Miss Chinese International Pageant 1999 was held on February 14, 1999 in Hong Kong. The pageant was organized and broadcast by TVB in Hong Kong. Miss Chinese International 1998 Louisa Luk of San Francisco, USA crowned her Michelle Ye of New York City, USA as the 11th Miss Chinese International. The victory marked the first back to back winners for the United States.
The theme to this year's pageant is "Showcasing Oriental Charm, Displaying Glamour of the Century." 「展現東方魅力 發放世紀風情」. The Masters of Ceremonies were Carol Cheng, Cutie Mui, Louis Yuen, Cheung Tat-Ming, and Jerry Lamb. Special performing guests were TVB actors Nick Cheung and Mariane Chan.
Placement | Contestant | City Represented | Country Represented | |
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Miss Chinese International 1999 | Michelle Ye 葉璇 | New York City | United States | |
1st Runner-Up | Janet Huang 黃仁玉 | Los Angeles | United States | |
2nd Runner-Up | Anne Heung 向海嵐 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | |
Top 5 Finalists | Debbie Goh 吳淑心 Audrey Li 李酈 | Kuala Lumpur Toronto | Malaysia Canada |
No. | Contestant Name | Represented City | Represented Country | Age | |
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1 | Felicia KEW 邱美玲 | 19 | |||
2 | Alice TAM 譚敏敏 | 22 | |||
3 | Debbie GOH 吳淑心 | 21 | |||
4 | Mabel WONG 黃淑儀 | 24 | |||
5 | Xin WANG 王昕 | 20 | |||
6 | Julia YEUNG 楊孫康 | 19 | |||
7 | Joyce CHANG 張歆平 | 24 | |||
8 | Audrey LI 李酈 | 19 | |||
9 | Janice LEE 李孟潔 | 19 | |||
10 | Cynthia SEID 薛美怡 | 25 | |||
11 | Sandy CHANSAY 陳珍麗 | 19 | |||
12 | Janet HUANG 黃仁玉 | 19 | |||
13 | Yan WANG 王妍 | 20 | |||
14 | Michelle YE 葉璇 | 19 | |||
15 | Monica WANG 王萌萌 | 19 | |||
16 | Racyne YOUNG 楊桂蘭 | 23 | |||
17 | Anne HEUNG 向海嵐 | 24 |
-Michelle Ye was originally 2nd runner up at New York's regional pageant. She went on to compete in Hong Kong after the winner resigned, and the 1st runner up declined the title.
-Anne Heung later represented Hong Kong and competed at Miss Universe 1999. She was unplaced, but placed 7th overall in the online Miss Photogenic polls.
Contestants who previously competed or will be competing at other international beauty pageants:
Johnny's Pageant Page - Miss Chinese International Pageant 1999