Miss Asia Pacific International is a beauty pageant headquartered in Manila, Philippines after a successful rebirth in 2016. It is Dubbed the mother of all beauty pageants in Asia and is the oldest such pageant in Asia.
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History
The first ever Miss Asia was held in 1965 as an added promotional feature to benefit the Philippine Amateur Cycling Association in the upcoming 1965 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Beside the Philippines, four other asian countries participated in the search for the first Miss Asia which was won by Angela Filmer, a Malaysian beauty who represented her country at the Miss Universe Pageant the previous year. There were no contests held in 1966 and 1967. Miss Asia Pacific International was founded in 1968 as Miss Asia Quest and was first open to contestants from Asia and Oceania. The title was changed to Miss Asia Pacific Quest in 1985 when contestants from countries in the Americas which border the Pacific Ocean were allowed to compete. In 2005, the current title was chosen and contestants from all over the world were allowed changing the name to Miss Asia Pacific International. In 2016, the pageant was revived and the winner of Miss Asia Pacific International 2016 was Miss Netherlands, Tessa le Conge. The current title holder is Francielly Ouriques (Brazil) who was crowned on 29 November 2017.
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Miss Asia Pacific 2017
The coronation night for Miss Asia Pacific International 2017 will be held in the Newport Performing Arts Theater of Resorts World Manila in Pasay City November 29th. The swimsuit competition was held in Puerto Princesa City at the Sheridan Beach Resort and Spa. Top awards went to Louisa Brown of Australia for Miss Congeniality and Best National Costume to Rita Nurmaliza of Indonesia.
Controversies
In 2005, winner Leonora Jimenez Monge (Costa Rica) was dethroned after participating in the rival Miss World contest and runner-up Yevgeniya Lapova (Russia) was chosen instead.
Winners
Not held in these years 1990, 1991, 2004, 2006-2015
Countries
See also
- List of beauty contests
- Miss Asia Pacific International 2017
References
External links
- Official website
Source of article : Wikipedia
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