Miss Chinese International
Screenshot depicting logo of Miss Chinese International Pageant 2006. The same logo has been in use since the beginning in 1988.

Miss Chinese International Pageant (Chinese: before 2007: 國際華裔小姐競選, 2007 onwards: 國際中華小姐競選) or MCI (Chinese: 華姐) for short, is an annual beauty pageant sponsored and aired by TVB a leading television station in Hong Kong.

Contents

Miss Chinese International Pageant 2009

Logo of Miss Chinese International Pageant 2007 with the new Chinese title of the pageant.
Main article: Miss Chinese International Pageant 2009

Miss Chinese International Pageant 2009, the 21st annual Miss Chinese International pageant was held in Foshan, China on January 17, 2009. 2008 titleholder, Oceane Zhu of Paris, France crowned the new winner, Christine Kuo of Toronto, Canada at the end of the pageant.

Format & name change

Starting in 2007, the pageant will allow mainland Chinese participants, and the Chinese name of the pageant changed from 國際華裔小姐競選 to 國際中華小姐競選, while the English name remains Miss Chinese International Pageant.

Composition

The pageant, generally held in January or February, typically features between 19 and 28 contestants (though as many as 28 in 2009 and as few as 16 in 2006 have competed), aged at least 17 and no more than 25 years. Contestants are women born in China or of Chinese descent living abroad; each contestant represents a city and/or nation of which she is a resident in the pageant.

Most participants hail from cities with large Chinese populations; more than one contestant has represented each of the following cities, arranged by continent:

Results

Contestants representing Canadian cities have won 8 of the 21 iterations of the competition; notably, women representing Vancouver have won four titles (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005). Toronto women have won three times (1992, 1997 and 2009)

Contestants from Hong Kong have won the pageant twice, but women representing the administrative region have recorded the most top three finishes, 12 (two wins, eight runner-up finishes, two second-runner-up finishes).

List of winners

Year Winner City and nation represented Current status
1988 Michele Monique Reis 李嘉欣 Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Hong Kong movie actress
1989 Kit Wong 黄美潔 Australia Sydney, Australia
1991 Leng Yen-Thean 凌緣庭 Singapore Singapore
1992 Rosemary Chan 陳曼莉 Canada Toronto, Canada
1993 Christy Chung 鍾麗緹 Canada Montreal, Canada movie actress, singer
1994 Saesim Pornapa Sui 沈玉翎 Thailand Bangkok, Thailand Thai TV actress and host
1995 Ku Hsiang-Ling 谷祥鈴 Republic of China Taipei, Republic of China
1996 Cheng Siew-Kee 鍾秀枝 Singapore Singapore
1997 Monica Sharon Lo 盧淑儀 Canada Toronto, Canada movie actress
1998 Louisa Luk 陸依薩 United States San Francisco, United States
1999 Michelle Ye 葉璇 United States New York, United States actress
2000 Sonija Kwok 郭羡妮 Hong Kong Hong Kong, China TVB actress
2001 Bernice Liu 廖碧兒 Canada Vancouver, Canada TVB actress
2002 Shirley Zhou 周雪 Canada Vancouver, Canada
2003 Rachel Tan 陳泳錦 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Malaysian TV actress and model
2004 Linda Chung 鍾嘉欣 Canada Vancouver, Canada TVB actress
2005 Leanne Li 李亞男 Canada Vancouver, Canada TVB host
2006 Ina Lu 呂怡慧 South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa
2007 Sarah Song 宋熙年 Australia Sydney, Australia TVB entertainment reporter
2008 Oceane Zhu 朱璇 France Paris, France TVB actress
2009 Christine Kuo 苟芸慧 Canada Toronto, Canada

Special Awards

1988:

1989:

  • Miss Oriental Charm: Kit Wong ( Sydney )
  • Brightest Smile: Kit Wong ( Sydney )

1991:

  • Miss Oriential Charm: Ann Ma ( Edmonton )
  • Miss Charm: Ann Ma ( Edmonton )

1992:

  • Miss Oriental Charm: Rosemary Chan ( Toronto )
  • Best Ethnic Dress: Amy Kwok ( Hong Kong )
  • Media's Favorite: Rosemary Chan ( Toronto )

1993:

1994:

  • Miss Cool & Charming: Saesim Pornapa ( Bangkok )

1995:

  • Best in Swimsuit: Ku Hsiang Lin ( Taipei )

1996:

  • Miss Glamour: Pindogmai Kaimock ( Bangkok )

1997:

  • Miss Oriental Charm: Hannah Toh ( Singapore )

1998:

  • Miss Motherland: Louisa Luk ( San Francisco )
  • Best Costume: Lisa Wong ( Bangkok )

1999:

2000:

2001:

  • Miss Internet Popularity: Mandy Chen ( Brisbane )
  • Miss Talent: Bernice Liu ( Vancouver )
  • Miss Cosmopolitan: Bernice Liu { Vancouver }

2002:

  • Miss Svelte Beauty: Christie Bartram ( Toronto )
  • Miss Modern China: Shirley Yeung ( Hong Kong )
  • Miss Beauty and The Beast: Shirley Zhou ( Vancouver )

2003:

  • Miss Best Complexion: Kulaya Duangmanee ( Bangkok )
  • Miss Vitality: Grace Li ( Manila )

2004:

2005:

2006:

  • Miss Young: Ginney Kanchanawat ( Bangkok )
  • Ceramic Culture Ambassador: Tracy Ip ( Hong Kong )

2007:

  • International Charm Award: Carol Li ( Pearl River )
  • Miss Chinese Culture: Sarah Song ( Sydney )

2008:

  • Miss Young: Oceane Zhu ( Paris )

2009:

  • Miss Young: Julie Lam ( Tübingen )
  • Oriental Charm Ambassador Award: Cici Chen ( Vancouver )
  • International Charm Ambassador Award: Christine Kuo ( Toronto )

Miss Friendship Titleholders

Year Name City and nation represented
1988 Tanya Lim Calgary,  Canada
1991 Deanna Leung Seattle,  United States
1992 Sherine Seng Auckland,  New Zealand
1993 Chang Nien-Chien Seattle,  United States
1994 Mui Lok-Sze Manila,  Philippines
1995 Gloria Hui Vancouver,  Canada
1996 Winnie Yeung British Hong Kong,  United Kingdom
1997 Wendy Giam Kuala Lumpur,  Malaysia
1998 Lai May Ling Chicago,  United States
1999 Mabel Wong Calgary,  Canada
2000 Jessie Cheng Melbourne,  Australia
2001 Chiang Hsing-Ting Taipei,  Republic of China
2002 Marjorie Wu Hawaii,  United States
2003 Lola Gong Amsterdam,  Netherlands
2004 Mandy Cho  Hong Kong,  China
2005 Jolene Chin Kuala Lumpur,  Malaysia
2006 Annabelle Kong Kuala Lumpur,  Malaysia
2007 Parichat Wisuthiphatt Bangkok,  Thailand
2008 Delaine Lee Calgary,  Canada
2009 Skye Chan  Hong Kong,  China

Trivia/Records

  • Hong Kong has the most contestants in the top 3. From 1988-2008, Hong Kong has had 2 winners, 8 first runner-ups, and 2 second runner-up finishes.
  • Vancouver made history when they took 4 winner's crowns in the last 5 years including back-to-back wins in 2001 and 2002; as well as in 2004 and 2005; more interestingly, in 2001, 2004, and 2005, the three winners studied at the University of British Columbia. They are the only city to win back to back.
  • Bangkok has one of the longest streak of semifinalists and finalists. The representatives from 1991-1998 all made it to the top 12. They also had 1 winner, 2 first runner-ups, and 1 second runner-up.
  • Hong Kong has the longest streak of semifinalists and finalists. From 1988 to 2005, two made the top 10, four made the top 5, two 2nd runner ups, seven first runner ups, and two winners.
  • Only 4 winners have garnered 3 awards including the crown. They are: Kit Wong (1989), Rosemary Chan (1992), Sonija Kwok (2000), and Bernice Liu (2001). No titleholder has taken 4 or more awards.
  • The city with the most Miss Friendship titles is Calgary and Kuala Lumpur with 3 wins. Oddly, Calgary's three titles have come roughly 10 years apart from each other. (Lim in 1988, Wong in 1999, Lee in 2008)
  • It is also notable that no Miss Friendship has ever gone on to win the pageant. The closest was Skye Chan of Hong Kong who was elected Miss Friendship as well as finishing in second place in 2009.
  • The city with the most awards and special awards is Hong Kong with 9 awards
  • Two families of sisters have competed at the pageant. The first family were The Pedruco Sisters. Out of the four sisters, all competed at the Miss Macau pageant. All have won the Miss Macau pageant crown and represented the city of Macau at the international pageant. The oldest sister, Guilhermina Madeira da Silva Pedruco was 2nd runner up at the 1989 pageant. The second sister to compete in the competition was the third sister, Isabella Madeira da Silva Pedruco, who did not place. The second sister, Geraldina Madeira da Silva Pedruco competed in 1996 and was also unplaced. The last sister was Guiomar da Silva Pedruco, surprisingly was her sister's Miss Macau successor. She competed at Miss Chinese International 1997, where she made the top 5. They are the only family of 3 or more sisters to compete at Miss World and Miss Chinese International. This record has not been broken till this day.
  • The second pair of sisters was the Lu family. Both came from Johannesburg, and both competed at the Miss Chinese South Africa 2005 pageant. The older sister, Ina Lu finished 1st and her sister, Ivy Lu finished second. Both got the chance to represent Johannesburg at the international pageant as Miss Chinese South Africa is held every two years. Ina went on to win the Miss Chinese International 2006 title, and her sister took 1st runner up at Miss Chinese International 2007. They are the highest placing pair of sisters at the pageant.

Post-pageant careers

Many pageant participants have parlayed their appearances into roles on programs produced by TVB. Winners who have appeared on the network include:-

Other delegates have also been signed to TVB as contract artists. Notable ones include:-

Having gained wide public exposure through their pageant participation, two former winners have maintained modeling, filming, and acting careers in Hong Kong:

Awards & acknowledgements

See also

External links

Search Wikimedia Commons Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Miss Chinese International Pageant
v • d • e
Miss Chinese International Pageant
1988 • 1989 • 1990: No pageant
1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000
2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010
2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2020

Regional competitions
Europe • Hong Kong • Malaysia • New York
Tahiti • Thailand • Toronto • Vancouver
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Chinese_International_Pageant"

Questions for article: 凌緣庭 leng yen-thean

This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.


IHS Europe: Infrared Heating Systems for Home and Business.