Miss Asia Pacific International is an international beauty pageant, based in Manila, Philippines. It was founded in 1965 as Miss Asia and later renamed Miss Asia Pacific in 1984, followed by Miss Asia Pacific Quest in 1985 when Latin American and Pacific countries were included. In 2005, it was renamed to its current title, Miss Asia Pacific International.
The current titleholder is Isabela Fernandes of Brazil, who won Miss Asia Pacific International 2025 on 8 October 2025 at the Cebu Coliseum, in Cebu City, Philippines.
History The pageant was established in 1965 as the Miss Asia contest. The first winner was Angela Filmer from Malaysia. She was crowned by incoming first lady Imelda Marcos on December 4, 1965. The initial edition of the contest included participants from 18 countries.
Its name was changed to Miss Asia Pacific in 1984 and Miss Asia Pacific Quest in 1985 when participants from the Americas and the Pacific region were included. In 2005, it was renamed Miss Asia Pacific International to allow participants from all countries. It was not held in 1990 due to the Luzon earthquake, in 1991 due to the Mount Pinatubo eruption, in 2004, from 2006 to 2015, and from 2020 to 2023.
In 2005, Leonora Jimenez Monge from Costa Rica was removed after participating in the Miss World contest. Her title then passed to the first runner-up, Yevgeniya Lapova from Russia. The pageant was then suspended after the conclusion of the 2005 edition. It resumed in 2016, with Tessa le Conge from the Netherlands as the winner.
The last titleholder before the COVID-19 pandemic was Chaiyenne Huisman from Spain, who won on October 9, 2019.
Due to restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic, no competition was held from 2020 to 2023. It returned in October 2024, with Eva Patalinjug as the new president and Kristine Caballero-Aplal as General Manager.
Titleholders Year Edition Country/Territory Location EntrantsRef. 1965 1st Angela Filmer Manila City, Metro Manila, Philippines 18 1968 2nd Macy Shih Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines 12 1969 3rd Seo Won-kyoung 13 1970 4th Zeenat Aman 15 1971 5th Flora Baza 15 1972 6th Janet Coutts 14 1973 7th Tara Anne FonsecaManila City, Metro Manila, Philippines 14 1974 8th Susie Currie 16 1975 9th Eva Regina Arni 18 1976 10th Jacqueline Stuart 17 1977 11th Linda Emran 17 1978 12th Siriporn Savanglum 15 1979 13th Ayla Altas 15 1980 14th Lorraine Gaye McGrady 16 1981 15th Bernadine Rose Ramanayake Kuala Lumpur City, Greater Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 16 1982 16th Maria del Carmen Ines Zaragoza 14 1983 17th Gloria Dimayacyac Manila City, Metro Manila, Philippines 14 1984 18th Melek Gurkan Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand 19 1985 19th Nurit Mizrachi Wan Chai, British Hong Kong 31 1986 20th Helen Mary Crawford Hung Hom, British Hong Kong 32 1987 21st Cilinia Prada Wanchai, British Hong Kong 30 1988 22nd Preeyanuch Panpradub Hung Hom, British Hong Kong 32 1989 23rd Lorna Legaspi Tsim Sha Tsui, British Hong Kong 31 1992 24th Tali Ben-Harush Manila City, Metro Manila, Philippines 24 1993 25th Michelle Aldana Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines 23 1994 26th Jessica Guiulfo Tapia Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines 26 1995 27th Yoon Mi-jung Baguio City, Benguet, Philippines 27 1996 28th Gabriela Aguilar Subic, Zambales, Philippines 27 1997 29th Worarat Suwannarat Davao City, Davao del Sur, Philippines 25 1998 30th Kisha Alvarado Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines 25 1999 31st Juliana Andrea Arango Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines 25 2000 32nd Diya Mirza Handrich 23 2001 33rd Luciana Luisa Farfán Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines 19 2002 34th Kim So-yoon Manila City, Metro Manila, Philippines 25 2003 35th Tatyana Nikitina Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines 25200536th Leonora Jiménez (Dethroned) Guangzhou, China 51 Yevgeniya Lapova (Assumed) 2016 37th Tessa Helena le Conge Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Philippines 40 2017 38th Francielly Ouriques Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines 42 2018 39th Sharifa Akeel 51 2019 40th Chaiyenne Huisman 54 2024 41st Janelis Leyba 33 2025 42nd Isabela Fernandes Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines 43
+ Countries/Territories Titles Year(s) 51982, 1983, 1989, 1993, 2018 31969, 1995, 20021970, 1973, 20001978, 1988, 19971996, 1998, 20051972, 1974, 1980 22017, 20251994, 20011979, 19842003, 20051985, 1992 1 2024 201920161999198719861981197719761975197119681965
List of runner-ups
YearRunners-upFirstSecondThirdFourth 1965 Ester Cheryl da Silva Resurreccion Vianzon colspan="2" 1968 Cassandra Stiles Atsumi Ikeno Jane Mozo de Goya Valisra Trungvachirachi 1969 Shirley Sha Sandra Jacqueline Van Geyzel Julie Ann Hodge Frances Margaret Carrick 1970 Alice Tiongson Crisostomo Yvonne Haunani Young Carolyn Dartnell Geraldine Welford 1971 Carolyn Gomara Masibay Hong Jung Ja Gayah Tehetchik Sandra Van Loon 1972 Yvette Marie Alfon Dorit Bar Vivienne Hamilton Srungya Krachangsuk 1973 Nehama Fass Lely Herawati Soendoro Chung Kum Ok Deborah Seccounbe 1974 Ethel Lau Wai Tak British Hong Kong Paripola Penson Liza Sindoro Debra Josephine De Souza 1975 Bernadette Paille Jane Reilly Darlene Schwenkey Linda Kaur 1976 Maea Atger Anna Adrianne Bredemeyer Anna Luisa Delgado Michelle Ann Glass 1977 Marianne De Souza Helen Ng Yifat Netzer Rio Diaz 1978 Epifania Lagman Hannah Ekerling Julie Ann Croft Hisako Tanaka 1979 Maureen Mary Lestourgeon Lorraine Espiridon Schuck Lajiah P. R. Sharma Tracy Christopherson 1980 Rose Maria de Vera Annie Chen Chiau Chuin Cara Pollock Mina Coldas 1981 Kimberly Ann Carey Corrine Gail Carvalho Kang Hae Suk Beatrice Hawkins 1982 Rosa Maria Misa Tippawan Aukkraphun Sharon de Jong Mi Il Kim 1983 Dorit Kadosh Nazan Satchi Joanna Johns Siriwan Wangwilai 1984 Gayle Ann Jones Elsie Oh Swee Ping Rinat Hadashi Suzanne Hoffman 1985 Lin Ji Yeon Liliana Tapia Castillo Eva Lai British Hong Kong Perla Pereira Fruthwirth 1986 Lim Suet Kwee Sararat Rumruangwong Nina Li Chi British Hong Kong Nilufer Apaydin 1987 Ana Corina Burgos del Rio Toni Jean Frances Peters Choi Eun-hee Niril Elyovich 1988 Elsy Guadelupe Aceves Gurrola Revital Mor Fatma Anil Mi Rim Kim 1989 Myriam Tuheiava Galit Farber Gloria Petrovic Anne Seekaew 1992 Chutima Nirunsitirat Mutya Laxa Ingrid Matie Mole Kissarne Watson 1993 Namrata Shirodkar Monica Reyes Maria Teresa Aragon Lavianna Tan Poh Ling 1994 Karla Contreras Estrada Ozlem Mete Nathalie Cohen Vaihere Lehartel 1995 Ruchitra Malhotra Hsiao-Ping Chen Rocio del Pilar Abed Previtha Thiyagarajah 1996 Marilyn Maristela Mirna Sommers Mariel Ocampo Kenia Melais 1997 Divya Chauhan Nancy Veronica Peoma Agnieray Kerry Anita Lucas Gabriela dela Luz de Heeckeren Lagos 1998 Lourdes Lewis Priya Nair Klara Lisy Metua Heimoana 1999 Anna Tatarintseva Amy Trott Wan Wang-Fei Leanne Catherine Sorby 2000 Marianela Salazar Guillen Winter Noel Washington Alexandra Maria Rivas Kanueng-nit In-orng 2001 Lisette Villanueva Jiménez Wanvisa Kham-daeng-yai Karol Inés de la Torre Pinilla Darlene Carbungco 2002 Ksenia Volkova Tina Chhatwal Miriam San Jose Chui Aishwarya Sukhdeo 2003 Shonal Rawat Andrea Ovares López Tracy Freundt Samantha Wong Wye Yeng 2005 Evgeniya Lapova(Resigned) Zhang Li Yu(Resigned) Claudia Ortiz de Zevallos(Resigned) Jedah Hernandez(Resigned) Zhang Li Yu(Assumed) Claudia Ortiz de Zevallos(Assumed) Jedah Hernandez(Assumed) 2016 Shawanya Tanhomwong Ganiel Akrisha Atun Krishnan Felicia George Kim So-yeon 2017 Acacia Walker Valeria Cardona Morgan Doelwijt Ilene De Vera 2018 Gabriela Palma Melania Gonzales(Dethroned) Misheelt Narmandakh(Resigned) Mariani Nataly Chacón(Resigned) Misheelt Narmandakh(Assumed) Mariani Nataly Chacón(Assumed) Raquel Van Gool(Assumed) 2019 Eoanna Constanza Jessica Victoria Cianchino Carolina Schuler Fiorella Cortez Arbenz 2024 Karen Sofia Nuñez Selena Ali Blessa Ericha Figueroa Jennifer Prokop 2025 Anita Gomez Bowonrat Maneerat Jana Jannsens Elmira Wildeboer
Continental Queens
Edition Africa Americas Asia Europe Oceania2019 Michele-Ange MinkataJessica CianchinoKlyza CastroLauralyn VermeerschChelsea Martin2024 Chizuruoke Sufficient AruaGabriela De Paiva PadillaSophiya SinghSelena Ali Keshia Lee Llarenas2025 Bejandri LourensMichella WhillarAisyah AminiElmira WildeboerHannah Cross
See also List of beauty pageants
References
External links Official website