Whether you have got a thing for Asian beauties or just enjoy looking at beautiful women in general, these 13 countries with the most beautiful women in Asia may be a perfect vacation destination for you.
Countries often take pride in the beauty of its people and Asian countries are no exception. For Westerners, the allure and mystique of Asian women were mesmerizing and hard to resist. Hollywood was quick to react and many exotic beauties were featured in blockbusters, only furthering the appeal for pretty Asian faces. The fashion world also helped introduce many models, most of whom were intended for Asian markets, but few have managed to achieve international success. But those are all individuals and we wanted to find out which Asian country has the prettiest girls in general and if any of them is among Countries with the Most Beautiful Women in the World. If nothing else, picking a tourist destination should be easier with this information.
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Since the beauty is in the eye of the beholder, we decided to take no chances and consult experts before compiling the list of countries with the most beautiful women in Asia. The experts in question are judges at international beauty pageants. Despite all the controversy that surrounds them and the fire they drew from feminists, beauty pageants are still very popular and winning one is a dream for many girls, Asians included. Some see it as a quick step towards glory, some seek an opening for their modeling or acting careers, and some just want to escape poverty and create a new life for themselves. Whatever their reasons, girls flock to beauty pageants in thousands every year, each hoping that she will be the one to be crowned.
Beauty pageants aren’t anything new. Ancient Greeks used to hold them regularly, both for men and women. The physical beauty was considered a gift from gods and something to be proud of. In medieval England, choosing a May Queen can be considered a beauty pageant of sorts. For our list, we decided to use the Big Four international beauty pageants (Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss Earth, and Miss International). Since we are choosing an Asian country with the most beautiful girls, we threw Miss Asia and Miss Asia Pacific International into the mix as well.
Miss World is the oldest beauty contest in the world and some would say the most prestigious one. The firs Miss World was held in 1951. Miss Universe was established in 1952 and it is held in more than 190 countries worldwide. Until 2015 and the Mexican immigrants speech debacle, President Trump was one of the owners of the competition, when he was forced to sell it due to NBC’s ban. Miss International is currently held in either China or Japan but was originally established in Long Beach in 1960. Miss Earth is the youngest competition among the Big Four, having started in 2001. It focuses on increasing environmental awareness.
Each country was awarded points for titles its women have won at any of these six beauty pageants and ranked accordingly.
13. Indonesia
Number of titles: 1
Girls from Indonesia have won one title on beauty pageants. It was in 1977 when Linda Emran took the title of Miss Asia Pacific International. The largest Muslim country in the world is lagging behind its neighbors due to a 30-year ban (1977 – 2007) on sending girls to Miss World international beauty pageant.
12. Malaysia
Number of titles: 1
In 1965 Angela Filmer won the only title for Malaysian girls at Miss Asia Pacific International.
11. Sri Lanka
Number of titles: 1
Up next on our list of countries with the most beautiful women in Asia is Sri Lanka that also has just one title, won by Bernadine Rosemarie Ramanayake in 1981 at Miss Asia Pacific International. The decades-long civil war against Tamil Tigers left little room for beauty contests.
10. Kazakhstan
Number of titles: 1
The last country on our list of countries with the most beautiful women in Asia with just one title is Kazakhstan. It was Daryna Shevchenko who secured her country a place among Asian countries with the most beautiful women by winning Miss Asia in 2006. The women from this mountainous country are famed for their beauty, yet the results at beauty pageants somehow failed to uphold that fact.
9. Lebanon
Number of titles: 2
We are continuing our list of countries with the most beautiful women in Asia with Lebanon that has two titles, one at Miss Universe, won by Georgina Rizk in 1971 and the second at Miss International by Christina Sawaya in 2002. For a country of some 6 million people, that isn’t a bad score.
8. Taiwan
Number of titles: 2
The 8th place on our list of countries with the most beautiful women in Asia goes to Taiwan, also with two titles. The first one was won by Macy Shih in 1968 at Miss Asia Pacific International. Taiwan had to wait more than 40 years for another title and it came in 2012 at Miss Asia, when Amy Chen was crowned.
7. Japan
Number of titles: 3
Despite all the legends surrounding the beauty of Japanese women, the land of geishas has scored rather low among Asian countries with the most beautiful women. Whether is it because traditionally introvert Japanese society doesn’t really approve of beauty pageants or judges don’t get Japanese beauty remains open for debate, but the bottom line Japans only has three titles, two at Miss Universe ( Akiko Kojima won in 1959 and Riyo Mori won in 2007) and one at Miss International, with Ikumi Yoshimatsu winning in 2012. Now, let’s see what else we have on our list of countries with the most beautiful women in Asia.
6. Korea
Number of titles: 3
All three Korean titles were won at Miss Asia Pacific International, in 1969 by Won-kyoung Seo, in 1995 by Mi-jung Yoon, and in 2002 by So-yoon Kim. So far, Korea lacks a title from any of the Big Four international beauty pageants.
5. Israel
Number of titles: 4
Gal Gadot, AKA Wonder Woman, would be enough to secure Israel’s place among countries with the most beautiful women in Asia. As it happens, Gal isn’t the only beauty to come from Israel. If girls in uniform are your thing, the Internet is filled with gorgeous female members of Israel Defense Force, fielding assault rifles. The country also had a noted success in beauty pageants, having won four titles so far, one at Miss Universe by Rina Messinger in 1976, two at Miss Asia Pacific International (in 1985 by Nurit Mizrachi and in 1992 by Tali Ben-Harush) and one at Miss World, by Linor Abargil in 1998.
4. Thailand
Number of titles: 5
With five titles, Thailand ranks pretty high on our list of countries with the most beautiful women in Asia. Thailand has two Miss Universe winners, Apasra Hongsakula in 1965 and Porntip Nakhirunkanok in 1988 and three Miss Asia Pacific International titles, won by Siriporn Savanglum in 1978, Preeyanuch Panpradub in 1988, and by Worarat Suwannarat in 1997.
3. China
Number of titles: 10
With more than 1.3 billion people, there’s bound to be plenty of beautiful women in China. The Chinese communists didn’t approve of beauty pageants, because, according to the Marxist teaching they demeaned women and the first national Miss World was held only in 1994. Since then, China has raked up a pretty impressive score, considering most other countries on the list had some 70 years of head start. So far, Chinese beauties have won eight Miss Asia titles (in 2004 by Coffee Lu, in 2005 by Kitty Wang, in 2008 by Eunis Yao, in 2009 by Crystal Xu, in 2010 by Xin Wang, in 2011 by Michelle Feng, in 2013 by Lily Fang, and in 2014 by Max Zhang) and two Miss World titles (in 2007 by Zhang Zilin and in 2012 by Yu Wenxia).
2. India
Number of titles: 11
Another example of quantity giving birth to quality, India the second on the list of countries with the most beautiful women in Asia has a long-standing history of having some of the most beautiful women in the world. India has 11 titles, two at Miss Universe (Sushmita Sen in1 994 and Lara Dutta in 2000), three at Miss Asia Pacific International ( in 1970 by Zeenat Aman, in 1973 by Tara Anne Fonseca, and in 2000 by Diya Mirza Handrich), three Miss World titles (in 1997 by Diana Hayden, in 1999 by Yukta Mookhey, and in 2000 by Priyanka Chopra), and one Miss Earth, won by Nicole Faria in 2010. The year 2000 was especially successful for Indian beauties, sine three girls won titles in three different contests.
1. Philippines
Number of titles: 17
Philippine girls have won three Miss Universe titles (Gloria Diaz in 1969, Margarita Moran in 1973, and Pia Wurtzbach in 2015), four Miss Asia Pacific International (in 1982 by Maria del Carmen Ines Zaragoza, in 1983 by Gloria Aranas Dimayacyac, in 1989 by Lorna Villanueva Legaspi, and in 1993 by Michelle Zulueta Aldana), Miss World won by Megan Young in 2013, amazing six titles at Miss International (Aurora Pijuan in 1970, Mimilanie Marquez in 1979, Precious Lara Quigaman in 2005, Bea Rose Santiago in 2013, and Kylie Verzosa in 2016), and three Miss Earth titles (Karla Henry in 2008, Jamie Herrell in 2014, and in 2015 Angelia Ong). With a total of 17 titles, Philippines easily tops our list of countries with the most beautiful women in Asia. While some would say that these results are due to the country’s obsession with beauty pageants, the fact that these girls had to beat some fierce competition in order to get their crowns. Obsession or not, it is still impressive.
