MISS ASIA quest 1981
1981 May 21
National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
16 entries
Results
1 SRI LANKA Bernadine Rosemarie "Rosie" Fernando Ramanayake (World '80, winner Mrs World '84)
2 GUAM Kimberly Ann Carey (Young International '80)
3 HAWAII Corrine Gail Carvalho
4 KOREA Hae-sook Kang
5 MALAYSIA Beatrice Stephanie Hawkins (Young International '77)
NOTE Korea abdicated & Malaysia moved up one position; New Zealand became 4th runner-up
Awards
Miss Friendship AUSTRALIA
Miss Photogenic HAWAII
Best National Costume KOREA
Best Talent INDIA
Remainder
AUSTRALIA Angela Mary Woodhouse (again in Asia '82)
HONG KONG Jacqueline Lee Shui-Bing
INDIA Mehjabeen Ayub Khan
JAPAN Keiko Tanaka
MAURITIUS Christiane Carol MacKay (World '80)
NEW ZEALAND Allyson Patricia Marie Helm
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Jennifer Abaijah (World '81)
PHILIPPINES Marilou Arguelles Bendigo
SINGAPORE Serene Yong Chiu
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 (Malaysia had no diplomatic relations with Israel)