Miss Asia Pacific International

Beauty pageant in Manila, Philippines

Miss Asia Pacific International

Formation| 4 December 1965; 58 years ago (1965-12-04)
Type| Beauty pageant
Headquarters| Manila
Location|

* Philippines

Official language

| English

President

| Atty. Eva Psychee Patalinjug

General Manager

| Kristine Caballero Aplal
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.

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

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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

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Year  | Edition  | Country  | Titleholder  | Location  | Entrants  | Ref.

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1965  | 1st  |  Malaysia | Angela Filmer  | Manila, Philippines | 18  |
1968 | 2nd  |  Taiwan | Macy Shih  | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines | 12  | [14]
1969  | 3rd  |  South Korea | Seo Won-kyoung  | 13  | [15]
1970  | 4th  |  India | Zeenat Aman | 15  |
1971  | 5th  |  Guam | Flora Baza  | 15  |
1972  | 6th  |  Australia | Janet Coutts  | 14  |
1973  | 7th  |  India | Tara Anne Fonseca | Manila, Philippines | 14  |
1974  | 8th  |  Australia | Susie Currie  | 16  |
1975  | 9th  |  Papua New Guinea | Eva Regina Arni  | 18  |
1976  | 10th  |  Singapore | Jacqueline Stuart  | 17  | [16]
1977  | 11th  |  Indonesia | Linda Emran  | 17  | [17]
1978  | 12th  |  Thailand | Siriporn Savanglum  | 15  |
1979  | 13th  |  Turkey | Ayla Altas  | 15  |
1980  | 14th  |  Australia | Lorraine Gaye McGrady  | 16  |
1981  | 15th  |  Sri Lanka | Bernadine Rose Ramanayake | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 16  |
1982  | 16th  |  Philippines | Maria del Carmen Ines Zaragoza  | 14  |
1983  | 17th  |  Philippines | Gloria Dimayacyac  | Manila, Philippines | 14  |
1984  | 18th  |  Turkey | Melek Gurkan  | Christchurch, New Zealand | 19  |
1985  | 19th  |  Israel | Nurit Mizrachi  | Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Wan Chai, British Hong Kong | 31  | [18]
1986  | 20th  |  New Zealand | Helen Mary Crawford  | Hong Kong Coliseum, Hung Hom, British Hong Kong | 32  | [19]
1987  | 21st  |  Panama | Cilinia Prada  | Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Wanchai, British Hong Kong | 30  |
1988  | 22nd  |  Thailand | Preeyanuch Panpradub  | Hong Kong Coliseum, Hung Hom, British Hong Kong[20] | 32  |
1989  | 23rd  |  Philippines | Lorna Legaspi  | Grand Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui, British Hong Kong | 31  | [21]
1992  | 24th  |  Israel | Tali Ben-Harush  | Manila, Philippines | 24  |
1993  | 25th  |  Philippines | Michelle Aldana  | Philippine International Convention Center, Pasay, Philippines | 23  |
1994  | 26th  |  Peru | Jessica Guiulfo Tapia  | Cebu Plaza Hotel, Cebu, Philippines | 26  |
1995  | 27th  |  South Korea | Yoon Mi-jung  | Baguio, Benguet, Philippines | 27  |
1996  | 28th  |  Costa Rica | Gabriela Aguilar  | Lagenda Hotel and Casino, Subic, Zambales, Philippines | 27  |
1997  | 29th  |  Thailand | Worarat Suwannarat | Davao City, Philippines | 25  |
1998  | 30th  |  Costa Rica | Kisha Alvarado  | Pampanga, Philippines | 25  |
1999  | 31st  |  Colombia | Juliana Andrea Arango  | Quezon City, Philippines | 25  |
2000  | 32nd  |  India | Diya Mirza Handrich | 23  | [22]
2001  | 33rd  |  Peru | Luciana Luisa Farfán  | Makati, Philippines | 19  |
2002  | 34th  |  South Korea | Kim So-yoon  | Manila, Philippines | 25  |
2003  | 35th  |  Russia | Tatyana Nikitina  | Folks Arts Theater, Pasay, Philippines | 25  |
2005 | 36th  |  Costa Rica | Leonora Jiménez (Dethroned) | Guangzhou, China | 51  |
Russia | Yevgeniya Lapova (Assumed)[6] |
2016 | 37th  |  Netherlands | Tessa Helena le Conge  | Sheridan Beach Resort, Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines | 40  | [23]
2017 | 38th  |  Brazil | Francielly Ouriques  | Newport Theater of Resorts World Manila, Pasay, Philippines | 42  | [24]
2018 | 39th  |  Philippines | Sharifa Akeel[25] | 51  | [25]
2019 | 40th  |  Spain | Chaiyenne Huisman  | 54  | [9]
2024 | 41st  |  United States | Janelis Leyba  | 33  | [1]

### Countries/Territory by number of win

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Nation  | Titles  | Year(s)

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Philippines | 5  | 1982, 1983, 1989, 1993, 2018
South Korea | 3  | 1969, 1995, 2002
India | 1970, 1973, 2000
Thailand | 1978, 1988, 1997
Costa Rica | 1996, 1998, 2005A
Australia | 1972, 1974, 1980
Peru | 2  | 1994, 2001
Turkey | 1979, 1984
Russia | 2003, 2005B
Israel | 1985, 1992
United States | 1  | 2024
Spain | 2019
Brazil | 2017
Netherlands | 2016
Colombia | 1999
Panama | 1987
New Zealand | 1986
Sri Lanka | 1981
Indonesia | 1977
Singapore | 1976
Papua New Guinea | 1975
Guam | 1971
Taiwan | 1968
Malaysia | 1965

## See also

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* List of beauty pageants

## References

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1. ^ a b Adina, Armin P. (7 October 2024). "Miss Asia Pacific International 2024 is Janelis Leyba of United States". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
2. ^ Concepcion, Eton B. (7 October 2024). "Miss Asia Pacific International 2024 makes a comeback in Manila". Manila Standard. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
3. ^ "I hop it 's a girl, says former Miss Asia Angela..." eresources.nlb.gov.sg. 5 January 1967. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
4. ^ "Kejuaraan basikal sa-Asia". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. 19 November 1965. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
5. ^ a b "The evolution of the Miss Asia Pacific International pageant". MSN. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
6. ^ a b "Yevgeniya Lapova: the last winner of Miss Asia Pacific International". The Times of India. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
7. ^ "Laura blazes China beauty trail". BBC News. 13 February 2005. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
8. ^ "Netherlands wins Miss Asia Pacific Int'l 2016; PH finishes 3rd". Manila Bulletin. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
9. ^ a b "Miss Spain Chaiyenne Huisman wins Miss Asia Pacific International 2019". ABS-CBN News. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
10. ^ Adina, Armin P. (29 February 2024). "Eva Patalinjug to deliver Miss Asia Pacific International that 'people deserve'". INQUIRER.net Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
11. ^ "Miss Asia Pacific International suspends 2020 pageant". Inquirer Lifestyle. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
12. ^ "Two beauty queens take over the helm of Miss Asia Pacific International pageant". Inquirer Lifestyle. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
13. ^ "Miss Asia Pacific International returns under new leadership". ABS-CBN News. 19 February 2024.
14. ^ "Macy is Miss Asia". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. 10 December 1968. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
15. ^ "BACK TO BOOKS' DECIDE TWO BRAINY BEAUTIES". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. 25 August 1969. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
16. ^ "SENYUMAN LEBAR SEORANG RATU ASIA". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. 5 June 1976. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
17. ^ "Linda dari Indonesia dipilih 'Ratu Asia'". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. 14 June 1977. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
18. ^ "亞太小姐名花有主 以色列登后座 韓國小姐亞軍 秘魯小姐季軍香港奪得第四 以色列及韓國同奪泳裝晚裝". Wah Kiu Yat Po (in Traditional Chinese). 27 October 1985. p. 1.1. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
19. ^ "亞太小姐決賽 紐西蘭小姐奪桂冠 新加坡泰國小姐亞季 利智得三獎項". Wah Kiu Yat Po (in Traditional Chinese). 1 October 1986. p. 1.1. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
20. ^ "88亞太小姐總決賽". Wah Kiu Yat Po (in Traditional Chinese). 25 October 1988. p. 13. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
21. ^ "翁虹未入前五名內 菲律賓小姐 奪亞太后冠 大溪地小姐得亞軍 以色列小姐得季軍". Wah Kiu Yat Po (in Traditional Chinese). 25 September 1989. p. 25. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
22. ^ "Dia Mirza reflects on Miss Asia-Pacific win when she refused to wear a two-piece swimsuit". The Times of India. 30 November 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
23. ^ "Netherlands wins Miss Asia Pacific Int'l 2016; PH finishes 3rd | ABS-CBN News". ABS-CBN News. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
24. ^ "Brazil wins Miss Asia Pacific International 2017; Ilene de Vera is fourth runner-up". INQUIRER.net. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
25. ^ a b "Philippines' Sharifa Akeel crowned Miss Asia Pacific International 2018". ABS-CBN News. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2021.

## External links

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* Official website