Miss Chinese International Pageant 1998

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Miss Chinese International Pageant 1998
DateJanuary 25, 1998
Presenters Eric Tsang, Lydia Shum, Emil Chau
Entertainment Emil Chau, Eason Chan, Edmond Leung, Miriam Yeung
Venue TVB City, Hong Kong
Broadcaster TVB
Entrants17
Placements5
WinnerLouisa Luk
San Francisco, Flag of the United States.svg USA
CongenialityMay Ling Lai
Chicago, Flag of the United States.svg USA
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Miss Chinese International Pageant 1998 was held on January 25, 1998, in Hong Kong. [1] It was the tenth annual pageant, and had 17 contestants. [2]

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The pageant was broadcast live through TVB and was streamed for the first time in Malaysia. Miss Chinese International 1997 Monica Lo of Toronto, Ontario, Canada crowned Louisa Luk of San Francisco, USA as the new winner. Luk is the first winner from the United States and San Francisco's only winner, as of 2010.

Pageant information

The theme to the 1998 pageant was "Beautiful Shadows from The Land of the Gods, Ten Years of Love from the Dragons" 「神洲儷影 十載龍情. It also marked the tenth anniversary of the Miss Chinese International Pageant. The Masters of Ceremonies were Eric Tsang, Lydia Shum, and mandopop singer Emil Chau, who also served as the special performing guest. Other performing guests included cantopop singers Eason Chan, Edmond Leung and Miriam Yeung.

10th anniversary guests

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the pageant, the organizers invited ten past award winners as special guests, who took part in an opening ceremony for the show. The list includes:

Results

PlacementContestantCity RepresentedCountry Represented
Miss Chinese International 1998Louisa Luk 陸依薩 San Francisco Flag of the United States.svg USA
1st Runner-UpSatita Vongthong 蔡明真 Bangkok Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand
2nd Runner-UpKalyane Tea 譚慧玲 Montréal Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Top 5 FinalistsJoey Tan 陳英麗
Virginia Yung 翁嘉穗		 Kuala Lumpur
Hong Kong 		Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong

Special awards

Viewer's Voting Top 5 delegates

Contestant list

No.Contestant NameRepresented CityRepresented CountryAge
1Linda CHUNG 鍾玲玲 Los Angeles Flag of the United States.svg USA 22
2Joey TAN 陳英麗 Kuala Lumpur Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia 20
3Lucienda JOUTAIN 余瑞玉 Tahiti Flag of French Polynesia.svg French Polynesia 25
4May Ling LAI 黎美齡 Chicago Flag of the United States.svg USA 20
5Cecilia WANG 王瑾 Calgary Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 23
6Bridgett ENG 伍綺喬 Seattle Flag of the United States.svg USA 20
7Virginia YUNG 翁嘉穗 Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong 23
8Julia FONG 房翠麗 Toronto Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 23
9Dina GOH 戈婷 Vancouver Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 18
10Joanna SUTHERBY 黃惠玲 London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 21
11Sharon CHEUNG 張嘉倩 Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 21
12Vivian CHEN 陳穎慧 Taipei Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei 17
13Satita VONGTHONG 蔡明真 Bangkok Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 18
14Louisa LUK 陸依薩 San Francisco Flag of the United States.svg USA 18
15Agnes LO 羅慧雲 Macau Bandeira do Leal Senado.svg Macau 23
16Kalyane TEA 譚慧玲 Montréal Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 20
17Sue PAN (Suriyanti SUGIANTO) 潘少瑜 Singapore Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 24

Crossovers

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

Miss World
Miss Universe

References

  1. ↑ Yap, Ricky (28 January 1998). "Award-winning film among Astro's festive fare". New Straits Times . ProQuest   269165377 . Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  2. ↑ Mathewson, Ruth (7 January 1998). "The arduous art of sitting pretty". South China Morning Post . Retrieved 22 March 2025.
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