Miss Asia Pacific World

Miss Asia Pacific World

Formation	2011;12 years ago (2011)
Type	Beauty Pageant
Headquarters	Seoul
Location	South Korea
Official language	English

Miss Asia Pacific World is an annual beauty pageant held in South Korea. It has been subject to a number of controversies over rankings, bribes, and breast augmentation surgeries. In the 2014 Miss Asia Pacific World competition, May Myat Noe of Burma was crowned on 31 May 2014, but dethroned three months later. This prompted the organization to conduct a new pageant in the following months. The title was won by Swetha Raj from India.

History

The first Miss Asia Pacific World pageant was held in Busan, South Korea, on 15 October 2011. ^[1] Jung Eun A of Korea was crowned. The second annual Miss Asia Pacific World pageant took place in 2012 in Seoul, South Korea, on 16 June. Himangini Singh Yadu of India won the title. ^[2] The third pageant was held on 30 October 2013 at Hallyuworld, Seoul, South Korea, where Srishti Rana of India was crowned. ^[3]

Controversies

At the 2011 pageant, Amy Willerton of Wales, along with a number of other contestants, claimed the pageant had been fixed after the woman representing Venezuela was allegedly named runner-up of the talent round before she had competed. Led by Willerton, the contestants demanded answers from organizers and later made claims that some contestants had been offered automatic top-ranking placements in exchange for sex. ^[4] The illicit offers were filmed by Willerton and other contestants, and were later uploaded to YouTube under the title "Confessions of a Beauty Queen". ^[5] Subsequently, she and the contestants Aletha Shepherd of Guyana, and Pamela Peralta of Costa Rica, fled their hotel to the airport. The fleeing contestants claimed the pageant organizers tried to detain them against their will and followed them to the airport to keep them from escaping. The Korean National Police Agency and organizers denied all accusations. ^{[6] [7]} Willerton claimed that the organizers bribed the police officers, "When the police arrived they called in one of the chairmen of the pageant who actually got his wallet out straight away and we were all pushed back by the organizers so we couldn't speak...Our translator would not translate for us, so we were completely helpless." ^[1]

In September 2014, the pageant organizer's registered office in Seoul was identified as a small room in a shared office space. ^[8]

May Myat Noe, the winner of the 2014 pageant, was 'dethroned' three months after her win. The organizers claim that May Myat Noe repeatedly complained about her schedule after the win and wanted her mother to stay with her during that 3-month period without having to pay the added expenses that would be incurred. Organizers also claimed she was rude and not returning phone calls. ^{[9] [10] [11] [12] [13]}

In her press conference, May Myat Noe criticized the organizers by saying, "I'm not even proud of this crown, I don't want a crown from an organization with such a bad reputation. But I won't give it back to the Koreans unless they apologize. Not just to me but my country for giving it a bad image". She stated she would hand over the crown to the Burmese authorities but not allow it to return to the organizers in South Korea until she received a formal apology. ^{[14] [15]} She further stated that she, a 16-year-old, was coerced to escort Korean tycoons: "I was told that, in order to generate funds to produce my music album, I need to accept invitations to escort some business tycoons whenever they require my company". ^{[16] [17]}

During a media interview with MBC TV on Sept 14 in Yangon, Myanmar, she said "I am still a minor. If I'm saying I've operated my breast, then the organization is backward. When my mother and I signed the consent operation agreement, I thought it was medical check. I didn't know the meaning of the signature". It was then revealed that Noe lied about her age to participate in a local pageant in Yangon in 2013. ^{[18] [19]} In September 2015, the organization filed charges against May Myat Noe with the Gangnam, Seoul, Police Station, for defamation, false accusation and breach of management contract. ^{[20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25]} The organization then filed a libel suit against Andre Jung Weon-young and other newspapers. ^[26]

The organization formally accused Noe of defamation in September 2015. ^{[25] [27]}

Titleholders

Himangini Singh Yadu (left, with Sushmita Sen) returns after winning Miss Asia Pacific World 2012

Year	Country	Miss Asia Pacific World	National Title	Location	Delegates
2014	India	Swetha Raj	Miss India Australia	Seoul, South Korea	39
	Myanmar	May Myat Noe (Dethroned)	Miss Myanmar		38
2013	India	Srishti Rana	Miss Diva	Mar Del Plata, Argentina	41
2012	India	Himangini Singh Yadu	I Am She–Miss Universe India	Seoul, South Korea	39
2011	Russia	Anna Botova (Assumed)	Miss Russia	Viña Del Mar, Chile	54
	Ukraine	Diana Starkova (Dethroned)	Miss Ukraine

Note:Pageant Not Held from 2015 to 2019

Miss Asia Pacific World 2011

Miss Asia Pacific World
Date	15 October 2011
Venue	Quinta Vergara Amphitheater, Viña Del Mar
Broadcaster	Earthcam, RBS Japan, Channel Young, Televisión Nacional de Chile
Entrants	54
Placements	15
Winner	Diana Starkova   Ukraine

The 2011 competition was the first edition of the Miss Asia Pacific World pageant. It was held in Viña Del Mar, Chile on 15 October 2011. ^[28] Jung Eun A of Korea was crowned by the end of the event.

Results

Final results [29]	Contestant
Miss Asia Pacific World 2011	Ukraine  – Diana Starkova (dethroned)   Russia  – Anna Botova (assumed)
1st Runner-up	Indonesia  – Alesssandra Khadijah Usman
2nd Runner-up	India  – Tanvi Singla
3rd Runner-up	Canada  – Golnaz Harandi
4th Runner-up	Korea  – Park Sae Byul §
Top 17	Netherlands  – Angela van den Broek   Estonia  – Diana Arno   Hungary  – Ivett Venczlik   England  – Laura Louise Keetley   Mongolia  – Urantsetseg Ganbold     Nepal  – Sahana Bajracharya   Puerto Rico  – Ingrid Fernández   Sweden  – Anna Lundh   United States  – Tingting Chen   Venezuela  – Yunecsy Tuta §   Vietnam  – Trương Tùng Lan

§ – Voted into the Top 17 by viewers

Contestants

Country/Territory	Contestant	Age	Height	Hometown
Argentina	Nadia Yanina Lozza [30]	18	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Buenos Aires
Australia	Kelly Louise Maguire [31]	24	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Sydney
Bangladesh	Rukshana Hera [32]	23	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	Dhaka
Brazil	Juliete Beraldo de Pieri [33]	20	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	Mato Grosso
Canada	Golnaz Harandi [34]	20	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Vancouver
Cameroon	Olga Essouma [35]	25	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)	Yaoundé
China	Bian Xue-Ying [36]	21	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Shanghai
Costa Rica	Pamela Peralta [37]	21	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	San José
Denmark	Maria Sten Knudsen [38]	21	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)	Kopenhagen
England	Laura Louise Keetley [39]	21	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	London
Estonia	Diana Arno [40]	26	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)	Tallinn
Finland	Linnea Aaltonen [41]	23	1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)	Helsinki
France	Florima Treiber [42]	24	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Colmar
Guam	Naiomie Jean Santos [43]	19	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)	Maina
Guyana	Aletha Shepherd [44]	22	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Georgetown
Hong Kong	Zhao Xue-Ying [45]	20	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Hong Kong
Hungary	Ivett Venczlik [46]	22	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Budapest
India	Tanvi Singla [47]	19	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Mumbai
Indonesia	Alessandra Khadijah Usman [48]	22	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	Gorontalo
Ireland	Su Ekin Culculoglu [49]	18	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Dublin
Japan	Sonoko Chinen [50]	21	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	Okinawa
Kazakhstan	Diana Yamlikhanova [51]	19	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Almaty
Korea	Park Sae Bell [52]	24	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	Daegu
Kyrgyzstan	Kseniia Barannikova [53]	19	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Bishkek
Latvia	Anita Baltruna [54]	27	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Jelgava
'  Malaysia	Suzanne Loh Lih Fan [55]	23	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Kuala Lumpur
Mali	Linda Sanogo [56]	21	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	Aarhus
Mexico	Alejandra Balderas Flores [57]	19	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Villahermosa
Moldova	Irina Botnaru [58]	23	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	Chisinau
Mongolia	Urantsetseg Ganbold [59]	27	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)	Ömnögovi
Nepal	Sahana Bajracharya [60]	22	1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)	Kathmandu
Netherlands	Angela van den Broek [61]	20	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	Amsterdam
Panama	Karen Jordan [62]	21	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Panama City
Peru	Elizabeth Aedo [63]	26	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)	Lima
Philippines	Michelle Martha Braun [64]	21	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Aklan
Portugal	Ana Rodriguez Cunha [65]	20	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)	Lisbon
Puerto Rico	Ingrid Fernandez [66]	26	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)	San Juan
Romania	Beatrix-Julia Hack [67]	20	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Targu-Mures
Russia	Anna Botova [68]	24	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)	Moscow
Scotland	Naomi Autumn Yong [69]	21	1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)	Edinburgh
Singapore	Patricia Eng [70]	22	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Singapura
Sweden	Anna Lundh [71]	24	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Stockholm
Tahiti	Tetuaunurau Maitia [72]	19	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)	Papeete
Taiwan	Chen Li-Chia [73]	26	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Taipei
Thailand	Marissada Chirasevinupraphand [74]	19	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Bangkok
Tibet	Tenzin Yangkyi [75]	19	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Zurich
Tonga	Mary Greatz [76]	22	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)	Nuku'alofa
Tunisia	Syrine Koubaa [77]	22	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Tunis
United States	Tingting Chen [78]	26	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Washington
Venezuela	Yunecsy Tuta [79]	25	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Caracas
Vietnam	Trương Tùng Lan [80]	21	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Quang Ninh
Wales	Amy Louise Willerton [81]	19	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Cardiff

Replacements

•   Mongolia – Bayaarkhuu Gantogoo
•   Scotland – Anastasia Mikhailides
•   Taiwan – Zhu Ri-Xing
•   Vietnam – Vũ Thị Hoàng My decided not to appear on this contest, and she followed the contest Miss Universe 2011 in São Paulo, Brazil. ^[82]

Miss Asia Pacific World 2012

Miss Asia Pacific World
Date	16 June 2012
Venue	Hallyuworld, Seoul
Broadcaster	Earthcam, RBS Japan, Channel Young, Kantipur
Entrants	39
Placements	15
Debuts	Armenia, Bhutan, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Germany, Israel, Kenya, Lebanon, Macedonia, Montenegro, Niger, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Uzbekistan
Withdrawals	Argentina, Bangladesh, Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Guam, Guyana, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Mali, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, Panama, Peru, Romania, Scotland, Sweden, Tahiti, Tibet, Tonga, Tunisia, United States, Vietnam, Wales
Winner	Himangini Singh Yadu   India

The second edition of the Miss Asia Pacific World Super Talent pageant took place in 2012. It was held in Seoul, South Korea on 16 June. Himangini Singh Yadu of India won the title. Next year she crowned her successor from India.

Results

Final results [29]	Contestant
Miss Asia Pacific World 2012	India  – Himangini Singh Yadu
1st Runner-up	Mongolia  – Tuyamaa Tumenjargal
2nd Runner-up	Latvia  – Diana Kubasova
Top 7	Germany  – Alena Senatorova   Lebanon  – Nathaly Farraj   Thailand  – Grace Courvoisier   Ukraine  – Oleksandra Berezovska
Top 15	Cameroon  – Aurele Fanny Nguelieu   Estonia  – Julia Perlin   Indonesia  – Andi Tenri Natassa   Kenya  – Martha Thuo   Philippines  – Grendel Alvarado §   Puerto Rico  – Janice Rivera   Sri Lanka  – Gayesha Perera   Turkey  – Ecem Uzgor

§ – Voted into the Top 15 by viewers

Special Awards

Award	Contestant
Miss Talent	Turkey : Ecem Uzgor
Miss Personality	Indonesia : Andi Tenri Natassa [83]
Best Body	Puerto Rico – Janice Riveramelia
Best Evening Gown	Philippines – Grendel Alvarado
Best National Costume	Sri Lanka : Gayesha Perera
Miss Asia Pacific World Star	Lebanon – Nathaly Farraj
Best Model	Philippines – Grendel Alvarado
The World's Most Beautiful Supertalent	Latvia – Diana Kubasova

Contestants

Country/Territory	Contestant	Age	Height	Hometown
Armenia	Mariana Manukyan	27	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Yerevan
Australia	Courtney Day	20	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Sydney
Bhutan	Sonam Choden Retty	25	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Thimphu
Brazil	Juliete de Pieri	20	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	Mato Grosso
Bulgaria	Alexandra Yancheva	20	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	Sofia
Cameroon	Aurele Fanny Nguelieu	22	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)	Yaoundé
China	Sun Yan	20	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)	Shanghai
Czech Republic	Jana Zajicova	24	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)	Prague
Dominican Republic	Yudy Rodriguez	21	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)	Santo Domingo
Estonia	Julia Perlin	21	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	Tallinn
Ethiopia	Desta Undesa	22	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Amharic
Germany	Alena Senatorova	23	1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)	Berlin
India	Himangini Singh Yadu	22	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Mumbai
Indonesia	Andi Tenri Natassa	19	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Makassar
Israel	Yael Markovich	22	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	Haifa
Japan	Eriko Yoshii	22	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	Akita
Kazakhstan	Inessa Nazarova			Almaty
Kenya	Martha Thuo	22	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Latvia	Diana Kubasova	22	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Riga
Lebanon	Nathaly Farraj	23	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Beirut
Macedonia	Jana Burcevska			Skopje
'  Malaysia	L Liss Wong	19	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Kuala Lumpur
Moldova	Veronica Chira	19	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Chisinau
Mongolia	Tuyamaa Tumenjargal			Ömnögovi
Montenegro	Markovic Sandra	19	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Podgorica
Niger	Sounna Cherifaiou	20	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Niamey
Philippines	Grendel Alvarado	21	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Aklan
Portugal	Morgana Nogueira	21	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Lisbon
Puerto Rico	Janice Rivera			San Juan
Russia	Elena Riabinina	21	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Moscow
Siberia	Olesya Shchemirskaya	23	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Siberian Federal District
Singapore	Suzanne Chu Siu Yen			Singapura
Sri Lanka	Gayesha Perera	24	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Taiwan	Hui-Hua Chen	23	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Taipei
Thailand	Chawanluck Grace Unger	18	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	Bangkok
Turkey	Ecem Uzgor	21	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Ankara
Ukraine	Kateryna Shevchenko	26	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Kyiv
Uzbekistan	Sayyora Sagindikova			Uzbek
Venezuela	Gabriela Ríos			Caracas

Historical significance

• India won the Miss Asia Pacific World title for the first time.^{[ citation needed ]}
• Cameroon, Germany, Kenya, Latvia, Lebanon, Philippines, Sri Lanka Thailand and Turkey placed for the first time.^{[ citation needed ]}
• Estonia, India, Indonesia, Mongolia, Puerto Rico, and Ukraine placed for the second time.^{[ citation needed ]}

Miss Asia Pacific World 2013

Miss Asia Pacific World
Date	30 October 2013
Venue	Polideportivo Islas Malvinas Mar Del Plata, Argentina
Broadcaster	Earthcam, RBS Japan, Channel Young, Kantipur
Entrants	41
Placements	15
Winner	Srishti Rana   India

The third annual Miss Asia Pacific World 2013 ^{[84] [85] [86]} was held on 30 October 2013, at the Polideportivo Islas Malvinas Mar Del Plata, Argentina. ^{[87] [88] [89]} Himangini Singh Yadu of India crowned her successor Srishti Rana of India at the end of this event. ^{[90] [91]}

Results

Final Result	Delegate
Miss Asia Pacific World 2013	India – Shristi Rana
1st Runner-Up	Egypt – Meriam George
2nd Runner-Up	Kazakhstan – Yevgeniya Klishina
3rd Runner-Up	Russia – Yekaterina Grushanina
4th Runner-Up	Sweden – Moa Madicken Öberg
5th Runner-Up	Mongolia – Battulga Bilguunzaya
6th Runner-Up	Australia – La Toyah Asha James
Top 15	Central African Republic – Manuella Rossi   Latvia – Simona Kubasova   Mozambique – Carmen Milton     Nepal – Malina Joshi   Philippines – Czarina Rosales   Trinidad and Tobago – Greer Iton   Ukraine – Alla Zavhorodnia   Vietnam – Diem Thuyen Tran Ngoc

Contestants

21 delegates were confirmed:

Country/Territory	Contestant	Age	Height (m)	Height (ft in)	Hometown
Belgium	Adelina Berisha [92]	18	1.75	5 ft 9 in	Brussels
Cameroon	Mbassi Ingrid [93]	25	1.75	5 ft 9 in	Yaounde
Central African Republic	Manuella Rossi [94]	24	1.72	5 ft 8 in	Bangui
Crimea	Kristina Magerovska [95]	21	1.72	5 ft 8 in	Simferopol
Ethiopia	Desta Undesa [96]	23	1.78	5 ft 10 in	Addis Ababa
France	Lucile Briegel [97]	22	1.75	5 ft 9 in	Paris
Guinea	Souadou Drame [98]	20	1.76	5 ft 9 in	Conakry
India	Srishti Rana [99] [100]	23	1.70	5 ft 7 in	Mumbai
Iran	Farnoush Hamid [101]	25	1.78	5 ft 10 in	Teheran
Kazakhstan	Evgenia Klishina [102]	25	1.76	5 ft 9 in	Astana
Kyrgyzstan	Gulnara Zhanybekova [103]	22	1.79	5 ft 10 in	Bishkek
Latvia	Elvira Teberga [104]	20	1.70	5 ft 7 in	Riga
Mexico	Laura Elisa Alvarez [105]	23	1.70	5 ft 7 in	Mexicali
Mozambique	Carmen Milton [106]	20	1.72	5 ft 8 in	Maputo
Senegal	Amina Sanghott [107]	19	1.75	5 ft 9 in	Dakar
Taiwan	Tzu Yun Chang [108]	22	1.70	5 ft 7 in	Taipei
Trinidad & Tobago	Greer Iton [109]	25	1.74	5 ft 9 in	Port of Spain
Uganda	Stella Semakula Nankya [110]	25	1.72	5 ft 8 in	Kampala
Ukraine	Arina Domski Nankya [111]	26	1.65	5 ft 5 in	Kyiv

Miss Asia Pacific World 2014

Final Result	Delegate
Miss Asia Pacific World 2014	Myanmar – May Myat Noe (dethroned)
1st Runner-Up	Korea – Kim Eea
2nd Runner-Up	Macau – Hio Man Cha
3rd Runner-Up	Philippines – Hillarie Parungao
4th Runner-Up	India – Anukriti Gusain
5th Runner-Up	Singapore – Poojaa Kaur Gill
6th Runner-Up	Thailand – Nisanat Mongsai
Top 15	Czech Republic – Lenka Josefiova   Ecuador – Dianella Lopez   Germany – Johanna Acs   Honduras – Natalia Coto   Pakistan – Shanzay Hayat   Slovakia – Petra Tonhauserova   Sri Lanka – Amanda Silva   Trinidad and Tobago – Tiffany Hunte

See also

• List of beauty contests

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52. ""Korea – Park Sae Bell"". Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
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54. ""Latvia – Anita Baltruna"". Archived from the original on 18 October 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
55. ""Malaysia – Suzanne Loh Lih Fan"". Archived from the original on 18 October 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
56. ""Mali – Linda Sanogo"". Archived from the original on 18 October 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
57. ""Mexico – Alejandra Balderas Flores"". Archived from the original on 18 October 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
58. ""Moldova – Irina Botnaru"". Archived from the original on 18 October 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
59. ""Mongolia – Urantsetseg Ganbold"". Archived from the original on 18 October 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
60. ""Nepal – Sahana Bajracharya"". Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
61. ""Netherlands – Angela van den Broek"". Archived from the original on 18 October 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
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63. ""Peru – Elizabeth Aedo"". Archived from the original on 18 October 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
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65. ""Portugal – Ana Rodriguez Cunha"". Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
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67. ""Romania – Beatrix-Julia Hack"". Archived from the original on 18 October 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
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69. ""Scotland – Naomi Autumn Yong"". Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
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73. ""Taiwan – Chen Li-Chia"". Archived from the original on 18 October 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
74. ""Thailand – Marissada Chirasevinupraphand"". Archived from the original on 18 October 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
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77. ""Tunisia – Syrine Koubaa"". Archived from the original on 18 October 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
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External links

• Logo for the Pageant: Miss Asia Pacific World Logo