Miss Asia Pacific International
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Formation | 4 December 1965 |
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Type | Beauty pageant |
Headquarters | Manila |
Location | |
Official language | English |
President | Atty. Eva Patalinjug |
General Manager | Kristine Caballero Aplal |
Website | Official website |
Formerly called | Miss Asia Pacific Quest |
Miss Asia Pacific International is one of the oldest international beauty pageants based in Manila, Philippines.
History
[edit]The pageant was founded in 1965 as a "Miss Asia" contest. The first titleholder was Angela Filmer from Malaysia.[1][2] She was crowned by the wife of then President of the Philippines, Imelda Marcos on 4 December, 1965. The contest began with only 18 countries participating in the first edition.
The pageant's title was changed to "Miss Asia Pacific" in 1984 and "Miss Asia Pacific Quest" in 1985 after participants from countries in the Americas and the Pacific Ocean were allowed to compete. In 2005, the pageant was again renamed to Miss Asia Pacific International when they began to allow participants from all countries to compete. 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.
In 2005, winner Leonora Jimenez Monge from Costa Rica was dethroned after taking part in the Miss World contest. The first runner-up, Yevgeniya Lapova from Russia was given the crown and title.[3] The pageant was then suspended after the conclusion of the 2005 edition.[4] 12 years later in 2016, the pageant was revived and the winner was Tessa le Conge from the Netherlands.[5]
The most recent titleholder is Chaiyenne Huisman from Spain, who was crowned on 9 October 2019.[6]
Due to the restrictions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been no further competitions from 2020 to 2023. The 2024 comeback will commence in October as announced on February 20, 2024 with the new President Eva Patalinjug and General Manager Kristine Caballero-Aplal.[7][8]
Titleholders
[edit]Year | Edition | Country | Titleholder | Location | Entrants |
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1965 | 1st | Malaysia | Angela Filmer | Manila, Philippines | 18 |
1968 | 2nd | Taiwan | Macy Shih[9] | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines | 12 |
1969 | 3rd | South Korea | Seo Won-kyoung[10] | 13 | |
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[11] | 17 | |
1977 | 11th | Indonesia | Linda Emran[12] | 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[13] | 31 |
1986 | 20th | New Zealand | Helen Mary Crawford | Hong Kong Coliseum, Hung Hom, British Hong Kong[14] | 32 |
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[15] | 32 |
1989 | 23rd | Philippines | Lorna Legaspi | Grand Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui, British Hong Kong[16] | 31 |
1992 | 24th | Israel | Tali Ben-Harush | Manila, Philippines | 24 |
1993 | 25th | Philippines | Michelle Aldana | Philippine International Convention Center, Pasay City, 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 | |
2001 | 33rd | Peru | Luciana Luisa Farfán | Makati City, Philippines | 19 |
2002 | 34th | South Korea | Kim So-yoon | Manila, Philippines | 25 |
2003 | 35th | Russia | Tatyana Nikitina | Folks Arts Theater, Pasay City, Philippines | 25 |
2005 | 36th | Costa Rica | Leonora Jiménez (Dethroned) | Guangzhou, China | 51 |
Russia | Yevgeniya Lapova (Assumed)[3] | ||||
2016 | 37th ”The Revival” |
Netherlands | Tessa Helena le Conge[17] | Sheridan Beach Resort, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Philippines | 40 |
2017 | 38th | Brazil | Francielly Ouriques[18] | Newport Theater of Resorts World Manila, Pasay City, Philippines | 42 |
2018 | 39th | Philippines | Sharifa Akeel[19] | 51 | |
2019 | 40th | Spain | Chaiyenne Huisman[6] | 54 | |
2024 | 41st ”The Comeback” |
TBA | TBA | TBA |
Countries/Territory by winning number
[edit]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 | |
Spain | 1 | 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "I hop it 's a girl, says former Miss Asia Angela..." eresources.nlb.gov.sg. 5 January 1967. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Kejuaraan basikal sa-Asia". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. 19 November 1965. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Yevgeniya Lapova: the last winner of Miss Asia Pacific International". The Times of India. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ "Laura blazes China beauty trail". BBC News. 13 February 2005. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ "Netherlands wins Miss Asia Pacific Int'l 2016; PH finishes 3rd". Manila Bulletin. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Miss Spain Chaiyenne Huisman wins Miss Asia Pacific International 2019". ABS-CBN News. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Miss Asia Pacific International suspends 2020 pageant". Inquirer Lifestyle. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ "Two beauty queens take over the helm of Miss Asia Pacific International pageant". Inquirer Lifestyle. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Macy is Miss Asia". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. 10 December 1968. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "BACK TO BOOKS' DECIDE TWO BRAINY BEAUTIES". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. 25 August 1969. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "SENYUMAN LEBAR SEORANG RATU ASIA". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. 5 June 1976. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Linda dari Indonesia dipilih 'Ratu Asia'". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. 14 June 1977. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "88亞太小姐總決賽". Wah Kiu Yat Po (in Traditional Chinese). 25 October 1988. p. 13. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Netherlands wins Miss Asia Pacific Int'l 2016; PH finishes 3rd | ABS-CBN News". ABS-CBN News. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ "Brazil wins Miss Asia Pacific International 2017; Ilene de Vera is fourth runner-up". INQUIRER.net. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Philippines' Sharifa Akeel crowned Miss Asia Pacific International 2018". ABS-CBN News. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2021.