Miss Asia Pacific International 2016

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Miss Asia Pacific International 2016
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Rodrigo Duterte poses with the winners of Miss Asia Pacific International 2016
Date23 November 2016
PresentersMark Nelson, Michelle Aldana
VenueSheridan Beach Resort & Spa Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines
Entrants40 [1]
WithdrawalsGhana, Mandalay, Paraguay
WinnerTessa Helena le Conge
Netherlands
PhotogenicFelicia George (Cook Islands)
  2005
2017  

Miss Asia Pacific International 2016, was an international beauty contest held in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines on November 23, 2016. [2] Forty women from all over the world vied for the crown and for the title of Miss Asia Pacific International.

Contents

Tessa Helena le Conge of the Netherlands won the pageant and was crowned Miss Asia Pacific International 2016. [3] [4]

History

The oldest beauty pageant of its kind in Asia, MAPI commenced in the Philippines in 1968. [5]

After 10 year-hiatus and managerial changes, Miss Asia Pacific International was re-launched and revived in 2016 under new ownership and management headed by MAPI President, Jacqueline Tan-Sainz.

Results

Placements [3] [6]

PlacementContestant
Miss Asia Pacific International 2016
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 10
Top 15
  • Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia – Madeleine Stock
  • Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada – Natalie Carriere
  • Flag of Guam.svg  Guam – Audre Laguana dela Cruz
  • Flag of Peru.svg  Peru – Ana Lucia Leiva Pereyra §
  • Flag of Siberia.svg  Siberia – Maria Platonova

§ – People's Choice winner

Order of Announcements

Top 15

  1. Flag of Russia.svg Russia
  2. Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
  3. Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
  4. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
  5. Flag of Siberia.svg Siberia
  6. Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
  7. Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook Islands
  8. Flag of India.svg India
  9. Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
  10. Flag of Guam.svg Guam
  11. Flag of Peru.svg Peru
  12. Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand
  13. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
  14. Flags of New Caledonia.svg New Caledonia
  15. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands

Top 10

  1. Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook Islands
  2. Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
  3. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
  4. Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
  5. Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
  6. Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand
  7. Flag of Russia.svg Russia
  8. Flags of New Caledonia.svg New Caledonia
  9. Flag of India.svg India
  10. Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand

Top 5

  1. Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook Islands
  2. Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
  3. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
  4. Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
  5. Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand

Special Awards II

Awards1st Place2nd Place3rd Place
Darling of the PressNay Chi Lin
Flag of Yangon Division.svg  Yangon
Natalie Carriere
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Achol Arow
Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan
Best in National CostumeAn Nisaa Meidina
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Chawanya Thanomwong
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Ganiel Akrisha Krishnan
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Best in SwimsuitChawanya Thanomwong
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Jose Stephanie Fernandez
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Kim So-yeon
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Best in Evening GownJose Stephanie Fernandez
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Kim So-yeon
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Ganiel Akrisha Krishnan
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Best in TalentFelicia George
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
Ganiel Akrisha Krishnan
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Ana Lucia Leiva
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru

Contestants

Forty contestants competed for the 2016 MAPI title. [1] [7]

Country/TerritoryDelegateAge
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Madeleine Stock19
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Lamiya Hoque19
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Polli Cannabis23
Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia Catherine Caceres25
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Natalie Carriere23
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Zhao Le21
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Jose Stephanie Fernandez24
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands Felicia George20
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Aysel Khaled20
Flag of France.svg  France Pauline Leullieux24
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Mona Schafnitzl21
Flag of Guam.svg  Guam Audre de la Cruz21
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Qi Kong19
Flag of India.svg  India Shiva Srishti Vyakaranam24
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia An Nisaa Meidana19
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq Farah Al Haddad19
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Natsuki Suzuki24
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Mony Zreik21
Flag of Macau.svg Macau Xunyuan Zhang25
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Rishon Shun22
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia Uyanga Amarmend26
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar Nan Hlaing Hlaing Moe25
Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal Anshu KC (Khatri Chhetri)24
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Tessa Helena Le Conge22
Flags of New Caledonia.svg  New Caledonia Mondy Laigle22
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Amalina Bunyasakdi23
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Madeeha Naseer24
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Ana Lucia Leiva23
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Ganiel Akrisha Krishnan22
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Tatiana Tsimfer25
Flag of Siberia.svg  Siberia Maria Platanova25
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Ariel Bijiao Xu23
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Kim So-yeon25
Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan Achol Arow22
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan Mei Hsuan Lai26
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Chawanya Thanomwong22
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Sofia Kukonesku23
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Kristian Gean Navarre26
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Hoang Thu Thao22
Flag of Yangon Division.svg  Yangon Nay Chi Lin24

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