Miss Asia Pacific International 2016

Miss Asia Pacific International 2016, was an international beauty contest held in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines on November 23, 2016.[2] Forty women from all over the world vied for the crown and for the title of Miss Asia Pacific International.

Miss Asia Pacific International 2016
Rodrigo Duterte poses with the winners of Miss Asia Pacific International 2016
Date23 November 2016
PresentersMark Nelson, Michelle Aldana
VenueSheridan Beach Resort & Spa Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines
Entrants40[1]
WithdrawalsGhana, Mandalay, Paraguay
WinnerTessa Helena le Conge
Netherlands
PhotogenicFelicia George (Cook Islands)

Tessa Helena le Conge of the Netherlands won the pageant and was crowned Miss Asia Pacific International 2016.[3][4]

History

The oldest beauty pageant of its kind in Asia, MAPI commenced in the Philippines in 1968.[5]

After 10 year-hiatus and managerial changes, Miss Asia Pacific International was re-launched and revived in 2016 under new ownership and management headed by MAPI President, Jacqueline Tan-Sainz.

Results

Placements[3][6]
Placement Contestant
Miss Asia Pacific International 2016
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 10
Top 15
  •  Australia – Madeleine Stock
  •  Canada – Natalie Carriere
  •  Guam – Audre Laguana dela Cruz
  •  Peru – Ana Lucia Leiva Pereyra §
  •  Siberia – Maria Platonova

§ – People's Choice winner

Order of Announcements

Top 15

  1.  Russia
  2.  South Korea
  3.  Colombia
  4.  Canada
  5.  Siberia
  6.  New Zealand
  7.  Cook Islands
  8.  India
  9.  Philippines
  10.  Guam
  11.  Peru
  12.  Thailand
  13.  Australia
  14.  New Caledonia
  15.  Netherlands

Top 10

  1.  Cook Islands
  2.  South Korea
  3.  Netherlands
  4.  Philippines
  5.  Colombia
  6.  Thailand
  7.  Russia
  8.  New Caledonia
  9.  India
  10.  New Zealand

Top 5

  1.  Cook Islands
  2.  South Korea
  3.  Netherlands
  4.  Philippines
  5.  Thailand

Special Awards
Awards Name Country
Miss Friendship Tessa Helena Le Conge  Netherlands
Miss Photogenic Felicia George  Cook Islands
People's Choice Award Ana Lucia Leiva  Peru
Miss Sheridan Beach Resort & Spa Kim So-yeon  South Korea

Special Awards II
Awards 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place
Darling of the Press Nay Chi Lin
 Yangon		 Natalie Carriere
 Canada		 Achol Arow
 South Sudan
Best in National Costume An Nisaa Meidina
 Indonesia		 Chawanya Thanomwong
 Thailand		 Ganiel Akrisha Krishnan
 Philippines
Best in Swimsuit Chawanya Thanomwong
 Thailand		 Jose Stephanie Fernandez
 Colombia		 Kim So-yeon
 South Korea
Best in Evening Gown Jose Stephanie Fernandez
 Colombia		 Kim So-yeon
 South Korea		 Ganiel Akrisha Krishnan
 Philippines
Best in Talent Felicia George
 Cook Islands		 Ganiel Akrisha Krishnan
 Philippines		 Ana Lucia Leiva
 Peru

Contestants

Forty contestants competed for the 2016 MAPI title.[1][7]

Country/Territory Delegate Age
 Australia Madeleine Stock 19
 Bangladesh Lamiya Hoque 19
 Belarus Polli Cannabis 23
 Bolivia Catherine Caceres 25
 Canada Natalie Carriere 23
 China Zhao Le 21
 Colombia Jose Stephanie Fernandez 24
 Cook Islands Felicia George 20
 Egypt Aysel Khaled 20
 France Pauline Leullieux 24
 Germany Mona Schafnitzl 21
 Guam Audre de la Cruz 21
 Hong Kong Qi Kong 19
 India Shiva Srishti Vyakaranam 24
 Indonesia An Nisaa Meidana 19
 Iraq Farah Al Haddad 19
 Japan Natsuki Suzuki 24
 Lebanon Mony Zreik 21
Macau Xunyuan Zhang 25
 Malaysia Rishon Shun 22
 Mongolia Uyanga Amarmend 26
 Myanmar Nan Hlaing Hlaing Moe 25
 Nepal Anshu KC 24
 Netherlands Tessa Helena Le Conge 22
 New Caledonia Mondy Laigle 22
 New Zealand Amalina Bunyasakdi 23
 Pakistan Madeeha Naseer 24
 Peru Ana Lucia Leiva 23
 Philippines Ganiel Akrisha Krishnan 22
 Russia Tatiana Tsimfer 25
 Siberia Maria Platanova 25
 Singapore Ariel Bijiao Xu 23
 South Korea Kim So-yeon 25
 South Sudan Achol Arow 22
 Taiwan Mei Hsuan Lai 26
 Thailand Chawanya Thanomwong 22
 Ukraine Sofia Kukonesku 23
 United States Kristian Gean Navarre 26
 Vietnam Hoang Thu Thao 22
 Yangon Nay Chi Lin 24

See also

References
  1. "MISS ASIA PACIFIC 2016 INTERNATIONAL CANDIDATES". Miss Asia Pacific International. 3 March 2024.
  2. Requintina, Robert (7 November 2017). "40 women vie for Miss Asia Pacific International 2016 in Manila". Manila Bulletin. No. Online. Philippine News. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  3. Calvelo, George (30 November 2017). "Brazil bet wins Miss Asia Pacific International 2017; PH is 4th runner-up". ABS CBN News. No. Online. ABS CBN News. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  4. "Miss Netherlands is the new Miss Asia Pacific International 2016 - Miss Asia Pacific International". asiapacificintl.com. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  5. "42 bets vie for Miss Asia Pacific Int'l title". Manila Bulletin. No. Online. Philippine News. 18 November 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  6. "FULL LIST: PH bet Ganiel Akrisha Krishnan is 2nd runner-up in Miss Asia Pacific International 20166". Rappler. No. Online. Rappler Inc. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  7. Villano, Alexa (18 November 2016). "IN PHOTOS: Meet the candidates of Miss Asia Pacific International 2016". Rappler. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
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