Miss Asia Pacific International 2017

Miss Asia Pacific International 2017 (MAPI) is a beauty pageant in Asia.[1] It began in the 1960s, the oldest in Asia.[2] It is based in the Philippines with forty-two women from all over the world. In 2016, Miss Asia Pacific International came under new ownership and management.

Miss Asia Pacific International 2017
Date	29 November 2017
Venue	Newport Performing Arts Theater of Resorts World Manila, Pasay
Entrants	42 Delegates
Winner	Francielly Ouriques  Brazil

Maurice Novoa with Louisa Brown winner of Miss Congeniality at the 2017 Miss Asia Pacific International contest.

The finals were held at the Newport Performing Arts Theater of Resorts World Manila on Thursday, November 29, 2016.[3] Francielly Ouriques of Brazil took the crown.[4] The swimsuit competition was held in Puerto Princesa City. The top awards went to Louisa Brown of Australia for Miss Congeniality and Best National Costume to Rita Nurmaliza of Indonesia.

History

After 10 years of managerial and name changes, Miss Asia Pacific International was re-launched in 2016 in Puerto Princesa, Palawan with Tessa Helena Le Conge of the Netherlands winning the title. The pageant officially started with the press presentation of the candidates November 13, 2017, at Edsa Shangri-La. Before the event, the contestants completed several preliminary competitions that were held around the Philippines.[5]

Results

Placement[6][7][4]	Candidate
Miss Asia Pacific International 2017	Brazil – Francielly Ouriques
1st runner-up	New Zealand – Acacia Walker
2nd runner-up	Honduras – Valeria Cardona
3rd runner-up	Netherlands – Morgan Doelwijt
4th runner-up	Philippines – Ilene Astrid de Vera
Top 10	Costa Rica – Kimberly Porras  Japan – Yuki Sonoda  Mongolia – Anundari Dashdorj  Nicaragua – Katering Medina  South Africa – Chanelle Soncini
Top 15	Colombia – Yhully Bell Gomez  Cook Islands – Lydia Simonis  Egypt – Farah Kamal  Peru – Patricia Seminario  Russia – Viktoriya Dashieva

Special Awards

Awards	Name	Placement	Country
Miss Congeniality[8]	Louisa Brown	Winner	Australia
Miss Photogenic	Lydia Simonis	Winner	Cook Islands
Best in Hairstyle[9]	Acacia Walker	Winner	New Zealand
Miss Zanea Shoes	Sonika Roy	Winner	India
Miss Zanea Shoes	Francielly Ouriques	1st Runner up	Brazil
Miss Vitress	Acacia Walker	Winner	New Zealand
Miss Flawlessly U[10]	Cardona Valeria	Winner	Honduras
Miss Stronghold Insurance	Kah Yin Lai	Winner	Malaysia
Miss Sheridan Palawan	Francielly Ouriques	Winner	Brazil

Special Awards II

Awards	1st Place	2nd Place	3rd Place
Darling of the Press	Hasini Samuel  Sri Lanka	Aylasha Ramrachia  Mauritius	Vuong Thanh Tuyen  Vietnam
Best in National Costume	Rita Nurmaliza  Indonesia	Viktoriya Dashieva  Russia	Francielly Ouriques  Brazil
Best in Swimsuit	Francielly Ouriques  Brazil	Chanelle Soncini  South Africa	Ilene Astrid de Vera  Philippines
Best in Evening Gown	Valeria Cardona  Honduras	Ilene Astrid de Vera  Philippines	Vuong Thanh Tuyen  Vietnam
Best in Palawan Festival Costume	Francielly Ouriques  Brazil	Katering Medina  Nicaragua	Ilene Astrid de Vera  Philippines
Best in Talent	Lydia Simonis  Cook Islands	Rita Nurmaliza  Indonesia	Tiare Faundez  Easter Island

Candidates

42 candidates competed:

•  Australia – Louisa Brown
•  Belarus – Karyna Kisialiova
•  Brazil – Francielly Ouriques
•  Canada – Maleeka Singh
•  China – Wen Dou
•  Colombia – Yhully Bell Gomez
•  Cook Islands – Lydia Simonis-Tariu
•  Costa Rica – Kimberly Porras Boza
•  Easter Island – Tiare Faundez
•  Egypt – Farah Kamal Abou-Seada
•  El Salvador – Janeth Steffany Erazo
•  France – Laura Deflandre
•  Germany – Anastasia Bersch
•  Guam – Annania Grace Nauta
•  Honduras – Valeria Cardona
•  Hong Kong – O Ka Ki
•  Iceland – Donna Eunice Cruz
•  India – Sonika Roy
•  Indonesia – Rita Nurmaliza
•  Japan – Yuki Sonoda
• Korea – Song Hyeonjin
•  Lebanon – Souad Hanna
•  Macau – Si Yi Yuan
•  Malaysia – Kah Yin Lai
•  Mauritius – Aylasha Ramrachia
•  Mexico – Jade Yañez
•  Mongolia – Anundari Dashdorj
•  Myanmar – Htwe Ei Kyaw
•    Nepal – Sahara Basnet
•  Netherlands – Morgan Doelwijt
•  New Zealand – Acacia Walker
•  Nicaragua – Katering Medina
•  Peru – Patricia Seminario
•  Philippines – Ilene De Vera
•  Russia – Viktoria Dashieva
•  Singapore – Lynette Chua
•  South Africa – Chanelle Soncini
•  Sri Lanka – Hasini Samuel
•  Suriname – Francisca Wong Loi Sing
•  Taiwan – Wen Yin Ting
•  Thailand – Lisa Suwannaketkarn
•  Vietnam – Vuong Thanh Tuyen

See also

• List of beauty contests
• Miss Asia Pacific International

References

1. Requintina, Robert (7 November 2017). "40 women vie for Miss Asia Pacific in Manila". Manila Bulletin (Online). Philippine News. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
2. "42 bets vie for Miss Asia Pacific Int'l title". Manila Bulletin (Online). Philippine News. 18 November 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
3. "The Comeback: Miss Asia Pacific International 2017". Business Mirror (Online). Copyright 2017 BusinessMirror. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
4. Calvelo, George (30 November 2017). "Brazil bet wins Miss Asia Pacific International 2017; PH is 4th runner-up". ABS CBN News (Online). ABS CBN News. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
5. "2000-2019 - Pageantopolis". www.pageantopolis.com. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
6. "FULL LIST: Winners, Miss Asia Pacific International 2017". Rappler (Online). Rappler Inc. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
7. "Brazil wins Miss Asia Pacific International; PHL finishes as 4th runner-up". GMA News Online (Online). GMA Network Inc. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
8. Adina, Armin (26 November 2017). "Honduran student tops Miss Asia Pacific evening gown competition". INQUIRER.net (Online). Copyright 1997-2016 INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
9. Adina, Armin (18 November 2017). "ndonesia's bet bags 2 awards in prelims of Miss Asia Pacific Int'l pageant". inquirer.net (Online). inquirer.net. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
10. "PH is runner-up in Miss Asia Pacific International 2017 special awards". ABS CBN News (Online). 2017 ABS-CBN Corporation. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.

External links

• Official website