Best placed country from Africa & Asia-Pacific since 1980: (only the girls who placed in the semifinalists circle are counted)
1980: New Zealand (Asia: Philippines)
1981: Tahiti
1982: Guam (Africa: South Africa)
1983: New Zealand (Asia: Singapore)
1984: South Africa (Asia: Philippines)
1985-1986: Zaire [later named Democratic Republic of Congo]
1987: Philippines
1988: Thailand
1989: none
1990: India
1991: none
1992: Namibia (Asia: India; Oceania: Australia)
1993: Australia (Asia: India)
1994-1998: India (Africa: South Africa in 1995 & 1998)
1999: Botswana (Asia: Philippines)
2000-2001: India (Africa: Zimbabwe & Nigeria in 2000 & 2001)
2002: China (Africa: South Africa)
2003: South Africa (Asia: Japan)
2004: Australia (Asia: India; Africa: Angola)
2005: Indonesia & South Africa
2006-2007: Japan (Africa: Ethiopia & Angola in 2006 & 2007)
2008-2010: Australia (Asia: Japan & Philippines in 2008 & 2010; Africa: South Africa in 2008-2010)
2011: Angola (Asia: Philippines; Oceania: Australia)
2012-2013: Philippines (Africa: South Africa in 2012; Oceania: Australia in 2012)
2014: Oceania: Australia; Asia: Philippines
2015: Philippines (Africa: South Africa; Oceania: Australia)
2016: Africa: Kenya Asia: Philippines & Thailand (since MUO never announced the actual placements of eliminated finalists outside the Final 3)
2017: South Africa (Asia: Thailand)
2018: Philippines (Africa: South Africa; Oceania: Australia)
2019: South Africa (Asia: Thailand)
Note:
From 2003-2006 and 2011-present, the scores were not shown on television, so the eliminated semifinalists/finalists were equal rankings whichever they reached the farthest in the competition.