| Formerly: | Miss Asia Pacific Quest |
| Type: | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters: | Manila |
| Language: | English |
| Leader Title: | President |
| Leader Name: | Atty. Eva 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.
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, in 1991 due to the Mount Pinatubo eruption, in 2004, from 2006 to 2015 and from 2020 to 2023.
In 2005, winner Leonora Jimenez Monge from Costa Rica was dethroned after taking part in the 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 is Chaiyenne Huisman from Spain, who was crowned on 9 October 2019.
Due to the restrictions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been no further competitions from 2020 to 2023. The 2024 comeback will commence in October as announced on February 20, 2024 with the new President Eva Patalinjug and General Manager Kristine Caballero-Aplal.[6] [7]
| Year | Edition | Country | Titleholder | Location | Entrants | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1st | Macy Shih[8] | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines | 12 | ||
| 1969 | 2nd | Seo Won-kyoung[9] | 13 | |||
| 1970 | 3rd | Zeenat Aman | 15 | |||
| 1971 | 4th | Flora Baza | 15 | |||
| 1972 | 5th | Janet Coutts | 14 | |||
| 1973 | 6th | Tara Anne Fonseca | Manila, Philippines | 14 | ||
| 1974 | 7th | Susie Currie | 16 | |||
| 1975 | 8th | Eva Regina Arni | 18 | |||
| 1976 | 9th | Jacqueline Stuart[10] | 17 | |||
| 1977 | 10th | Linda Emran[11] | 17 | |||
| 1978 | 11th | Siriporn Savanglum | 15 | |||
| 1979 | 12th | Ayla Altas | 15 | |||
| 1980 | 13th | Lorraine Gaye McGrady | 16 | |||
| 1981 | 14th | Bernadine Rose Ramanayake | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 16 | ||
| 1982 | 15th |  Philippines | Maria del Carmen Ines Zaragoza | 14 | ||
| 1983 | 16th | Philippines | Gloria Dimayacyac | Manila, Philippines | 14 | |
| 1984 | 17th | Melek Gurkan | Christchurch, New Zealand | 19 | ||
| 1985 | 18th | Nurit Mizrachi | Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Wan Chai, British Hong Kong[12] | 31 | ||
| 1986 | 19th | Helen Mary Crawford | Hong Kong Coliseum, Hung Hom, British Hong Kong[13] | 32 | ||
| 1987 | 20th | Cilinia Prada | Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Wanchai, British Hong Kong | 30 | ||
| 1988 | 21st | Preeyanuch Panpradub | Hong Kong Coliseum, Hung Hom, British Hong Kong[14] | 32 | ||
| 1989 | 22nd | Philippines | Lorna Legaspi | Grand Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui, British Hong Kong[15] | 31 | |
| 1992 | 23rd | Tali Ben-Harush | Manila, Philippines | 24 | ||
| 1993 | 24th | Philippines | Michelle Aldana | Philippine International Convention Center, Pasay City, Philippines | 23 | |
| 1994 | 25th | Jessica Guiulfo Tapia | Cebu Plaza Hotel, Cebu, Philippines | 26 | ||
| 1995 | 26th | Yoon Mi-jung | Baguio, Benguet, Philippines | 27 | ||
| 1996 | 27th | Gabriela Aguilar | Lagenda Hotel and Casino, Subic, Zambales, Philippines | 27 | ||
| 1997 | 28th | Worarat Suwannarat | Davao City, Philippines | 25 | ||
| 1998 | 29th | Kisha Alvarado | Pampanga, Philippines | 25 | ||
| 1999 | 30th | Juliana Andrea Arango | Quezon City, Philippines | 25 | ||
| 2000 | 31st | Diya Mirza Handrich | 23 | |||
| 2001 | 32nd | Luciana Luisa Farfán | Makati City, Philippines | 19 | ||
| 2002 | 33rd | Kim So-yoon | Manila, Philippines | 25 | ||
| 2003 | 34th | Tatyana Nikitina | Folks Arts Theater, Pasay City, Philippines | 25 | ||
| 2005 | 35th | Leonora Jiménez (Dethroned) | Guangzhou, China | 51 | ||
| Yevgeniya Lapova (Assumed) | ||||||
| 2016 | The Revival - 1st | Tessa Helena le Conge[16] | Sheridan Beach Resort, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Philippines | 40 | ||
| 2017 | 2nd | Francielly Ouriques[17] | Newport Theater of Resorts World Manila, Pasay City, Philippines | 42 | ||
| 2018 | 3rd | Sharifa Akeel[18] | 51 | |||
| 2019 | 4th | Chaiyenne Huisman[19] | 54 | |||
| 2024 | Post COVID-19 Pandemic: The Comeback - 1st (40th edition) | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Nation | Titles | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 5 | 1982, 1983, 1989, 1993, 2018 |
| 3 | 1969, 1995, 2002 | |
 India | 1970, 1973, 2000 | |
 Thailand | 1978, 1988, 1997 | |
 Costa Rica | 1996, 1998, 2005 | |
 Australia | 1972, 1974, 1980 | |
 Peru | 2 | 1994, 2001 |
 Turkey | 1979, 1984 | |
| 2003, 2005 | ||
 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 | |
| 1968 |