Miss Asia Pacific
Miss Asia Pacific International is the oldest pageant that originated from Asia. It was first launched in 1968, originally as the "Miss Asia Quest" with 18 participating countries from Asia and Oceania.
In 1985, Miss Asia Quest exprienced its first milestone and transformed into the "Miss Asia Pacific Quest" when close to 40 countries participated in the pageant, including the USA, Canada, and other countries from Central and South America.[1] During the 80s-90s, Miss Asia Pacific was considered to be the 3rd most prestigious pageant in the world next to Miss Universe. [2][3]
This pageant was again renamed "Miss Asia Pacific International" in 2005 to reach out to countries around the world. However, the 2005 event is also the last event of "Miss Asia Pacific International" pageant to date.
List of titleholders
Not held in 1990, 1991, 2004, 2006 to date[4]
| Year | Country | Miss Asia Pacific | National title | Event venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 |  Taiwan |
Macy Shih | Miss Taiwan |  Quezon City, Philippines |
| 1969 |  Korea |
Won-kyoung Seo | Miss Korea | |
| 1970 |  India |
Zeenat Aman | Femina Miss India | |
| 1971 |  Guam |
Flora Baza | Miss Guam | |
| 1972 |  Australia |
Janet Coutts | Miss Australia | |
| 1973 | India |
Tara Fonseca | Femina Miss India | Manila, Philippines |
| 1974 | Australia |
Susie Currie | Miss Australia | |
| 1975 |  Papua New Guinea |
Eva Arni | Miss Papua New Guinea | |
| 1976 |  Singapore |
Jacqueline Stuart | Miss Singapore | |
| 1977 |  Indonesia |
Linda Emran | Miss Indonesia | |
| 1978 |  Thailand |
Siripon Savanglum | Miss Thailand | |
| 1979 |  Turkey |
Ayla Altas | Miss Turkey | |
| 1980 | Australia |
Lorraine Gaye McGrady | Miss Australia | |
| 1981 |  Sri Lanka |
Bernadine Rose Ramanayake | Miss Sri Lanka |  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| 1982 | .svg.png){kind=small} Philippines |
Maria del Carmen Ines Zaragoza | Mutya ng Pilipinas | |
| 1983 | Philippines |
Gloria Dimayacyac | Mutya ng Pilipinas | Manila, Philippines |
| 1984 | Turkey |
Melek Gurkan | Miss Turkey |  Christchurch, New Zealand |
| 1985 |  Israel |
Nuri Mizhari | Miss Israel |  Hong Kong |
| 1986 | New Zealand |
Helen Crawford | Miss New Zealand | |
| 1987 |  Panama |
Cilinia Prada | Miss Panama | |
| 1988 | Thailand |
Preeyanuch Panpradub | Miss Thailand | |
| 1989 | Philippines |
Lorna Legaspi | Mutya ng Pilipinas | |
| 1992 | Israel |
Tali Ben Harush | Miss Israel | Manila, Philippines |
| 1993 | Philippines |
Michelle Aldana | Mutya ng Pilipinas | |
| 1994 |  Peru |
Jessica Tapia | Miss Perú | Cebu City,Philippines |
| 1995 | Korea |
Mi Jung Yoon | Miss Korea | Baguio City, Philippines |
| 1996 |  Costa Rica |
Gabriela Aguilar | Miss Costa Rica | Subic, Philippines |
| 1997 | Thailand |
Worarat Suwannarat | Miss Thailand | Davao City, Philippines |
| 1998 | Costa Rica |
Kisha Alvarado | Miss Costa Rica | Clark Field, Philippines |
| 1999 |  Colombia |
Andrea Londoño | Miss Colombia | Quezon City, Philippines |
| 2000 | India |
Diya Mirza Handrich | Femina Miss India | |
| 2001 | Peru |
Luciana Farfán | Miss Perú | Makati City, Philippines |
| 2002 | Korea |
Kim So-yoon Kim | Miss Korea | Manila, Philippines |
| 2003 |  Russia |
Tatyana Nikitina | Miss Russia | Quezon City, Philippines |
| 2005 | Costa Rica |
Leonora Jiménez (Apr 2005 - Nov 2005, dethroned) |
Miss Costa Rica |  Guangzhou, China |
| Russia |
Yevgeniya Lapova | Miss Russia |
See also
References
- ↑ "Official Website - About Us".
- ↑ "Still beautiful but... an Indian Miss Asia Pacific 2012 brings into focus our 12-year dry run at pageants". DailyMail. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ↑ "Top 10 Miss India Winners of All Time". TIMES INTERNET. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ↑ "Official Website - Past Winners".