1965 Angela FilmerMalaysia The first Miss Asia was held in 1965 as an added promotional feature to benefit the Philippine Amateur Cycling Association in the upcoming 1965 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia . Beside the Philippines, four other asian countries participated in the search for the first Miss Asia which was won by Angela Filmer, a Malaysian beauty who represented her country at the Miss Universe Pageant the previous year. There were no contests held in 1966 and 1967. In 1968, a group of Filipino entrepreneurs led by Leandro "Biboy" Enriquez continued the selection of Miss Asia and founded the Miss Asia Quest Inc., a non profit organization whose main objective is to promote peace and goodwill among the participating nations. The formal search for Miss Asia began with the selection of the Philippine representative known as Mutya ng Pilipinas and the crowning of a new Miss Asia on December 8, 1968. 1968 Macy ShihRep. of China 1969 Wong Kyung-suhKorea 1970 Zeenat AmanIndia 1971 Flora BazaGuam 1972 Janet CouttsAustralia 1973 Tara Anne FonsecaIndia 1974 Susan "Sue" CurrieAustralia 1975 Eva ArniPapua New Guinea 1976 Jacqueline StuartSingapore 1977 Linda EmranIndonesia 1978 Siriporn SavanglamThailand 1979 Ayla AltasTurkey 1980 Lorraine Gaye McGradyAustralia 1981 Bernadine Rose RamanayakeSri Lanka 1982 Maria del Carmen Inez ZaragozaPhilippines 1983 Gloria "Bong" DimayacyacPhilippines Acknowledgment: Miss Asia Pacific International All rights reserved. Copyright © 2004-2009, pageants@veestarz This page hosted by Veestarz.com