Miss Asia Pacific International

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

Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...

and Oceania

Oceania

Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...

.

In 1985, the pageant changed its name to the Miss Asia Pacific Quest, to encompass countries not just in the Asian and Oceania region, but those of North

North America

North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...

, Central

Central America

Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...

and South America

South America

South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...

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 was not held in 2008. Due to the lack of sponsors, participants, and popularity, Miss Asia Pacific International will most likely to be postponed to an unknown date and year. It is very likely, the pageant will not be held for another 5 to 10 years or longer.

The organizers of Miss Asia Pacific International clarified that they are not connected with the newly formed beauty pageant that is going to be held in Korea ((Miss Asia Pacific World).

Titleholders

The Philippine Cycling Association held a Miss Asia pageant in 1965. Angela Filmer of Malaysia won the event, which took place in Manila

Manila

Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...

, Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

. However, this is not officially recognized as an edition of the Miss Asia Pacific International. Philippines is the powerhouse of the pageant with four titles including back to back in 1982-83. Philippines missed the semi-finals for only six times.

Not held in 1990, 1991, 2004, 2006, 2007.

Year	Country	Miss Asia Pacific	National title	Location
1968	Republic of China	Macy Shih	Miss Taiwan	Quezon City Quezon City Quezon City is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named after Manuel L... , Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
1969		Won-kyoung Seo	Miss Korea Miss Korea Miss Korea is an annual national beauty pageant responsible for selecting Korea's representative to the Miss Universe pageant.The current titleholder is Lee Seong-hye. She won the title on August 3, 2011 in Seoul.-History:...	Quezon City Quezon City Quezon City is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named after Manuel L... , Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
1970	India	Zeenat Aman Zeenat Aman Zeenat Aman is an Indian actress who has appeared in Hindi films, notably in the 1970s and 1980s. She was the second runner up in the Miss India Contest and went on to win the Miss Asia Pacific in 1970...	Femina Miss India	Quezon City Quezon City Quezon City is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named after Manuel L... , Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
1971	Guam	Flora Baza	Miss Guam	Quezon City Quezon City Quezon City is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named after Manuel L... , Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
1972	Australia	Janet Coutts	Miss Australia Miss Australia Miss Australia is the title for the winner of the Miss Australia Quest/Awards, which ran from 1954 until 2000, when the last Miss Australia was named....	Quezon City Quezon City Quezon City is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named after Manuel L... , Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
1973	India	Tara Anne Fonseca	Femina Miss India	Manila Manila Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,... , Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
1974	Australia	Susie Currie	Miss Australia Miss Australia Miss Australia is the title for the winner of the Miss Australia Quest/Awards, which ran from 1954 until 2000, when the last Miss Australia was named....	Manila Manila Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,... , Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
1975	Papua New Guinea	Eva Regina Arni	Miss Papua New Guinea	Manila Manila Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,... , Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
1976	Singapore	Jacqueline Stuart	Miss Singapore	Manila Manila Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,... , Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
1977	Indonesia	Linda Emran	Miss Indonesia	Manila Manila Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,... , Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
1978	Thailand	Siriporn Savanglum	Miss Thailand Miss Thailand Miss Thailand is a beauty pageant held in Thailand for single Thai women, first held on December 10, 1934 in Phra Nakorn province or The National Capital, under the name of Miss Siam ....	Manila Manila Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,... , Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
1979	Turkey	Ayla Altas	Miss Turkey Miss Turkey Miss Turkey ® is a national beauty pageant for unmarried women in Turkey, who personify beauty with intelligence. The first beauty contest was held on September 2, 1929 with the backing of the government, and the title holder was Feriha Tevfik....	Manila Manila Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,... , Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
1980	Australia	Lorraine Gaye McGrady	Miss Australia Miss Australia Miss Australia is the title for the winner of the Miss Australia Quest/Awards, which ran from 1954 until 2000, when the last Miss Australia was named....	Manila Manila Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,... , Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
1981	Sri Lanka	Bernadine Rosemarie Ramanayake Rosy Senanayake Bernadine Rose Senanayake née Ramanayake , MP is a Sri Lankan politician, activist, and a former beauty queen. A current member of the Sri Lankan parliament, she was the leader of the opposition in Western Provincial Council and is the United National Party Chief Organiser for the Colombo West...	Miss Sri Lanka	Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million... , Malaysia
1982	Philippines	Maria del Carmen Ines Zaragoza	Mutya ng Pilipinas Mutya ng Pilipinas Mutya ng Pilipinas is a beauty pageant held annually in the Philippines. Two of the primary winners of the pageant from 1977-1991 competed in 2 international beauty pageants such as Miss Asia Pacific International and Miss World...	Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million... , Malaysia
1983	Philippines	Gloria Aranas Dimayacyac	Mutya ng Pilipinas Mutya ng Pilipinas Mutya ng Pilipinas is a beauty pageant held annually in the Philippines. Two of the primary winners of the pageant from 1977-1991 competed in 2 international beauty pageants such as Miss Asia Pacific International and Miss World...	Manila Manila Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,... , Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
1984	Turkey	Melek Gurkan	Miss Turkey Miss Turkey Miss Turkey ® is a national beauty pageant for unmarried women in Turkey, who personify beauty with intelligence. The first beauty contest was held on September 2, 1929 with the backing of the government, and the title holder was Feriha Tevfik....	Christchurch Christchurch Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of... , New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
1985	Israel	Nurit Mizrachi	Miss Israel Miss Israel -Winners:...	Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
1986	New Zealand	Helen Crawford	Miss New Zealand	Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
1987	Panama	Cilinia Prada Acosta	Señorita Panamá	Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
1988	Thailand	Preeyanuch Panpradub	Miss Thailand Miss Thailand Miss Thailand is a beauty pageant held in Thailand for single Thai women, first held on December 10, 1934 in Phra Nakorn province or The National Capital, under the name of Miss Siam ....	Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
1989	Philippines	Lorna Villanueva Legaspi	Mutya ng Pilipinas Mutya ng Pilipinas Mutya ng Pilipinas is a beauty pageant held annually in the Philippines. Two of the primary winners of the pageant from 1977-1991 competed in 2 international beauty pageants such as Miss Asia Pacific International and Miss World...	Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
1992	Israel	Tali Ben-Harush	Miss Israel Miss Israel -Winners:...	Manila Manila Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,... , Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
1993	Philippines	Michelle Zulueta Aldana	Mutya ng Pilipinas Mutya ng Pilipinas Mutya ng Pilipinas is a beauty pageant held annually in the Philippines. Two of the primary winners of the pageant from 1977-1991 competed in 2 international beauty pageants such as Miss Asia Pacific International and Miss World...	Manila Manila Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,... , Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
1994	Peru	Jessica Vanessa Tapia Guiulfo	Miss Perú Miss Peru Peru has been competing in the Miss Universe pageants for over 50 years. Their first representative was Ada Gabriela Bueno in 1952. Five years later, It became the first Latin American and Spanish-speaking country to win the Miss Universe crown when Gladys Zender became Miss Universe 1957. As of...	Cebu City Cebu City The City of Cebu is the capital city of Cebu and is the second largest city in the Philippines, the second most significant metropolitan centre in the Philippines and known as the oldest settlement established by the Spaniards in the country.The city is located on the eastern shore of Cebu and was... , Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
1995		Mi-jung Yoon	Miss Korea Miss Korea Miss Korea is an annual national beauty pageant responsible for selecting Korea's representative to the Miss Universe pageant.The current titleholder is Lee Seong-hye. She won the title on August 3, 2011 in Seoul.-History:...	Baguio City Baguio City The City of Baguio is a highly urbanized city in northern Luzon in the Philippines. Baguio City was established by Americans in 1900 at the site of an Ibaloi village known as Kafagway... , Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
1996	Costa Rica	Gabriela Aguilar Chavarría	Miss Costa Rica Miss Costa Rica Miss Costa Rica is an annual national beauty pageant that selects Costa Rica's representative to the Miss Universe pageant since 1954.The current titleholder is Johanna Solano from Heredia...	Subic Subic, Zambales Subic is a 1st class municipality in the province of Zambales, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 77,118 people in 13,882 households.... , Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
1997	Thailand	Worarat Suwannarat Worarat Suwannarat Worarat Suwannarat, also known as Emma Suwannarat, Thai: วรรัตน์ สุวรรณรัตน์, is a Thai actress, model, host and the Miss Asia Pacific 1997 titleholder...	Miss Thailand Miss Thailand Miss Thailand is a beauty pageant held in Thailand for single Thai women, first held on December 10, 1934 in Phra Nakorn province or The National Capital, under the name of Miss Siam ....	Davao City Davao City The City of Davao is the largest city in the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. Its international airport and seaports are among the busiest cargo hubs in the Philippines.... , Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
1998	Costa Rica	Kisha Alvarado Murillo	Miss Costa Rica Miss Costa Rica Miss Costa Rica is an annual national beauty pageant that selects Costa Rica's representative to the Miss Universe pageant since 1954.The current titleholder is Johanna Solano from Heredia...	Clark Field, Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
1999	Colombia	Juliana Andrea Arango Londoño	Miss Colombia Miss Colombia Señorita Colombia is an annual national beauty contest in Colombia that selects representatives to Miss Universe and Miss International...	Quezon City Quezon City Quezon City is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named after Manuel L... , Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
2000	India	Diya Mirza Handrich	Femina Miss India	Quezon City Quezon City Quezon City is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named after Manuel L... , Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
2001	Peru	Luciana Luisa Farfán Vargas	Miss Perú Miss Peru Peru has been competing in the Miss Universe pageants for over 50 years. Their first representative was Ada Gabriela Bueno in 1952. Five years later, It became the first Latin American and Spanish-speaking country to win the Miss Universe crown when Gladys Zender became Miss Universe 1957. As of...	Makati City Makati City The City of Makati is one of the 17 cities that make up Metro Manila, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. Makati is the financial center of the Philippines and one of the major financial, commercial and economic hubs in Asia... , Philippines
2002		So-yoon Kim	Miss Korea Miss Korea Miss Korea is an annual national beauty pageant responsible for selecting Korea's representative to the Miss Universe pageant.The current titleholder is Lee Seong-hye. She won the title on August 3, 2011 in Seoul.-History:...	Manila Manila Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,... , Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
2003	Russia	Tatyana Nikitina	Miss Russia	Quezon City Quezon City Quezon City is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named after Manuel L... , Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
2005	Costa Rica	Leonora Jiménez Leonora Jiménez Leonora Jiménez Monge is a Costa Rican beauty pageant titleholder and the original winner of 2005 Miss Asia Pacific International. She was dethroned because of her participation in Miss World 2005 and the Miss Asia Pacific title was passed to the 1st runner up, Evgeniya Lapova of Russia. Monge did... (Dethroned)	Miss Costa Rica Miss Costa Rica Miss Costa Rica is an annual national beauty pageant that selects Costa Rica's representative to the Miss Universe pageant since 1954.The current titleholder is Johanna Solano from Heredia...	Guangzhou Guangzhou Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port... , China People's Republic of China China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
2005	Russia	Yevgeniya Lapova	Miss Russia

Results

Year

Winner	1st Runner-up	2nd Runner-up	3rd Runner-up	4th Runner-up
1968	Republic of China Macy Shih	Cassandra Stiles	Atsumi Ikeno	Jane Mozo de Goya	Valisra Trungvachirachi
1969	Won-kyoung Seo	Republic of China Shirley Sha	Sandra Jacqueline Van Geyzel	Julie Ann Hodge	Frances Margaret Carrick
1970	Zeenat Aman Zeenat Aman Zeenat Aman is an Indian actress who has appeared in Hindi films, notably in the 1970s and 1980s. She was the second runner up in the Miss India Contest and went on to win the Miss Asia Pacific in 1970...	Alice Tiongson Crisostomo	Hawaii Yvonne Haunani Young	Carolyn Dartnell	Geraldine Welford
1971	Guam Flora Baza	Carolyn Gomara Masibay	Hong Jung Ja	Gayah Tehetchik	Sandra Van Loon
1972	Janet Coutts	Yvette Marie Alfon	Dorit Bar	Vivienne Hamilton	Srungya Krachangsuk
1973	Tara Anne Fonseca	Nehama Fass	Lely Herawati Soendoro	Chung Kum Ok	Deborah Seccounbe
1974	Sue Currie	Ethel Lau Wai Tak	Paripola Penson	Liza Sindoro	Debra Josephine De Souza
1975	Eva Arni	French Polynesia Bernadette Paille	Jane Reilly	Samoa Darlene Schwenkey	Linda Kaur
1976	Jacqueline Stuart	French Polynesia Maea Atger	Anna Adrianne Bredemeyer	Anna Luisa Delgado	Michelle Ann Glass
1977	Linda Emrane	Marianne De Souza	Helen Ng	Yifat Netzer	Rio Diaz Rio Diaz Rio Diaz-Cojuangco was a former beauty queen, TV Host and actress born in the Philippines. She was the sister of former Miss Universe Gloria Diaz. Rio was diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer in December 1998. She was given three months to live then, but she lived for six more years...
1978	Siriporn Savanglam	Epifania Lagman	Hannah Ekerling	Julie Ann Croft	Hisako Tanaka
1979	Ayla Altas	Maureen Mary Lestourgeon	Lorraine Espiridon Schuck	Lajiah P. R. Sharma	Tracy Christopherson
1980	Lorraine McGrady	Rose Maria de Vera	Annie Chen Chiau Chuin	Cara Pollock	Mina Coldas
1981	Rosy Senanayake	Guam Kimberly Ann Carey	Hawaii Corrine Gail Carvalho	Kang Hae Suk	Beatrice Hawkins
1982	Maria del Carmen Ines Zaragoza	Rosa Maria Misa	Tippawan Aukkraphun	Sharon de Jong	Mi Il Kim
1983	Gloria Aranas Dimayacyac	Dorit Kadosh	Nazan Satchi	Joanna Johns	Siriwan Wangwilai
1984	Melek Gurkan	Gayle Ann Jones	Elsie Oh Swee Ping	Rinat Hadashi	Suzanne Hoffman
1985	Nurit Mizrachi	Lin Ji Yeon	Liliana Tapia Castillo	Eva Lai	Perla Pereira Fruthwirth
1986	Helen Crawford	Lim Suet Kwee	Sararat Roomruangwong	Nina Li Chi	Nilufer Apaydin
1987	Cilinia Prada Acosta	Ana Corina Burgos del Rio	Toni Jean Frances Peters	Choi Eun-hee	Niril Elyovich
1988	Preeyanuch Panpradub	Elsy Guadelupe Aceves Gurrola	Revital Mor	Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Fatma Anil	Mi Rim Kim
1989	Lorna Villanueva Legaspi	French Polynesia Myriam Tuheiava	Galit Farber	Gloria Petrovic	Anne Seekaew
1992	Tali Ben-Harush	Chutima Nirunsitirat	Mutya Laxa	Ingrid Matie Mole	Kissarne Watson
1993	Michelle Zulueta Aldana	Namrata Shirodkar	Monica Reyes	Maria Teresa Aragon	Lavianna Tan Poh Ling
1994	Jessica Vanessa Tapia Guiulfo	Karla Contreras Estrada	Ozlem Mete	Nathalie Cohen	Republic of China Vaihere Lehartel
1995	Mi-Jung Yoon	Ruchitra Malhotra	Republic of China Hsiao-Ping Chen	Rocio del Pilar Abed	Previtha Thiyagarajah
1996	Gabriela Aguilar Chavarria	Marilyn Maristela	French Polynesia Mirna Sommers	Mariel Ocampo	Kenia Melais
1997	Worarat Suwannarat	Divya Chauhan	French Polynesia Nancy Veronica Peoma Agnieray	Kerry Anita Lucas	Gabriela dela Luz de Heeckeren Lagos
1998	Kisha Alvarado Murillo	Lourdes Lewis	Priya Nair	Klara Lisy	French Polynesia Metua Heimoana
1999	Juliana Andrea Arango Londoño	Anna Tatarintseva	Amy Trott	Republic of China Wan Wang-Fei	[Leanne Sorby
2000	Diya Mirza	Marianela Salazar Guillen	Winter Noel Washington	Alexandra Maria Rivas	Kanueng-nit In-orng
2001	Luciana Luisa Farfán Vargas	Lisette Villanueva Jiménez	Wanvisa Kham-daeng-yai	Karol Inés de la Torre Pinilla	Darlene Carbungco
2002	So-Yoon Kim	Ksenia Volkova	Tina Chhatwal	Miriam San Jose Chui	Aishwarya Sukhdeo
2003	Tatyana Nikitina	Shonal Rawat Shonal Rawat Shonal Rawat Shonal Rawat Shonal Rawat ( , ;is an Indian former Model, and Television anchor anchoring on start's on Zoom Network talk shows and Television presenter presents VJS her self...	Andrea Ovares López	Tracy Freundt Tracy Freundt Tracy Freundt is a Peruvian model born and raised in Lima, Peru.Her parents are from Ucayali, her father is a Peruvian citizen of German descent. She is currently co-hosting a very popular youth-oriented show in Peru called Habacilar....	Samantha Wong Wye Yeng
2005	Leonora Jiménez	Evgeniya Lapova	Zhang Li Yu	Claudia Ortiz de Zevallos	Jedah Hernandez

By country tally

Rank	Country/Territory	Miss Asia Pacific International	1st runner-up	2nd runner-up	3rd runner-up	4th runner-up	Semifinalists	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	Costa Rica	3	0	1	0	0	5	9
7	Russia	2	3	0	0	0	0	5
8	Israel	2	2	4	4	1	4	17
9	Turkey	2	0	2	0	2	7	13
10	Peru	2	0	1	4	0	4	11

Number of winners for each country

Country	Titles	Winning years
	4	1982, 1983, 1989, 1993
	3	1970, 1973, 2000
	3	1996, 1998, 2005
	3	1969, 1995, 2002
	3	1978, 1988, 1997
	3	1972, 1974, 1980
	2	1994, 2001
	2	1985, 1992
	2	1979, 1984
	2	2003, 2005
	1	1999
	1	1987
	1	1986
	1	1981
	1	1977
	1	1976
	1	1975
	1	1971
Republic of China	1	1968

Trivia

Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

and Guam
Guam
Guam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States located in the western Pacific Ocean. It is one of five U.S. territories with an established civilian government. Guam is listed as one of 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories by the Special Committee on Decolonization of the United...

were the first countries to win the title, Asia and Oceania regions respectively under the name Miss Asia Quest.
Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...

is the first Latin country and first from Americas to win the title also first to win under the name of Miss Asia Pacific Quest.
Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

is the only country who won the title back to back in 1982 and 1983 edition and the country that made most in semifinalists with 29 placement.

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