Miss Asia Pacific International

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Miss Asia Pacific International
Formation4 December 1965;59 years ago (1965-12-04)
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Manila
Location
Official language
English
President
Atty. Eva Psychee Patalinjug
General Manager
Kristine Caballero Aplal
International Affairs Director
Onin Mas
Website Official website
Formerly called
  • Miss Asia
  • Miss Asia Pacific
  • Miss Asia Pacific Quest

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.

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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. [5]

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/TerritoryMiss Asia Pacific InternationalLocationEntrantsRef.
19651stFlag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia Angela Filmer Manila, Philippines 18
1968 2ndFlag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan Macy Shih Quezon City, Philippines 12 [14]
19693rdFlag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg South Korea Seo Won-kyoung13 [15]
19704thFlag of India.svg  India Zeenat Aman 15
19715thFlag of Guam.svg  Guam Flora Baza15
19726thFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Janet Coutts14
19737thFlag of India.svg  India Tara Anne Fonseca Manila, Philippines 14
19748thFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Susie Currie16
19759thFlag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea Eva Regina Arni18 [16]
197610thFlag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Jacqueline Stuart17 [17]
197711thFlag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Linda Emran17 [18]
197812thFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Siriporn Savanglum15
197913thFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Ayla Altas15
198014thFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Lorraine Gaye McGrady16
198115thFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Bernadine Rose Ramanayake Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 16
198216thFlag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Philippines Maria del Carmen Ines Zaragoza14
198317thFlag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Philippines Gloria Dimayacyac Manila, Philippines 14
198418thFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Melek Gurkan Christchurch, New Zealand 19
198519thFlag of Israel.svg  Israel Nurit Mizrachi Wan Chai, British Hong Kong 31 [19]
198620thFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Helen Mary Crawford Hung Hom, British Hong Kong 32 [20]
198721stFlag of Panama.svg  Panama Cilinia Prada Wanchai, British Hong Kong 30
198822ndFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Preeyanuch Panpradub Hung Hom, British Hong Kong 32 [21]
198923rdFlag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Philippines Lorna Legaspi Tsim Sha Tsui, British Hong Kong 31 [22]
199224thFlag of Israel.svg  Israel Tali Ben-Harush Manila, Philippines 24
199325thFlag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Philippines Michelle Aldana Pasay, Philippines 23
199426thFlag of Peru.svg  Peru Jessica Guiulfo Tapia Cebu, Philippines 26
199527thFlag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg South Korea Yoon Mi-jung Benguet, Philippines 27
199628thFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Gabriela Aguilar Subic, Zambales, Philippines 27
199729thFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Worarat Suwannarat Davao City, Philippines 25
199830thFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Kisha Alvarado Pampanga, Philippines 25
199931stFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Juliana Andrea Arango Quezon City, Philippines 25
200032ndFlag of India.svg  India Diya Mirza Handrich 23 [23]
200133rdFlag of Peru.svg  Peru Luciana Luisa Farfán Makati, Philippines 19
200234thFlag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg South Korea Kim So-yoon Manila, Philippines 25
200335thFlag of Russia.svg  Russia Tatyana Nikitina Pasay, Philippines 25
2005 36thFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Leonora Jiménez (Dethroned) Guangzhou, China 51
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Yevgeniya Lapova (Assumed) [6]
2016 37thFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Tessa Helena le Conge Palawan, Philippines 40 [24]
2017 38thFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Francielly Ouriques Pasay, Philippines 42 [25]
2018 39thFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Sharifa Akeel [26] 51 [26]
2019 40thFlag of Spain.svg  Spain Chaiyenne Huisman54 [9]
2024 41stFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Janelis Leyba33 [1]

List of runner-ups

YearRunner-ups
FirstSecondThirdFourth
1965Ester Cheryl da Silva
Flag of Ceylon.svg Ceylon
Resurreccion Vianzon
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Not awarded
1968Cassandra Stiles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Atsumi Ikeno
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Jane Mozo de Goya
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Valisra Trungvachirachi
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
1969Shirley Sha
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan
Sandra Jacqueline Van Geyzel
Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
Julie Ann Hodge
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Frances Margaret Carrick
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
1970Alice Tiongson Crisostomo
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Yvonne Haunani Young
Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii
Carolyn Dartnell
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Geraldine Welford
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
1971Carolyn Gomara Masibay
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Hong Jung Ja
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Gayah Tehetchik
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Sandra Van Loon
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
1972Yvette Marie Alfon
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Dorit Bar
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Vivienne Hamilton
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Srungya Krachangsuk
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
1973Nehama Fass
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Lely Herawati Soendoro
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Chung Kum Ok
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Deborah Seccounbe
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
1974Ethel Lau Wai Tak
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg British Hong Kong
Paripola Penson
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Liza Sindoro
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Debra Josephine De Souza
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
1975Bernadette Paille
Flag of French Polynesia.svg Tahiti
Jane Reilly
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Darlene Schwenkey
Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa
Linda Kaur
Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
1976Maea Atger
Flag of French Polynesia.svg Tahiti
Anna Adrianne Bredemeyer
Flag of India.svg  India
Anna Luisa Delgado
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Michelle Ann Glass
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
1977Marianne De Souza
Flag of India.svg  India
Helen Ng
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Yifat Netzer
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Rio Diaz
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
1978Epifania Lagman
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Hannah Ekerling
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Julie Ann Croft
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Hisako Tanaka
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
1979Maureen Mary Lestourgeon
Flag of India.svg  India
Lorraine Espiridon Schuck
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Lajiah P. R. Sharma
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Tracy Christopherson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
1980Rose Maria de Vera
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Annie Chen Chiau Chuin
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Cara Pollock
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Mina Coldas
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
1981Kimberly Ann Carey
Flag of Guam.svg Guam
Corrine Gail Carvalho
Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii
Kang Hae Suk
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Beatrice Hawkins
Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
1982Rosa Maria Misa
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Tippawan Aukkraphun
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Sharon de Jong
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Mi Il Kim
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
1983Dorit Kadosh
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Nazan Satchi
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Joanna Johns
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Siriwan Wangwilai
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
1984Gayle Ann Jones
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Elsie Oh Swee Ping
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Rinat Hadashi
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Suzanne Hoffman
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
1985Lin Ji Yeon
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Liliana Tapia Castillo
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Eva Lai
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg British Hong Kong
Perla Pereira Fruthwirth
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
1986Lim Suet Kwee
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Sararat Rumruangwong
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Nina Li Chi
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg British Hong Kong
Nilufer Apaydin
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
1987Ana Corina Burgos del Rio
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Toni Jean Frances Peters
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Choi Eun-hee
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Niril Elyovich
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
1988Elsy Guadelupe Aceves Gurrola
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Revital Mor
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Fatma Anil
Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg Northern Cyprus
Mi Rim Kim
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
1989Myriam Tuheiava
Flag of French Polynesia.svg Tahiti
Galit Farber
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Gloria Petrovic
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Anne Seekaew
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
1992Chutima Nirunsitirat
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Mutya Laxa
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Ingrid Matie Mole
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Kissarne Watson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
1993Namrata Shirodkar
Flag of India.svg  India
Monica Reyes
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Maria Teresa Aragon
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Lavianna Tan Poh Ling
Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
1994Karla Contreras Estrada
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Ozlem Mete
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Nathalie Cohen
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Vaihere Lehartel
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan
1995Ruchitra Malhotra
Flag of India.svg  India
Hsiao-Ping Chen
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan
Rocio del Pilar Abed
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Previtha Thiyagarajah
Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
1996Marilyn Maristela
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Mirna Sommers
Flag of French Polynesia.svg Tahiti
Mariel Ocampo
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Kenia Melais
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
1997Divya Chauhan
Flag of India.svg  India
Nancy Veronica Peoma Agnieray
Flag of French Polynesia.svg Tahiti
Kerry Anita Lucas
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Gabriela dela Luz de Heeckeren Lagos
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
1998Lourdes Lewis
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Priya Nair
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Klara Lisy
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Metua Heimoana
Flag of French Polynesia.svg Tahiti
1999Anna Tatarintseva
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Amy Trott
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Wan Wang-Fei
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan
Leanne Catherine Sorby
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
2000Marianela Salazar Guillen
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Winter Noel Washington
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Alexandra Maria Rivas
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Kanueng-nit In-orng
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
2001Lisette Villanueva Jiménez
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Wanvisa Kham-daeng-yai
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Karol Inés de la Torre Pinilla
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Darlene Carbungco
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
2002Ksenia Volkova
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Tina Chhatwal
Flag of India.svg  India
Miriam San Jose Chui
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Aishwarya Sukhdeo
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
2003Shonal Rawat
Flag of India.svg  India
Andrea Ovares López
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Tracy Freundt
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Samantha Wong Wye Yeng
Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
2005Evgeniya Lapova
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
(Resigned)
Zhang Li Yu
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
(Resigned)
Claudia Ortiz de Zevallos
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
(Resigned)
Jedah Hernandez
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
(Resigned)
Zhang Li Yu
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
(Assumed)
Claudia Ortiz de Zevallos
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
(Assumed)
Jedah Hernandez
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
(Assumed)
Not awarded
2016Shawanya Tanhomwong
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand
Ganiel Akrisha Atun Krishnan
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
Felicia George
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook Islands
Kim So-yeon
Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
2017Acacia Walker
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Valeria Cardona
Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg  Honduras
Morgan Doelwijt
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Ilene De Vera
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
2018Gabriela Palma
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
Melania Gonzales
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica
(Dethroned)
Misheelt Narmandakh
Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia
(Resigned)
Mariani Nataly Chacón
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela
(Resigned)
Misheelt Narmandakh
Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia
(Assumed)
Mariani Nataly Chacón
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela
(Assumed)
Raquel Van Gool
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
(Assumed)
2019Eoanna Constanza
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic
Jessica Victoria Cianchino
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Carolina Schuler
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
Fiorella Cortez Arbenz
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica
2024Karen Sofia Nuñez
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
Selena Ali
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
Blessa Ericha Figueroa
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
Jennifer Prokop
Flag of Germany.svg Germany

Continental Queens

EditionAfricaAmericasAsiaEuropeOceania
2019Michele-Ange Minkata
Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon
Jessica Cianchino
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Klyza Castro
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
Lauralyn Vermeersch
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
Chelsea Martin
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
2024Chizuruoke Sufficient Arua
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
Gabriela De Paiva Padilla
Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia
Sophiya Singh
Flag of India.svg India
Selena Ali
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
Keshia Lee Llarenas
Flag of Guam.svg Guam

See also

References

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