Janelis Leyba, a 20-year-old model from New York, United States, was crowned Miss Asia Pacific International 2024 last night, marking the pageant's glorious comeback after a five-year hiatus and a new leadership.

Miss Philippines Blessa Ericha Figueroa managed a Top 5 placement and was crowned third runner-up. Other proclaimed queens were Karen Nunez of Mexico, first runner-up; Selena Ali of Belgium, second runner-up; and Jennifer Prokop of Germany, fourth runner-up.

Janelis was earlier hailed Miss Photogenic and Miss Missosology in the preliminaries. She is the first American to win the beauty title after placing Top 5 in Miss Supranational USA 2024. 

During the question and answer segment of the Top 10, Janelis revealed that she was orphaned at an early age: "If I can have a heart-to-heart discussion with anyone, it would be my father, who passed away when I was nine years old. And I would tell him how his passing away has changed my life. But every day, I wake up, choose to be who I am because of him, and hope that I'm making him proud."

The winners of the preliminary events held a few days before securing a fast-track to the Top 20. These were Miss Vietnam Anh Vuong Pham Thi (Best in National Costume), Miss Thailand Kanyaphatsaphon Rungrueang  (Best in Evening Gown), and Miss Germany Jennifer Prokop (Best in Swimsuit).

The winners of Continental Queens 2024 were also sashed and automatically qualified for the Top 20. These were Chizuruoke Sufficient Arua of Nigeria (Africa), Gabriela de Paiva Padilla of Bolivia (Americas), Sophiya Singh of India (Asia), Selena Ali of Belgium (Europe), and Keshia Lee Llarenas of Guam (Oceania). The candidate chosen to receive the People's Choice Award was Miss Thailand.

A total of 33 candidates from all over the world joined this year's competition which espoused diversity through its theme, #CelebrateEveryHue.

The coronation was held at the Newport Performing Arts Theater in Pasay City. Marc Nelson and Joey Mead-King were the night's emcees.