Dubbed the mother of all beauty pageants in Asia, the competition has been around since the 1960s, making it the oldest beauty pageant in the region.
Preliminary competitions around the host country Philippines were concluded on November 29, 2017 at the Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila. Francielly Ouriques of Brazil wins the crown, while top awards went to Louisa Brown of Australia for Miss Congeniality and Best National Costume to Rita Nurmaliza of Indonesia. Philippine bet Ilene de Vera of Cebu came in as the 4th runner up.
Haranah Tours Corporation is the official transport of Miss Asia Pacific International 2017 and owns a fleet of tourist buses accredited by the Department of Tourism, able to operate anywhere within the country.