# 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. Forty women from all over the world vied for the crown and for the title of Miss Asia Pacific International.
Tessa Helena le Conge of the Netherlands won the pageant and was crowned Miss Asia Pacific International 2016.

## History

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

| 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
* Russia
* South Korea
* Colombia
* Canada
* Siberia
* New Zealand
* Cook Islands
* India
* Philippines
* Guam
* Peru
* Thailand
* Australia
* New Caledonia
* Netherlands
Top 10
* Cook Islands
* South Korea
* Netherlands
* Philippines
* Colombia
* Thailand
* Russia
* New Caledonia
* India
* New Zealand
Top 5
* Cook Islands
* South Korea
* Netherlands
* Philippines
* 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.
| 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 |