List of Miss Asia Pacific countries

The following list consists of countries and territories that have sent a delegate to the international Miss Asia Pacific[1] pageant. 19 of the current delegations have won at least once in history, since the first edition in 1968.

Current entrants

This list is only containing the countries and territories that have sent a delegate to the pageant at least once since 2005.

Country/Territory Debut Years Competed National Title Best Placement Last Placed Notes
 Afghanistan 2005 2005–present Miss Afghanistan - - Won Miss Friendship in 2005.
 Albania 2005 2005–present Miss Albania - -
 Argentina 2005 2005–present Miss Argentina - -
 Australia 1968 1968–2001,
2003–present		 Miss Australia Winner
  • Janet Coutts
    (1972)
  • Susie Currie
    (1974)
  • Lorraine Gaye McGrady
    (1980)
 2000
  • Winter Noel Washington
    (2nd runner-up)
 Won Miss Friendship in 1981 and 2000, Miss Photogenic in 1968, Best Evening Gown in 1983, and Best Swimsuit in 1989, 1992, and 1997.
 Bahamas 2005 2005–present Miss Bahamas - -
 Bolivia 2005 2005–present Miss Bolivia - -
 Brazil 2005 2005–present Miss Brazil - -
 Bulgaria 2005 2005–present Miss Bulgaria - -
 Canada 1984 1984–1985,
1987-1998,
2000,
2002–present		 Miss Canada 3rd runner-up
  • Gloria Petrovic
    (1989)
 2000
  • Mercedes Honoridez-Leggett
    (Top 10)
 Won Miss Friendship in 1984 and Miss Photogenic in 1992.
 Chile 1985 1985–1989,
1993,
1997-1998,
2003–present		 Miss Chile 2nd runner-up
  • Mónica Reyes
    (1993)
 1997
  • Gabriela Maria
    (4th runner-up)
 Won Miss Photogenic in 1989.
 China 2002 2002–present Miss China 2nd runner-up 2005
  • Zhang Li-yu
    (2nd runner-up)
 Won Miss Photogenic in 2005.
 Chinese Taipei 1968 1968–1969,
1971-1972,
1983,
1985-1988,
1992,
1994-1996,
1999-2000,
2005–present		 Miss Taiwan Winner 1999
  • Wang Wan-Fei
    (3rd runner-up)
 Competed as Republic Of China until 1969, Taiwan from 1971–2000, and Chinese Taipei from 2005 to present.
 Colombia 1984 1984,
1986-1992,
1994-1996,
1998–present		 Miss Colombia Winner
  • Juliana Londoño
    (1999)
 2003
  • Susana Montes
    (Top 10)
 Won Best National Costume in 1995.
 Costa Rica 1985 1985–1993,
1996-1999,
2002–present		 Miss Costa Rica Winner
  • Gabriela Aguilar Chavarría
    (1996)
  • Kisha Alvarado Murillo
    (1998)
  • Leonora Jiménez Monge
    (2005)
    (dethroned/resigned)
 2005
  • Leonora Jiménez Monge
    (Winner)
    (dethroned/resigned)
 Denmark 2005 2005–present Miss Denmark - -
 El Salvador 1985 1985–1989,
1993-2001,
2003–present		 Miss El Salvador 3rd runner-up
  • Alexandra Maria Rivas Cruz
    (2000)
 2001
  • Sandra Glower
    (Top 10)
 Won Best National Costume in 1997.
 England 2005 2005–present Miss England - -
 Ethiopia 2005 2005–present Miss Ethiopia - -
 Greece 2005 2005–present Miss Greece - -
 Haiti 2005 2005–present Miss Haiti - -
 Honduras 1985 1985–1987,
1989-1992,
1996-1998,
2000-2001,
2005–present		 Miss Honduras - -
 Hong Kong 1968 1968–1969,
1972-1977,
1980-1982,
1984-1989,
1994-1996,
2002,
2011–present		 Miss Hong Kong 1st runner-up
  • Ethel Lau Wai-Tak
    (1974)
 1989
  • Ewong Yung-Hung
    (Top 12)
 Won Miss Friendship in 1974, 1977, and 1986, Miss Photogenic in 1986, Best National Costume in 1982, 1986, and 1989, Best Evening Gown in 1987 and 1989.
 Hungary 2005 2005–present Miss Hungary - -
 India 1968 1968–1983,
1985–present		 Femina Miss India Winner 2003 Won Miss Friendship in 2003, Miss Photogenic in 1970, Best National Costume in 1978, Miss Talent in 1968, 1978 and 1981, Miss Congeniality in 2003, Miss Internet in 2002, Best Evening Gown in 1993, 1995, and 1997, Miss Avon in 2000, Miss Close-UP Smile in 2000. and Best Dancer Award in 2005
 Indonesia 1970 1970–1977,
1982,
2011–present		 Puteri Indonesia Winner 1977
  • Linda Emran
    (Winner)
 Won Miss Friendship in 1970, and Miss Photogenic in 1975.
 Iran 2005 2005–present Miss Iran - -
 Israel 1968 1968–1974,
1976-1980,
1983-1996,
1999,
2011–present		 Miss Israel Winner
  • Nurit Mizrachi
    (1985)
  • Tali Ben-Harush
    (1992)
 1999
  • Gali Raz
    (Top 10)
 Won Miss Photogenic in 1983, and Best Swimsuit in 1985, 1986, and 1988.
 Jamaica 2005 2005–present Miss Jamaica - -
 Japan 1968 1968–1971,
1973-1975,
1978,
1980-1981,
1988,
1993-2001,
2011–present		 Miss Japan 2nd runner-up 1996
  • Mari Kubo
    (Top 10)
 Won Miss Photogenic in 2001.
 Korea 1968 1968–1973,
1975-1982,
1984-1989,
1993–present		 Miss Korea Winner
  • Seo Won-kyoung
    (1969)
  • Kim So-yoon
    (2002)
 2002
  • Kim So-yoon
    (Winner)
 Lebanon 1970 1970, 1988,
1998–present		 Miss Lebanon Top 10
  • Zoya Sakr Élue
    (1998)
  • Nancy Karaguezian
    (1999)
  • Cynthia Saliba
    (2000)
  • Chantal Mehanna
    (2001)
 2001
  • Chantal Mehanna
    (Top 10)
 Macau 1985 1985–1997,
2011–present		 Miss Macau Top 12
  • Cheung Pao
    (1989)
 1989
  • Cheung Pao
    (Top 12)
 Malaysia 1969 1969–present Miss Malaysia 2nd runner-up
  • Sandra Jacqueline Van Geyzel
    (1969)
 2003
  • Samantha Wong Wye Yeng
    (4th runner-up)
 Won Miss Photogenic in 1969, 1971, and 1979, Best National Costume in 1979 and 1980.
 Mexico 1984 1984–1995,
1997-2003,
2011–present		 Miss Mexico 1st runner-up
  • Ana Corina Burgos del Río
    (1987)
  • Elsy Gurrola
    (1988)
  • Karla Contreras Estrada
    (1994)
  • Lizzet Villanueva Jimenez
    (2001)
 2001
  • Lizzet Villanueva Jimenez
    (1st runner-up)
 Won Best National Costume in 1987, 1992, and 2001, Best Evening Gown in 1988 and 1994, Best in Swimsuit in 2001.
   Nepal 1994 1994–2000,
2003–present		 Miss Nepal Top 10 2003
  • Prerana Shah
    (Top 10)
 New Caledonia 1985 1985–1992,
1994-1995,
1999,
2002–present		 Miss New Caledonia Top 10
  • Alexandra Sakamoto
    (2002)
 2002
  • Alexandra Sakamoto
    (Top 10)
 Won Best Talent in 1994 and 1999
 New Zealand 1968 1968–1993,
1995-2001,
2003–present		 Miss New Zealand Winner
  • Helen Crawford
    (1986)
 2001
  • Amanda Carter
    (Top 10)
 Won Miss Friendship in 1978 and 1996.
 Nigeria 2005 2005–present Miss Nigeria - -
 Panama 1985 1985–1989,
1994-2001,
2003–present		 Señorita Panamá Winner
  • Cilinia Prada Acosta
    (1987)
 2003
  • Ana Lorena Forgnone
    (Top 10)
 Won Miss Friendship in 1999, Miss Photogenic in 1988, Best National Costume in 1999, and Best in Swimsuit in 2000.
 Paraguay 2005 2005–present Miss Paraguay - -
 Peru 1985 1985–1992,
1994–present		 Miss Perú Winner
  • Jessica Vanessa Guiulfo Tapia
    (1994)
  • Luciana Luisa Farfán Vargas
    (2001)
 2005
  • Claudia Ortiz de Zevallos Cano
    (3rd runner-up)
 Won Miss Photogenic in 2003, Best National Costume in 1998, Best Evening Gown in 2001, Best in Swimsuit in 1994.
 Philippines 1968 1968–present Mutya ng Pilipinas Winner
  • Maria Zaragoza
    (1982)
  • Gloria Aranas Dimayacyac
    (1983)
  • Lorna Villanueva Legaspi
    (1989)
  • Michelle Zulueta Aldana
    (1993)
 2005
 Poland 2005 2005–present Miss Poland - -
 Russia 1994 1994,
1996-1997,
1999,
2001–present		 Miss Russia Winner
  • Tatyana Nikitina
    (2003)
  • Yevgeniya Lapova
    (2005)
    (replaced dethroned winner)
 2005
  • Yevgeniya Lapova
    (Winner)
    (    replaced dethroned winner)
 Won Best National Costume in 1996, Best Evening Gown in 2003, and Best in Swimsuit in 1999, 2002, and 2003.
 Scotland 2005 2005–present Miss Scotland - -
 Singapore 1968 1968–present Miss Singapore Winner
  • Jacqueline Stuart
    (1976)
 2003
  • Celeste Valdes Lim
    (Top 10)
 Slovak Republic 2005 2005–present Miss Slovak Republic - -
 South Africa 2005 2005–present Miss South Africa - -
 Sri Lanka 1968 1968–1994,
2000-2002,
2005–present		 Miss Sri Lanka Winner 1992
  • Nushara Fernando
    (Top 12)
 Competed as Ceylon until 1972.
 Sweden 2005 2005–present Miss Sweden - -
 Tahiti 1975 1975–1976,
1985,
1989-1999,
2003–present		 Miss Tahiti 1st runner-up
  • Bernadette Paille
    (1975)
  • Maea Atger
    (1976)
  • Myriam Tuheiava
    (1989)
 1998
  • Metua Heimoana
    (4th runner-up)
 Thailand 1968 1968–1969,
1971–present		 Miss Thailand Winner
  • Siriporn Savanglum
    (1978)
  • Preeyanuch Panpradub
    (1988)
  • Worarat Suwannarat
    (1997)
 2001
  • Wanvisa Kham-daeng-yai
    (2nd runner-up)
 Tonga 1974 1974,
2011–present		 Miss Tonga - -
 Turkey 1975 1975–1980,
1983-1989,
1993-1998,
2000, 2002,
2005–present		 Miss Turkey Winner 2002
  • Ozge Ulusoy
    (Top 10)
 Turkmenistan 2002 2002 Miss Turkmenistan - -
 Ukraine 2001 2001, 2003 Miss Ukraine - -
 Uruguay 2005 2005–present Miss Uruguay - -
 USA 1984 1984–1993,
1995-1997,
2002–present		 Miss USA 4th runner-up
  • Suzanne Hoffman
    (1984)
 1997
  • Jillian Nicole Guzman
    (Top 10)
 Venezuela 2005 2005–present Miss Venezuela - -
 Vietnam 1974 1974,
2005–present		 Miss Vietnam - - Won Best National Costume in 1974.
 Wales 2005 2005–present Miss Wales - -

Inactive entrants

Non-existing countries and former territories

Country Debut Years Competed Best Placement Last Placed Notes
 Okinawa 1968 1968, 1970 - - Under US administration from 1945 until 1972, then became part of Japan.

Cyprus

Country Debut Years Competed Best Placement Last Placed Notes
 Northern Cyprus 1987 1987–1988 3rd runner-up 1988
  • Fatma Anil
    (3rd runner-up)
 Northern Cyprus independence from Cyprus on November 15, 1983, but was only recognised by Turkey.

USA

Country Debut Years Competed Best Placement Last Placed Notes
 Hawaii 1970 1970, 1972,
1974-1978,
1980-1986		 2nd runner-up
  • Corrine Gail Carvalho
    (1981)
 1986
  • Teresa McKeague
    (Top 16)
 Won Miss Photogenic in 1981, and Best Evening Gown in 1986.

Others

The following list consists of countries and territories that have not sent a delegate to the pageant since 2005, but participated at least once in the past:

Country/Territory Debut Years Competed Best Placement Last Placed Notes
 Armenia 1996 1996 - -
 Cook Islands 1986 1986, 1989 Top 16 1986
  • Lorna Sawtell
    (Top 16)
 Ecuador 1985 1985–1992,
1997-1998,
2002		 Top 16/12
  • Cecilia Pozo Caminer
    (1985)
  • Maria Alicia Sevilla Muñoz
    (1988)
  • Maria Astudillo
    (1989)
 1989
  • Maria Astudillo
    (Top 12)
 Fiji 1986 1986,
1988-1989,
1998, 2002		 2nd runner-up
  • Priya Nair
    (1998)
 2002
  • Aishwarya Sukhdeo
    (4th runner-up)
 Won Miss Friendship in 1988 and 1989.
 Guam 1968 1968–1995,
2002		 Winner 1992
  • Cheryl Debra Payne
    (Top 12)
 Won Miss Friendship in 1968, 1969, 1973, 1983, 1985, and 1994.
 Guatemala 1984 1984–1986,
1988-2000,
2002-2003		 4th runner-up
  • Perla Fruthwirth
    (1985)
 2002
  • Elsy Liliana Palma
    (Top 10)
 Mauritius 1977 1977, 1979,
1981		 - -
 Palau 1999 1999 - -
 Papua New Guinea 1975 1975–1981,
1983-1993,
1995,
1999-2000		 Winner
  • Eva Regina Arni
    (1975)
 1975
  • Eva Regina Arni
    (Winner)
 Samoa 1975 1975 3rd runner-up
  • Darlene Schwenkey
    (1975)
 1975
  • Darlene Schwenkey
    (3rd runner-up)
 Western Samoa 1981 1981–1982,
1985-1988		 - -

References

  1. ↑ http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/asia_pacific.htm

See also