Miss Chinese International Pageant 2001 Explained

Miss Chinese International Pageant 2001 was held on January 20, 2001 in Hong Kong. At the end of the pageant, Bernice Liu of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada was crowned the 13th Miss Chinese International. This was the first victory for the Canadian city. Prior to this, Vancouver has never placed higher than 2nd runner up.

Pageant information

The theme to this year's pageant is "The Gathering of Cosmopolitan Treasure, The Brightness of Eastern Pearl" 「名都瑰寶滙聚 東方明珠生輝」. The Masters of Ceremonies were Carol Cheng and Vincent Kok. Special performing guests were cantopop singers Alan Tam, Edison Chen, Ding Fei Fei and mandopop singer Elva Hsiao.

Results

PlacementContestantCity RepresentedCountry Represented
Miss Chinese International 2001 Bernice Liu 廖碧兒Vancouver Canada
1st Runner-UpJennifer Huang 黃以白Montréal Canada
2nd Runner-UpVivian Lau 劉慧蘊Hong Kong Hong Kong
Top 5 FinalistsCassandra Hugh 丘嘉萍
Allysa Law 劉曉萍
Chicago
Kuala Lumpur
United States
Malaysia

Special awards

Contestant list

No. Contestant Name Represented City Represented Country Age
1 Genevieve SIAO 蕭真妮 21
2 Jennifer HUANG 黃以白 18
3 Calista NG 黃寶麗 22
4 Valerie FOO 傅美儀 25
5 Cissy WANG 汪詩詩 19
6 Melissa LEONG 梁珊妮 23
7 Vivian LAU 劉慧蘊 22
8 Bernice LIU 廖碧兒 22
9 Cassandra HUGH 丘嘉萍 23
10 Caroline VONZY 黃美玲 18
11 Daisy LAM 林翠碧 23
12 Allysa LAW 劉曉萍 24
13 Nawanun ANOMA 林愛雯 22
14 Hsin-Ting CHIANG 江欣婷 21
15 Amanda BOLL 保采芬 19
16 Lilly HUA 許莉莉 19
17 Ming ZHAO 趙明 19
18 Katy WANG 王媞 18
19 Pingguo ZHAN 詹萍果 24
20 Mandy CHEN 陳育嬬 24

Crossovers

Contestants who previously competed or will be competing at other international beauty pageants:

Miss Universe
Miss International

Mandy Chen & Edison Chen scandal

See main article: Edison Chen photo scandal. The delegate representing Brisbane, Australia, (20) Mandy Chen 陳育嬬, became entangled in a photo scandal with one of the pageant's performers Edison Chen, when suspected nude pictures of Mandy Chen engaging in sexual acts, along with pictures of other Hong Kong female celebrities surfaced in early 2008.[1] During the pageant, Edison Chen has stated that Mandy Chen is his favourite delegate.[2] Mandy Chen has yet to comment on the incident.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.chinanews.com.cn/yl/kong/news/2008/02-07/1158997.shtml China News Article Dated February 7, 2008 - In Chinese
  2. http://app2.dwnews.com/view-article.php?url=/gb/Consumer/entertainment/2008_2_6_18_3_29_849.html DWNews Article Dated February 6, 2008 - In Chinese