Miss Asia Pacific International
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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 Asia and Oceanian 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 is expected to take place either in the Philippines or China, in November 2007.
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[edit] Titleholders
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 superpowerhouse of the pageant with four titles including back to back in 1982-83, seven 1st runner-ups including the streak in 1970-1972.The Philippines also won several 2nd runner-ups, 3rd runner-ups and 4th runner-ups. Philippines missed the semifinals for only six times.
[edit] Miss Asia Pacific International
| Year | Winner | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Macy Shih |  Taiwan |
Quezon City, Philippines |
| 1969 | Won-kyoung Seo |  South Korea |
Quezon City, Philippines |
| 1970 | Zeenat Aman |  India |
Quezon City, Philippines |
| 1971 | Flora Baza |  Guam |
Quezon City, Philippines |
| 1972 | Janet Coutts |  Australia |
Quezon City, Philippines |
| 1973 | Tara Anne Fonseca | India |
Manila, Philippines |
| 1974 | Susie Currie | Australia |
Manila, Philippines |
| 1975 | Eva Regina Arni |  Papua New Guinea |
Manila, Philippines |
| 1976 | Jacqueline Stuart |  Singapore |
Manila, Philippines |
| 1977 | Linda Emran |  Indonesia |
Manila, Philippines |
| 1978 | Siriporn Savanglum |  Thailand |
Manila, Philippines |
| 1979 | Ayla Altas |  Turkey |
Manila, Philippines |
| 1980 | Lorraine Gaye McGrady | Australia |
Manila, Philippines |
| 1981 | Bernadine Rosemarie Ramanayake |  Sri Lanka |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| 1982 | Maria del Carmen Ines Zaragoza |  Philippines |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| 1983 | Gloria Aranas Dimayacyac | Philippines |
Manila, Philippines |
| 1984 | Melek Gurkan | Turkey |
Christchurch, New Zealand |
| 1985 | Nurit Mizrachi |  Israel |
Hong Kong |
| 1986 | Helen Crawford |  New Zealand |
Hong Kong |
| 1987 | Cilinia Prada Acosta |  Panama |
Hong Kong |
| 1988 | Preeyanuch Panpradub | Thailand |
Hong Kong |
| 1989 | Lorna Villanueva Legaspi | Philippines |
Hong Kong |
| 1990 | NOT HELD | ||
| 1991 | NOT HELD | ||
| 1992 | Tali Ben-Harush | Israel |
Manila, Philippines |
| 1993 | Michelle Zulueta Aldana | Philippines |
Manila, Philippines |
| 1994 | Jessica Vanessa Tapia Guiulfo |  Peru |
Cebu City, Philippines |
| 1995 | Mi-jung Yoon | South Korea |
Baguio City, Philippines |
| 1996 | Gabriela Aguilar Chavarría |  Costa Rica |
Subic,Philippines |
| 1997 | Worarat Suwannarat | Thailand |
Davao City, Philippines |
| 1998 | Kisha Alvarado Murillo | Costa Rica |
Clark Field, Philippines |
| 1999 | Juliana Andrea Arango Londoño |  Colombia |
Quezon City, Philippines |
| 2000 | Diya Mirza Handrich | India |
Quezon City, Philippines |
| 2001 | Luciana Luisa Farfán Vargas | Peru |
Makati City, Philippines |
| 2002 | So-yoon Kim | South Korea |
Manila, Philippines |
| 2003 | Tatyana Nikitina |  Russia |
Quezon City, Philippines |
| 2004 | NOT HELD | ||
| 2005 | Leonora Jiménez | Costa Rica |
Guangzhou, China |
| 2006 | NOT HELD | ||
| 2007 | NOT HELD | ||
[edit] Results
| Year | Winner | 1st Runner-up | 2nd Runner-up | 3rd Runner-up | 4th Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Taiwan Macy Shih |
Australia Cassandra Stiles |
 JapanAtsumi Ikeno |
Philippines Jane Mozo de Goya |
Thailand Valisra Trungvachirachi |
| 1969 | South Korea Won-kyoung Seo |
Taiwan Shirley Sha |
 MalaysiaSandra Jacqueline Van Geyzel |
Australia Julie Ann Hodge |
New Zealand Frances Margaret Carrick |
| 1970 | India Zeenat Aman |
Philippines Alice Tiongson Crisostomo |
 HawaiiYvonne 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 KongEthel Lau Wai Tak |
Philippines Paripola Penson |
Indonesia Liza Sindoro |
Singapore Debra Josephine De Souza |
| 1975 | Papua New Guinea Eva Arni |
 TahitiBernadette Paille |
Philippines Paripola Penson |
Indonesia Liza Sindoro |
Singapore Debra Josephine De Souza |
| 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 Maria Rosario Asillera 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 Bernadine Rosemarie Ramanayake |
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 |
 USASuzanne Hoffman |
| 1985 | Israel Nurit Mizrachi |
South Korea Lin Ji Yeon |
Peru Liliana Tapia Castillo |
 Hong KongEva Lai |
 GuatemalaPerla Lissette 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 |
 MexicoAna Corina Burgos del Rio |
Australia Toni Jean Frances Peters |
South Korea Toni Jean Frances Peters |
Israel Niril Elyovich |
| 1988 | Thailand Preeyanuch Panpradub |
Mexico Elsy Guadelupe Aceves Gurrola |
Israel Revital Mor |
 Turkish Republic of Northern CyprusFatma Anil |
South Korea Mi Rim Kim |
| 1989 | Philippines Lorna Villanueva Legaspi |
Tahiti Myriam Tuheiava |
Israel Myriam Tuheiava |
 CanadaGloria Petrovic |
Thailand Anne Seekaew |
| 1990 | NOT HELD | ||||
| 1991 | NOT HELD | ||||
| 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 |
 ChileMonica 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 |
Tahiti 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 Maria de la Luz de Heeckeren Lagos |
| 1998 | Costa Rica Kisha Alvarado Murillo |
Panama Lourdes Lewis |
 FijiPriya 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 Catherine Sorby |
| 2000 | India Diya Mirza Handrich |
Panama Marianela Salazar Guillen |
Australia Winter Noel Washington |
 El SalvadorAlexandra 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 Volokova |
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 |
| 2004 | NOT HELD | ||||
| 2005 | Costa Rica Leonora Jiménez |
Russia Evgeniya Lapoua |
 ChinaZhang Li Yu |
Peru Claudia Ortiz de Zevallos |
Philippines Jedah Hernandez |
| 2006 | NOT HELD | ||||
| 2007 | NOT HELD | ||||
[edit] By country tally
| Rank | Country | Victories | 1RU | 2RU | 3RU | 4RU | Semi-Finalist | 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 | Israel |
2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 |
| 7 | Turkey |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 8 | Peru |
2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 9 | Russia |
1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | New Zealand |
1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
[edit] Number of winners for each country
| Country | Titles | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| Philippines |
4 | 1982, 1983, 1989, 1993 |
| Australia |
3 | 1972, 1974, 1980 |
| South Korea |
3 | 1969, 1995, 2002 |
| India |
3 | 1970, 1973, 2000 |
| Thailand |
3 | 1978, 1988, 1997 |
| Costa Rica |
3 | 1996, 1998, 2005 |
| Peru |
2 | 1994, 2001 |
| Israel |
2 | 1985, 1992 |
| Turkey |
2 | 1979, 1984 |
| Russia |
1 | 2003 |
| 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 |
