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Formation | 4 December 1965 |
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Type | Beauty pageant |
Headquarters | Manila |
Location | |
Official language | English |
President | Atty. Eva Psychee Patalinjug |
General Manager | Kristine Caballero Aplal |
Website | Official website |
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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]
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]
Year | Edition | Country/Territory | Miss Asia Pacific International | Location | Entrants | Ref. |
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1965 | 1st | ![]() | Angela Filmer | Manila, Philippines | 18 | |
1968 | 2nd | ![]() | Macy Shih | Quezon City, Philippines | 12 | [14] |
1969 | 3rd | ![]() | Seo Won-kyoung | 13 | [15] | |
1970 | 4th | ![]() | Zeenat Aman | 15 | ||
1971 | 5th | ![]() | Flora Baza | 15 | ||
1972 | 6th | ![]() | Janet Coutts | 14 | ||
1973 | 7th | ![]() | Tara Anne Fonseca | Manila, Philippines | 14 | |
1974 | 8th | ![]() | Susie Currie | 16 | ||
1975 | 9th | ![]() | Eva Regina Arni | 18 | ||
1976 | 10th | ![]() | Jacqueline Stuart | 17 | [16] | |
1977 | 11th | ![]() | Linda Emran | 17 | [17] | |
1978 | 12th | ![]() | Siriporn Savanglum | 15 | ||
1979 | 13th | ![]() | Ayla Altas | 15 | ||
1980 | 14th | ![]() | Lorraine Gaye McGrady | 16 | ||
1981 | 15th | ![]() | Bernadine Rose Ramanayake | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 16 | |
1982 | 16th | ![]() | Maria del Carmen Ines Zaragoza | 14 | ||
1983 | 17th | ![]() | Gloria Dimayacyac | Manila, Philippines | 14 | |
1984 | 18th | ![]() | Melek Gurkan | Christchurch, New Zealand | 19 | |
1985 | 19th | ![]() | Nurit Mizrachi | Wan Chai, British Hong Kong | 31 | [18] |
1986 | 20th | ![]() | Helen Mary Crawford | Hung Hom, British Hong Kong | 32 | [19] |
1987 | 21st | ![]() | Cilinia Prada | Wanchai, British Hong Kong | 30 | |
1988 | 22nd | ![]() | Preeyanuch Panpradub | Hung Hom, British Hong Kong | 32 | [20] |
1989 | 23rd | ![]() | Lorna Legaspi | Tsim Sha Tsui, British Hong Kong | 31 | [21] |
1992 | 24th | ![]() | Tali Ben-Harush | Manila, Philippines | 24 | |
1993 | 25th | ![]() | Michelle Aldana | Pasay, Philippines | 23 | |
1994 | 26th | ![]() | Jessica Guiulfo Tapia | Cebu, Philippines | 26 | |
1995 | 27th | ![]() | Yoon Mi-jung | Benguet, Philippines | 27 | |
1996 | 28th | ![]() | Gabriela Aguilar | Subic, Zambales, Philippines | 27 | |
1997 | 29th | ![]() | Worarat Suwannarat | Davao City, Philippines | 25 | |
1998 | 30th | ![]() | Kisha Alvarado | Pampanga, Philippines | 25 | |
1999 | 31st | ![]() | Juliana Andrea Arango | Quezon City, Philippines | 25 | |
2000 | 32nd | ![]() | Diya Mirza Handrich | 23 | [22] | |
2001 | 33rd | ![]() | Luciana Luisa Farfán | Makati, Philippines | 19 | |
2002 | 34th | ![]() | Kim So-yoon | Manila, Philippines | 25 | |
2003 | 35th | ![]() | Tatyana Nikitina | Pasay, Philippines | 25 | |
2005 | 36th | ![]() | Leonora Jiménez (Dethroned) | Guangzhou, China | 51 | |
![]() | Yevgeniya Lapova (Assumed) [6] | |||||
2016 | 37th | ![]() | Tessa Helena le Conge | Palawan, Philippines | 40 | [23] |
2017 | 38th | ![]() | Francielly Ouriques | Pasay, Philippines | 42 | [24] |
2018 | 39th | ![]() | Sharifa Akeel [25] | 51 | [25] | |
2019 | 40th | ![]() | Chaiyenne Huisman | 54 | [9] | |
2024 | 41st | ![]() | Janelis Leyba | 33 | [1] |
Countries/Territories | Titles | Year(s) |
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![]() | 5 | 1982, 1983, 1989, 1993, 2018 |
![]() | 3 | 1969, 1995, 2002 |
![]() | 1970, 1973, 2000 | |
![]() | 1978, 1988, 1997 | |
![]() | 1996, 1998, 2005A | |
![]() | 1972, 1974, 1980 | |
![]() | 2 | 1994, 2001 |
![]() | 1979, 1984 | |
![]() | 2003, 2005B | |
![]() | 1985, 1992 | |
![]() | 1 | 2024 |
![]() | 2019 | |
![]() | 2017 | |
![]() | 2016 | |
![]() | 1999 | |
![]() | 1987 | |
![]() | 1986 | |
![]() | 1981 | |
![]() | 1977 | |
![]() | 1976 | |
![]() | 1975 | |
![]() | 1971 | |
![]() | 1968 | |
![]() | 1965 |
Year | Runner-ups | |||
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First | Second | Third | Fourth | |
1965 | Ester Cheryl da Silva![]() | Resurreccion Vianzon![]() | Not awarded | |
1968 | Cassandra Stiles![]() | Atsumi Ikeno![]() | Jane Mozo de Goya![]() | Valisra Trungvachirachi![]() |
1969 | Shirley Sha![]() | Sandra Jacqueline Van Geyzel![]() | Julie Ann Hodge![]() | Frances Margaret Carrick![]() |
1970 | Alice Tiongson Crisostomo![]() | Yvonne Haunani Young![]() | Carolyn Dartnell![]() | Geraldine Welford![]() |
1971 | Carolyn Gomara Masibay![]() | Hong Jung Ja![]() | Gayah Tehetchik![]() | Sandra Van Loon![]() |
1972 | Yvette Marie Alfon![]() | Dorit Bar![]() | Vivienne Hamilton![]() | Srungya Krachangsuk![]() |
1973 | Nehama Fass![]() | Lely Herawati Soendoro![]() | Chung Kum Ok![]() | Deborah Seccounbe![]() |
1974 | Ethel Lau Wai Tak![]() | Paripola Penson![]() | Liza Sindoro![]() | Debra Josephine De Souza![]() |
1975 | Bernadette Paille![]() | Jane Reilly![]() | Darlene Schwenkey![]() | Linda Kaur![]() |
1976 | Maea Atger![]() | Anna Adrianne Bredemeyer![]() | Anna Luisa Delgado![]() | Michelle Ann Glass![]() |
1977 | Marianne De Souza![]() | Helen Ng![]() | Yifat Netzer![]() | Rio Diaz![]() |
1978 | Epifania Lagman![]() | Hannah Ekerling![]() | Julie Ann Croft![]() | Hisako Tanaka![]() |
1979 | Maureen Mary Lestourgeon![]() | Lorraine Espiridon Schuck![]() | Lajiah P. R. Sharma![]() | Tracy Christopherson![]() |
1980 | Rose Maria de Vera![]() | Annie Chen Chiau Chuin![]() | Cara Pollock![]() | Mina Coldas![]() |
1981 | Kimberly Ann Carey![]() | Corrine Gail Carvalho![]() | Kang Hae Suk![]() | Beatrice Hawkins![]() |
1982 | Rosa Maria Misa![]() | Tippawan Aukkraphun![]() | Sharon de Jong![]() | Mi Il Kim![]() |
1983 | Dorit Kadosh![]() | Nazan Satchi![]() | Joanna Johns![]() | Siriwan Wangwilai![]() |
1984 | Gayle Ann Jones![]() | Elsie Oh Swee Ping![]() | Rinat Hadashi![]() | Suzanne Hoffman![]() |
1985 | Lin Ji Yeon![]() | Liliana Tapia Castillo![]() | Eva Lai![]() | Perla Pereira Fruthwirth![]() |
1986 | Lim Suet Kwee![]() | Sararat Rumruangwong![]() | Not awarded | |
1987 | Ana Corina Burgos del Rio![]() | Toni Jean Frances Peters![]() | Choi Eun-hee![]() | Niril Elyovich![]() |
1988 | Elsy Guadelupe Aceves Gurrola![]() | Revital Mor![]() | Fatma Anil![]() | Mi Rim Kim![]() |
1989 | Myriam Tuheiava![]() | Galit Farber![]() | Gloria Petrovic![]() | Anne Seekaew![]() |
1992 | Chutima Nirunsitirat![]() | Mutya Laxa![]() | Ingrid Matie Mole![]() | Kissarne Watson![]() |
1993 | Namrata Shirodkar![]() | Monica Reyes![]() | Maria Teresa Aragon![]() | Lavianna Tan Poh Ling![]() |
1994 | Karla Contreras Estrada![]() | Ozlem Mete![]() | Nathalie Cohen![]() | Vaihere Lehartel![]() |
1995 | Ruchitra Malhotra![]() | Hsiao-Ping Chen![]() | Rocio del Pilar Abed![]() | Previtha Thiyagarajah![]() |
1996 | Marilyn Maristela![]() | Mirna Sommers![]() | Mariel Ocampo![]() | Kenia Melais![]() |
1997 | Divya Chauhan![]() | Nancy Veronica Peoma Agnieray![]() | Kerry Anita Lucas![]() | Gabriela dela Luz de Heeckeren Lagos![]() |
1998 | Lourdes Lewis![]() | Priya Nair![]() | Klara Lisy![]() | Metua Heimoana![]() |
1999 | Anna Tatarintseva![]() | Amy Trott![]() | Wan Wang-Fei![]() | Leanne Catherine Sorby![]() |
2000 | Marianela Salazar Guillen![]() | Winter Noel Washington![]() | Alexandra Maria Rivas![]() | Kanueng-nit In-orng![]() |
2001 | Lisette Villanueva Jiménez![]() | Wanvisa Kham-daeng-yai![]() | Karol Inés de la Torre Pinilla![]() | Darlene Carbungco![]() |
2002 | Ksenia Volkova![]() | Tina Chhatwal![]() | Miriam San Jose Chui![]() | Aishwarya Sukhdeo![]() |
2003 | Shonal Rawat![]() | Andrea Ovares López![]() | Tracy Freundt![]() | Samantha Wong Wye Yeng![]() |
2005 | Evgeniya 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) | Not awarded | |
2016 | Shawanya Tanhomwong![]() | Ganiel Akrisha Atun Krishnan![]() | Felicia George![]() | Kim So-yeon![]() |
2017 | Acacia Walker![]() | Valeria Cardona![]() | Morgan Doelwijt![]() | Ilene De Vera![]() |
2018 | Gabriela Palma![]() | Melania Gonzales![]() (Dethroned) | Misheelt Narmandakh![]() (Resigned) | Mariani Nataly Chacón![]() (Resigned) |
Misheelt Narmandakh![]() (Assumed) | Mariani Nataly Chacón![]() (Assumed) | Raquel Van Gool![]() (Assumed) | ||
2019 | Eoanna Constanza![]() | Jessica Victoria Cianchino![]() | Carolina Schuler![]() | Fiorella Cortez Arbenz![]() |
2024 | Karen Sofia Nuñez ![]() | Selena Ali ![]() | Blessa Ericha Figueroa ![]() | Jennifer Prokop ![]() |
Edition | Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania |
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2019 | Michele-Ange Minkata![]() | Jessica Cianchino![]() | Klyza Castro![]() | Lauralyn Vermeersch![]() | Chelsea Martin![]() |
2024 | Chizuruoke Sufficient Arua![]() | Gabriela De Paiva Padilla![]() | Sophiya Singh![]() | Selena Ali ![]() | Keshia Lee Llarenas![]() |
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