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Miss Asia Pacific World is an annual beauty pageant held in South Korea. It has been subject to a number of controversies over rankings, bribes, and breast augmentation surgeries. In the 2014 Miss Asia Pacific World competition, May Myat Noe of Burma was crowned on 31 May 2014, but dethroned three months later. This prompted the organization to conduct a new pageant in the following months. The title was won by Swetha Raj from India.
| Formation | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty Pageant |
| Headquarters | Seoul |
| Location | |
Official language | English |
The first Miss Asia Pacific World pageant was held in Busan, South Korea, on 15 October 2011.[1] Jung Eun A of Korea was crowned. The second annual Miss Asia Pacific World pageant took place in 2012 in Seoul, South Korea, on 16 June. Himangini Singh Yadu of India won the title.[2] The third pageant was held on 30 October 2013 at Hallyuworld, Seoul, South Korea, where Srishti Rana of India was crowned.[3]
At the 2011 pageant, Amy Willerton of Wales, along with a number of other contestants, claimed the pageant had been fixed after the woman representing Venezuela was allegedly named runner-up of the talent round before she had competed. Led by Willerton, the contestants demanded answers from organizers and later made claims that some contestants had been offered automatic top-ranking placements in exchange for sex.[4] The illicit offers were filmed by Willerton and other contestants, and were later uploaded to YouTube under the title "Confessions of a Beauty Queen".[5] Subsequently, she and the contestants Aletha Shepherd of Guyana, and Pamela Peralta of Costa Rica, fled their hotel to the airport. The fleeing contestants claimed the pageant organizers tried to detain them against their will and followed them to the airport to keep them from escaping. The Korean National Police Agency and organizers denied all accusations.[6][7] Willerton claimed that the organizers bribed the police officers, "When the police arrived they called in one of the chairmen of the pageant who actually got his wallet out straight away and we were all pushed back by the organizers so we couldn't speak...Our translator would not translate for us, so we were completely helpless."[1]
In September 2014, the pageant organizer's registered office in Seoul was identified as a small room in a shared office space.[8]
May Myat Noe, the winner of the 2014 pageant, was 'dethroned' three months after her win. The organizers claim that May Myat Noe repeatedly complained about her schedule after the win and wanted her mother to stay with her during that 3-month period without having to pay the added expenses that would be incurred. Organizers also claimed she was rude and not returning phone calls.[9][10][11][12][13]
In her press conference, May Myat Noe criticized the organizers by saying, "I'm not even proud of this crown, I don't want a crown from an organization with such a bad reputation. But I won't give it back to the Koreans unless they apologize. Not just to me but my country for giving it a bad image". She stated she would hand over the crown to the Burmese authorities but not allow it to return to the organizers in South Korea until she received a formal apology.[14][15] She further stated that she, a 16-year-old, was coerced to escort Korean tycoons: "I was told that, in order to generate funds to produce my music album, I need to accept invitations to escort some business tycoons whenever they require my company".[16][17]
During a media interview with MBC TV on Sept 14 in Yangon, Myanmar, she said "I am still a minor. If I'm saying I've operated my breast, then the organization is backward. When my mother and I signed the consent operation agreement, I thought it was medical check. I didn't know the meaning of the signature". It was then revealed that Noe lied about her age to participate in a local pageant in Yangon in 2013.[18][19] In September 2015, the organization filed charges against May Myat Noe with the Gangnam, Seoul, Police Station, for defamation, false accusation and breach of management contract.[20][21][22][23][24][25] The organization then filed a libel suit against Andre Jung Weon-young and other newspapers.[26]
The organization formally accused Noe of defamation in September 2015.[25][27]
| Year | Country | Miss Asia Pacific World | National Title | Location | Delegates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 |  India |
Swetha Raj (Assumed) | Miss Diva | Seoul, South Korea | 39 |
 Myanmar |
May Myat Noe (Dethroned) | Miss Myanmar | |||
| 2013 | India |
Srishti Rana | Miss Diva | 41 | |
| 2012 | India |
Himangini Singh Yadu | I Am She–Miss Universe India | 39 | |
| 2011 |  Ukraine |
Diana Starkova
(Assumed) |
Miss Russia | Busan, South Korea | 54 |
 France |
Florima Treiber (Dethroned) | Miss Ukraine |
Note: Pageant Not Held from 2015 to 2019
| Miss Asia Pacific World | |
|---|---|
| Date | 15 October 2011 |
| Venue | Quinta Vergara Amphitheater, Viña Del Mar  |
| Broadcaster | Earthcam, RBS Japan, Channel Young, Televisión Nacional de Chile |
| Entrants | 54 |
| Placements | 15 |
| Winner | Diana Starkova Ukraine |
The 2011 competition was the first edition of the Miss Asia Pacific World pageant. It was held in Viña Del Mar, Chile on 15 October 2011.[28] Jung Eun A of Korea was crowned by the end of the event.
Results
| Final results[29] | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Asia Pacific World 2011 |
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| 1st Runner-up | |
| 2nd Runner-up |
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| 3rd Runner-up |
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| 4th Runner-up |
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| Top 17 |
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§ – Voted into the Top 17 by viewers
Contestants
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina | Nadia Yanina Lozza[30] | 18 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Buenos Aires |
 Australia | Kelly Louise Maguire[31] | 24 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Sydney |
 Bangladesh | Rukshana Hera[32] | 23 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Dhaka |
 Brazil | Juliete Beraldo de Pieri[33] | 20 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Mato Grosso |
 Canada | Golnaz Harandi[34] | 20 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Vancouver |
 Cameroon | Olga Essouma[35] | 25 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Yaoundé |
 China | Bian Xue-Ying[36] | 21 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Shanghai |
 Costa Rica | Pamela Peralta[37] | 21 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | San José |
 Denmark | Maria Sten Knudsen[38] | 21 | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Copenhagen |
 England | Laura Louise Keetley[39] | 21 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | London |
 Estonia | Diana Arno[40] | 26 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Tallinn |
 Finland | Linnea Aaltonen[41] | 23 | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Helsinki |
| France | Florima Treiber[42] | 24 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Colmar |
 Guam | Naiomie Jean Santos[43] | 19 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Maina |
 Guyana | Aletha Shepherd[44] | 22 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Georgetown |
 Hong Kong | Zhao Xue-Ying[45] | 20 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Hong Kong |
 Hungary | Ivett Venczlik[46] | 22 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Budapest |
| India | Tanvi Singla[47] | 19 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Mumbai |
 Indonesia | Alessandra Khadijah Usman[48] | 22 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Gorontalo |
 Ireland | Su Ekin Culculoglu[49] | 18 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Dublin |
 Japan | Sonoko Chinen[50] | 21 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Okinawa |
 Kazakhstan | Diana Yamlikhanova[51] | 19 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Almaty |
 Korea | Park Sae Bell[52] | 24 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Daegu |
 Kyrgyzstan | Kseniia Barannikova[53] | 19 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Bishkek |
 Latvia | Anita Baltruna[54] | 27 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Jelgava |
' Malaysia | Suzanne Loh Lih Fan[55] | 23 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Kuala Lumpur |
 Mali | Linda Sanogo[56] | 21 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Aarhus |
 Mexico | Alejandra Balderas Flores[57] | 19 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Villahermosa |
 Moldova | Irina Botnaru[58] | 23 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Chișinău |
 Mongolia | Urantsetseg Ganbold[59] | 27 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Ömnögovi |
 Nepal | Sahana Bajracharya[60] | 22 | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Kathmandu |
 Netherlands | Angela van den Broek[61] | 20 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Amsterdam |
 Panama | Karen Jordan[62] | 21 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Panama City |
 Peru | Elizabeth Aedo[63] | 26 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Lima |
 Philippines | Michelle Martha Braun[64] | 21 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Aklan |
 Portugal | Ana Rodriguez Cunha[65] | 20 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Lisbon |
 Puerto Rico | Ingrid Fernandez[66] | 26 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | San Juan |
 Romania | Beatrix-Julia Hack[67] | 20 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Targu-Mures |
 Russia | Anna Botova[68] | 24 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Moscow |
 Scotland | Naomi Autumn Yong[69] | 21 | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Edinburgh |
 Singapore | Patricia Eng[70] | 22 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Singapore |
 Sweden | Anna Lundh[71] | 24 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Stockholm |
 Tahiti | Tetuaunurau Maitia[72] | 19 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Papeete |
 Taiwan | Chen Li-Chia[73] | 26 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Taipei |
 Thailand | Marissada Chirasevinupraphand[74] | 19 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Bangkok |
 Tibet | Tenzin Yangkyi[75] | 19 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Zurich |
 Tonga | Mary Greatz[76] | 22 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Nukuʻalofa |
 Tunisia | Syrine Koubaa[77] | 22 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Tunis |
 United States | Tingting Chen[78] | 26 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Washington, D.C. |
 Venezuela | Yunecsy Tuta[79] | 25 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Caracas |
 Vietnam | Trương Tùng Lan[80] | 21 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Quang Ninh |
 Wales | Amy Louise Willerton[81] | 19 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Cardiff |
Replacements
| Miss Asia Pacific World | |
|---|---|
| Date | 16 June 2012 |
| Venue | Hallyuworld, Seoul  |
| Broadcaster | Earthcam, RBS Japan, Channel Young, Kantipur |
| Entrants | 39 |
| Placements | 15 |
| Debuts | Armenia, Bhutan, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Germany, Israel, Kenya, Lebanon, Macedonia, Montenegro, Niger, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Uzbekistan |
| Withdrawals | Argentina, Bangladesh, Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Guam, Guyana, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Mali, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, Panama, Peru, Romania, Scotland, Sweden, Tahiti, Tibet, Tonga, Tunisia, United States, Vietnam, Wales |
| Winner | Himangini Singh Yadu India |
The second edition of the Miss Asia Pacific World Super Talent pageant took place in 2012. It was held in Seoul, South Korea on 16 June. Himangini Singh Yadu of India won the title. Next year she crowned her successor from India.
Results
| Final results[29] | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Asia Pacific World 2012 | |
| 1st Runner-up |
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| 2nd Runner-up |
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| Top 7 | |
| Top 15 |
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§ – Voted into the Top 15 by viewers
Special Awards
| Award | Contestant |
| Miss Talent |
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| Miss Personality | |
| Best Body |
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| Best Evening Gown |
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| Best National Costume |
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| Miss Asia Pacific World Star |
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| Best Model |
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| The World's Most Beautiful Supertalent |
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Contestants
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Armenia | Mariana Manukyan | 27 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Yerevan |
| Australia | Courtney Day | 20 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Sydney |
 Bhutan | Sonam Choden Retty | 25 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Thimphu |
| Brazil | Juliete de Pieri | 20 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Mato Grosso |
 Bulgaria | Alexandra Yancheva | 20 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Sofia |
| Cameroon | Aurele Fanny Nguelieu | 22 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Yaoundé |
| China | Sun Yan | 20 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Shanghai |
 Czech Republic | Jana Zajicova | 24 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Prague |
 Dominican Republic | Yudy Rodriguez | 21 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Santo Domingo |
| Estonia | Julia Perlin | 21 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Tallinn |
 Ethiopia | Desta Undesa | 22 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Amharic |
 Germany | Alena Senatorova | 23 | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Berlin |
| India | Himangini Singh Yadu | 22 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Mumbai |
| Indonesia | Andi Tenri Natassa | 19 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Makassar |
 Israel | Yael Markovich | 22 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Haifa |
| Japan | Eriko Yoshii | 22 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Akita |
| Kazakhstan | Inessa Nazarova | Almaty | ||
 Kenya | Martha Thuo | 22 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | |
| Latvia | Diana Kubasova | 22 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Riga |
 Lebanon | Nathaly Farraj | 23 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Beirut |
 Macedonia | Jana Burcevska | Skopje | ||
| ' Malaysia | L Liss Wong | 19 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Kuala Lumpur |
| Moldova | Veronica Chira | 19 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Chișinău |
| Mongolia | Tuyamaa Tumenjargal | Ömnögovi | ||
 Montenegro | Markovic Sandra | 19 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Podgorica |
 Niger | Sounna Cherifaiou | 20 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Niamey |
| Philippines | Grendel Alvarado | 21 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Aklan |
| Portugal | Morgana Nogueira | 21 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Lisbon |
| Puerto Rico | Janice Rivera | San Juan | ||
| Russia | Elena Riabinina | 21 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Moscow |
| Siberia | Olesya Shchemirskaya | 23 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Siberian Federal District |
| Singapore | Suzanne Chu Siu Yen | Singapore | ||
 Sri Lanka | Gayesha Perera | 24 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte |
| Taiwan | Hui-Hua Chen | 23 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Taipei |
| Thailand | Chawanluck Grace Unger | 18 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Bangkok |
 Turkey | Ecem Uzgor | 21 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Ankara |
| Ukraine | Kateryna Shevchenko | 26 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Kyiv |
 Uzbekistan | Sayyora Sagindikova | Uzbek | ||
| Venezuela | Gabriela Ríos | Caracas |
Historical significance
- India won the Miss Asia Pacific World title for the first time.[citation needed]
- Cameroon, Germany, Kenya, Latvia, Lebanon, Philippines, Sri Lanka Thailand and Turkey placed for the first time.[citation needed]
- Estonia, India, Indonesia, Mongolia, Puerto Rico, and Ukraine placed for the second time.[citation needed]
| Miss Asia Pacific World | |
|---|---|
| Date | 30 October 2013 |
| Venue | Polideportivo Islas Malvinas Mar Del Plata, Argentina |
| Broadcaster | Earthcam, RBS Japan, Channel Young, Kantipur |
| Entrants | 41 |
| Placements | 15 |
| Winner | Srishti Rana India |
The third annual Miss Asia Pacific World 2013[84][85][86] was held on 30 October 2013, at the Polideportivo Islas Malvinas Mar Del Plata, Argentina.[87][88][89] Himangini Singh Yadu of India crowned her successor Srishti Rana of India at the end of this event.[90][91]
Results
| Placement | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Asia Pacific World 2013 | |
| 1st Runner-Up | |
| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| 3rd Runner-Up |
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| 4th Runner-Up |
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| 5th Runner-Up |
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| 6th Runner-Up |
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| Top 15 |
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Contestants
21 delegates were confirmed:
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Height (m) | Height (ft in) | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Belgium | Adelina Berisha[92] | 18 | 1.75 | 5 ft 9 in | Brussels |
| Cameroon | Mbassi Ingrid[93] | 25 | 1.75 | 5 ft 9 in | Yaoundé |
 Central African Republic | Manuella Rossi[94] | 24 | 1.72 | 5 ft 8 in | Bangui |
 Crimea | Kristina Magerovska[95] | 21 | 1.72 | 5 ft 8 in | Simferopol |
| Ethiopia | Desta Undesa[96] | 23 | 1.78 | 5 ft 10 in | Addis Ababa |
| France | Lucile Briegel[97] | 22 | 1.75 | 5 ft 9 in | Paris |
 Guinea | Souadou Drame[98] | 20 | 1.76 | 5 ft 9 in | Conakry |
| India | Srishti Rana[99][100] | 23 | 1.70 | 5 ft 7 in | Mumbai |
 Iran | Farnoush Hamid[101] | 25 | 1.78 | 5 ft 10 in | Teheran |
| Kazakhstan | Evgenia Klishina[102] | 25 | 1.76 | 5 ft 9 in | Astana |
| Kyrgyzstan | Gulnara Zhanybekova[103] | 22 | 1.79 | 5 ft 10 in | Bishkek |
| Latvia | Elvira Teberga[104] | 20 | 1.70 | 5 ft 7 in | Riga |
| Mexico | Laura Elisa Alvarez[105] | 23 | 1.70 | 5 ft 7 in | Mexicali |
 Mozambique | Carmen Milton[106] | 20 | 1.72 | 5 ft 8 in | Maputo |
 Senegal | Amina Sanghott[107] | 19 | 1.75 | 5 ft 9 in | Dakar |
| Taiwan | Tzu Yun Chang[108] | 22 | 1.70 | 5 ft 7 in | Taipei |
 Trinidad & Tobago | Greer Iton[109] | 25 | 1.74 | 5 ft 9 in | Port of Spain |
 Uganda | Stella Semakula Nankya[110] | 25 | 1.72 | 5 ft 8 in | Kampala |
| Ukraine | Arina Domski Nankya[111] | 26 | 1.65 | 5 ft 5 in | Kyiv |
| Placement | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Asia Pacific World 2014 |
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| 1st Runner-Up |
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| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| 3rd Runner-Up | |
| 4th Runner-Up | |
| 5th Runner-Up |
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| 6th Runner-Up |
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| Top 15 |
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