The Miss Asia Pacific International is the first and oldest beauty pageant in Asia. It began as a regional pageant in 1968, known as the Miss Asia Quest. Participating countries came from Asia and Oceania.
In 1985, the pageant changed its name to the Miss Asia Pacific Quest, to encompass countries not just in the Asian and Oceania region, but those of North, Central and South America with borders touching the Pacific Ocean.
The pageant took its present form in 2005, when the name was changed to Miss Asia Pacific International, to include countries all over the world.
The 37th Miss Asia Pacific International beauty contest was not held in 2008. Due to the lack of sponsors, participants, and popularity, Miss Asia Pacific International will most likely to be postponed to an unknown date and year. It is very likely, the pageant will not be held for another 5 to 10 years or longer.
The organizers of Miss Asia Pacific International clarified that they are not connected with the newly formed beauty pageant that is going to be held in Korea (Miss Asia Pacific World).[1]
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The Philippine Cycling Association held a Miss Asia pageant in 1965. Angela Filmer of Malaysia won the event, which took place in Manila, Philippines. However, this is not officially recognized as an edition of the Miss Asia Pacific International. Philippines is the powerhouse of the pageant with four titles including back to back in 1982-83. Philippines missed the semi-finals for only six times.
Not held in 1990, 1991, 2004, 2006, 2007.
| Year | Winner | 1st Runner-up | 2nd Runner-up | 3rd Runner-up | 4th Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Taiwan Macy Shih |
Australia Cassandra Stiles |
Japan Atsumi Ikeno |
Philippines Jane Mozo de Goya |
Thailand Valisra Trungvachirachi |
| 1969 | South Korea Won-kyoung Seo |
Taiwan Shirley Sha |
Malaysia Sandra Jacqueline Van Geyzel |
Australia Julie Ann Hodge |
New Zealand Frances Margaret Carrick |
| 1970 | India Zeenat Aman |
Philippines Alice Tiongson Crisostomo |
Hawaii Yvonne Haunani Young |
Australia Carolyn Dartnell |
New Zealand Geraldine Welford |
| 1971 | Guam Flora Baza |
Philippines Carolyn Gomara Masibay |
South Korea Hong Jung Ja |
Israel Gayah Tehetchik |
Australia Sandra Van Loon |
| 1972 | Australia Janet Coutts |
Philippines Yvette Marie Alfon |
Israel Dorit Bar |
New Zealand Vivienne Hamilton |
Thailand Srungya Krachangsuk |
| 1973 | India Tara Anne Fonseca |
Israel Nehama Fass |
Indonesia Lely Herawati Soendoro |
South Korea Chung Kum Ok |
Australia Deborah Seccounbe |
| 1974 | Australia Sue Currie |
Hong Kong Ethel Lau Wai Tak |
Philippines Paripola Penson |
Indonesia Liza Sindoro |
Singapore Debra Josephine De Souza |
| 1975 | Papua New Guinea Eva Arni |
Tahiti Bernadette Paille |
Australia Jane Reilly |
Samoa Darlene Schwenkey |
Malaysia Linda Kaur |
| 1976 | Singapore Jacqueline Stuart |
Tahiti Maea Atger |
India Anna Adrianne Bredemeyer |
Philippines Anna Luisa Delgado |
Australia Michelle Ann Glass |
| 1977 | Indonesia Linda Emrane |
India Marianne De Souza |
Singapore Helen Ng |
Israel Yifat Netzer |
Philippines Rio Diaz |
| 1978 | Thailand Siriporn Savanglam |
Philippines Epifania Lagman |
Israel Hannah Ekerling |
Australia Julie Ann Croft |
Japan Hisako Tanaka |
| 1979 | Turkey Ayla Altas |
India Maureen Mary Lestourgeon |
Philippines Lorraine Espiridon Schuck |
Singapore Lajiah P. R. Sharma |
Australia Tracy Christopherson |
| 1980 | Australia Lorraine McGrady |
Philippines Rose Maria de Vera |
Singapore Annie Chen Chiau Chuin |
New Zealand Cara Pollock |
Turkey Mina Coldas |
| 1981 | Sri Lanka Rosy Senanayake |
Guam Kimberly Ann Carey |
Hawaii Corrine Gail Carvalho |
South Korea Kang Hae Suk |
Malaysia Beatrice Hawkins |
| 1982 | Philippines Maria del Carmen Ines Zaragoza |
New Zealand Rosa Maria Misa |
Thailand Tippawan Aukkraphun |
Sri Lanka Sharon de Jong |
South Korea Mi Il Kim |
| 1983 | Philippines Gloria Aranas Dimayacyac |
Israel Dorit Kadosh |
Turkey Nazan Satchi |
New Zealand Joanna Johns |
Thailand Siriwan Wangwilai |
| 1984 | Turkey Melek Gurkan |
New Zealand Gayle Ann Jones |
Singapore Elsie Oh Swee Ping |
Israel Rinat Hadashi |
United States Suzanne Hoffman |
| 1985 | Israel Nurit Mizrachi |
South Korea Lin Ji Yeon |
Peru Liliana Tapia Castillo |
Hong Kong Eva Lai |
Guatemala Perla Pereira Fruthwirth |
| 1986 | New Zealand Helen Crawford |
Singapore Lim Suet Kwee |
Thailand Sararat Roomruangwong |
Hong Kong Nina Li Chi |
Turkey Nilufer Apaydin |
| 1987 | Panama Cilinia Prada Acosta |
Mexico Ana Corina Burgos del Rio |
Australia Toni Jean Frances Peters |
South Korea Choi Eun-hee |
Israel Niril Elyovich |
| 1988 | Thailand Preeyanuch Panpradub |
Mexico Elsy Guadelupe Aceves Gurrola |
Israel Revital Mor |
Northern Cyprus Fatma Anil |
South Korea Mi Rim Kim |
| 1989 | Philippines Lorna Villanueva Legaspi |
Tahiti Myriam Tuheiava |
Israel Galit Farber |
Canada Gloria Petrovic |
Thailand Anne Seekaew |
| 1992 | Israel Tali Ben-Harush |
Thailand Chutima Nirunsitirat |
Philippines Mutya Laxa |
New Zealand Ingrid Matie Mole |
Australia Kissarne Watson |
| 1993 | Philippines Michelle Zulueta Aldana |
India Namrata Shirodkar |
Chile Monica Reyes |
Mexico Maria Teresa Aragon |
Malaysia Lavianna Tan Poh Ling |
| 1994 | Peru Jessica Vanessa Tapia Guiulfo |
Mexico Karla Contreras Estrada |
Turkey Ozlem Mete |
Israel Nathalie Cohen |
Taiwan Vaihere Lehartel |
| 1995 | South Korea Mi-Jung Yoon |
India Ruchitra Malhotra |
Taiwan Hsiao-Ping Chen |
Peru Rocio del Pilar Abed |
Malaysia Previtha Thiyagarajah |
| 1996 | Costa Rica Gabriela Aguilar Chavarria |
Philippines Marilyn Maristela |
Tahiti Mirna Sommers |
Peru Mariel Ocampo |
Panama Kenia Melais |
| 1997 | Thailand Worarat Suwannarat |
India Divya Chauhan |
Tahiti Nancy Veronica Peoma Agnieray |
Australia Kerry Anita Lucas |
Chile Gabriela dela Luz de Heeckeren Lagos |
| 1998 | Costa Rica Kisha Alvarado Murillo |
Panama Lourdes Lewis |
Fiji Priya Nair |
Australia Klara Lisy |
Tahiti Metua Heimoana |
| 1999 | Colombia Juliana Andrea Arango Londoño |
Russia Anna Tatarintseva |
Australia Amy Trott |
Taiwan Wan Wang-Fei |
New Zealand [Leanne Sorby |
| 2000 | India Diya Mirza |
Panama Marianela Salazar Guillen |
Australia Winter Noel Washington |
El Salvador Alexandra Maria Rivas |
Thailand Kanueng-nit In-orng |
| 2001 | Peru Luciana Luisa Farfán Vargas |
Mexico Lisette Villanueva Jiménez |
Thailand Wanvisa Kham-daeng-yai |
Colombia Karol Inés de la Torre Pinilla |
Philippines Darlene Carbungco |
| 2002 | South Korea So-Yoon Kim |
Russia Ksenia Volkova |
India Tina Chhatwal |
Philippines Miriam San Jose Chui |
Fiji Aishwarya Sukhdeo |
| 2003 | Russia Tatyana Nikitina |
India Shonal Rawat |
Costa Rica Andrea Ovares López |
Peru Tracy Freundt |
Malaysia Samantha Wong Wye Yeng |
| 2005 | Costa Rica Leonora Jiménez |
Russia Evgeniya Lapova |
China Zhang Li Yu |
Peru Claudia Ortiz de Zevallos |
Philippines Jedah Hernandez |
| Rank | Country/Territory | Miss Asia Pacific International | 1st runner-up | 2nd runner-up | 3rd runner-up | 4th runner-up | Semifinalists | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philippines | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 29 |
| 2 | India | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 23 |
| 4 | Thailand | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
| 5 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | Russia | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Israel | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 |
| 9 | Turkey | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 10 | Peru | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| Country | Titles | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 4 | 1982, 1983, 1989, 1993 |
| India | 3 | 1970, 1973, 2000 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1996, 1998, 2005 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1969, 1995, 2002 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1978, 1988, 1997 |
| Australia | 3 | 1972, 1974, 1980 |
| Peru | 2 | 1994, 2001 |
| Israel | 2 | 1985, 1992 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1979, 1984 |
| Russia | 2 | 2003, 2005 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1999 |
| Panama | 1 | 1987 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1986 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1981 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1977 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1976 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1975 |
| Guam | 1 | 1971 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1968 |
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