Miss Chinese International Pageant 1988

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Miss Chinese International Pageant 1988
DateOctober 2, 1988
Presenters Lydia Shum, Philip Chan
Entertainment Leslie Cheung
Venue Lee Theatre, Hong Kong
Broadcaster TVB
Entrants17
Placements3
Winner Michelle Reis
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong
CongenialityTanya Lim
Calgary, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
PhotogenicMichelle Reis
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong
1989  

Miss Chinese International Pageant 1988, the 1st Miss Chinese International Pageant was held on October 2, 1988 in Hong Kong. The pageant was organized and broadcast by TVB in Hong Kong. At the end of the pageant, Run Run Shaw crowned Michelle Reis of Hong Kong as the first Miss Chinese International. Hong Kong would not win the pageant, until 12 years later when Sonija Kwok won the crown in 2000.

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Pageant information

The theme to this year's pageant is "Chinese Light Shines Throughout the World, TVB Makes New History" 「華裔光采耀全球 無線電視創新猶」. The Masters of Ceremonies were Lydia Shum and Philip Chan. Special performing guest was cantopop singer Leslie Cheung. This is the first year of the pageant, and makes history as the first ever international Chinese pageant.

Results

PlacementContestantCity RepresentedCountry Represented
Miss Chinese International 1988 Michelle Reis 李嘉欣 Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong
1st Runner-UpTammy Marie Lee 李玉蘭 Seattle Flag of the United States.svg  USA
2nd Runner-UpSharon Kwok 郭秀雲 San Francisco Flag of the United States.svg  USA

Special awards

Contestant list

No.Contestant NameRepresented CityRepresented CountryAge
1Mai MARK 麥宛美 Toronto Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 20
2Tammy Marie LEE 李玉蘭 Seattle Flag of the United States.svg  USA 20
3Stephanie CHAN 陳馥荃 Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 19
4Hong XU 徐泓 London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 22
5Sandy HO 何雪儀 Vancouver Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 22
6Hinano JONC 張麗雅 Tahiti Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia 25
7Jasmine NG 黃海蓮 Singapore Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 24
8Sharon KWOK 郭秀雲 San Francisco Flag of the United States.svg  USA 18
9 Michelle Monique REIS 李嘉欣 Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong 18
10Vivian TANG 唐惠隱 Montréal Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 18
11Sally Louise CHAN 陳少蘭 Brisbane Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 18
12Marina BENIPAYO 彭美玉 Manila Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 20
13Rebecca CHAW 趙英華 Taipei Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 20
14Tanya LIM 林綺梅 Calgary Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 24
15Julie LEE 李瑞蓮 Scarborough Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 21
16Helena da Conceição LO BRANCO 白海倫 Macau Bandeira do Leal Senado.svg Macau 19
17(To Ying YIU) 姚道瑩 Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 21

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