The Miss Asia Pacific International 2016 beauty pageant held on 23rd November 2016 at the Sheridan Beach Resort & Spa in the Puerto Princesa city of the province of Palawan in Philippines, ended with the coronation of beautiful Tessa le conge of Netherlands.
Miss Netherlands Tessa le conge clinched the coveted crown of Miss Asia Pacific International 2016 after defeating 44 other contestants from all countries who competed for the title from all over the world. At the same pageant, Miss Thailand Chawanya Thanomwong was titled the first runner-up, Miss Philippines Ganiel Akrisha Krishnan was adjudged the second runner-up, Miss Cook Islands Felicia George was titled the third runner-up and Miss Korea Soyeon Kim finished as the fourth runner-up.
Forty-four beauties participated at this year’s edition of the Miss Asia Pacific International pageant. The finale kicked off with the Opening number, and each contestant was introduced to the spectators. The mesmerizing performance of the contestants was a great view for the pageant fans.
The pageant moved forward with the swimsuit round and the announcement of the Top 15 finalists. The Top 15 finalists were:
- Miss Canada Natalie Carriere
- Miss New Zealand Amalina Bunyasakdi
- Miss Thailand Chawanya Thanomwong
- Miss Australia Madeleine Stock
- Miss Guam Audre Laguana Dela Cruz
- Miss Russia Tatiana Tsimfer
- Miss Siberia Maria Platonova
- Miss Peru Ana Lucia Leiva Pereyra
- Miss New Caledonia Mondy Laigle
- Miss Netherlands Tessa le conge
- Miss Philippines Ganiel Akrisha Krishnan
- Miss Cook Islands Felicia George
- Miss India Shiva Srishti Vyakaranam
- Miss Colombia Jose Stephanie Fernandez Peñeranda
- Miss Korea Soyeon Kim
These finalists flaunted their beautiful evening gowns, after which the finalists were narrowed down to Top 10. They were:
- Miss Cook Islands
- Miss Netherlands
- Miss Colombia
- Miss Russia
- Miss India
- Miss New Zealand
- Miss New Caledonia
- Miss Thailand
- Miss Philippines
- Miss Korea
The Top 10 contestants were subjected to Questions which each one of them answered gracefully. The Question-Answer round culminated in to the announcement of the Top 5 finalists. They were:
-Cook Islands
-Korea
-Netherlands
-Philippines
-Thailand
The final winner and runners-up were announced from these Top 5 finalists. Apart from the winner and runners-up, some special awards were also awarded under the following categories to the following contestants–
Miss Sheridan Beach Resort and Spa award - Miss Korea
People's Choice Award - Miss Peru
So what do you think of the new beauty queen, Miss Asia Pacific International 2016?