Miss Asia Pacific International 2016

Miss Asia Pacific International 2016, was an international beauty contest edition of Miss Asia Pacific International 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
Date	23 November 2016
Presenters	Mark Nelson, Michelle Aldana
Venue	Sheridan Beach Resort & Spa Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines
Entrants	40[1]
Withdrawals	Ghana, Mandalay, Paraguay
Winner	Tessa Helena le Conge Netherlands
Photogenic	Felicia George (Cook Islands)
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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	Netherlands – Tessa Helena le Conge
1st Runner-Up	Thailand – Chawanya Thanomwong
2nd Runner-Up	Philippines – Ganiel Krishnan
3rd Runner-Up	Cook Islands – Felicia George
4th Runner-Up	South Korea – Kim So-yeon
Top 10	Colombia – Jose Stephanie Fernandez  India – Shiva Srishti Vyakaranam  New Caledonia – Mondy Laigle  New Zealand – Amalina Bunyasakdi  Russia – Tatiana Tsimfer
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 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 (Khatri Chhetri)	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

• List of beauty contests
• Miss Asia Pacific International

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.

External links

• Official website