Miss Asia Pacific 1983

Miss Asia Pacific 1983
Date	July 8, 1983
Entrants	14
Placements	5
Winner	Gloria Aranas Dimayacyac  Philippines

Miss Asia Pacific 1983 is the 16th edition of Miss Asia Pacific International. This events was back to Manila, Philippines again, and was held in July 8 with a participation from 14 countries. Gloria Aranas Dimayacyac of Philippines was crowned as Miss Asia Pacific 1983. It was the first time back to back victories in Miss Asia Pacific International history: Gloria Aranas Dimayacyac of Philippines, was crowned Miss Asia Pacific 1983 by outgoing titleholder Maria Zaragoza.

Results

Placements

Final Results	Contestant
Miss Asia Pacific 1983	Philippines - Gloria Aranas Dimayacyac
1st Runner-up	Israel - Dorit Kadosh
2nd Runner-up	Turkey - Nazan Saatci
3rd Runner-up	New Zealand - Joanna Johns
4th Runner-up	Thailand - Siriwan Wangwilai

Special Awards

Award	Contestant
Miss Friendship	Guam – Monica Baza
Miss Photogenic	Israel – Dorit Kadosh
Miss Talent	Turkey – Nazan Saatci
Best National Costume	Papua New Guinea – Zisa Mirou
Best in Swimwear	Philippines - Gloria Aranas Dimayacyac
Best in Long Gown	Australia - Francine Raus

Contestants

Country	Contestant
Australia	Francine Raus
Guam	Monica Baza
Hawaii	Dayna Michelle Fu
India	Monica Lakhmana
Israel	Dorit Kadosh
Malaysia	Susan Enid Dickman
New Zealand	Joanna Johns
Papua New Guinea	Zisa Mirou
Philippines	Gloria Aranas Dimayacyac
Singapore	Fausiah Binti Mohamad
Sri Lanka	Fionna Wickramasinghe
Taiwan	Yu Jui Lee
Thailand	Siriwan Wangwilai
Turkey	Nazan Saatci

Notes

•  Hawaii: Dayna Michelle Fu competed in Miss International 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