Miss Asia Pageant, 1985–2000: Beginnings as local pageant

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With the achievement of the Miss Hong Kong Pageant by means of rival Hong Kong television station Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB), ATV started out organizing Miss Asia Pageant in 1985, seeking out Hong Kong's representative for Miss Asia Pacific International (then known as the Miss Asia Pacific Quest). The festival name changed into a chunk of a misnomer again then as Miss Asia Pageant changed into certainly named to in shape the name of organizer Asia Television Limited, and it become completely supposed for nearby Hong Kong residents to go into.

In 1995, the competition made records through doing away with age regulations for delegates. That yr, Aicardi Jiang (宮雪花), at the age of forty seven years became the oldest delegate of Miss Asia, putting 5th in the competition. On the other give up of the spectrum, On-Yuen To (陶安仁), was the youngest delegate at the age of 15 years.

In 2000, due to negative scores and lack of sponsors, ATV introduced that the competition could cross on hiatus until in addition note.