele-Ange Minkata
Cameroon		Jessica Cianchino
Canada		Klyza Castro
Philippines		Lauralyn Vermeersch
Belgium		Chelsea Martin
New Zealand
2024 Chizuruoke Sufficient Arua
Nigeria		Gabriela De Paiva Padilla
Sophiya Singh
India		Selena Ali
Belgium		Keshia Lee Llarenas
Guam

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Adina . Armin P. . 2024-10-07 . Miss Asia Pacific International 2024 is Janelis Leyba of United States . 2024-10-07 . . en.
  2. Web site: Concepcion . Eton B. . 2024-10-07 . Miss Asia Pacific International 2024 makes a comeback in Manila . 2024-10-07 . . en-US.
  3. Web site: 1967-01-05 . I hop it 's a girl, says former Miss Asia Angela... . 2022-12-26 . eresources.nlb.gov.sg . en-SG.
  4. Web site: 1965-11-19 . Kejuaraan basikal sa-Asia . 2022-12-26 . eresources.nlb.gov.sg . en-SG.
  5. Web site: October 7, 2024 . The evolution of the Miss Asia Pacific International pageant . 2024-10-07 . MSN.
  6. Web site: 11 July 2013. Yevgeniya Lapova: the last winner of Miss Asia Pacific International. The Times of India. 2017-01-02.
  7. News: Laura blazes China beauty trail. 13 February 2005. BBC News. 3 January 2017.
  8. Web site: 2016-11-23. Netherlands wins Miss Asia Pacific Int'l 2016; PH finishes 3rd. 2021-10-20. Manila Bulletin. en.
  9. Web site: 2019-10-10 . Miss Spain Chaiyenne Huisman wins Miss Asia Pacific International 2019 . 2021-06-01 . ABS-CBN News . en.
  10. Web site: Adina . Armin P. . 2024-02-29 . Eva Patalinjug to deliver Miss Asia Pacific International that ‘people deserve’ . 2024-10-07 . . en.
  11. Web site: 2020-06-01. Miss Asia Pacific International suspends 2020 pageant. 2021-10-20. Inquirer Lifestyle. en-US.
  12. Web site: 2024-02-24. Two beauty queens take over the helm of Miss Asia Pacific International pageant. 2024-02-24. Inquirer Lifestyle. en-US.
  13. News: February 19, 2024 . Miss Asia Pacific International returns under new leadership . ABS-CBN News.
  14. Web site: 1968-12-10 . Macy is Miss Asia . 2022-12-26 . eresources.nlb.gov.sg . en-SG.
  15. Web site: 1969-08-25 . BACK TO BOOKS' DECIDE TWO BRAINY BEAUTIES . 2022-12-26 . eresources.nlb.gov.sg . en-SG.
  16. Web site: 1976-06-05 . SENYUMAN LEBAR SEORANG RATU ASIA . 2022-12-26 . eresources.nlb.gov.sg . en-SG.
  17. Web site: 1977-06-14 . Linda dari Indonesia dipilih 'Ratu Asia' . 2022-12-26 . eresources.nlb.gov.sg . en-SG.
  18. News: 1985-10-27 . 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 . 2022-10-08 . . 1.1 . zh-hant.
  19. News: 1986-10-01 . 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 . 2022-10-08 . . 1.1 . zh-hant.
  20. News: 88亞太小姐總決賽. 2022-10-09 . . 1988-10-25 . 13. zh-hant.
  21. News: 1989-09-25 . 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 . 2022-10-09 . . 25 . zh-hant.
  22. News: 2023-11-30 . Dia Mirza reflects on Miss Asia-Pacific win when she refused to wear a two-piece swimsuit . 2024-10-07 . . 0971-8257.
  23. Web site: 23 November 2016 . Netherlands wins Miss Asia Pacific Int'l 2016; PH finishes 3rd | ABS-CBN News . 2017-01-02 . ABS-CBN News.
  24. Web site: 2017-11-30 . Brazil wins Miss Asia Pacific International 2017; Ilene de Vera is fourth runner-up . 2021-06-01 . INQUIRER.net . en.
  25. Web site: 2018-10-04. Philippines' Sharifa Akeel crowned Miss Asia Pacific International 2018. 2021-06-01. ABS-CBN News. en.

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