Miss Asia Quest 1981 Contest. Related Facts.

• final date May 21, 1981.
• 20 contestants, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, The Philippines, Thailand, Japan, Guam, Australia, New Zealand, Samoa, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, Hawaii, India, Papua New Guinea, South Korea.
• Angela Filmer from Malaysia was the 1st winner, Sandra Von Geyzel from N. Sembilan was the 1st runner up in 1969 contest while Anne Looi (1979) and Jill Heng (1980) both won the best in traditional costume award.
• Beatrice Hawkins was Malaysia's representative in 1981 edition. She speaks Malay, English, several Chinese dialects.
• The Miss Asia 1981 pageant was held here in KL about three long weeks.
• The winner was getting RM11,000, gifts and other prizes while the other four runners up received RM2200, gifts and other prizes.
• The organizer for this contest was Paul Lee of The Promotion Plus Sdn. Bhd. Paul Lee is currently the Miss World Asia Pacific Advisor to Julia Morley.
• The mian sponsor of this contest was Nescafe Gold and Sanyo Sales and Services.