Miss Asia Pacific 1981

Miss Asia Pacific 1981
Date	May 21, 1981
Entrants	16
Placements	5
Winner	Bernadine Ramanayake  Sri Lanka

Miss Asia Pacific 1981 is the 14th edition of Miss Asia Pacific International. For the first time ever, Miss Asia Pacific International was held in May 21 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with a participation from 16 countries. Bernadine Rosemarie Fernando Ramanayake of Sri Lanka was crowned as Miss Asia Pacific 1981.

Results

Placements

Final Results	Contestant
Miss Asia Pacific 1981	Sri Lanka - Bernadine Ramanayake
1st Runner-up	Guam - Kimberly Ann Carey
2nd Runner-up	Hawaii - Corrine Gail Carvalho
3rd Runner-up	Malaysia - Beatrice Stephanie Hawkins1
4th Runner-up	New Zealand - Allyson Patricia Marie Helm

¹ Korea abdicated and Malaysia moved up one position; New Zealand became 4th runner-up.

Special Awards

Award	Contestant
Miss Friendship	Australia – Angela Mary Woodhouse
Miss Photogenic	Hawaii – Corrine Gail Carvalho
Miss Talent	India – Mehjabeen Ayub Khan
Best National Costume	Korea – Kang Hae-sook

Contestants

Country	Contestant
Australia	Angela Mary Woodhouse
Guam	Kimberly Ann Carey
Hawaii	Corrine Gail Carvalho
Hong Kong	Jacqueline Lee Shui-Bing
India	Mehjabeen Ayub Khan
Japan	Keiko Tanaka
Korea	Kang Hae-sook
Malaysia	Beatrice Stephanie Hawkins
Mauritius	Christiane Carol MacKay
New Zealand	Allyson Patricia Marie Helm
Papua New Guinea	Jennifer Abaijah
Philippines	Marilou Arguelles Bendigo
Singapore	Serene Yong Chiu
Sri Lanka	Bernadine Ramanayake
Thailand	Orawan Leelantikul
Western Samoa	Margaret Parvitt

Did not compete

•  Indonesia: Rana Riyawati Andi Baso injured in an accident and was not replaced.
•  Israel: Li'ora Akoka did not competed, because Malaysia had no diplomatic relations with Israel.

Notes

•  Mauritius: Christiane Carol MacKay competed in Miss World 1980, but did not placed.
•  Sri Lanka: Bernadine Rosemarie Fernando Ramanayake also competed in Miss World 1980, but did not placed as well.
•  Papua New Guinea: Jennifer Abaijah competed in Miss World 1981, but did not placed.

External links

• Miss Asia Pacific International - Official Website
• Pageantopolis - Miss Asia Quest / Miss Asia Pacific Quest / Miss Asia Pacific International