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Queen of the Pacific Quest

The Melbourne Moomba Festival was Australia's largest festival, with an emphasis on cultural and sporting activities, entertainment and pageantry.  It held an annual event, Queen of the Pacific Quest, during March from 1967 to 1977.  It was not held in 1978, and probably not in 1979.  In 1980, it  was re-named Miss Moomba Tourism Quest, and in 1981 again re-named Miss International Tourism Quest.  It was discontinued after 1983.

Sincere thanks to all the contributors!

 

1967 March 12
17 entries

Malaysia  Betty Lim Saw Yim

Remainder
Australia  Georgia Reilly
California  Susie Bruderlin
Canada
Ceylon
  Seedevi de Zoysa
Fiji
  Lola Lelo
Hawaii
 Nancy Amero 
Hong Kong  Gisella Ma Wai-Kit (4th RU International 67)
India  Naqi Jahan
Japan  Hiroko Wakaume
Korea
Mexico
New Zealand
  Heather Gettings (Universe & World 66)
Philippines  Chiqui Somes
Taiwan
Singapore
Thailand
  Prapassorn Panichakul (World 66)

Awards
Miss Personality : New Zealand
Miss Photogenic : Hawaii
Miss Silhouette : Malaysia
Miss Crowning Glory : (no information)


Malaysia & Hawaii

 

1968 March 10
17 entries

Philippines  Maria Rita "Baby" Lacson Santiago
Canada  Donna Marie Barker (Universe & World 67)

Remainder
Argentina  Viviana Rosa Dellavedova (International 64)
Australia  Robyn Jennings
California
 Nancy Hoskins
Ceylon
Fiji
Hawaii
Hong Kong
  Ko King-Wai
Japan  Ritsuko Kai
Malaysia  Che Ramlah Alang
Mexico  Cecelia Gonzalez (World 66)
New Zealand
Okinawa
Taiwan
  Shi Mei Chien
Singapore
Western Samoa


Awards
Miss Personality :
Japan
Miss Photogenic : Argentina
Miss Crowning Glory : Philippines
Miss Silhouette : Taiwan


Miss Crowning Glory
Philippines


Mexico

The winner was crowned by the 1967 titleholder, Betty Lim Saw Yim of Malaysia

 

1969 March 9
18 entries

Taiwan  Patsy Wu (later quit to train as a plant pathologist)
Japan  Hiroko Suzuki (took over the title Aug. 25)
Philippines  Emma Ruth Yulo

Remainder
Australia  Belinda Taubman
California  Joan Valent 
Canada  Nancy Wilson (SF Universe 68; World 68 & International 69)
Ceylon
Fiji
Hawaii
  Gloria McCaffety
Indonesia  Mani Hardjo
Korea
Malaysia
Mexico
  Maria-Cristina Ortal (World 67)
Thailand


Awards
Miss Personality : (tied) Indonesia & California
Miss Photogenic : Hawaii
Miss Crowning Glory : Australia
Miss Silhouette : Australia


Australia's Minister for Labor and Industry, Mr. Rossiter, escorted the entries through the Parliament Buildings in Canberra

Indonesia & California (tied for Miss Personality), China (winner), Hawaii (Miss Photogenic) & Australia (Miss Crowning Glory)

 


Japan, Indonesia, New Zealand, Philippines, Australia, Hong Kong, Hawaii, Mexico, California, Singapore, Canada, Ceylon, Taiwan, India & Korea

1970 March 8
15 entries

1 New Zealand  Deirdre Bruton (SF International 69)

Remainder
Australia  Jennie King
California  Misty Rowe
Canada  Jacquie Perrin (Universe & World 69, International 70)
Ceylon  Roma Wailes
Hawaii  Christine Weckert
Hong Kong  Barbara Tang
India  Daisy Damania
Indonesia  Louise Maengkom (International 70)
Japan  Meiko Tokisue
Korea  Lim Hae-Joo
Mexico  Marisela Mateos
Philippines  Gloria Ramos Caraan
Taiwan  Linda Lee
Singapore  Shariffah Fawziah Almashoor (Asia 69)

 

1971 March 7
18 entries

Philippines  Nelia de los Reyes Sancho
India  Margaret James

Remainder
Australia  Peta Maifland
California  Sherry Cannon 
Canada  Maria Kowalin
Ceylon  Sriyanthi Fernando
Hawaii  Lisa Petrovics
Hong Kong  Christina Hui Ling-Ling (International 68)
Indonesia  Louise Maria Sulistyowati 
Japan  Yutaka Nakajima
Korea  Kim Kyoung-soon
Malaysia  Rosemary Wan Chow Mui
Mexico  Carolina Cortazar 
New Zealand  Sheryl Raymond
Papua New Guinea  Susie Givere
Taiwan  Wenda Wang
Singapore  Yasmin Saif (Universe 68)
Thailand  Vipa Muangsisan

Awards
Miss Personality : Papua New Guinea
Miss Photogenic : India
Miss Crowning Glory : Thailand
Miss Goodwill : Singapore


Thailand, Philippines & Indonesia

 

1972 March 12
15 entries

Hawaii  Abigail Rose Banglos
India  Prema Narayan (World 71)

Among the remainder
Australia  Christine Louise Cassebohm  
California  Shannon Michelle Moore 
Canada  Norma Joyce Hickey (Universe & World 71; SF International 71)
Hong Kong  Grace Karen Yeung 
Indonesia  Herni Sunarya Azwar
Japan  Setsuko Momota 
Korea  Cho Ae-ja
Malaysia  Kathleen Phuan Way Bee
New Zealand  Janine Patricia Marquis (Asia 71)
Philippines  Onelia Ison Jose 
Singapore  Lucia Veronica Rasiah (Asia 73) 
Thailand  Sahri Phonpakpichara

Awards
Miss Personality : Japan
Miss Photogenic : Australia
Miss Crowning Glory : Philippines
Miss Goodwill : New Zealand


Philippines (Miss Crowning Glory), Australia (Miss Photogenic), Japan (Miss Personality) & New Zealand (Miss Goodwill)

 

1973 March 11
17 entries

1 Indonesia  Irene Rebecca Soetanto

Remainder
Australia  Delvene Delaney
California  Dorothy Lucas 
Canada  Bonny Brady (Universe & World 72)
Hawaii  Kanoe Kaumeheiwa 
Hong Kong  Jojo Cheung Man-Ying (Universe 74)
India  Firoza Cooper
Japan  Keiko Ichimura
Korea  Oh Young-eun
Malaysia  Doris Chow Wai Fun
Mexico  Edith Angela Díaz Mirón Iris
New Zealand  Vivienne Hamilton (3rd RU Asia 73)
Papua New Guinea  Theresa Alalu
Philippines  Maria Isabel Dacanay Seva
Singapore  Jacqueline Hong Han Ghim (Universe 72)
Sri Lanka  Silverene Don Paul
Thailand  Rayathap Suwanmalai

Awards
Miss Personality : California
Miss Photogenic : India
Miss Crowning Glory : Thailand


Japan, Hong Kong & New Zealand

 

 

1974 March 10
15 entries

California  Doris Doge
2 (not known)
India  Marilyn Theresa Ferreira (Asia 74)

Remainder

Australia  Karen Scholey
Canada  Deborah Tone (Universe 74)
Hawaii  Gail Andrews
Hong Kong  Shirley Yu
Indonesia  Lydia Arlini Wahab (International 74, Universe 75)
Japan  Yuriko Uawa
Korea  Lee Tae-hyun
Malaysia  Lorna Dury
Mexico  Rosalinda España
New Zealand  Susan Vickers
Papua New Guinea  Eva Regina Arni (Asia 75, Universe 76)
Thailand  Araya Khongmee
Tonga  Mesia Niu (Asia 74)

Award
Miss Photogenic : California
Miss Crowning Glory : Indonesia

Withdrew
Philippines  Ana Lisa Hilario (daughter of first Miss Universe, Armi Kuusela.  Anna was visiting Australia at the time and agreed to represent the Philippines but was not able to compete, due to some misunderstanding with the Australian pageant organizers)


India, Papua New Guinea, Japan, Korea, California, Hawaii, Canada, Malaysia, Mayor of Melbourne (Alan Whalley), Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Mexico, Philippines, Tonga, Thailand & Hong Kong

California's reaction

 

 

1975 March 9
19 entries

Indonesia  Francisca Warastoeti
Hong Kong  Bonnie Gokson Kwok Chi Yee
Malaysia  Pamela Oo Ai See

Remainder
American Samoa  Darlene Schwenke (Universe 75)
Australia  Julie Van Peype
California  Tawny Lee Aungst (Intercontinental 75)
Canada  Sandra Margaret Emily Campbell (International & World 74, Universe 75)
Chile  Alicia Vicuna
Hawaii  Susan Yasak
India  Ishrat Yusuf
Japan  Nanae Totoki
Korea  Lee Hee-young
Mexico  Mirta Dalia Liquidano
New Zealand  Christine Smith
Papua New Guinea  Eau Suve
Peru  Nancy Simon Rivera
Philippines  Elizabeth Vecino Perez
Singapore  Debra De Souza (Universe & World 73)
Thailand  Duangratana Thaweechokesubin (International 76)

Awards
Miss Personality : Canada
Miss Crowning Glory : Philippines


Miss Personality
Canada

Hong Kong (2nd), Indonesia (winner) & Malaysia (3rd)

 

1976 March 7
20 entries

Australia  Susan Cross
Korea  Noh Duck-ja
3  (tied) California  Colleen Bowler
3  (tied) Hawaii  Joneive Domingo
 
Among the remainder
Australia
Canada

Indonesia
Japan
  Mari Okasaki
Malaysia  Mary Tan Mei Lee
Mexico
Philippines
  Jocelyn Abraham Magistrado
Singapore
 Felicia Pereira 

Awards
Miss Personality : Malaysia
Miss Photogenic : Philippines
Miss Crowning Glory : Korea
Miss Goodwill : Indonesia


1976

1977 March 13

Hawaii  Blanche Leialoha Maa 

Among the remainder
Canada  Pamela Mercer (World 76 & Universe 77)
Korea
  Cha Jang-ok
Malaysia  Rene Chew
Thailand 
Cathariya Areekul-Eard

Award
Miss Personality : Malaysia

 

 

 

 

re-named Miss Moomba Tourism Quest

1980
14 entries

United States  Stacey Gould

Awards
Miss Personality : Taiwan  Ying Shang Shan
Miss Crowning Glory : Philippines  Merlyn Gueco
Miss Congeniality : U.S.A.


Miss Personality (Taiwan)


The winner is 4th from right, back row
The man and woman in brown jacket (middle) are guests

 

re-named Miss International Tourism Quest

1981
15 entries

Switzerland  Elizabeth Ryser
Australia  Terri Mattison
Philippines  Maria Rosario Anson

Remainder
Fiji
Greece
Italy
Mexico
New Caledonia
Papua New Guinea
Taiwan
Singapore
Tahiti
Tonga
United States
Yugoslavia


Award
Miss Photogenic : Philippines


Australia (2nd) & Philippines (3rd)

 

1982
30 entries

Among the entries
Philippines  Joanne Santos
1983
 

Malaysia  Michelle Yeoh Choo Kheng (World 83)
2  (not known)
Philippines  Socorro Grey

Among the remainder
Mexico  Lourdes Escalante Aguila