Miss_Asia_Pacific_International

Miss Asia Pacific International

Miss Asia Pacific International

Beauty pageant in Manila, Philippines

Miss Asia Pacific International is one of the oldest international beauty pageants based in Manila, Philippines.

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History

The pageant was founded in 1965 as a "Miss Asia" contest. The first titleholder was Angela Filmer from Malaysia.[1][2] She was crowned by the wife of then President of the Philippines, Imelda Marcos on 4 December 1965. The contest began with only 18 countries participating in the first edition.

The pageant's title was changed to "Miss Asia Pacific" in 1984 and "Miss Asia Pacific Quest" in 1985 after participants from countries in the Americas and the Pacific Ocean were allowed to compete. In 2005, the pageant was again renamed to Miss Asia Pacific International when they began to allow participants from all countries to compete. The pageant was not held in 1990 due to the Luzon earthquake and in 1991 due to the Mount Pinatubo eruption; also in 2004 and from 2006 to 2015.

In 2005, winner Leonora Jimenez Monge from Costa Rica was dethroned after taking part in participating at Miss World contest. The first runner-up, Yevgeniya Lapova from Russia was given the crown and title.[3] The pageant was then suspended after the conclusion of the 2005 edition.[4] 12 years later in 2016, the pageant was revived and the winner was Tessa le Conge from the Netherlands.[5]

The most recent titleholder was Chaiyenne Huisman from Spain, who was crowned on 9 October 2019.[6]

Due to the restrictions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been no further competitions since 2020 upto 2023. The 2024 comeback will commence in October as announced on February 20th, 2024 with the new President Eva Patalinjug and General Manager Kristine Caballero-Aplal.[7][8]

Titleholders

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Countries/Territory by winning number

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References

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    "Laura blazes China beauty trail". BBC News. 13 February 2005. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
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    "翁虹未入前五名內 菲律賓小姐 奪亞太后冠 大溪地小姐得亞軍 以色列小姐得季軍". Wah Kiu Yat Po (in Traditional Chinese). 25 September 1989. p. 25. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
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    "Netherlands wins Miss Asia Pacific Int'l 2016; PH finishes 3rd | ABS-CBN News". ABS-CBN News. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
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    "Philippines' Sharifa Akeel crowned Miss Asia Pacific International 2018". ABS-CBN News. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
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