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*[http://missgrandslam.com Miss Grand Slam] |
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*[http://programme.tvb.com/variety/mcip2010/ Miss Chinese International Pageant 2010 Official Page] |
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*[http://event.tvb.com/mcip2009/ Miss Chinese International Pageant 2009 Official Page] |
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Revision as of 15:07, 18 November 2011
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 international beauty pageant, organized and broadcast by TVB, a leading network television station in Hong Kong.
Composition
At its inception in 1988, delegates comprise of either winners or runner-ups of regional Chinese beauty pageants around the world excluding the country of China, as this is a pageant for Chinese delegates from overseas. All delegates at the time of the pageant are between the ages at least of 17 and 25, with the upper age limit expanded to 27 in 2012. The delegates must be of at least partial Chinese descent.
Starting in 2007, the pageant allowed mainland Chinese participants, and the Chinese name of the pageant changed from 國際華裔小姐競選, which literally translated to "Miss International of Chinese Descent Pageant" to 國際中華小姐競選 to reflect the change, matching the English pageant title of Miss Chinese International Pageant. In 2009, a record number of 11 delegates came from Mainland China, more than one-third of the total contestant count. The number of China delegates has since decreased.
Participating regions
Africa
The AmericasNorth America
South America Europe
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Asia
Oceania
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Pageant timeframe
The first two pageants (1988 & 1989) were held October to December of the year. However in 1990, TVB decided to shift the pageant date to the beginning of the year to coincide with Lunar New Year. But since Miss Chinese International Pageant 1989 was not held until mid-December, the 3rd Miss Chinese International Pageant came early 1991 with no pageant being held in 1990. Since then, the pageant was held late January/early February of every year.
In 2010, the pageant reverted back to being held in November, delaying the 22nd Miss Chinese International Pageant by almost 10 months. Therefore, Christine Kuo, Miss Chinese International 2009 is the longest serving titleholder, having served 658 days from January 17, 2009 to November 5, 2010. The delay of the pageant meant that several regional titleholders from 2009 were not able to enter Miss Chinese International Pageant 2010 as they have already crowned their successors by November 2010, including Miss Hong Kong 2009 Sandy Lau. Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2010 was held in August and Lau's successor, Toby Chan, represented Hong Kong in Miss Chinese International 2010 instead.
One year later, TVB announced that the 23rd Miss Chinese International Pageant would be delayed until January 15, 2012, meaning that there would be no pageant held in 2011.[1] This is the first time since 1990 a pageant would not be held during a calendar year. As with the year before, several regional titleholders from 2010 would not be able to enter Miss Chinese International Pageant 2012 as they have already crowned their successors by the end of 2011. Both Miss Chinese (Vancouver) Pageant and Miss Chinese Toronto Pageant are held annually in late-November to early-December; hence 2010 titleholders Susan Su of Vancouver and Hilary Tam of Toronto are not competing in the Miss Chinese International Pageant.
Results
Delegates representing Canadian cities have won 9 of the 22 iterations of the competition; notably, Vancouver have won five titles (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2010), Toronto won three times (1992, 1997 and 2009) and Montreal once (1993).
Delegates from pageant organizer Hong Kong have won twice, but have recorded the most top three finishes with 13.
Major award winners
- Notes
- a ^ In 1999, Amy Chung was stripped of her title of Miss Chinese International 1996 Second Runner-Up and had her artiste contract with TVB terminated when it was discovered that she had an outstanding warrant for her arrest in USA for fraud charges and then leaving the country to enter the pageant. The title has yet to be filled since.
Rank By Number of Wins
City & Nation | First Place | Second Place | Third Place | Total Top 3 Placements |
First Place Winning Year(s) (if applicable) |
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Vancouver, Canada | 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2010 | ||||
Toronto, Canada | 1992, 1997, 2009 | ||||
Hong Kong | 1988, 2000 | ||||
Sydney, Australia | 1989, 2007 | ||||
Singapore | 1991, 1996 | ||||
Bangkok, Thailand | 1994 | ||||
New York City, USA | 1999 | ||||
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 2003 | ||||
Montreal, Canada | 1993 | ||||
San Francisco, USA | 1998 | ||||
Johannesburg, South Africa | 2006 | ||||
Paris, France | 2008 | ||||
Taipei, Chinese Taipei | 1995 | ||||
Los Angeles, USA | N/A | ||||
Seattle, USA | N/A | ||||
Chongqing, China | N/A | ||||
Macau | N/A | ||||
Manila, Philippines | N/A | ||||
Melbourne, Australia | N/A |
Special awards
1988:
- Miss Photogenic: Michelle Reis ( Hong Kong )
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:
- Miss Handsome Looking: Christy Chung ( Montréal )
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:
- Miss Classic Beauty: Michelle Ye ( New York )
2000:
- Miss Internet Popularity: Sonija Kwok ( Hong Kong )
- Miss Vegas Gorgeous: Sonija Kwok ( Hong Kong )
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:
- Miss Radiant Smile: Carlene Aguilar ( Manila )
2005:
- Miss Gorgeous: Kate Tsui ( Hong Kong )
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: Océane Zhu ( Paris )
2009:
- Miss Young: Julie Lam ( Tübingen )
- Oriental Charm Ambassador Award: Cici Chen ( Vancouver )
- International Charm Ambassador Award: Christine Kuo ( Toronto )
2010:
- Miss Home Beauty: Belle Theng ( Kuala Lumpur )
Awards & acknowledgements
- TVB Anniversary Awards 2006 - Best Promotional Clip 最佳宣傳片
- ( Eternal Beauty Version 絕色篇 )
References
- ^ Miss Chinese International Pageant 2012 Announcement TVB.com article (In Chinese). Retrieved 2011-10-21
External links
- Miss Grand Slam
- Miss Earth contestants
- Miss World
- Miss Chinese International Pageant 2010 Official Page
- Miss Chinese International Pageant 2009 Official Page
- Miss Chinese International Pageant 2008 Official Page
- Miss Chinese International Pageant 2007 Official Page
- Miss Chinese International Pageant 2006 Official Page
- Miss Chinese International Pageant 2005 Official Page
- Miss Chinese International Pageant 2004 Official Page
- Miss Chinese International Pageant 2003 Official Page