List of The Amazing Race Asia contestants

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This is a list of contestants who have appeared on the television series, The Amazing Race Asia . Contestants with a pre-existing relationship form a team and race around the world against other teams to claim a grand prize of USD100,000. In total, 102 contestants comprising 51 teams of 2 have competed in the series.

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Contestants

The teams are arranged based on their placings and the team members are arranged based on the opening intro. Age appearing are during time of filming.

NameOccupationAgeHometownSeasonFinish
Ernesto "Ernie" LopezBusinessman42 Manila, Philippines Season 1 10th
Jill "Jeena" LopezHomemaker35 Manila, Philippines Season 1 10th
Jacqueline YuModel23 Manila, Philippines Season 1 9th
Aubrey Sandel Actress26 Manila, Philippines Season 1 9th
Sahil Shroff Model26 Mumbai, India Season 1 8th
Prashant Sachdev Model26 Mumbai, India Season 1 8th
Melody ChenActress28 Singapore Season 1 7th
Sharon WongHeadhunter31 Singapore Season 1 7th
Howard BicknellBritish tour operator area manager39 Colombo, Sri Lanka 1 Season 1 6th
Sahran AbeysundaraInterior designer / events manager31 Colombo, Sri Lanka Season 1 6th
Andy LawsonEntrepreneur28 Koh Samui, Thailand 1 Season 1 5th
Laura KlukEntrepreneur37 Koh Samui, Thailand 1 Season 1 5th
Marsio JuwonoPhotographer34 Jakarta, Indonesia Season 1 4th
Mardy JuwonoContractor36 Jakarta, Indonesia Season 1 4th
Andrew TanManaging director26 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Season 1 3rd
Park SyeonBusiness development manager28 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2 Season 1 3rd
Sandy SydneyPersonal trainer29 Hong Kong 3 Season 1 2nd
Francesca EtzdorfModel27 Hong Kong 1 Season 1 2nd
Zabrina Fernandez TV producer26 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Season 1 1st
Joe Jer TeeTV producer29 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Season 1 1st
Edwin LoEvent organizer26 Hong Kong Season 2 10th
Monica Lo Actress / model28 Hong Kong Season 2 10th
Kinaryosih Model / actress28 Jakarta, Indonesia Season 2 9th
Brett MoneyPhysiotherapist26 Jakarta, Indonesia 8 Season 2 9th
Sophie TengWriter27 Hong Kong 4 Season 2 8th
Aurelia ChenatModel27 Hong Kong 5 Season 2 8th
Daichi KawashimaInterpreter26 Tokyo, Japan Season 2 7th
Sawaka KawashimaSinger / interpreter28 Tokyo, Japan Season 2 7th
Trinidad "Terri" ReedHomemaker44 Philippines Season 2 6th
Henry Reed†Retired US Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer48 Philippines 6 Season 2 6th
Natasha MonksPublic relations / brand consultant24 Thailand Season 2 5th
Paula Taylor Actress / VJ / model24 Thailand Season 2 5th
Diane DouglasMarketing manager / teacher33 Malaysia Season 2 4th
Ann TanBusiness owner40 Malaysia Season 2 4th
Marc Nelson TV host / model31 Philippines Season 2 3rd
Rovilson Fernandez TV host / magazine editor30 Philippines Season 2 3rd
Pamela ChongDancer24 Malaysia Season 2 2nd
Vanessa ChongArtiste manager29 Malaysia Season 2 2nd
Adrian YapBusiness development manager27 Singapore Season 2 1st
Collin LowRegional sales director35 Singapore Season 2 1st
Neena RaiModel / artist24 Delhi, India Season 3 10th
Amit RaiReal estate consultant27 Delhi, India Season 3 10th
Isaac HongSports agent29 Seoul, South Korea Season 3 9th
William HongSports TV host & agent26 Seoul, South Korea Season 3 9th
Pailin RungratanasunthornModel25 Thailand Season 3 8th
Natalie Glebova Model26 Thailand 7 Season 3 8th
Niroo AsraniActor53 Mumbai, India Season 3 7th
Kapil AsraniHR executive25 Mumbai, India Season 3 7th
Visa "Mai" SarasasActress / model24 Thailand Season 3 6th
Oliver FaivreModel25 Thailand Season 3 6th
Henry ChanChef43 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 8 Season 3 5th
Bernadette "Bernie" ChanTV host / actress39 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 8 Season 3 5th
Adeline "A.D." ChanFreelance writer / director34 Singapore Season 3 4th
Faeza "Fuzzie" SirajudinTeacher34 Singapore Season 3 4th
Ida Nerina Actress / director / producer44 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1 Season 3 3rd
Tania Khan†Property developer36 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Season 3 3rd
Geoffrey "Geoff" RodriguezModel26 Philippines 3 Season 3 2nd
Tisha Silang Business development manager32 Philippines 7 Season 3 2nd
Vincent "Vince" Chung Comedian / host32 Hong Kong 7 Season 3 1st
Samuel "Sam" WuUniversity lecturer32 Hong Kong 4 Season 3 1st
Nadine Zamira Model26 Indonesia Season 4 10th
Hilyani "Yani" HidrantoTV host28 Indonesia Season 4 10th
Alan Luk Actor32 Hong Kong 7 Season 4 9th
Wendy Lee Actress24 Hong Kong 6 Season 4 9th
Sahil BangaActor25 India Season 4 8th
Manas KatyalActor23 India Season 4 8th
Ivan EvetovicsUniversity lecturer33 Malaysia 9 Season 4 7th
Tengku HildaResearcher38 Malaysia Season 4 7th
Sunaina GuliaActress31 India Season 4 6th
Dimple InamdarActress32 India Season 4 6th
Ethan LimSocial worker26 Malaysia Season 4 5th
Mohamad KhairieStudent25 Malaysia Season 4 5th
Jacinta "Jess" JamesTattooist27 Philippines 8 Season 4 4th
Lani PillingerModel27 Philippines 8 Season 4 4th
Hussein B. SutadisastraEducator53 Indonesia Season 4 3rd
Natasha SutadisastraLegal administrator24 Indonesia Season 4 3rd
Claire GohMusician21 Singapore Season 4 2nd
Michelle NgActress22 Singapore Season 4 2nd
Richard HardinPro basketballer34 Philippines 6 Season 4 1st
Richard Herrera Actor31 Philippines 6 Season 4 1st
Lisa Truong-MarchettoBusiness manager38 Vietnam Season 5 11th
Nicole "Nic" Truong-MarchettoBehavior analyst/psychologist34 Vietnam Season 5 11th
Rei UmeharaEntrepreneur30 Singapore Season 5 10th
Keiji UmeharaYouTuber26 Singapore Season 5 10th
Brandon HoTV host / radio DJ23 Malaysia Season 5 9th
Alphaeus TanCorporate finance executive23 Malaysia Season 5 9th
Rachel "Rach" TampubolonTV host30 Indonesia Season 5 8th
Vicky HarahapRadio announcer29 Indonesia Season 5 8th
Will CheeSales agent23 Malaysia Season 5 7th
Alex CheeFitness model21 Malaysia Season 5 7th
Anita Silsith ByeStudent24 Thailand Season 5 6th
Tom William BarrettPhotographer / restaurateur31 Thailand Season 5 6th
Jerald Justin "JK" KoRadio DJ29 Singapore Season 5 5th
Michael "Mike" TanRadio DJ29 Singapore Season 5 5th
Treasuri TamaraLawyer30 Indonesia Season 5 4th
Louisa KusnandarTV presenter29 Indonesia Season 5 4th
Eric Tai Host / athlete34 Philippines 3 Season 5 3rd
Rona TaiBusiness owner34 Philippines Season 5 3rd
Yvonne Lee Emcee, model and entrepreneur28 Malaysia Season 5 2nd
Chloe ChenModel27 Malaysia Season 5 2nd
Parul Shah Beauty queen28 Philippines Season 5 1st
Maggie Wilson Digital influencer27 Philippines Season 5 1st

Contestant deaths

Henry Reed (53), May 21, 2013

See also

List of The Amazing Race Asia winners

Notes

  1. ^ Originally from the United Kingdom.
  2. ^ Originally from South Korea.
  3. ^ Originally from New Zealand.
  4. ^ Originally from Singapore.
  5. ^ Originally from France.
  6. ^ Originally from the United States.
  7. ^ Originally from Canada.
  8. ^ Originally from Australia.
  9. ^ Originally from Hungary.

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