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CEBU— Isabela Fernandez of Brazil was crowned as Miss Asia Pacific International 2025, in a lavish show of beauties from 50 countries across the Asia Pacific Region during the Miss Asia Pacific International 2025 pageant at the Cebu Coliseum on October 8, 2025. 

Joining her royal court are; 1st Runner-Up: Anita Rose Gomez (Philippines); 2nd Runner-Up: Bowonrat Maneerat (Thailand); 3rd Runner-Up: Jana Janssens (Belgium) and 4th Runner-Up: Elmira Wildoboer (Netherlands), 

Miss Asia Pacific International officials led by Atty. Eva Psychee Patalingjud-Lim and Jacqueline Tan-Sainz and the Province of Cebu with governor Pamela Baricuatro signed the partnership early September to host and undertake the Miss Asia Pacific International 2025 pageant in Cebu, Philippines.

“I feel very wonderful with the partnership to hold the pageant in Cebu with the goal of bringing peace and inclusivity, and the partnership’s tourism and economic potentials,”Atty. Eva Psychee Patalingjud-Lim, president of Miss Asia Pacific International said. 

This is a transition from moving the coordination line from Manila to Cebu to enhance fostering 

peace and cultural exchange among candidates worldwide, with 50 candidates from all over the world to experience the beauty and cultural heritage of Cebu,” Patalingjud-Lim said.

Cebu Provincial governor Pamela Baricuatro welcomed the partnership to host the pageant here to showcase Asian culture and tourism on the international stage and thanked the organizers and partners of Miss Asia Pacific International for its trust and support for Cebu.

“The partnership’s goal of showing the world, affirms and supports opportunities, investments and global exposures for the Province and the benefits and impact of this partnership on the region,” Baricuatro said.

Jacqueline Tan-Sainz, Executive Director of Miss Asia Pacific International shared that this prestigious event celebrates beauty, diversity and empowerment, bringing together around 50 delegates from across the globe to Cebu.

Tan-Sainz and Patalingjud-Lim shared that the pageant emphasizes celebrating individuality and promoting harmony in diversity, focusing on culture, race, belief, and opinion as its theme. 

The mission of Miss Asia Pacific International is to inspire women to embrace their uniqueness and appreciate others’, fostering confidence and positive change, the officials added.

The Miss Asia Pacific International was founded in 1965 as Miss Asia. The pageant evolved incorporating participants from broader regions and renaming it to Miss Asia Pacific International in 2005. (Photos: CONPC/Ian Javier)