Miss Southeast Asian

Miss Southeast Asian
Formation 2013
Type Beauty Pageant
Headquarters Singapore
Location
Official language
 English
Owner
 Miss Southeast Asian Secretariat
Website Official Facebook page

The Miss Southeast Asian pageant is a beauty pageant created in 2013 by Miss Southeast Asian secretariat as an event to promote goodwill among Southeast Asian communities. The first edition saw 12 contestants from 6 countries participating. Starting 2014, only 1 contestant from each of the following countries or territories may be represented: Borneo, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam.

The current Miss Southeast Asian is Thu Vu of Vietnam who was crowned on December 13, 2014 in Yasothon, Thailand.

The Miss Southeast Asian Pageant 2016 will be held on May 28 at Gedung Olahraga Kab. Rohil Batu 6 in Bagansiapiapi, Indonesia.

The pageant

Each entrant may be the winner, runner-up or finalist of the national title or specially selected by her national director. The annual final is typically a week-long event, with several preliminary events, dinners and activities, culminating in a final show in which the winner is crowned.

Splendors of Southeast Asia

Splendors of Southeast Asia is Miss Southeast Asian's most popular segment. It doesn't award a prize, it only show the contestant's cultures and traditions displayed through dance and music.

Challenge Events

Miss Southeast Asian pageant also features Challenge events (Designer Dress, Multimedia, Swimwear Fashion and Talent) during the preliminary round. The winners and finalists of the challenge events are awarded bonus points to their preliminary scores. Delegate with the highest points (prejudging interview and challenge events) is proclaimed the winner.

Titleholders

Year Country Winner Venue
2016 TBA TBA Bagansiapiapi, Indonesia
2014-2015  Vietnam Thu Vu Yasothon, Thailand
2013  Thailand Butsaban Rueangphairot Bangkok, Thailand

By number of wins

Country/Territory Titles Winning years
 Vietnam 1 2014-2015
 Thailand 2013

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